Session Start: Sat Aug 18 07:03:39 2007 Session Ident: #sevtrek [07:33] 6starting judging session with Hairy Plopper [07:33] 6Don't feel BAD. Everyone tries to kill Hairy Plopper this time of year and fails [07:33] keep [07:34] cut [07:34] cut [07:34] Neutral [07:34] I almost think I'd keep it without the "and fails" [07:34] Which just feels like a little too much [07:34] But without it I'm not sure it works [07:35] ditto [07:35] Casting vote Jazzy ;0) [07:35] agreed, will come back to this one [07:35] John - don't forget to silver hand him [07:36] good point! will do it now [07:36] 4BAD is cut will but return from the dead [07:36] 6He's worth more alive-- BILLIONS more! [07:36] Cut [07:36] keep [07:36] keep [07:36] cut [07:36] miguel? tiebreaker [07:37] cut [07:37] 4BILLIONS lost [07:37] 6You did not COUNTER his most powerful spell: Consumero Popularous. [07:37] cut [07:37] cut [07:37] Cut [07:37] cut [07:37] cut [07:37] 4COUNTER discounted [07:37] 6Only the CRITICS can do that. [07:37] keep [07:37] Cut [07:37] keep [07:37] Since when have the critics done that [07:37] neutral [07:38] well, if she wrote a bad book [07:38] keep [07:38] I'm reminded of the Da Vinci Code - all the Christians protesting but when the movie came out and it stank, suddenly the protesting evaporated instantly [07:38] * Natalie has joined #sevtrek [07:39] I think at this point the critics would struggle to make a dent in her sales [07:39] 3CRITICS is kept [07:39] Still, I'm apparently alone ;0) [07:39] Of course [07:39] Hi Natalie, we're judging Hairy Plopper [07:39] Natalie! Very long time no see [07:39] 6Don't DESPAIR! Seventh time's the charm! [07:39] afraid we had to start, Natalie [07:39] hi [07:39] cut [07:39] cut [07:39] hello *waves* [07:39] cut [07:39] Keep [07:39] only a couple of punchlines in [07:39] np, haven't used irc in an age [07:39] Although I think "Seventh time's the charm?" would be funnier [07:39] Hi, Natalie, I haven't a clue who you are :) [07:39] Without the "don't despair" [07:40] Natalie's from nearly Wales, but we forgive her [07:40] lol [07:40] cymru am byth and all that [07:40] 4DESPAIR is cut (may rejudge with Emma's edit later) [07:40] we forgive her now? oops, I missed that memo [07:40] 6To kill a successfull FRANCHISE is an unforgivable curse! [07:41] cit [07:41] cut [07:41] cut [07:41] Cut [07:41] keep [07:41] cut. even if it were spelt correctly. [07:41] Well we forgive Essexness, I figure we should forgive nearlyWelshness too [07:41] *glare* [07:41] I said we forgive it! [07:41] Remember, I believe I'm doing you a favour! [07:41] 4FRANCHISE is cut [07:42] yeah, but only because we know where you live :P [07:42] 6That's the author's JOB. [07:42] cut [07:42] Cut [07:42] keep [07:42] cut [07:42] cut [07:42] * Natalie is now known as Chimera [07:43] 4JOB is terminated [07:43] 6He's protected by the Deus Ex MACHINA charm! [07:43] keep [07:43] cut [07:43] keep [07:43] Neutral [07:43] keep [07:43] neutral [07:44] Although charms are usually Latinate [07:44] And whilst I don't claim to know Latin at all, I always assumed this was Greek because... it makes sense to be [07:44] But I could be wrong, obviously [07:44] it is latin [07:44] Well that's just stupid [07:44] *Shakes fist at Romans* [07:44] Why do we use a Latin term for a Greek thing [07:45] well, it's a concept from greek theatre, but the term is latin [07:45] Exactly [07:45] 4MACHINA is kept [07:45] 3machine is kept and in the right colour [07:45] 6It's his NAME on the books, sir. [07:45] cut [07:45] keep [07:45] cut [07:45] keep [07:46] cut [07:46] 4NAME is erased [07:46] 6Don't worry. His books are NUMBERED. [07:46] keep [07:46] keep [07:46] keep [07:46] keep [07:46] Wow, lag [07:46] keep [07:46] Keep [07:46] 3NUMBERED is counted in [07:46] 6It's ONLY book 4! [07:47] cut [07:47] (I would have kept name, for what it's worth) [07:47] Keep [07:47] cut [07:47] cut [07:47] cut [07:47] cut [07:48] Ping? [07:48] pong, E [07:48] Oh [07:48] pongy [07:48] heehee [07:48] Thought I was lagging again [07:48] pongyE [07:48] (Up there I suddenly got 20 lines at once) [07:48] Hei! Bad Ben! [07:48] 4ONLY is lonely [07:48] 6With