Cubes 1,770 Report post Posted November 22, 2017 A Cube is a geometric shape or somesuch and children (potential punters) should be taught in their schoolingness to count . So here are 2 cubed ( for Chelseacol and Foaming that means 4 ) questions for this years cherubs at High School in the ol' fifth form : 1. True or False.....3 cubed is 33 which was the number of thoroughbred races over cup week 2 . True or False....none of Cubes' donkeys paid a dividend and even then 'Cafers got stuck in about how weak the fields were 3 . If Mrs Cubes buys 3 fascinators but wears only one and her and Shazza seem to get through 2 bottles of Lindauer betwen them then how many metres from Riccarton Park do they have to hobble on impractical heels for Uber to pick them up ? 4 . Even though Cubity thought the sure thing on the Wednesday was Savvy Coup (and it duly won paying about $1.90) the Cubemeister had about 50 bets across the card and ended up down on the day .Explain in 200 words or less why the Cubinator , who has been punting since the Muldoon era , never learns ? Black Kirrama, TOM(the other Molloy), chelseacol and 4 others 5 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue 1,099 Report post Posted November 22, 2017 If those questions were in NCEA Level 1 there would be a national uproar. Only the kids skyving off school to go to the races could even attempt them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelseacol 2,488 Report post Posted November 22, 2017 You summarise the week rather nicely Cubes. Foaming & I were obviously giving the impression when we saw you that we were incapable of performing any mathematics. I suspect this is due to the following calculation If a man drank 2 beers an hour, for each hour on course over 5 race meetings in 8 days, while spending a small fortune on tote investments, after studying the fields for hours each morning, and then drank bottles of red wine each evening over dinner, followed by a nightcap - would said man appear capable of performing a more complex math equation than the number of combinations in a first 4 bet with 3 to win, 8 for second and third and the field for 4th (while standing at the tote window balancing a glass and turf digest)? THE TORCH, ivanthegreat and elbow 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue 1,099 Report post Posted November 22, 2017 Oh, fair dinkum COL, a bright year 7 kid could work that out. The answer is 'purple.' elbow, Ponderosa8 and chelseacol 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohokaman 5,850 Report post Posted November 23, 2017 It's all a mystery to me Cubes.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad 1,559 Report post Posted November 23, 2017 9 hours ago, chelseacol said: You summarise the week rather nicely Cubes. Foaming & I were obviously giving the impression when we saw you that we were incapable of performing any mathematics. I suspect this is due to the following calculation If a man drank 2 beers an hour, for each hour on course over 5 race meetings in 8 days, while spending a small fortune on tote investments, after studying the fields for hours each morning, and then drank bottles of red wine each evening over dinner, followed by a nightcap - would said man appear capable of performing a more complex math equation than the number of combinations in a first 4 bet with 3 to win, 8 for second and third and the field for 4th (while standing at the tote window balancing a glass and turf digest)? Crickey boys all this maths, i hope it it all added up on the right side of the ledger, certainly didn't for me, they were harder to pick than a broken nose, got a glimpse of cubes scurrying along the path up by the members, by the time i got out the door to say hello, he was gone, figured he was off to collect or heading to the 1200m chute, hope you boys had a great week on the punt, those races were certainly hard to win, the times were very quick, always next year. Thats the upside. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelseacol 2,488 Report post Posted November 23, 2017 13 hours ago, Shad said: Crickey boys all this maths, i hope it it all added up on the right side of the ledger, certainly didn't for me, they were harder to pick than a broken nose, got a glimpse of cubes scurrying along the path up by the members, by the time i got out the door to say hello, he was gone, figured he was off to collect or heading to the 1200m chute, hope you boys had a great week on the punt, those races were certainly hard to win, the times were very quick, always next year. Thats the upside. It was a tough week on the punt Shad. Tough week to win a race as owner too as you say - although was thrilled to run 4th in Valachi with our mare way out of grade. So financially not a winner - but best week of the year by a country mile Shad 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad 1,559 Report post Posted November 24, 2017 Good effort to finish 4th in the mile, we all know the ups n down of this racing business, on the punting side of things, you will be well practised for next year, only winner i could have backed was why me, being by duelled, as we have a filly foal by him, but alas i got caught up in the socializing, and didn't look hard enough. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...