Video: The greatest game show evah
posted at 7:45 pm on April 9, 2009 by Allahpundit
Well, the greatest non-Japanese game show ever, at least. This is more than a year old but new to me, and so compelling that I’m obliged to share. The game-show aspect is secondary; what it really is is a litmus test of whether you’re a beta male or not.
I thought it would come out the other way. I, naturally, am a beta male.
Blowback
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Pffft. Brits stealing our game shows.
MadisonConservative on April 9, 2009 at 7:47 PM
Nash equilibrium!
aquaviva on April 9, 2009 at 7:50 PM
Cold. Hearted. BEEYOTCH.
fusionaddict on April 9, 2009 at 7:51 PM
Nash indeed. It’s an easy decision. They’ll never play this game again, you always go for the steal. There’s no reason to think the other play is going to need your trust. The Scot on the left needs a lesson in game theory.
warrenmr on April 9, 2009 at 7:51 PM
I hope she at least gets her teeth fixed.
AubieJon on April 9, 2009 at 7:51 PM
Heh….Charlie Brown believes Lucy every time.
BL@KBIRD on April 9, 2009 at 7:52 PM
Never ever ever ever trust a broad. Except my wife.
The Wall on April 9, 2009 at 7:53 PM
Worst, Person in the World !
BadgerHawk on April 9, 2009 at 7:54 PM
It sounded as if she had played it previously, believed a person was going to split with her, and had the money stolen. She said she just couldn’t deal with being stabbed in the back again.
I’m not sure how lying and stabbing someone else in the back is supposed to make up for being stabbed in the back yourself, but, I suppose she’ll figure it out while she’s spending her money.
JadeNYU on April 9, 2009 at 7:55 PM
As Mr. Barnum famously said, theres one born every minute.
DrW on April 9, 2009 at 7:56 PM
Balls. Awesome.
Chuck Schick on April 9, 2009 at 7:57 PM
huh
A deceitful woman. What will they think of next? wet water?
/ducks
trubble on April 9, 2009 at 7:58 PM
Given the tax rates in “England”, she most likely walked away with about 33% of that.
AubieJon on April 9, 2009 at 7:58 PM
Friend or Foe.
Metro on April 9, 2009 at 8:00 PM
He shoulda known she’d stab him in the back when she said she couldn’t ever face her friends again. Bald faced lie.
ExSubNuke on April 9, 2009 at 8:01 PM
I’ve got your 2 golden balls right here!
400lb Gorilla on April 9, 2009 at 8:03 PM
Is ‘evah’ slang for ‘ever’? Because it doesn’t seem to be a time saver or anything.
Kevin M on April 9, 2009 at 8:04 PM
Jeeze, I got bored by the instruction….
I want more Beck Water Boarding
Kini on April 9, 2009 at 8:06 PM
Shocka…the cold hearted woman lies leaving the naive and trusting man devastated.
Patriot33 on April 9, 2009 at 8:07 PM
This is entertainment?
It’s depressing.
jgapinoy on April 9, 2009 at 8:08 PM
+1
Wet water on a Fox News hottie!
Sorry.
toliver on April 9, 2009 at 8:08 PM
Maybe it is latent misogyny, but I would never trust a woman to split. If it were a man, I’d have to size him up.
But women, especially attractive women, are too used to manipulating men.
Nessuno on April 9, 2009 at 8:16 PM
Classic prisoner’s dilemma, something that many people are taught without reference to Nash, although I suppose this dilemma is a bit more difficult because you gain all that your opponent loses in your one-sided betrayal. Curiously, there’s an American game show coming out soon which has this as its end “twist,” so it seems tailor-made for reality TV. As the guy said, it all depends on whether you care about what others think of you.
calbear on April 9, 2009 at 8:24 PM
Fixed your post for ya Nessuno!
echosyst on April 9, 2009 at 8:24 PM
Haha, that was great. Thanks, all praise be to Allah!
Vigilante on April 9, 2009 at 8:24 PM
I would just use the talking part to tell the other person that unless they engage themselves in an oral contract to split on penalty of giving everything in case of breach on the spot on national TV, I’m stealing.
ebrawer on April 9, 2009 at 8:26 PM
Is ‘evah’ slang for ‘ever’? Because it doesn’t seem to be a time saver or anything.
Kevin M on April 9, 2009 at 8:04 PM
I like the cut of your jib, sir.
Lummox on April 9, 2009 at 8:29 PM
Killjoy.
TexasDan on April 9, 2009 at 8:31 PM
Reason #473 I’m gay.
SouthernGent on April 9, 2009 at 8:34 PM
{ebrawer on April 9, 2009 at 8:26 PM}
No use giving the other person the choice to be honest and have the two choose split. The best approach, I think, is to start the conversation saying I would like to pick split but I can’t trust you. You can’t trust me either. So I am going to pick steal. If you pick steal we both go home with nothing. But I will make a legally binding verbal contract here which you can show in court, that I will split the money after the show if you choose split.
