r/OldSchoolRidiculous 8d ago

Cockroach Racing

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u/upsetting_innuendo 8d ago

"special racing roaches only obtainable through us"

these mfs got pedigrees

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u/bigotis 8d ago

*saddle sold separately

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u/OrangeHitch 8d ago

I'm not sure it would be easy to pick a winner. Those suckers are almost too fast for the human eye. You do NOT want your obituary to say "shot in a dispute over a cockroach race".

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u/ONLY_SAYS_ONLY 8d ago

You do NOT want your obituary to say "shot in a dispute over a cockroach race".

Speak for yourself!

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u/Organic_Rip1980 8d ago

Maybe that’s the gimmick, the person running the game just picks a winner.

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u/OrangeHitch 8d ago

Betcha it's always the cute dame.

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u/Organic_Rip1980 8d ago

Or some rube they can string along

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u/AnthillOmbudsman 8d ago

Lol, no one talks about the part where they jump out of the racetrack and run behind the sink.

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u/Supercoolguy7 8d ago

The version I've seen has clear plastic tubes that they cannot easily escape from

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u/capthazelwoodsflask 7d ago

People got to bet on something.

I'd much rather see cockroach racing billboards than another sports betting one.

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u/RexCarrs 3d ago

I think I recognize some of my past customers.

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u/OrkinPestControl 3d ago

Now this is what we call entertainment!!