Does having a bet on a question make Cecil more apt to answer it?

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Does having a bet on a question make Cecil more apt to answer it?
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a4_024.html
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_321b.html

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I’m betting you a dinner it does.
But how will we know?

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I’d say it’s more likely to be answered if it’s a good question with an interesting answer.

  • Jill
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I guess she would know, so I’ll pay up.
Post your address and I’ll send a Dominoes 2 for 1 coupon.

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I’m sure it depends entirely on how big a cut the winner is willing to give Cecil.

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I dunno about Cecil’s end of it, but I’ll bet that having a bet on the question makes the questioner more likely to ask it.

“There are only two things that are infinite: The Universe, and human stupidity-- and I’m not sure about the Universe”
–A. Einstein

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HEY!

Both my messages above show the same number of posts.
Does this mean the SD board software is no longer infallible?
Anyone want to bet on the odds of that happening again?

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OOPS!
I just realized the numbers are being updated after the fact.
Go ahead and laugh at me-that’s what newbies are for. :frowning: