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Title: Irish I were drunk Post by: gleek on August 17, 2009, 10:30:44 PM Link (http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/pgachampionship09/news/story?id=4405352)
Title: Re: Irish I were drunk Post by: dystopia on August 18, 2009, 08:16:44 AM Quote Paddy Power, renowned for settling its bets early, paid off anyone who bet on Woods to win the PGA Championship title on Friday, when he led by four shots through 36 holes. wtf? They pay off on Friday. [sm_shock] Title: Re: Irish I were drunk Post by: Uisce Beatha on August 18, 2009, 07:35:11 PM Quote Paddy Power, renowned for settling its bets early, paid off anyone who bet on Woods to win the PGA Championship title on Friday, when he led by four shots through 36 holes. wtf? They pay off on Friday. [sm_shock] You gots to understand Ireland. Give the punters their winnings and they'll "re-invest" at 70% leaving a bit in their pocket for a few jars. Do it on a Friday and you're at 85% as everyone is already half lit. Might have backfired this time but there's a reason there's a Paddy Power on damn near every corner in the country. The place is gambling mad - most of it on the ponies. Title: Re: Irish I were drunk Post by: Dunk on August 18, 2009, 07:46:55 PM Yeah they love their ponies, but they don't pay out on the horse that's in the lead when they round the clubhouse turn. ;D
Title: Re: Irish I were drunk Post by: gleek on August 18, 2009, 07:48:48 PM LMAO
Title: Re: Irish I were drunk Post by: dystopia on August 19, 2009, 07:46:22 PM Quote Paddy Power, renowned for settling its bets early, paid off anyone who bet on Woods to win the PGA Championship title on Friday, when he led by four shots through 36 holes. wtf? They pay off on Friday. [sm_shock] You gots to understand Ireland. Give the punters their winnings and they'll "re-invest" at 70% leaving a bit in their pocket for a few jars. Do it on a Friday and you're at 85% as everyone is already half lit. Might have backfired this time but there's a reason there's a Paddy Power on damn near every corner in the country. The place is gambling mad - most of it on the ponies. Good point. And they'll probably end up with 5x the bettors going forward because of this publicity. Title: Re: Irish I were drunk Post by: MFAWG on August 19, 2009, 08:32:12 PM [Derail]
punters I see/hear this word used alot, and I'm a little unclear as to it's meaning, or more specifically it's positive/negative connotations. Depends on context, one supposes? Title: Re: Irish I were drunk Post by: stroh on August 19, 2009, 08:55:18 PM [Derail] punters I see/hear this word used alot, and I'm a little unclear as to it's meaning, or more specifically it's positive/negative connotations. Depends on context, one supposes? From Wiki:The word punter may refer to: A British, Australian and Hiberno (Irish) English colloquial term for a paying guest or customer, especially a patron of a brothel a gambler, particularly an amateur betting on horse racing or a player in the game of Baccarat . . . . Title: Re: Irish I were drunk Post by: MFAWG on August 19, 2009, 09:11:36 PM Interesting, but Wiki can't contain the actual usage, which is why I asked Uisce, more or less. I hear the screaming TV chef guy use it on the BBC version of Kitchen Nightmares, and I could never figure out if he was insulting the clientele or not.
That said: Quote especially a patron of a brothel ROFL... |