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Mis-interpreted reads

MereNoviceMereNovice Member Posts: 4,364
edited December 2009 in Poker Chat
I often use sub-titles when watching tv programs and saw the following during this week's Poker Million heat.

The online qualifier Daniel Bowden was heads-up against the very strong Yevgeniy Timoshenko.

Neil Channing's recommended strategy for Bowden was translated as:

"Don't play smallpox".

Is this newspeak for "picking his spots?".


Anyone got any more of these or mis-heard commentaries?
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  • TalonTalon Member Posts: 1,621
    edited October 2009
     I cant remember any actual ones at the moment but there are some real beautys when sid waddel is commentating on darts. I think the poor guy doing the subtitles just gives up
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  • The_Don90The_Don90 Member Posts: 9,814
    edited October 2009
    I mind of your example there MereNovice, i didnt have the subtitles on and it sounded rather like it. My TV give subtitles anytime is on Mute, however i usually use the SKY pause Button as a result never see them so i have to appoligise ive never seen any.
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  • Hale72Hale72 Member Posts: 1,000
    edited October 2009
    Not really, but I do distictly remember a weather girl stating 'to expect a good couple of inches in the night!' when I was young.

    She was referring to snow but broke down with laughter so much she couldn't finish her report.
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  • MereNoviceMereNovice Member Posts: 4,364
    edited November 2009
    In this week's World Open V.

    Luke Schwartz interview commenting on Yevgeniy Timoshenko.

    "He's obviously a World Class player."

    was sub-titled as:

    "He's obviously a well cast player."


    Personally, I think that a well cast player was John Malkovich as Teddy KGB in "Rounders".
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  • ACESOVER8sACESOVER8s Member Posts: 1,307
    edited November 2009
    Ahh rounders..... The film that started my spiral into poker madness lol
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  • MereNoviceMereNovice Member Posts: 4,364
    edited December 2009
    Well, the speech recognition software went into meltdown during last night's first semi-final of the Poker Million.
    My favourites involved "check-raising". Here are two samples:


    That's a cheque wheezing flop.


    You know how happy <Juha Helppi!!! /> is not folding.
    Where is he between Czech cuisine and calling?
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