# Place your Bets: Shirley's Baby Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 25, 2000, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-your-bets-shirleys-baby-pool/13123 "2000-01-25T15:51:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-your-bets-shirleys-baby-pool/13123/1 "2000-01-25T15:51:00Z")
Bored and mentally rambling, I think everyone should place their cyber bets on when they think I’m going to deliver this baby. Here’s the scoop on the first pregnancy: Due date: May 1, 1998. Actual delivered on: April 25, 1998 ( 39 weeks) Weight: 6#11oz Length 19 inches Labor: 12 hours Pushing: 1 hour ( doc days one hour, I thought about 15 minutes.) Here are the stats for this time around: Due Date: February 14, 2000. Doctor thinks about a week earlier. The baby is starting to drop. So, for the bettin’ pool, to be a winner, you gotta get: Due Date Baby Weight/Length Labor length ( as a tie breaker.) Ummm, there are no prizes other than the fact that you are a good guess. (How’s that for motivation?) ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-your-bets-shirleys-baby-pool/13123/2 "2000-01-25T15:54:00Z")
Due Date: Feb 8 Weight/Length: 7#4oz/20.5 inches Labor Length: 10.5 hours And, as a bonus…delivery time: 4:24 PM EST * * * My sig line is currently unavailable. Please check this post in 1 hour when we resume our broadcast day. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-your-bets-shirleys-baby-pool/13123/3 "2000-01-25T16:35:00Z")
Oh, what the hey… Due Date: February 6th. 21 inches, 7 lbs. 13 oz. Labor: 9 hours. * * * “Buffalo Bills? Oh, yeah. The guys that always snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.” --WallyM7 ---
**Author:** ![okatym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/76d3ee/32.png) [@okatym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/okatym)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-your-bets-shirleys-baby-pool/13123/4 "2000-01-25T16:39:00Z")
Birth Stats: Feb 7 7lb, 7oz 20" (they happen to be mine, too) ---
**Author:** ![okatym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/76d3ee/32.png) [@okatym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/okatym)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-your-bets-shirleys-baby-pool/13123/5 "2000-01-25T16:40:00Z")
oops forgot labor length: pushing, 25minutes Time of delivery: 7:01 AM (time I was born, also) ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-your-bets-shirleys-baby-pool/13123/6 "2000-01-25T16:43:00Z")
Due Date: 12th feb Baby Weight: 7lb 9oz Labor length : 1hour 15 min. You can call the baby after the winner!!! * * * John Larrigan “82.35% of all statistics are made up on the spot”–Vic Reeves ---
**Author:** ![Imthecowgodmoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Imthecowgodmoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imthecowgodmoo)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-your-bets-shirleys-baby-pool/13123/7 "2000-01-25T17:10:00Z")
I’ll bet $1. What do you mean this isn’t “The Price is Right?” ## Due Date- Feb 7th Baby Weight/Length- 7lbs, 4oz /20.5 in Labor length- 2 hours “People must think it must be fun to be a super genuis, But they don’t realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.” – Calvin and Hobbes (\_\_) _/_ ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-your-bets-shirleys-baby-pool/13123/8 "2000-01-25T17:14:00Z")
I’ll go the easy route. Due Date: February 14, 2000. Weight: 6#11oz Length 19 inches Labor: 12 hours Pushing: 1 hour ---
**Author:** ![Catrandom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@Catrandom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catrandom)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-your-bets-shirleys-baby-pool/13123/9 "2000-01-25T17:15:00Z")
Birthdate: Feb. 8 Weight/Length: 6lbs. 9 oz./19.5 Labor length: 7.5 hours Catrandom ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-your-bets-shirleys-baby-pool/13123/10 "2000-01-25T17:28:00Z")
Alrighty then, since I’m totally lacking any motivation, I’ll do this quickly. February 16, 2000 @ 4:55pm EDT 7 pounds, 7 ounces 20 inches and a grand total of 4 hours 15 minutes labor. ---
**Author:** ![WallyM7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5e925/32.png) [@WallyM7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WallyM7)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-your-bets-shirleys-baby-pool/13123/11 "2000-01-25T17:30:00Z")
Birthdate: Feb.11, 3:26 AM. Weght: 9lb.,14 oz. Length: 22.3" Labour: 37 hours. ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2000, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-your-bets-shirleys-baby-pool/13123/12 "2000-01-26T06:13:00Z")
Birthdate: February 4 Length/Weight: 20 inches, 7 pounds, 8 ounces Labor length: 5 hours total, 10 minutes of pushing They say the second child comes earlier and faster than the first; of course, they also told me the first time around that labor doesn’t **really** hurt all that much, so what makes them so smart? ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2000, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-your-bets-shirleys-baby-pool/13123/13 "2000-01-26T06:24:00Z")
Hey **Shirley** , I have an idea. How about you add the winner to your list of birth announcment recipients? I mean the official snail-mail kind. I’d love that. Just an idea! Here’s my guess: Due Date: February 11th Baby Weight/Length: 6 lbs. 10 oz. Labor length: 6 hours ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-your-bets-shirleys-baby-pool/13123/14 "2000-01-25T19:11:00Z")
WALLY! Are you mad or just twisted and demented. I ain’t pushin’ that long, no siree bub. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-your-bets-shirleys-baby-pool/13123/15 "2000-01-25T19:13:00Z")
Canthearya, I wanted to do something like that with our son’s announcements with the baby pool from my husband work, but the doofus didn’t bring it home with him and it was forever lost to the circular filing system. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisCTP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@ChrisCTP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisCTP)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-your-bets-shirleys-baby-pool/13123/16 "2000-01-25T19:28:00Z")
Birthdate: February 1, 2000 Length and Weight: 19.5 inches, 7 lbs. Hard Labor: 45-60 minutes, no more than five pushes. Oh, and I’ll bet it’s a girl. 😉 * * * “…being normal is not necessarily a virtue. It rather denotes a lack of courage.” ---
**Author:** ![SaxFace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SaxFace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaxFace)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-your-bets-shirleys-baby-pool/13123/17 "2000-01-25T19:31:00Z")
Since I was second born, I’ll go with my own stats: Due Date: February 12th Weight: 7 # 4 oz Length: 21" Labor (incl pushing): 9 hours BTW, I like Cant’s idea of a real live birth announcement with photo. And celebrity status on this message board. And yes, name the baby after the winner. * * * Formerly unknown as “Melanie” ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-your-bets-shirleys-baby-pool/13123/18 "2000-01-25T19:38:00Z")
Oops, forgot length. 18 inches. Yeah! What **SaxFace** said! You want an unusual female name, you got it. I’ve had three friends tell me they were going to name their unborn girls after me. Never happened. So, if I win, the kid’s name will be **Rasha**. It’s Arabic and means “young gazelle”. Whatcha think? ---
**Author:** ![Narile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@Narile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Narile)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-your-bets-shirleys-baby-pool/13123/19 "2000-01-25T22:36:00Z")
Weight: 9lbs, 3oz. Length: 12" Date: Feb 7th And did the name get decided finally? * * * \>\>Being Chaotic Evil means never having to say your sorry…unless the other guy is bigger than you.\<\< —The dragon observes ---
**Author:** ![WallyM7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5e925/32.png) [@WallyM7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WallyM7)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2000, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-your-bets-shirleys-baby-pool/13123/20 "2000-01-26T00:08:00Z")
> [@](#): > > WALLY! Are you mad or just twisted and demented. I ain’t pushin’ that long, no siree bub. ## Wuss. When the pin is pulled, Mr.Grenade is no longer our friend. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-your-bets-shirleys-baby-pool/13123.md?page=2)