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« on: February 20, 2010, 05:11:54 PM » |
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Promotional Contests
I recently entered into a contest put on by Killian's Irish Red. After entering the code on one of the bottle caps I read through the rules. During the promotional period of about a month and a half there are 405 randomly generated "winning times" WTF is that. If you are the first to enter in one of the 1 minute windows you win whatever prize. If nobody enters in that minute the prize is not awarded.
1. that is annoying and makes it seem like a waste of time because my code has no real value
2. there are about 65,000 minutes in the period....making the probability of any given minute being a winning minute 0.006
3. its anti climactic. the grand prize could have been won on the first minute.
I believe McDonalds Monopoly's instant wins online were done this way too.
A Terribly Boring Class
Measurement and Evaluation. Enough said. A class on how to make and give tests. Lots of stats AND the most horribly boring professor ever. Luckily the class is in a computer lab so I just cruise the net for an hour and twenty minutes. Waste of time but whatever. This is a Tuesday Thursday class and now we are having a test on Wednesday night.....our teacher who teaches us how to give tests can't make a test that he can give in his hour and twenty minute class period.....what the hell.
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« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2010, 03:35:15 AM » |
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Yeah, pretty much every major contest or promotion has bullshit rules that make it not worth your time. I don't bother with them.
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 "How'd you get to be so smart?" "Trial and error." -- Duncan MacLeod, Highlander (S1E20) |
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« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2010, 01:35:19 PM » |
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at least Killian's is a good beer.
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"Goddamnit! Another blue screen of death?! thats the third one in ten minutes!!"
-David
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« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2010, 02:43:51 PM » |
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at least Killian's is a good beer.
it tasted extra awesome from my sam adams perfect beer glass |
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« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2010, 09:27:13 PM » |
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In a related story this is how you get stabbed by a cactus.
1. Decide that the best place to display your awesome Sam Adams glass is on the ledge in between several cacti
2. Come home from a horribly long Monday that ended with a class from 6-9pm
3. Feel like its the best time to enjoy a beer from said glass
4. Find out your 2 year old is sleeping in your bed
5. Go for the glass in total darkness
6. Refrain from making noise and waking that hyper child
7. Curse once out of the room
8. Pour beer
9. Drown pain
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« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2010, 01:27:59 PM » |
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I have always wondered how to do that
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"Goddamnit! Another blue screen of death?! thats the third one in ten minutes!!"
-David
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« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2010, 01:41:56 PM » |
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In an unrelated related story this is how to not get stabbed by a cactus.
1. Don't own a cactus.
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« Reply #7 on: February 23, 2010, 03:16:50 PM » |
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In an unrelated related story this is how to not get stabbed by a cactus.
1. Don't own a cactus.
i sat on one once, fucking most painful thing ever, you find needles in your ass for days |
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« Reply #8 on: February 23, 2010, 04:25:52 PM » |
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In an unrelated related story this is how to not get stabbed by a cactus.
1. Don't own a cactus.
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« Reply #9 on: February 23, 2010, 05:31:47 PM » |
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lol
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« Reply #10 on: March 14, 2010, 07:29:13 PM » |
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That class does sound quite snoozifying. Does the professor use PowerPoint?
There's no better way to knock me out faster than a PowerPoint presentation.
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She put a bag on my head... Still counts!  Mostly. |
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« Reply #11 on: March 14, 2010, 08:58:06 PM » |
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That class does sound quite snoozifying. Does the professor use PowerPoint?
There's no better way to knock me out faster than a PowerPoint presentation.
all powerpoint all the time |
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