Week of 8/11

Odds you’re texting your running mate:4:1::Odds that your political party told you to go to the Olympic Games to keep you out of trouble:3:1::Odds that this was a good idea:6:1::Chances you need another vacation already:NO LINE

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Week of 8/4

Chances you are participating in the Olympic Opening Ceremony:12:1::Chances you will be protesting the Olympic Opening Ceremony:6:1::Chances you’re cutting your hair for your new job:5:4::You broke a bone at a Rage Against the Machine performance this past weekend:5:1

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Week of 7/28

Odds that you are demanding to be traded:4:1::You’re obsessed with Mad Men:5:1::Odds that your jalapeño business is taking a hit this week:4:3::Odds your tomato business is rebounding:7:1

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Week of 7/21

Chances your essay was rejected from the NY Times:2:1::Chances you then handed it out to every other major news organization:10:1::Odds your training camp starts this week:12:1::Odds you show up on time:3:1

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Week of 7/14/08

You’re thinking about coming out of retirement:4:1::You’re thinking about watching the MLB All Star Game:9:1::Chances you’ll make the statement “Heath Ledger was awesome!” by week’s end:4:3::Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be hoping for a new deal:5:1

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The OV Line - Week of 7/7

Chances you were coerced into voting for Robert Mugabe:10:1:: You would go head to head with Joey Chesnut in a chicken wing eating contest:3:1:: You’d emerge victorious:750:1:: Chances you watched every point of Federer v. Nadal:40:1:: Odds you indulge in more than two summer blockbusters:3:1:: Odds you enjoy more than one summer blockbuster:6:1

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Week of 6.30

Odds that we’re beachin’ it on the Fourth: 2:1
Odds that we traveled out of our state to buy fireworks: 12:1
Chances that history has proven this to be a bad idea: 3:1
Odds that MLB knew what they were doing when they put Red Sox/Yanks in a series over the Fourth of July weekend: 1:1

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