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June 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

–Is it a proper function of government “to encourage the display of the flag of the United States on Father’s Day”?

–Why bother at 2-5?

–Special Follow-Up Question: Is it ever mathematically possible, given the structure of parimutuel betting, for a Show bet on a horse to pay more than a Win bet on the smae horse for the same amount? (I honestly don’t know the answer to this one.)

–A Special Guest Question: Whatever happened to self-cleaning clothes?

–What are our good friends Kiki and Bubu (from this old post) reading now?


–Can you guess what group uses this logo? (Hint: Like Kiki and Bubu, they like to quote from Orwell.)

–Special Follow-Up Question: Why are they patting themselves on the back right now?

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  • Link Walter in Denver // Jun 7, 2008 at 9:22 am

    Yes, a show bet could pay more than the win, although it's quite rare. They are two separate betting pools.