
Volleyball 2004 - Commentary
Moderator: Ghost
Someone needs to score my ( , ) and ( . ) ( . ) post.


If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animating contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you,
S Adams
S Adams
It all depends whether they’re coming or going or – if you’re approaching from the front or behind. Or maybe whether you’re a ( . ) ( . ) or a ( , ) man.
Someone just score the post (and don't forget the WOTD).


Someone just score the post (and don't forget the WOTD).


If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animating contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you,
S Adams
S Adams
- laurie
- Spelling Mistress
- Posts: 8164
- Joined: Sat Jul 17, 2004 2:52 am
- Location: The part of New York where "flurries" means 2 feet of snow to shovel
I was going to score Ghost's post when I realized:
1. I have no idea how to bring down the previous scoring without typing it all over again. I'm too lazy to do that. (Somebody explain - in detail - how to do it? I know you all didn't type it over and over....)
2. The Judge's robe is disgustingly filthy and I refuse to put it on. (NOTE TO ROY BEAN: I took the robe to the dry-cleaners; it'll be ready at 9:00 AM tomorrow. You can pay when you pick it up. Oh, and thanks for the $50 I found in the pocket.)
3. The Judge's gavel is broken from pounding me over the head for contempt of court. B_H said the same thing later on and you didn't pound him. My hurt feelings (not to mention my hurt head) might prejudice the scoring.
4. I am not a "( . )( . ) or a ( , ) MAN. Therefore, NO WAY IN HELL am I gonna touch that post !!!!
1. I have no idea how to bring down the previous scoring without typing it all over again. I'm too lazy to do that. (Somebody explain - in detail - how to do it? I know you all didn't type it over and over....)
2. The Judge's robe is disgustingly filthy and I refuse to put it on. (NOTE TO ROY BEAN: I took the robe to the dry-cleaners; it'll be ready at 9:00 AM tomorrow. You can pay when you pick it up. Oh, and thanks for the $50 I found in the pocket.)
3. The Judge's gavel is broken from pounding me over the head for contempt of court. B_H said the same thing later on and you didn't pound him. My hurt feelings (not to mention my hurt head) might prejudice the scoring.
4. I am not a "( . )( . ) or a ( , ) MAN. Therefore, NO WAY IN HELL am I gonna touch that post !!!!

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." -- Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
"So where the hell is he?" -- Laurie
"So where the hell is he?" -- Laurie
-
- Carpal Tunnel Victim
- Posts: 5015
- Joined: Sun Apr 18, 2004 10:10 pm
- Location: Auckland, New Zealand
- Contact:
Just highlight the text with your left mouse button, and then copy & paste it into your own post.laurie wrote:1. I have no idea how to bring down the previous scoring without typing it all over again. I'm too lazy to do that. (Somebody explain - in detail - how to do it? I know you all didn't type it over and over....)
me thinks the ( o ) ( o ) post was a ten, but I’m still waiting to see the final score.
/me hopes that Chinese judge isn’t corrupt
and the Mistress had the robe cleaned

/me hopes that Chinese judge isn’t corrupt

If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animating contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you,
S Adams
S Adams
/me puts on the robes since no one else wants to do it...
Current: Ghost +1 (obvious), Originality +1 (very original
), Entertaining +1 ( ( . ) ( . ) and ( , )), Continuity +1, Rule Breaker + 0 (no rules broken), Bonus +1 (WOTD) TOTAL: 5
Overall Scoring
Brad_H P: 26 O: 25 E: 26 C: 24 RB: -2 Bonus: 1 TOTAL: 100
felonius P: 25 O: 25 E: 24 C: 23 RB: -0 Bonus: 1 TOTAL: 98
Aunflin P: 17 O: 10 E: 16 C: 17 B: -1 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 59
Ghost P: 11 O: 11 E: 11 C: 11 RB: -0 Bonus: 3 TOTAL: 56
Kahrey P: 12 O: 6 E: 12 C: 11 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 41
Mrdude P: 5 O: 2 E: 5 C: 5 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 17
laurie P: 3 O: 3 E: 3 C: 3 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 12
friendforlife P: 1 O: 1 E: 1 C: 0 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 3
Genres used: (87 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, Fairy Tale, Little Johnny Joke
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), Good Omens, Tom Sawyer
Impressions (Movies): 1950’s B-Movie Monster Flick, Beach Party, "Men in Black" (MIB), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (TMNT)
Fantasy: Fantasy, Modern, Contemporary
Fiction: Modern Day, Urban Contemporary, Young adult, Coming of Age, Crime Fiction, Real Life
Horror: Horror, Gothic, Steven King, Sci-Fi Horror, Slasher Movie
Mystery: Hardy Boys, Sherlock Holmes
Poetry: an Epic Poem, AD&D Filk, Haiku Duel, Sonnet, Prophecy, Double - Acrostic Poem, Japanese Tanka Verse, Diamante Poem, Skaldic Poem, Dime-Store Doggerel
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 Actor’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…, Diary, Political Debate, Alliteration Ailment, Interior Monologue, Psychiatric Session, Military Epigram, Mad-Lib, Allegory a la Mode, Religious Text, Inaugural Address
p.s Anyone let me know if I messed anything up...

