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Intrade Founder John Delaney Dies On Mt. Everest
Business Insider ^
| 05-24-2011
| Dan Frommer
Posted on 05/26/2011 8:31:11 PM PDT by grey_whiskers
John Delaney, founder and CEO of Intrade, the prediction market, has died while trying to climb Mt. Everest.
He was less than 50 meters from the top, according to the Daily Mail.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/intrade-founder-john-delaney-dies-on-mt-everest-2011-5#ixzz1NWGn2RKK
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: delaney; everest; intrade
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To: Cyman
How is it selfish? He probably paid for this trip and the guides/gear etc months in advance.
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posted on
05/26/2011 8:46:15 PM PDT
by
IamCenny
To: grey_whiskers; All
Due to my haste in posting, I did not include anything in the author's name field for the article. I have asked the mods to fix this.
The real author of the article is Dan Frommer. NOT me.
Cheers!
g_w
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posted on
05/26/2011 8:47:11 PM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: grey_whiskers
"John Delaney, founder and CEO of Intrade, the prediction market, has died while trying to climb Mt. Everest. " I bet he never saw that coming.
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posted on
05/26/2011 8:48:14 PM PDT
by
Flag_This
(Real presidents don't bow.)
To: FourPeas
The ultimate irony would be if intrade had any bets on his climbing the mountain successfully or not.
If there were, I hope the site had the taste to remove them...
Prayers up.
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posted on
05/26/2011 8:48:50 PM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: al baby
You have that one pegged.
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posted on
05/26/2011 8:49:31 PM PDT
by
PAR35
To: grey_whiskers
I can’t imagine a new daddy heading out to climb a mountain, but that’s just me. It’s also sad there will be no grave to visit.
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posted on
05/26/2011 8:49:50 PM PDT
by
scott7278
("...I have not changed Congress and how it operates the way I would have liked..." - BHO)
To: ladyjane
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posted on
05/26/2011 8:50:09 PM PDT
by
faucetman
(Just the facts ma'am, just the facts)
To: IamCenny
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posted on
05/26/2011 8:50:50 PM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi Mom!!! I know i was kidding)
To: IamCenny
Because he was too busy being a dead rich s.o.b to worry about his family.
To: grey_whiskers
He left behind a 3-day-old daughter, and his body will be left on the mountain. What a maroon.
30
posted on
05/26/2011 8:51:24 PM PDT
by
Ezekiel
(The Obama-nation began with the Inauguration of Desolation.)
To: IamCenny
He probably paid for this trip and the guides/gear etc months in advance.And how far in advance of the trip do you think his wife got pregnant?
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posted on
05/26/2011 8:51:42 PM PDT
by
PAR35
To: scott7278
I bet the girl grows up HATING the song "The Bear Climbed Over the Mountain".
Which, incidentally, is also known as "Wellington's Victory" by Beethoven, and shares the music with "For He's A Jolly Good Fellow."
NO cheers, unfortunately.
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posted on
05/26/2011 8:52:12 PM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: al baby
Why are you calling him selfish? When you book a trip to everest you stay there for 2 months during the season you climb, not to mention he probably paid for the trip which i think is around 20 grand possibly before his child was conceived. Everest takes a huge commitment, and it’s not like he knew the exact hour or day his daughter would be born. Also if he did pay for the trip he might not have been able to get a refund, or he could have been there for longer than he thought due to weather or some other circumstance. Seems prudent to judge someone when you don’t know all the details.
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posted on
05/26/2011 8:53:48 PM PDT
by
IamCenny
To: scott7278
"Its also sad there will be no grave to visit."
They could go climb Everest. Too soon ?
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posted on
05/26/2011 8:54:01 PM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi Mom!!! I know i was kidding)
To: IamCenny
He probably paid for this trip and the guides/gear etc months in advance. And, the money was more important to him than the birth of his child? That's not selfish?
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posted on
05/26/2011 8:54:28 PM PDT
by
FourPeas
("Maladjusted and wigging out is no way to go through life, son." -hg)
To: grey_whiskers
I made it to the births of all six of my children - that's a summit I'm proud to have climbed and it binds me to my children irrevocably. This guy had his priorities all wrong. Sorry he lost his life in a vain, self-aggrandizing and failing quest that led him to abdicate his familial responsibilities. His widow and child don't even have the consolation of a grave-site to visit. What a legacy!
Lamh Foistenach Abu!
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posted on
05/26/2011 8:54:31 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN '69 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle!)
To: Jeff Winston
Was there an Intrade market on the likelihood of him making it to the top?
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posted on
05/26/2011 8:56:03 PM PDT
by
oblomov
To: IamCenny
I know all the details I need in this Dear Freeper friend His duty was to be with his wife and newborn
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posted on
05/26/2011 8:57:18 PM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi Mom!!! I know i was kidding)
To: IamCenny
Oh wow,,, well when you explain it THAT way. Im sure his daughter will understand,, he woulda lost 20k!
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posted on
05/26/2011 8:57:46 PM PDT
by
DesertRhino
(I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office)
To: scott7278
“I cant imagine a new daddy heading out to climb a mountain, but thats just me. Its also sad there will be no grave to visit.”
When his daughter grows up, she can climb Everest and visit his freeze-dried remains.
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posted on
05/26/2011 8:58:44 PM PDT
by
Kirkwood
(Zombie Hunter)
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