Session Start: Sat Jan 07 08:00:22 2006 Session Ident: #sevtrek [08:20] NOW JUDGING - SUNDAY - Nitpicking out of phase part 2 [08:20] I'm expecting big wordplays from you, Emma :-) [08:20] Leander.... I hope your punchlines are better, cos I don't get it :P [08:20] And no grammatical or spelling errors [08:20] We're out of phase-- AND ideas! [08:20] TD: just change your PC's time before sending the mail :-) [08:20] keep [08:20] cut [08:20] works anytime :-) [08:20] Bah, back in my day we didn't need baseless punnery [08:20] cut [08:20] cut [08:21] cut [08:21] Emma: no, but you got it anyway [08:21] cut [08:21] Cut [08:21] E: could you use bold or colors or something ? [08:21] Thomas - unfortunately, no [08:21] *Bold* is bold for me, but I don't think for others [08:22] Emma: what if you put *** at the start of each punchline [08:22] nope [08:22] Cut (that's my vote) [08:22] Theo-no [08:22] just to cue us that it's a punchlien to cut/keep [08:22] John - yeah, could do that [08:22] *** Down AND out! [08:23] is that a cricket reference? *suspicious* [08:23] *** Well, if you want to FLOAT out into deep space that badly, don't let me stop you! [08:23] keep [08:23] Keep [08:23] cut [08:23] cut [08:23] neutral [08:23] keep [08:23] cut [08:23] Nemi: not cricket, no. AND is a touch punchword to pun from [08:23] neutral [08:23] you can never be too careful [08:24] *** It FLOATs our boat! [08:24] I assume that means keep? :-) [08:24] *** We're out of phase with LOGIC, too. [08:24] keep [08:24] keep [08:24] whoa too fast there :-) [08:24] keep [08:24] It does indeed [08:24] keep [08:24] Keep [08:24] keep [08:24] keep [08:25] keep [08:25] *** LOGICly, this punchline is popular! [08:25] * EofS asks your opinion of "It's MAGIC, ok?" [08:25] cut [08:25] cut [08:25] that line has "pon far"? *ducks* [08:25] (I just remembered what I used to do ;0) [08:25] keep [08:25] Cut [08:25] keep [08:25] (that works! ;) ) [08:25] good idea [08:25] cut [08:26] keep [08:26] neutral (it works) [08:26] (btw, for those who care: all stats now 60 or over! ;)) [08:26] *** MAGIC was revealed to be mere illusion [08:26] * EofS asks your opinion of "MIND over matter-- it doesn't matter, if you don't mind!" [08:26] Cut [08:26] cut [08:26] keep [08:26] keep [08:26] cut [08:26] cut [08:27] cut [08:27] keep [08:27] *** NeverMIND that punchline [08:27] * EofS asks your opinion of "Just walk around the PLOTHOLES, and we'll all be fine" [08:27] cut [08:27] (uhm, Piker doesn't have a commbadge btw) [08:27] keep [08:28] cut [08:28] cut [08:28] keep [08:28] I suggest removing "all" from that line if it survives [08:28] adding comm badge now, thanx! [08:28] whee! [08:28] Two is hardly enough to justify "all" methinks [08:28] :-) [08:28] EofS: agreed about removing "all" [08:28] keep [08:28] haha [08:28] (of course, you could have denied it and said his beard was covering it up ;) ) [08:28] i agree [08:28] keep [08:28] comm badge added [08:28] Neutral [08:28] yay! [08:28] whitestar: if it wasn't so easy to fix, I would've [08:29] *** PLOTHOLES remain as always [08:29] why? [08:29] heheh ;) [08:29] * EofS asks your opinion of "We're out of phase with REALITY, Ro!" [08:29] cut [08:29] neutral [08:29] cut [08:29] That comma is really bothering me [08:29] (I'd comment on Gaudy's lack of commbadge in the final panel but his hand is probably covering it up!) [08:29] The comma in LOGIC did too [08:29] cut [08:29] keep [08:29] cut [08:30] Cut [08:30] *** REALITY is for people who can't handle science fiction [08:30] would you leave the comma out between "reality" and "Ro"? [08:31] keep [08:31] leander: no, I think it's better with the comma [08:31] maybe it's superfluous [08:31] it's better with i think [08:31] comma is better [08:31] * EofS asks your opinion of "Would you rather SUSPEND your disbelief, or your career?" [08:31] cut [08:31] keep [08:31] cut [08:31] keep [08:31] Cut [08:31] cut [08:31] keep [08:31] Cut [08:32] wait Em, that's 2 [08:32] keep [08:32] :o [08:32] oh no! [08:32] * Miguel-away is now known as Miguel [08:32] "Cut a cut!" [08:32] * Nemi starts working on Elendil's epitaph [08:32] So it is [08:32] And I had such a great cutline typed out [08:33] *** SUSPEND is reinstated [08:33] Good luck on the epitaph, don't make it too long. short and sweet will do, Nemi [08:33] (And consider this the one and only warning that I am NOT called Em) [08:33] Sorry... [08:33] Well, you get a second warning. Decapitation usually warns me not to do things again [08:33] *G* [08:34] 'sok, just thought I'd nip it in the bud [08:34] * EofS asks your opinion of "Perhaps you could TEST the 'float into space' idea" [08:34] keep [08:34] cut [08:34] keep [08:34] keep [08:34] Cut [08:35] keep [08:35] cut [08:35] wait El, that's 2 ;0) [08:35] neutral [08:35] sorry...? [08:35] cut [08:36] *** TEST failed [08:36] * EofS asks your opinion of "New THEORY: I'm dead, and this is Hell." [08:36] cut [08:36] cut [08:36] keep [08:36] cut [08:36] keep [08:36] This works if the first bubble is "I theorise we're out of phase..." [08:36] (man, I'd love to have seen that in the show *g*) [08:36] keep [08:36] Except that's a throwaway joke... [08:36] Cut [08:36] Yeah, true [08:36] wait a sec, if test got 4 keeps and 4 cuts, isn't that a "kept for now" ? [08:36] cut [08:37] Thomas - yes [08:37] But it got 3 keeps [08:37] Elendil voted twice, though [08:37] oh yes [08:37] i see now [08:37] even after they pointed it out [08:37] twice [08:37] nevermind then [08:37] *** THEORY was disproven [08:38] i'm watching 2001 a space travesty; sorry for not paying attention :-) [08:38] * EofS asks your opinion of "TOO bad my ears aren't out of phase with your nagging!" [08:38] Cut [08:38] keep [08:38] That isn't even nagging surely [08:38] cut [08:38] *opens box of chocolate he got for christmas* [08:38] cut [08:38] cut [08:38] Computer is giving probs [08:38] cut [08:38] oooh [08:38] CHOCOLATE! [08:38] Get him! [08:38] eek [08:38] cut [08:38] *** TOO little, too late [08:38] got it back on track, enter button. keep [08:39] FINALIST MODE [08:39] Milk chocolates with soft hazelnut filling. Delicious... [08:39] *drool* [08:39] (is all I have to say to that...) [08:39] Please vote between FLOAT, LOGIC, PLOTHOLES and SUSPEND [08:40] vote4 plotholes [08:40] vote4 logic [08:40] "Well, if you want to FLOAT out into deep space that badly, don't let me stop you!" [08:40] vote4 logic [08:40] vote4 suspend [08:40] (Do people want reminding of them? ;0) [08:40] vote4logic [08:40] vote4 logic [08:40] Seems not ;0) [08:40] heh [08:40] vote4 LOGIC [08:40] vote4 logic [08:41] LOGIC can be deduced to be the winner! [08:41] gee, I wonder which line will win. :-P [08:41] how logical [08:41] *Runs to get other comps from printer* [08:41] (Oh yeah, LOGIC 6, plotholes 1, suspend 1) [08:42] Logically we now have a winner. [08:42] I'll place the logic punchline in the cartoon now [08:42] NOW JUDGING - TWIST - Father Christmas meeting [08:42] (Muwahaha!) [08:43] * EofS asks your opinion of "The average age of BELIEVERS has dropped below 3." [08:43] Cut [08:43] keep [08:43] keep [08:43] cut [08:43] keep [08:43] cut [08:43] keep [08:44] (hang on, the pic won't load fully) [08:44] He's just looking at loads of charts and stuff [08:44] specifically a decreasing graph [08:44] The one in his hands shows a typical line thingy, and it's going down [08:44] neutral [08:44] ah thanks [08:44] neutral [08:44] (gonna stay neutral, though) [08:44] *** We are BELIEVERS [08:45] * EofS asks your opinion of "It appears your long-held policy of simply giving away your product has finally CAUGHT up with you" [08:45] ARGH! This line could be a caption [08:45] It would be more concise, and funnier, as a caption [08:45] neutral [08:45] cut [08:45] cut [08:45] *Crush, kill, destroy* [08:45] cut [08:46] cut [08:46] We love you too, E. ;-) [08:46] Santa's long-held policy of giving away his products finally caught up with him [08:46] (yeah, Emma, it would) [08:46] and do it well [08:46] That would have been *so* much better [08:46] Cutitycutcut [08:46] *stabstabsnippitysnip*? [08:46] keep [08:46] cut [08:46] keep [08:46] *** CAUGHT is dropped [08:47] * EofS asks your opinion of "Rising COAL prices force Santa to re-evaluate his naughtyness standard" [08:47] Keep [08:47] keep [08:47] keep [08:47] cut [08:47] John - if this wins, is it possible to switch the graph round? [08:47] cut [08:47] cut [08:47] keep [08:47] sue [08:47] sure [08:47] Not sue, missed the 'r' [08:47] keep [08:47] keep [08:48] jc: common mistake [08:48] americans make it all the time :-) [08:48] *** COAL is kept, for about the only time ever [08:48] Lucky-lucky [08:49] *ping* [08:49] * EofS_ has joined #sevtrek [08:49] eek [08:50] oopsie [08:50] That line offends my Englishness in three separate ways! [08:50] * EofS_ asks your opinion of "Milk and COOKIES won't balance the checkbook, Santa." (PLEASE VOTE AGAIN) [08:50] * EofS_ is now known as EofSev [08:50] keep [08:50] Keep [08:50] cut [08:50] * Losselene has joined #sevtrek [08:50] Cool new name [08:50] again? we haven't voted the first time :-) [08:50] cut [08:50] keep [08:50] Hi Losselene [08:50] what happened; server split ? [08:50] Thomas - well I couldn't see that, having apparently lost my connection [08:50] the hell? I have no idea *stabs client* [08:51] *Is Whitestar* [08:51] first everyone shuts up and then their clones rejoin [08:51] Can't be a netsplit, as we're both still here [08:51] prolly a server that quit working [08:51] that's REALLY weird [08:51] El - this is my traditional Sevmanning name [08:51] you're both on BT lines, right? And no-one else is... [08:51] (Hi btw, Elendil ;)) [08:51] cut [08:51] Ben - kick our ghosts? [08:51] * Whitestar8472 has quit IRC (Ping timeout) [08:51] * Nemi has quit IRC (Ping timeout) [08:51] * EofS has quit IRC (Ping timeout) [08:51] * Losselene is now known as Whitestar8472 [08:51] Oh... [08:51] Ben: yeah *grumbles at ISP that REALLY wants changing) [08:51] done [08:51] * EofSev is now known as EofS [08:52] THANK you! [08:52] Just checking, all of you are in England? [08:52] I am [08:52] Nemi isn't... [08:52] #voice [08:52] Exept JC [08:52] * ChanServ sets mode: +v Whitestar8472 [08:52] * ThunderDragon sets mode: +o EofS [08:53] whadda we do now; revote cookies again ? [08:53] We'll wait for Nemi to return and then vote for a third time [08:53] Good