Since this comes up, you can not have a game that is just town vs cult. The DFs achieve victory by killing people off, a cult by conversion. A DF kills a townie, a cult gets more by conversion, they turn someone into a lynch voter for them too, while keeping their effective NK by conversion. A cult therefore only is viable with a DF element, since cults lose the converter when they nominate a DF unknowingly for conversion.
You also have potential defections in cult vs town. Essentially, unless you got the cult in embryo, their victory is an absolute thing.
Example:
Day 1 has 12 players, 1 cult leader and 11 townies. A townie is lynched and someone converted on the first day, now 11-1 is 9-2, day 2 probably ends with a townie lynch, 7-3, the cult now has a powerful vote ability, ensuring a high prob of another townie lynch, day 4 begins 5-4, a lynch of a cult member is still unlikely, but would make day 5 begin 4-4, victory, barring that 3-5, cult victory again.
So unless we have a number of roles designed to combat cults, we can not possible have a cult vs crew without DF option, and those anti-cult roles have done us no favors by failing to alert us to the option formally.
Since the option of a cult only comes up to explain the lack of a NK, as opposed to cult and DF, we can dismiss this option.
Now, this whole mess is started up by nobody dying last night. This is silly. There are any number of reasons, forgetting my own evidence on the matter, to explain why nobody died.
1. Someone was docced and attacked, unlikely but not flat-random unlikely, the doc and the DFs are more likely to target higher profile players, bringing the odds of this occuring down to realistic values. Much better than the 1 in 14/15 the doc had of picking the right person randomly, or 1 in 15 if they could target themself. Atleast 1 in 10, maybe 1 in 3 or 4, pretty realistic really.
2. A roleblocker, that our RB's have tended to be DFs doesn't change the fact that RBs can and often are town. The odds off this are lower than the doc-NK scenario since the DF attacker is as likely, more likely even, to be a more obscure player. When I am a DF I have others do the killing because I consider myself likely to be tracked, it also isn't unusual for the actual killer to be killed in the attack or identified, so our high-profile (i.e. the notorious strategists) will avoid making the kill themselves, no point losing your principal tactician if things go bad. So the RB option is a lower chance, but not too low, a townie RB had a 1 in 14 odd of blocking an attack last night. hardly ridicolous.
3. A bulletproof vest. We have seen this role, had a mor eprominent player had this role as a one-shot, they might well employ it on night 1, figuring that assassins are most likely to go for them in the general day 1 randomness, which usually involves the assassination of the more senior players.
4. Inability to NK. The DFs might not be able to NK on night 1, this isn't very common, but also not rare either. IIRC in game 8 the vig and mafia don both had one-shot NK ability that could not be used on night 1.
I repeat my original comment by the way, I was acted on, it was interrupted. The nature of the action is unknown to me. It could have been a cult conversion, but I sincerely doubt that. Don't bother asking me about my own role or lack there of, by the way, I won't answer that under these circumstances, considering it a bad idea, unless I felt lynch-threatened and a lynch of me today is highly unliklely. I'd advise people not to speculate about it either.
With that out of the way, we have a pair of votes on the table, and a number of players who have been silent, I ask again for everyone to speak up, and not just and empty "I'm here" before you get modkilled, frankly I'm very suspicious of the people being silent too. Besides the fact that participation is expected in this game, your silence is anti-town.
You also have potential defections in cult vs town. Essentially, unless you got the cult in embryo, their victory is an absolute thing.
Example:
Day 1 has 12 players, 1 cult leader and 11 townies. A townie is lynched and someone converted on the first day, now 11-1 is 9-2, day 2 probably ends with a townie lynch, 7-3, the cult now has a powerful vote ability, ensuring a high prob of another townie lynch, day 4 begins 5-4, a lynch of a cult member is still unlikely, but would make day 5 begin 4-4, victory, barring that 3-5, cult victory again.
So unless we have a number of roles designed to combat cults, we can not possible have a cult vs crew without DF option, and those anti-cult roles have done us no favors by failing to alert us to the option formally.
Since the option of a cult only comes up to explain the lack of a NK, as opposed to cult and DF, we can dismiss this option.
Now, this whole mess is started up by nobody dying last night. This is silly. There are any number of reasons, forgetting my own evidence on the matter, to explain why nobody died.
