silly english kinigits

24 October 2003 - 3:02 pm

background: british bookies will give you odds on ANYthing. wayne rooney is an 18 year old protegy soccer star, playing for his favorite team, everton. sampling of current odds:

BETS BEFORE ROONEY'S 19TH
2-1: Sign for Chelsea (currently top of the league)
3-1: Sign for Real Madrid (where beckham now plays)
4-1: Sign for Man Utd (currently 3rd in the league)
8-1: Win Golden Boot at Euro 2004
12-1: Sign for Liverpool (everton's arch rivals)
33-1: Marry a pop star
40-1: Score winning goal at Euro 2004
66-1: Become new face of Brylcreem
100-1: Have a UK number one single

other things you can bet on:
who's going to be the next US democratic presidential nominee:
3-1: dean
9-1: hillary clinton
20-1: al gore
170-1: al sharpton

whether it will snow in london on christmas day:
5/1: yes

who will win the superbowl:
7-1: kansas city chiefs
34-1: philadelphia eagles
180-1: washington redskins
1000-1: chicago bears

arnold schwartzenneger:
8-1: arnie will be recalled during his first term
7-4: arnie will be re-elected

is elvis alive?:
1000-1: an official statement confirming he is alive will be released by his estate within one year.