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Annual Battle of the Brains Thread 2013: Dry-Run (Page 4)
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Then again, maybe it also shows that marriage has had its best time. An old-fashioned leftover from religion, entwined with law and taxes. People don't want to marry anymore because they have seen the good things, but remember the bad things that it can bring to a person and to a family.
Compliance form
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Ascendant: Taurus
Moon: Cancer
Mercury: Capricorn
Jupiter: Pisces
Chinese Astrological Sign: Fire Tiger
Location: Europe (further details can be acquired through PM)
Brief Background about yourself: Rather not say in the forum
Why should you win this competition?: I don't have to. I participate to see how I stack up against other people and if my answers and thoughts hold up to a larger audience than myself. If others can have some entertainment from it that's even better.
Why are you such a bad-ass?: Facial scars, lots of facial scars... all with a non-badass story behind it. 😛
Motto you always hold on to: Never be too impressed by whatever you come across. Keep your eyes open and don't have any heroes.
And now, without further ado... I am going to bed. It's 4:45 AM over here and I have to get up again in a few hours to get to work. XO
Some of the questions are more personal than I would like to answer as well. Just fill in whatever you want, or don't.
Posted by GetMisted
Team Monty
Team Mist
Yesss. 😉
Posted by Jahlia
Dry-Run Question # 3: What will you do to a passive-aggressive b*t*h who has been stalking you ever since you defeated her in a competition in school?I will confront her about it and remind her that she has many other talents that I lack and that a competition that she was beaten by ME in-is irrelevant to her life. I'm not worth it, she's a thousand times better than me and she should acknowledge her greatness and stop lowering herself to my level.
If that fails, I'll report her to the police and if somehow that fails.
I will go buy a set of guns, knives, pepper sprays, and take karate lessons-all while she is following me to make it known that if she keeps this up, it will not end well for her. I will also encourage my very dangerous dogs to attack her via repeated showing of her photograph during times when they are unpleasant or angry.
Rationality: 10/10
Originality: 7/10
Creativity: 7/10
Average Score: 8
Additional Points: 0
Final Score for Question #3:
8/10
Posted by Jahlia
Dry-Run Question #4: Time to get serious. What is your opinion on "No Fault" Divorce? This is an open-ended question that requires a serious answer. Thank you...If I'm going to be honest here I have mixed feelings about it. On one hand it irritates me quite a bit because it allows marriages to be broken up without either party doing something wrong. Marriage, is serious business, it's not a game that you can quit if you suddenly decide that it isn't fun anymore. If you don't love someone, don't marry them. If problems arise down the road, work through them, go to counseling, talk about your issues with each other. If that fails, then divorce, but don't divorce when your husband/or wife hasn't done anything wrong.
Not the say that he/she hasn't done something wrong in any of these cases, however the fact that it enables to divorces where a party is not at fault does not sit well with me.
Also, the very fact that it does not require evidence doesn't sit well with me either. In the case of someone attempting to blame their partner's actions for the divorce-"no fault divorce" is accepting unconfirmed statements of wrongdoings, which is far from a smart thing to do. People are liars, they lie, they're unreliable and yet....we take their word for it? If I'm going to be honest though, I'm not fond of most things that aren't validated.
On the other hand, giving people who don't want to be married-can prevent cheating. If the option to just dissolve the marriage is there, then less cheating can occur. Plus I don't believe in forcing people to do something that they don't want to do(with exceptions of course)-especially in their personal lives. It may be true that they shouldn't have gotten married in the first place, but who am I to tell them not to take advantage of the 'no fault' divorce law?
I'm apathetic to people who utilize the "No fault divorce' law, because I believe in 'to each his own'-what another person does is not my business.
Rationality: 8/10
This could have been a 10 but there was a mild lack of conviction behind your reasoning.