1. Someone was docced and attacked, unlikely but not flat-random unlikely, the doc and the DFs are more likely to target higher profile players, bringing the odds of this occuring down to realistic values. Much better than the 1 in 14/15 the doc had of picking the right person randomly, or 1 in 15 if they could target themself. Atleast 1 in 10, maybe 1 in 3 or 4, pretty realistic really.
2. A roleblocker, that our RB's have tended to be DFs doesn't change the fact that RBs can and often are town. The odds off this are lower than the doc-NK scenario since the DF attacker is as likely, more likely even, to be a more obscure player. When I am a DF I have others do the killing because I consider myself likely to be tracked, it also isn't unusual for the actual killer to be killed in the attack or identified, so our high-profile (i.e. the notorious strategists) will avoid making the kill themselves, no point losing your principal tactician if things go bad. So the RB option is a lower chance, but not too low, a townie RB had a 1 in 14 odd of blocking an attack last night. hardly ridicolous.
3. A bulletproof vest. We have seen this role, had a mor eprominent player had this role as a one-shot, they might well employ it on night 1, figuring that assassins are most likely to go for them in the general day 1 randomness, which usually involves the assassination of the more senior players.
4. Inability to NK. The DFs might not be able to NK on night 1, this isn't very common, but also not rare either. IIRC in game 8 the vig and mafia don both had one-shot NK ability that could not be used on night 1.
I repeat my original comment by the way, I was acted on, it was interrupted. The nature of the action is unknown to me. It could have been a cult conversion, but I sincerely doubt that. Don't bother asking me about my own role or lack there of, by the way, I won't answer that under these circumstances, considering it a bad idea, unless I felt lynch-threatened and a lynch of me today is highly unliklely. I'd advise people not to speculate about it either.
With that out of the way, we have a pair of votes on the table, and a number of players who have been silent, I ask again for everyone to speak up, and not just and empty "I'm here" before you get modkilled, frankly I'm very suspicious of the people being silent too. Besides the fact that participation is expected in this game, your silence is anti-town.
Stand Back!! Im going to attempt science!!
Partaker of the Elixir of True seeing, and Yuna's most trusted advisor.
Partaker of the Elixir of True seeing, and Yuna's most trusted advisor.
Rafia in Space - Day 2 - Well....
- 07/11/2009 06:26:13 PM
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Interesting turn of events.
- 07/11/2009 11:23:05 PM
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It would matter which it was...
- 08/11/2009 03:07:02 AM
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First: Well done, doc/roleblocker. Second: Think we have a cult?
- 08/11/2009 07:57:48 AM
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Should we decide on who to hypocop?
- 08/11/2009 08:04:24 AM
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I think randomly is the way to go today.
- 08/11/2009 04:16:30 PM
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Re: I think randomly is the way to go today.
- 08/11/2009 04:36:53 PM
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Well, yeah, that's the small risk of hypocopping- and why everyone should try to be random
- 08/11/2009 09:11:59 PM
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Yes, I thought it over and realized that without hypocopping we don't find the Mafia either. *NM*
- 09/11/2009 06:52:14 AM
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Can we do two hypocops?
- 09/11/2009 05:23:15 AM
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I think there's probably about an equal chance of there being a roleblocker or a doc.
- 09/11/2009 01:34:02 PM
1186 Views
What if we have both?
- 09/11/2009 04:29:34 PM
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Right, let's get this started- Hypocop Thread
- 09/11/2009 03:26:21 PM
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I investigated Isaac, and found him to be a devourer of children and kicker of puppies. *NM*
- 09/11/2009 09:30:24 PM
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But is he innocent or guilty?
*NM*
- 09/11/2009 09:31:40 PM
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*NM*
- 09/11/2009 09:31:40 PM
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It should be intuitively obvious to even a casual observer
. *NM*
- 09/11/2009 11:19:32 PM
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. *NM*
- 09/11/2009 11:19:32 PM
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Hypocop Table - Day 2, Complete
- 09/11/2009 06:26:22 PM
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I investigated Darth katie and found her to be for the shadow *NM*
- 09/11/2009 10:40:11 PM
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i investigated fox and ravens and foud him innocent *NM*
- 10/11/2009 09:34:48 AM
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* found
- 10/11/2009 02:16:49 PM
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Good coffee isn't made of mud.
- 10/11/2009 02:39:37 PM
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Re: Good coffee isn't made of mud.