Current: Ghost +1 (obvious), Originality +1 (very original

Overall Scoring
Brad_H P: 26 O: 25 E: 26 C: 24 RB: -2 Bonus: 1 TOTAL: 100
felonius P: 25 O: 25 E: 24 C: 23 RB: -0 Bonus: 1 TOTAL: 98
Aunflin P: 17 O: 10 E: 16 C: 17 B: -1 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 59
Ghost P: 11 O: 11 E: 11 C: 11 RB: -0 Bonus: 3 TOTAL: 56
Kahrey P: 12 O: 6 E: 12 C: 11 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 41
Mrdude P: 5 O: 2 E: 5 C: 5 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 17
laurie P: 3 O: 3 E: 3 C: 3 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 12
friendforlife P: 1 O: 1 E: 1 C: 0 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 3
Genres used: (87 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, Fairy Tale, Little Johnny Joke
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), Good Omens, Tom Sawyer
Impressions (Movies): 1950’s B-Movie Monster Flick, Beach Party, "Men in Black" (MIB), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (TMNT)
Fantasy: Fantasy, Modern, Contemporary
Fiction: Modern Day, Urban Contemporary, Young adult, Coming of Age, Crime Fiction, Real Life
Horror: Horror, Gothic, Steven King, Sci-Fi Horror, Slasher Movie
Mystery: Hardy Boys, Sherlock Holmes
Poetry: an Epic Poem, AD&D Filk, Haiku Duel, Sonnet, Prophecy, Double - Acrostic Poem, Japanese Tanka Verse, Diamante Poem, Skaldic Poem, Dime-Store Doggerel
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 Actor’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…, Diary, Political Debate, Alliteration Ailment, Interior Monologue, Psychiatric Session, Military Epigram, Mad-Lib, Allegory a la Mode, Religious Text, Inaugural Address
p.s Anyone let me know if I messed anything up...
"A writer's chosen task is to write well and professionally. If you can't keep doing it, then you're no longer a professional, but a gifted amateur." L. E. Modessit, jr.
- laurie
- Spelling Mistress
- Posts: 8164
- Joined: Sat Jul 17, 2004 2:52 am
- Location: The part of New York where "flurries" means 2 feet of snow to shovel
I don't know about the Chinese judge (just who are you talking about?), but the robe was definitely cleaned - I even told the drycleaners to use fabric softener so it wouldn't irritate your sensitive skin anymore - and Aunflin must have picked it up, which means you owe him $11.75 for the bill.Ghost wrote: /me hopes that Chinese judge isn’t corruptand the Mistress had the robe cleaned

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." -- Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
"So where the hell is he?" -- Laurie
"So where the hell is he?" -- Laurie
He’s the one that resides somewhere in Asia.laurie wrote: I don't know about the Chinese judge (just who are you talking about?)


If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animating contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you,
S Adams
S Adams
Current Volleyball 2004 Overall Standing:
Brad_H P: 26 O: 25 E: 26 C: 24 RB: -2 Bonus: 1 TOTAL: 100
felonius P: 25 O: 25 E: 24 C: 23 RB: -0 Bonus: 1 TOTAL: 98
Aunflin P: 17 O: 10 E: 16 C: 17 B: -1 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 59
Ghost P: 13 O: 13 E: 13 C: 13 RB: -0 Bonus: 4 TOTAL: 56
Kahrey P: 12 O: 6 E: 12 C: 11 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 41
Mrdude P: 5 O: 2 E: 5 C: 5 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 17
laurie P: 3 O: 3 E: 3 C: 3 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 12
friendforlife P: 1 O: 1 E: 1 C: 0 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 3
Genres used: (88 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), Childish Immature Symbols
Children: Children, Fairy Tale, Little Johnny Joke
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), Good Omens, Tom Sawyer
Impressions (Movies): 1950’s B-Movie Monster Flick, Beach Party, "Men in Black" (MIB), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (TMNT)
Fantasy: Fantasy, Modern, Contemporary
Fiction: Modern Day, Urban Contemporary, Young adult, Coming of Age, Crime Fiction, Real Life
Horror: Horror, Gothic, Steven King, Sci-Fi Horror, Slasher Movie
Mystery: Hardy Boys, Sherlock Holmes
Poetry: an Epic Poem, AD&D Filk, Haiku Duel, Sonnet, Prophecy, Double - Acrostic Poem, Japanese Tanka Verse, Diamante Poem, Skaldic Poem, Dime-Store Doggerel
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 Actor’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…, Diary, Political Debate, Alliteration Ailment, Interior Monologue, Psychiatric Session, Military Epigram, Mad-Lib, Allegory a la Mode, Religious Text, Inaugural Address
Weekly Sherlock Award:
Very pitiful week (only 1 post):
Ghost: 5
It’ll be double or nothing on the Sherlock Award: 2 points are up for grab this week, but I get my 5 point head start.

