Tancredo offers World Series bet to Romney

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These sorts of news are funny to me.

We can not imagine such thing in France... a candidate that proposes a bet like that for the nomination...!!! In my country not anyone would even think about doing it.

Some sides of USA policy seems to be funny.

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These sorts of news are funny to me.

We can not imagine such thing in France... a candidate that proposes a bet like that for the nomination...!!! In my country not anyone would even think about doing it.

Some sides of USA policy seems to be funny.

It's not serious, and certainly minor politicians in France pull dumb stunts like this, too. They do everywhere (think George Galloway, people).

I was serious, concerning the presidency election, and even the other elections, not any candidate could even think about saying such a thing in media and even if he would try to do, just after he will have to say: "dont' worry, it's a joke, i'm not serious".

Until now french policy was quite very serious, and most of all about president. Until now french presidents were considered as very important peoples, i consider that it has good and it has bad but anyway it's an other thing that Sarkozy wants to change...

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

These sorts of news are funny to me.

We can not imagine such thing in France... a candidate that proposes a bet like that for the nomination...!!! In my country not anyone would even think about doing it.

Some sides of USA policy seems to be funny.

It's not serious, and certainly minor politicians in France pull dumb stunts like this, too. They do everywhere (think George Galloway, people).

I was serious, concerning the presidency election, and even the other elections, not any candidate could even think about saying such a thing in media and even if he would try to do, just after he will have to say: "dont' worry, it's a joke, i'm not serious".

Until now french policy was quite very serious, and most of all about president. Until now french presidents were considered as very important peoples, i consider that it has good and it has bad but anyway it's an other thing that Sarkozy wants to change...

You're comparing Tancredo to French candidates actually running to win. Think about whether an obscure candidate would have pulled a stunt like this, not whether Segolene Royal or Francois Bayrou would have.

Sorry to persist in but before answering you I searched in my memory, and I didn't find such a thing or something that could be close of this bet in France.

Try to look in french policy archives if ever you want. You could find peoples who say enormous thing, as big as their stupidity, but never one that proposes to play with the policy like that. Like I said, until now french policy was considered as a verry serious thing, and people that were in always spoke in a serious style. The humor of the french policy was located in the private jokes and some public witticisms (I found this word by a translator, I hope it's good). A sort of discret and very corosive humor, and sometimes french politicians use to much about it in medias, instead of making usefull declarations.

Anyway, about the until now serious of the policy of France, maybe it's my country that is particular, i don't know...

Each country has his features, even if it's less and less, there is still a few in each...

P.S.: Congratulations! You remembered the name of François Bayrou, in France quite everybody has forgoten him, unluckily to me cause it was the one I prefered.

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Actually the Russians made a similar bet during the Crimean war. Essentially, they suggested that instead of fighting a battle, it would make more sense for the war to be decided by a game of chess. Rumour has it that the French and the British considered taking the Russians up on their challenge until someone realised that there was no way they could hold the Russians to their side of the bargain.

Well, you said it's a rumour, it was a russian proposition, it was a battle so it could have permit to keep life of men what is a not an asked question in a democratic battle, crimean war is far now, and anyway since it France has changed.

If an other people wanna challenge to find a bet like the one of Tancredo in France political history, he's welcome.

Anyway thancks for this historical recall.

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My mistake - after reading the book with the reference it was far less dramatic. The area in question was a hill on Sebastopol - part of the battle - certainly not the whole war. The 'bet' was proposed by an officer to his superior, who seriously considered it and then decided against taking the idea further.

When the British invaded Abysinnia in 1868 the ruler of Abysinnia proposed to settle the matter by single combat.

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/history/article2828842.ece

Yeah, I think that the story of wars has lot of bet like these. I a sense it has advantages, it permit to keep some lifes.