Why "Sports Journos" are like Poker Machines

[globaleagle]

It's become evident to me over the last two months or so just how alike both "Sports Journos" and the Pokies are.

For those busy at work, I have made a list for you all.

• Both are programmed by their bosses for outcomes desirable to their bosses only.
  
• Both spend a lot of their days hanging around leagues clubs doing nothing..
• Both stop working when you pour enough alcohol into them.
  
• Both fly into a flurry of activity if you push their buttons.
  
• Both are seen by many to be a scourge on society.
• Both have wheels that spin around but don't go anywhere.
  
• Shake both and they break easily.
  
• Both promise they have something you want, but rarely deliver.
  
• Both have outputs/results that generally disappoint.
  
• Both have the IQ of potato.
  
• Both require external input to do anything - one needs coins and 'power' to work, the other is a pokie machine.
  
• Side by side pokie machines look much the same, as do sports journos.
  
• Both generally aren't allowed in high class establishments.
• Both refuse responsibility for the results of their actions.
  
• Both attract dodgy gamblers.
• Both generally play you.

Uncanny!

 

[globaleagle]

Yeah, but some people like pokies.

Well...I couldn't make it perfect. (lol) Just glad someone read the thing.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

However, as a general rule poker machines are a little more principled and trustworthy.

 

[Chip and Chase]

Biggest difference is that Poker Machines are ALWAYS accurate

 

[Andrew..]

Funny story, many years ago my mum and dad were at Manly leagues club playing the pokies and the whole arm of the poker machine came off in my dad's hand. I think my mum had probably had a few too many sherbets because she panicked and shoved the arm of the machine under her coat and hid it in the ladies toilets.
In hindsight maybe poker machines and sports journos belong in the same place.

 

[ricardo]

Don’t matter how hard you punch them they never pay out?

 

[nightster]

a pokie is a slot and a sports journo is a slut

 

[HoldenV8]

It's become evident to me over the last two months or so just how alike both "Sports Journos" and the Pokies are.

For those busy at work, I have made a list for you all.

• Both stop working when you pour enough alcohol into them.

Beg to differ on one small point......

*cough Rothtool cough*

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

a pokie is a slot and a sports journo is a slut

Frank Sinatra, a lonely football club turns its eyes to you.

 

[Spartan Eagle]

a pokie is a slot and a sports journo is a slut

You are giving sluts a bad name. Shame on you...

 

[ricardo]

Slot shaming!!

 

[castle eagle]

i think they are more like an outhouse - full of s#!t

 

[globaleagle]

So another day, another round of bitter printed lies in the dying art of newspapers or comments on tv.

Is Mark from Brisbane correct? Have you all come on here and read some home truths and had your real colours exposed 'sports jounos?'

Now we have an 'article' about our hard next 7 weeks, the playing group hates dce, Marty is leaving.... oh the town criers (or is that the village idiots) are in full anti Manly swing.

Sure, someone will always post your lies on here, others will wring their hands and howl at the moon because of your turgid paragraphs be they trolls dressed up as fans similar to the wolf's clothing you use to masquerade around as reporters of the game, or be they pessimistic, easily manipulated, or fed up.

Others though, see through the ramblings and into the pathetic and continual bullying by immoral and cowardly hacks that can only dream about reaching the lofty respectable highs of a budget used car salesperson.

It's truly sad, even sadder for those around you.

Go Manly!

 

[Harvies elbow]

While on the subject of these gutter feeders, nice of Carryonnarse and Paul K*nt to give credit to Manly for sending 'uninjured' superstar Martin Kapow to penriff to promote the indigenous round.
F*cking not!!
Grubs.

 

[lurker]

It's become evident to me over the last two months or so just how alike both "Sports Journos" and the Pokies are.

For those busy at work, I have made a list for you all.

• Both are programmed by their bosses for outcomes desirable to their bosses only.
  
• Both spend a lot of their days hanging around leagues clubs doing nothing..
• Both stop working when you pour enough alcohol into them.
  
• Both fly into a flurry of activity if you push their buttons.
  
• Both are seen by many to be a scourge on society.
• Both have wheels that spin around but don't go anywhere.
  
• Shake both and they break easily.
  
• Both promise they have something you want, but rarely deliver.
  
• Both have outputs/results that generally disappoint.
  
• Both have the IQ of potato.
  
• Both require external input to do anything - one needs coins and 'power' to work, the other is a pokie machine.
  
• Side by side pokie machines look much the same, as do sports journos.
  
• Both generally aren't allowed in high class establishments.
• Both refuse responsibility for the results of their actions.
  
• Both attract dodgy gamblers.
• Both generally play you.

Uncanny!

Both of them make a lot of noise even when there’s not much going on