Volleyball 2004 - Commentary

Post by **Darb** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 3:55 pm

As long as it's a thread point, and not a sherlock point, I guess I'm ok with it.

I just wanna get the ball rolling again ...

Post by **Ghost** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 2:25 pm

Since no one was posting, I put down the gavel and hung up the robe for another go.

Post by **Darb** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 3:16 pm

Looking forward to reading it.

Anyone want to volunteer to score it ?

If nobody steps forward, I'll do it.

Post by **Darb** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 5:49 pm

/me slips on the temporarily abandoned Judge's robes, and uses the Mallet & Gavel to crack open a few walnuts

(reads)

Hey, that was GREAT, Roy !

You need to write more often.

Current: Ghost Post +1 (obvious), Originality +1 (Call-in Radio Show), Entertaining +1 (Pax Britannia reference), Continuity +1 (smooth, with plenty of crossovers to prior posts), Rule Breaker â€“0 (no rules broken), Bonus +1 (Kilt's 20 questions) TOTAL: 5

Overall Scoring
felonius P: 16 O: 16 E: 15 C: 14 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 61
Brad_H P: 16 O: 15 E: 16 C: 15 RB: -2 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 60
Kahrey P: 12 O: 6 E: 12 C: 11 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 41
Aunflin P: 9 O: 5 E: 9 C: 9 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 30
Mrdude P: 5 O: 2 E: 5 C: 5 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 17
Ghost P: 1 O: 1 E: 1 C: 1 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 4 +5 = 9
friendforlife P: 1 O: 1 E: 1 C: 0 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 3

Genres used so far:
Animation: Japanese Anime, Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic the Gathering
Comedy: Comedy, Slapstick/Odd Couple, Absurdity, Whose Line is it? (see TV)
Children: Children
Drama: Drama, Out of Body Experience, International Espionage
Impressions (Famous Authors): Steven King (see Horror)
Impressions (Literature): Watership Down, Hardy Boys (see Mystery)
Impressions (Movies): 1950â€™s B-Movie Monster Flick, Beach Party,
Good Omens,
Fantasy: Fantasy, Modern,
Fiction: Modern Day, Urban Contemporary, Young adult
Horror: Horror, Gothic, Steven King
Mystery: Hardy Boys,
Poetry: an Epic Poem, AD&D Filk, Haiku Duel, Sonnet, Prophecy
Romance: Romance, Vomit-Inducing, Cheesy, Ghost Story
Sci-fi: Sort Of, Alien Encounter, Biotech Thriller, Drama
Spy: Anachronistic Private Eye, Spy (Secret life of Robert Mitty),
TV: Twin Peaks, Cooking Show, Soap Opera "As the IBDoF Turns", Whose line is it ? (Super Heroes), Star Trek TNG (X rated), Inside the Actorâ€™s Studio, Barbara Walter Special
Other: Stream-of-Consciousness, Screen Play Script, Flashbacks, Epistolary, Call-in Radio Show

/me doffs robes ... and hastily cleans up the empty walnut shells

Post by **Ghost** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 5:55 pm

Thanks Brad,

I edited some typos, and some grammar and tense issues. I think it reads better now.

Bonus Point: I would have raised the point total from 4 to 5.

/me picks up my doffed robes, finds an uneaten walnut in pocket ... mmm good.

/(a three line posted edited 5 times

) happy now?

Post by **Darb** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 5:58 pm

Ghost wrote:I edited some typos, [and some] grammar and tense issues. I think it reads better now.

I would have raised the point total from 4 to 5.

/me picks up my doffed robes.

Erm, ya missed a few.

I bumped it to 5.

Post by **Darb** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 6:09 pm

/happy now

No ... but only because you forgot to terminate the question with a question mark

(just teasing)

Post by **Ghost** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 8:17 am

The weekly (or in this case the bi-weekly) Volleyball Sherlock award goes to Brad.

Brad - 8

Ghost - 5
felonius - 4
Aunflin - 1

Let's hope we get more posts this week.

Post by **Darb** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 12:51 pm

I dont know why the posts have trailed off a bit lately ... I've got literally TONS of ideas, but little time to do them.