Originality: 6/10
Creativity: 5/10
Average Score: 6.3
Additional Points: 0
Final Score for Question #4:
6/10
Posted by TigerCap
Wait a second, I can still play! 😄* Dry-Run Question #1: What is your definition of "bad-ass"? Explain in simplest terms because the bunny is so shtupid... @_@
Someone who does something everyone else wants to do but is too chicken-shit to actually do because it's dangerous, risky or so completely out of their comfort zone that the thought makes them go nauseous.
E.g. My old cat was being hunted by a German Shepard in a field. At one point he turns around, jumps on his face and chases the dog, who runs back to his owner with its tail between its legs.
That cat was badass... and I still have the scars from it.P.s. Bunny is not stupid... just a little bit too excited to focus properly sometimes.
Rationality: 10/10
Originality: 7/10
Creativity: 7/10
Average Score: 8
Additional Points: 0
Final Score for Question #1:
8/10
* Dry-Run Question #2: Little Innie just named her little puppy "Chicken Sh*t." How would you convince this three-year old toddler to rename her little puppy?
Inquire as to the reason why her little puppy looks like a "Chicken Shit". Suggest "Kickass" or "Nuclear Space Wolf" as a better alternatives. Otherwise trust in the toddlers judgement.
Rationality: 2/10
Originality: 6/10
Creativity: 7/10
Average Score: 5
Additional Points: 0
Final Score for Question #2:
5/10
Dry-Run Question # 3: What will you do to a passive-aggressive b*t*h who has been stalking you ever since you defeated her in a competition in school?
Challenge her to a duel, call her out on her bullshit in public and defeat her in honest hand-to-hand psychological combat. Alternative: Take her out for a date and discuss the subverted sexual attraction she clearly has for me. Fear the crazy ex that will come out of this.
Rationality: 10/10
Originality: 8/10
Creativity: 8/10
Average Score: 8.7
Additional Points: 0
Final Score for Question #3:
9/10
Dry-Run Question #4: Time to get serious. What is your opinion on "No Fault" Divorce? This is an open-ended question that requires a serious answer. Thank you...
(I had to look this one up) It puts a marriage on the same level as a normal relationship. With all the pros and cons that entails; Easier to end if the other party turns out to have some insurmountable deficiencies such as genetic ugliness, cheats or if the love just isn't there anymore.
But it will make fighting dirty in a divorce to gain the upper hand less likely. (or even worse, false allegation.)Then again, maybe it also shows that marri
Posted by TigerCap
Then again, maybe it also shows that marriage has had its best time. An old-fashioned leftover from religion, entwined with law and taxes. People don't want to marry anymore because they have seen the good things, but remember the bad things that it can bring to a person and to a family.click to expand
Rationality: 2/10
I didn't feel any clear opinion was given by contestant and don't want to see *links* become a popular mode of answering questions over original responses.
Originality: 3/10
Creativity: 3/10
Average Score: 2.7
Additional Points: 0
Final Score for Question #4:
3/10
Posted by TMV
***Scorecard Recap***Question #1
PVAF - 6/10
auriqa - 5/10
Quest4Water - 6/10
feby16aqua - 6/10
CluelessCancer - 7/10
Montgomery - 8/10
ScorpioFish - 6/10
Jahlia - 5/10
SelfPic - 6/10
Synapse - 9/10
GetMisted - 6/10
***TigerCap - 8/10***Question #2
auriqa - 2/10
thescepter - 5/10
Quest4Water - 3/10
feby16aqua - 6/10
CluelessCancer - 7/10
Montgomery - 6/10
PVAF - 6/10
ScorpioFish - 4/10
Jahlia - 10/10
SelfPic - 6/10
Synapse - 4/10
GetMisted - 7/10
***TigerCapt - 5/10***Question #3
Quest4Water - 7/10
feby16aqua - 4/10
CluelessCancer - 6/10
auriqa - 8/10
the scepter - 9/10
PVAF - 9/10
Montgomery - 9/10
SelfPic - 8/10
Synapse - 7/10
GetMisted - 8/10
***Jahlia - 8/10***
***TigerCap - 9/10***Question #4
auriqa - 5/10
PVAF - 3/10
MellyMel909 - 4/10
Montgomery - 7/10
feby16aqua - 4/10
thescepter - 2/10
CluelessCancer - 7/10
SelfPic - 3/10
Synapse - 3/10
GetMisted - 9/10
***Jahlia - 6/10***
***TigerCap - 3/10***
Yeah I need to rework my spreadsheet so I can just be lazy and input numbers
Announcement
The judging of answers is extended to November 25, 2013 11 PM New York Time.
