[Wino]

Here is a humours Christmas poem about the Woods saga.

Twas the night of Thanksgiving and out of the house
Tiger Woods came a flyin', chased by his spouse.
She wielded a nine iron and wasn't too merry,
Cause a bimbo's phone number was in his Blackberry.
He'd been cheatin' on Elin, and the story progressed.
Woman after woman stepped up and confessed.
He'd been cheatin' with Holly, and Jaimee, and Cori,
With Joselyn, and Kalika. The world had the story.
From the top of the Tour to the basement of blues,
Tiger's sad sordid tale was all over the news.
With hostesses, waitresses, he had lots of sex,
When not in their pants, he was sendin' them texts.
Despite all his cryin' and beggin' and pleadin',
Tiger's wife went investin' -- a new home in Sweden .
And I heard her exclaim from her white Escalade,
"If you're gettin' laid then I'm gettin' paid."
She's not pouting, in fact, she is of jolly good cheer,
Her prenup made Christmas come early this year.

[Beer Chang]

Good one Wino!

[Wino]

Thanks, Chang. There some clever stuff on the internet.

[Wino]

According to these two University of California professors, Tiger's affair has cost his company's sponsors $12 billion. I am not so sure but here is the story.By Bill Lindelof | Sacramento Bee

SACRAMENTO — Two University of California, Davis, professors have pinned the loss to shareholders from Tiger Woods' marital infidelity at up to $12 billion.

The researchers said the new study speaks to the question of whether celebrity sponsorship has an impact on a firm's bottom line.

"Our analysis makes clear that while having a celebrity of Tiger Woods' stature as an endorser has undeniable upside, the downside risk is substantial, too," said Victor Stango, professor of economics.

Stango and fellow economics professor Christopher Knittel studied the stock market for 13 days after Woods crashed his car outside his Florida home on Nov. 27. Since then, several women have said they had romantic affairs with Woods.

Woods eventually confessed to infidelity and lost major sponsorships.

The UCD economists compared returns for Wood's sponsors to those of the total stock market and of each sponsor's closet competitor, a UC Davis news release states.

The study focused on nine sponsors: Accenture, American Express, AT&T, Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf (Electronic Arts), Gillette, Nike, Gatorade, TLC Laser Eye Centers and Golf Digest.

Shareholder value fell 2.3 percent -- or about $12 billion. The pattern of losses is unlikely to stem from ordinary variation of stock prices, the researchers stated in their study.

Investors in three sport's-related companies -- Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf, Gatorade and Nike -- fared the worst, experiencing a 4.3 percent loss, or about $6 billion.

http://www.mcclatchy...tory/81367.html

[lvdkeyes]

It's a sad commentary on society that a person's sex life has such an impact.

[Wino]

It is a sad commentary on today's society. Especially these loon that try to out people. Really sad!

[lvdkeyes]

We have had this discussion before.

[Wino]

We have had this discussion before and I am glad you believe that a person’s sex life, whether gay or straight, should be private. Let's leave it at that.

[Bob]

I don't know about it being solely "private" but I simply don't understand why anybody cares about whether somebody is heterosexual, homosexual, or any shade in between. When I meet or interact with somebody, it's not exactly the first thing that pops into my head but that's not true of some people.

A month ago, while attending a language class, a 50-some-year-old male Aussie leaned over to me and said: "You know that "X" (another adult male classmate) is gay? That's what "Y" (another male adult classmate) says."

I didn't give a rat's ass other than I was a bit pissed off that the Aussie seemed to think I'd care one way or the other. I didn't react at first but later leaned over to him and said: "Hey, I heard that "Z" is actually a heterosexual! Can you f___king believe it?!?" He didn't reply (as he had no clue if I was being sarcastic or not....and, yea, I was...).

[lvdkeyes]

A person who would make such a comment to a relative stranger is a moron. It's no wonder he didn't get your point.

[Wino]

Did I hear somewhere about Tiger's admission to the hospital for sex addiction treatment? I hope it helps. Maybe that will save his marriage.

[lvdkeyes]

I have heard of treatment for sex addiction, but never heard of being hospitalized for the treatment.

[Beer Chang]

Wino, on 14 January 2010 - 06:36 AM, said:

Maybe that will save his marriage.

I've often thought that if a marriage needs to be "saved" perhaps the folks shouldn't be married.

[lvdkeyes]

I can't agree with you. Relationships need work by both parties, especially if there is a problem; they don't just happen.

[Beer Chang]

lvdkeyes, on 15 January 2010 - 02:01 AM, said:

Relationships need work by both parties, especially if there is a problem; they don't just happen.

I hear what you're saying. Guess u gotta know when to hold em and when to fold em.

[lvdkeyes]

I agree, but first the work needs to be done if you want a relationship to work.

[Beer Chang]

I think "sometimes" it's better for both parties not to force a mediocre relationship to work.

Up to them!

[lvdkeyes]

In Tiger's case there are children involved and I think if he and his wife can work out their problems it would be a good thing. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying they should stay together for the sake of the children. I am saying working on the relationship would be a benefit.

[Bob]

lvdkeyes, on 15 January 2010 - 04:19 PM, said:

In Tiger's case there are children involved and I think if he and his wife can work out their problems it would be a good thing. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying they should stay together for the sake of the children. I am saying working on the relationship would be a benefit.

Absolutely. Like you said, any good relationship involves some effort by both parties. In Tiger's case, given the young age of the children, both parties should be exerting maximum efforts to get along for the sake of the kids. Even if they get divorced, they still need to support each other and be respectful of each other as life is simply too damn short to do it any other way (and, besides, they'll do a huge favor for the kids by doing so).

[lvdkeyes]

Bob, on 15 January 2010 - 06:33 PM, said:

(and, besides, they'll do a huge favor for the kids by doing so).

Not only for their children, but for society as a whole by not have more fucked up people running around.