Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

[tikay]

Twitter is a mixed bag though, & can be the absolute pits, so here's a feel-bad story.

Please note, contains offensive language


Like all commercial organisations, SB&G, & specifically in this case, Sky Poker, use Twitter to promote their brand.

In fact, SB&G - like all it's competitor businesses - have a whole department devoted to Social-Media. Lots & lots of staff. I'm not entirely convinced it can be justified, but as long as the others do it, they do it. It's no big deal either way, is it?

There's rarely anything there to arouse one's excitement. This is no disrespect to my colleagues, but essentially, they are adverts, & nobody likes adverts. 

Here's a typical Sky Poker Tweet during SPT Brighton.


ELIMINATED!

tomkittendeans busts @ SenseiChanning and wins his golden bounty prize, an iPhone 7.
 

Click to see full-size image.

The context is that the "Team" - Mr Ambo, plus 4 of the Leeds based Sky Poker Staff, plus me, played SPT Brighton, & we all had "bounties" on our heads for whoever busted us, plus we each had a few hundred quids worth of spot prizes which we gave out for "fun play" or whatever.  In my case it was a £700 TV. Not life-changing, but it's handy enough for free.

Nothing to get exercised about there, one might think. I'm actually surprised anyone even looks at these photos to be honest.


And here are 3 of the comments (Tweeted replies) it attracted;




he's the boy sexy ***** what a bossss



Ffs sky not even a new iPhone , shitttttttt fuck



What a shit prize



I drove home from Brighton thinking about the people who made those Tweets, trying to imagine what their like is like, when they spend their Saturday evening's posting stuff like that. I mean, it was hardly controversial stuff, was it? Migrants & their families are dying every day in refugee camps or on the high seas, there was an earthquake in Iran a few days ago which barely made the 'papers, (400 died, but they were only Iranians....), and throwing acid at random people is the latest craze.  And yet these lads get exercised over a photograph like that.


Don't we live in odd times?

[RED-DOG]

The most ridiculous thing about a dog getting a medal is the dog will get absolutely no pleasure from it.

[AndrewT]

The most ridiculous thing about a dog getting a medal is the dog will get absolutely no pleasure from it.

Human - 'Well done dog - you were very brave, here's a medal'

Dog - *sniffs medal*. 'WTF is this - I can't eat this'

[Tal]

Best one is Simon, the only cat to win the Dickin medal. He was the ship's cat on HMS Amethyst.

Date of Award: awarded posthumously 1949

“Served on HMS Amethyst during the Yangtse Incident, disposing of many rats though wounded by shell blast. Throughout the incident his behaviour was of the highest order, although the blast was capable of making a hole over a foot in diameter in a steel plate.”

Reminds me of the scene in Carry on Up the Khyber, where the British are under attack but carry on eating.

[hector62]

Which is jolly nice, of course, well done them. But surely it's pure instinct?


It gets better though;

It was once awarded to a cat. Why?


[i] HMS Amethyst's ship's cat, awarded for "gallantry under fire" and for the disposal of many rats despite shrapnel injuries during the Yangtze Incident in 1949 [/i]



All rather odd really.

I'm delighted for all those brave dogs, horses, pigeons & (solitary) cat, of course I am. And feel-good stories beat those dreadful "girl scarred for life in acid attack" stuff we see every day.  

But awards for bravery for pigeons & cats?

I'm struggling a bit with that.


Oh, & in case you think I'm making all this up, here you go, look for yourself;


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickin_Medal


I found this especially interesting Mr T. My father was the navigator on HMS London which was the ship that was sent up the Yangtse to rescue HMS Amethyst. He never spoke about the really brave cat that he helped rescue though.



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[DaveShoelace]

Here's a really weird story which caught my eye, it's a feel-good story with a twist I suppose.  

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42031729


Cliffs if you CBA to read that;


  

A "military dog", serving with the Royal Boat Squadron in Afghanistan, displayed "extreme bravery" by doing his work under fire from guns & grenades when the Military were storming an enemy stronghold.

He was badly injured 3 times - chest, leg, ears/mouth - but continued his work until the job was done.

