Poker players are BAD PEOPLE (Charity + High Stakes Poker) |
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Posted Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:50 am GMT by supafrey
Hiya. Anyone that has seen high stakes poker episode 7 of season 3 probably noticed Barry Greenstein's reference to $10,000 being given to him to say "lol donkaments" on the air.
This all comes from 2+2 where that phrase has sort of gone from catchy, to epic, to boring, to classic all in one throw. Either way..
It appears that nobody ACTUALLY gave him 10k to say it, they were just joking about it (the guy who made the offer is often on 2+2) but naturally all of the 2+2 bunch (DEGENERATE POKER PLAYERS ILLEGALLY BREAKING THE LAW WITH THEIR DEGENERATE HABITS) decided to come to the rescue. On one of the more ridiculous forums over there someone suggested donating $10000 to Barry's charity of choice to sort of ease over the deal, and as a thank you for making them psueodo-internet famous over this whole deal.
Either way, they're well over $20,000 by latest counts, and that's in about a day and a half of collecting. So if you want to help out, I'm gonna link it here. If the MODS here don't like it, they probably don't like children. That's all I'm saying.
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Give what you can, if you can, and maybe poker players wouldn't seem like such bad guys to everyone.
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Posted Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:28 pm GMT by Miss_J
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF4EUQwLpB0
haha hhe says it in the video. also, the commnetator says "wtf does that mean" lol so funny.
Posted Thu Mar 01, 2007 2:39 pm GMT by Adam Marshall
Dunno if a mod doesn't like it, but this admin sure doesn't.
No soliciting. Duh.
Strike two.
Posted Thu Mar 01, 2007 2:43 pm GMT by supafrey
not allowed to solicit a children's charity donation that is attempting to change the way poker players are regarded by the media + politicians? Completely with national tv exposure + press coverage? okeeeeee..
take that, children.
Posted Thu Mar 01, 2007 2:48 pm GMT by Adam Marshall
That's right, you're not.
Would you like me to explain why again?
Posted Thu Mar 01, 2007 2:51 pm GMT by supafrey
because you don't like children
don't you think it's perhaps a bit shortsighted from a business standpoint? If this donation reaches 100k+ i think it would be pretty good for poker in general.
Posted Thu Mar 01, 2007 2:53 pm GMT by groton
have one mentioned yet to you Adam that your Snoopy Avitar is somewhat Scary dude
Posted Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:02 pm GMT by Miss_J
regardless the video is funny!
Posted Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:07 pm GMT by Adam Marshall
Yes, exactly, it's because I don't like children, my straw friend.
Sigh. It's because if we solicitations through, then some other idiot will come in and do the same thing, except for some other cause. Maybe he'll not word it as carefully and it is just a blatant solicitation. Then when we edit his solicitation and possibly ban him, his retort is that we allowed children's charities but not his. Suddenly, I've taken some sort of political stance. I don't necessarily want to do that.
Unfortunately I understand the merit of an argument like "you allowed someone to ask for donations for a kid's charity, so why can't NAMBLA ask for donations?" I'm not making a list of acceptable charities, either. Not what I had in mind when I made an internet poker site.
Also, it makes people think that we allow solicitations which just isn't the case. So idiot number two comes in and sees the solicitation and goes ahead and links to whatever. Then not only is he personally offended when we edit/ban him, but it gives the mods/admins a little extra dog poo to clean up.
Furthermore, groton, get Firefox 2 for god's sake. And you never saw Princess Mononoke? It's a kodama, of course.
Posted Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:27 pm GMT by wEbMaStEr
| Miss_J wrote: | | regardless the video is funny! |
This plusev strip made me smirk
Posted Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:31 pm GMT by Miss_J
LOL lostaments. too funny.
i also laugh when the commentator repeats him and says " lol DONKUMENTS"
LOL
Posted Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:07 am GMT by groton
| Adam Marshall wrote: |
Furthermore, groton, get Firefox 2 for god's sake. And you never saw Princess Mononoke? It's a kodama, of course. |
First I love my IE and im sticking with it.
and second WTF is a Kodama that thing is Snoopy with like no Nose
Posted Fri Mar 02, 2007 10:00 am GMT by Sean_in_NJ
Miyazaki is the Kurosawa of animation.
Posted Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:05 am GMT by MasterShake
| Adam Marshall wrote: | | Furthermore, groton, get Firefox 2 for god's sake. And you never saw Princess Mononoke? It's a kodama, of course. |
I went to school with a girl whose nickname was Princess Mononucleosis. But she looked a lot better than that.
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