#Bet to win

[schnuckiputz]

something something about rockstar eddie on tour telling everyone left and right about his sweetheart, his stevie, the light of his life, his sweet lil baby. getting more and more excited about when he's going to see his sweetheart at a concert soon.

the roadies and techs are kinda excited about it - placing bets on what kind of girl could have big bad rockstar eddie munson this starry eyed. with the way eddie is going on they are absolutely convinced that she's some tiny little slip of a girl that wears pastel pink everywhere and has never ever done anything bad in her life.

the big day arrives, everyone is excited to meet eddie's lil princess...but instead "sweet little babygirl stevie" is some big jock dude in a polo shirt and lightwash jeans who carries around equipment like it weighs nothing and who swears like a sailor when someone nearly drops an amp on his foot.

#meanwhile the band's in the background collecting their winnings from all the strategic bets they placed #eddie: this is my sweet darling angel stevie #steve who sometimes benchpresses the kids for fun: motherfuckingshitballspissdrinkingfuckface watch what ur doing #stranger things #eddie munson #steve harrington #steddie #steve x eddie #steve harrington x eddie munson

[borgwuazie]

well, everyone. animetwt’s Twink & DILF Showdown is over, now Pathetic Man Showdown is happening (update: ended few days after i posted this!)

The poll itself is already hilarious but the FUNNIEST thing was people were wondering where Reigen was, only to scroll down further and see this

#update: james won the main poll!! #but he’s losing against reigen lmao PLS. #i believe in you james #mp100 #mob psycho 100 #reigen arataka #arataka reigen #mine #gonna tag my personal bets too 🫡 #james pokemon #leorio #vinsmoke sanji #kakashi hitake #these bitches arent even pathetic but i want to see them win #reigen sweep

[annabelle--cane]

finishes watching the new hbomberguy video. goes to james somerton's twitter to look for any response. the page is deleted. goes to james somerton's youtube community tab. comments are turned off. goes to james somerton's most recent video to check for a pinned comment or something. comments are turned off. goes to james somerton's patreon to see if there's anything new there even if I can't read it. the page is deleted. now that's what I call environmental storytelling.

#marina marvels at life #I am currently (3 dec 2023) placing a bet that his whole youtube catalog might disappear before the year's out #if I am right then I win: bragging rights

[lqvesoph]

valid suggestion tbh

#place ur bets #who would win it? #lando norris #mclaren #max verstappen #lewis hamilton #alex albon #charles leclerc #oscar piastri #pierre gasly #fernando alonso #george russell #nico hulkenberg #kevin magnussen #carlos sainz #.x

[call-me-strega]

Dc x Dp Prompt # 12: Wanna Help Me Win a Bet?

So our scene opens with an older team Phantom (Everlasting trio, Jazz, Val, and Dani) at a bar/club of some sort in New York. They're all catching up on how their lives are going (college, work, internships, milestones, travels, wacky happenings, etc.). Somehow the topic shifts to romantic relationships and the gang begins ribbing Danny for his awkward teen romances. He was an absolute disaster at flirting even if his exes found it charming at the time. It's all good-natured and fun.

Then Danny's like "Hey well least I've improved now" which earns him an eyebrow raise or two. The gang goes "Oh yeah? Prove it. Bet you 100 bucks you can't get that person's number" *points to an attractive black-haired individual sitting at the bar*. And of course, since Danny isn't one to back down from a bet and has his pride to defend he goes off to flirt with a stranger.

On the flip side, we have a Batfam member (or other black-haired DC character) of your choosing (you already know my fav is Jason) sitting at the bar. Why are they there? Idk maybe it's for a case? Maybe they wanted to meet up with friends outside of Gotham? You decide. Anyways, the point is that their minding their own business when a fairly attractive twunk walks up and starts hitting on them awkwardly. And man, this guy is not smooth in the slightest but he's dorky and awkward and kinda cute. They talk to him a bit, teasing and doing some light flirting back. They aren't taking him too seriously, really they're more amused than anything else.

Finally, the guy kinda just gives up trying to be smooth and sighs. He looks at them with a serious look on his face and goes "Look I'll level with you, my friends over there bet me a 100 bucks I wouldn't be able to successfully flirt with you. I'm gonna lean over and whisper in your ear and if you could just agree laugh like I said something witty and give me your number then I'll split the cash with you."

Then he leans over and whispers "Whaddya say, wanna help me win a bet?"

