Hatrack River Forum: seven weeks

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Posted by peter the bookie (Member # 3270) on :

Feel free to place your own wagers.

*in a snarky mood*

*which doesn't mean in the mood for snarky*

[ May 19, 2004, 12:08 PM: Message edited by: peter the bookie ]

Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :

Til you kill some other defenseless organism?

Til you have Hobbes completely brainwashed and ready to do your bidding?

Til you sucker the next newbie into playing the "Guess celia's age" game?

Posted by peter the bookie (Member # 3270) on :

no, but now i have stuff to do in the mean time. aside from the second. i only take the best minions, and he's failed at too many simple tasks to qualify.

Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :

When you use the phrase "mean time", it takes on a whole new meaning.

Posted by peter the bookie (Member # 3270) on :

does meaning take on a whole new meaning as well?

Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :

No, because I used it.

Wait, you just used it, so maybe.

I don't know.

Stop bugging me.

See what I mean .

Posted by peter the bookie (Member # 3270) on :

Don't you mean see what I mean.

Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :

peter -- you gonna start taking bets on the Triple Crown chance coming up too?
[Wink]

Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :

Meanie [Evil]

Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :

I guess Celia to be 30. Am I high or low?

[ May 19, 2004, 10:13 AM: Message edited by: Jim-Me ]

Posted by saxon75 (Member # 4589) on :

::winces::

Posted by peter the bookie (Member # 3270) on :

good call on the wincing, though i don't know how you could tell my math was off. i have a whole extra week!

Anyone else have a guess? The hint is that coil guessed 42 and was high. Searching is not fair.

Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :

July 7th?

Well, for kicks and grins lets all imagine funny outcomes.

1) Thats your baptism date. You're joining the LDS church.
2) Oh no, you and Bill are getting a divorce!
3) Celia unleashes her supercells, which grow at an alarming rate and cover the earth in booby tissue.
4) WEEE!! You're having a baby!!! For dinner.
5) You're taking a trip. To Utah. And you're bringing your melons.

[ May 19, 2004, 01:24 PM: Message edited by: T_Smith ]

Posted by peter the bookie (Member # 3270) on :

one of those is sort of close in bizzaro land.

and stop trying to handle my melons. people are watching!

Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :

Its the booby tissue, isn't it?

Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :

Hey! Why did you think I was the one being brainwashed? Of all the people on Hatrack you at least could've choosen Icarus.

Hobbes [Smile]

Posted by peter the bookie (Member # 3270) on :

It's true, Icarus at least has an an air of competence.

No other new people are going to guess my age? Aww.

[ May 19, 2004, 01:35 PM: Message edited by: peter the bookie ]

Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :

12

Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :

2

Posted by peter the bookie (Member # 3270) on :

uh, so far Jim-me (TAK) is the closest. Wankers.

Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :

but high or low?

Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :

edit 'cause that would have made things easy for you newbies

[ May 19, 2004, 01:58 PM: Message edited by: zgator ]

Posted by peter the bookie (Member # 3270) on :

Do you mean, is that the answer of a stoned person or a cruel person?

Frankly, I'm not sure.

Posted by peter the bookie (Member # 3270) on :

Zan, now I'm just back to 'huh?'

[ May 19, 2004, 02:01 PM: Message edited by: peter the bookie ]

Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :

z, am I missing a threat here? my spider-sense wasn't going off till you said that... <edit to say that I'm not going to edit this just because of your edit so it can make sense>

I thought both stoned and evil were taken for granted... I was speaking of progression along the line of whole numbers and wondering whether I had guessed "less than" or "greater than" our target number, which I am actually hoping is more like 38-40 since I have always had a romantic fascination with older women. [Razz]

[ May 19, 2004, 02:02 PM: Message edited by: Jim-Me ]

Posted by peter the bookie (Member # 3270) on :

If I helped narrow it down, it would take some of the challenge away, and the new guessers would be automatically better off. For all you know, you're correct.

[Evil]

42 is too high.
12 is too low.

Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :

I thought my original post could be a give-away.

