lesley

hubdub version of chain letters:
Tag, you're IT!
please see http://www.hubdub.com/m47445/President_Obama_Primetime_Press_Conf_72209_How_long_will_Obama_speak_before_accepting_questions

Yeah! I got to have the question of the day!!! Music to the ears of a question creator indeed.

What will be the jersey # of the athlete scoring last point(s) in the championship NCAA game?

I am, but I keep losing. :( Lol... Oh well!

Hi Lel, What's this backing from both ends? Yes and no to B h Obama.
Love, Yogi

Aren't you supposed to be takin a break and definately not coming online til the new year???

Thanks, yeah enjoying it. Although glad it is play money as I am losing it quicker than some of our banks..

I am losing terribly!!! :O
What's going on?! ;)x

Yes ma'am...lol. I guess I just like flirting with girls from Scotland.

Yes, perhaps. Or at least a real time chat.

"Complicated" is ALWAYS fun...:-)

:-)...I suppose she is married too??!!

ahh...THAT must be the explanation for her good looks!

HAVE I been flirting with your sister???

Lol!
That's fab! :)

Cool...I am terribly impressed! Here is a bit about Mr. Fillmore

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millard_Fillmore

Yes, that is me. I was wake surfing last summer in North Carolina. And Millard Fillmore is a little-known US President from 1849-1853--only a history teacher dork like me would know anything about him. I like his obscurity. What do you do for a living?

Umm...NO way. Ok, your turn...I am your open book.

Interestingly enough, I am a teacher...high school, US History. I am on my conference period.
What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? (favorite/favourite...flavor/flavour) :-)

Sounds like an interesting evening. It is hard to believe that we are talking so far away...I am at work right now. Ok, YOUR turn in "The Questions Game"...haha

Please don't tell anyone. You will irrevocably damage my reputation. What is the weather like?

I bet you would LOVE to hear it in my Texas twang...but I believe you would pronounce it "Ker-CUE-bree"

How did I do? Close?

Yes, it can get warm here. We normally have at least two or three days of "winter" per year...;-). My ancestors are from Kircudbright (do you know where that is located??? I am not sure exactly--south, central I understand)and I would LOVE to visit someday.

A suburb of Dallas, so about 4 hours north of Houston. I will actually be in Houston this weekend for a History conference.
How did you like the Lone Star State?

Cool; I feel as if I am in the virtual presence of royalty...the way here in Texas!!

Thanks, I am. Is Hubdub, your baby? Or are you just nice to newbies like me?..:-)

it's not spaming me. i just didn't want you to think i declined them for negative reasons. my guy lost the election. :O( guess time will tell if obama is all talk or he can do anything. have a nice day.

thanks for the invites to wager on your questions. i know nothing about them so i decline most of them. it's nothing personal. have a nice day.

Oh, before I forget. I ran out of money. Can I get a loan for some HubDub bucks? lol. Please tell me I don't need a co-signer. :-)

Try to get on here when I can. Got my mom to join few weeks back. Very cool site and looks like it could be too addicting. lol. I must play in moderation. ehh. Anyway, have fun! Good luck!

Maybe it is because I am new, but I don't understand the "gaming" reference. Please explain?

Hi!

I'm new and while wondering around I found your profile. Thanks for adding me! Have a great day!

Scott

lol! warn him that he'll receive an e-mail from me sometime in the next week or so... (i hate to promise any particular date)

you're killing me! this is totally addicting... i have to do this from home... lol

Hey Lesley,

Check this out...Follows is a copy of an email exchange between myself and a Mr. Bobby Darie who live in Alberta. I "met" Mr. Darie by finding him online as one of only 27 players on the Deadline news quiz (a Facebook application) that was ahead of me on; overall points, overal % correct guesses on news and best scoring [fastest correct answers]. So naturally we have a affinity right off. Chatted back and forth the past couple of days and like any good male rivalry he started talking smack tonight and challenging me to 'catch' him. Natuarlly I accepted and challenged him to better my 30 day accrual from $1K HD to $20K HD. Looks like he will likely join.

Just like I planned. :) .... More to follow!

Adam Johnson

Today at 1:11pm
36 correct answers in a row?! You rock dude. Bobby Darie

Today at 3:20pm
Thanks! Getting to first place is quite the battle, I need to get my % in the 90s to advance. Adam Johnson

Today at 6:23pm
Way to set the bar high! Something to shoot for, who knows, maybe you take a holiday someday and I'll shoot past you.

ha ha Bobby Darie

Today at 7:49pm
I think you need a bit of competition and challenge to get you to step up your game. More than happy to oblige. Adam Johnson

Today at 8:12pm
Gauntlet thrown down.

