It’s only gambling if you lose

  • Jessi Loerch, Herald staff
  • Saturday, November 1, 2008 10:03pm
  • OpinionThe Buzz

Legal liquor: Brazil takes its national drink seriously. The country has set legal guidelines for the caipirinha. The government hasn’t said what the penalty will be for making the drink incorrectly. A nasty hangover seems appropriate.

Subprime, a 2-year-old filly, won her first race recently. It makes sense that the lines between the financial world of Wall Street and horse racing are starting to blur. Lately, we could’ve taken our 401(k) money to the track and done just as well. After all, it’s only gambling if you’re losing. Otherwise it’s just investing.

“Bring Me My Machine Gun” is the campaign song of ANC leader Jacob Zuma in South Africa. Suddenly the campaigns in the U.S. seem downright tame.

The Huskies’ misery continued Saturday. USC scored 42 in the first half. The carnage slowed to 14 points in the second half, when USC brought in a high school JV team.

Speaking of misery, Washington is the worst state in which to be a football fan this year. Ah, well, at least we have the start of the Sonics season to enjoy. Oh, wait …

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