My initial question was "Surely he knew who was rigging bets?" Tom, and I wasn't arguing against you on that -- what you said that I disagreed with was him not losing out if the game wasn't rigged. I'm still convinced that he set the line, and that he was complicit with the rigging, and that's where he was making his money.
Wash: Mal, your dead army buddy's on the bridge! Zoe: He ain't dead. Wash: Oh.
'The Message'
Natter 34: Freak With No Name
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Mar 30, 2005 8:25:17 am PST #1544 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
brenda m - Mar 30, 2005 8:28:17 am PST #1545 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
So, if I understand it correctly, what T.S.'s parents are now asking is for the federal courts to determine that the state courts wrongly interpreted state law?
Trudy Booth - Mar 30, 2005 8:28:20 am PST #1546 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
t tacklehugs Megan
Tom Scola - Mar 30, 2005 8:36:55 am PST #1547 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
It's certainly possible that Weevil was fixing the game, but I tend to think that if he was, he would have had a better plan, like braeking Wallace's kneecaps right before the game.
Megan E. - Mar 30, 2005 8:38:40 am PST #1548 of 10001
Ooof! =) Nice to see you Trudes! I should be working but I don't wanna.
-t - Mar 30, 2005 8:38:56 am PST #1549 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
The smart way for Weevil to set the odds is to go entirely by the money - as long as he has equal bets on both sides, he doesn't care who wins as long as no one welshes (or is that welches?). What's important isn't who has the better chance of winning, but how lopsided the bets are going (ie, what the betters' perception of the odds is). Good luck to him to get his money with the game not thrown, though.
§ ita § - Mar 30, 2005 8:39:08 am PST #1550 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm not saying he was. Just that he wasn't as innocent as he was acting. I'm not sure he ever said he didn't know who was to blame, but the vibe I got off the story was more like he was just standing there, as opposed to majorly involved in a fix -- I mean, no point rigging the game if bets aren't being laid.
-t - Mar 30, 2005 8:43:49 am PST #1551 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I was pretty pleased that Weevil probably knew where to look for the parrot but didn't tell Veronica. Their relationship seems to be him doing her favors for reasons I'm not clear on - gratitude, I suppose. Why should he tell her all he knows, though, especially when it could seriously curtail his profits?
Trudy Booth - Mar 30, 2005 8:46:44 am PST #1552 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Work is boring and dumb, Megan.
We should go dancing instead.
§ ita § - Mar 30, 2005 8:48:11 am PST #1553 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm very confused about his characterisation. I thought his behaviour last night was internally consistent, but didn't jibe with him as previously shown. Then again, Veronica was kind to Wallace, so obviously it was taking place in the Twilight Zone.