Comments on: The Dick Cheney School of Finance meets The Robert Palmer School of Beauty http://punkassblog.com/2006/10/02/the-dick-cheney-school-of-finance-meets-the-robert-palmer-school-of-beauty/ Sun, 20 Nov 2011 04:59:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: firefalluk http://punkassblog.com/2006/10/02/the-dick-cheney-school-of-finance-meets-the-robert-palmer-school-of-beauty/comment-page-1/#comment-9502 firefalluk Tue, 03 Oct 2006 14:11:13 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2006/10/02/the-dick-cheney-school-of-finance-meets-the-robert-palmer-school-of-beauty/#comment-9502 AUguste: that's interesting, in the UK version, the offers from Teh B(w)anker are pitched so low*, that there's actually real choice about how much risk you want to take *typically 40% less than break-even AUguste: that’s interesting, in the UK version, the offers from Teh B(w)anker are pitched so low*, that there’s actually real choice about how much risk you want to take

*typically 40% less than break-even

]]> By: Auguste http://punkassblog.com/2006/10/02/the-dick-cheney-school-of-finance-meets-the-robert-palmer-school-of-beauty/comment-page-1/#comment-9380 Auguste Mon, 02 Oct 2006 16:46:24 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2006/10/02/the-dick-cheney-school-of-finance-meets-the-robert-palmer-school-of-beauty/#comment-9380 If one watches the show, as I sadly did a few times, one realizes that for all the excitement and strategy and skill that might be implied in the game, there's a simple formula that determines the offers made to the contestants. In other words, in financial-opportunity-cost terms, every single choice offered to the contestant is essentially 50-50. You can't beat the house because there's not <em>really</em> a choice given. The only choice is "which hottie do I get to smile at me next?" If one watches the show, as I sadly did a few times, one realizes that for all the excitement and strategy and skill that might be implied in the game, there’s a simple formula that determines the offers made to the contestants.

In other words, in financial-opportunity-cost terms, every single choice offered to the contestant is essentially 50-50. You can’t beat the house because there’s not really a choice given.

The only choice is “which hottie do I get to smile at me next?”

]]> By: firefalluk http://punkassblog.com/2006/10/02/the-dick-cheney-school-of-finance-meets-the-robert-palmer-school-of-beauty/comment-page-1/#comment-9369 firefalluk Mon, 02 Oct 2006 15:48:43 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2006/10/02/the-dick-cheney-school-of-finance-meets-the-robert-palmer-school-of-beauty/#comment-9369 Interesting, the original Uk version of this put a lot of emphasis on creating a team feeling between the current contestant and the ppl holding the boxes (who were all waiting their turn to be a contestant, rather than nameless bimbos) - lots of back&forth chatter and support, opinions, & so on. Interesting, the original Uk version of this put a lot of emphasis on creating a team feeling between the current contestant and the ppl holding the boxes (who were all waiting their turn to be a contestant, rather than nameless bimbos) – lots of back&forth chatter and support, opinions, & so on.

]]> By: Fat Doug Lover http://punkassblog.com/2006/10/02/the-dick-cheney-school-of-finance-meets-the-robert-palmer-school-of-beauty/comment-page-1/#comment-9361 Fat Doug Lover Mon, 02 Oct 2006 14:29:47 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2006/10/02/the-dick-cheney-school-of-finance-meets-the-robert-palmer-school-of-beauty/#comment-9361 <i>I have to say one of the moving picture’s most notable achievements is the elevation of debasement to a mainstream career path. It used to be you’d have to toil away in a carnival side-show or as a magician’s assistant, but these days you can go on any reality TV show or game show and earn a shitload of money during or after just for playing the dunce. Deal or No Deal manages to take this idea to a new level.</i> Well, it's a progress of sorts. At least there's real money in it, which sweetens the deal. I have to say one of the moving picture’s most notable achievements is the elevation of debasement to a mainstream career path. It used to be you’d have to toil away in a carnival side-show or as a magician’s assistant, but these days you can go on any reality TV show or game show and earn a shitload of money during or after just for playing the dunce. Deal or No Deal manages to take this idea to a new level.

Well, it’s a progress of sorts. At least there’s real money in it, which sweetens the deal.

]]> By: Kyso Kisaen http://punkassblog.com/2006/10/02/the-dick-cheney-school-of-finance-meets-the-robert-palmer-school-of-beauty/comment-page-1/#comment-9360 Kyso Kisaen Mon, 02 Oct 2006 14:27:09 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2006/10/02/the-dick-cheney-school-of-finance-meets-the-robert-palmer-school-of-beauty/#comment-9360 <i>Howie Mandel says, “I don’t know what it is. There is something incredibly powerful about 26 stunning women dressed exactly the same.”</i> Nice of him to start a dialouge. Where do we email our theories as to "what it is"? Howie Mandel says, “I don’t know what it is. There is something incredibly powerful about 26 stunning women dressed exactly the same.”

Nice of him to start a dialouge. Where do we email our theories as to “what it is”?

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