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Originally posted by Posh Paws:
I'd like to see these 3 people play a game: Dorsetlad, gamesman, the rationalist. I'm sure it's not that easy to put into practise all you've thought about prior to playing when you're there in front of the cameras.

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Originally posted by gamesman:
Noel has for yonks being mouthing the same
inane comments - as well as smutty and unhelpful ones eg
"He wants to buy THAT box for £x "- in fact the banker wants to buy ALL the boxes extant at the offer - ie its an insurance premium .
" You've beaten the banker !!" - whatever that means.
" He's terrified of whats in he box ....... " . And some actually think so !!

Do we have to be treated like children ?

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Originally posted by Kaledmutant:

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Originally posted by gamesman:
Noel has for yonks being mouthing the same
inane comments - as well as smutty and unhelpful ones eg
"He wants to buy THAT box for £x "- in fact the banker wants to buy ALL the boxes extant at the offer - ie its an insurance premium .
" You've beaten the banker !!" - whatever that means.
" He's terrified of whats in he box ....... " . And some actually think so !!

Do we have to be treated like children ?

If you consider these comments to be treating you like a child, gamesman, you are not as worldly as you would have us believe. DOND is TV and as such the best TV IS (sadly) car crash TV. Would be developers on Property Ladder would not make good TV if they took every bit of Sarah Beeny's advice and obeyed the various laws regarding developing. Contestants on The Weakest Link would be no use if they were all prepared to play fair.

"Good news is no news" The author, Nicholas Fisk, once commented in Trillions that all news is about war no matter how big or small and TV is simply the media way of expressing that point. Game shows are all about risk and gambling no matter which way you slice it. Noel is an agent of endemol and, of course, his loyalty lies with them. His regular use of such phrases and "goads" is as intrinsic to DOND as "You are the weakest link, goodbye" is to The Weakest Link. Surely you of all people should be aware of the idea of "Gamesmanship"?

To use recent examples it is down to the player's greed (Angela) or common sense (Emma) to know the best point to quit and that also includes the ability to deny themselves taking any account of these phrases which crop up with great frequency in the show. Emma made a courageous early deal and proved she made the right decision, sadly Dave didn't, the same for Angela but as I have said in another thread they have the choice and it is up to them how they gamble.

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Originally posted by gamesman:

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Originally posted by Kaledmutant:

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Originally posted by gamesman:
Noel has for yonks being mouthing the same
inane comments - as well as smutty and unhelpful ones eg
"He wants to buy THAT box for £x "- in fact the banker wants to buy ALL the boxes extant at the offer - ie its an insurance premium .
" You've beaten the banker !!" - whatever that means.
" He's terrified of whats in he box ....... " . And some actually think so !!

Do we have to be treated like children ?

If you consider these comments to be treating you like a child, gamesman, you are not as worldly as you would have us believe. DOND is TV and as such the best TV IS (sadly) car crash TV. Would be developers on Property Ladder would not make good TV if they took every bit of Sarah Beeny's advice and obeyed the various laws regarding developing. Contestants on The Weakest Link would be no use if they were all prepared to play fair.

"Good news is no news" The author, Nicholas Fisk, once commented in Trillions that all news is about war no matter how big or small and TV is simply the media way of expressing that point. Game shows are all about risk and gambling no matter which way you slice it. Noel is an agent of endemol and, of course, his loyalty lies with them. His regular use of such phrases and "goads" is as intrinsic to DOND as "You are the weakest link, goodbye" is to The Weakest Link. Surely you of all people should be aware of the idea of "Gamesmanship"?

To use recent examples it is down to the player's greed (Angela) or common sense (Emma) to know the best point to quit and that also includes the ability to deny themselves taking any account of these phrases which crop up with great frequency in the show. Emma made a courageous early deal and proved she made the right decision, sadly Dave didn't, the same for Angela but as I have said in another thread they have the choice and it is up to them how they gamble.

I am old enough to have a copy of the original book " Gamesmanship"
People are free to make choices - even unwise ones . But it is worrying to how easily people are taken in and cant diferentiate between the
facts and fairytales.