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Strip club puts Giants back on TVs

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The Giants can thank the improved play of their defense and ground attack for their current three-game winning streak.

They may also want to send a thank-you note to New York City gentlemen's club Rick's Cabaret for getting Big Blue back on track.

The strip club announced last month it wouldn't show Giants games on its TVs after customers became depressed at the sight of Eli Manning and Co. losing their first five contests. It was only when the G-Men finally won a game -- Week 7 against the Vikings -- that the club decide to put them back on the, er, boob tube.

"We're taking all the credit for motivating them to get back on the screen and winning three straight," said club spokesperson Lonnie Hanover.

He elaborated on the specific moment when the Giants were blacked out from the club in the first place, remembering some fans decked out in jerseys who were surprisingly distracted and displeased even given their surroundings. "it was was a couple of guys who had been mean to the girls," Hanover explained. "One guy said, 'Get that off the TV, those guys are for losers, we don't want to watch anymore. It's painful.' And a manager did something about it. ... It got a lot of attention."

Hanover also reported the club's business didn't suffer while the Giants were missing from the club's screens on Sundays and provided another carrot to dangle in front of the franchise: continue the winning streak and Rick's will switch all their televisions to show nothing but Giants games when they're broadcast.

"The club is for winners," he said.

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