Volleyball 2004 - Commentary

Post by **Ghost** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 6:34 pm

OK posted,

Kinda rushed it, gotta go - will polish it up a little tomorrow.

Post by **Darb** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 6:43 pm

Excellent !

Minor typos:

* "your sister's life"

* the holo belt

* Kimberly appears to be the roommate, not the sister ... you need to tweak that sentence a bit to make that less confusing.

Post by **Ghost** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 6:45 pm

I changed the names at the last minute - Kimberly became Naomi.

Fixed, thanks.

Aunflin · Post by **Aunflin** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 9:46 pm

I think I'll make a post tomorrow...I've been bothered by having to conform to a genre requirement...I typically don't think in "genres"...I usually just think of a character in a situation or setting and they tell me their story...which is why I haven't been posting much lately--besides being fairly busy with R/L...but I've been feeling guilty lately...so I guess I'll have a go at it tomorrow or Friday....

Post by **Ghost** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 9:12 am

Brad, you can do whatever you want with Rex and Jack now, but be careful with Mrs. Hattori (Rex told me she has a half a dozen Shurkens, a Fukiya and a Shinobigatana in her overly large handbag and that her father was a Shishou).

Aunflin, as I mentioned before, post whatever you want. Donâ€™t let the gentle ribbing about genre stop you (or Kahrey) from posting. A post w/o a genre is 1,000 time better than no post at all.

To whoever is scoring my post, I am hoping for a bonus point:

****Spoiler Alert Start ****

20 Question Game Answer - Mariko

****Spoiler Alert End****

Post by **Darb** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 9:16 am

AUNFLIN: Hey, don't let the genre switchin thingee stop you - please go right ahead and write whatever stokes your fancy. The whole point is to have fun amusing yourself and others, while getting a little practice in.

The "point" system is a purely artificial construct that really doesnt mean a whole heck of a lot ... sorta like the points on that "Who's Line Is It Anyway?" show

Then again, if points do matter to ya, you can always compensate by going for a bonus point to replace the missing genre point ... scroll back a few pages to see the bonus point discussion, if the idea interests you.

Post by **Darb** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 9:49 am

/me briefly dons the VB Judicial Robes.

EXCELLENT POST, GHOST

Current: Ghost +1 (obvious), Originality + 1(Detective: Sherlock Holmes), Entertaining +1 (Soil Expert ... 'GR8 SX' with "OL MAN' Suin), Continuity (smoother than a baby's butt), Rule Breaker -0 (nada rules broken), Bonus + 1 (SEE NOTE**) TOTAL: 5

** Ok, I'll happily give you credit. However, on a forward going basis, I'd like to propose a clarification. As I understood the way Ghost proposed the bonus point(s) to work, a 20Q answer reference must be used in VB before submitting it to 20Q - and you only get the VB bonus if it turns out to be the correct answer. In this particular case, the VB bonus usage trailed the 20Q submission by 5 days - there's no challenge in slipping in a reference if you already know the correct answer

Overall Scoring
Brad_H P: 21 O: 20 E: 21 C: 20 RB: -2 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 80
felonius P: 19 O: 19 E: 18 C: 17 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 73
Kahrey P: 12 O: 6 E: 12 C: 11 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 41
Aunflin P: 9 O: 5 E: 8 C: 9 B: -1 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 30

Ghost P: 6 O: 6 E: 6 C: 6 RB: -0 Bonus: 2 TOTAL: 26 << (+5)

Mrdude P: 5 O: 2 E: 5 C: 5 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 17
friendforlife P: 1 O: 1 E: 1 C: 0 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 3

Ghost is fixin to put a hurtin on Aunflin

Genres used so far:
Action: Action
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, A Cop Story, The Mafia
Impressions (Famous Authors): Steven King (see Horror)
Impressions (Literature): Watership Down, Hardy Boys (see Mystery), Tom Sawyer
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, Coming of Age
Horror: Horror, Gothic, Steven King
Mystery: Hardy Boys, Sherlock Holmes
Poetry: an Epic Poem, AD&D Filk, Haiku Duel, Sonnet, Prophecy
Romance: Romance, Vomit-Inducing, Cheesy, Out-of-body Experience (quasi ghost story)
Sci-fi: Sort Of, Alien Encounter, Biotech Thriller, Drama, AI Apologue
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 (Existentialist Parody), Barbara Walter Special
Other: Stream-of-Consciousness, Screen Play Script, Flashbacks, Epistolary, Call-in Radio Show, Autobiography, Experimental Story Structure, Story within a Story within â€¦

Not a bad list of genres, so far.

