On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 12:40 PM, Daniel Brown <danbrown@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 15:30, Ashley Sheridan<ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > Done! In order to never lose, don't play ;) > > That's what I had expected. ;-P > > About eleven years ago, a co-worker and I each wanted the same day > off. I had seniority, but decided to play fair with him and give him > a shot. I told him that I could guarantee I could tell him the score > of a football game that night before the game started. If I was > wrong, he could have the day off AND I would give him my pay for the > day (we were medics for the state, so it wasn't a horrible chunk of > change). If I was right, I got the day off --- but to make sure it > was fair, we had to watch the game together that night, and he had to > pay for pizza. > > When I got to his house, he ordered the pizza and asked if I was > ready to lose. I told him quite the contrary: before the game starts, > the score is a tie at zero-zero. > > Being a good sport and admitting defeat, he let me have the day > off. Being as graceful as he was, I instead let him have the day > off.... and paid for the pizza. > > A very "cheesy" story (yeah, that's right), but relevant. Seems > that now, in some places, trying to pull the same gag - even on a > friend - could get you two to the chest, single to the head. People > just don't have a sense of humor anymore.... > > -- > </Daniel P. Brown> > daniel.brown@xxxxxxxxxxxx || danbrown@xxxxxxx > http://www.parasane.net/ || http://www.pilotpig.net/ > Check out our great hosting and dedicated server deals at > http://twitter.com/pilotpig > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > : nice one
