Hot Blonde Challenge

That is not my quote. It is from a list of quotes I posted about the many unfair and derogatory things people posted about her.
Most are not involved in tbe bet, just being jerks.

Say Buzz, you quoted my post, it wasn't derogatory in the least. I was hoping for her success. The ass whipping comment was what she had received from other posters. Don't throw me under the bus!

I posted some positives ones as well. Just ones that hit me as I reviewed all 86 pages.

Besides, if I were to throw you anywhere, it would be under your truck. LOL

Quote: buzzpaff

I posted some positives ones as well. Just ones that hit me as I reviewed all 86 pages.

Besides, if I were to throw you anywhere, it would be under your truck. LOL

Probably should use quotes to show it was a quote next time, was very hard to see what you were doing there... :)

Guess so. I just did not want to embarrass or enrage anyone. Was just reflecting on twists and turns this challenge has taken.
I considered this a motivational bet than anything else. Peer pressure or making a bet to motivate yourself is often a foundation
for losing weight. Even Hot Blondes brother bet against her. Probably hoping she would indeed prove him wrong.
I made a very late bet, just show she would know I still have faith in her.
October 17th is just the date that this bet is to be settled. More important is the rest of Hot Blonde's life. Obesity KILLS !

So ... is the challenge still ON or OFF?

Buzz, I was quoted by you and I would also not like to be lumped into the derogatory category. I started my post saying I'd like to hear from her directly instead of through an intermediary before I took a position on the postponement. This thread is in a public forum so I'm assuming that I don't have to have money in the bet to comment? Otherwise they should've all just PM'd each other rather than take up 80+ pages of posts.

As to the actual derogatory comments I'd say that there is a certain amount of responsibility assumed when you open your life up in such a public way. Especially within the anonymity of the net. Whether that's "fair" in this case I don't know. People are going to respond if your write something up and post it and they disagree - what else would you expect?

Quote: SOOPOO

She has requested a 'postponement' of the HB weight loss challenge.

Ok, let me begin and end right here. I never made such a request. I literally read the first 3 sentences of this post and I'm not even going to read the rest of it or any comments that followed that post as any comments are irrelevant.

I'm not sure if any of you know but I've been experiencing intense pain in my back for about 4 weeks or so, starting about 5 weeks ago. Due to the pain I had to go to the emergency room 6 times as the pain became unbearable. Not long after my 6th trip in the pain started going away (not entirely yet, but it's way more bearable now). This was about Monday or Tuesday of last week. In its place have come numbness and tingling and weakness in my left leg and foot. On Friday SOOPOO had asked how I was doing and I told him about my symptoms and how I'm limping and how I can't move my toes on my left foot and how I keep tripping over my left foot when I attempt to walk. He made the suggestion that I go back to the ER immediately to have them do an MRI, which was originally to be scheduled by my primary care physician soon down the road. I was hesitant as I needed to get stuff done and wanted to be productive and didn't want to spend the a whole other day in the ER if this was just something that would pass. SOOPOO said that he was making the recommendation that I go because what I was experiencing could be a potentially permanent neurological issue. Now scared, I decided to go back to the ER.

On my way to the ER I had texted SOOPOO and ASKED him (pay close attentiion here) if HE thought we should postpone my challenge as I might get some bad news about my back and the irreversible condition that I was possibly facing. He then said a bet is a bet and that if I wanted he could post on the forum and ask the advice of others. I said that was fine and that I wasn't wanting to call off the challenge but that it was ok to ask people's opinion on the matter. He then asked me, "So do you want to call off the challenge or no?" And I told him, plainly, CLEARLY, no and that if that was what he was understanding I was saying then he was misunderstanding. Since then I am getting texts and PM's saying that I need to go post on the forum and that people are suspicious of me and saying I'm not going to pay and that people have turned against me. So I log on now and don't even get more than 3 sentences in to SOOPOO's first post on the subject and see what the issue is.

My question is, SOOPOO, why would you post that I am requesting a postponement of the challenge when I never made that request and even clarified it for you that I didn't want to postpone it? I just find it hard to believe that an educated man like you would honestly get that confused over something that simple. Do you have that much of a need to keep your thread posted in the number 2 position? I mean honestly! You know I never made any such request and it seems like you're throwing me out there like that for your own selfish benefit. Shame on you.

And for that matter if any of you want to know what I think then come to me and ask me, don't listen to someone on here who is speaking in "my name". And to be getting messages that people are even more so now hating on me on here is reaffirming why I've been spending little time in the forum here any more. You can all hate all you want but get the facts straight before you sit there and go off on me. And as I've said I'm not even going to read any of the posts that were made as this whole thing has gone way out of hand.

