# Riders Rule! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 26, 2000, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riders-rule/30817 "2000-08-26T09:06:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riders-rule/30817/1 "2000-08-26T09:06:05Z")
Enfin, the Riders have won a game - slaughtered Edmonton 30-20 - broke that horrible winless streak that the ghoulish sportscasters kept tossing out at us long-suffering Rider Priders - and at Commonwealth Stadium, no less! Woo-hoo!! The season’s started!! ---
**Author:** ![silent\_rob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@silent\_rob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silent_rob)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riders-rule/30817/2 "2000-08-26T09:24:44Z")
SWEET! Can I get an AMEN! 😃 It took them long enough. ---
**Author:** ![Gregor\_Samsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@Gregor\_Samsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gregor_Samsa)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riders-rule/30817/3 "2000-08-26T12:20:29Z")
Now if only the Bombers can wake up. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riders-rule/30817/4 "2000-08-26T14:32:43Z")
hey Pipeliner - Bombers did good last night - beat Hamilton. Labour Day Classic at Taylor Field’s looking like a great match-up - two hungry teams coming off wins! See you there. ---
**Author:** ![Gregor\_Samsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@Gregor\_Samsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gregor_Samsa)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riders-rule/30817/5 "2000-08-26T14:54:55Z")
I grew up in Regina during the George Reed/Ron Lancaster days, and Rider Pride being what it is, I still have a lot of loyalty to the Green Machine (even though I’ve lived in Winnipeg since 1973). That said, the Bombers are going to kick your green and lilly-white asses come Labour Day. Should be a good game. Interested in a little bet? ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riders-rule/30817/6 "2000-08-26T15:08:21Z")
wow, my second sports bet on the SDMB! what sort of stakes were you thinking of? (for trifling legal reasons, I wouldn’t advocate a money bet) last time, I picked up some Swiss chocolate from Arnold: [Psst, Arnold](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=20713) ---
**Author:** ![Gregor\_Samsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@Gregor\_Samsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gregor_Samsa)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riders-rule/30817/7 "2000-08-26T15:13:21Z")
Money’s too boring (and I agree, there are possible legal ramifications). Chocolate sounds interesting, as does liquor. An ad of apology in a local paper is a possibility. As a side note, when I first wrote “I grew up in Regina during the George Reed/Ron Lancaster days,” I wrote “I grew up in Regina during the **Lou** Reed/Ron Lancaster days.” Both pretty cool guys, but hardly interchangeable. ---
**Author:** ![Gregor\_Samsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@Gregor\_Samsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gregor_Samsa)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riders-rule/30817/8 "2000-08-26T15:24:36Z")
Are you in Regina by any chance, jti? I’m overnighting there Thursday for some Friday meetings. Maybe we could discuss this wager over a Pilsner? ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2000, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riders-rule/30817/9 "2000-08-27T03:19:08Z")
Thursday or Friday? would have to check schedule. ---
**Author:** ![Gregor\_Samsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@Gregor\_Samsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gregor_Samsa)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2000, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riders-rule/30817/10 "2000-08-29T12:27:27Z")
**jti** : Linking up in Regina’s probably not going to work (scheduling problems), but I would like to hash out the details of our wager. How does a half pound of good chocolates sound? Not Laura Secord, either - I’m talking Callebaut/Godiva or equivalent. ---
**Author:** ![CanadianSue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@CanadianSue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanadianSue)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2000, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riders-rule/30817/11 "2000-08-29T12:35:03Z")
jti… the Eskies were just warming up on you. Beware of the green and gold next time 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Talkinsquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f6c823/32.png) [@Talkinsquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talkinsquirrel)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2000, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riders-rule/30817/12 "2000-08-29T12:46:44Z")
Wow I never heard of any of these teams. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2000, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riders-rule/30817/13 "2000-08-29T15:08:58Z")
MMMM chocolate…I (possibly) won a bar of my choice on that game, currently I’m in negotiations with the person I bet with to find out if I get the bar or not. Now with the Labour Day classic coming up against the hapless Bombers we can possibly win two games in a row. Yay Riders! : \* sings \* “Green is the colour…” Keith ---
**Author:** ![Gregor\_Samsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@Gregor\_Samsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gregor_Samsa)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2000, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riders-rule/30817/14 "2000-08-29T15:22:51Z")
Do you want in on this bet, Oldieman? I’m always in the market for free chocolate. btw, I know a pipeline environmentalist from Weyburn. First name Kyle - does that ring any bells? ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2000, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riders-rule/30817/15 "2000-09-05T02:58:53Z")
hey, Pipeliner - sorry I didn’t get back to you - got distracted by a few things IRL. In any event, the Riders have managed to put together a two-game winning streak: [Roughriders 38, Blue Bombers 29](http://www.cfl.ca/00Games/sep3_ssk_wpg.html)!! Yay!! - First home win for a year, which is a rather sad statistic, but who cares now? Mind you, the Bombers were threatening in the last quarter - it was a good game. Next up: B.C.Lions. Talkinsquirrel: if you want more info, check out this: [CFL](http://cfl.ca/). ---
**Author:** ![Gregor\_Samsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@Gregor\_Samsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gregor_Samsa)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2000, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riders-rule/30817/16 "2000-09-05T13:07:49Z")
**jti** : Pretty good game, all in all. I can’t believe the stupid penalties the Bombers kept taking (“Offside - Winnipeg,” “Procedure - Winnipeg,” “Holding - Winnipeg.”) And all the turnovers didn’t help either. Oh, well. The better team won, I guess. Go Green. I guess the real question is: was the wager in place before the game or not? ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2000, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riders-rule/30817/17 "2000-09-06T02:46:44Z")
naah - no acceptance recorded on the all-seeing SDMB. Talk to you before the 29th?? ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riders-rule/30817/18 "2000-09-10T06:46:50Z")
Whoopee!! The Riders took the Lions, 28 to 20! First time the Riders have put together three wins in a row since 1994! Puts the Riders in contention for the third berth in the Eastern Division, and only a couple of points out of the third berth in the West. At one point the Lions were 3rd and 45, due to a penalty-laden drive - I’ve never seen any team in that position before. Next up - the Argos in TO, coming off their second win of the season, against Winnipeg. A Rider win could cement the third place berth in the East. ---
**Author:** ![Gregor\_Samsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@Gregor\_Samsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gregor_Samsa)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2000, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riders-rule/30817/19 "2000-09-11T20:38:11Z")
**jti:** I’m no mathematician, but it seems to me we have about 18 days before the next Bomber/Rider game. That ought to be time enough to get a wager in place, eh? I’m still fairly keen on the 1/2 lb. of chocolate idea, but open to suggestions. I have to confess I’m a little leery of having someone from the Internet send me food. (Nothing personal.) ---
**Author:** ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2000, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riders-rule/30817/20 "2000-09-11T21:21:42Z")
The only problem I have with the chocolate idea is that I don’t know where to get good chocolate if the 'Riders lose. 😉 That was the only reason I didn’t get involved in the original wager. Nope I don’t know Kyle. Keith [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riders-rule/30817.md?page=2)