So I guess the deal here if you followed the captions is the old timer was supposed to be behind the red line for the shot, but clearly was well past the line when he took the shot. As a result the insurance company voided the shot and isn't paying the prize. End of story, fair enough, right?
Wrong. People were apparently in uproar, hunting for scapegoats, blaming wrong insurance companies for finding loop holes to get out paying the 50K prize and causing all out mayhem to the point that the teams owners ponied up the 50g's.
Loop holes? Are you people shitting me? The guy was over the line by feet, not inches. In fact he started over the line, he was so far over that in no point in time was the guy behind the line. We're not talking about some cheap-o foot foul here. And even if we were, in the words of Walter Sobchak in The Big Lebowski, "Smokey, this is not 'Nam. This is bowling. There are rules."
People understand rules right? Without rules society ceases to exist. Let this guy cheat his way to 50k and all of a sudden you've got an entire nation of ass bags looking for handouts (and we're close enough to that state as it is right now). If the old geezer wanted a shot at that 50k he should have adhered to the rules, but we can't just go giving out cash because he's old, senile, and pledged the money to some needy charity.
Luck maybe a lady but sometimes she's a bitch, deal with it. If the fans want a scape goat blame Old Man Rivers for cheating you out of a truly magical experience.
Luck maybe a lady but sometimes she's a bitch, deal with it. If the fans want a scape goat blame Old Man Rivers for cheating you out of a truly magical experience.
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