- 10/11/2009 07:45:06 PM
1154 Views
Mmm I love the smell of coffee.
- 10/11/2009 10:19:19 PM
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I did what ever you do and Napolean is for the dark side of the force... *NM*
- 10/11/2009 01:08:10 AM
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Napole<b>o</b>n. I'm saving your life here.
*NM*
- 10/11/2009 08:10:08 AM
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*NM*
- 10/11/2009 08:10:08 AM
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Stop!
- 10/11/2009 10:12:26 AM
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Re: Stop!
- 10/11/2009 10:21:46 AM
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So you're saying that
- 10/11/2009 02:05:39 PM
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Forget about it
- 10/11/2009 05:12:31 PM
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Got new password, all is well
- 10/11/2009 05:13:37 PM
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So, what next?
- 11/11/2009 07:06:37 AM
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Has anyone gained any revelations from last night?
- 11/11/2009 06:15:33 PM
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Re: Has anyone gained any revelations from last night?
- 11/11/2009 09:00:53 PM
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Well, that doesn't really help.
- 11/11/2009 09:31:20 PM
1182 Views
And with no dead people...
- 11/11/2009 10:26:29 PM
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I'm definitely not convinced this makes Isaac innocent.
- 11/11/2009 11:36:06 PM
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Well... this is essentially a Day 1 reboot. I suppose we could just do another random lynch
- 12/11/2009 03:44:22 AM
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I guess.
- 12/11/2009 06:04:22 AM
1161 Views
Hm... ok, let's take a look at posting habits
- 12/11/2009 06:58:10 AM
1159 Views
I wasn't asking the roleblocker to claim. I just voiced the possibility. *NM*
- 13/11/2009 05:30:45 AM
651 Views
Questions about the hypocop
- 12/11/2009 10:17:35 PM
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I see nothing wrong.
- 12/11/2009 11:34:10 PM
1178 Views
It probably should have been more random.
- 13/11/2009 12:05:11 AM
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Re: It probably should have been more random.
- 13/11/2009 12:39:52 AM
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Okay.
- 13/11/2009 02:10:21 AM
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To me it seems that from that Darth Katie and Issac are innocent...
- 13/11/2009 12:14:02 AM
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Ok, I really think we should stop this before we do any more damage then has already been done...
- 13/11/2009 12:25:39 AM
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I usually have to strangle the Day 1 No-lynch option, which makes me very visible
.
- 13/11/2009 04:32:28 AM
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.
- 13/11/2009 04:32:28 AM
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Actually...
- 13/11/2009 09:38:54 AM
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The only reason I voted for him was cause Is aw his death as a win-win sutuation.
- 13/11/2009 06:13:03 PM
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It seems to me
- 13/11/2009 01:49:32 AM
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Well, I did notice that...
- 13/11/2009 04:37:43 AM
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While that's true...
- 13/11/2009 05:28:54 AM
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I meant no implication whatsoever. I was asked what I noticed, and I noticed that.
- 13/11/2009 06:55:18 AM
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We should choose hypocopped people in the future to prevent events like this. *NM*
- 13/11/2009 06:09:18 AM
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I think that would limit the cop too much.
- 13/11/2009 09:37:49 PM
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I think it worked well in your gaem. Where we chose two, and hypocopped one of those. *NM*
- 14/11/2009 08:17:37 AM
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Yeah, but there were two definite suspects then.
- 14/11/2009 03:17:30 PM
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Yes, I didin't mean now, but in the future, when we may have more leads/suspects. *NM*
- 14/11/2009 08:00:19 PM
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Re: Yes, I didin't mean now, but in the future, when we may have more leads/suspects.
- 14/11/2009 09:00:24 PM
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By the way...
- 13/11/2009 01:22:15 AM
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Hm... should we wait for Blaine to be modkilled? Or does it even matter?
- 13/11/2009 06:11:30 PM
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Re: Hm... should we wait for Blaine to be modkilled? Or does it even matter?
- 13/11/2009 06:22:05 PM
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Yeah, I doubt we're going to find out what he was before the day ends.
- 13/11/2009 07:19:48 PM
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Question
- 13/11/2009 08:11:43 PM
1380 Views
I guess the no night-kill is what has people uncertain.
- 13/11/2009 09:08:09 PM
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I just don't like lynching people randomly.