And they let out a genuine laugh and go "You know what? Sure, why not. You're not half-bad and I won't say no to an easy 50" and they grab a napkin, pull a pen out of seemingly nowhere, and give Danny their number (and their Venmo/PayPal/cash app or whatever). They hang out a bit more that night before going their separate ways. A day or two later they get a notification that someone sent them $50 and a message "wanna get coffee/lunch/dinner sometime?"

#dc x dp #danny fenton #team phantom #winning a bet #bad flirting #danny's got that awkward wet cat boy-failure type of rizz but in a good way #pick a ship any ship #my go to is #dead on main #this would also work well with dead silent or brain dead (dead tired?) or whatever kon x danny's ship name is #Strega’s dc x dp prompt

[nocek]

damn, it's growing into longer series so for the sake of organization here are links to previous parts:

[miles finally goes to comicscon] [pavitr and the dogs also want to be included] [unconnected halloween special] [hobie and miles vs capitalism] [pavitr and gayatri in cutest couple costumes]

#across the spiderverse #spiderverse #atsv #spiderverse fanart #miguel o'hara #jessica drew #peter b parker #mayday parker #spiderman #spiderman 2099 #spiderwoman #lots of doggos #cosplay #comic #jess came prepared :D #she knew miguel will come and try to be serious adult about everything #but now with TWO babies to distract him he has no chance of winning #actually there is a bet going on for how long he will forget about those cat ears :D #but besides that I only have idea for one more drawing in this series #because I really really want to draw Margo in Quorra from Tron legacy cosplay :3

[ultra-violetra]

the reason why red team wins isn’t because they submit tasks last minute. that isn’t even the biggest part of their strategy, so let me tell you what red is doing to win:

delegating tasks: each member has spent most of their time collecting whatever resource the team needs. they work together to come up with specific goals (eg. enchantment table, mining iron, getting string) and then send specific people out to do that task, usually whoever’s free at the moment

helping each other: they would all drop everything at a moment’s notice to help a teammate in trouble

sharing resources: red team shares literally everything they own. most notably, bings and personal quest items

personal tasks: they all help each other out to finish these, and they make sure everyone active gets them done. i think a good chunk of their points come from this category actually, since the other teams don’t seem to prioritize it as much

not seeking fights: ok sure, they’ve gotten in a decent amount of fights, but usually the fight comes to them. they aren’t spending their time searching for people to kill, rather most of their kills have been from running into others in the wild or at spawn (foolish did spend time looking for tina today, but that was mostly looking for blue base as a strategic point)

using time wisely: to kind of add onto the point above, they aren’t spending all their time walking thousands of blocks to others’ bases. they also are very communicative about how much time they have left and what to use it for. they’ll ask how they can help the team with their last ten minutes, for instance

communicating: red team spends almost their entire time on the server in a vc together. I know this isn’t exactly every creator’s thing, but they could still type in chat if they didn’t want to talk. red team have even been leaving discord messages to their teammates to tell them info when they’re not online!

varying their points: i think this is the most important thing tbh. instead of only focusing on tasks or kills, etc. they do a little bit of every. they make sure to do well in every possible point category

being silly: it’s the best part!! the silliness boosts team morale

seriously though, the red team doesn’t just sweep the win at the last minute. if that was true then they wouldn’t log in until the last ten minutes. all the active members spend their 5 hours (or however long they’re playing that day) working on gathering materials and being useful for the team. the only advantage they have from being online later is they know how many points they need to get to catch up. so they can sort of measure how many kills or resources they’d need, etc. but knowing what they need doesn’t guarantee they’ll get it. the red team puts a lot of hard work into their wins it’s not just a cheap sweep. they are clever, resourceful, and strategic

#this is strategy analysis not discourse #i’m analyzing this like it’s a betting sport #it’s FUN #really if the other teams want to win they just need to communicate better that’s the whole point of the event!! #and before anyone comes at me i have been watching all 3 teams #and me saying red team does this doesn’t mean i’m saying the other teams aren’t doing it #i’m just saying this is what red is doing that’s making them WIN #qsmp

[upsidedog]

my favorite lumax detail is lucas wearing a karate kid shirt because max thinks ralph macchio is cute. i can just imagine lucas with the boys in mike’s basement and they're all trying to figure out how to karate chop a board in half because lucas wants to show off to max

#lucas sinclair #lumax #max mayfield #he’d figure it out and show it to max and any connection to karate kid would go completely over her head #she’d just be like “🤯 show ME how to do that” #still a win #s3 lumax is just so precious they were so carefree #i bet they were so excited for the fair to set up next to starcourt cuz they wanted to win each other prizes at all the games :(

[samtamdan]

They're so silly

#bocchi the rock! #bocchiposting #Bocchi the Rock! Gaiden: Hiroi Kikuri no Fukazake Nikki #hiroi kikuri #shimizu eliza #shima iwashita #sick hack #PLEASEEEEE #dont try go to the end of a bet #or lottery #or all that stuff #the house almost never loses #if you get a prize #even if its a small one #leave the game #there are more chances to lose everything than win another prize

[sunderwight]

Thinking about the weird camaraderie that exists between demons but not angels in GO.

