On Thu, 22 May 2008 13:54:19 +0800, PaPaPeng wrote
(in article <fm2a34he3k29qtkpl2h4k1acm8e1p5h48e@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
> On Thu, 22 May 2008 13:17:49 +0800, Jim Walsh
> <jimNOwalsSPAMh3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 22 May 2008 00:02:16 +0800, PaPaPeng wrote
>> (in article <dth834960kodtte49h3i0r4o6rbu5kdl8k@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
>>
>>> On Wed, 21 May 2008 08:22:03 -0700 (PDT), demorising@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>>>
>>>> Taiwan leader: China unification unlikely 'in our lifetimes'
>>>>
>>>>
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iy-eiL6SQss9s-x12ll6dxpWUNFwD90M4GQ81
>>>>
>>>> Taiwan's new leader Ma Ying-jeou said Thursday that unification with
>>>> longtime rival China is unlikely "in our lifetimes" because the
>>>> Taiwanese oppose the mainland's authoritarian rule.
>>>>
>>>> ...
>>> Sounds like Ma doesn't expect to live into ripe old age. You know the
>>> reason why?
>>
>> Hey, I offered you a bet a decade ago. I renew it.
>>
>> I will give you 10-1 odds.
>>
>> I you wish, bet 100 dollars that Taiwan will be part of the PRC by 2018
(we
>> will both still be alive). If you are right, you will win $1000. If you
are
>> wrong, you lose $100.
>>
>> Do we have a bet? (I can arrange for a trustee to hold the stakes.)
>
>
> Your Taiwan dollar isn't worth the paper its printed on.
I am offering to bet US currency. US $100 (by you) and US $1000 by me.
BTW, the Taiwan dollar is pretty strong right now.
--
Love, Jim
(I often delete parts of the previous post and I often remove excessive
crossposts.)
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