RESPECT, sir, he does have better hair. [07:49] cut [07:49] cut [07:49] cut [07:49] cut [07:49] Cut [07:49] ... you can't kill somebody who has better hair? [07:49] cut [07:49] Of course not, Emma [07:49] Oh dear [07:49] it's the law of, er...damnit! [07:49] Vidal's Law? [07:50] Who? [07:50] 4RESPECT is cut [07:50] 6You keep cursing his STUNT double! [07:51] neutral [07:51] Keep [07:51] cut [07:51] Vidal Sasson [07:51] Sassoon [07:51] ohh. [07:51] Sassoon's Law would have just made me think of the poet [07:51] I was thinking of Gore Vidal and wondering what the heck he actually did [07:52] *wikis* [07:52] Could've used L. Oreal's law [07:52] 3 votes... [07:52] Because we're worth it! [07:52] Wizzard, that law is already written [07:52] "beca... damn you Jazzy [07:53] now I have to kill you, you know too much [07:53] * Jazzy tosses her hair [07:53] Keep [07:53] To be fair, you can't exactly toss your hair in a worth it way Ben [07:53] and, cut [07:53] Whilst Jazzy undoubtedly could [07:53] true, unless I cut it off forst [07:53] first* [07:54] Fine, it'll make the greys less obvious. [07:55] 3stunt is kept [07:55] 6Don't feel BAD. Everyone tries to kill Hairy Plopper this time of year. [07:55] keep [07:55] cut [07:55] cut [07:55] Keep [07:55] again? [07:55] Yes [07:55] edited version [07:55] Modified [07:55] cut [07:55] cut [07:55] For all the good it did [07:55] 4BAD is cut [07:55] 6Seventh time's the charm! [07:55] " the charm?" is funnier :0p [07:56] cut [07:56] Keep with a question mark, neutral otherwise [07:56] I like to give it some time before rejudging - similar to my culling process, let the punchline "age" before making a final decision [07:56] cut [07:56] cut [07:56] cut [07:56] Bah [07:56] 4SEVENTH is cut [07:56] 6okay, time to vote4... [07:56] Only the CRITICS can do that. [07:56] He's protected by the Deus Ex MACHINA charm! [07:56] Don't worry. His books are NUMBERED. [07:56] You keep cursing his STUNT double! [07:56] 6okay, vote4... [07:56] (Am I the only one who thinks Nagini looks dead?) [07:56] vote4 numbered [07:57] vote4 numbered [07:57] Nagini's eyes are meant to look angry, not dead [07:57] vote4 numbered [07:57] vote4 numbered [07:57] vote4 numbered [07:57] 3NUMBERED has all the numbers! [07:57] Perhaps it's the compression scuzziness around them [07:57] vote4 numbered [07:57] 6moving onto Lord of the Rings... [07:57] 6These ACTIVITIES are commonly known in Hobnobbit circles as "Thursday". [07:57] They look like >_< that [07:57] cut (hmm, thought I culled this one) [07:57] cut [07:58] Keep [07:58] cut [07:58] cut [07:58] 4ACTIVITIES have ceased [07:58] 6ANYTIME you say a hobnobbit is eating, chances are you'll be right. [07:58] keep [07:58] cut [07:58] cut, because they're not always eating in the strip... [07:59] cut [07:59] cut [07:59] Neutral [07:59] 4ANYTIME is cancelled [07:59] 6Just wait for my new show: CSI: Middle Earth [07:59] The herblore one is the only one there can't be evidence for [07:59] (Also, Hobnobbits have three toes?) [07:59] Cut [07:59] keep [07:59] keep [07:59] cut [08:00] "I saw it on CSI: Middle Earth" would be funnier imo, but still not that great [08:00] neutral [08:00] 3CSI is kept [08:00] 6Because EATING and talking weed are all they ever do! [08:01] You were going to keep CSI John? [08:01] cut [08:01] cut [08:01] cut [08:01] Cut [08:01] cut [08:01] (The finalists doesn't say "weed" in there) [08:01] It doesn't, no [08:02] I just added that in myself [08:02] no [08:02] no [08:02] no? [08:02] Damn, that question mark was elusive [08:02] 4EATING is cut [08:02] 6They already FILMED the hobnobbits' scenes. [08:02] keep [08:02] Keep [08:02] cut [08:02] keep [08:02] cut [08:03] cut [08:03] same joke as why q always knows what gadgets bond needs... [08:05] 3FILMED is kept [08:05] 6That's all HOBNOBBITS Ever Do. [08:05] cut [08:05] cut [08:05] cut [08:05] Cut [08:05] question: why do people capitalise bits when the whole strip is capitalised? [08:05] You mean the single allcaps words? [08:06] Yes [08:06] John does that [08:06] 4HOBNOBBITS is kept [08:06] It's so each punchline has a unique way to refer to it [08:06] 6Listen, do you want this