The Random Yak

On October 2, we celebrate “Phileas Fogg Wager Day.”

(Statistically, 58% of you just asked, “Who’s day?”)

Jules Verne’s classic Around the World in 80 Days opens on October 2, 1872.  London gentleman Phileas Fogg accepts a wager to travel around the world in 80 days.  In order to win the bet, Fogg must return to the London Reform Club on or before 8:45p.m. on December 21.

I won’t give away any more, in the (admittedly slim) hope that one or more of you will actually go read the book.  I read it to Yak the Younger several years ago, and he found the story as interesting and captivating as anything written in the 130 years since Verne put pen to page.  (In other words: even for a six year old, ‘classic’ isn’t synonymous with ‘dull.’)

Fogg’s wager, and resulting adventures, have survived far more than the original 80 days.  In my book, regardless of the outcome, that’s a wager well-made. 

Trackposted to Pirate’s Cove, Perri Nelson’s Website, The Amboy Times, and Conservative Cat, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe.