Genetic Robustness of RNA Viruses

[osmanthus]

I have to say this has been a massively entertaining episode of the Dave show. Can we also cover the other bet i saw from a while back, where the wager involved checking if, when one shits in a hole in the ground, it takes more than a week for the turd to become indistinguishable from the rest of the soil?

Because nothing could be funnier than Dave arguing that while indeed, what he just dug up may look, feel and indeed smell somewhat like a week-old turd, it has in fact many of the hallmarks and wonderful characteristics of healthy, life-giving soil already so in spirit what he is holding in his hand is a lovely and fragrant piece of Gods own gift to the world.

That would be totally awesome. We have so gotta do this! I've been laughing since I read your post five minutes ago. It would be comedy gold.

[VoxRat]

Dave will "forget" to get a receipt, or "not realize" the octohatted actually needed evidence of his "payment", obviously we should just take him at his word. Trust him.

Well so far even his word is just that he will - at some point in the unspecified future - pay NCSE $100.

I'm waiting for him to at least say he HAS paid.

[RAFH]

I have to say this has been a massively entertaining episode of the Dave show. Can we also cover the other bet i saw from a while back, where the wager involved checking if, when one shits in a hole in the ground, it takes more than a week for the turd to become indistinguishable from the rest of the soil?

Because nothing could be funnier than Dave arguing that while indeed, what he just dug up may look, feel and indeed smell somewhat like a week-old turd, it has in fact many of the hallmarks and wonderful characteristics of healthy, life-giving soil already so in spirit what he is holding in his hand is a lovely and fragrant piece of Gods own gift, via his anointed servant Bluffy, to the world.

FIFY

It's Holy Shit you know.

[thatsneakyguy]

Lol at militant ignorance.

Very succinct description.

I have to say this has been a massively entertaining episode of the Dave show. Can we also cover the other bet i saw from a while back, where the wager involved checking if, when one shits in a hole in the ground, it takes more than a week for the turd to become indistinguishable from the rest of the soil?

Because nothing could be funnier than Dave arguing that while indeed, what he just dug up may look, feel and indeed smell somewhat like a week-old turd, it has in fact many of the hallmarks and wonderful characteristics of healthy, life-giving soil already so in spirit what he is holding in his hand is a lovely and fragrant piece of Gods own gift to the world.

That would be an awesome bet, but with Dave you have to spell out the terms specifically, make sure there is a time limit, and put the funds in escrow – i.e. leave no weasel room.

You know if Dave were as smart as he claims to be he should be making these bets all the time.
There are so many fields of study where he runs circles around other people.

If he is going to post here anyway why not make money at the same time? Kill two birds with one stone.

Hell Dave could earn a nice profit just from making these kind of bets.
Sustainable income with little effort.

And since he doesn’t mind taking money from gullible rubes there are no ethical problems either!

[Faid]

I just remembered: Dave ALSO owes the NCSE 500 bucks from a bet he lost to me!

See, he was stupid enough to bet I had denied all French influence on the Portuguese language.

I won't press on him to pay, though. Like he said, we should be generous to the poor.

Seeing his $100 receipt for VoxRat's wager will suffice.

[SomecallmeTim]

I just remembered: Dave ALSO owes the NCSE 500 bucks from a bet he lost to me!

See, he was stupid enough to bet I had denied all French influence on the Portuguese language.

I won't press on him to pay, though. Like he said, we should be generous to the poor.

Seeing his $100 receipt for VoxRat's wager will suffice.

Dave still owes NCSE $1000 from the bet he lost and welshed on back in 2008 over the use of evolutionary theory in sustainable agriculture.

Once a welsher always a welsher.

[VoxRat]

Dave still owes NCSE $1000 from the bet he lost and welshed on back in 2008 over the use of evolutionary theory in sustainable agriculture.

Once a welsher always a welsher.

I started to document the back and forth on that bet, but I got to the end of the thread where it started, and didn't know where - if anywhere - it picked up. Can you take it from here?

[SomecallmeTim]

I started to document the back and forth on that bet, but I got to the end of the thread where it started, and didn't know where - if anywhere - it picked up. Can you take it from here?

Done. Follow this link to the thread.

[Seven Popes]

DAVE!!! Pay your debts, man.