Actually, that came from Las Vegas. Whenever someone would have something very unlikely happen (like they would have a full house, and the other person would get the exact card they needed on the final card to make a straight flush to beat them) they would tend to say "What's the odds of that happening?".
Non-mathematical types would say, "50/50, because there were two possibilities, either that it happened or that it didn't". I have sent *TENS OF THOUSANDS* of packages outside the U.S. and 99.99% of them all arrived safely. This individual sent *TWO*, and both went missing. What's the odds of that happening? Bruce On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 8:13 AM, Richard Evans <evan...@blueyonder.co.uk>wrote: > Seeing as you learnt your skills with odds calculation at the professional > poker table, this one isn't going to be misguided or crass enough to > question your judgement. > > On 22 Apr 2010, at 12:20, Bruce Hershenson wrote: > > 50/50? > > On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 5:49 AM, Richard Evans > <evan...@blueyonder.co.uk>wrote: > >> What's the odds of that? >> >> >> >> >> On 22 Apr 2010, at 10:25, Wolfgang Jahn wrote: >> >> Now that name Al Shevy rang a bell to me, and I checked in my older >> email folder: >> >> In September 2005 in bought posters from him on ebay (his ID back then: >> coolstuff159 >> ) for >> $292,74 >> And never received anything! Unfortunately it was too late to file a >> paypal claim, or even leave neg. feedback I think. >> He first told me can’t take paypal (wonder why) and 3 weeks later he said >> I could pay with paypal now, which I did then (I think he only had 1-2 >> negative feedbacks) I never received anything then, and only got one reply >> from him about when and how they were sent, saying sth like: ‘I took them to >> the post office’ >> >> Included was a Henry artwork style, Pulp Fiction Quad, Lost highway 1sh. >> >> So Al, you still owe me $292,74 or these or other posters. How’s that? >> >> Wolfgang Jahn >> Kinoart.net >> >> >> *Von:* MoPo List >> [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU<mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> >> ] *Im Auftrag von *allen day >> *Gesendet:* Donnerstag, 22. April 2010 03:14 >> *An:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >> *Betreff:* Re: [MOPO] Memories of MoPo Past >> >> I can shed a little bit of light ... >> >> Al Shevy is a guy who sold posters on eeebay several years ago, I was the >> winning bidder on a particular auction and paid promptly via Paypal. Poster >> never posted despite several messages back and forth, several deadlines >> ignored / missed, Paypal refunded most of the $$$. >> >> Al Shevy provided a valuable lesson ... and it only cost me less than $40 >> >> I'm sure he must be a nice guy to some people, probably a great family man >> as well, but with online business dealings ... he is just a low-rent, mouth >> breathing, jack leg, butthead, suck-egg country mule geechie, bless his evil >> 'lil heart. I was once consumed that this cretin thought he was going to get >> away without paying up, then I realised it was small poop from smaller poop. >> Now ... I wouldn't spend the time or money to buy salt ... to pour on the >> slug. I feel somewhat used by wasting this time to type out this message, >> but hey, what's done ... is done. >> >> BTW ... smoochies, Al ... miss you ... >> >> ad >> >> --- On *Wed, 4/21/10, rixpost...@aol.com <rixpost...@aol.com>* wrote: >> >> >> From: rixpost...@aol.com <rixpost...@aol.com> >> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Memories of MoPo Past >> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >> Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 8:39 PM >> >> >> I've been in this hobby for almost 30 years. Will someone please tell >> me.... >> >> Who the hell is Al Shevy? >> >> I can't believe for almost 30 years I've never had the please of >> meeting or hearing of such a warm and wonderful man! >> >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >> Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu >> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >> The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >> Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu >> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >> The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___________________________________________________________________ How >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing ListSend a message addressed to: >> lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF >> MOPO-LThe author of this message is solely responsible for its content. >> >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___________________________________________________________________ How >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: >> lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF >> MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. >> >> > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
