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I desperately wanted to walk up to Ayre and ask him HOW is it POSSIBLE that a billion dollar company forgets to reregister it's own domain name ("bodog.com") and has to make up new, even worse names ("bodoglife.com," "bodog nation") instead of getting it back. That is one of the f*cking funniest things I can imagine happening to a guy who's built an entire brand around his face and a stupid word..

Why do we hate people that do well for themselves ???

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Now, why do people struggle to understand sarcasm and satire?

Well thanks to this thread I did learn the downfall of bodog as it used to be called. I recall they had a good bit of adertising for a couple years. I suppose I should say thanks for the info. I am sure bodog had lawyers fighting to keep the domain. Would like to see an article on this in the Daily Business Review. Interesting stuff.

Author:	Mrpublic [ Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:07 pm ]
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Having just written a post on how I lived cheaply in CR, I thought I would talk about the other extreme. Calvin Ayre is a Canadian businessman who lives mostly in Costa Rica, and is worth over $1 billion. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/10/GCUD.html His business makes money mostly from sports gambling, but he calls it a "lifestyle brand," and promotes different events, tv shows, and even clothing all with an endless supply of "hot" women and his omnipresent middle-aged mugshot. I should start by saying that I'm jealous of him for acting out the international playboy businessman role for my successfully than myself and maybe anyone else ever well. And for figuring out how to profit (quasi-legally) off the retardedness of the average American male. Anyway, just one of the dude's houses here has "9 bedrooms, 17 bathrooms, four bars including one swim-up bar." He has at least one bulletproof Hummer. He dates a new model every week, including a fair amount of Costa Rican ones (according to Costa Rican gossip TV.) With this in mind I decided to go to one of his parties a few months back to see if I could screw with him. Let me clarify, I was NOT invited to his party; actually it was a "charity event" to celebrate his foundation's plans in Central America. (He's giving away a few million dollars, which is to say less than 1% of his fortune.) I have a lot of friends in non-profits down here. I give a decent amount of money to charity work in Central America too, not millions of dollars, but a lot more than 1% of my money. Anyway I was the "date" of a 40 year old charity administrator (her husband didn't want to go). Also attending was a younger guy I know who works for the PANI. I desperately wanted to walk up to Ayre and ask him HOW is it POSSIBLE that a billion dollar company forgets to reregister it's own domain name ("bodog.com") and has to make up new, even worse names ("bodoglife.com," "bodog nation") instead of getting it back. That is one of the fcking funniest things I can imagine happening to a guy who's built an entire brand around his face and a stupid word. I thought either A) I will get kicked out of his party, great story, or B) maybe he will start talking with me, appreciate my humor, and invite me back to one of his palaces to get an early look at the Miss Costa Rica contestants in his hot tub. The guy from PANI thought it would be funny. I didn't tell my date (I figured she could just pretend not to know me later.) Anyway, there was a very nice spread of fruits and cold cuts, and free booze. I chatted to some vacuous 30 something "professional publicists" with fake boobs. (I guess that's what they call event planners here.) I talked to a model who gave out brochures and stood in front of a big stand about the foundation's work building schools and asked her how much money she got to do that. (THIRTY-FIVE BUCKS. FOR THE WHOLE DAY!) His foundation mostly gave out money to vaguely laudable "youth initiatives" in the US, like the LA Lakers Youth Center or whatever, that just seem like cheap publicity stunts to me. Now he is doing a little better, helping schools and doing a few "Chld sponsorship" type programs for poor rural families. Okay, good for him, he probably had to hold back on his latest helicopter purchase or whatever. Finally, the guy makes an appearance and says a few words. He looks really slick, always half smiling no matter what he says or is told. I put my fist to my mouth... "Cough, cough, douchebag! Cough!" No laughs from my peers. I watched and waited but the guy just shook hands and took pictures with bureaucrats ofor the next 20 minutes. I started to feel it would be pretty inappropriate for me to try and make a scene given the context. I pussied out and settled for getting drunk off his free wine. I went home lying to myself that he must be secretly depressed and empty inside, and that he must be using all those models to cover up for the fact that he's gay.

Author:	Bluecoyote [ Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:17 pm ]
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Author:	Orange [ Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:47 pm ]
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Mrpublic wrote: I desperately wanted to walk up to Ayre and ask him HOW is it POSSIBLE that a billion dollar company forgets to reregister it's own domain name ("bodog.com") and has to make up new, even worse names ("bodoglife.com," "bodog nation") instead of getting it back. That is one of the f*cking funniest things I can imagine happening to a guy who's built an entire brand around his face and a stupid word.. Is that what heppened? I played at bodog religiously for like 2 years then last year I stopped after the whole no more sending money went through. I tried to access the webpage late last year and was going to some weird ass website ans wondered WTF. Now I know, thanks. I eventually found bodoglife (how gay is that?). Did somebody else register bodog? Couldn't the Phucker just buy them off?

