A tax on the stupid...

'A lottery scratchcard has been withdrawn from sale by Camelot - because players couldn't understand it. The Cool Cash game - launched on Monday - was taken out of shops yesterday after some players failed to grasp whether or not they had won. To qualify for a prize, users had to scratch away a window to reveal a temperature lower than the figure displayed on each card. As the game had a winter theme, the temperature was usually below freezing.

'But the concept of comparing negative numbers proved too difficult for some Camelot received dozens of complaints on the first day from players who could not understand how, for example, -5 is higher than -6.

'Tina Farrell, from Levenshulme, called Camelot after failing to win with several cards: "I phoned Camelot and they fobbed me off with some story that -6 is higher - not lower - than -8 but I'm not having it'

From (bizarrely) F365

Posted By: mr carra on November 6th 2007 at 13:21:20

Message Thread

A tax on the stupid... (General Chat) - mr carra, Nov 6, 13:21:20
- that's Northerners for you though... (General Chat) - blindasabat, Nov 6, 13:45:37
  - Why would a snowman wear a scarf? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Nov 6, 13:46:56
    - stop his head falling off (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Nov 6, 13:49:38
      - I bet the binmen in Gillingham have their work cut out picking up (General Chat) - pants, Nov 6, 13:51:29
- superb - haha (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 6, 13:37:37
- "Players"!!!!! - FFS, what are they feckin playing?? All (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 6, 13:29:16
  - to be fair... (General Chat) - mr carra, Nov 6, 13:30:58
  - bingo is just circling numbers - still bingo players though, int thee. (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Nov 6, 13:30:58
- wankers just chaning the rules cos too many winers (n/m) (General Chat) - Sir Shoutalot, Nov 6, 13:27:13
- the fact that this is entirely believable makes it all the more tragic (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Nov 6, 13:27:01
- lol pot (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Nov 6, 13:25:30
  - pol pot (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 6, 13:27:03
    - Well, yes. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Nov 6, 13:30:06
      - he's old (General Chat) - blindasabat, Nov 6, 13:32:51
        
        Int he dead? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 6, 13:34:35
        
        yes, yes he is (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Nov 6, 13:35:40
        
        Bit beyong hoomerin then? Oh, (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 6, 13:37:44
        
        as if i'd ever... (General Chat) - blindasabat, Nov 6, 13:39:05
        
        whose dead (n/m) (General Chat) - Sir Shoutalot, Nov 6, 13:36:16
        
        Ken Dod's Dad's Dog (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 6, 13:36:56
        
        jesus crist thuoght this was a ncfc site (n/m) (General Chat) - Sir Shoutalot, Nov 6, 13:38:14
        
        Err no, it's WOTB. You'll be looking for this: (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 6, 13:39:37

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