What Does "I'll Bet You Dollars to Donuts" mean?

[Caveman]

Discuss

History of phrase

What it means

etc...

 

[kranky]

It means "I am so sure I'm right, I will bet my dollars against your donuts."

Meaning that even though I am wagering a lot more than you (in value), I'm not worried since I know I'll win.

 

[jme5343]

Doesn't mean as much now that a lot of donuts are close to $1 each. Other than that, what kranky said

 

[Gibson486]

Originally posted by: kranky
It means "I am so sure I'm right, I will bet my dollars against your donuts."

Meaning that even though I am wagering a lot more than you (in value), I'm not worried since I know I'll win.

answer this...what is declining faster....the value of the american dollar or the value of the high carb donut?

 

[skace]

I'll bet you quarters to quartz

 

[Asparagus]

Bummer! Now I'm craving a good ol' fashioned chocolate glazed custard filled donut from Krispy Kreme...think I need to ask my husband to take me out for dessert tonight!!!

 

[Raduque]

Ugh, krispy kreme. I get sick every time I drive by that place. And it's centrally located, so I always drive by and smell that overbearing sweet smell that makes me want to throw up.


Fresh baked HEB ftw (since there's no dunkin or Sheetz around, and sheetz doesn't make their own donuts anymore anyway )

 

[Linflas]

Some possibilities

 

[potato28]

Ugh Krispy Kreme? I'll go get a maple doughnut from Tim Hortons.

 

[Dumac]

I buy my donuts from a local shop that makes them with old fashioned equipment.

 

[child of wonder]

Mmmm..... donuts....

 

[BoomerD]

Back in the day...donuts used to be 5 to 10 cents each...so betting a dollar against a donut was pretty good odds.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: Asparagus
Bummer! Now I'm craving a good ol' fashioned chocolate glazed custard filled donut from Krispy Kreme...think I need to ask my husband to take me out for dessert tonight!!!

The last krispy kreme in the city went out of business this spring, here.

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: Asparagus
Bummer! Now I'm craving a good ol' fashioned chocolate glazed custard filled donut from Krispy Kreme...think I need to ask my husband to take me out for dessert tonight!!!

The last krispy kreme in the city went out of business this spring, here.

Happily, the KrispyKreme here folded a couple of years ago. No one bought their crappy air-filled sugar puffs. The REAL donut shops are doing great business.

 

[nanette1985]

I really want some donuts now.

I also could use some dollars.

 

[shocksyde]

"I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today!"

 

[l0cke]

The doughnut shop in my town, Winchell's, is the dirtiest place I have ever seen. They still get tons of business though, because they are the only ones. They don't even repiar vandalism or change the lights in their signs.

 

[oog]

i thought the doughnuts were used as another term for 0.

 

[erub]

i like donuts