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Here"s a game I have stolen from Poker Road Radio...just for fun!

In poker as we know there are often "Race Situations" such as  :as: kh vs.  jh js where you may as well toss a coin! However, we also know that in these situations the pair is (almost) always the slight mathematical favourite

So...

In the below non-poker match-ups which superficially appear equal, the game is to state which one has the slight mathematical advantage (i.e. is slightly better) than the other. This is just for fun and the answers are based on my personal opinion, and therefore are essentially fact  ;) so knowing me may give you a slight edge.

But wait, there"s more...

In amongst the races, I have hidden 1 x Domination where 1 is miles better than the other, an  :as: kh vs  ah qs if you will, so as well as picking the favourite in each match-up, please also identify the domination.

Please post your answers and feel free to add rationale to each one and in a few days, depending on the level of responses, I"ll post the answers and probably invite the winner to create their own list.

The Beatles vs The Rolling Stones
Mash vs Smash
Manchester vs Birmingham
Blackberry vs i-Phone
Kylie vs Dannii
Wembley Stadium vs Millennium Stadium
Carlsberg vs Carling
Jessica Rabbit vs Daphne from Scooby Doo
Godfather Trilogy vs Star Wars Trilogy (Original IV to VI)

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Stones (I hate the Beatles)
Mash (Smash is cheating)
Manchester (Seems more vibrant, not that I"ve been to Birmingham for years)
iPhone (Blackberry probably better, but I have an iPhone ;))
Kylie (Dannii is only a success because of her)
Millennium (Better atmosphere I think - on the telly anyway - and you get rugby there :))
Carlsberg (I hate beer, but the adverts are better)
Daphne (The quiet ones are always best)

I"ve not actually seen the Godfather trilogy, which is a source of amazement to all my friends who think they know about films.

Top one = domination.
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The Beatles vs The Rolling Stones
Hmm tough one, however without going anywhere near your demented brain I would say the Beatles  have the edge here as their music was more diverse, close call...

Mash vs Smash
OH FFS the real thing every time (as long as you are not talking about some weird electronic architecture)


Manchester vs Birmingham
This is a true 50/50 they are both as bad as each other

Blackberry vs i-Phone
i-Phone shades it for versatility

Kylie vs Dannii
Another no brainer Dannii is in the shade of her sister every time

Wembley Stadium vs Millennium Stadium
Millennium Stadium shades it for atmosphere and character

Carlsberg vs Carling
50/50 both shyte

Jessica Rabbit vs Daphne from Scooby Doo
Daphne by a country mile, Jessica is just too much of a tart

Godfather Trilogy vs Star Wars Trilogy (Original IV to VI)
Star Wars sneaks this one because all of the films were consistently good, while the Godfather lost a bit with each subsequent one.

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The Beatles vs The Rolling Stones
The Beatles. Obviusly I"m too young to remember either but ask the next generation and they have at least heard of the Beatles

Mash vs Smash
Mash. that was a great tv programme but I never liked the smash adverts

Manchester vs Birmingham
Birmingham. unless we are talking football which I know nothing about.

Blackberry vs i-Phone
Blackberry. It has keys you can press

Kylie vs Dannii
Kylie for reasons given above.
And Kylie is the dominant one (at least she is in my dreams  :o)

Wembley Stadium vs Millennium Stadium
Wembley. In time this may change, but right now Wembley.

Carlsberg vs Carling
Carling. I"ve drank more of it.

Jessica Rabbit vs Daphne from Scooby Doo
Jessica Rabbit. Groundbreaking film IIRC.

Godfather Trilogy vs Star Wars Trilogy (Original IV to VI)
Star Wars. Appeals to wider audience.

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The Beatles vs The Rolling Stones
Love them both, but love the Beatles more.

Mash vs Smash
Mash dominates Smash!!  Powdered mash potato is almost as bad as powdered egg! Mash with garlic and onion FTW.

Manchester vs Birmingham
Birmingham cos it"s closer, and it doesn"t contain Manure

Blackberry vs i-Phone
Blackberry - it can actually double up as a decent phone, whereas the iPhone is clearly for games and facebook.

Kylie vs Dannii
Kylie - more real. Plus, she was on Vicar Of Dibley!

Wembley Stadium vs Millennium Stadium
Wembley. Millenium is probably a better stadium, but it"s in Wales!

