I've bet on many things in my life, from the usual sports games (Go Angels!), to whether I could finish a marathon (I did, and collected handsomely), to the spur of the moment novelty bets (whoever's dart bounces off the dartboard first buys the next round). But I'll be honest and say I have never bet on who will be the next Nobel Prize winner for literature. But this Sportsbook may change that. They are posting odds on who will be next to collect that cherished prize. Favor Magris? So do they at 5 to 1. Atwood, Munroe, Rushdie? All there, at 20/1, 40/1, and 100/1 respectively. The one amusing entry is Bob Dylan at 500 to 1. Well, old Dylan once sang that "She bet on one horse to win/ and I bet on another to show," but I'll bet a dollar to the dime that ain't too many people going to be picking Dylan to win, show, or even place.
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