If any of you have anything nice to say to me or would like to check on me in regards to my health you may PM me if you have nice and encouraging things to say.

Good luck with your health girl! And sorry about all the negative things. I don't think any of us could state it better than the Wizard did and I am sure you are going to continue the wager as everything I have read on here shows you as a honest person who understood the task you were up against.

And YES, you will make your goal, even if it isn't in the time frame posted.

" Buzz, I was quoted by you and I would also not like to be lumped into the derogatory category."

If you took offense, I apologize. REALLY !

I just posted some that I found interesting. Actually, I often complain that so many visit daily, yet so few post.

Please don't let me discourage you fromposting more in the future.

SORRY

If I understand this correctly, my bet is still on regardless of any health issues before October?

It appears to be. I just bet $10 Hot Blonde . Should be a free bet after I win on Bodiemaster in the Preakness .
Watch Friday's times as Pimlico usually scrapes the track to post afast time for the Preakness. It disgusts me when they do that !

Quote: HotBlonde

Ok, let me begin and end right here. I never made such a request. I literally read the first 3 sentences of this post and I'm not even going to read the rest of it or any comments that followed that post as any comments are irrelevant.

I'm not sure if any of you know but I've been experiencing intense pain in my back for about 4 weeks or so, starting about 5 weeks ago. Due to the pain I had to go to the emergency room 6 times as the pain became unbearable. Not long after my 6th trip in the pain started going away (not entirely yet, but it's way more bearable now). This was about Monday or Tuesday of last week. In its place have come numbness and tingling and weakness in my left leg and foot. On Friday SOOPOO had asked how I was doing and I told him about my symptoms and how I'm limping and how I can't move my toes on my left foot and how I keep tripping over my left foot when I attempt to walk. He made the suggestion that I go back to the ER immediately to have them do an MRI, which was originally to be scheduled by my primary care physician soon down the road. I was hesitant as I needed to get stuff done and wanted to be productive and didn't want to spend the a whole other day in the ER if this was just something that would pass. SOOPOO said that he was making the recommendation that I go because what I was experiencing could be a potentially permanent neurological issue. Now scared, I decided to go back to the ER.

On my way to the ER I had texted SOOPOO and ASKED him (pay close attentiion here) if HE thought we should postpone my challenge as I might get some bad news about my back and the irreversible condition that I was possibly facing. He then said a bet is a bet and that if I wanted he could post on the forum and ask the advice of others. I said that was fine and that I wasn't wanting to call off the challenge but that it was ok to ask people's opinion on the matter. He then asked me, "So do you want to call off the challenge or no?" And I told him, plainly, CLEARLY, no and that if that was what he was understanding I was saying then he was misunderstanding. Since then I am getting texts and PM's saying that I need to go post on the forum and that people are suspicious of me and saying I'm not going to pay and that people have turned against me. So I log on now and don't even get more than 3 sentences in to SOOPOO's first post on the subject and see what the issue is.

My question is, SOOPOO, why would you post that I am requesting a postponement of the challenge when I never made that request and even clarified it for you that I didn't want to postpone it? I just find it hard to believe that an educated man like you would honestly get that confused over something that simple. Do you have that much of a need to keep your thread posted in the number 2 position? I mean honestly! You know I never made any such request and it seems like you're throwing me out there like that for your own selfish benefit. Shame on you.

And for that matter if any of you want to know what I think then come to me and ask me, don't listen to someone on here who is speaking in "my name". And to be getting messages that people are even more so now hating on me on here is reaffirming why I've been spending little time in the forum here any more. You can all hate all you want but get the facts straight before you sit there and go off on me. And as I've said I'm not even going to read any of the posts that were made as this whole thing has gone way out of hand.

If any of you have anything nice to say to me or would like to check on me in regards to my health you may PM me if you have nice and encouraging things to say.

Holy cow, Batman! HB in no uncertain terms asked me to post on the forum if she could postpone the bet. I asked her a second time, in a second conversation, if she was sure. The conversation went further than that. I specifically mentioned certain bettors that would be likely to call off the bet, and others who likely would not. Perhaps the pain medications dulled her memory. I'm glad the bet is on as originally stated. HB- I'll see you October 17, either to give you $1800 (mine and golfingbuddy) or to collect $200.

Lesson of the Day : Don't post on a forum on behalf of someone else in regards to a wager.

Quote: thecesspit

Lesson of the Day : Don't post on a forum on behalf of someone else in regards to a wager.

