Holy Grail

[TwoCatSam]

I say, Ol' Bean, I could use a good potato peeler!

[bombus]

Speculations..wait a second..thats why gasoline skyrocket in price...I'm going to say a grail is worth $39.95 including a free potato peeler with a moneyback guarantee...U want to keep it a secret right?

Thanks PP.

If and when I do come up with a grail I'll be sure and call it, "The Potato Peeler". 

[Davey-Jones]

I personally think that price and profit is relative. What hardly gets mentioned in the same sentence as "Holy Grail" is "Work". Specifically hard, HARD work. Doctors make good money because they have gone to school for years, and get paid better with more experience. Professional Athletes have spent most of their childhoods practicing the games they love, and in the end they are paid for their time. Now granted there are people who are quite talentless, who are also multi-millionaires who have done little to deserve their wealth (I'm sure there are a few celebrities which come to mind). However the roulette holy grail search seems to be more like the quest to become a Hilton than to become a Warren Buffet. I think it should be the other way around.

Suppose I have a suitcase full of $500,000.00 USD and I have misplaced this suitcase full of money in the most unlikely of places. The summit of Mt. Everest. Seeing as I am not worried about the money I have decided not to bother with retrieving it. Now this creates a very interesting set of circumstances and will produce a very wide range of outcomes. 100% of the people who read about this money will think about getting it. Of those, 50% will regard it as too good to be true and move on. 30% will realize after a bit of thought that it is likely way too much hassle for an unlikely possibility of wealth. 15% will look into it and realize that they aren't skilled enough or experienced enough to be ready for a climb to the summit in time to reach the money. Of the 5% that do end up following through only the harder working one or most cunning will reach the case first, thus earning all the wealth for himself. Sure you could hire a stranger to pick it up for you next week while he will be at the summit, but you'd still have to invest enough to keep him from ripping you off. And even then it is still a huge gamble.

The point is this, even if there was a suitcase full of money at the summit, the majority of people wouldn't even look for it. However if I said there was a half million sitting your mailbox, the story would be very different. My question is why should a persons expectation of making money in the roulette/casino world be any different than the perceptions of making money in the real world. I could have a holy grail to attach a price tag to but, I have a feeling that even if it was a good deal, I'd still get calls about it not being an easy sure thing or downright impossible. Mind you, I'm pretty sure it's downright impossible for me to play in the NBA All-Star game (Or become league MVP twice), but that doesn't mean it is impossible for other tall, skinny white guys...

[bombus]

Good post D_J.

You are right, and what you say reminds me of a favourite adage of mine, which I contemplate before each casino visit...

"The easiest money is the hardest to get"

[Marven]

Let THAT be a lesson to all of ya!

[shadownumber]

 :blink:That discusting! I'm never coming back here again eveerr! I'm quiting betting and going to go become a farmer and live off the land. 


uuuuuuuuuullll! I wish there could be some way of forgeting that picture.  Dave, where's your avatar when I need it?

[TwoCatSam]

OK, it's gone...............

[TwoCatSam]

:blink:That discusting! I'm never coming back here again eveerr! I'm quiting betting and going to go become a farmer and live off the land. 


uuuuuuuuuullll! I wish there could be some way of forgeting that picture.  Dave, where's your avatar when I need it?

shadow

OK, the photo of my head is gone.  My brain didn't really blow up; I had a cancer.  Once it was very small and could have been removed with a much smaller hole.  I neglected it and it grew.  It could have/may kill me.  I was going to post the truth and advise people to be aware of these things.

Sorry............

Sam

[shadownumber]

shadow

OK, the photo of my head is gone.   My brain didn't really blow up; I had a cancer.   Once it was very small and could have been removed with a much smaller hole.   I neglected it and it grew.   It could have/may kill me.   I was going to post the truth and advise people to be aware of these things.

Sorry. . . . . . . . . . . .

Sam

How did your two cat's react to that?

[shadownumber]

I had an epiphany some time ago.  I said to myself "shadownumber, roulette is a vary simple game.  The results and randomness are produced by a wheel.  And those results fall on a layout.  How do they fall on the layout? The layout is not where randomness comes from.  The wheel produces the numbers.   The layout design is simple and never changes.  There are variations of wheel layouts,but they all share the same table layout.  The table layout is where the bets are placed.  If I wanted to beat this simple game, why, I think I will just study it's actions. " Roulette results happen clearly for all to see.

[shadownumber]

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