Carlsberg vs Carling
Carlsberg, especially Export. So good, the Danes don"t want it to leave. (who really believes it"s brewed in Denmark though)

Jessica Rabbit vs Daphne from Scooby Doo
50/50 with no edge.

Godfather Trilogy vs Star Wars Trilogy (Original IV to VI)
Damned close - love them both. Godfather gets the edge (cos he made me an offer I couldn"t refuse)

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The Beatles vs The Rolling Stones
The Stones....you can"t beat Rock n" Roll, although I concede L & Mc where pure genuis songwriters.

Mash vs Smash
Hotlips Houlihan v a packet of crap......................you decide.

Manchester vs Birmingham
Who cares?

Blackberry vs i-Phone
Blackberry - Coz I know how to use one.

Kylie vs Dannii
Kylie - just watch that Agent Provocateur advert. You"ll thank me. The End. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX7jeaXiETA

Wembley Stadium vs Millennium Stadium
Wembley as I can get there in 20 mins.

Carlsberg vs Carling
0-0 draw as neither come close to Guinness.

Jessica Rabbit vs Daphne from Scooby Doo
Deffo Daffers, what a babe....

Godfather Trilogy vs Star Wars Trilogy (Original IV to VI)
Godfather Trilogy as it was the first film that really got me thinking about Pizza.
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The Beatles vs The Rolling Stones
The stones but it"s close

Mash vs Smash
Mash. Surely this is the dominating one. It more KK v K2 rather than AK v AQ though

Manchester vs Birmingham
I"m biased so manc gets the nod. Can understand why people say neither though.

Blackberry vs i-Phone
iPhone for me but have not had a blackberry to compare it to.

Kylie vs Dannii
Threesome FTW!!! The one who tries hardest gets the nod.

Wembley Stadium vs Millennium Stadium
Millennium has a great atmosphere and the bar is not a huge rip off.

Carlsberg vs Carling
Split pot. A3 v A2. Neither has much equity here.

Jessica Rabbit vs Daphne from Scooby Doo
Daphne, can"t think of anything worse than a blow job from a rabbit. I can appreciate why some would see it as a flip though

Godfather Trilogy vs Star Wars Trilogy (Original IV to VI)
Godfather but only just. Superb choice as well with both having excellent sequels and v average third films. Godfather shades it because yoda isn"t in the first starwars and marlin Brando is in the first GF.

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The Beatles vs The Rolling Stones
The Stones. Not that keen on The Beatles.

Mash vs Smash
Obviously the dominator. Who is going to say Smash?

Manchester vs Birmingham
Birmingham for Broad Street.

Blackberry vs i-Phone
Dunno - never had either.

Kylie vs Dannii
Who cares? Ambivalent about Dannii, but really don"t find Kylie attractive (except when she was in her So Lucky / Locomotion phase), so Dannii wins on the basis of neutral > negative.
[PS. Dave - Dannii was famous long before Kylie.]

Wembley Stadium vs Millennium Stadium
Only been to the Millennium, so it"ll be that.

Carlsberg vs Carling
Is there a difference?

Jessica Rabbit vs Daphne from Scooby Doo
Jessica

Godfather Trilogy vs Star Wars Trilogy (Original IV to VI)
The Godfather. No interest in space stories, so haven"t watched any Star Wars movies.
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The Beatles vs The Rolling Stones


Mash vs Smash
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Obviously the dominator. Who is going to say Smash?



Manchester vs Birmingham


Blackberry vs i-Phone
Blackberry wins on the basis of not being evil


Kylie vs Dannii
Very very close, but I think Kylie just shades it


Wembley Stadium vs Millennium Stadium
Haven"t been to either but based on perception from TV coverage I"ll go with Millennium.


