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1k snowball fiasco

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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: 1k snowball fiasco:
    Elsadog I see you're wearing the special issue Area 51 Ray Protector head-gear. Does it work well?
    Posted by NoseyBonk
    This is a beta test on the new bacofoil lined anti-doomswitch headgear. The results so far look promising although I am picking up snippets of Radio2 in the morning. Terry Wogan sounds a bit weird the last couple of days so we may have some reverberation problems. Our biggest challenge is to accommodate mere's ears without compromising the integrity of the headgear.

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  • NoseyBonkNoseyBonk
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: 1k snowball fiasco:
    Our biggest challenge is to accomodate mere's ears without compromising the integrity of the headgear.
    Posted by elsadog
    Hmm interesting. In that case my protuding brain may also present a problem. I think I'll wait until the beta phase is over.
    Thanks :)

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  • RICHORFORDRICHORFORD
    edited January 2010
    Lol at this thread and the tongue-in-cheek good-naturedness of the replies.

    I can however, offer an explanation.

    Has anyone seen the movie Superman III?

    Remember when, at the beginning of that film, Richard Pryor took all the decimal point shortfalls off the paycheques of everyone he worked with, backdated them and added them together to become an overnight millionaire?

    Well, I've been collecting all the MTT decimal point penny shortfalls since 2007. 

    I now have enough to buy a Twix.

    Haha, who's laughing now, suckers?
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  • major1962major1962
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: 1k snowball fiasco:
    Lol at this thread and the tongue-in-cheek good-naturedness of the replies. I can however, offer an explanation. Has anyone seen the movie Superman III? Remember when, at the beginning of that film, Richard Pryor took all the decimal point shortfalls off the paycheques of everyone he worked with, backdated them and added them together to become an overnight millionaire? Well, I've been collecting all the MTT decimal point penny shortfalls since 2007.  I now have enough to buy a Twix. Haha, who's laughing now, suckers?
    Posted by RICHORFORD
    Aha! i have seen that superman film, and was wondering when someone would own up.
    Just as i thought,, RichOrford is the culprit, i think a boycott of any cash/stt/mtt is in order if he is playing until
    he gets a slapped wrist (at least) from the skypoker gods (or one of the beautiful female presenters), sorry no , my mind wanders when i talk about slapping and spanking,, aaaggghhh shut up major your digging a hole.
    AHEM, anyway, you should be ashamed of yourself Rich.
    Tikay, some harsh words please (for rich, not me, sorry got carried away)
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  • major1962major1962
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: 1k snowball fiasco:
    Lol at this thread and the tongue-in-cheek good-naturedness of the replies. I can however, offer an explanation. Has anyone seen the movie Superman III? Remember when, at the beginning of that film, Richard Pryor took all the decimal point shortfalls off the paycheques of everyone he worked with, backdated them and added them together to become an overnight millionaire? Well, I've been collecting all the MTT decimal point penny shortfalls since 2007.  I now have enough to buy a Twix. Haha, who's laughing now, suckers?
    Posted by RICHORFORD
    Aha! i have seen that superman film, and was wondering when someone would own up.
    Just as i thought,, RichOrford is the culprit, i think a boycott of any cash/stt/mtt is in order if he is playing until
    he gets a slapped wrist (at least) from the skypoker gods (or one of the beautiful female presenters), sorry no , my mind wanders when i talk about slapping and spanking,, aaaggghhh shut up major your digging a hole.
    AHEM, anyway, you should be ashamed of yourself Rich.
    Tikay, some harsh words please (for rich, not me, sorry got carried away)
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  • RICHORFORDRICHORFORD
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: 1k snowball fiasco:
    In Response to Re: 1k snowball fiasco :until he gets a slapped wrist (at least) from the skypoker gods (or one of the beautiful female presenters)
    Posted by major1962
    Guilty as charged, Major. (Major? Am I being court-marshalled here..?)

    Now, where's my punishment?  I know my rights, I demand it!
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  • KnackersYaKnackersYa
    edited January 2010
    On a more serious note...

