Cartered (Car-ter-d)
A north of the 49th parallel term originating within the borders of Canada. First thrust into public consciousness during the gold rush days in the Yukon, regarded as meaning
incredible shortfalls and extreme unluckiness when success has been all but guaranteed . A term identifying an unlucky loser whose game playing is unmatched and often avoided by other players due to sink hole of losing that follows and routinely due to
association. Getting Cartered was documented in a
1914 article that may never have been written, in which a high profile dentist had placed a $100 bet on a horse race at their local track. This tactician of molars chose the horse “ShotsonGoal” for a win that paid a return of $10k. The horse won the race by 4 lengths, with the sharp dressed dentist getting “Cartered” by the horse winning.. but…the jockey was knocked
off the horse at the start, thus making his ticket a loser!
Getting Cartered- I took
the Bucks to win by 5 points and the
game ended at 125 to 120 for a Bucks win.
“Tarheels up by 2 over Duke and a
Last minute three at the buzzer makes for a Duke victory as time expires”- Getting Cartered since the Tarheels were taken for win.
