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Oracle skipper Jimmy Spithall tried to exercise some social media machismo this moring, tweeting a photo of a sign that said "There is no "i" in: "Just beat the f***kers" (the asterisks are NBR's).
But after the tweet was picked up by media, he meekly took it down.
The rules of the America's Cup state competitors must promote "friendly competition between nations, so the post could still land the Australian in hot water.
But today he had the last laugh as Oracle won race nine,
NBR staff
Mon, 16 Sep 2013
Mon, 16 Sep 2013
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Aggressive tweet backfires for America's Cup skipper
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