Posted by peter the bookie (Member # 3270) on :

you'll have to gms me the logic of that one.

Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :

I thought you were talking to me when you were speaking of martial arts...

Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :

I was.

Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :

ok...

I guess I should shut up before I give thanswer away...

Posted by peter the bookie (Member # 3270) on :

And here I thought he had an uncanny knowledge of what's happening on my instant messanger account.

Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :

so what kind of prize do I get for being the closest?

Posted by peter the bookie (Member # 3270) on :

how about I don't kick you for being so far off, even though you were closest?

that sounds fair to me. [Big Grin]

Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :

24?

Posted by peter the bookie (Member # 3270) on :

and we have a winner!!!!

did you already know that? you win dinner for yourself and a guest after you've settled into the west lafayette area.

i guess now i should go back to killing defenseless organisms for the next 7 weeks. this waiting has nothing to do with my age, after all.

Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :

She's going to start fighting crime in 7 weeks in spandex, and a cape.

And green hair. Gotta have the green hair.

Posted by peter the bookie (Member # 3270) on :

*would love to have green hair*

have you seen the pictures of me in the wig?

Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :

O_O

holy poo. celia and I are the SAME AGE? *falls over*

hmm.
submitting your master's thesis? defending your master's thesis? GETTING your master's degree?

Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :

Yeah.

Oh, and I'm putting down a bet for... either graduating, or putting in your thesis.

PS, I stole that from Jamie. [Smile]

[ May 19, 2004, 05:50 PM: Message edited by: T_Smith ]

Posted by peter the bookie (Member # 3270) on :

graduation is still at least a year away, kids.

edit: and i'm older.

and nathan should actually be able to guess this, but he never pays attention.

[ May 19, 2004, 05:53 PM: Message edited by: peter the bookie ]

Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :

I didn't know your age, but I knew it was in your 20s.

As for this one, are you changing advisors?

Posted by peter the bookie (Member # 3270) on :

already did. [Big Grin]

Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :

Awwww... she didn't kick me...

Not Lafayette, La.?

Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :

Finishing current study?

Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :

Anniversary

Now, do I get a steak dinner?

Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :

Bob's and my next date?

No, wait . . . that's only six weeks away and it doesn't have anything to do with Celia. Hmm.

The research part of your thesis will be completed?

Posted by peter the bookie (Member # 3270) on :

[16:55] mackillian: I thought you were a couple years older!
[16:55] celia: gee
[16:55] celia: thanks

and i thought it would be a newbie.

Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :

*mutter*

mackillian: what?
mackillian: it isn't like I've seen your photo and say you LOOK old
mackillian: I mean maturity wise.
mackillian: or I just assume that most people are older than me.
celia: pick a reason ;-)
mackillian: I think it's both
mackillian: I assume I'm immature

[ May 19, 2004, 05:59 PM: Message edited by: mackillian ]

Posted by peter the bookie (Member # 3270) on :

Jim-me, nope, sorry. Indiana.

Posted by saxon75 (Member # 4589) on :

quote:
celia and I are the SAME AGE?

Nope, she's older than you are. And I'm older still.

Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :

wow... there's a lot of you indiana types here, neh?
<considers moving, decides not to so as not to look like a stalker>

Posted by peter the bookie (Member # 3270) on :

[Angst]

ok, 7 weeks less a day. i don't know if i will update this every day...that's a lot of commitment from me.

Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :

I think being committed would be good for you.

Posted by peter the bookie (Member # 3270) on :

Do you need a nice hot cup of shut-the-hell-up?

What's really funny to me after reading both threads is that the closest guess to mine is on mack's and the closest guess to mack's is on mine.

I'll give ya'll a hint. The guess to mack's on mine is much, much, much closer than the other.

Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :

quote:
The guess to mack's on mine is much, much, much closer than the other.

I think I'm more confused now than I was before the clue.

Posted by peter the bookie (Member # 3270) on :

exactly as intended.

Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :

::yawns::

You're getting funded in your research?

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

celia, you're getting engaged to T_Smith while doing something interesting on a trampoline?

Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :

Better not be. *shakes fist*