[ramsrams]

Well, it is never too late to get started...

m'goi -> thank you
doe-che -> thank you
nay ho ma? -> how are you?
ho -> fine
ngaw u huuung sic che -> I want a red car
shey shey -> thank you
joe sahn -> good morning

Bless you Tom.

Lord knows, one of the things that gets us through the, umm, dry patches in life is a sense of humor. ( there, spelled it the American way as a show of deference)

Always appreciate yours. It is intelligent.

Cheers to ya!

[dieterbrock]

Never been a gambler. Is any part of that $2,200 part of what you originally bet? In other words, if you put down $2K and win, do you get $4,200 back??

Nope
If you lose you pay 2k and if you win you win $2,200
If you place the bet and the wager comes out of pocket, like in horse racing, you would cah in 4,200

[bubbaramfan]

China?
Confucias say "Man who put hand in pocket, not feel crazy, feel nuts".

[Hacksaw]

Nope
If you lose you pay 2k and if you win you win $2,200
If you place the bet and the wager comes out of pocket, like in horse racing, you would cash in 4,200

Yes. You get your original bet (2,000) and your winnings (2,200).
So you get back total 4,200.

This got me thinking as well. And I have placed these types of bets. Obviously not life changing ones.
Without doing a google search, yeah you get your 2000 back plus 2200. If the Rams won only one game you would be under and they keep your 2000.
I think......

Thank you gentlemen.
That makes way more sense. Thanks for the lesson. I suddenly feel G.A. could be in my future. lol..

[snackdaddy]

- fox sports: 3-13 (predict the rams will start 0-10)
- sports illustrated: 6-10 (predict 6 may be a stretch)
- espn: 6-10
- cheatsheet: we expect the rams to “compete” for a top-five pick in the 2018 nfl draft.

I understand why these predictions don't look good for us. As fans we're biased. We look at the defense as a proven commodity. Top ten caliber. Then we look at the offense and say if they can improve to mediocre or slightly worse with that defense, they will win more games than they lose.

The objective pundits don't look at it like that. The offense has not proven to be close to mediocre. Goff has accomplished nothing yet. Hence, they predict less wins than us. Until the Rams start winning more games we will see more of the same.

[Hacksaw]

Just because we pay more attention doesn't make us correct. Just because they pay less attention, doesn't make them right either. That's why they play the games..

[dieterbrock]

Thank you gentlemen.
That makes way more sense. Thanks for the lesson. I suddenly feel G.A. could be in my future. lol..

Well I am unfortunate to have a lot of experience in this environment, and mostly paying the vig

[TomSlick]

If we assume the defense and special teams will be similar to last season, and the coaching staff, especially, on the offensive side is much better, and the OL has been upgraded then the RAMS should improve upon their feeble 4 wins.

The only scary part is if the offensive personnel are not up to the task. If that's the case then McVay will have a bigger challenge.

[Will0120]

Well, it is never too late to get started...

m'goi -> thank you
doe-che -> thank you
nay ho ma? -> how are you?
ho -> fine
ngaw u huuung sic che -> I want a red car
shey shey -> thank you
joe sahn -> good morning

May I point out that is Cantonese that you are translating to/from. The official language in China is Mandarin...

[TomSlick]

May I point out that is Cantonese that you are translating to/from. The official language in China is Mandarin...

I think it is some of each. A close relative speaks Cantonese so I try to ingratiate myself to her as much as possible.