ABetTwopalsaresittinginapubwatchingtheeleven-'clocknews.Areportercomesonaboutamanthreateningtojumpfromthe20thfloorofadowntownbuilding.Onefriendturnstotheotherandsays,'I'llbetyoutenbuckstheguydoesn'tjump.''It'sabet,'agreeshisbuddy.Afewminuteslater,themanontheledgejumps,sotheloserhandshispala$10bill.'Ican'ttakeyourmoney,'hisfriendadmits.'Isawhimjumpearlieronthesix-o'clocknews.''Me,too,'saystheotherbuddy.'ButIdidn'tthinkhe'ddoitagain.打赌两个好朋友正坐在一家小酒馆内观看十一点的电视新闻.一则新闻报道说,有个男人威胁要从商业区一座大楼的二十层跳下去.一位朋友转身对另一位说道：“我敢赌十块钱,那家伙不会往下跳.”“赌就赌,”他的朋友欣然同意.几分钟后,站在墙檐上的男人跳了下去,因而赌输的那位交给他的朋友一张十元的钞票.“我不能拿你的钱,”他的朋友承认道,“早在六点的新闻里,我就已见他跳下去了.”“我也是,”另一位说,“可我想他不会再跳了!”