- 13/11/2009 09:44:59 PM
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Well, we didn't discuss it because, in the end, it almost didn't matter
- 13/11/2009 10:27:29 PM
1102 Views
Alright, let's look at those votes then
- 14/11/2009 10:56:08 AM
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Re: Alright, let's look at those votes then
- 14/11/2009 08:02:50 PM
1217 Views
I'm getting antsy
- 15/11/2009 02:46:48 AM
1227 Views
Why Ranagrande?
- 15/11/2009 03:01:00 AM
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Dunno. Gut feeling. Maybe because he killed me last game!
- 15/11/2009 08:03:09 AM
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- 15/11/2009 08:03:09 AM
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I'm getting kind of antsy too.
- 15/11/2009 03:56:41 PM
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All right
- 15/11/2009 06:56:33 PM
1131 Views
It's up now.
- 15/11/2009 08:22:58 PM
1237 Views
Well, it does remind me of the MHael Steve incident a number of games back...
- 16/11/2009 05:57:11 AM
1134 Views
Yes, I've been thinking of game 3 too
- 16/11/2009 06:16:13 AM
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Vote Table
- 15/11/2009 08:18:37 PM
1245 Views
I think you're right
- 15/11/2009 09:26:47 PM
1338 Views
Sure, I'll mount an accusation
- 15/11/2009 11:16:07 PM
1265 Views
Ok it semms I have to clarify a little...
- 15/11/2009 11:23:09 PM
1400 Views
Am I suspicious just because I haven't posted much, or is there a different reason? *NM*
- 17/11/2009 03:24:21 AM
702 Views
Quick defense
- 16/11/2009 05:52:58 AM
1237 Views
Also: I support hypocopping Fanatic Templar or ranagrande
- 16/11/2009 05:57:24 AM
1104 Views
I'm inclined to vote for beetnemesis.
- 16/11/2009 06:34:15 AM
1259 Views
I actually tend to agree here.
- 16/11/2009 07:07:48 PM
1284 Views
Psh. If I was a DF, I would have backed away from ranagrande as soon as people questioned it
- 17/11/2009 12:41:07 AM
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But you're backing away from Ranagrande now.
- 17/11/2009 01:16:17 AM
1218 Views
I am not! Ranagrande is creepy!
- 17/11/2009 02:31:03 AM
1279 Views
You totally suggested we lynch Ranagrande.
- 17/11/2009 04:25:12 AM
1210 Views
Hm... ok, but that was really more idle discussion that a focused push for lynch
- 17/11/2009 05:50:44 AM
1151 Views
Oh! I remember what I wanted to say!
- 17/11/2009 02:44:30 AM
1211 Views
But why keep trying to divert attention to a Cult?
- 17/11/2009 03:35:28 AM
1191 Views
Honestly? I just thought it sounded cool. Also, it supported the "no night kill" thing
- 17/11/2009 05:55:17 AM
1373 Views
Cult vs crew is a cult win
- 18/11/2009 03:11:36 AM
1297 Views
Hm? Was someone saying there were no DFs?
- 18/11/2009 03:19:35 AM
1080 Views
I think what some of us are looking for here...
- 18/11/2009 03:28:25 AM
1096 Views
Ahem. *Raises hand on stack of Terry Pratchett's "The Truth"*
- 18/11/2009 05:46:09 AM
1151 Views
That's messed up
- 18/11/2009 05:50:01 AM
1077 Views
I just finished rereading it last night
- 18/11/2009 05:55:17 AM
1160 Views
Not really, but there was a debate about whether there could be a cult AND DFs...
- 18/11/2009 04:41:33 AM
1214 Views
Okay, that clears things up. Thanks. *NM*
- 18/11/2009 05:14:04 AM
571 Views
It is an interesting conundrum.
- 17/11/2009 05:06:04 AM
1285 Views
P.S. I'm sorry if being indirectly called a lady is offensive to you.
- 17/11/2009 05:18:49 AM
1176 Views
- 17/11/2009 05:18:49 AM
1176 Views
It's like politics.
- 17/11/2009 06:31:04 PM
1259 Views
Honestly, I blame my new job
- 18/11/2009 05:52:28 AM
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Re: Honestly, I blame my new job
- 18/11/2009 09:23:34 AM
1116 Views
No...