**I'm not ready yet to tabulate the scores but as of now, the MINOR is leading. @_@ :> Hmmmm... interesting...
Tiz: selfpic and synapse are not part of the game. 🙂 Please don't give Jahlia a 0. The ratings should be between 1 and 10...
Q4: why did both Caps struggle to give a clear personal opinion on this despite the effort to address both sides of the coin?
Perhaps because both Jahlia and I are not concerned with marriage right now?
It was the first time I even heard of this and I see no real issue with it. This is not an issue in my country since getting divorced is mostly a case of figuring out who gets what.
I view this whole question as a matter of taste.
It's like asking which system of law you prefer;
- One that makes sure the guilty are being punished, with the risk of innocent people getting punished (or even put to death).
VS.
- One that makes sure no innocent people are being punished, with the risk of guilty people getting away with it from time to time.
In the end my answer was in the last sentence. Marriage is simply an old leftover from religion. It made it's way into laws and people have come to accept it as part of a normal life.
But if you think about it, there should be no need to marry anymore especially if you take away the financial advantages.
And the argument against not giving the partner a choice in this is mute. You are fooling yourself if you think that not accepting a divorce will mean you can fight for your marriage and keep love going, even if the other one doesn't love you anymore. Because I can already see that going wrong in so many ways. Vindictive, abusive or overly creepy spouses anyone?
If a non-married couple finds they aren't in love anymore and one wants out, there is nothing stopping them from ending the relationship. How should marriage be any different?
I don't really care about this question so you won't get a "No-fault divorce is STUPID/GOOD!" answer out of me. It's like asking me if marihuana should be legal. It already is and I have never smoked a joint in my entire life. It is simply a fact in my life just as paying for services rendered is. Over complicating that is just being an argumentative asshole.
DRY-RUN FINAL SCORES
Question #1
auriqa - 6.17
CluelessCancer - 6.00
feby16aqua - 5.17
GetMisted - 6.17
Jahlia - 4.10
Montgomery - 6.60
PVAF - 5.10
Quest4Water - 5.50
ScorpioFish - 6.27
thescepter - 8.00
TigerCap - 7.00
Question #2
auriqa - 3.90
CluelessCancer - 7.10
feby16aqua - 6.33
GetMisted - 3.67
Jahlia - 8.77
Montgomery - 6.67
PVAF - 7.23
Quest4Water - 4.10
ScorpioFish - 4.57
thescepter - 5.00
TigerCap - 6.00
Question #3
auriqa - 5.67
CluelessCancer - 5.83
feby16aqua - 4.17
GetMisted - 4.60
Jahlia - 8.10
Montgomery - 7.83
PVAF - 7.50
Quest4Water - 5.33
ScorpioFish -
thescepter - 9.00
TigerCap - 9.00
Question #4
auriqa - 3.80
CluelessCancer - 6.87
feby16aqua - 5.50
GetMisted - 5.80
Jahlia - 6.00
Montgomery - 8.00
PVAF - 3.50
Quest4Water -
ScorpioFish -
thescepter - 2.50
TigerCap - 4.50
Over-All Scores
Montgomery - 7.27
Jahlia - 6.74
TigerCap - 6.63
CluelessCancer - 6.45
thescepter - 6.13
PVAF - 5.83
ScorpioFish - 5.42
feby16aqua - 5.29
GetMisted - 5.06
Quest4Water - 4.98
auriqa - 4.89
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
NSWERS
Dry-Run Question #1: What is your definition of "bad-ass"?
