Paul,
 
PQ>WD> I'm putting my money on Nov.8th.
 
PQ> You'd be a week too late.  The Melbourne Cup is on the 1st of November
PQ> this year.
 
PQ> Mind you with a big win on the Cup, you'd have a whole week to spend your
PQ> winnings till the 8th.  The best of both worlds: lose a fortune on the
PQ> 1st and only suffer for a few days, or, lose everything a week later in
PQ> any case...
 
I'm just going to get drunk ...
 
 \%/@rd 

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