I'll try to get something off soon.

Kahrey · Post by **Kahrey** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 1:35 pm

ive had a kinda lack of ideas lately, which is why i havent really posted. my brain will get back goin sooner or later though. i just have a lot on my mind right now.

Post by **Darb** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 5:44 pm

Ok, posted.

Post by **Ghost** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 9:28 am

Excellent Brad,

I really like it, swigging coffee and cigarettes, high 5-ing purple-skinned alien, metaphors like flies on a hot turd.

Current: Ghost Post +1 (obvious), Originality +1 (Men in Black]), Entertaining +1 (â€˜snatch and grabâ€™ action), Continuity +1 (smooth, with plenty of crossovers to prior posts), Rule Breaker â€“0 (no rules broken), Bonus +0 TOTAL: 4

Overall Scoring
Brad_H P: 17 O: 16 E: 17 C: 16 RB: -2 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 64
felonius P: 16 O: 16 E: 15 C: 14 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 61
Kahrey P: 12 O: 6 E: 12 C: 11 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 41
Aunflin P: 9 O: 5 E: 9 C: 9 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 30
Mrdude P: 5 O: 2 E: 5 C: 5 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 17
Ghost P: 2 O: 2 E: 2 C: 2 RB: -0 Bonus: 1 TOTAL: 9
friendforlife P: 1 O: 1 E: 1 C: 0 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 3

Brad takes the overall lead in total points.

I expect a post form felonius anytime now.

Genres used so far:
Animation: Japanese Anime, Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic the Gathering
Comedy: Comedy, Slapstick/Odd Couple, Absurdity, Whose Line is it? (see TV)
Children: Children
Drama: Drama, Out of Body Experience, International Espionage
Impressions (Famous Authors): Steven King (see Horror)
Impressions (Literature): Watership Down, Hardy Boys (see Mystery)
Impressions (Movies): 1950â€™s B-Movie Monster Flick, Beach Party, Good Omens, "Men in Black" (MIB)
Fantasy: Fantasy, Modern,
Fiction: Modern Day, Urban Contemporary, Young adult
Horror: Horror, Gothic, Steven King
Mystery: Hardy Boys,
Poetry: an Epic Poem, AD&D Filk, Haiku Duel, Sonnet, Prophecy
Romance: Romance, Vomit-Inducing, Cheesy, Ghost Story
Sci-fi: Sort Of, Alien Encounter, Biotech Thriller, Drama
Spy: Anachronistic Private Eye, Spy (Secret life of Robert Mitty),
TV: Twin Peaks, Cooking Show, Soap Opera "As the IBDoF Turns", Whose line is it ? (Super Heroes), Star Trek TNG (X rated), Inside the Actorâ€™s Studio, Barbara Walter Special
Other: Stream-of-Consciousness, Screen Play Script, Flashbacks, Epistolary, Call-in Radio Show

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are solely those of Judge Roy Bean and not those of the administrator, any moderators, or of the IDBOF (but they should be).

Post by **Darb** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 9:57 am

Nobody spotted the Jack London reference, eh ?

Post by **Ghost** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 3:06 pm

Since felonius, Aunflin, etc.. can't pull thier pen out of their ... aaa ... pockets, that's it, thier pockets, I had to post again.

/me leave the robe neatly hung on the rack and the recently cleaned gavel for the fill-in judge.

Post by **Ghost** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 6:35 pm

With some help from my friends, I fixed some spelling errors.

The grammar is hopeless.

Post by **Ghost** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 4:10 pm

It doesnâ€™t look like there will be a Sherlock winner for this week, unless of course there is a lot of weekend writing.

Kahrey · Post by **Kahrey** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 8:24 pm

I might do some posting this weekend. I just needa catch up on some reading.

Post by **Ghost** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 9:47 am

Weekly Sherlock Winner

Brad 4
Ghost n/a

Again, I can not award a Sherlock for just one post. Brad, consider yourselves 4 points ahead of the competition for this weekâ€™s award.

Headline of the Ole IDBoF Times on July 7, 2004:

*** NO WEEKLY SHERLOCK WINNER ***

Post by **Darb** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 11:11 am

Dag namit, that's Sherlock 2 points I've lost out on so far.

