Poker Is Not A Sport Of Courage, Conviction And Confidence
ACCORDING to the Poker Stars advert poker “is a sport of courage, conviction and confidence.”
Yeah, poker is a sport. Who knew that those slobs sat round a table counting bits of plastic were sportsmen?
The Advertising Standards Authority sees the ad and begs to differ.
The ASA tells the poker operator to take the posters down, leaving us to wonder which bit of their claim was the most ludicrous?
September 28th, 2008 at 11:34 am
Anorkra,
I have conducted an emergency strawpoll and we, your female readers, feel you should replace the picture above with one of Steve McQueen in the Cincinnati Kid.
Or, if you feel it definitely has to be a sports figure, we could compromise on a picture of Paul Newman as Fast Eddie in The Hustler.
But that’s our final offer; these are hard times and we must deal with the harsh realities. We are still considering our demands on the Cute Kittens Pictures, and our lawyers will be in touch with your lawyers as soon as we’ve thrashed out the details…
September 28th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
or any Rickman pix
September 28th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Rickman works for me, and I’m pretty sure we could raise some support for Axel Rose, naming no names, but MrsT comes to mind.
But this wanton disregard for the clear market preferences of many of Anokra’s faithful viewers is a worrying sign; are we on the verge of a nanny state where we are all required to look at pictures of obese people as an awful warning of what happens if you learn to play poker?
Dog knows what they’ll put up for Global Warming…
September 28th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
The same horror scene drenched in sweat? oh yuck!
September 28th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
Thank you.
And on that happy note I must go and make some lunch.
Probably of 3 lettuce leafs on a bed of ice…
September 28th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
hope you didn’t over do it? frapped Glenlivet can be a touch um yum
September 28th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
I don’t think that I could bring myself to put ice anywhere near Glanlivet, but I was drinking Caol Ila which has the deceptive quality of tasting a bit like old fashioned medicine.
A bit like a friend of mine who would get through vast amounts of alcohol mixed with juices and swear blind that it was really good for you…
September 28th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Well if the friend drunk it, it probably was good for you, but doubtful for the good of the friend…
But it sounds as though you have a phobia there , I’d work on it to the point of maybe getting more than ice from the NHS
September 28th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Now there’s a thought!
I need to be given lots of Glenlivet and lots of ice so I can gradually bring myself to put the two together; I’ll make an appointment first thing in the morning…