    £380 overlay and I missed it!!!!!!!!!
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  • Tikay10Tikay10
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: 1k snowball fiasco:
    In Response to Re: 1k snowball fiasco : Aha! i have seen that superman film, and was wondering when someone would own up. Just as i thought,, RichOrford is the culprit, i think a boycott of any cash/stt/mtt is in order if he is playing until he gets a slapped wrist (at least) from the skypoker gods (or one of the beautiful female presenters), sorry no , my mind wanders when i talk about slapping and spanking,, aaaggghhh shut up major your digging a hole. AHEM, anyway, you should be ashamed of yourself Rich. Tikay, some harsh words please (for rich, not me, sorry got carried away)
    Posted by major1962
    Bitter

    Bleak

    Acrid

    Caterwauling (like that one?)

    Craggy

    Coarse

    Severe

    Sour

    Nasty

    Abusive

    Cruel

    Tough

    Austere

    Cacophonous

    Will they do?
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  • Kiwini4uKiwini4u
    edited January 2010
    I see this game isn't running today, guess they have sacked the person responsible for the 56p shortfall from yesterday and don't want anymore complaints today.
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: 1k snowball fiasco:
    I see this game isn't running today, guess they have sacked the person responsible for the 56p shortfall from yesterday and don't want anymore complaints today.
    Posted by Kiwini4u
    LOL ....I think the overlay may have a bit to do with it too :o)
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  • Tikay10Tikay10
    edited January 2010

    An epic thread, it must be said. All good-natured stuff, & deeply funny most of it. Poker players are a class apart when it comes to having a little moan about trivial stuff, but they can also return it with knobs on. Great stuff.

    I've just realised that the thread title includes the word "fiasco". That'll be the 56p fiasco, I guess. I wonder what the adjective would be if it were, ooh, I dunno, say, £1?
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  • RICHORFORDRICHORFORD
    edited January 2010
    Lol- sorry, even the thread title is making me chuckle.

    'Snowball fiasco'.

    Chels, this might become a cult classic. Good effort :)
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  • Tikay10Tikay10
    edited January 2010

    Deffo "Thread of the Week" so far.
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  • booboo69booboo69
    edited January 2010
    When I got married, we honeymooned in Antigua. Big posh, 5 star+ all-inclusive resort. Holiday of the decade (for us simple working folk) and granted, a phenomenal hotel. As per usual at all-inclusive places, all meals, drinks (not local rubbish, but named brands) included, as well as unlimited and free waterski-ing, scuba diving, motor boat hire and much more. The rooms/suites even had optics and ice making machines in the rooms plus beer/soft drink fridges, all restocked as necessary. The bars were table service if one so wished and even had containers of inclusive cigarettes for the smokers.
    After a week, a bloke from England started a conversation with me at a bar and he told me proudly that he'd complained to the manager that there wasn't any lighters on the bar/s tables, only matches, and that his wife didn't like the toilet paper. He was of course the sort of geezer who would complain if he won the lottery because it wasn't a rollover week.
    There's a moral there somewhere.
    However, I do honestly believe in this case though, that we have read a windup thread. It sure is a good one though!
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited January 2010
    56p?!

    It's a fix.

    I'm leaving.

    Ok. I'm over it.

    Awesome thread guys!!

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  • RICHORFORDRICHORFORD
    edited January 2010
    That's weird- I wrote the above post at the same time you were writing yours, Tikay. Great minds etc.

    Anyway- here is my handy guide to hyperbole in these situations...

    OVERLAY      ADJECTIVE

    56p             Fiasco

    £1               Disaster

    £1.50          Calamity

    £2               Pandemonium

    £2.50          Catastrophe

    £3    Extinction event


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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: 1k snowball fiasco:
    An epic thread, it must be said. All good-natured stuff, & deeply funny most of it. Poker players are a class apart when it comes to having a little moan about trivial stuff, but they can also return it with knobs on. Great stuff. I've just realised that the thread title includes the word "fiasco". That'll be the 56p fiasco, I guess. I wonder what the adjective would be if it were, ooh, I dunno, say, £1?
    Posted by Tikay10
    Avalanche ?
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  • Seagull158Seagull158
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: 1k snowball fiasco:
    An epic thread, it must be said. All good-natured stuff, & deeply funny most of it. Poker players are a class apart when it comes to having a little moan about trivial stuff, but they can also return it with knobs on. Great stuff. I've just realised that the thread title includes the word "fiasco". That'll be the 56p fiasco, I guess. I wonder what the adjective would be if it were, ooh, I dunno, say, £1?
    Posted by Tikay10
    Maybe the "fiasco" was Sky giving away £380 extra!!!!!
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  • KnackersYaKnackersYa
    edited January 2010
    I think the Alderney commission should investigate this shocking abuse of 56p!!!
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  • Hale72Hale72
    edited January 2010
    I cant believe i missed it.