- 18/11/2009 12:47:40 PM
1143 Views
actually
- 18/11/2009 01:15:00 PM
1083 Views
Simply because you don't see any hard evidence is not enough of a reason not to vote.
- 18/11/2009 05:26:18 PM
1235 Views
I may be swayed to vote here because as FT or Isaac had said (i forget which),
- 18/11/2009 06:43:15 PM
1393 Views
I agree he looks pretty suspicious,
- 17/11/2009 03:39:18 AM
1264 Views
That would be a reasonable conclusion...
- 17/11/2009 04:54:47 AM
1293 Views
RBIRL 'til Thursday.
- 15/11/2009 11:10:49 PM
1048 Views
reason why i voted for hopper yesterday
- 16/11/2009 03:22:22 AM
1256 Views
Well, any reason for voting for Hopper was basically a good reason.
- 16/11/2009 05:32:22 AM
1278 Views
RBIRL until Wednesday.
- 16/11/2009 02:09:34 PM
1179 Views
Didn't pass the test.
- 18/11/2009 03:09:29 PM
1087 Views
Failed by one point, I might add. Curses. *NM*
- 18/11/2009 03:10:39 PM
644 Views
Apparently that both sucks and blows at the same time. But sorry man. Good luck on Monday. *NM*
- 18/11/2009 09:52:36 PM
586 Views
Actually people...
- 18/11/2009 08:53:08 PM
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Re: Actually people...
- 18/11/2009 09:44:53 PM
1225 Views
Re: Actually people...
- 19/11/2009 02:36:59 PM
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Re: Actually people...
- 19/11/2009 03:06:16 PM
1172 Views
Is this a bad time to suggest the liklihood that fistofpainx isn't a DF?
- 18/11/2009 10:55:11 PM
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Re: Is this a bad time to suggest the liklihood that fistofpainx isn't a DF?
- 19/11/2009 02:54:19 PM
1260 Views
Ok i have to say something or i will be killed
- 18/11/2009 11:30:38 PM
1350 Views
Considering I am going to die anyway...........
- 18/11/2009 11:36:14 PM
1241 Views
Have you completely gone off your bloody gourd?
- 19/11/2009 01:58:32 AM
1120 Views
I suppose I actually have to write an analysis now..... Darned honor...... It'll be short though....
- 19/11/2009 02:38:22 AM
1538 Views
I have a proposition, that might be amenable to everyone
- 19/11/2009 02:53:04 AM
1374 Views
Whenever anyone asks for one more night, one more day...
- 19/11/2009 03:37:32 AM
1264 Views
But... that's the OPPOSITE of the intended reaction!
- 19/11/2009 04:12:02 AM
1374 Views
This right here is making me vote for you:
- 19/11/2009 03:16:00 PM
1295 Views
Fair enough
- 19/11/2009 05:33:28 PM
1299 Views
Re: Wreaking Havoc
- 19/11/2009 08:09:18 PM
1280 Views
Super-killing machine would be the coolest role ever
- 19/11/2009 10:53:04 PM
1225 Views
DEATH UNICORN!
- 19/11/2009 11:24:25 PM
1298 Views
Re: DEATH UNICORN!
- 20/11/2009 01:33:39 AM
1168 Views
I want to be in that band.
- 20/11/2009 03:16:29 AM
1131 Views
!!!
- 20/11/2009 04:18:07 PM
1118 Views
YES.
- 20/11/2009 06:01:21 PM
1516 Views
Narwhals, Narwhals, swimming in the ocea, causin a commotion, Coz they are so awesome...
- 20/11/2009 09:30:09 PM
1171 Views
I may just be digging myself a deep grave...
- 19/11/2009 08:37:38 PM
1193 Views
I dunno ... it's hard for me to say.
- 19/11/2009 11:10:55 PM
1175 Views
DEATH UNICORN!
- 19/11/2009 11:12:33 PM
1342 Views
Umm ... this does not belong here. Whoopsies! *NM*
- 19/11/2009 11:23:40 PM
590 Views
beetnemesis has been Lynched.
- 20/11/2009 04:23:15 AM
1106 Views
Lol Isaac didn't even vote!
- 20/11/2009 04:42:58 AM
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Blackout
- 20/11/2009 11:21:48 PM
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I'm off to explore the universe on my ethereal Death Unicorn- Farewell!
- 21/11/2009 12:59:20 AM
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Better luck next time!
*NM*