As a result, he was awarded a Gallantry Medal, the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross, which is a pretty big deal.


Well that's rather nice, well done Dog.


I'm actually having a little difficulty convincing myself that a dog can be "brave" whilst on duty for the Army. It seems to me that it's all rather instinctive rather than
the dog saying to himself - "bugger this, I'm outa here", or "a dog's gotta do what a dog's gotta do".

But let's not argue too much. We (mostly) all love dogs, & this is a real feel-good story.

No complaints then.

Click to see full-size image.

 






But wait.......

In stark contrast, this one has just thrown up on, and ruined, a brand new carpet in the Crater household

[Pompeynick]

Twitter is a mixed bag though, & can be the absolute pits, so here's a feel-bad story.

Please note, contains offensive language


Like all commercial organisations, SB&G, & specifically in this case, Sky Poker, use Twitter to promote their brand.

In fact, SB&G - like all it's competitor businesses - have a whole department devoted to Social-Media. Lots & lots of staff. I'm not entirely convinced it can be justified, but as long as the others do it, they do it. It's no big deal either way, is it?



There's rarely anything there to arouse one's excitement. This is no disrespect to my colleagues, but essentially, they are adverts, & nobody likes adverts. 

Here's a typical Sky Poker Tweet during SPT Brighton.


ELIMINATED!

tomkittendeans busts @ SenseiChanning and wins his golden bounty prize, an iPhone 7.
 

Click to see full-size image.

The context is that the "Team" - Mr Ambo, plus 4 of the Leeds based Sky Poker Staff, plus me, played SPT Brighton, & we all had "bounties" on our heads for whoever busted us, plus we each had a few hundred quids worth of spot prizes which we gave out for "fun play" or whatever.  In my case it was a £700 TV. Not life-changing, but it's handy enough for free.

Nothing to get exercised about there, one might think. I'm actually surprised anyone even looks at these photos to be honest.


And here are 3 of the comments (Tweeted replies) it attracted;




he's the boy sexy ***** what a bossss



Ffs sky not even a new iPhone , shitttttttt fuck



What a shit prize



I drove home from Brighton thinking about the people who made those Tweets, trying to imagine what their like is like, when they spend their Saturday evening's posting stuff like that. I mean, it was hardly controversial stuff, was it? Migrants & their families are dying every day in refugee camps or on the high seas, there was an earthquake in Iran a few days ago which barely made the 'papers, (400 died, but they were only Iranians....), and throwing acid at random people is the latest craze.  And yet these lads get exercised over a photograph like that.


Don't we live in odd times?

Hi Tony,
I was sat on the same table when Sam lost his Bounty, I can tell you that the guy who knocked him out was very happy with his prize of an I-Pad.
The chap who knocked you out seemed to be pleased with his new television as well.
You may have to consider not playing QQ at the next SPT, you do not want to go for the hat trick do you
Nick

[MANTIS01]

I once won an ipod shuffle when my AQ outdrew Marcus Bebb Jones' AK in a HU comp. On another occasion I was a cruel river away from a 25% share in a Vauxhall Corsa. 

[Omm]

Hi Tikay, cannot for the life of me work out how to post next door. I'm trying to do it from an iPad but am probably missing something very simple. Can you help?

[Omm]

Hi Tikay, cannot for the life of me work out how to post next door. I'm trying to do it from an iPad but am probably missing something very simple. Can you help?

All sorted, I logged out closed sky poker down and tried again and it worked.

[atdc21]

^ The old turn it off and on again trick, Tom would of been impressed 

[RED-DOG]

^ The old turn it off and on again trick, Tom would of been impressed 

Money is the sincerest form of gratitude.

[EvilPie]

^ The old turn it off and on again trick, Tom would of been impressed 

Money is the sincerest form of gratitude.

Aye. You can't spend a thank you.

[atdc21]

^ The old turn it off and on again trick, Tom would of been impressed 

Money is the sincerest form of gratitude.

Or as my friends old Aunty used to put it ' you cant buy fk all with thanks '

Aye. You can't spend a thank you.

[atdc21]

Never get those quotes right