I don't know about stupid...
...but some friends and I have a 'Disaster-Spread' ring between us.

We bet on what's the next make/model of plane to crash anywhere in the world, what the death toll will be.
We bet on how many kids are abducted per year. How many people are killed at pikey funfairs per year.
We bet on which country will be hit by a 'kilodeath' natural disaster next, how many dead in the next mine collapse somewhere, how many killed the next time someone goes 'postal' in the US. Longest period without UK Forces deaths in Iraq/Afghanistan (which is vaguely positive to be honest).

And many, many more.

Keep your fingers crossed for me, only 21 days left for an Airbus A320 to go down before I lose a monkey.
(Chopper3, Fri 8 May 2009, 15:20, 3 replies)

I hope for your sake
that none of your mates watched "Knowing"
(runge got stuck to a vertical surface on:, Sat 9 May 2009, 0:26, closed)

Or listened to Godley and Creme's "Consequences".
My father made a killing on the Titanic. FanTAStic odds.
(Helixdaunting, Sat 9 May 2009, 5:54, closed)

What concerns me most about this post...
... is not the placing of bets on the potential ending of strangers lives but rather the image of you and your friend gathered around a disaster spread ring.

It brings to mind some sort of poor chap, whose arsehole has been tragically widened, being gang banged by a bunch of crazed gamblers... or is that just me?
(Rotimer was micturating windward at, Tue 12 May 2009, 13:46, closed)