Carlsberg vs Carling
They"re both awful


Jessica Rabbit vs Daphne from Scooby Doo
No contest, Daphne is good but can"t compete with Jessica


Godfather Trilogy vs Star Wars Trilogy (Original IV to VI)
Star Wars edges it, but it"s close
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The Beatles vs The Rolling Stones
Mash vs Smash
Manchester vs Birmingham
Blackberry vs i-Phone
Kylie vs Dannii
Wembley Stadium vs Millennium Stadium
Carlsberg vs Carling
Jessica Rabbit vs Daphne from Scooby Doo
Godfather Trilogy vs Star Wars Trilogy (Original IV to VI)

Surely Jessica Rabbit vs Daphne is the domination, but id like to think it was godfather!
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The Beatles vs The Rolling Stones
Mash vs Smash
Manchester vs Birmingham
Blackberry vs i-Phone
Kylie vs Dannii
Wembley Stadium vs Millennium Stadium
Carlsberg vs Carling
Jessica Rabbit vs Daphne from Scooby Doo
Godfather Trilogy vs Star Wars Trilogy (Original IV to VI)

Enjoy!

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The Beatles vs The Rolling Stones

Mash vs Smash (domination)

Manchester vs Birmingham: (A bit like a showdown of 72o "v" 72s, how the hell did this get to showdown and who cares - both are fish)

Blackberry vs i-Phone

Kylie vs Dannii: :as:  ah v  ac ad - you would happily have either. (but the Ace of Spades is the prettiest card in the deck)

Wembley Stadium vs Millennium Stadium

Carlsberg vs Carling: Split pot, but I would have folded these ages ago!! (I"m happy with my 8.2% cider)

Jessica Rabbit vs Daphne from Scooby Doo

Godfather Trilogy vs Star Wars Trilogy (Original IV to VI)

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Dannii had a lapdance, so game, set & match:



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Ok the winning hands, with my totally rational reasoning, are:

The Beatles
Down to personal preference I guess but IMHO more groundbreaking and influencial

MASH
Not the dominator - although I totally understand why most plumped for this. A very personal one as the great Mash v Smash debate between my friends "Cokeman" (not as bad as it sounds) and "Lay" lasted for 3 years of my Uni life. The wider debate was around taste vs convenience etc. - My Bad!

Birmingham
Love Manchester (I would be perfectly happy only ever listening to music from the North West released between "88 & "95) but Birmingham has a lot more going for it these days with a wider variety of drinking areas and I a big fan of some of the canal-side bars... whereas if you head for Canal-side bars in Manchester it"s a totally different experience  ::)

Blackberry
I have an i-Phone, it"s a great gadget and I wouldn"t be without something like it however thank f*** I have another mobile with work as the phone element is useless!

Kylie
"nuff said - nice try with the lapdance though

Millennium
I"m English, I get passionate about my country and the new Wembley is a fine stadium... bit it is still in Wembley which is a hole. The Millennium is a great stadium, great atmosphere, slap bang in the middle of the city "and you get the rugby there"

Carlsberg - See Below

Daphne

Always been there for me through the tough times as well as the good. Jessica was simply a Jessy come lately who turned a few heads. If I"m honest, I would go with Jessica... but I"d be thinking of Daphne. Plus she was humanised in the form of Sarah Michelle Gellar

Star Wars

Hand on Heart in recent years I have come to realise the Godfather trilogy is far superior IMHO, however Star Wars has mass appeal and takes the edge for its longievity.

Domination

I am stunned and dissappointed that none of you identified Carlsberg as the domination! With 167 years of brewing heritage and a founder who discovered the first pure yeast on which all modern lagers are now based, whilst developing the pH scale in his spare time, Carlsberg is clearly, far superior to that North American gnats wee*

So, by my reckoning 4 of you had 6 correct, Ger was obsiously DQ"d by his disparaging Carlsberg remarks, Stu went a similar way, leaving Steve and Dave and I have to give the edge to...... Dave! given that I"ve worked on those adverts myself (steve - everything printed on the can is 100% true)

Dave - feel free to submit your list!

*If anyone from Coors is reading this, this was just a bit of fun from Carlsberg"s Marketing Manager, please don"t sue me  :)
« Last Edit: June 28, 2011, 20:02:18 PM by AceOnTheRiver »
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Ok...here we go, trying to do this whilst playing a Heads Up tournament might not be the best idea. So I didn"t, but lost first round anyway. Sighaments.

Bear Grylls v Ray Mears
Bulmers v Magners
Lister v Rimmer (inspired by a comment by JP above - tie breaker is the first person with the season and episode title ;))
Live v Online
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
v Snatch
Phil Hellmuth v Phil Ivey
Ricky Gervais v Peter Kay
Sean Connery v Daniel Craig

As before. One of these is a domination!


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