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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-07-05 05:12 PM
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Can somebody explain "Holden's Ponies" that Atrios refers to?
Thanks
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ohio_liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-07-05 05:19 PM
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1. I know! I know!
Edited on Fri Oct-07-05 05:28 PM by ohio_liberal
Last year, former Eschaton poster Holden (who now has his own blog) predicted that Bush's ratings would drop below 40% by the 4th of July. The other posters thought that he would deserve a pony if that happened.

edited for clarity and to add a link to Holden's blog:

http://www.first-draft.com/index.php

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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-07-05 05:20 PM
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2. LOL
thanks
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LiviaOlivia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-07-05 05:21 PM
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3. Holden Caulfield still posts there
I think he won a .jpg image of "My Little Pony". And now it's a running joke.
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-07-05 05:21 PM
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4. Don't know the exact details, but....
It was a bet between Holden, a blogger and another blogger. The payout if Bush's popularity numbers dropped below 40% was.... a pony.

So, every time Shrub's numbers drop, Atrios shows a "pony for Holden"
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