    One bounty and your in profit.

    I feel we all ought to have a little whip round to get the 56p up.

    I'l start with a penny.
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  • Tikay10Tikay10
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: 1k snowball fiasco:
    56p?! It's a fix. I'm leaving. Ok. I'm over it. Awesome thread guys!!
    Posted by LML
    No no no LML, you got it wrong. You must wait 24 hours between "I'm leaving" & "OK, I'm, back".
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  • MAXALLYMAXALLY
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: 1k snowball fiasco:
    Deffo "Thread of the Week" so far.
    Posted by Tikay10
    Great Idea Tikay.....put it to Sky Rich....

    You could also have...
    POST of the week.
    BAD BEAT of the week.
    BEST LEAVING THREAD of the week.
    BEST TKO WIND UP of the week.

    and the prize could be.....i dunno........56p. But this would have to be shared equally between the 5 winners......which would be.....oh, hang on.......£0.112 each!!!. I SEE THE FLAW IN THIS PLAN NOW.
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  • Tikay10Tikay10
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: 1k snowball fiasco:
    I cant believe i missed it. One bounty and your in profit. I feel we all ought to have a little whip round to get the 56p up. I'l start with a penny.
    Posted by Hale72
    I raise. I'll donate 2p.
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: 1k snowball fiasco:
    I cant believe i missed it. One bounty and your in profit. I feel we all ought to have a little whip round to get the 56p up. I'l start with a penny.
    Posted by Hale72
    Good, because I need to spend a penny... Too much disclosure?
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: 1k snowball fiasco:
    Lol at this thread and the tongue-in-cheek good-naturedness of the replies. I can however, offer an explanation. Has anyone seen the movie Superman III? Remember when, at the beginning of that film, Richard Pryor took all the decimal point shortfalls off the paycheques of everyone he worked with, backdated them and added them together to become an overnight millionaire? Well, I've been collecting all the MTT decimal point penny shortfalls since 2007.  I now have enough to buy a Twix. Haha, who's laughing now, suckers?
    Posted by RICHORFORD
    Something similar happened in real life about 20 years ago. A guy who worked in the accounts department of AT&T (an American giant Telecoms corporation) made a minute change to the computerised billing. He diverted 1c from every paid bill into an offshore account in his name He ran this for a number of years until he was finally found out during an audit. The offshore account had accumulated over $100 million and he hadn't spent a penny of it.

    Some of the detail may not be strictly accurate as it's from memory but you get the idea.
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: 1k snowball fiasco:
    In Response to Re: 1k snowball fiasco : Something similar happened in real life about 20 years ago. A guy who worked in the accounts department of ATT (an American giant Telecoms corporation) made a minute change to the computerised billing. He diverted 10c from every paid bill into an offshore account in his name He ran this for a number of years until he was finally found out during an audit. The offshore account had accumulated over $100 million and he hadn't spent a penny of it. Some of the detail may not be strictly accurate as it's from memory but you get the idea.
    Posted by elsadog

    When you say 'A Guy'.. do you mean YOU Alan?!
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: 1k snowball fiasco:
    In Response to Re: 1k snowball fiasco : No no no LML, you got it wrong. You must wait 24 hours between "I'm leaving" & "OK, I'm, back".
    Posted by Tikay10

    DAMMIT!!!!
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: 1k snowball fiasco:
    In Response to Re: 1k snowball fiasco : I raise. I'll donate 2p.
    Posted by Tikay10

    Don't you need 2p? You may need 2p sometime.. and then you'll be in trouble.
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited January 2010
    Can I post more consecutive posts...
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited January 2010
    Apparently so.

    That'll be 56p please.
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