movie to end after three HOURS or after three days? [08:06] Aaah. [08:06] Back in the days that this was all automagical, that's how Majel (the bot) knew which line was which [08:06] neutral [08:06] keep [08:06] keep [08:06] And even though it's all manual these days (we've gone backwards) it's continued out of habit and so we can easily vote at the end etc [08:06] cut [08:07] cut [08:07] cut [08:07] I wouldn't dare say this line to some LotR fans :0P [08:07] 3HOURS is kept (and btw, HOBNOBBITS was cut, not kept) [08:07] 6When you're a KING you have to know these things. [08:07] cut [08:07] I'm sure none in this channel would be such fans though ;0) [08:07] Cut [08:08] keep [08:08] cut [08:08] cut [08:09] 4KING is cut [08:09] 6I'm MAKING it up as I go along. [08:09] cut [08:09] cut [08:09] cut [08:09] cut [08:09] Cut [08:10] cut [08:10] 4MAKING is cut [08:10] 6Even an OLIPHAUNT is stealthier then those two. [08:10] cut [08:10] Cut [08:10] cut [08:10] cut [08:10] cut [08:10] cut [08:11] 4OLIPHAUNT is cut [08:11] 6did you ever READ the book? [08:11] cut [08:11] cut [08:11] cut [08:11] cut [08:11] cut [08:11] Keep [08:12] 4READ is cut [08:12] 6I read the SCRIPT. [08:12] cut [08:12] keep [08:12] keep [08:12] wiz: did you notice this wasn't your version of the punchline? [08:12] keep [08:12] Neutral [08:13] you mean you didn't cut the "'ve"? [08:13] I agonised over this but this version was submitted 6 minutes before yours - plus I slightly preferred this wording [08:13] cut [08:13] 3SCRIPT is kept' [08:13] 6SPOILERS.... [08:13] cut [08:13] cut [08:14] Keep [08:14] cut [08:14] keep [08:14] would prefer it without the ellipsis [08:14] My brain wants this to be "spoilers :(" but for obvious reaosns I'm telling it to shut up [08:14] with, cut [08:14] (I agree that it's better without the ellipsis actually) [08:14] 4SPOILERS are cut [08:14] 6Easy... if they STOP - they eat. If they move, they talk about weed. [08:14] cut [08:15] keep [08:15] keep [08:15] cut [08:15] cut [08:16] Keep [08:17] 3STOP goes [08:17] 6They're Hobnobbits; eventually, the TALK turns to pipe-"weed" [08:17] Can anyone work out why it's "weed" here not just weed? [08:17] cut [08:17] Cut [08:18] cut [08:18] I don't get it. [08:18] cut [08:18] just to emphasise it, I guess [08:18] unless it's a "look at me, I'm talking about DRUGS" [08:18] Jazzy, I think that's it [08:18] cut [08:18] keep [08:18] 4TALK is cut [08:18] I must confess I thought more Jazzy's answer than John's [08:19] 6moving onto vote4 stage [08:19] Just wait for my new show: CSI: Middle Earth [08:19] They already FILMED the hobnobbits' scenes. [08:19] Listen, do you want this movie to end after three HOURS or after three days? [08:19] I read the SCRIPT. [08:19] Easy... if they STOP - they eat. If they move, they talk about weed. [08:19] 6ok vote4 [08:19] vote4 script [08:19] vote4 hours [08:19] vote4 script [08:19] vote4 stop [08:19] vote4 stop [08:19] (AGain I ask about them apparently having only three toes) [08:19] vote4 stop [08:20] Emma: re the toes, I'm going through a cartoonist toe crisis. I like the look of 3 toes but sometimes revert back to 4 - I just can't decide [08:20] Ah [08:20] It looks like he's tracking ducks [08:20] 6final tally SCRIPT 2 HOURS 1 STOP 3 [08:20] (On the herblore panel I thought "that's nice detail, John's drawn some bird tracks in" [08:21] perhaps he is and made all that stuff up. after all, he never found the hobbits [08:21] this one is too close to call - I'll sevqueen it unless someone wants to change their vote4 [08:21] This is true [08:21] lol, bird tracks [08:22] well, I gotta go, Gaby wants to kick me off the computer to surf the web [08:22] I'll post the winner when Wendy decides [08:22] thanks all for judging! [08:23] bye [08:23] Bye [08:23] bye [08:23] (Isn't she a bit young for websurfing?) [08:23] how old is she now? [08:23] There are all sorts of weirdoes out there [08:23] nah, she surfs kid's websites (she's 8 in a few weeks) [08:23] I mean, just look at the contents of this channel [08:23] 8?!?!! [08:23] time flies. [08:24] and yet still provides inspiration for terrible twos. go figure! [08:24] ok, bye [08:24]