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Rex O'Rourke
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| LAS VEGAS, NV – For a diehard Yankee fan, all I can say is hooray for football season. Now I do not fantasize or gamble on sports, and other than my $20 per year family football pool and the occasional slow poke pony, I wager very little of my hard earned money. The family pool is now in it’s twenty third year. Eight year olds have won it by picking the teams with the best helmets, thirteen year olds by choosing the cutest quarterback, and my mother (three time winner) by choosing the team closest to her home. How anyone can bet real money on this stuff is beyond me! The rules are simple; select every game every week against the Friday New York Post line. The most picks correct at the end of the year wins the pool and about $500. You then have to take the entire family out to dinner with your winnings. Basically, if you win the pool you lose money, especially the way my family eats! Having your name engraved on the plaque and a year’s worth of bragging rights are pretty much all you get. With that in mind here are Rex’s locks of the week. The Cowboys (-5½) over the BROWNS, the FALCONS (+3) over the Lions, and the Bears (+9½) over the COLTS. I don’t have much confidence in most of my other mandatory selections. I have not won the pool since 2000 and have endured two very bad years in a row. Like all gamblers, though, this is MY year! |
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Cookie
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As a Yankee fan... that is exactly what I'm thinking.
I love the philosophy of your pool... but being a winner and going out a little lighter in your pocket is hard to swallow in these tough times. Might I suggest when (not IF!) you win this year.. you take the fams out to a nice, cheap, Chinese dinner. That way, you can still be the winning host.. and... you'll have enough to buy a beer if you're able to afford tickets to the new Yankee Stadium next year. |
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Rex O'Rourke
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| Sushi it is! Cost be damned! |
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jgclancy
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| Heck....tell them..after you win this year ,of course.......rather than go to some danged restaurant you're going to BBQ them all some ribs!!! First fill them up on hotdogs and chips...you'll come out ahead until that knock from the feds arresting you for violating RICO laws....... |
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West Coast Craig
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| wow, that's a big family, Rex. You're off to a better start than I. |
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TheMatts
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| Rex: You knew something about the games this week, didn't you? We saw you chatting up 3-Fingers Gambucci at the Stewart's in Schenectady on Friday. Care to fess up after going 3 for 3??? |
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