# My wager with Bricker, or Why Bricker is a Good Man **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 20, 2018, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wager-with-bricker-or-why-bricker-is-a-good-man/824869 "2018-11-20T22:40:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2018, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wager-with-bricker-or-why-bricker-is-a-good-man/824869/1 "2018-11-20T22:40:47Z")
Way back in June, Bricker and I had a friendly wager on Anthony Kennedy’s, [thusly](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21051169&postcount=113): > [@](#): > > Posted by Bricker > Works for me. I propose one bottle, 750 ml or closest size, booze of your choice, not to exceed $50 retail, from me to you if a replacement for Anthony Kennedy is not confirmed by the Senate on or before November 6, 2018. > > And one bottle of Glenrothes 750 ml as noted above, also not to exceed $50, from you to me if a replacement for Anthony Kennedy is confirmed on or before November 6, 2018. > > Suits? What followed, of course, was the Kavanaugh hearings, a solid mess all around. I lost the wager. Before I lost the wager, however, **Bricker** contacted me with a PM that I shall not share without his permission. The substance was that he did not feel it right to win the bet under such circumstances. He proposed a shift of the bet: the loser to pay $50 to RAINN. I was happy to agree. I shall always remember **Bricker** ’s outreach and well-thought adjustment to the terms. Aspersions, if any, in this thread should be cast at me. **Bricker** is due only commendation. With apologies to **Bricker** for the delay in posting. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wager-with-bricker-or-why-bricker-is-a-good-man/824869/2 "2018-11-21T05:42:16Z")
Nice update. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wager-with-bricker-or-why-bricker-is-a-good-man/824869/3 "2018-11-21T07:16:08Z")
Why is SunnyDaze a good woman? Y’all both did good! ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wager-with-bricker-or-why-bricker-is-a-good-man/824869/4 "2018-11-21T10:41:55Z")
I don’t understand what “circumstances” were unfair. If anything the Kavanaugh show helped you and could have helped you win the bet. The confirmation was delayed closer to the agreed upon date, and but for two votes and/or a few more damaging details, you would have certainly won. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wager-with-bricker-or-why-bricker-is-a-good-man/824869/5 "2018-11-21T12:56:26Z")
> [@UltraVires](#): > > I don’t understand what “circumstances” were unfair. If anything the Kavanaugh show helped you and could have helped you win the bet. I think the idea is more along the lines of “it’s gross to celebrate an allegation of drunken sexual misconduct with alcohol”. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wager-with-bricker-or-why-bricker-is-a-good-man/824869/6 "2018-11-21T13:16:51Z")
I dislike his politics, and find his debating style to be at times pettyfogging and overly legalistic, but I’ve never gotten the sense that **Bricker** was anything other than a decent human being and pretty solid guy. ---
**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wager-with-bricker-or-why-bricker-is-a-good-man/824869/7 "2018-11-21T17:09:15Z")
Heavy stuff. Troubling, unspeakable, not shocking.