She asked me... i told her it would be better for her to do it....She asked me again... I did it as a favor to her.... Now I see the thanks I get....
Fortunately, there is no change in the bet... I can wait til October 17.....

Quote: SOOPOO

She asked me... i told her it would be better for her to do it....She asked me again... I did it as a favor to her.... Now I see the thanks I get....

Of course. If she did it herself, there would be no way for her to change the story after she saw the reaction :)

Quote:

Fortunately, there is no change in the bet... I can wait til October 17.....

Wanna book an even money bet that she won't pay?

Quote: weaselman

Of course. If she did it herself, there would be no way for her to change the story after she saw the reaction :)


Wanna book an even money bet that she won't pay?

I'll bet she does pay. (If she loses) $30 says she pays if she loses. If she wins no bet for us, ok?

Quote: SOOPOO

I'll bet she does pay. (If she loses) $30 says she pays if she loses. If she wins no bet for us, ok?

Sounds good.

Quote: buzzpaff

" Buzz, I was quoted by you and I would also not like to be lumped into the derogatory category."

If you took offense, I apologize. REALLY !

I just posted some that I found interesting. Actually, I often complain that so many visit daily, yet so few post.

Please don't let me discourage you fromposting more in the future.

SORRY

Buzz, we're cool.

Quote: SOOPOO

Holy cow, Batman! HB in no uncertain terms asked me to post on the forum if she could postpone the bet.

So quote it. If it was an email, post the actual
quote. If it was a PM, ask Mike if you can quote
from it. Its 'he said she said' and at this point
I don't trust either one of you.

Quote: EvenBob

I don't trust either one of you.

And if he posts a text message (it was a text message, read HB's post), that she (allegedly) sent, then you will suddenly start trusting him? Why?

Quote: weaselman

And if he posts a text message (it was a text message, read HB's post), that she (allegedly) sent, then you will suddenly start trusting him? Why?

Gotta have something, she just flat out called
him a liar. If I were her, since he's the one
who started the bet, and now she says he's outright
lying about what she says, that should be enough
for her to call a foul and cancel the bet entirely.

Unless he has proof that she said what she said.

Or she could just say she never wanted any bets to begin with, and it was all his idea ...
I am just saying, even if he posts her original text message, it's not going to be "proof" - you would still have to take his word for it being the actual text she sent.

Quote: EvenBob

I don't trust either one of you.

Do you have any money riding on it? No? So who cares if you trust 'em or not?

This is all very bizarre. Of course someone is lying. Can we get a polygraph at the weigh-in? Is there even going to be a weigh-in?

Quote: thecesspit

Do you have any money riding on it?

Do you have money on it? If not, why do you
care to even read the thread and comment.

This was made a PUBLIC challenge. The public
can comment. If they wanted only comments
from the participants, they would have kept it
PRIVATE. Get it now?

Quote: EvenBob

Do you have money on it? If not, why do you
care to even read the thread and comment.

(eats popcorn)

Quote:

This was made a PUBLIC challenge. The public
can comment. If they wanted only comments
from the participants, they would have kept it
PRIVATE. Get it now?

No, can you explain it even further for me, I don't quite understand what you are saying.

Quote: thecesspit

No, can you explain it even further for me, I don't quite understand what you are saying.

Obviously you didn't understand, or you wouldn't
have made such a clueless comment to me about
how did I have a right to say anything because I
had no money involved.

Lest there be any misunderstandings, since HB denies asking to postpone/cancel the challenge, then I would interpret all bets to still have action. The previous offers to back out were based on alleged misinformation, and never accepted, and thus don't stand.

Quote: EvenBob

Obviously you didn't understand, or you wouldn't
have made such a clueless comment to me about
how did I have a right to say anything because I
had no money involved.

Yep, definitely worth the popcorn.

Sarcasm is wasted on the internet.

Quote: EvenBob

So quote it. If it was an email, post the actual
quote. If it was a PM, ask Mike if you can quote
from it. Its 'he said she said' and at this point
I don't trust either one of you.

Phone conversation. I foolishly forgot to be taping that one. Bob- how can I earn your trust back?

Quote: Wizard

Lest there be any misunderstandings, since HB denies asking to postpone/cancel the challenge, then I would interpret all bets to still have action. The previous offers to back out were based on alleged misinformation, and never accepted, and thus don't stand.

Bingo! For what is worth, I told HB that both me and golfingbuddy were happy to end the bet, but as the Wiz stated, since I 'misinterpretted' her, those bets stand. As does my additional bet with buzzpaff at 12- 1 for $10.

Quote: SOOPOO

Bob- how can I earn your trust back?

