You are in a disreputable bar and decide to order a ten dollar drink. A particularly slinky character asks to make a bet over your drink. This is his proposal:

"I will place a flat peice of glass over the top of your drink (so it seals and nothing can go in or out while glass is in position) and proceed to drink your drink without moving or touching either glass or glass. I think a five dollar wager is about right."

Assuming there is not trickery involved, is this a bet you should take?

Avoid this bet. The particularly slinky character will end up paying 5 bucks for a ten dollar drink, and you will be out both five dollars and a good stiff drink.
Better yet, spend five of ten on a bottle of good rum, two of ten on some coca cola, and the remaining three of ten on DVDs, and get good and drunk in the privacy and security of your oun home!

Posted by Chris on 2003-06-20 04:21:19