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How would the UK fare without Scotland?

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  • sss555s
    sss555s Posts: 3,175 Forumite
    chucknorris wrote: »
    On that subject Singapore ran an anti gambling tv campaign which started just before the world cup, it featured a small child crying and someone asking what was wrong, he replied 'my daddy has bet all our life's savings on Germany winning the world cup' (whoops!).


    http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/09/singapore-anti-gambling-ad-germany-world-cup


    Surely they should have used the safe bet for the add to work, England :A
  • chucknorris
    chucknorris Posts: 10,795 Forumite
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    sss555s wrote: »
    Surely they should have used the safe bet for the add to work, England :A

    They wanted the subject of the bet to be a realistic challenger, England were about 40/1 on betfair so only considered to be no more than a reasonable 'outsider' rather than a team with a good realistic chance (rather like the yes vote in the forthcoming Scottish referendum).
    Chuck Norris can kill two stones with one birdThe only time Chuck Norris was wrong was when he thought he had made a mistakeChuck Norris puts the "laughter" in "manslaughter".I've started running again, after several injuries had forced me to stop
  • sss555s
    sss555s Posts: 3,175 Forumite
    chucknorris wrote: »
    They wanted the subject of the bet to be a realistic challenger,

    Really, were you involved in the production?

    The good thing about the referendum is that it is only a two horse race and anything can still happen. ;)
  • chucknorris
    chucknorris Posts: 10,795 Forumite
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    edited 24 July 2014 at 1:51PM
    sss555s wrote: »
    Really, were you involved in the production?

    . ;)


    Of course I wasn't involved in the production (If I was involved in the production I would have said 'we' not 'they').When they received all the flak for selecting Germany, they stated that they picked Germany because (as I previously stated) 'they wanted the subject of the bet to be a realistic challenger' to make it more believable.
    Chuck Norris can kill two stones with one birdThe only time Chuck Norris was wrong was when he thought he had made a mistakeChuck Norris puts the "laughter" in "manslaughter".I've started running again, after several injuries had forced me to stop
  • Generali
    Generali Posts: 36,411 Forumite
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    sss555s wrote: »
    Really, were you involved in the production?

    The good thing about the referendum is that it is only a two horse race and anything can still happen. ;)

    Anything can still happen. One outcome is far more likely than another however.
  • Thrugelmir
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    sss555s wrote: »
    The good thing about the referendum is that it is only a two horse race and anything can still happen. ;)

    Plenty of hurdles yet to be jumped......

    One of the jockeys could yet fall off as well.
  • chewmylegoff
    chewmylegoff Posts: 11,469 Forumite
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    IveSeenTheLight wrote: »
    Seeing as you are a betting man ;).
    You may find this interesting.

    California Chrome: From 300-1 Longshot to a Derby Winner

    If your more interested in odds: -

    What are the odds of Tottenham winning the Premier League?
    if they are too long, you could have a bet on Tottenham keeping their manager for the duration of the season / contract ;)

    What do you think happened to all the other 300-1 shots that there aren't any news stories about?
  • antrobus
    antrobus Posts: 17,386 Forumite
    chewmylegoff wrote: »
    What do you think happened to all the other 300-1 shots that there aren't any news stories about?

    They are only trying to distract attention away from the fact that;

    - having got all excited about the fact that the BBC posted some numbers showing that "UK GDP would drop by £282.50 from £21,577.22 to £21,294.72" as a result of Scottish independence

    - they are now having to cope with the revelation that the BBC got it wrong first time round and that actually UK GDP would increase by £117 as a result of Scottish independence
  • HAMISH_MCTAVISH
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    Generali wrote: »
    Anything can still happen. One outcome is far more likely than another however.


    Yep, not long to go now until we find out....
    “The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.

    Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
    -- President John F. Kennedy”
  • HAMISH_MCTAVISH
    HAMISH_MCTAVISH Posts: 28,592 Forumite
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    Better together....

    :beer:
    “The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.

    Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
    -- President John F. Kennedy”
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