You opened the door to so many avenues, this is a smorgasbord on overload.

But I do know where to begin. You stated your 34 years old. It's not too late to go back to school and get into the field you want to get into. Age is just a number and just because most people start right after high school doesn't mean it ends there for those that don't go. Some of the most successful people either didn't go to college or started later in life and past your current age. So don't give up all hope yet!

I must admit when you mentioned that Youwager wanted a $5 donation from each employee to get an oven and coffee maker I thought to myself wtf !!! These guys were giving players cash bonuses in their account worth more than that. Hell they paid more in advertising to sites for banner space. I remember them quite well. My goodness hey guys we are giving away a shit ton of money to our players so when they call in get that credit card number or get them to western union to send in the money. Oh by the way we need $5 from everyone by end of day to provide you an oven and coffee maker. I would've said first one to go pick a wu or mg payment, stop and get those items and f the $5. LOL

Might not have had a job but people would remember me that's for sure.

Over the next several posts if you don't mind I'd like to you to elaborate on some of the places you worked. One by one instead of trying to cram it all in one post. I'll name off a place and if you can tell me about how they operate, what you thought about them and if they were shady or not.

First one is a place I know a lot of people started out at and to this day have an account and play there and sportsbook which is .ag now.

I actually chose them first for a reason. They were probably the second place I posted up at and if it wasn't for them, I likely wouldn't have a forum and I'll share this story. Long time members likely will recall the story because I've told it a few times.

Newer members don't so here it goes:

I was betting at sportsbook.com which what it was under back then. One day they had a link and it said "Join Our Posting Forum" I had no clue what it was but clicked it anyway. It went to a forum called Bettors World. I joined and your posting name at the time ended up being your account number. I started posting picks and was consistently posting winners and information that you just couldn't find back then. This was really early internet days but I knew where to get info and how to use that info. I grew a following and people would say "Man you're a freak, how do you know that" You're just a freak of knowledge, you're a freaking good handicapper. I am the type of person that I like to do things my way and not really conform to some other sites rules so I ventured out on my own and started on those freebie boards. You signed up and created your own little forum and named it. I had no clue what to call it and I thought why not call it FREAKS Forum. They would know me for calling me a freak so why not. Corny name but I wasn't real original when I started because I didn't expect many people and figured it would fizzle out and fade into oblivion. Needless to say I blew out that forum, I couldn't accept more members and I was killing the owners bandwidth. I went to another one of those freebie forums and same thing. I didn't know a damn thing about the internet or how to build a website or anything. With the help of two people they helped create this monster we call Freak's Forum at this location. One bought the url and the forum software and set me up with hosting and the other was behind the scenes building the webpages of which a few I still use today. Most of the set up of this modern forum is still held together by the original work. It's a homage to those two people. They always preferred to be silent as to who they were so I leave it that way. It's been 15+ years since they've been involved so I do what I can with some outside help.

So that's a version of how Freaks Forum came to be Freaks Forum. I have never claimed to be the biggest, the best, or some know it all. My mission from day 1 of those free boards was to help players win and have players involved in helping one another win by posting their picks and by taking part. After 20+ years that hasn't changed and never will.

Like I always say, if you know anyone interested in sports gambling get them to join. I look at the members as family not dollar signs like other sites. Never have, never will, I don't want to make money off people losing. I want them to crush the books and make a ton of money and camaraderie along the way.