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innerSpaceman · 04-28-2009, 08:34 AM

What the frell are you talking about? The game was OVER. I had no idea my teammates were going to attempt to make it to the finish line. The game had ENDED. I left them at a park bench where they were going to continue to play with the materials for a bit while I met some people at the Hub, and they were going to join us in a few moments.

Going to the finish line at that point, after the game was over, was a decision they made after the game, without me.

There were no penalties to impose. Our team DID NOT FINISH officially.

MIND YOUR OWN DAMN BUSINESS STEPH about stuff you know NOTHING ABOUT from 3,000 miles away.

And why don't you take up remedial reading while you're at it. My post was about UNOFFICIAL results. OFFICIALLY we have ZERO score.

Repeat WE DID NOT FINISH THE RACE ON TIME. Now Go Away.

katiesue · 04-28-2009, 08:56 AM

Pstt -ISM - Steph was manning the finish line so she was actually there.

innerSpaceman · 04-28-2009, 09:38 AM

Well, I'm certainly glad I never made it to the finish line in that case.

NirvanaMan · 04-28-2009, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Stan4dSteph

Seeing as how you didn't even bother to make it to the finish with your team, you're lucky we didn't impose an additional penalty for splitting the group. That was a pretty crap move to pull on your teammates.

It's kool everyone. The game was over at that point. When we couldn't find the finish line in the mobs (we were off by just a few feet) we were technically out of the game at that point anyway (it was like 4:04 when we gave up looking at the Horseshoe. Aud and I were determined to find it anyway, but like Steve said, we were out of the running. We even went so far as to open the other envelope, assuming we had made a mistake and that the quest that took us to frontierland was a decoy. No such luck. A bit of wandering around lead us to find the finish behind the temporary wall. Oh well.

innerSpaceman · 04-28-2009, 09:53 AM

On the other hand, if rules were being made up as things went along ... as they were apparently with Double DCA Jump Start Penalties ... maybe the game wasn't over when they said it was.

Ghoulish Delight · 04-28-2009, 10:01 AM

Aaaanyway.

So we haven't told the tale of how we fvcked up the very first step. But it wasn't our fault.

For those that didn't play the Enchanted Race part of the format was that we had 16 envelopes with about 30 random phrases printed on the front of each, the one in the bottom right corner having a filled in checkbox. As we solved puzzles, the answers to the puzzles would indicate which envelope to open next, the stack containing several decoy envelope that would result in penalties for opening the wrong one.

The very first clue for envelope opening we were given was a "souvenier", a large novelty map of Disneyland. By way of example, AVP held it up in front of the ballroom and said, "Okay, everybody, what does the map say on it?" Being a smartass, I was looking at the back of the package, where the grand canyon diorama was visiable, and while everyone else was dutifully reading "Disneyland Resort" off the front, I was saying, "Mule Deer!" Because it said "Mule Deer".

Well, we start flipping through our envelopes. None of the filled in boxes on the envelopes said "Disneyland Resort." But, oho, what's this? One says "Mule Deer!" Holy crap, my smarminess just paid off in SPADES! Those clever MA folk threw everyone off by drawing attention to the big old "Disneyland" on the front, meanwhile, the REAL clue was hidden in 9 pt. font on the back. Advantage Happy Haunts!

Tony happened to be right next to us and saw me looking at the quest from the Mule Deer envelope. "Why did you open that one?" I point at "mule deer". "Where does it say mule deer on the souvenier?" I point at "mule deer". "Uhhh, we have a problem."

Yup, we were wrong. Or rather, they overlooked the fact that the clue was not unique. Effing fantastic.

Fortunately, the envelope we incorrectly opened turned out to be the correct one for the very next clue, not a penalty-inducing decoy. So no harm done, save for quite a bit of lost time fumbling with the wrong envelope. That got us off on the wrong foot and we didn't recover until it was way too late.

Kevy Baby · 04-28-2009, 10:06 AM

Since it shouldn't be discussed in this thread (IMO), I have created a separate thread to discuss the dinner bill fiasco. I request that only MA related issues be discussed here.

Stan4dSteph · 04-28-2009, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Well, I'm certainly glad I never made it to the finish line in that case.

Me too.

innerSpaceman · 04-28-2009, 01:12 PM

And you can bad mojo temper tantrum me all you want. Go ahead and hit it again and again, I don't care.

But don't have the nerve to tell me what I did or did not do, and expect me not to call you on it in the most unflattering terms.

And Marla, you can frell off, too. Don't tell me to chill out. I'll admit it's a pet peeve when people tell me my own motivations or thoughts or experiences. But when they do, they raise my ire. And when threats are attached, I get really pissed off.

