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Over drinks a colleague badgered me into making a wager I knew he could not win. After the election who brings up the wager? The person who made it and lost it or the person who was goaded into betting? He insisted that we shake hands on the bet.

–TC, Providence

Obviously a gentleman would follow through on his promise to pay up if he didn’t win the bet. Give him a week or two before asking him jovially, “When are you going to make good on your bet?” If he says “what bet?” let it go.

~Didi