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Heroes don’t wear capes. Heroes wear ties.

Australian political journalist Laurie Oakes is the very proof of that, after he changed his tie multiple times during an election broadcast in a bid to stick it to a betting company.

Betting firm Sportsbet had been taking punts on what colour Oakes’ tie would be during the broadcast, but the self-proclaimed ‘punter’s protector’ had a trick up his sleeve.

It began with the first swap, which left the bookies feeling a bit flummoxed.


But he wasn’t done there, and swapped AGAIN for a yellow number.

Further bad news came in the form of a FOURTH TIE.

AND A FIFTH.

By the time the sixth had rolled around, the bookies had enough – and brilliantly agreed to pay out the bets of all the people who had taken a wager on the colour of Laurie’s tie.

They’re now looking ahead to the next election, and have even sent Laurie this bad-boy to wear for the occasion.

Describing his bookie bashing heroics, Laurie said: ‘I thought well why should anyone miss out? So I wore all six colours.’



We bow down.

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