For the serious among us - It's a joke (with tongue in cheek). Place the subject (X?) at a power point. Actually, by placing the entire object off center, I guess it's a slight concession to the *rule*.
Gotta' love it when some judge throws an image out simply because of the *rule of thirds*. It almost makes watching (not competing) worth the price of admission. Nothing like a rule-bound judge to convince folks that competitions are not worth it.