NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #27/NN_1992_27.iso/spool/rec/games/abstract/416

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From: [e-mail] (David Kosak)
Subject: Eat Bugs for Money
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Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 06:12:56 GMT
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All this talk about greatest and smallest number games has reminded of
something in an article from humor columnist Dave Barry (A personal hero
of mine.)

In it he talks about a game show he made up called "Eat Bugs for Money."
It goes like this : contestants would be shown some incredibly grotesque
creepy crawly bug, and then (Much like in Jeopardy, I guess) they secretly
write down the _Least_ amount of money you would have to pay them to EAT
the bug.  The person who wrote down the smallest amount actually has to
eat the bug, though he/she will get what was wagered.

It was a joke, of course, but it could lead to some interesting strategy.
I mean, you wouldn't want to eat the Eastern Mediterranean three-inch long
grub-licking bloddsucker, but you'd do it for $1000.  Of course, you might
want to lower your bet to $800, since that's still not bad and you're more
likely to get the bug.  If the bug is particularly disgusting, you might
try to outbid your opponents and avoid it entirely.  Or get greedy and try
to just barely underbid them, but still for a large sum...
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