At the time, late 1997 or early 1998 or so, making the right decision was basically a crapshoot.

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Can we actually determine motivation in an interview, or is it just a crapshoot for most of us?

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From Thurlow's position, a crapshoot is a rational way to play the market.

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It was always a crapshoot, hard to know when a foreman would select him, or even what job he would be assigned.

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But after that, baseball's wheelers and dealers might as well belly up to one of the nearby casino tables--it's that much of a crapshoot.

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My family is on board with me taking the risk, and while I know every new venture is a crapshoot, I feel pretty good about this.

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As anyone who has gone through the process and had enough leisure (and still functioning brain cells) to reflect on it knows, a lot of it is a crapshoot.

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It was a crapshoot -- and a well-timed one.

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