A good deed.

@topffer (42156)
France
October 16, 2015 8:33am CST
I am not a gambler, and I bet only when I am at least 90% sure to win the bet. Last August I bet with a friend that a couple of common friends would be married within a year. They are living together since 30 years and have 3 children, so my friend believed that I had no chance to win. Of course, I have a secret weapon. Last Sunday my other friend (the future groom) called me to ask if I would not like to pick mushrooms with him. We went in a public forest, and we picked two full bags of trumpets of the death and a few porcini mushrooms. In the way back to his car, I told him : - You know X ? - Yes. - He was living together with Y since 30 years and they married secretly last June. - No ? Why ? - Well, to benefit of a survivor's pension as the widow of a public servant you need to be married at least two years before you retire. *(I have to add here that both my friend and his girlfriend are public servants.)* - Oh ! B*st*rds ! I did not said anything else, but I think that he will not live long in sin from now, and that I will be rewarded for my good deed. Secret or not, a marriage has to be published. I have just to check the newspapers and wait. Have you done a good deed recently ?
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25 responses
Anna
@LadyDuck (471459)
• Switzerland
16 Oct 15
Shame on you, you cheated to win. I lost a bet, I thought that my brother was going to re-marry before his birthday, but his birthday is tomorrow and it seems he has no intention to make the same mistake again.
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
16 Oct 15
To sin by omission is not a mortal sin. I have to add that there is no money involved with this bet. I generally don't bet any money. It is my first attempt at matchmaking, but I think that it will be a success. I don't know what happened to your brother, but I have several divorced friends that never wanted to marry again...
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471459)
• Switzerland
16 Oct 15
@topffer I did not bet money either, but I have to prepare a dinner for his daughter. My brother made a stupid choice and he wanted to marry a woman nobody liked. He has to blame nobody but himself.
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
16 Oct 15
@LadyDuck A lunch is not a big deal, it is the kind of bet I do usually... when I am quite sure to win. It is better that you did not influenced your brother's choice. Like you wrote, he can blame only himself.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (139742)
• Roseburg, Oregon
16 Oct 15
So you won the bet and you were happy. That is great for you.
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
16 Oct 15
I have not won yet, but I think that it is a matter of weeks/months, as they are older than me, and his girlfriend will retire in 3 years.
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Artgirl
@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
19 Oct 15
Sneaky little bugger. Nice trick! Now they will definitely have to get married. I also don't bet on anything unless I'm 99% sure. Haha. Am not a gambler as well but I take risks when I feel like it.
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Artgirl
@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
19 Oct 15
@topffer I don't bet money too. But occasionally I do it with friends especially when they insist on something I know is really true or not. And when they lose I treat ourselves with the money they lost.
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
19 Oct 15
I never bet money, and there is only a drink involved, but there is still a risk that they don't marry within the year and wait a little more.
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
19 Oct 15
@owstalaga That is nice. Take advantage of it when it is not too late : when they will realize that you never lose, they will no more bet with you.
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purplealabaster
@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
16 Oct 15
So, what is the prize for winning the bet, and what is the cost of losing it?
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
16 Oct 15
I never bet any money. There is just a drink involved, which is not a lot for such an achievement. I should have bet a dinner in a restaurant, as I am quite sure to win.
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purplealabaster
@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
16 Oct 15
@topffer So you are allergic to marriage and yet you trick these poor people into marriage just to win a bet ... and all you win is a drink?! You really are evil, aren't you?
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
16 Oct 15
@purplealabaster It is my evil day at myLot. They are also allergic to marriage, but if I was in their shoes I would marry without telling it to anybody.
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
17 Oct 15
sounds a fair bet although won with inside information
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
17 Oct 15
There is only a drink involved, so it is not a big deal.
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
17 Oct 15
@topffer sounds good to me - a drink's a drink
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (50266)
• United States
16 Oct 15
That was sneaky of you
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
16 Oct 15
Just a bit. Seriously, it is also helpful, and I had to tell it to him.
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much2say
@much2say (55665)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Oct 15
HA! You certainly have a secret weapon!! And surely you would have that 90% chance of winning! What is the prize - what will your friend lose?
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much2say
@much2say (55665)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Oct 15
@topffer Oh yes, he had better not find out about your little secret! Or you might owe him a drink - or more!
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
19 Oct 15
He will not die : we only bet a drink, but I will not tell him the weapon I used to win.
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
19 Oct 15
@much2say I have to stay mysterious because victory without risk is triumph without glory.
Carmela
@Carmelanirel2 (8084)
• United States
26 Oct 15
Oh that is great and ow you have to let us know when the big day is!
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sofs
@sofssu (23662)
•
31 Oct 15
So you got them all knotted up officially.. Good deed indeed.. Congrats on winning your bet. What was the amount involved?
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
31 Oct 15
Just a drink. And I have not win it yet, as they can chose to marry later...
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
31 Oct 15
@sofssu Thank you. I will update the discussion if I win.