Say it’s their choice: half or nothing, because you won’t get it all.
Dusty on April 9, 2009 at 8:35 PM
There are that many other reasons? I may have to research this gayness you speak of.
BadgerHawk on April 9, 2009 at 8:37 PM
Sounds like we have both been there, my friend…
redshirt on April 9, 2009 at 8:37 PM
If you need some personal research, we can play GoldenBalls. Just sayin’!
SouthernGent on April 9, 2009 at 8:38 PM
{AubieJon on April 9, 2009 at 7:51 PM}
She’s a Brit. They’re perfect teeth.
Dusty on April 9, 2009 at 8:39 PM
Totally predictable. I would’ve stole and walked home smiling either way.
Free Constitution on April 9, 2009 at 8:42 PM
I’m from Madison. There’s no shortage of game participants.
BadgerHawk on April 9, 2009 at 8:44 PM
That was funny. Brutal but funny.
If a guy thinks a girl is out of his league, don’t trust her.
If a girl thinks the guy is hot stuff, then you can trust her a bit.
This guy spent all the time placating the woman. He was destined to fail.
Spirit of 1776 on April 9, 2009 at 8:45 PM
This show makes me 100x more embarrassed that the best we can come up with is Deal or f*cking No Deal. I HATE Deal or no Deal.
Of course, watching a show like this would make me hate humanity, so I would probably watch neither.
jimmy the notable on April 9, 2009 at 8:45 PM
As always, women are evil )))
Mister Ghost on April 9, 2009 at 8:51 PM
Reason #473 I’m not gay.
Love the playin’ Golden Balls proposition though!!
Colorado Anne on April 9, 2009 at 8:51 PM
Hey, where are the chicks?
Colorado Anne on April 9, 2009 at 8:56 PM
Oh, you poor dumb bastard.
You have nothing to lose by stealing, and everything to gain. The choice is obvious.
Enrique on April 9, 2009 at 9:01 PM
The only answer is to “Split”, no matter who is facing you. Unless this is somebody who you have enmity towards, all things being equal, my soul says split it. No matter what justifications she makes to herself, she diminishes herself by screwing over that guy.
Texan on April 9, 2009 at 9:05 PM
HotAir poster reminded of divorce.
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Summed up by Ice Cube back in the day. Content warning. And ladies, just don’t listen. Really.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKQ0u5HUmLE
toliver on April 9, 2009 at 9:05 PM
Ah perfect, this makes it infallible.
ebrawer on April 9, 2009 at 9:15 PM
The man is an alpha in my opinion.
chansen9 on April 9, 2009 at 9:24 PM
Dusty on April 9, 2009 at 8:35 PM
I seriously doubt that an oral contract is binding when made in the context of a game show, where being lied to is an assumed risk.
Rule of thumb: Unless you’re a greedy bitch/bastard, opt to split and everybody wins. :)
Tuning Spork on April 9, 2009 at 9:24 PM
Dusty on April 9, 2009 at 8:35 PM
I seriously doubt that an oral contract is binding when made in the context of a game show where being lied to is an assumed risk.
Tuning Spork on April 9, 2009 at 9:28 PM
I guess it’s a good thing the gubmint took the guns there. I could see some tragic endings in this show’s future.
/sarc
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on April 9, 2009 at 9:28 PM
Sorry. Thought my post got lost in the ether.
Tuning Spork on April 9, 2009 at 9:29 PM
Watching that somehow gave me an urge to see ‘A Boy And His Dog’ again. I don’t know why.
trigon on April 9, 2009 at 9:30 PM
Sea you in tea.
carbon_footprint on April 9, 2009 at 9:45 PM
I miss Kennedy.
LibTired on April 9, 2009 at 9:49 PM
Oh, and that woman was easier to read than the funny papers.
LibTired on April 9, 2009 at 9:56 PM
I’m pretty sure the Republicans and Democrats have been playing this game for the last 40 years. Want to guess which one represents the Republicans?
AUINSC on April 9, 2009 at 9:59 PM
“B!tch ain’t sh!t but hoes and tricks.”
Ben Folds = Content warning
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on April 9, 2009 at 10:08 PM
Love that remake.
BadgerHawk on April 9, 2009 at 10:25 PM
Game Theory!!
iamse7en on April 9, 2009 at 10:28 PM
I remeber an old sayin’ I was once told when young……..
I’m just sayin’…………
…………. something I was once told.
Seven Percent Solution on April 9, 2009 at 10:30 PM
His mistake was telling her exactly what he would do.
Idiot.
WisCon on April 9, 2009 at 10:38 PM
I would have told her that I am part Sicilian and that my word is my bond.
She would have split the money.
Bill C on April 9, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Isn’t this the if you push the botton the other guy dies or whatever the thing is??
