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100/1 Odds On 'First Contact' Within a Year

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the cross-your-fingers dept.

astroengine writes "After all the kerfuffle of 'Ambassadorgate' — when the UK media went nuts over the rumored promotion of Mazlan Othman to become the UN's first choice as mankind's alien point of contact — it would appear that gamblers saw this as a tip that an alien landing was imminent."

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  1. It's a good tip... by Drakkenmensch · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ... that some bookies figured that by giving great odds on an impossible events, idiots would flock to give them money.

  2. Re:Game changer by KarlIsNotMyName · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd think it'd be more like "HOLY FUCKING SHIT ALIENS" in some places.

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    We are all God's parents.
  3. summary is incorrect by LordKronos · · Score: 5, Informative

    The summary is incorrect. The 100 to 1 odds aren't even for first contact, but merely that the US/UK will announce the existence of aliens. From TFA:

    the gambling company is offering odds of 100/1 on either the US President or the serving British Prime Minister to announce the existence of intelligent extra-terrestrials within a year of the bet being placed.

  4. Re:Let me be the first to say... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Think of the steam engine. It is a single invention that caused and made possible the entire industrial revolution.

    Now you're giving Valve too much credit.