Posted by thescepter
a bad ass rides harleys, reads pablo neruda, and cooks gourmet meals. #poonslayerDry-Run Question #2: Little Innie just named her little puppy "Chicken Sh*t." How would you convince this three-year old toddler to rename her little puppy?
Posted by Jahlia
I'd tell her that 'chicken shit' is a violation of the puppy naming guidelines ran by the blue banana people. It's not that the blue banana people don't like the name, but the word 'shit' itself already endangers the world of their friends-the purple apple people who have not only puppies but kittens too. But it ONLY does so, when it is said by children under the age of 12 and/or given to someone/or something (such as an animal) as a name. The words 'chicken' AND 'shit' together will tear apart their reality, and send the puppies and kittens to an evil troll that eats them.Plus, following the puppy naming guidelines will secure your spot on Santa's nice list and will give the tooth fairy incentive to give you two extra quarters.
Dry-Run Question # 3: What will you do to a passive-aggressive b*t*h who has been stalking you ever since you defeated her in a competition in school?
i would notify all the women and gay men in love with me so THEY can be passive aggressive and catty towards her! men don't fight women but other women and gay men do.
??_and??_
Challenge her to a duel, call her out on her bullshit in public and defeat her in honest hand-to-hand psychological combat. Alternative: Take her out for a date and discuss the subverted sexual attraction she clearly has for me. Fear the crazy ex that will come out of this.
click to expand🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
Dry-Run Question #4: Time to get serious. What is your opinion on "No Fault" Divorce?
Posted by Montgomery
I think that if it didn't exist, people might consider marriage more seriously before taking the plunge.Since it does exist, however, I don't think it should be changed-- in fact, if the marriage has not yet
reached its first anniversary, I think an annulment should be easier to obtain.In my state, unfortunately, divorce is the easier option of the two.
I think Celtic hand-fasting was a damn good idea:
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(??.—? (??.—? (??.——`—Handfasting
A handfasting is an old Pagan custom, dating back to the time of the ancient Celts.
A handfasting was ... where two people would declare a binding union between themselves for a year and a day.
The original handfasting was a trial marriage.
It gave the couple the chance to see if they could survive marriage to each other.
After a year goes by (a handfasting was once believed to last a year and a day), the couple could either split as if
they had never been married or could decide to enter permanently into marriage.??.——`—
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
Choosing of Teams
The top 2 winners of the Dry-Run Challenge are given the privilege to choose their teams. They will be sending me a list of all competitors in the order of their preference. #1 being their most preferred team member, #2 their second, and so forth. The team captains are advised to send a list of ALL the competitors.
The declared winners of the Dry-Run Challenge are MONTGOMERY and JAHLIA. Congratulations, the two of you! 🙂 Now you can choose your teammates from among these competitors:
auriqa
CluelessCancer
feby16aqua
GetMisted
PVAF
ScorpioFish
thescepter
TigerCap
These competitors, on the other hand, are encouraged to convince these team captains to choose them. 🙂 Good luck!
Since Montgomery attained the highest scores (congratulations there bud!), he will have the preference over Jahlia in cases of conflict.
Posted by CluelessCancer
Im confused about the scores, something seems off, are you sure it's accurate averages? how does one person get a 1/10 yet they are top 2?anyways Jahlia pick me, cause i don't want to be on montgomerys team, if i am, im quitting game.
Then there won't be an odd number, anymore.
*ponders*
😈
Posted by CluelessCancer
*Looks at Tiz with her big African eyes*Like dis.
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LMAO!
Posted by firebunny
Choosing of TeamsThe top 2 winners of the Dry-Run Challenge are given the privilege to choose their teams.
Lol....all of this just to establish team captains? Well, let the games begin because this should be thoroughly entertaining....