Brad_H P: 26 O: 25 E: 26 C: 24 RB: -2 Bonus: 1 TOTAL: 100

felonius P: 25 O: 25 E: 24 C: 23 RB: -0 Bonus: 1 TOTAL: 98

Aunflin P: 17 O: 10 E: 16 C: 17 B: -1 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 59

Ghost P: 13 O: 13 E: 13 C: 13 RB: -0 Bonus: 4 TOTAL: 56

Kahrey P: 12 O: 6 E: 12 C: 11 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 41

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

laurie P: 3 O: 3 E: 3 C: 3 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 12

friendforlife P: 1 O: 1 E: 1 C: 0 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 3

Genres used: (88 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), Childish Immature Symbols
Children: Children, Fairy Tale, Little Johnny Joke
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), Good Omens, Tom Sawyer
Impressions (Movies): 1950’s B-Movie Monster Flick, Beach Party, "Men in Black" (MIB), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (TMNT)
Fantasy: Fantasy, Modern, Contemporary
Fiction: Modern Day, Urban Contemporary, Young adult, Coming of Age, Crime Fiction, Real Life
Horror: Horror, Gothic, Steven King, Sci-Fi Horror, Slasher Movie
Mystery: Hardy Boys, Sherlock Holmes
Poetry: an Epic Poem, AD&D Filk, Haiku Duel, Sonnet, Prophecy, Double - Acrostic Poem, Japanese Tanka Verse, Diamante Poem, Skaldic Poem, Dime-Store Doggerel
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 Actor’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…, Diary, Political Debate, Alliteration Ailment, Interior Monologue, Psychiatric Session, Military Epigram, Mad-Lib, Allegory a la Mode, Religious Text, Inaugural Address
Weekly Sherlock Award:
Very pitiful week (only 1 post):
Ghost: 5

It’ll be double or nothing on the Sherlock Award: 2 points are up for grab this week, but I get my 5 point head start.

If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animating contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you,
S Adams
S Adams
- laurie
- Spelling Mistress
- Posts: 8164
- Joined: Sat Jul 17, 2004 2:52 am
- Location: The part of New York where "flurries" means 2 feet of snow to shovel
Last post by Brad: August 13, 2004Brad wrote:I'll do my best to jump in ... hopefully tomorrow
# of posts since then: 10
/me thiinks: 'excuses, excuses...'

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." -- Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
"So where the hell is he?" -- Laurie
"So where the hell is he?" -- Laurie
- laurie
- Spelling Mistress
- Posts: 8164
- Joined: Sat Jul 17, 2004 2:52 am
- Location: The part of New York where "flurries" means 2 feet of snow to shovel
The only part I don't understand is the "H"
You've been playing VB a lot longer than me - my 3 posts are from the past 3 weeks (plus a few days)
You've been playing VB a lot longer than me - my 3 posts are from the past 3 weeks (plus a few days)
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." -- Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
"So where the hell is he?" -- Laurie
"So where the hell is he?" -- Laurie
I think it means Hirsute.laurie wrote:The only part I don't understand is the "H"
You've been playing VB a lot longer than me - my 3 posts are from the past 3 weeks (plus a few days)

LH: 3/3 weeks = one per week.

BH: 26/17 weeks = over one and a half per week


If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animating contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you,
S Adams
S Adams
- laurie
- Spelling Mistress
- Posts: 8164
- Joined: Sat Jul 17, 2004 2:52 am
- Location: The part of New York where "flurries" means 2 feet of snow to shovel
Funny, I thought of "Hairy" a while after I posted........
I
to the higher post-per-week ratio.
Still waiting for that Olympic-themed post, though.
I


Still waiting for that Olympic-themed post, though.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." -- Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
"So where the hell is he?" -- Laurie
"So where the hell is he?" -- Laurie
Since no one has posted for more than a week I followed up myself.
We had a rule that you could post again as long as you waited 72 hours.
Oh-well, hopefully this will kick-start the story.

We had a rule that you could post again as long as you waited 72 hours.

Oh-well, hopefully this will kick-start the story.

If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animating contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you,
S Adams
S Adams