The Ethics of Cha Cha
Posted by John Durbin | December 1, 2008
Apparently the folks at Cha Cha are an ethical bunch.
Let me set the scene… I was having a friendly conversation with the Alchemy team and somehow the topic of Key Lime pie came up (as is often the case). This is the dialogue that followed:
Benny: Key Lime pie was invented in the Florida Keys.
John: No it wasn’t, you’re being ridiculous.
Benny: (arms and hair flailing, concerned look on face) No, I swear! (uncomfortable giggle)
John: You are very wrong.
Saneel: Bet!
John: …
(sound of pin dropping)
Ya see, I have a bad losing streak on bets with people I actually know. Bets with friends/coworkers/family members/bus-stop patrons, I lose all of them. Even ones that don’t make sense. I had even lost one earlier that evening on the student population of THE Ohio State University. My answer was so ridiculously embarrassing I am not reprinting it here.
Needless to say I was not confident heading into this agreement. Alas, I succumbed (succame?) to peer pressure and took the bet. And well, if you can’t beat ‘em, might as well see if Cha Cha is willing to help you cheat.
I sent Cha Cha a message that simply said what you see above: “I have a $10 bet with a friend that key lime pie was not invented in the Florida keys. Can you just text me back that it was invented anywhere except the keys? Miami is my suggestion for an answer. Thanks”
Never heard back.
My gambling luck is so bad I ended up with the person who has high moral standing. Or they have a policy against helping people with poor text grammar win bets. Either way, they let me down. I am going to keep searching for the Cha Cha-er who is a little corrupt and will help me win some debates even though I am in the wrong. I’m not willing to bet on it, but I am pretty sure they are out there.
Oh, and as it turns out, Benny was right. It was invented in the Florida Keys and is not just a clever name. Unless Cha Cha finally texts me back it was Miami, then I can protest the wager.
