The Great Wager: A forum bet on the November Elections

[Archbob]

Put me in for the "Alien invasion and the world chooses Putin to be leader to fight against the invasion" option.

 

[philippe]

Obama will win the elections, and then relations between the USA and our little country can normalise a bit...

Obama/De Gucht FTW!

 

[Mise]

I bet McCain.

edit: what a crappy 10,000th post!

 

[holy king]

i say "reverend wright".

now could you guys please write him in so i win this bet?

 

[Arwon]

Another thought: Electoral College numbers as a tiebreaker.

 

[JohnRM]

The nation will lose

QFT to the tenth character.

 

[Erik Mesoy]

If McCain wins, the losers must donate to the NRA. If Obama wins, the losers must donate to the ACLU...

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The penalty for the losing side will be putting a recognizable picture of the winning candidate as their avatar for a minimum of one week, and an agreed upon sentence in their signature, such as "X, Y, and Z, all are better at predicting political contests than me," with X, Y, and Z being "winners" of the contest. (This part is the most open to change - if you guys would prefer something else or a modified version, just speak up)

I want to keep my Hydralisk avatar around until SC2 comes out, but I think that should happen before the election. If it doesn't, can I get someone to have a photomorph of the winning candidate's head on a Hydralisk body?

 

[I'm Cleo!]

I'm in. Obama will win.

I want to keep my Hydralisk avatar around until SC2 comes out, but I think that should happen before the election.

StarCraft 2? Do you mean the 2016 Presidential election?

Cleo

 

[Elrohir]

I am in. I support both Obama and McCain for a possible win.

So....you lose both ways? Seriously, what?

1 month off of the forum to the loser. I'll take Obama. Anyone up for the challenge?

That might be a bit much....after all, we want to see them posting with their ideological nemesis' face as their avatar, right?

Obama to win

re-election to the Senate in 2010.

Are you actually in or not?

Obama. It might be easier to separate the two groups as opposed to just listing everyone?

Good idea! I've done so. Thanks for the suggestion.

I'm in for Ralph Nader!

Automatic loss!


So any other suggestions on the rules, or how this should go down? Now is the time to make changes, while everyone is still paying attention.

 

[mrt144]

I have the avatar for the losers to use if Obama wins.

Anyway, put me down for Obama

 

[BirraImperial]

Put me down for Obama, that if non-Americans can participate.

 

[Red Door]

That might be a bit much....after all, we want to see them posting with their ideological nemesis' face as their avatar, right?

Fine, 1 month off, then the face avatar stays until Inaguration.

 

[Catharsis]

If we're just doing avatar-changes (not Red Door's thing) then I'm in. McCain will win. And I'm not swearing allegiance to a world-domination attempt by someone without an avatar, no sir.

Also, are we allowed to Christmasise Mr Obama if he wins?

 

[Gilder]

Put me in for McCain. While I will be voting for Obama come November, I've had a gut feeling since the primaries began that McCain is going to win.

 

[Gooblah]

Obama for the win...unless Clinton gets the Vice Presidential Nomination, and/or McCain picks a good candidate for Vice President.

So really, Obama for the Win.

 

[Theige]

I bet Obama.

 

[Red Door]

You are all wimps, if you're not betting anything serious, don't bet at all.

 

[Zarn]

I need to see the VPs first.

 

[BirraImperial]

Alright, let's say the avatar stays from the day after the Elections till Inauguration day. I agree with the rest of the rules from the OP.

 

[Catharsis]

When's Inauguration Day? If it's after Christmas then I demand the right to put a little Christmas hat on Obama. If McCain loses. Which he won't.