/me slips off the judicial robes ... but keeps a candybar he found in an inner pocket

Post by **Darb** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 1:37 pm

Woo hoo ... Felon's fixin to go next, and Aunflin may go before the weekend's out.

Perhaps we can coax a few more people into joining ?

Anyway, at least we're back to having at least 4 regulars in this little horse race to nowhere

Post by **Ghost** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 3:26 pm

Very good felonius,

**BAMF** He is performing reconnaissance â€“ he is? with what?

Current: felonius +1 (obvious), Originality + 1(X-Men), Entertaining +1 (explosive), Continuity (very smooth), Rule Breaker -0 (no rules broken), Bonus +0 TOTAL: 4

Overall Scoring
Brad_H P: 21 O: 20 E: 21 C: 20 RB: -2 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 80
felonius P: 20 O: 20 E: 19 C: 18 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 77
Kahrey P: 12 O: 6 E: 12 C: 11 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 41
Aunflin P: 9 O: 5 E: 8 C: 9 B: -1 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 30
Ghost P: 6 O: 6 E: 6 C: 6 RB: -0 Bonus: 2 TOTAL: 26
Mrdude P: 5 O: 2 E: 5 C: 5 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 17
friendforlife P: 1 O: 1 E: 1 C: 0 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 3

Genres used so far:
Action: Action, X-Men
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, A Cop Story, The Mafia
Impressions (Famous Authors): Steven King (see Horror)
Impressions (Literature): Watership Down, Hardy Boys (see Mystery), Tom Sawyer
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, Coming of Age
Horror: Horror, Gothic, Steven King
Mystery: Hardy Boys, Sherlock Holmes
Poetry: an Epic Poem, AD&D Filk, Haiku Duel, Sonnet, Prophecy
Romance: Romance, Vomit-Inducing, Cheesy, Out-of-body Experience (quasi ghost story)
Sci-fi: Sort Of, Alien Encounter, Biotech Thriller, Drama, AI Apologue
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 (Existentialist Parody), Barbara Walter Special
Other: Stream-of-Consciousness, Screen Play Script, Flashbacks, Epistolary, Call-in Radio Show, Autobiography, Experimental Story Structure, Story within a Story within â€¦

I wasnâ€™t sure if X-Men went in Action, Animation or Impressions (Movies)

/hehehe â€“ that wasnâ€™t a candy bar that was an Exlax Bar.

Post by **Darb** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 5:32 pm

Excellent Felonius - I used to regularly read the X-Men until a few years ago, when I no longer had the time for comics.

Boy, the 'reality' portion of our storyline is starting to get crowded, now that we've broached the superhero genre without the aid of nohshe. Ah well ... might as well run with it.

That malevolent Ghost wrote:/hehehe â€“ that wasnâ€™t a candy bar that was an Exlax Bar.

/me curses at churning insides, and bolts for the bathroom, amid a cacaphony of tiny escaping farts.

Aunflin · Post by **Aunflin** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 7:39 pm

All right--posted.

Post by **Ghost** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 8:35 am

Very good Aunflin,

Great to have you back. â€¦ her spare, wrinkled form shaking â€¦ I donâ€™t know what this means but it sounds interesting.

Current: Aunflin +1 (obvious), Originality + 0(â€¦), Entertaining +1 (you see the ball â€¦ it went that way), Continuity (damn smooth), Rule Breaker -0 (no rules broken), Bonus +0 TOTAL: 3

Overall Scoring
Brad_H P: 21 O: 20 E: 21 C: 20 RB: -2 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 80
felonius P: 20 O: 20 E: 19 C: 18 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 77
Kahrey P: 12 O: 6 E: 12 C: 11 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 41
Aunflin P: 10 O: 5 E: 9 C: 10 B: -1 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 33
Ghost P: 6 O: 6 E: 6 C: 6 RB: -0 Bonus: 2 TOTAL: 26
Mrdude P: 5 O: 2 E: 5 C: 5 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 17
friendforlife P: 1 O: 1 E: 1 C: 0 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 3

Genres used so far:
Action: Action, X-Men
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, A Cop Story, The Mafia
Impressions (Famous Authors): Steven King (see Horror)
Impressions (Literature): Watership Down, Hardy Boys (see Mystery), Tom Sawyer
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, Coming of Age
Horror: Horror, Gothic, Steven King
Mystery: Hardy Boys, Sherlock Holmes
Poetry: an Epic Poem, AD&D Filk, Haiku Duel, Sonnet, Prophecy
Romance: Romance, Vomit-Inducing, Cheesy, Out-of-body Experience (quasi ghost story)
Sci-fi: Sort Of, Alien Encounter, Biotech Thriller, Drama, AI Apologue
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 (Existentialist Parody), Barbara Walter Special
Other: Stream-of-Consciousness, Screen Play Script, Flashbacks, Epistolary, Call-in Radio Show, Autobiography, Experimental Story Structure, Story within a Story within â€¦

