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What I'm Up To:
I've got a bet for ya...
http://www.blubet.com/bet/Will_Dave_McClure_become_actively_involved_with_BluBet_in_the_next_45_days
Posted by: daveschappell | Thursday, April 05, 2007 at 07:02 AM
sorry... looks like I need to TinyURL that one... here's that bet again:
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Posted by: daveschappell | Thursday, April 05, 2007 at 07:03 AM
ahhh... I seem to have set the ante too high on that first bet... here's a revision with a slightly lower ante!
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Posted by: daveschappell | Sunday, April 08, 2007 at 09:03 PM