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TugaChampion
Joined: 26 Jan 2006
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 Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:52 am Post subject: I found something funny in a lotto site |
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First of all I have nothing against Canadians (so that no one accuses me of racism or anything like that). I just found it funny. Maybe any Canidian user knows why they do this? It's probably because of some law in Canada or else they would do this to everyone and not just Canadians. Well here's the thing:
Prior to being declared a winner of any prize, a Canadian resident will be required to correctly answer, without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, a mathematical skill-testing question to be administered by email. If the Canadian resident does not claim their prize or cannot be contacted and the skill- test administered within 7 business days of the drawing date, the prize shall be forfeited. Failure to correctly answer the skill test question shall result in prize forfeiture. |
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st4x
Joined: 31 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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| the question is like wats 2+2 that happened to my friend and he thought it was a joke so he said 5 and he didnt get his prize |
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Thorns
Joined: 16 Aug 2006
Posts: 862
Location: Rath
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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| It's just to check whether you are real or not. Kinda like those "4Fgh7X" kinda of codes when you register on a site. It's to make sure you are not a machine or something. |
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TugaChampion
Joined: 26 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:21 pm Post subject: |
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| lol! And why only to Canadians? |
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st4x
Joined: 31 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:51 pm Post subject: |
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| bc americans are to fucking stupid to answer wat 2+2 is. u ask an american that they'll be like that doesnt add up to a 9mm. |
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Weazle
Joined: 02 Sep 2006
Posts: 16
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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Before you bash Americans st4ks, Canadians made a rule that reads the following,
"without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, a mathematical skill-testing question to be administered by email"
So how do they know whether the person uses a calculator to solve the problem if its administered by email.
LOL |
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WoodSage
Joined: 08 Apr 2006
Posts: 65
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe it's because of the special rules in effect in the province of Quebec?
On why many sweepstakes exclude Quebec or Canada:
| Quote: | Montreal, Canada - Indeed, it has to do with charity and contest laws in the province of Quebec. When planning national contests, companies are confronted with a unique set of rules and regulations in order to include Quebec. The Regie des Loteries et Courses du Quebec requires long preparation times and fees for approval. As a result a great number of national contests promoted by national brands exclude the province of Quebec. To shed some light on the issue, we have contacted the government agency responsible for slot machines, horse races, lotteries, sweepstakes and contests in Quebec. The following is a list of required steps in order to accomplish the impossible, get a sweepstakes approved in this unique Canadian province. The rules of a publicity contest must be accessible to the public and must include as a minimum:
·The conditions for entering the contest
·The places where the public must deposit or send the contest entry forms
·The deadline for entering the contest
·A description of the method of awarding the prizes
·The place, date and time the prizewinner will be named
·The media used to inform the winners of the prizes won
·The place, date and deadline for claiming prizes, or where applicable, whether the prizes will be delivered to the winner
·The information about how a jury will select the winners
·The nature of the skill-testing requirement that a winner has to satisfy in order to claim his prize
·A person for whom a publicity contest is carried on shall furnish security to the board where:
1)He has a head office or place of business in Quebec declared in accordance with the laws of Quebec
2)He has not been convicted of an offence against the Act or these Rules in that year precede the date of the launching of the publicity contest
3)That the value of a prize offered to Quebec residents is more than $ 100 |
http://www.pr9.net/ent/entertainment/1819june.html
So, that question is there to satisfy the conditions imposed by the province of Quebec. QED. |
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Weazle
Joined: 02 Sep 2006
Posts: 16
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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| How anti- climactic . I was hoping it was at least there to make sure only mentally competent people won money... |
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kikimikejiki
Joined: 26 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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| wow they spelt st4x wrong |
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Acid_Christ
Joined: 28 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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| kikimikejiki wrote: | | wow they spelt st4x wrong |
haha |
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st4x
Joined: 31 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:00 pm Post subject: |
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| before you go bashing canadians learn to spell |
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Ffancrzy
Joined: 30 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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| st4x wrote: | | before you go bashing canadians learn to spell |
Ironically you are telling him to learn to spell when your name is not techically spelled right.
Not that I'm saying you should change it or that your wrong...just pointing the ironic situation out...
I find this whole thread amusing actaully |
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Chaosweaver
Joined: 07 Apr 2005
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Location: Igloo town
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Listen, canadians have more porn stars than Americans, we have free medicare, we have free drugs, MTL has the 2nd best weed in the world, and I still can't believe its not butter! GG |
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Chaosweaver
Joined: 07 Apr 2005
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Location: Igloo town
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Ffancrzy wrote: | | st4x wrote: | | before you go bashing canadians learn to spell |
Ironically you are telling him to learn to spell when your name is not techically spelled right.
Not that I'm saying you should change it or that your wrong...just pointing the ironic situation out...
I find this whole thread amusing actaully |
you do relise you contradicted yourself, if my name was 1337br077a ppl will still prob spell it wrong |
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st4x
Joined: 31 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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| how can i spell my name wrong its a screen name i chose to spell it like this and you cant say someones screen name is spelt wrong and how is my name spelt wrong in anyway |
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