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Published Saturday 10th May 2008 01:10 GMT

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The most obvious ones! 

By ben edwards
Posted Saturday 10th May 2008 02:29 GMT
Paris Hilton

<a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_tossing>Dwarf tossing</a>!

There's always XXX games...

<a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muff_diving>Muff Diving</a>!

Still golf, but cheaper 

By Darryl
Posted Saturday 10th May 2008 02:49 GMT
Thumb Up

Miniature golf championships!

http://www.miniaturegolfer.com/

Not too bad 

By Chris C
Posted Saturday 10th May 2008 06:00 GMT

While it pains me to say this, that suggestion may not be too bad depending on the costs (you say it's expensive, but didn't mention how expensive, and I can't be bothered to investigate). After all, the kind of person who can afford to play golf usually has plenty of cash to throw around and likes to look smart by mentioning names and buzzwords. Unfortunately, the game of golf (yes, it's a game, not a sport) is probably too much of an ego strokefest (no pun intended) for them to even notice the names of their sponsors.

You forgot 

By Francis Boyle
Posted Saturday 10th May 2008 09:24 GMT

the mountain bike bog snorkelling! Who wants to walk when you can ride?

Not Golf, But More Fun 

By Bince
Posted Saturday 10th May 2008 12:47 GMT
Flame

Why not horseshoe tossing with Hector Ruiz's neck being the pole in which to score a "ringer"? Just thought I'd pass this along. These corporate executives could care less about the poor persons whom jobs are affected due to THIER miscalculations, poor business strategies, missed market timing in getting their product out, etc. The day is SOON coming when all thier money, nice lavish homes and toys won't be worth anything... including the paper their money is printed on!

if, ahem, sex-related ... 

By thomas k.
Posted Saturday 10th May 2008 14:44 GMT
Coat

Going with something sexually-related (Pro Cornholing, muff-diving, et al), they could pimp (so to speak) their new 3-core chips with a catchy slogan along the lines of "Menage a trois for your PC".

... mine's the stain-resistant one.

On the other hand... 

By Anonymous Coward
Posted Saturday 10th May 2008 18:40 GMT
Go

AMD technology makes it easier for X to do Y (note: not gamers, not even ATI but maybe, just maybe something that made lives for a lot of people a little bit easier.

Best sport to sponsor 

By Captain DaFt
Posted Saturday 10th May 2008 22:58 GMT
Happy

Two words: Championship Tiddlywinks!

http://www.cheng.cam.ac.uk/~pjb10/winks/results.html

Even better for old duffers, since there's none of that tedious golfcart driving!

Hmmmm... 

By Anonymous Coward
Posted Saturday 10th May 2008 23:24 GMT
IT Angle

How about: AMD drops case against intel and donates budgeted legal fees to alleviate 3rd world debt? AMD press release says: we know we're right, we know we are great but we also wish to spread a bit of good?

Well, there's always F1... 

By David Wiernicki
Posted Sunday 11th May 2008 14:56 GMT

...they could probably buy a winglet on one of the Force India cars.

Gawd forbid: 

By bws
Posted Sunday 11th May 2008 16:08 GMT
Flame

The Board be forced to cut back on "fun" stuff while the rest of the company has to cut to the bone and any remaining shareholders have to take it up the ass. Lead by example, pinheads.

@ David Wiernicki 

By lglethal
Posted Monday 12th May 2008 02:35 GMT
Coat

Umm David, AMD are one of the middle tier sponsors of ferrari.

By middle tier i mean they are not mentioned in the team name (i.e Scuderia Ferrari Malboro), but they have space on the car, the race suit and the helmet (i think, im not 100% certain on the helmet) just like Shell.

So I think they already do slightly better then a winglet on a Force India, no?

Petanque? 

By Stephane Mabille
Posted Monday 12th May 2008 08:31 GMT
Happy

Get into France (hey, it's a huge market, they will soon need to replace their Minitel...), sponsor the Petanque tornament.

The target demography isn't that far from golf, and a lot more fun. The balls are bigger and a lot heavier which confer the advantage to throw them about 10m away. So far less to walk and lot more time to drink a (few) nice glass of Ricard.

Golf: 18 holes, 1 drink. Petanque: 1 runway, 18 drinks. Guess which I prefer.... (oops, am I getting old?)

your chip pin out 

By Gordon Crawford
Posted Wednesday 14th May 2008 18:42 GMT
Flame

why have you abandoned the 940 socket..?

oops , were we not to ask real questions ?

mines the 939 jacket .

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