# Inventions We Need

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventions-we-need/975354>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 22, 2022, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventions-we-need/975354 "2022-11-22T02:02:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventions-we-need/975354/101 "2022-12-31T01:49:42Z")

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I don’t know if you would call this an invention (it’s not), but it sure would be entertaining to watch a football game knowing the announcers had bet life-altering sums of money on the contest.

“Al, I have no idea how I am going to explain this to Mary. No idea at all.”  
“First and goal on the 6…”  
“Wait… I still have that parlay! I…”  
“Fumble!”  
“Gawddammit, Al!”

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