Because Craig supported my gambling long shot, I'm down with crosswords! I bet Mitch Hedberg wasn't much of a fan with the absence of semi-circles in crosswords. Imagine: down, across, arc.
Love the wit and levity approach to such a serious topic! It reminded me of the much heavier, yet no less enjoyable Anna Lembke book exploring addictions of all kinds, including gambling, and what keeps us in that loop. Thanks for this one, Ben!
I feel like you need to stop tilting the deck towards an answer. Reading Matthew's comment below - and, last week, he won - and now your tipping the scales towards Craig's choice, kinda subverting the whole democratic process, plus neither of those choices are mine. I vote for the future. Also, this is just the best line: Heads, we’re moving to Montana! Tails, annihilation! Even money on which destination has the better shrimp cocktail.
Maybe a new perk for paid subscribers can be the chance to eat Honey Nut Cheerios in Ben’s kitchen and gain untold potential influence on the next topic?
Because Craig supported my gambling long shot, I'm down with crosswords! I bet Mitch Hedberg wasn't much of a fan with the absence of semi-circles in crosswords. Imagine: down, across, arc.
Love the wit and levity approach to such a serious topic! It reminded me of the much heavier, yet no less enjoyable Anna Lembke book exploring addictions of all kinds, including gambling, and what keeps us in that loop. Thanks for this one, Ben!
Thanks Maya! Dopamine Nation! I don't live there myself but our countries are major trading partners.
dear benjamin,
thank you for these delightful quotes as always! some of my faves this week:
“The race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong, but that’s the way to bet.”
— Damon Runyon
“You have the same chance of winning a lottery whether you play or not.”
— Fran Lebowitz
“Gambling: The surest way to get nothing for something.”
— Wilson Mizner
“Horse sense is good judgment which keeps horses from betting on people.”
— W.C. Fields
thanks for sharing!
love
myq
I feel like you need to stop tilting the deck towards an answer. Reading Matthew's comment below - and, last week, he won - and now your tipping the scales towards Craig's choice, kinda subverting the whole democratic process, plus neither of those choices are mine. I vote for the future. Also, this is just the best line: Heads, we’re moving to Montana! Tails, annihilation! Even money on which destination has the better shrimp cocktail.
Maybe a new perk for paid subscribers can be the chance to eat Honey Nut Cheerios in Ben’s kitchen and gain untold potential influence on the next topic?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAH - that's my second, after ben's newsletter, laugh out loud of the day
Tilted decks, tipped scales, doffed hats, soggy Cheerios, greasy envelopes stuffed with cash: All part of the process!