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> " He then denounced the Caltech stunt, calling it "in complete contradiction of the American standards of fairplay and sportsmanship." Funny how I view this
by anonu 6y ago
> " He then denounced the Caltech stunt, calling it "in complete contradiction of the American standards of fairplay and sportsmanship."
Funny how I view this quite differently. You find a way to tilt the odds in your favor by being astute and aware of your surroundings + applying math and reasoning: that seems like American ingenuity to me.
Also, we're talking about a massive corporation running a sweepstakes - there's nobody really being harmed in all this.
- skulk 6y agoIt would be incredibly out of character for a big American corporation, when found on its ass, to not clutch pearls.
- CobrastanJorji 6y agoIndeed. "The original intent of the sweepstakes contest was to provide all McDonald's customers with over 1,850 chances to win prizes best suited to lessen effects of the current economic slump" is exactly the kind of inane, obvious lie that corporations seem required to make in response to things like this.
- jedimastert 6y ago> The Caltech students issued a press release of their own in response to McDonald's statements, in which they said, "We feel that by accepting the challenge to 'enter as often as you wish,' we have acted in accordance with the best ideals of American sportsmanship." I think they would agree