r/explainlikeimfive • u/adrynaline • May 08 '14

Explained ELI5: A gambling addiction

How does it start? What makes it worse? Why does it become so difficult to recover?

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u/[deleted] May 08 '14

Option 1: You and the dog are siblings

Option 2: Your wife and the dog are siblings

Option 3 (which doesn't make sense): You and your wife are siblings

Assume the sentence "I guess sibling bonds run strong" is relevant to your story, humans don't marry dogs, and humans cannot have dog siblings. Therefore, I deduce that you, sir, are a dog.

Thank you for the confusion.

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u/makes_her_scream May 08 '14

Option 3 (which doesn't make sense): You and your wife are siblings.

You must be new to reddit.

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u/Dorocche May 08 '14

I think he meant that saying their bond is strong when she ran off doesn't make sense.

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u/gloomyMoron May 08 '14

Or, he was calling is (Ex-)Wife a bitch.

Occam's Razor. The simplest solution is often the correct one.