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Cup day

I always forget the Melbourne cup public holiday. Not a huge drama, since I work in New South Wales now. I still find it mystifying that we have a public holiday for a horse race. I think it is weird.

You may have guessed, I'm not a fan of gambling. You're correct. I find horse racing bizarre. Most other sports seem to happily exist as a diversion or entertainment for people, but I have never met anyone who watches horse or dog racing without financial involvement, most likely because if you are not betting, it is fucking mind numbing. So those are my thoughts on the Melbourne cup.

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