Lions vs. Cowboys

I'm a guy who subscribes to Brad's theory that "Everything is a little more fun with a side-bet." Yesterday, prior to meetings with senior executives at one of our customers, my co-workers and I laid out a whole pool of bets, complete with odds on things like: Who would show up, how late they would be, would they go nuts in the meeting, etc. We'll have side-bets on who can work a given word into a conversation or presentation - and then there are sports bets. Nothing makes a game more fun than to have a little bet on the side - nothing big, and it doesn't have to be money.

For example, two weeks ago MSU played NC State. One of the VP's in my company is out of NC and knows that there are a number of MSU alumni in our company. We established a side-bet consisting of $20 and the loser wearing a giant hot-dog costume at our company kick-off meeting. The idea for the bet comes from a Southwest Airlines commercial where the guys place a bet and in the next scene, the guy walks into the company board-room dressed like a wiener.

Kohne and I are going to the Lions/Cowboys game tomorrow, which could be an absolute beating. The current spread is Dallas -10 1/2 points, where as likely, the score will probably be 34 to 10, Dallas. I'm a guy who bets with my heart, so for tomorrow's game, I've got the following bets out there:
1. Detroit +10 1/2 for a bottle of single-malt scotch with one of my customers out of Dallas. I figure this is a win/win because even if I lose, it's a customer and there's goodwill to be had.
2. Detroit +12, the loser wears a giant-hot dog costume to our next company kick-off meeting. This is with a co-worker out of lovely Hot Springs, Arkansas. This is worse for me, because I'm pretty sure people wear weiner costumes in Arkansas for social occasions.