162. fedex is lame

nobody would know that there's an arrow in fedex



so let us all join the facebook "it took me years to figure out there was an arrow in the fedex logo" group.


anyway after a few months there's finally a psb post to view for my excitement.
so far im the only one to strongly disagree, apart from one other guy who disagrees.

Dear all,
I am XXXX from 3XX. I am writing this message to
propose the lifting of the ban of card games especially poker cards in
school.

I know the school has its reasons to ban poker cards in school. Let me
list down the reasons and I will then propose some solutions.
(since you know the reasons for banning, then why try to unban it)

Firstly, poker cards are associated with gambling and it has a bad
reputation.

Secondly, if visitors see us playing poker cards, it may leave them
with bad impressions of our school.

Poker cards can be used to play a variety of games ranging from
Blackjack to Bridge. Games such as Blackjack should be banned as they
are not mentally challenging and it is purely based on luck and its
only purpose is for gambling.
(this is interesting. how are you able to ban blackjack since both blackjack and bridge are played on poker cards. people can play blackjack under the pretext of playing bridge now can they.)

However, games such as Bridge should not be banned as it is
challenging mentally and it trains our minds. It benefits the players
and it is similar to chess. If chess is allowed, why should poker
cards be banned? Poker card games also allow students to relax and
enjoy themselves after grueling lessons.
(the thing why chess isn't banned because it does not have a bad reputation like poker cards. why is it that everything the students suggest would mostly include the line "allow students to relax and enjoy themselves after gruellng lessons". come on, don't keep finding excuses, how grueling are the lessons when everyone talk and talk in class.)

The main problem is the association with gambling. But if it is looked
at from a different perspective, anything that involves a winner and a
loser can be used for gambling. Even games like scissors-paper-stone
can be used for gambling where the loser pays the winner a sum of money.
(so that means you think it's fine to play blackjack as long as you don't bet on anything? and when looking at a different perspective, it doesn't mean the problem isn't there anymore. playing poker cards do still have a bad reputation on our school name.)

Therefore, poker cards should be allowed in places such as the CSE hub
and classrooms as it is where visitors seldom frequent.
Poker cards and many other card games are good for the players’ minds
and I feel that the ban on these games should be lifted in some areas
of the school for students to play these games.
(you're only considering the good side of it now, the bad side is the possibility of people taking this chance to gamble on blackjack or something similar. so you don't expect me to agree with your suggestion when you only show me the pros but never show me the cons or how to tackle the cons right?)

Thank you.

he does make a point that not all card games should be banned, for instance, uno, it does not have a bad reputation, and it can also "be good for the players' minds". so i suggest that everything card games but poker cards and game cards(pokemon, yugioh etc.) be unbanned.

posted by datf @ 10/20/2008 09:29:00 pm