Aunflin · Post by **Aunflin** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 2:15 pm

Good, Felonius! It's eerie how close you came to depicting Mrs. Redmond (a real person--with a big behind

), Jim Schinzing (the old drunken pot washer where I work), and Mary Rose (who I based off my grandma)...very interesting...now let me think...what to do next...

Post by **KiltanneN** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 10:46 pm

Ya know - just a thought here - it really does say something when the commentary on the volleyball > 4 times the size of the volleyball itself...

what it says I'm not quite sure - but I guess I've just contributed to it...

kilt

Post by **Ghost** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 10:17 am

Excellent felonius and Aunflin,

That was great! â€¦ her sizable rear end up and saying hello â€¦ as bright as Creationâ€¦ digressed to an Amphibian state â€¦ nonsensical things â€¦

Current: feloinus +1 (obvious), Originality + 1 (The Twilight Zone), Entertaining +1 (greeting butts), Continuity (smooth), Rule Breaker -0 (no rules broken), Bonus +0 TOTAL: 4

Current: Aunflin +1 (obvious), Originality + 0 (â€¦), Entertaining +1 (your husbandâ€™s a frog), Continuity (smooth), Rule Breaker -0 (no rules broken), Bonus +0 TOTAL: 3

Overall Scoring

felonius P: 21 O: 21 E: 20 C: 19 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 81
Brad_H P: 21 O: 20 E: 21 C: 20 RB: -2 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 80
Kahrey P: 12 O: 6 E: 12 C: 11 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 41
Aunflin P: 11 O: 5 E: 10 C: 11 B: -1 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 36
Ghost P: 6 O: 6 E: 6 C: 6 RB: -0 Bonus: 2 TOTAL: 26
Mrdude P: 5 O: 2 E: 5 C: 5 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 17
friendforlife P: 1 O: 1 E: 1 C: 0 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 3

Genres used so far:
Action: Action, X-Men
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, A Cop Story, The Mafia, The Twilight Zone
Impressions (Famous Authors): Steven King (see Horror)
Impressions (Literature): Watership Down, Hardy Boys (see Mystery), Tom Sawyer
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, Coming of Age
Horror: Horror, Gothic, Steven King
Mystery: Hardy Boys, Sherlock Holmes
Poetry: an Epic Poem, AD&D Filk, Haiku Duel, Sonnet, Prophecy
Romance: Romance, Vomit-Inducing, Cheesy, Out-of-body Experience (quasi ghost story)
Sci-fi: Sort Of, Alien Encounter, Biotech Thriller, Drama, AI Apologue
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 (Existentialist Parody), Barbara Walter Special
Other: Stream-of-Consciousness, Screen Play Script, Flashbacks, Epistolary, Call-in Radio Show, Autobiography, Experimental Story Structure, Story within a Story within â€¦

Post by **Ghost** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 10:29 am

We have a tie in the weekly Volleyball Sherlock Competition:

Ghost: 8* (9)
Felonius: 8

Aunflin: 6
Brad_H: 4

* Brad gave me (Ghost) a bonus point for the 20 question answer, but I agree the answer should be on the same day you answer the question so Iâ€™ll forgo the bonus point.

Ghost and felonius each get Â½ Sherlock point.

Post by **Ghost** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 11:21 am

This quickie popped into my head when I read Aunflinâ€™s latest post and I had to get it out before it messed with my work.

It is short and silly - I hope it sets the tone for the week.

Post by **Darb** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 1:43 pm

kiltannen wrote:Ya know - just a thought here - it really does say something when the commentary on the volleyball > 4 times the size of the volleyball itself...

what it says I'm not quite sure - but I guess I've just contributed to it...

kilt

And what does it say when someone reads the commentary thread, but not the game itself ?

/me takes own advice and gets caught up on the latest posts.

