A place to appreciate the twentieth century comic character Everett True of "The Outbursts of Everett True." Feel free to check out the sticky.
Originally published 1905-08-05
(I don't 100% get this one tbh)
Problem is Everett never figured out he should be angry at the gambling industry, for using probability to fleece the majority - or the horse racing industry for their cruelty, whipping horses, too much tavel time, and killing horses so regularly.
They're contemptible industries - even today.
What is tavel time? it's really hard to Google it and "tavel" alone seems to be a wine. It's either something specific to horse racing or a typo, but I'm really curious. either way.
TRAVEL
The owners of the tracks probably sent out these hustlers to talk people into making bad bets.
Had to look up these ones
come-on /kŭm′ŏn″, -ôn″/ noun
Something offered to allure or attract; an inducement, especially to buy. A sexual or romantic approach or proposal. Something intended to attract, as in an advertisement.
rube /roo͞b/ noun
An unsophisticated country person. A person of rural heritage; a yokel. An uninformed, unsophisticated, or unintelligent person. Are these really antiquated? Cuz I knew them... Am I old?
I know about rube but I haven't really heard people say it