In this case, it was an impossible retroactive psuedo-threat, but threats tend to make me really, really mad.

And, like it or not, Steph, you are going away from me. You are the first person I've ever put on IGNORE in the history of the internet. Congratulations.

keith - SuPeR K! · 04-28-2009, 01:28 PM

Oh the drama...

There seems to be a LoT of drama in a Lot of threads lately... Can we all stop pointing fingers please?

04-28-2009, 08:34 AM	#121
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	What the frell are you talking about? The game was OVER. I had no idea my teammates were going to attempt to make it to the finish line. The game had ENDED. I left them at a park bench where they were going to continue to play with the materials for a bit while I met some people at the Hub, and they were going to join us in a few moments. Going to the finish line at that point, after the game was over, was a decision they made after the game, without me. There were no penalties to impose. Our team DID NOT FINISH officially. MIND YOUR OWN DAMN BUSINESS STEPH about stuff you know NOTHING ABOUT from 3,000 miles away. And why don't you take up remedial reading while you're at it. My post was about UNOFFICIAL results. OFFICIALLY we have ZERO score. Repeat WE DID NOT FINISH THE RACE ON TIME. Now Go Away.
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04-28-2009, 08:56 AM	#122
katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	Pstt -ISM - Steph was manning the finish line so she was actually there. __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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04-28-2009, 09:38 AM	#123
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Well, I'm certainly glad I never made it to the finish line in that case.
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04-28-2009, 09:53 AM	#125
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	On the other hand, if rules were being made up as things went along ... as they were apparently with Double DCA Jump Start Penalties ... maybe the game wasn't over when they said it was.
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04-28-2009, 10:01 AM	#126
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Aaaanyway. So we haven't told the tale of how we fvcked up the very first step. But it wasn't our fault. For those that didn't play the Enchanted Race part of the format was that we had 16 envelopes with about 30 random phrases printed on the front of each, the one in the bottom right corner having a filled in checkbox. As we solved puzzles, the answers to the puzzles would indicate which envelope to open next, the stack containing several decoy envelope that would result in penalties for opening the wrong one. The very first clue for envelope opening we were given was a "souvenier", a large novelty map of Disneyland. By way of example, AVP held it up in front of the ballroom and said, "Okay, everybody, what does the map say on it?" Being a smartass, I was looking at the back of the package, where the grand canyon diorama was visiable, and while everyone else was dutifully reading "Disneyland Resort" off the front, I was saying, "Mule Deer!" Because it said "Mule Deer". Well, we start flipping through our envelopes. None of the filled in boxes on the envelopes said "Disneyland Resort." But, oho, what's this? One says "Mule Deer!" Holy crap, my smarminess just paid off in SPADES! Those clever MA folk threw everyone off by drawing attention to the big old "Disneyland" on the front, meanwhile, the REAL clue was hidden in 9 pt. font on the back. Advantage Happy Haunts! Tony happened to be right next to us and saw me looking at the quest from the Mule Deer envelope. "Why did you open that one?" I point at "mule deer". "Where does it say mule deer on the souvenier?" I point at "mule deer". "Uhhh, we have a problem." Yup, we were wrong. Or rather, they overlooked the fact that the clue was not unique. Effing fantastic. Fortunately, the envelope we incorrectly opened turned out to be the correct one for the very next clue, not a penalty-inducing decoy. So no harm done, save for quite a bit of lost time fumbling with the wrong envelope. That got us off on the wrong foot and we didn't recover until it was way too late. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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04-28-2009, 10:06 AM	#127
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Since it shouldn't be discussed in this thread (IMO), I have created a separate thread to discuss the dinner bill fiasco. I request that only MA related issues be discussed here. __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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04-28-2009, 01:12 PM	#129
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	And you can bad mojo temper tantrum me all you want. Go ahead and hit it again and again, I don't care. But don't have the nerve to tell me what I did or did not do, and expect me not to call you on it in the most unflattering terms. And Marla, you can frell off, too. Don't tell me to chill out. I'll admit it's a pet peeve when people tell me my own motivations or thoughts or experiences. But when they do, they raise my ire. And when threats are attached, I get really pissed off. In this case, it was an impossible retroactive psuedo-threat, but threats tend to make me really, really mad. And, like it or not, Steph, you are going away from me. You are the first person I've ever put on IGNORE in the history of the internet. Congratulations.
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04-28-2009, 01:28 PM	#130
keith - SuPeR K! Community Fruit Join Date: May 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 547	Oh the drama... There seems to be a LoT of drama in a Lot of threads lately... Can we all stop pointing fingers please? Last edited by keith - SuPeR K! : 04-28-2009 at 01:37 PM.
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