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The WashPost House of Ill Repute

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Dave Kindred, Apr 21, 2007.

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  1. Dave Kindred

    Dave Kindred Member

    It was 20 years ago or more, Fenian....I persuaded Solomon it was wrong to legitimize an illegal activity....not being an avid agate reader now, I'm not sure the no-betting-lines edict still stands....

    Speaking of "moral fanfare," I doubt that any columnist has ever inveighed against sports gambling more often or with greater passion than I have. Yet I have organized a Masters draft pool in our house forever. That's because I've never once thought of it as sports gambling. It's a low-grade lottery.

    As for Oreos, see the earlier posting from CapeCodder, who suggests we replace Oreos with Cosell's snack of choice, the Mallomar.
     
    Dave Kindred, Apr 21, 2007
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  2. fishwrapper

    fishwrapper Active Member

    I won the NCAA Tourney office pool, this year.
    I [amassed] 535 [points].
    Whew. I'm in the clear, now.
     
    fishwrapper, Apr 21, 2007
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  3. Flying Headbutt

    Flying Headbutt Moderator Staff Member

    I'm pretty sure they still post lines for pro sporting events. I've never seen them do much more than casually reference in a story a college betting line, but they've definitely had lines for NFL and sometimes NBA games. I'm iffy on whether they've done NHL and I know they've never done MLB games. Whether they do it now or not is unknown, since I haven't had enough dough to really want to get into those sports.
     
    Flying Headbutt, Apr 21, 2007
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  4. accguy

    accguy Member

    Here's the bigger question: Does Sean Jensen receive an invite to stay in the house again after blogging about all of this?
     
    accguy, Apr 21, 2007
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  5. write then drink

    write then drink Guest

    yeah, i was wondering the same

    probably not the best judgment to scribe about such a pool, no matter how insignificant it may have seemed
     
    write then drink, Apr 21, 2007
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  6. Mystery_Meat

    Mystery_Meat Guest

    Next year: strip Augusta pool
     
    Mystery_Meat, Apr 21, 2007
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  7. tapintoamerica

    tapintoamerica Well-Known Member

    Newspapers are so afraid of their customers that they will self-flagellate to any degree over anything to appease them. This is a perfect example of that, one made even more perfect by the inherent contempt that management has for sports reporters.
     
    tapintoamerica, Apr 21, 2007
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  8. fishwrapper

    fishwrapper Active Member

    An ombudsman is not "management." Thankfully.
    Most of them would have to get down off their soapbox or high horse to be management.
     
    fishwrapper, Apr 21, 2007
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  9. JayFarrar

    JayFarrar Well-Known Member

    Winner winner chicken dinner. Fenian wins the right answer pool.
    Let me know where I can send the 18 cents.
     
    JayFarrar, Apr 21, 2007
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  10. HejiraHenry

    HejiraHenry Well-Known Member

    Somebody post the photo of Capt. Renault, shocked – shocked! – to learn that there's gambling going on.

    This column was a waste of the general reader's time. Would be good in an APSE newsletter, maybe.
     
    HejiraHenry, Apr 21, 2007
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  11. fishwrapper

    fishwrapper Active Member

    (I'll give it a whirl).

    SPORTS WRITERS/EDITORS GAMBLE? GASP!

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    fishwrapper, Apr 21, 2007
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  12. fishwrapper

    fishwrapper Active Member

    OR...

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    fishwrapper, Apr 21, 2007
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