Post by **Ghost** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 2:13 pm

Excellent Aunflin,

Devolve into â€¦ wellâ€”nothing â€¦ several of my Multiples â€¦

Current: Aunflin +1 (obvious), Originality + 0 (â€¦), Entertaining +1 (do you mind), Continuity (smooth), Rule Breaker -0 (no rules broken), Bonus +0 TOTAL: 3

Overall Scoring

felonius P: 21 O: 21 E: 20 C: 19 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 81
Brad_H P: 21 O: 20 E: 21 C: 20 RB: -2 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 80
Kahrey P: 12 O: 6 E: 12 C: 11 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 41
Aunflin P: 12 O: 5 E: 11 C: 12 B: -1 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 39
Ghost P: 6 O: 6 E: 6 C: 6 RB: -0 Bonus: 2 TOTAL: 26
Mrdude P: 5 O: 2 E: 5 C: 5 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 17
friendforlife P: 1 O: 1 E: 1 C: 0 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 3

Genres used so far:
Action: Action, X-Men
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, A Cop Story, The Mafia, The Twilight Zone
Impressions (Famous Authors): Steven King (see Horror)
Impressions (Literature): Watership Down, Hardy Boys (see Mystery), Tom Sawyer
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, Coming of Age
Horror: Horror, Gothic, Steven King
Mystery: Hardy Boys, Sherlock Holmes
Poetry: an Epic Poem, AD&D Filk, Haiku Duel, Sonnet, Prophecy
Romance: Romance, Vomit-Inducing, Cheesy, Out-of-body Experience (quasi ghost story)
Sci-fi: Sort Of, Alien Encounter, Biotech Thriller, Drama, AI Apologue
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 (Existentialist Parody), Barbara Walter Special
Other: Stream-of-Consciousness, Screen Play Script, Flashbacks, Epistolary, Call-in Radio Show, Autobiography, Experimental Story Structure, Story within a Story within â€¦

Someone please score my post.

Post by **Darb** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 4:43 pm

Sorry ... that was just a quickie (583 words). People said they wanted shorter and simpler posts though.

How that for a WOTD ... schadenfreud ?

Aunflin · Post by **Aunflin** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 4:50 pm

LOL, Brad.

Good post BTW.

Post by **Darb** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 4:52 pm

Better re-fresh ... I re-did the ending in the last few minutes, and I'm not sure if the one you read is the current one.

Post by **Darb** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 5:00 pm

Ok, polished it some more ... it's a little better now.

Post by **Ghost** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 5:11 pm

Brad, that was fantastic.

â€¦ stomped on that bottle of glaucoma drops â€¦ stupid overacting Canadian jerk â€¦ demented cross-dressing trekker â€¦ That was funny.

Current: Brad_H +1 (obvious), Originality + 1 (Diary), Entertaining +1 (Funny, funny, funny), Continuity +1 (smooth), Rule Breaker - 0 (no rules broken), Bonus +0 TOTAL: 4

Overall Scoring
Brad_H P: 22 O: 21 E: 22 C: 21 RB: -2 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 84
felonius P: 21 O: 21 E: 20 C: 19 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 81
Kahrey P: 12 O: 6 E: 12 C: 11 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 41
Aunflin P: 12 O: 5 E: 11 C: 12 B: -1 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 39
Ghost P: 6 O: 6 E: 6 C: 6 RB: -0 Bonus: 2 TOTAL: 26
Mrdude P: 5 O: 2 E: 5 C: 5 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 17
friendforlife P: 1 O: 1 E: 1 C: 0 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 3

Genres used so far:
Action: Action, X-Men
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, A Cop Story, The Mafia, The Twilight Zone
Impressions (Famous Authors): Steven King (see Horror)
Impressions (Literature): Watership Down, Hardy Boys (see Mystery), Tom Sawyer
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, Coming of Age
Horror: Horror, Gothic, Steven King
Mystery: Hardy Boys, Sherlock Holmes
Poetry: an Epic Poem, AD&D Filk, Haiku Duel, Sonnet, Prophecy
Romance: Romance, Vomit-Inducing, Cheesy, Out-of-body Experience (quasi ghost story)
Sci-fi: Sort Of, Alien Encounter, Biotech Thriller, Drama, AI Apologue
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 (Existentialist Parody), Barbara Walter Special
Other: Stream-of-Consciousness, Screen Play Script, Flashbacks, Epistolary, Call-in Radio Show, Autobiography, Experimental Story Structure, Story within a Story withinâ€¦, Diary

Word of the Day: Schadenfreude, that very human pleasure taken in other people's misery.

Post by **Darb** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 5:22 pm

Heh ... thanks.

I wanted to squeeze in an indignant reference about the apearance of Mr. Morton on Babylon 5, but that woulda disrupted the flow too much.

Say, should we include never-before-used WOTDs for bonus point consideration ? Skip it for now ... I mean on a forward going basis.