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\"Rocket<\/div>\n

I think it\u2019s only natural to be drawn to some things. Most things we find alluring, we are supposed to feel guilty or ashamed of…
\nMostly, I am referring to common vices.
\nAl Gore, whether he was a contributor to the advent of the internet or not, was not likely<\/i> a player in the elements which really spurred on the growth of it: Vices.<\/p>\n

Some of us were users of online life prior to any graphical interface being layed over it. Everything was text and most of the \u2018net was in the form of UseGroups or Newgroups, sometimes called Usenet.
\nMy understanding is, its pretty much gone, that raw form. But tonight I ran across a smidgeon of what once was and my participation in it. Ever search for yourself? I did.<\/p>\n

As a substitute for actually gambling on sports, me and some other guys used to participate in an exercise of futility called RGS. I don\u2019t recall what the name stood for, but it was myself and some aerospace engineers who fancied themselves Sports Handicappers. You found online \u2018lines\u2019 for sporting events of your choosing and risked imaginary funds in an ego-driven contest for manhood. <\/p>\n

I searched for RGS and my handle, Kimba1964 and found this entry from 2009. Though way before the time of this communication, the web had become graphically fancy, many of us old dudes still liked the old ways of doing things. Indeed, nowadays ‘groups’ are long destroyed by spam and trafficking of illegal files and, as a result, provider after provider has been cutting off all direct access to them. Here’s a sample of the RGS group format and my final entry:<\/p>\n

***********************
\nrec.gambling.sports \u203a
\nGerald wins the RGS Baseball Week 9 Contest
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\nHash: SHA1<\/p>\n

Updated through Sunday, June 7<\/p>\n

Gerald won the Week 9 Contest and $250 had been added to his total.<\/p>\n

Player Previous June 7 Current Week Month BOTW?<\/p>\n

Kimba $7269 3-2, +$314 $7583 4-9, -$128 4-9, -$128 Y
\nGerald $6586 1-0, +$100 $6936 7-6, +$ 73 7-6, +$ 73 N
\nGary $4523 0-0, +$ 0 $4523 0-0, $ 0 0-0, $ 0 N<\/p>\n

June 7:<\/p>\n

Kimba
\n W +$ 80 TOR -1.5 rl, -125 play of the month \/\/NO SUCH THING AS POM
\n W +$186 nym -108 play of the day
\n L -$100 CWS -119
\n W +$248 SF -121 play of the week
\n L -$100 LAD -121
\nbodog
\n3-2, +$314<\/p>\n

Gerald
\n W +$100 Oakland Athletics -114
\nPinnacle
\n1-0, +$100<\/p>\n

Weekly Contest Winners (+$250 bonus):
\nWeek 1: Gerald 9-5 +$506
\nWeek 2: Kimba 7-3,+$412
\nWeek 3: Kimba 13-9,+$505
\nWeek 4: Gerald 3-2,+$ 48
\nWeek 5: Gerald 5-3,+$256
\nWeek 6: Gerald 1-0,+$100
\nWeek 7: Kimba 13-10,+$136
\nWeek 8: Kimba 8-2,+$678
\nWeek 9: Gerald 7-6,+$ 73
\nWeek 10: (pending)<\/p>\n

Monthly Contest Winners: (+$500 bonus)
\nApril: Gerald 13-5,+$938
\nMay : Kimba 32-26 +$149
\nJune : (pending)<\/p>\n

Player Notes:
\nKimba: Always to risk (e.g., -110 = risk $100 to win $91)
\nGary : Always listed pitchers
\nGerald: Always action, unless specified; Always Pinnacle, unless specified<\/p>\n

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6\/13\/09
\nRGS Baseball CONTEST -My Participation<\/p>\n

Usenet is being dumped by at&t
\nwe are also likely going homeless in 2-3 weeks, sans a miracle……so the
\npoint be moot.
\nBeen nice playing with you guys over the years. I will have this for a
\ncouple days more……please feel free to write me via my old email:
\nkimb…@yahoo.com and be sure to include RGS in the title, so that msgs
\ncould be found……….would be interested in knowing if there are any
\ntruely FREE third party news access servers.<\/p>\n

Will likely also be dumping my domain: www.BestWager.info which i have
\nowned for something like 6 years.<\/p>\n

Got three little ones and a mrs to worry about……and the shelters are not
\naccepting anyone.<\/p>\n

Cheers
\nWilliam<\/p>\n

***********************<\/p><\/div>\n

Why this exchange of notes has been preserved by the web, when almost no other traces exist? Who knows… But herein, I pay homage to what was the basis of what we take for granted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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