Flipping the coin?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> "<span word="flipped">flipped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coin">coin</span>", <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span>: "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="approached">approached</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="camera">camera</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="flipped">flipped</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coin">coin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="luckily">luckily</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="won">won</span>!"</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> "<span word="I">I</span>" <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sheer">sheer</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="because">because</span> "<span word="I">I</span>" <span word="was">was</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="others">others</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> "<span word="you">you</span>" <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="things">things</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="coin">coin</span> <span word="flipping">flipping</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="coin">coin</span> <span word="tossing">tossing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="match">match</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="begins">begins</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="referee">referee</span> (<span word="who">who</span> <span word="officiates">officiates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="violate">violate</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="smoothly">smoothly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="incident">incident</span>) <span word="summons">summons</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> (<span word="which">which</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="kick">kick</span>) <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span> (<span word="which">which</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sunny">sunny</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="windy">windy</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="field">field</span>). <span word="And">And</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="captains">captains</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="insist">insist</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="referee">referee</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="coin">coin</span> <span word="flipping">flipping</span> <span word="ensues">ensues</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ref">ref</span> <span word="pulls">pulls</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coin">coin</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pocket">pocket</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asks">asks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="captains">captains</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="prefers">prefers</span>.</p><p><span word="Heads">Heads</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tails">tails</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ref">ref</span> <span word="flips">flips</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coin">coin</span> (<span word="let">let</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spinning">spinning</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="side">side</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>. <span word="Heads">Heads</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>. <span word="Tails">Tails</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="settled">settled</span>.</p><p><span word="Alright">Alright</span>?</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="figuratively">figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="flipping">flipping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coin">coin</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>.</p>
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