Now that I'm almost done with my first semester of college, I find myself looking back on high school. I find myself thinking about all the things I did, all the things I didn't do, and all the times I showcased my horrible Goofy impression (and I do mean horrible). Unfortunately, there's one thing I didn't do in high school that I truly regret not having done: Whenever 2 people started dating, and my friends and I knew it wouldn't last, I never started a betting pool.

The pool would have been a simple betting pool. Members would put in an equal amount of money (for the purposes of demonstration, let's say $5), and would be designated a length of time (something such as 2 weeks or 1 month). If and when (99% of the time it would have been "when") the couple breaks up, the person who was designated the most recently passed amount of time would have won the pool. For example, if one person has 2 months, and another person has 3 months, and the couple breaks up one day before they would have reached the 3 month mark, the player designated 2 months would win the pool.

If I would have done this in high school, I could have had a more enjoyable 4 year experience, and probably would have made an extra few (hundred) dollars.

For extra fun: Secretly designate the over to a (non-betting) member of the couple. If all designated lengths of time pass and the couple is still together, give all the money to the clueless member of the couple. Then wait for the day when s/he figures it all out and then calls you to tell you how big of a dick you are.