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Title: Oh dear Post by: kinboshi on June 29, 2007, 05:59:25 PM Poker is obviously becoming more and more mainstream and 'fashionable'. A friend of mine forwarded a marketing-related article to me, as he knows that I'm interested in poker. I guess the author of the piece wanted to hook the reader with the poker reference. Unfortunately, he got it wrong, his maths very, very wrong.
Quote In a recent televised poker tournament, Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliott went all in with a hand of ace-king against a seven-five held by reigning champion Phil Hellmuth. He was 97 per cent favourite to win - until the flop came out three-four-six. Hellmuth took the pot and Devilfish lost his confidence. Royal Mail must sometimes have that feeling. On the upside, it has returned to profit, albeit limited. From missing all its quality of service targets two years ago, this year it will meet or exceed 11 out of 12. Prices have been rising in real terms for the past three years, generating increased revenues. The downside is that profits have dived in the first half of the financial year,... ::) Title: Re: Oh dear Post by: tikay on June 29, 2007, 06:01:06 PM The Royal Mail do some good Posts.
Title: Re: Oh dear Post by: LeKnave on June 29, 2007, 06:01:25 PM Man, i must run really bad if AK is a 97% fav over 2 lives.
Title: Re: Oh dear Post by: kinboshi on June 29, 2007, 06:02:47 PM The Royal Mail do some good Posts. That's terrible. But I'll strike it down to your age... Title: Re: Oh dear Post by: bolt pp on June 29, 2007, 06:12:41 PM It is 97% favorite, ask Ironside
Title: Re: Oh dear Post by: KingPoker on June 29, 2007, 06:38:50 PM The Royal Mail do some good Posts. That's terrible. But I'll strike it down to your age... come on lets stamp this out now before it gets mailicious! Title: Re: Oh dear Post by: kinboshi on June 29, 2007, 06:40:52 PM The Royal Mail do some good Posts. That's terrible. But I'll strike it down to your age... come on lets stamp this out now before it gets mailicious! Good point. Let us leave it there then... Title: Re: Oh dear Post by: bolt pp on June 29, 2007, 06:41:57 PM The Royal Mail do some good Posts. That's terrible. But I'll strike it down to your age... come on lets stamp this out now before it gets mailicious! Good point. Let us leave it there then... pack it up Title: Re: Oh dear Post by: Robert HM on June 29, 2007, 06:42:14 PM The Royal Mail do some good Posts. That's terrible. But I'll strike it down to your age... come on lets stamp this out now before it gets mailicious! Good point. Let us leave it there then... Good errr "post" Title: Re: Oh dear Post by: kinboshi on June 29, 2007, 06:43:37 PM The Royal Mail do some good Posts. That's terrible. But I'll strike it down to your age... come on lets stamp this out now before it gets mailicious! Good point. Let us leave it there then... Good errr "post" ;tk; That's poor, repeating Tikay's pun. Truly second class, and I'd expect better from you. Title: Re: Oh dear Post by: Robert HM on June 29, 2007, 06:45:35 PM Note to self, read tikay's posts once in a while
Title: Re: Oh dear Post by: kinboshi on June 29, 2007, 06:49:18 PM Note to self, read tikay's posts once in a while No, you're right, best to ignore them. Title: Re: Oh dear Post by: dan on June 29, 2007, 07:02:24 PM Why is the strike at royal mail so funny I dont get it?
Title: Re: Oh dear Post by: bolt pp on June 29, 2007, 07:04:00 PM Why is the strike at royal mail so funny I dont get it? who says it's funny? Title: Re: Oh dear Post by: KingPoker on June 29, 2007, 07:05:27 PM Why is the strike at royal mail so funny I dont get it? who says it's funny? most mails and femails!!!! Title: Re: Oh dear Post by: bolt pp on June 29, 2007, 07:09:10 PM Why is the strike at royal mail so funny I dont get it? who says it's funny? most mails and femails!!!! you've completely enveloped this thread with your humour Title: Re: Oh dear Post by: KingPoker on June 29, 2007, 07:10:03 PM Why is the strike at royal mail so funny I dont get it? who says it's funny? most mails and femails!!!! you've completely enveloped this thread with your humour I hope to seal it aswell! Title: Re: Oh dear Post by: kinboshi on June 29, 2007, 07:18:57 PM Why is the strike at royal mail so funny I dont get it? who says it's funny? most mails and femails!!!! you've completely enveloped this thread with your humour I hope to seal it aswell! Well delivered. Title: Re: Oh dear Post by: dan on June 29, 2007, 07:25:15 PM You lot must lead quite sad lives if all you have to do all day is think up things like this
Title: Re: Oh dear Post by: kinboshi on June 29, 2007, 07:27:18 PM You lot must lead quite sad lives if all you have to do all day is think up things like this You don't have to read them. Title: Re: Oh dear Post by: dan on June 29, 2007, 07:29:56 PM You lot must lead quite sad lives if all you have to do all day is think up things like this You don't have to read them. Your right I dont but the title of thread hardly gave a clear indication as to what i was about to read, did it Title: Re: Oh dear Post by: ifm on June 29, 2007, 07:31:20 PM You lot must lead quite sad lives if all you have to do all day is think up things like this Actually Dan i have no idea what you're striking for, in fact didn't know it was going to happen till today. What's it all about? Title: Re: Oh dear Post by: kinboshi on June 29, 2007, 07:32:53 PM You lot must lead quite sad lives if all you have to do all day is think up things like this You don't have to read them. Your right I dont but the title of thread hardly gave a clear indication as to what i was about to read, did it My bad. The OP was about a marketing piece that wanted to use a poker reference to appear 'current', but failed miserably as they got all their facts wrong. "Oh Dear" seemed to sum it up at the time. Title: Re: Oh dear Post by: fearisthekey on June 29, 2007, 07:36:54 PM Poker is obviously becoming more and more mainstream and 'fashionable'. A friend of mine forwarded a marketing-related article to me, as he knows that I'm interested in poker. I guess the author of the piece wanted to hook the reader with the poker reference. Unfortunately, he got it wrong, his maths very, very wrong. Quote In a recent televised poker tournament, Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliott went all in with a hand of ace-king against a seven-five held by reigning champion Phil Hellmuth. He was 97 per cent favourite to win - until the flop came out three-four-six. Hellmuth took the pot and Devilfish lost his confidence. Royal Mail must sometimes have that feeling. On the upside, it has returned to profit, albeit limited. From missing all its quality of service targets two years ago, this year it will meet or exceed 11 out of 12. Prices have been rising in real terms for the past three years, generating increased revenues. The downside is that profits have dived in the first half of the financial year,... ::) lol. A bad analogy is like a leaky screwdriver. |