Sunday, February 13, 2022

EV ads in the big game

Interesting. There were 2 ads for car companies promoting their ICE cars. Though it was about the company, and not about a specific car.

Nissan had an ad, in spite of them getting into the EV market. It was kind of like a "hey! Don't forget about us!"

And Toyota had an ad. Which is hilarious because it's clear they will only get into the EV market when pulled into it, kicking and screaming.

There were two ads for EV charging. One was a local ad for Florida Power & Light.

The other was for a company called Wallbox.

Then there were 6 ads I saw for EV cars. I think the first was technically before the game started; it was for the Hyundai ioniq.


Then there were ads for Polestar, BMW, and Kia.

And two ads for GM. The first was decent. But the second was a clever ad featuring Dr Evil talking about EV taking over the world.

This was my favorite ad of the night.

EVs for the win!

NFTs

As in "Nimrods find truth" … that is idiots try to seem smart by talking about crypto.

There was an ad during the big game that was a QR code just floating around the screen for 30 seconds.

It was stupid. Dear daughter wanted to see what it was and so snapped a pic.

It was for one of the phony baloney not-actual-coin money deals. (As Ralphie in “Christmas Story” says … “a crummy commercial?!”)

And I thought "hey that commercial makes about as much sense as their actual product"

Later, right on queue there was another funny money ad. Essentially "don't be stupid. Don't miss out!"

No explanation or suggested ideas what "it" is.

But invest in it!

Hype machine.

Is this the end of an Olympic ticket monopoly?

Absurdity.

https://thehustle.co/is-this-the-end-of-an-olympic-ticket-monopoly/

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Ex-Dolphins coach Brian Flores sues, saying NFL ‘rife with racism’ - New York Daily News

"In certain critical ways, the NFL is racially segregated and is managed much like a plantation," the lawsuit charged. "Its 32 owners — none of whom are black — profit substantially from the labor of NFL players, 70% of whom are black."


"THE RACIAL DISCRIMINATION HAS ONLY BEEN MADE WORSE BY THE NFL'S DISINGENUOUS COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL EQUITY.”


https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ny-nfl-discrimination-lawsuit-brian-flores-20220201-c3dktdf5xfazveagffjmkvruqa-story.html



It's pretty damning. The dumbass owner offered the coach money to lose. And people still paid for tickets and rooted for the team. 

Suckers. 

And that makes Ross the worst owner in the nfl, if not in all of sports. 

The nfl is not seeing a dime of my money. 

On the NFL

5 teams have not made the superbowl in the 50 year span:

Jets
Texans
Browns
Jaguars
Lions

Four are from the AFC. Two were more recent expansion teams.

Bizarre right?

Super bowl participants

The dolphins last won the super bowl after the 1973 season. You know nearly 50 years ago. They’ve been back twice (both in the 80s), but didn’t win. 

Meanwhile, here’s how the rest of the NFL has done in that span:

Team                      Appearances       Wins 
Patriots                        11                      6 
Steelers                         8                      6 
Broncos                        8                      3 
49ers                             7                      5 
Cowboys                      6                       4 
Giants                           5                       4 
Rams                            5                        1*
Raiders                         4                        3 
football team                4                        3 
Bills                              4                        0
Packers                         3                        2 
Eagles                           3                        1 
Seahawks                      3                        1 
Bengals                         3                        0*
Ravens                          2                        2 
Bucs                              2                        2 
Chiefs                            2                        1
Bears                             2                        1
Colts                              2                        1 
Dolphins                        2                        0
Vikings                          2                        0
Panthers                         2                        0
Falcons                          2                        0
 Saints                            1                        1
 Cardinals                       1                        0
 Titans                            1                        0
 Chargers                        1                        0

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