Numbers Game

I suspect Mr. Stadd is more likely guilty than innocent given this numbers-game approach. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And these bloggers are the prime targets of marketers who defer to the numbers-game strategy of blogger outreach — spray a press release out onto the Blogosphere and see who responds. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Downplaying the numbers-game should be important, but not at the risk of giving mixed messages about progress to players. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Maybe that compensation has to be delayed (held in escrow and piecemealed out) and conditional on longer term results, and retrievable if it turns out to have been a numbers-game. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Maybe you can help women to weed out rubbish emails – perhaps tell women how many times a man has sent carbon-copies of the same email/poem (suggesting that he’s playing a pure numbers-game)? ❋ Unknown (2007)

Joe, were you [successful] last night at [the club]? I was but it took me [a while]. It's a numbers game. ❋ Mike413 (2017)

Hey, [baby]...[want to] [play] some number games? ❋ Mc11 (2006)

hey [wanna play] the number game? [nah] [no one likes you] ❋ Definer33333 (2010)

To quote one of the posts: " The Facebook Number Game - send me a # (0-500) to my [inbox] and ill tell you whats good. I'll post the number along with the answer on my page, so only you know [who it's] about" What a [load of shit]. Its already bad enough I have to filter through all the game updates, pointless status posts, and all the general crap Facebook has added in the last year. ❋ WackyJack (2010)

Numbers game on facebook, [example].... 23565 - [I'm a player] and [I want to fuck] you. ❋ Keepingitreal. (2010)

[Sportscenter]: "Tom Brady put up [video game numbers] by throwing for 5 [touchdowns] last night. Or In the Work Place Boss: "Did you see how well Jim is doing in sales." Employee: "Ya he is putting up video game numbers." ❋ The King Of Board Play (2010)