'Back' implies you ever had it.

So somebody is lying, and blatantly lying at that.
And you wonder why I don't get involved in long
term prop bets with people I don't know.

Quote: EvenBob

'Back' implies you ever had it.

So somebody is lying, and blatantly lying at that.
And you wonder why I don't get involved in long
term prop bets with people I don't know.

You are right Bob- sarcasm doesn't translate well on the internet.....

Just humor me, though.... What would my motive have been to lie about her wanting to suspend the bet?

Quote: SOOPOO

What would my motive have been to lie about her wanting to suspend the bet?

To make her angry and quit, so you won't have to
pay. She said in an early post that you told her this
bet was too expensive for you, that you weren't
wealthy. She responded sarcastically 'poor little
rich boy'. Remember that exchange?

You don't look poor.

$39 x 3 = $117 $120-117 = $3 Not quite enough to cover 3 Prime Ribs at Circus steak house, with the tip and drinks.
But it's a start. Looking forward to celebrating with Hot Blonde and European Hottie after the weigh-in !

Quote: EvenBob

To make her angry and quit, so you won't have to
pay.

This doesn't seem SOOPOO's style. In my own dealings with him, he's gone out of his way to help me out, offered to see me in person, offered to have a beer and talk. Many people here have met him and I assume would vouch for him. Didn't he even send HB to Vegas once already?

Nah, SOOPOO pulling shenanigans doesn't compute.

In any case, I'm glad this is still on. Just once I want to see one of these epic thread challenges come to fruition. I didn't realize how much I was looking forward to it until I thought it might be gone. Very entertaining =)

I second Face's opinion. Assuming he's on the straight and narrow path now. You are, aren't you Face ?

Quote: EvenBob

You don't look poor.

Come on Bob! My entire wardrobe there cost less than $100! I charged these girls only $5 each to have their picture taken with me.

Seriously, I have never said I'm poor, or underpaid. I think that the current system values me fairly, overall. In the medical profession, those undervalued would include the doctors who do fewer procedures, like internists, pediatricians, family practitioners, etc... I am just saying Obamacare will be particularly detrimental to my specialty.

And each time you want to make a post about me feel free to publish that picture!!!!

Quote: SOOPOO

Come on Bob! My entire wardrobe there cost less than $100!
!

I meant you look like a pawn broker in Queens, not
a guy who sells rugs at Seymour's Carpet World.

When I looked at that picture I was thinking of a different kind of " rug" salesman. LOL

Quote: Wizard

Lest there be any misunderstandings, since HB denies asking to postpone/cancel the challenge, then I would interpret all bets to still have action. The previous offers to back out were based on alleged misinformation, and never accepted, and thus don't stand.

Thanks for the recap, Wiz. I fully expect to either pay or be paid in October.

And to HotBlonde, I hope you are able to heal from your current back/foot issues and get back on the horse! I really do hope you succeed, but I made the bet for realsies. No mulligans! Not implying that you were asking for one, of course.

Quote: buzzpaff

I second Face's opinion. Assuming he's on the straight and narrow path now. You are, aren't you Face ?

I'm unsure of what you mean, buzz. Reckon I'm mostly the same as ever, sitting here on the sidelines with thecesspit and my popcorn, watching the story unravel before me. It's a good one, I'll say that.

Lets see if SooPoo can lure HB to Vegas for another
9 day marathon weight loss session. After all, she
said she lost weight last time, I think she should
visit Vegas twice a month, it seems to melt the weight
off. I would have thought it would have the opposite
effect, who woulda thunk..

Quote: SOOPOO

Quote: EvenBob

You don't look poor.

Come on Bob! My entire wardrobe there cost less than $100!

Seriously? Your socks alone cost more than a lot of my outfits. Thank you Salvation Army.

Quote: Face

watching the story unravel before me. It's a good one, I'll say that.

If this is a good story, give me an example of a lousy one.

Assume that, for whatever reason, the loser chose not to pay the winner.

My question: would the winner have legal recourse against the loser to collect on the bet, or are these sort of bets legally unenforceable?

Which state's law would control?

Quote: MrV

Assume that, for whatever reason, the loser chose not to pay the winner.

My question: would the winner have legal recourse against the loser to collect on the bet, or are these sort of bets legally unenforceable?

Which state's law would control?

Illegal in all states. Unenforceable as a contract.

That's what I figured.

So, if it is illegal, are all of the bettors technically breaking the law?

If so, might not the Wiz be considered an accessory to a crime, by facilitating and participating in the ongoing discussion?

Not that I want this thread to end, but might his rear end be flapping in the breeze on this one?