Whats a meta for?
I receive news alerts on all sorts of scam subjects.
It beats doing actual research.
One of my keywords is Three Card Monte. So every time the phrase gets used in the media, I hear about it.
The recent LAPD bust of monte players is the first time in months they media has used Three Card Monte to talk about Three Card Monte.
Usually it’s a half arsed metaphor or similar. Enjoy these pearlers..
“Like playing a game of three-card monte, credit card issuers have switched the rules quickly…” - Examiner.com
“how Rupert Murdoch’s moral sell outs committing journalistic three card monte to advance a political agenda…” - News Hound
“Mr. Bruno fidgeted throughout a tirade by Mr. Spitzer, who accused Senate Republicans of playing “a game of three-card monte” with the public’s money” -New York Times
“[Global Warming misinformation is] being done incrementally with the finesse of someone who is trying to fleece you in three-card Monte.” - The Saratogian
“US keeps falling for Iran’s nuclear three-card monte game” - New York Daily Times
“The Washington Post editorial board finally catches up to the big three-card Monte that Nancy Pelosi conducted in passing her ObamaCare bill over week ago.” - Hot Air
“The share buyback program has been a three card Monte type scam since the beginning.” - NetworkWorld.com
“It’s the three-card monte of football, designed to confuse defenders and give the backs open running lanes.” - Troy Record
“… Prime Minister Gordon Brown—in an electorally-suicidal game of three-card bailout monte—calls the deal with RBS and Lloyds Banking Group a boon for the …” -DealBreaker.Com (blog)
“…The young quarterback played a game of three-card monty as he confused the entire Western Michigan defense and all of the cameramen shooting video…” -Ravenna Record Courier
These hustling hacks mix their metaphors more erratically than a New York Three Card Monte grifter.
