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 chubbycharley
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 Stupid Canadians Need Not Apply
#7606596 - 11/07/07 11:45 AM (1 year, 15 days ago) |
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ok, i love Canadians, BUT, the people over at basspalyer magazine apparently don't care so much for those Canadians with lesser math skills.
why's that, you ask?
so i'm over at bassplayer.com entering a contest to possibly win a $4000 Carvin custom built bass  when i notice this in the fine print of the the "Eligibility" section of the official rules:
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In order to win a prize, residents of Canada will be required to answer correctly a time limited mathematical skill testing question to be administered via telephone.
WTF is up with that?
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OneMoreRobot3021
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 Re: Stupid Canadians Need Not Apply [Re: chubbycharley]
#7606603 - 11/07/07 11:46 AM (1 year, 15 days ago) |
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Just remember, the answer is 42.
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JunkFood
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Re: Stupid Canadians Need Not Apply [Re: chubbycharley]
#7606614 - 11/07/07 11:49 AM (1 year, 15 days ago) |
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Wow.
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 trendal
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Re: Stupid Canadians Need Not Apply [Re: chubbycharley]
#7606634 - 11/07/07 11:53 AM (1 year, 15 days ago) |
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I think that's law that they have to ask you some stupid "skill-testing" question here in Canada.
It's usually something like what is 28 + 84 / 2 - 7 * 4
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You don't know what it is, but it's there....
Like a splinter in your mind...
Driving you mad.
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WakeboardrB
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Re: Stupid Canadians Need Not Apply [Re: trendal]
#7606652 - 11/07/07 11:58 AM (1 year, 15 days ago) |
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What, why?
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trendal
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Re: Stupid Canadians Need Not Apply [Re: WakeboardrB]
#7606663 - 11/07/07 12:00 PM (1 year, 15 days ago) |
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We like to keep our retards poor? 
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You don't know what it is, but it's there....
Like a splinter in your mind...
Driving you mad.
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WakeboardrB
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Re: Stupid Canadians Need Not Apply [Re: trendal]
#7606699 - 11/07/07 12:11 PM (1 year, 15 days ago) |
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Quote:
trendal said:
We like to keep our retards poor?
So do we, but our way is a little bit more of a passive discrimination.
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recons
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Re: Stupid Canadians Need Not Apply [Re: WakeboardrB]
#7606959 - 11/07/07 01:19 PM (1 year, 15 days ago) |
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WhiskeyClone
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Re: Stupid Canadians Need Not Apply [Re: chubbycharley]
#7606987 - 11/07/07 01:25 PM (1 year, 15 days ago) |
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Every contest is like this because otherwise it is classified as a game of chance (i.e. gambling) and subject to all sorts of troublesome restrictions.
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SampaJasli
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Quote:
OneLessForeskin said:
Just remember, the answer is 42.
42 ftw
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Re: Stupid Canadians Need Not Apply [Re: trendal]
#7607001 - 11/07/07 01:30 PM (1 year, 15 days ago) |
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Quote:
trendal said:
28 + 84 / 2 - 7 * 4
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WakeboardrB
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Re: Stupid Canadians Need Not Apply [Re: recons]
#7607002 - 11/07/07 01:30 PM (1 year, 15 days ago) |
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recons said:
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WakeboardrB said:
What, why?
Its the law.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skill_testing_question
Ah, makes sense. Funny though that in that Wiki article, it says it's rarely regulated properly and the wrong answer doesn't usually disqualify you from winning. 
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trendal
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Re: Stupid Canadians Need Not Apply [Re: skydog]
#7607029 - 11/07/07 01:35 PM (1 year, 15 days ago) |
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Quote:
skydog said:
I'm glad someone got it 
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You're here because you know something.
What you know you can't explain,
But you feel it;
You've felt it your entire life.
That there's something wrong with the world.
You don't know what it is, but it's there....
Like a splinter in your mind...
Driving you mad.
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