Gauntlet picked up.

I accept your challenge.

And I have one for you.... If you're up to it see if you can parlay the initial $1,000 in play $ @ www.hubdub.com to at least $20K in 30 days like I did.

That's if you think you can predict news stories.

heh heh...www.hubdub.bom
Source: www.hubdub.bom
Share Bobby Darie

Today at 8:29pm
Perfect. I'll definitely check that site out, very interesting concept, thank you.

tell me what you think of this
http://getsatisfaction.com/hubdub/topics/highest_net_worth_reached

see what you think of this
http://getsatisfaction.com/hubdub/topics/hubdub_hall_of_fame

thanks i definitely will
I LOVE HUBDUB!

Krujis says it right.

Hi Lesley, I agree with Kruijs. BAN Belarusia whether he's cheating or not. He's an ignorant fool either way!!!

I genuinely appreciate the challenges....! Many Thanks again!

I really appreciate being on your challenge list, but I just don't know anything about UK tv programming...and I know surprisingly little about US programming...in fact I lost a bundle on American Idol!! Not all Americans live on the "boob tube" -- it just seems that way. LOL.

by posting this shout, belarusia has lost all of its creditability, regardless he's gaming or not.
in my eyes: ban him.

Lesley you're a BITCH for what you did to my account!

They're a tad tight .

BUT, I did my first duty, nonetheless: <http://www.hubdub.com/e/Market/Will_there_be_murder_victims_found_at_Charles_Mansons_Barker_Ranch__4378/view>

;-)

Just received your challenge on Britney's sex tape, but can't accept til tomorrow cause I'm broke....be in touch.

Thanks for the tip!

Yes, I'd love to meet again soon. I am very busy with uni just now but will be in touch in a week or so.

Take care xx

Hi!
I need to get in on some short term questions. I don't seem to be making any dollars! How are you? I only have two weeks left of uni to go. Exam on Friday! Oh no!
Hope everyone is well xx

No announcement about the t-shirts yet - survey only just closed. Will let you know!

Glad you had a break and are now refreshed and ready to rock! We missed you!

Hi Lesley! I have had out of town guests for the last full week and will only "return to normal" late Tuesday or Wednesday. I trust that you have looked after hubdub in my absence, and that it will still be there when I get back...Sometimes a break is a good thing: that Olympic Torch has been getting a bit heavy...My first question back is: Who won the T-Shirts?

You is dropping faster than the dollar...

What's the fuss? - Thegodfather +8.5%, lesley +8.2%

Thanks for the note!

Now we know: a couple glasses of wine and double negatives don't mix...! LOL!

Way to go Lesley! Up 50% !!

Naughty naughty - you shouldn't be predicting on Hubdub questions. I know you don't know the product roadmap (I don't know the product roadmap!) but they are still verboten!

Sorry, before Randburg flags it, it should read "jostling".
;-)

Lesley: you're a good girl! If Nigel didn't love you, I would...

Thanks, Lesley, for letting me know --

-- but I think the "reason" for un-suspending the market, as well as the action itself is, well, sloppy.

The creator of that question set the Suspension Date he wanted -- and even made a comment in the market thread: "early suspension makes it a prediction market and not a cash cow".

As it looks to me, ONE USER complained that they wanted their money (as recorded in the "Settlement Requests") -- and based on that, the question was unsuspended. That's the way it looks to me, from where I sit. And, it did get gamed up to the obvious "win" in the last day(s) -- exactly what the creator of the question didn't want to happen!

I created a question a little while ago about Barack and Hillary bowling ... that question has an early suspend date too. Who gets to decide if that Suspend Date gets "overturned" because someone wants their H$ out?

It's challenging enough on this board when markets aren't clear. When they are clear, and then are destroyed by admins, it's a shame.

FWIW, as you likely know, the user of this question has created a ton of questions on HD. In the past couple of days he had at least two of his markets wrongly changed by admins. I haven't seen any posts from him since. I don't know if there's a cause and effect relationship there or not.

-R

Yeah! Back the turkey!

Hi Lel!
This is pretty neat,eh>?
Hil.xxx

C'mon Lesley, you're way behind us on the leaderboard! It's not like you haven't got time to play!

Hmmm, so how do I reply to you tomg??

What's up Lesley! How's it going?