Author:	Ticofrankie [ Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:30 pm ]
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Mr public were you calling him a dooshbag before or after you ate and drank his liquor remind me never to invite you to any of my gatherings

Author:	Mrpublic [ Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:31 am ]
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yes, they lost the site because they didn't renew the domain name and a squatter picked it up. apparently the squatter was asking for a crazy amount of money and ayre decided to call his bluff and just start with new domain names... not knowing what the asking price is I don't know whether he made the right decision there or not, but man some people must have gotten seriously dealt with for that. "were you calling him a dooshbag before or after you ate and drank his liquor?" before, during, and after. but if you invite me to a party and don't make me listen to you babble on about how you're saving the world then I won't call you a douchebag until at least several days later.

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Author:	Holden McGroyn [ Tue Apr 01, 2008 2:56 pm ]
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This entire post is a bunch of horsesh*t !!! Calvin might be a little full of himself but a gentleman at all times. He gives more to various Costa Rican charities per month than Mr Public could hope to make in his next 1000 lifetimes. The Bodog URL was lost in a patent judgement. Here's the story if you're interested and don't mind being confused by the real facts of the dispute. http://www.gambling911.com/Bodog-Patent ... 22208.html Google Bodog domain dispute if you want more. Why do we hate people that do well for themselves ???

Author:	Livincr [ Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:21 pm ]
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Holden McGroyn wrote: Why do we hate people that do well for themselves ??? because we are insecure and find strength in critizing others who are more successful

Author:	Santas Bro [ Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:32 pm ]
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Holden McGroyn Wrote: Quote: Why do we hate people that do well for themselves ??? Because the "I" in ego wants to see itself as righteous, and superior.

Author:	Mrpublic [ Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:50 pm ]
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"because we are insecure and find strength in critizing others who are more successful" "Because the "I" in ego wants to see itself as righteous, and superior." A-MEN!!! Now, why do people struggle to understand sarcasm and satire?

Author:	Mrpublic [ Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:53 pm ]
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"The Bodog URL was lost in a patent judgement. Here's the story if you're interested and don't mind being confused by the real facts of the dispute." Okay, fair enough, there are a variety of legal gymnastics going on... still hard to overlook that fact that some of his employees at least did some grade A moron shit to get them to this point. He can say whatever he wants, this kind of problem just DOES NOT happen to serious, huge, professional companies.

Author:	Livincr [ Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:56 pm ]
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Mrpublic wrote: " Now, why do people struggle to understand sarcasm and satire? they don't struggle..they're just not to bright

Author:	Fuzebox [ Thu Apr 03, 2008 3:36 pm ]
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Errr maybe you should get some facts right... The legal nightmare surrounding the domain had to do with a huge lawsuit settlement and it didn't help that Bodog was located offshore while the lawsuit just so happened to be filed in the state that his domain registrar was located. The two times I met Calvin he was pretty nice and genuine to me... I'm not sure what your problem is with success... But I guess there's a reason why you make a hobby out of "living as cheaply as possible".

Author:	Mia2Ewr [ Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:43 pm ]
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Well thanks to this thread I did learn the downfall of bodog as it used to be called. I recall they had a good bit of adertising for a couple years. I suppose I should say thanks for the info. I am sure bodog had lawyers fighting to keep the domain. Would like to see an article on this in the Daily Business Review. Interesting stuff.

Author:	Icantstayaway [ Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:50 pm ]
Post subject:	Microsoft forgets to renew hotmail.co.uk domain
A few years ago Microsoft did not renew one of there domains and the entire Hotmail uk service was down for a day. This is a Huge oversight for many people and companies. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/11/06 ... w_hotmail/

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Author:	Fuzebox [ Mon Apr 07, 2008 2:46 pm ]
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Mia2Ewr wrote: Well thanks to this thread I did learn the downfall of bodog as it used to be called. I recall they had a good bit of adertising for a couple years. I suppose I should say thanks for the info. I am sure bodog had lawyers fighting to keep the domain. Would like to see an article on this in the Daily Business Review. Interesting stuff. Err I wouldn't call it a downfall at all... Bodog is still going strong. Hell, this is a testament to brand loyalty, having their domain seized didn't affect their business that much, their customers figured out the new domain right away and came back within a day.