idea [08:53] she's on her way [08:53] (a *third* time? :O ) [08:53] apparently there is no NickServ [08:53] * Nemi has joined #sevtrek [08:53] * ChanServ sets mode: +a Nemi [08:53] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Nemi [08:53] That's weird, I've logged in fine [08:54] erugh [08:54] there is, cos I identified a couple of minutes ago [08:54] wb [08:54] galaxy seemed to lose contact with the other servers [08:54] yay [08:54] Right [08:54] Are we all here? [08:54] we have nickserv here [08:54] I hope gryphon is ok [08:54] ugh [08:54] Gryphon works. [08:54] gryphon here, nickserv works [08:54] *is on Gryphon* [08:54] I had to switch manually [08:55] only gryphon and galaxy in the network [08:55] ouch :S [08:55] All here now? [08:55] Netsplit I guess. [08:55] possibly [08:55] i think the servers just shut down though [08:55] Just making sure John's here [08:55] or we'd have seen the split [08:55] instead of the timeouts [08:56] Hmm, yeah. That ofcourse. [08:56] He's here, we're chatting a gentleman's game [08:56] cricket again [08:56] chirp chirp [08:56] Oh Jooooooooooohn [08:56] everyone's in i think [08:56] me? [08:56] jc! [08:56] come out, come out, wherever you are! [08:56] We'll he's ignoring me then :0P [08:56] yay! [08:56] Right [08:56] sorry, what's up? [08:56] Of course ;o) [08:56] * EofS asks your opinion of "Milk and COOKIES won't balance the checkbook, Santa." (PLEASE VOTE AGAIN AGAIN) [08:56] just checking to see if you survived the server outage [08:56] keep [08:57] cut [08:57] cut (again) [08:57] This line still offends my Englishness in three separate ways! [08:57] cut [08:57] keep [08:57] cut [08:57] Cut [08:57] cut [08:57] cut [08:57] "cheque" i guess ? [08:57] EofS: in that case, KEEP with bells on! [08:57] cheque.... erm.... dunno bout the other two [08:57] shhhhhh, E, before we have to vote on it again again again! ;-) [08:57] (lol, evil :P ) [08:57] *** That's the way the COOKIES crumbled [08:57] Hmm, interesting. I managed to open a query window to myself. [08:57] lol [08:58] Oh, and... [08:58] * EofS sets mode: -v johncook [08:58] Thrrrrrrrrrp [08:58] td: now you can really say "there's no intelligent life in here" ;-) [08:58] * EofS asks your opinion of "We could cut DELIVERY costs if we outsourced to the Great Pumpkin..." [08:58] harumph! [08:58] Cut [08:58] cut [08:58] Eof-how xactly in 12123 0 [08:58] btw: just type "//q $me" to reproduce that window ;-) [08:58] cut [08:58] cut [08:58] cut [08:58] cut [08:58] cut [08:59] cut [08:59] *** DELIVERY was returned to sender [08:59] * EofS asks your opinion of "The good news is profits are up. The bad news is the ELVES are attempting to unionise again." [08:59] Cut [08:59] keep [08:59] keep [08:59] keep [08:59] neutral [08:59] keep [09:00] El - 1) We leave brandy, mince pies and a carrot. 2) cheque not check. 3) Father Christmas, not Santa [09:00] cut [09:00] cut [09:00] cut [09:00] oh, we do that #1 for saint nick on dec 6th [09:00] you leave brandy? we leave port [09:00] *** ELVES are trendy [09:00] Ah, proper English, I see [09:01] As in I come from England, yes ;0) [09:01] "sinterklaas" for the dutch [09:01] Kersvader here in Afrikaans [09:01] No, you should leave porridge. [09:01] "See the moon shine through the treehees!" [09:01] * EofS asks your opinion of "So as you can see, with the Tooth FAIRY giving rewards regardless of 'naughty or nice', your market is plummetting..." [09:01] Cut [09:01] cut [09:01]