Pick me, pick me..oh wait, I'm just here for the entertainment! Carry on 😉
Posted by firebunny
DRY-RUN FINAL SCORES
Over-All ScoresMontgomery - 7.27
Jahlia - 6.74
TigerCap - 6.63
CluelessCancer - 6.45
thescepter - 6.13
PVAF - 5.83
ScorpioFish - 5.42
feby16aqua - 5.29
GetMisted - 5.06
Quest4Water - 4.98
auriqa - 4.89CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
I WON 2 OF THESE QUESTIONS YO!
Lol, I'm fine with a third overall place. 😄
Posted by Jahlia
I want TigerCap, CC, and the Sceptor for now.click to expand
Posted by PVAF
We need at least one moe competitor if we are going to do teams, so it can be a even divide.
I thought so, too but I think we're good. 🙂
Two captains, and eight additional participants.
I don't think I missed anyone, but I'll look. o.O
I guess I'll stick around 😛
You can put me back on the roster
Hello to you PVAF! Any big plans for tomorrow?
Posted by thescepter
so shudn't monty pick one then jahls then monty?
Nah.
I submitted my list a day or so ago.
😄
Posted by thescepter
but what's bunny gonna do?give u 1st pick and then jahls and then ur next available 2nd pick then...
Here's the link that explains how it works.
😄
Posted by Quest4Water
Hello to you PVAF! Any big plans for tomorrow?Visiting family and friends. Main meal at oldest sister house. Then house hopping. Eating for free as many times as possible. 😉 Well...not at the oldest sister house. I bought a dish there. 😄
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Nice 😄
Posted by thescepter
but what's bunny gonna do?give u 1st pick and then jahls and then ur next available 2nd pick then...
Here's the link that explains how it works.
😄
This whole thing is technical. Definitely designed by a Virgo. 😄
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Which I find comforting. 😉
It's probably too late to rejoin at this point? Looks teams are already formed? I guess I can spectate 😄
Posted by Quest4Water
It's probably too late to rejoin at this point? Looks teams are already formed? I guess I can spectate 😄
In case another person signs up before the competition begins, I'm going to add you two on the game. Because, for now, the teams to be formed are 5 v. 5 so it's going to be uneven if we add another competitor in the game.
I've rechecked and rechecked the number of competitors. There are currently 10 of them so it's currently not uneven...
Posted by CluelessCancer
Im confused about the scores, something seems off, are you sure it's accurate averages? how does one person get a 1/10 yet they are top 2?anyways Jahlia pick me, cause i don't want to be on montgomerys team, if i am, im quitting game.
Well, Jahlia's supposed to be #1 if she didn't have a 1 from Tiz. 😉
Posted by auriqa
Hmm now there's an odd number. Maybe we shouldn't have teams and just run in our own? It'd sure as he'll make me feel a lot better, I don't wanna worry about letting down my team mates lmaoconcur, fuk this teams shit, i don't do teams. I do CC
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You're so funny, CC. The competition begins with two teams but starting from round 3, it will be an individual play... so good luck! 😛
Posted by Jahlia
I want TigerCap, CC, and the Sceptor for now.
Hi Jahlia. Please send me a list of ALL the competitors in the order of your preference from most preferred to least preferred teammate. The teams will be divided according to the lists you and Montgomery submitted. Please send me the list before 11 PM November 28, 2013 New York time. Thank you. 🙂
***Congratulations, by the way. You did good as a mere teenager! 🙂
Posted by thescepter
Mere teenager lulz!
Yeah, you guys were PWNED! 😛
completely off this topic~
PVAF I love your Avi 😉
Posted by auriqa
*sigh*Which judge do you have a problem with, Misted?
lol
I was going to ask you the same thing, auriqa.
You're running a negative campaign-- you oughta be choosing the theme song for this thing.
😉
*when* you oughta be choosing...
BATTLE is the operative word, here!
