NormanH Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/11/13/dominiccummings-exits-number-10-parting-shot-boris-johnson/ORhttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/nov/13/dominic-cummings-has-already-left-job-at-no-10-reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lehaut Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Cleverly contrived to make sure neither of them are there to take any responsibility for events that take place after 31 Dec. Boris next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 What odds are the bookies quoting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lehaut Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 William Hill 11/8 for 2021.As I have never placed a bet in my life, I have no idea it means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 I've never placed a bet either, lehaut. It's just that the bookies more often than not get it right more accurately than the polesters[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomoss Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Sounds little different from kiddies having a tiff to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weegie Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Unfortunately the Kiddies have been ru(i)ning the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajal Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 [quote user="Lehaut"]William Hill 11/8 for 2021.As I have never placed a bet in my life, I have no idea it means.[/quote]If you were to place a bet of an event happening, eg. a race being won and the winner was quoted '100 to 1' it means the bookies consider this participant was capable of winning 1 race in a 100. If a participant in the above race is quoted at '11 to 8' it means the bookies consider that if this participant performed in 100 races they or it would win races at a rate of 8 out of 11. Or to put it another way, their chances of winning this event are mathematically 1.375 to 1 which is rounded up to whole numbers of '11 to 8'. The above principle should be transposed to whatever event you are quoting William Hill's odds for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 I knew how to place a bet before you explained Lehaut.I used to go to the parade ring and choose the horse I thought looked most likely ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lehaut Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Thank you cajal for that concise explanation. Think I will stick to Euro Millions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinBretagne Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 How a bookie’s child learns to count; 1, 3:2, 2, 5:3, 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomoss Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 A neighbour swore to me years ago that his small son, asked on his first day at school if anyone could count, replied "Yes Miss, - one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, Jack, Queen, King" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 nomoss, thanks for the nice, innocent joke[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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