“Wanna bet?”
You're nine, ten years old. You've got a chip on your shoulder the size of a giant sequoia. Then someone says something — well, pretty much anything — that you don't agree with, or simply don't like, and there you are, saying “Wanna bet?”
Time passes. You are a full-fledged adult. You can rent a car, vote, and say “Wanna bet?” With any luck, you've lost that outsized chip on your shoulder but you still find yourself saying it when you completely disagree with a claim someone has just made.
But you know what? These days you don't even have to bother saying anything. There are betting opportunities everywhere, including websites designed specifically to allow you to place your bets.
And there are weddings. Yes, weddings. Apparently some couples (or, more likely, their wedding planners) are deciding that it isn't exciting enough to watch the happy couple start life together, then toast them and help them celebrate their Big Day.
No, no, no — that won't do. Guests need to feel a part of things. (Silly me. I thought that's what a wedding invitation was for.)
It seems what they really need is to be entertained, and what better way to entertain wedding guests than to provide them the opportunity to bet on things like which toast will be the longest, how often the bride will change her outfit, even how long the happy couple’s kiss will last.
I certainly hope they're not betting on how long the marriage will last.
There's even an app called Betting on the Wedding, which allows guests to keep an eye on the leaderboard and see how their bets are doing.
Ain't love grand?
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