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sofs
@sofssu (23662)
•
31 Oct 15
@topffer Okay I hope you will win and get your drink too
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amnabas
@amnabas (14169)
• Karachi, Pakistan
16 Oct 15
I just donate some coins to a beggar.
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
16 Oct 15
Congrats, it is really a selfless good deed.
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crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
16 Oct 15
30 years 'n 3 young'uns 'n they'd not made it official? fear'f paperwork? lol i must confess i've done nary a good thingy in sometime...'less ya consider stayin' here'n the place 'n doin' my best to avoid troubles a good deed.
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crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
16 Oct 15
@topffer i agree with ya, hon. don't think ya were bein' sneaky't all. no doubt they'd not wish to leave the other without such benefits.
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Boingboing
@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
16 Oct 15
I wonder if he and his partner will see this as a good deed or not. I always tell people that they need to be the one with the rights to switch off the life-support machine. That message hits home pretty hard.
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
16 Oct 15
It is another argument, although you can designate the person you want to make this choice for you by a contract in France, and I know two friends who have preferred to choose their doctor than their partner. It is something that I can understand : it is a big responsibility, and it can be better to not involve your partner in it.
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Boingboing
@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
17 Oct 15
@topffer That's really interesting. I didn't know that France did that.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218927)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Oct 15
You evil man! At last, I have a role model. I will start scheming right now.
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
21 Oct 15
You are a flatterer : I started that discussion for my evil day at myLot. Maybe it was not the most direct way to tell it to him, but, as a friend I had to tell him.
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solxee
@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
17 Oct 15
lol so what's the next bet?
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
17 Oct 15
Give me some time to think about it : I rarely bet, and I have not yet win this one.
theSids
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
18 Oct 15
Glad about it. I needed you, desperately during 2000-2005 A good deed? me? recently? I have secretly devoured that cake which my wife brought for someone else because I do not like that "someone" coming to my place
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theSids
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
18 Oct 15
@topffer Until now, wifey does not know about this fact. I have to tell her tomorrow before she finds out. Or even worse, before the "someone" arrives to have her cake. I mentioned my wife that I dont like this lady and better she should not invite her home. She has no manners and though she is doing her PHD in Computers, she doesnt even know how to behave with the mouse. Wifey said, that the cake is her favorite and so she has got it to serve her during the time she is around. Now, it should be no cake, no her here.
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
18 Oct 15
@thesids I don't want to enter in a family dispute. When someone gets under my skin, he/she realizes it quickly at my attitude, if he/she is not dumb.
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
18 Oct 15
It was not cricket to not buy another cake after you satisfied your hunger. I would have probably replaced it by another one that "someone" was not liking.
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naruto
@akp100 (13640)
• India
20 Oct 15
So they are finally doing it because of you. I guess that's really good deed by you. So you are going to win your bet too. I am bad at betting as I always do it in excitement in just 50% of assurance. So better I start betting like you when I am more sure about it. lol
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
20 Oct 15
It is their interest, but they are free to marry or not, and I have not won yet, but there is a good chance. I rarely bet, and only when I am quite sure to win.
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naruto
@akp100 (13640)
• India
20 Oct 15
@topffer That's good habit as that can make sure that you will win mostly. Blind fold bet is not healthy at all.
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cherigucchi
@cherigucchi (14876)
• Philippines
4 Nov 15
If ever I did a deed, for sure, its already forgotten!
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
4 Nov 15
You are never doing a good deed, or was it only today ?
Marlina
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
21 Oct 15
I am not a better at all.
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
21 Oct 15
I never bet money, but I can bet a drink or a lunch when I am quite sure to win
DE
@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
19 Nov 15
Congratulations, TopEvil! You finally earned your adopted name! After you never carried through on your vow to have a day dedicated to Evil, I had almost lost hope in you, my brother! It has made me a very happy man to know that you can be just as Evil as the rest of our family when you are properly motivated! Uhm... so, brother, I can expect an invitation to the finest restaurant around as soon as you get paid for winning that bet, right?
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
20 Nov 15
I did not changed the name, but I started this evil discussion. Not very evil, but I did my best. I only bet a drink, but ok, if I win, I will invite you.
DE
@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
19 Nov 15
@topffer You know what they say... "No good deed goes unpunished!"
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rahul pillai
@rahulvsmokiee (3110)
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
17 Oct 15
Lo! i am great to know that you win always.It doent matter whether you cheated or not what matter is did you won. Even history tells only about successful person. Did you ever heard who was the first losser to climb mount everest? haha think @LadyDuck
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
17 Oct 15
I have not cheated, I just omitted to tell a detail. I have not yet won, but I think that I can hardly lose my bet. History also keeps major disasters/failures like volcanic eruptions or nuclear accidents.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471459)
• Switzerland
17 Oct 15
Is Mount Everest pertinent to this discussion? I do not think so. What do you mean about first losser? I do not believe that losser is an English word.
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