‘Swhy Guinness started the Book of World Records. They figured they were responsible for a lot’f drunken bar arguments, so they should find a way to way to settle ’em.
whenever there was a disagreement, before the instant access to the ‘net, on something, say … ’how many home runs did such and such hit in his career?’…
then, if both sides are adamant that they are right, bet 10 or 20 bucks on it. it’s the sure way of tabling the argument until it is researched.
it was agreed that if one party refuses to bet , then they should just shut up about arguing,
because if you’re sure you’re right, then you’d make the bet.
We used encyclopedias. And almanacs, and atlases, and other reference books. The mark of a smart and informed person was knowing how to look things up in the library.
Nyckname almost 6 years ago
‘Swhy Guinness started the Book of World Records. They figured they were responsible for a lot’f drunken bar arguments, so they should find a way to way to settle ’em.
Nighthawks Premium Member almost 6 years ago
whenever there was a disagreement, before the instant access to the ‘net, on something, say … ’how many home runs did such and such hit in his career?’…
then, if both sides are adamant that they are right, bet 10 or 20 bucks on it. it’s the sure way of tabling the argument until it is researched.
it was agreed that if one party refuses to bet , then they should just shut up about arguing,because if you’re sure you’re right, then you’d make the bet.
imbaldeagle almost 6 years ago
and if you were wrong, you PAID the debt.
GaryCooper almost 6 years ago
We used encyclopedias. And almanacs, and atlases, and other reference books. The mark of a smart and informed person was knowing how to look things up in the library.