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[pentomino]

Oh, wait, I remember now.

The entire professional sports industry is just a way of tricking people into wathing hours and hours of commercials.

For jewelers like Kay, reverse-jewelers like Cash4Gold, for sugar water and watery beer, and for boner pills.

I don't care if I have money on the game, I think I'll play some Wii.

Comments

[jwgh]

I thought it was the other way around.

[sunburn]

Tricking? Couldn't you see it as an exchange of mutual benefit, or better still an exchange where each side thinks it's getting a better deal?

[ziabatsu]

actually, wasn't a single boner pill add this time.
the other stuff sure, but no viagra.

[njordsifusansoo]

Isn't that what the entire American TV and Radio business about? Getting people to watch your programs so that advertisers will buy advertising time during said programs.

[sunburn]

Well, we do have "public" TV and Radio, but it's funded by supporters, not the government, for the most part. Not all of it is news/arts/culture, either-- there're plenty of public stations that just tap into a music subculture that's willing to shell out for a station without ads.