- The Cat
MirCat on April 9, 2009 at 10:53 PM
You could totally see it in her eyes and her mouth at around 2:30 when she closes her eyes and bites her lip. There’s a hint of a smile.
Mark Jaquith on April 9, 2009 at 10:55 PM
P.S. It was the only choice he could make. If he stole he would still have gotten nothing. It was the safest bet. But the logic of this game is nuts after watching others. All or nothing? Heck give me half everytime.
- The Cat
MirCat on April 9, 2009 at 10:56 PM
You saw the mirco expression?
MirCat on April 9, 2009 at 10:57 PM
Logically: Playing steal = same downside risk, but twice the upside benefit.
plus rich always beats nice with the chics anyway, and you are only hated if you win all the money. I can live with that.
bagoh20 on April 9, 2009 at 11:00 PM
Wow, that was horrible.
CP on April 9, 2009 at 11:10 PM
She took his golden balls!
gregbert on April 9, 2009 at 11:40 PM
What a chump. Her eyes and her words made it clear she was going to steal. If she had mentioned her history earlier of getting screwed it should have been even more obvious to him that she was lying.
He deserved getting abused by this girl. Typical curse of a “nice guy.” You get a smile and the jerk gets to bang her. Oh, then you get to hear all about how miserable she is that she gave it up to the jerk. Then she’ll bang him again.
Chump. Grow a set. There’s a reason they’re balls you’re choosing.
njrob on April 9, 2009 at 11:54 PM
I find nothing golden about that at all.
She must have learned how to use a shank in prison.
Adam Ant?
juanito on April 10, 2009 at 12:22 AM
If I were Stephen, I’d ram that ball where the sun don’t shine!
That pathetic excuse for a human female sits up there giving reasons why she hosed him. I hope she chokes on that money.
gordo on April 10, 2009 at 12:51 AM
I’m upset for that dude right now. How ridiculous is that?
nickj116 on April 10, 2009 at 2:03 AM
Sorry guys, but Golden Balls is a Brit show. But I can say they have taken some of ours and turned them around a bit…
Family Feud…Family Fortunes
Card Sharks…Play Your Cards Right
Match Game….Blanket Blanks
Hollywood Squares..Celebrity Squares
Some have played with the rules a bit
Wheel of Fortune…play for points mainly and a toss-up question at the start of each round determines who controls the wheel.
And the aforementioned above have their quirks, but gameplay is familiar to game show freaks like myself.
Like on Family Fortunes, one of the answers in game play earns a bonus prize for the person who uncovers it
Now I would have trouble with the name Golden Balls. The game can sell here…if it’s called Gold Rush or Gold Run. This show does have one element of a former GSN show Friend or Foe..do the contestants split the money as friends, does one have greed…OR DO THEY BOTH AND LEAVE WITH ZIP?
BobAnthony on April 10, 2009 at 7:20 AM
I knew what was gonna happen after reading the article a few days ago about female chimpanzees.
Shy Guy on April 10, 2009 at 7:39 AM
But women only want men to be honest right?????????????????
flytier on April 10, 2009 at 7:53 AM
This guy represents Obamugabe when he negotiates with dinnerjacket.
TheSitRep on April 10, 2009 at 7:59 AM
You both lose the moment your opponent suspects you will steal.
T J Green on April 10, 2009 at 9:29 AM
SUCKER!!!!
Seems like everything I’ve heard about the british over the past few years indicates he’s pretty much a weak, typical, government controlled british male. It was a GAMESHOW, you weak pathetic moron. You go on with nothing and there is no guarantee that you leave any differently. The only way to win is to TAKE RESPONSIBILITY for your own actions.
LOSER! HAH!
peacenprosperity on April 10, 2009 at 10:42 AM
DUDE… That is one hard cold chick. You can see her fighting the smile. She was sooo happy to have done that. after at least 20 seconds (we arent sure because of the scene cut) she then remembers that she needs to at least try to fake like she is sorry and then we see it cut from her smirking to her with her hand over her mouth. Hell even this coulda been her hiding her smile.
P.S. we all know who left that studio with golden balls.
bigskinny on April 10, 2009 at 11:01 AM
He should have known she picked “steal” when he said “We’re going home with 50 grand each I promise ya” and she just kind of mumbled and didn’t return his look. That’s when you hurriedly put down the split ball and pick up the steal ball.
Laserjock on April 10, 2009 at 11:45 AM
I’ve been divorced more than once and there was never a question in my mind.
Ernest on April 10, 2009 at 12:15 PM
I hate to side with the lying girl, but the man is clearly using his heart more than his head. Goldenballs essentially encourages you to stab your opponent in the back. You win more money if you choose steal. Look at this way:
If player A picks “split,” then he/she leaves with either nothing or half of the pie.
If Player A picks “steal,” and then he/she end with either nothing or the entire pie. The greatest rate of return would then be in the steal category.
Frank T.J Mackey on April 10, 2009 at 4:47 PM