Have we ever seen two angels who are actually friends? Or even friendly to one another? We have met angels with a capacity to be friendly in general, but I think the closest we've come to two angels actually getting along would be Gabriel making a point to laugh at Sandalphon's terrible "can't have a war without War" line in S1.

Most scenes between the angels actually seem to have an undercurrent of absolute hostility. Teeth-clenched teamwork. No wonder it took them so long to notice that Aziraphale wasn't on the same page as the rest of them! The rest of them are barely on the same page as one another, either! When Gabriel goes against the majority vote, no one bats an eye at demoting him and wiping his memory. Michael and Uriel immediately begin vying for his job. The only times we've seen angels team up is when they're working together to bully someone else, like when they're trying to intimidate Aziraphale in S1 or going to the aftermath of the bookshop raid in S2.

Saraqael's overall neutrality towards Muriel is the closest we get to two angels in Heaven getting along, and it's more a lack of hostility than any kind of friendliness. At least until Gabriel loses his memories and Muriel shows up to spy on Aziraphale, and Aziraphale decides to be kind to both of them.

Demons, on the other hand, actually seem to form alliances and even friendships among one another. Hastur and Ligur are awful, but Hastur seems genuinely distraught over Ligur's death, not just fearful of suffering the same fate. Shax and Furfur conspire together and even though the 1940's investigation into Crowley's fraternizing doesn't work out for Furfur, it's not due to any double-crossing on Shax's part. Unlike the angels, who stick almost exclusively to making threats until the Metatron decides to try dangling a carrot at the end of the season, demons actually offer rewards to other demons when trying to work together. Beelzebub offers Crowley a promotion if he can bring them Gabriel, Furfur offers to back Shax up politically if she goes for the Duke position opening, and Crowley successfully stalls Hastur in S1 by pretending everything was a test and he's going to be put in charge of a legion as a reward for passing. They're still not great at socializing, but they're significantly ahead of the angels.

Of course, it's a fact that demons are awful to one another (Eric's treatment is really bad, they throw that random demon into holy water just to test it, "it'd be a funny world if demons went around trusting one another", etc) but they still seem more capable of forming friendships than the angels do.

I think that's because Hell cramps and crowds everyone together to try and increase their suffering and hostility, whereas Heaven isolates angels to decrease the odds of questioning or rebellion. Hell's methods are unpleasant, but it still ends up putting demons together, and some of those demons inevitably forge alliances and make friendships. Because as Crowley and Beelzebub demonstrate, demons are still social creatures with the capacity for love and affection, even if it's strongly discouraged and buried under nine million layers of trauma and a cultural mandate against kindness.

Angels are the same, but isolation makes is harder to form connections than overcrowding. Muriel and Jimbriel are both so eager to make friends, but Muriel's spent the past millennia shut in an empty office, and Gabriel has been distanced from his peers both through his position and also through Heaven's culture of fear and surveillance. He only breaks away from it when he finds something that's stronger than "choosing sides" (stronger than the fear of being rejected by Heaven and Falling, in fact strong enough that Falling seems worth it if he gets to be with someone he loves). Both Muriel and Gabriel are only able to start forming connections when they're away from Heaven.

I just think it's interesting that demons, despite being supposedly devoid of love, have an advantage in forming relationships compared to angels. Angels are supposed to love, but have far fewer opportunities to actually do so. Demons aren't supposed to love, but they make connections anyway.

