The GEICO Cuck Commercials

Have you seen them? I'm sure you have. There are two of them thus far. I suppose the first one was testing the waters. The second one went straight into misandry land. Let's recap.

In the first commercial a guy is with some girl. They appear to have been out on a date. He discovers that his battery is dead. Been there. Not a nice feeling. As he is about to say something to the woman, he is shushed.

That's the first problem. Where does a woman get off shushing a grown ass man? In HIS car? Well I assume the latter part.

Bitch you better put that hand down.

That's just the beginning. I wish a chick would shush me. But this is 2017 where manliness is in the direct line of fire. So apparently chick has the GEICO app. This app apparently allows her to call GEICO to arrange for a jump or new battery.

Ummm so this guy is unprepared? Really? OK, not all of us carry a jumper battery in the trunk. But he can't call for a jump? He doesn't have GEICO? He is THAT unprepared? What the fuck?

Not content to cast men in this light, the next GEICO commercial goes for the jugular.

In this commercial a man and his family are on the side of the road with a flat. Now lets assume that the car is not running run-flats that went past the 50 miles recommended by the manufacturer or had a sidewall blowout. This car has a spare.

Once again, this man turns to his wife and is immediately shushed. Again, What. The. Fuck? She then shushes the child in the back. Children get shushed. Grown ass men don't. Period. But it gets worse.

So the wife brings up the GEICO app to declare that they have a flat. A man with tools shows up and changes the flat.

What. The. Fuck? Who are these men who are incapable of changing a flat? No seriously? Forget for a moment that apparently he too, doesn't have the GEICO app to call his damn self. Since when do grown ass men not know how, or have the strength to change a tire?

And what is worse is that this wife gets to call another man to do the stuff her husband is supposed to be able to do.

So lets review all that's wrong with these GEICO commercials:

1) Grown man is shushed by the woman he's with.

2) Man is unprepared for automobile emergencies.

3) Man is apparently incapable of basic automotive fixes.

4) Wife/Girlfriend has another, more capable man on call to do what "her" man should be able to do.

And people wonder why Trump was elected.

BlackJack: Play What You Can Beat

If you listen to podcasts and watch videos and read books you'll come across a line that says:

Never play 6:5 BlackJack

Why?

Because 3:2 Blackjack pays more. The math is easy. you bet $10. Get Blackjack and you get back 25 (original bet plus $15).

In 6:5 Blackjack you bet $10, get Blackjack you get back $22 (original bet plus $12).
I have been known to play a game that pays 2:1 on all pays, including BlackJack. Why? Because it pays.

Question:

Which is the better way to risk your bankroll:

1) A 3:2 game, H17, Resplit Aces, DAS, Surrender, Split any pair,Double any hand No peek, continuous shuffle, 8 decks where you are losing money.

2) a 2:1 game, S17, D 10-11, No Surrender, 1 Deck, continuous shuffle and you are making money. A lot of money. If you answered "1", then you must like giving your bank away. Yes you could think that every time you get Blackjack the casino is "taking" 30% of "your" money. But would you rather the casino take 30% of your BlackJack wins or take your bankroll?

I know what I'd do.

Here's what I've discovered. If a table has HORRIBLE rules, there is usually a reason for it and that reason is the game is very beatable and the casino doesn't want to be wiped out by those who figure it out. A beatable game is a game worth playing. A game that takes your bank is not. Period.