*happy sigh*
Posted by auriqa
Ohhh I think I know what you mean now. Derp. that took longer than it should've.I have a game plan. I'm underselling myself so people don't expect it when I do awesome in the real thing instead of overselling then ultimately disappointing people. Shh. 😉
lol
Sneaky Aqua 😛
Posted by justagirl
completely off this topic~PVAF I love your Avi 😉
Thanks. I feel this quote motivates me. 😈. It goes hand in hand with my new pick up line that I stole from the Booty Warrior.
You just walk up on a prospective guy and go. "Look, I likes ya, and I wants ya. Now we can do this the hard way, or the easy way. The choice is yours." Then stand back and give them threatening eyes. Haha. 😄
Soo...I haven't tried it yet. But I just no it's gonna work.
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Ha! Tell me how it goes, I may have to use it 😈
Posted by thescepter
i got all 3 judges coffee tables...Objection!
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What? Do you want it instead?
*Wiggle* *increase speed* *Wiggle*
Wait a second, I have to be clear and clever this sunday right?
That should go perfect with my plan to go out on saturday night and party, work after and be a sleep depraved razor knife. 😆
Announcement
The roster of the teams is now available. Thank you for waiting. Here it is...
Team Montgomery
1. feby16aqua
2. GetMisted
3. Montgomery
4. PVAF
5. thescepter
Team Jahlia
1. Auriqa
2. CluelessCancer
3. Jahlia
4. ScorpioFish
5. TigerCap
You can choose your team's names. Please come up with a name for your team before the competition begins on December 1, 2013, 12 midnight New York Time. Good luck guys! 🙂
Posted by GetMisted
Can I get a final ruling from the bunny please? If I'm going to judged soley on my placements, I have no need to be here. I didn't sign up for the favorite sign game.
I find the judges' scores to be reasonable. The reason why there are three judges giving scores is to prevent one judge's peculiar taste to completely control the scores/performances. If one judge gives a very low score or a very high score, there are two other judges who might bring the scores to their much truer values. The multi-panelist system allows for the check and balance of the other two judges or the one judge who gives an "off-the-mark" score. From what I have seen here in Dry-Run, the judges decided very fairly and I am very much happy for their participation in the game. 🙂
Thank you so much, Aquasnoz, Tiziani and TMV. 🙂
Snuggles,
firebunny
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Wait a second, I can still play! 😄
* Dry-Run Question #1: What is your definition of "bad-ass"? Explain in simplest terms because the bunny is so shtupid... @_@
Someone who does something everyone else wants to do but is too chicken-shit to actually do because it's dangerous, risky or so completely out of their comfort zone that the thought makes them go nauseous.
E.g. My old cat was being hunted by a German Shepard in a field. At one point he turns around, jumps on his face and chases the dog, who runs back to his owner with its tail between its legs.
That cat was badass... and I still have the scars from it.
P.s. Bunny is not stupid... just a little bit too excited to focus properly sometimes.
* Dry-Run Question #2: Little Innie just named her little puppy "Chicken Sh*t." How would you convince this three-year old toddler to rename her little puppy?
Inquire as to the reason why her little puppy looks like a "Chicken Shit". Suggest "Kickass" or "Nuclear Space Wolf" as a better alternatives. Otherwise trust in the toddlers judgement.
Dry-Run Question # 3: What will you do to a passive-aggressive b*t*h who has been stalking you ever since you defeated her in a competition in school?
Challenge her to a duel, call her out on her bullshit in public and defeat her in honest hand-to-hand psychological combat. Alternative: Take her out for a date and discuss the subverted sexual attraction she clearly has for me. Fear the crazy ex that will come out of this.
Dry-Run Question #4: Time to get serious. What is your opinion on "No Fault" Divorce? This is an open-ended question that requires a serious answer. Thank you...
(I had to look this one up) It puts a marriage on the same level as a normal relationship. With all the pros and cons that entails; Easier to end if the other party turns out to have some insurmountable deficiencies such as genetic ugliness, cheats or if the love just isn't there anymore.
But it will make fighting dirty in a divorce to gain the upper hand less likely. (or even worse, false allegation.)
Then again, maybe it also shows that marri