Post by **Ghost** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 12:19 pm

Actually, that's twice you missed out on 1/2 point or 1 total points you have missed.

felonius · Post by **felonius** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 12:23 pm

I'll try and get back in the game soon - I know I've been away for a bit.

Meanwhile, there have been some really fun posts.

Post by **Darb** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 12:44 pm

I guess you can say that the plot has gone to the dogs lately

Post by **Ghost** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 8:37 am

Excellent felonius,

That was great, missed reading your art, it always flows so gracefully.

Current: felonius Post +1 (obvious), Originality +1 (Autobiography), Entertaining +1 GLOWINâ€™ a little), Continuity +1 (smooth), Rule Breaker â€“0 (no rules broken), Bonus +0 TOTAL: 4

Overall Scoring
felonius P: 17 O: 17 E: 16 C: 15 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 65
Brad_H P: 17 O: 16 E: 17 C: 16 RB: -2 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 64
Kahrey P: 12 O: 6 E: 12 C: 11 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 41
Aunflin P: 9 O: 5 E: 9 C: 9 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 30
Mrdude P: 5 O: 2 E: 5 C: 5 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 17
Ghost P: 3 O: 3 E: 3 C: 3 RB: -0 Bonus: 1 TOTAL: 13
friendforlife P: 1 O: 1 E: 1 C: 0 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 3

Genres used so far:
Animation: Japanese Anime, Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic the Gathering
Comedy: Comedy, Slapstick/Odd Couple, Absurdity, Whose Line is it? (see TV)
Children: Children
Drama: Drama, Out of Body Experience, International Espionage
Impressions (Famous Authors): Steven King (see Horror)
Impressions (Literature): Watership Down, Hardy Boys (see Mystery)
Impressions (Movies): 1950â€™s B-Movie Monster Flick, Beach Party, Good Omens, "Men in Black" (MIB), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (TMNT)
Fantasy: Fantasy, Modern,
Fiction: Modern Day, Urban Contemporary, Young adult
Horror: Horror, Gothic, Steven King
Mystery: Hardy Boys,
Poetry: an Epic Poem, AD&D Filk, Haiku Duel, Sonnet, Prophecy
Romance: Romance, Vomit-Inducing, Cheesy, Ghost Story
Sci-fi: Sort Of, Alien Encounter, Biotech Thriller, Drama
Spy: Anachronistic Private Eye, Spy (Secret life of Robert Mitty),
TV: Twin Peaks, Cooking Show, Soap Opera "As the IBDoF Turns", Whose line is it? (Super Heroes), Star Trek TNG (X rated), Inside the Actorâ€™s Studio, Barbara Walter Special
Other: Stream-of-Consciousness, Screen Play Script, Flashbacks, Epistolary, Call-in Radio Show, Autobiography

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are solely those of Judge Roy Bean and not those of the administrator, any moderators, or of the IDBOF (but they should be).

Post by **Darb** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 9:37 am

Ya know, I don't know if anyone else noticed (probably not), but that entire post was one long, expertly crafted run-on structure ... there's not a single end-of-sentence period anywhere in there.

Rather than being a goof, however, it's friggin great.

Well done, Felon ... a grammatical tour de force of function over form, and an immensely enjoyable read too.

- Simultaneously impressed & highly entertained

felonius · Post by **felonius** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 10:12 am

I'm not very good with compliments, gentlemen - but thank you for your kind ones.

To return some: Brad, loved Rexor's character - especially when he starts to clean himself - I grew up with a Lab and the ball-licking was an endless source of amusement for my family

The truck tire exercise machine was priceless as well...

Ghost, very pleased that you've gotten in the game more (hope it continues), the call-in show was a GREAT and subtle vehicle for some spirals back to previous events - from a creative and a structural point o' view - very well done.

Wish I could say the run-on structure's original but Robert Coover uses it a lot, and I've seen it many times in short fiction journals too - it's neat to play with because I think it mimics the "inner voice" a lot more accurately than traditional prose...we think rapid-fire thoughts to ourselves with no sign of any periods...