10DollarBets.com http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog 10 bucks if you... Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:58:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 en Temp Layout http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?p=183 http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?p=183#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:55:35 +0000 Jay http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?p=183 Hey guys and gals,

I just noticed that our former layout had some weird bugs to it so i’ve changed it to this one for now.

On a completely unrelated topic, it was a friend’s bday the other week so Samm and I made him a little video. It’s a compilation of quite a few inside jokes so it looks completely random to anyone who’s not in “the know”. Enjoy!

-Jay

]]> http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=183 $10 Bet - Trunks and Dunks http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?p=179 http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?p=179#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:05:49 +0000 Samm http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?p=179 Hey y’all,

Sorry we haven’t updated in a while, but here are a couple new bets for your enjoyment!!

-Samm


]]> http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=179 Oh The Weather Outside Is Weather… http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?p=176 http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?p=176#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:34:41 +0000 Samm http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?p=176 Just a quick update for all you people out in the interwebs…Jay and I will be heading out to Calgary in a couple days to attend the 49th CCCWC.  It seems like we don’t pull out the 10 dollar bill anymore unless we’re on trips…so y’all can probably expect some new bets to be posted in the new year.  So until then, we wish you a merry Christmas…and a happy new year!!

-Samm

]]> http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=176 2 Cent Commentary - Joshua Radin Concert, Cheese, & Clancey http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?p=172 http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?p=172#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:41:45 +0000 Jay http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?p=172 So this is a new thing we’ve started. It’s basically some commentary on our bets. Enjoy!

]]> http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=172 $10 Bet - Clancey http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?p=169 http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?p=169#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:39:26 +0000 Jay http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?p=169 About 2 months ago I went to Minneapolis with a few friends. We went to Boston Market for lunch and we were hungry. My friend told the manager this and he hooked us up with a great recommendation. My friend liked the manager so much that he gave him a nickname, “Clancey”, since we didn’t know his real name. As we ate we would make up stories about Clancey and if he’d be willing to manage a store in Winnipeg if we opened one up. After we finished up we found out his name was Maurice.

This story was the inspiration for this 10DB. I figured since we didn’t actually call Maurice by our nickname, Clancey, that I’d get Samm to cal the waitress “Clancey” while asking her a question.

Also on our trip to Madison we started doing our “2 Cent Commentary” podcasts. I’ll be posting those in the next few days as well as Samm’s bet for me.

-Jay

]]> http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=169 Sitting, Waiting, Wishing… http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?p=165 http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?p=165#comments Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:33:01 +0000 Samm http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?p=165 It’s been just over 6 months since our last 10db…SIX MONTHS!!  It’s been far too long, if you ask me.  A lot’s happened in those six months (I did some travelling, and Jay took a tonne of pictures).  For those of you who’ve lost track, Jay holds the ten dollars right now…but not for long!  Jay and I will be going on a short road trip down to Madison, Wisconsin next weekend to hit up a Joshua Radin concert.  While a lot of the trip will be spent cooped up in the car, playing zitchdog and eating beef jerky, there will also be plenty of time for making bets due to the “vacation rule“.

Stay tuned, folks!

-Samm

]]> http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=165 $10 Bet - Refill http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?p=155 http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?p=155#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2009 05:42:44 +0000 Samm http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?p=155 The first ever Long-D 10DB!!

My inspiration for this 10db came from observing a young child at a restaurant.  At such a young age, kids don’t really understand manners, and the concept of being polite - they just want to get whatever they want as soon as possible.  This particular child had just finished drinking his milk, and apparently wanted some more.  The way in which he requested for more milk was pretty amusing (cuz he’s a little kid), and made me think “I wonder how people would react if an adult did the same thing…”

-Samm

]]> http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=155 $10 Bet - Papaya http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?p=144 http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?p=144#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:28:07 +0000 Samm http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?p=144 Being a Canadian-born Chinese, I get a kick out of bad Chinese-English translations (see www.engrish.com).

A few months ago, my friend Ken got some face cream as a gag gift.  By reading the label and instructions, one could easily conclude that the lotion was of the “made in China” variety - the perfect kind of prop to be used in a 10DB.

Yes, this bet was easy and lame, but just the thought of what this lotion (of questionable origin) may or may not do to Jay’s face added to the thrill (I was secretly hoping it would turn his skin blue).

Stay tuned for the first long-d-10DB…

-S

]]> http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=144 In with the new… http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?p=141 http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?p=141#comments Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:20:53 +0000 Samm http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?p=141 For those of you who’ve been following along, we’ve been posting our older 10DBs most Tuesdays.  It took a while, but all of the retro 10DBs are officially up now, and all that’s left is to start doing some new ones.  I’m going to be moving to Texas for school next week, so I’m going to try to get in one last 10DB before I leave.  So keep posted for some new bets in the near future!

-Samm

]]> http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=141 $10 Bet - Ice http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?p=130 http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?p=130#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:44:10 +0000 Samm http://www.10dollarbets.com/blog/?p=130 As I mentioned in the Lotion Bet, us boys invent some pretty stupid games to amuse ourselves.

While we were in Florida the weather was pretty hot, and to keep cool, we kept some ice in our hotel room to chill some drinks.  Well, being the boys that we are, we came up with “the ice game”.  The goal of “the ice game” was to sneak up on one of the other guys, and slip an ice cube into their shorts.  As stupid as the game may sound, it requires great finesse and agility to be successful at “the ice game” and not a victim.  Being the youngest one in the group, I often get teamed up on when it comes to games such as this, so I had to take matters into my own hands…

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