Posted on 12/18/2001 4:04:40 AM PST by ken5050
A client of mine does this each year. He borrowed the idea from National Review, which used to do it each year. So I added a few of my own, and post it for your perusal and enjoyment.
1. Osama bin Layden will be at large.
2. The Yankees will win the 2002 World Series
3. The GOP controls the Senate
4. There is a new Pope
5. Amazon.com files for bankruptcy
6. Strom Thurmond, Helen Thomas, AND Robert Byrd are ALL alive
7. US AIR is still flying as an independent airline.
8. There will be another terrorist incident inside the US
9. Bill and Hillary Clinton are legally separated.
10. Duke wins the 2002 NCAA mens basketball title
11. The DOW closes above 10,000 on 12/31/2002
12. There is a new CONFIRMED Justice on the US Supreme Court
13. The GOP gains 10 or more seats in the House
14. Andrew Cuomo is the next Governor of New York
15. Yasser Arafat is still alive.
16. The HP/Compaq merger is cancelled.
17. Saddam Hussein is still in power in Iraq
18. The St. Louis Rams win the 2002 Super Bowl
19. Chandra Levy is found.
20. Fidel Castro is alive.
Tie breaker: The Nasdaq closes on 12/31/2002 at:___________
Note....If anyone wants to post your answers here, I guess it will be fun to see, and we can archive the thread.
| Bill and Hillary Clinton are legally separated. |
| The words "Bill and Hillary Clinton" and "legally" in the same sentence should be illegal. |
NOTE:All questions are YES or NO, and are "AS OF" 12/31/2002.
1. Osama bin Layden will be at large.
NO
2. The Yankees will win the 2002 World Series
NO
3. The GOP controls the Senate
YES
4. There is a new Pope
YES
5. Amazon.com files for bankruptcy
NO
6. Strom Thurmond, Helen Thomas, AND Robert Byrd are ALL alive
NO
7. US AIR is still flying as an independent airline.
NO
8. There will be another terrorist incident inside the US
YES
9. Bill and Hillary Clinton are legally separated.
YES
10. Duke wins the 2002 NCAA mens basketball title
NO
11. The DOW closes above 10,000 on 12/31/2002
YES
12. There is a new CONFIRMED Justice on the US Supreme Court
NO
13. The GOP gains 10 or more seats in the House
NO
14. Andrew Cuomo is the next Governor of New York
NO
15. Yasser Arafat is still alive.
NO
16. The HP/Compaq merger is cancelled.
YES
17. Saddam Hussein is still in power in Iraq
NO
18. The St. Louis Rams win the 2002 Super Bowl
NO
19. Chandra Levy is found.
NO
20. Fidel Castro is alive.
YES
Tie breaker: The Nasdaq closes on 12/31/2002 at: 2250
No way. If McCall stays in the race it will be impossible for Cuomo to mend the fences he has to in order to have a high black turnout (necessary to beat Pataki). It'll play like NYC 2001-- but with a much larger margin for Pataki than Bloomberg, because the state is not as liberal-leaning as NYC.
Now that's just too safe a bet.
NO, He will be located and will detonate a large dirty nuke as his suicide is seen live on TV
2. The Yankees will win the 2002 World Series
NO, Cincinnati Reds in 6 games
3. The GOP controls the Senate
NO, gop loses 3 more seats
4. There is a new Pope
YES, our new Holy Father will be Italian
5. Amazon.com files for bankruptcy
Yes, by July
6. Strom Thurmond, Helen Thomas, AND Robert Byrd are ALL alive
Yes
7. US AIR is still flying as an independent airline.
NO
8. There will be another terrorist incident inside the US
NO
9. Bill and Hillary Clinton are legally separated.
YES
10. Duke wins the 2002 NCAA mens basketball title
NO, It'll be a Big Ten School
11. The DOW closes above 10,000 on 12/31/2002
NO, the dow will close below 8500
12. There is a new CONFIRMED Justice on the US Supreme Court
NO
13. The GOP gains 10 or more seats in the House
NO, the gop will lose 2 or 3 seats
14. Andrew Cuomo is the next Governor of New York
NO
15. Yasser Arafat is still alive.
NO
16. The HP/Compaq merger is cancelled.
YES
17. Saddam Hussein is still in power in Iraq
NO
18. The St. Louis Rams win the 2002 Super Bowl
NO, San Francisco 49ers by 6
19. Chandra Levy is found.
NO
20. Fidel Castro is alive.
NO, Cuba will hav a new government and will become a "friend" of the US
Tie breaker: The Nasdaq closes on 12/31/2002 at: 1496
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