#good omens #ineffable bureaucracy #both angels and demons are suckers for a bit of kindness too #even if they pretend otherwise and even if there are exceptions to the rule #like yeah you're probably not gonna win over the likes of hastur or michael with a nicety #but according to word of god furfur would be highly susceptible to a kind word #and well we see how it is with muriel and jim #i think this is why shax also weirdly toes the line between getting crowley destroyed and being almost-friends with him #that's just how it works in hell when you don't actually despise somebody #you can't be nice to them but you're still also kind of helpful and non-hostile a lot #don't let it interfere with your goals but sure deliver their mail and get their help with your boiler issues why not #maggie took the wrong approach to confronting the demons #if she'd been nice instead of telling them off they wouldn't have known how to handle it i bet #they're USED to being mocked and yelled at #should have given them jim's tray of canapes and offered them tea and stuff #not that I expect anyone to intuit that under the circumstances just that it might have actually held them off a lot longer #bunch of demons sitting outside of a bookshop passing around a tray of tiny little dinners and listening to records playing from inside

[shakingparadigm]

Guardian Urak after ROUND 6 (his fuckass pet that he barely invested in beat another guy's overly-invested in pet)

#he dressed till in the most basic emo outfit and tossed him into the ring yelling SING BOY #yes he dgaf about the kiss. whatever it takes ig #this man literally keeps winning while doing the bare minimum #just because till is talented and is batshit crazy enough to put on a show even without fancy shit #/crazy shit keeps happening to till #guardian urak when till killed freddie: ayoooo #guardian urak when ivan kissed till: AYOOOOOOOOO #all he does is chain up till and toss him around and not give him anything good to the point where his clothes are the most casual ones #and till still comes out the winner somehow i bet that nasty fucker is laughing so hard watching shit go down #Guardian urak during an interview: yeah that shit was crazy. rip ivan. or whatever. thanks for doing that *waving around medal* #alnst #alien stage #alien stage till #guardian urak

[cherrytraveller]

@chiangyorange‘s poor guy had to fight for his damn life so far, meanwhile my old man got to chill half of the time in the @rottmntpeepawpolls

Twitter || Ko-fi || Instagram

#rottmnt #rottmnt movie #future leo #peepaw polls #odd man out #wmas #we'll meet again soon #tmnt #teenage mutant ninja turtles #clip studio paint #fanart #digital art #digital sketch #doodle #cartoon #place your bets people #who will win #someone who went to hell and back thrice over and is armed with a brick #or just some guy in a flannel

[tactax-art]

Ghost baited Soap into a drinking contest and lost so bad he can't walk, now Soap is carrying him back to base while having the leftovers ♥️

#you bet someone recorded the whole thing #and soap is prepared to pretend he doesn't have a killer hangover tomorrow #ghost's made from 100% pure genuine english shame #a scot will spontaneously develop superpowers to win a bet against an englishman #sorry ghost #cod mwii #cod mw2 #soapghost #ghostsoap #ghoap #john soap mactavish #simon ghost riley #cod soap #cod ghost #tw alcohol #tw alcohol mention #i drew ghost too small but shhhh #tt1plus

[clefairytea]

A thing I don’t buy about what Breq says in Imperial Radch is the implication that people largely don’t care about what their ship/station thinks of them or assume it doesn’t have opinions. I would be so desperate to get a good grade in Station. I would be throwing you all under the bus if I thought it would win me some points with the station AI.

#clefairy squeaks #imperial radch #I would want Station to be my friend sooooo bad #Are you telling me there wouldn’t be a subset of people who were lonely kids for whom Station was probably their only friend #Breq cmon I bet some people were desperate to win points with you #Same species of person who needs the waiter to like them

[slythereen]

idk if this gp betting on charles thing is true or just speculation/joke, but if it is true, this is a gp strategy masterclass!! he knows max is insane about charles & if he sees a competition with charles he will singlemindedly try to win (cough austin when he undeniably had the fastest car by far but still had zero patience to get past lol) so this is his way of making sure max is motivated to get pole despite the fact that he could probably win without it. gp on the board of lestappies?

anon this has added a layer to the nuanced gp-helmut quali bets that is frankly hysterical. like yeah it is a strategic mastermind move??? activate the track terrorist impulse in max with a well placed bet on charles??? diabolical. groundbreaking

#lestappen #australian gp 2024 #*oracles #like……. he’s really out here like either i win the bet #or max goes psycho #and secures pole #win win for gp #someone inform charles there are betting pools i want to see him become unhinged too #(i say as if charles can be his glorious crazy self with a car that magically always malfunctions………………..)

[sibmakesart]

c tres tres specific comme idee mais il fallait que ca sorte

#its a children game where you clap each others hands in rythm #and the begining is “three little cats(x3)straw hat(x3)” so i think itd be their anthem #zoro loses immediately #nami has placed bets all night #usopp wins everytime #trois petits chat #comptine #game #op #lyon au #french au #je sais ça secrit pas comme ça mais javais pas assez de place