Session Start: Sat Dec 08 08:07:11 2007 Session Ident: #sevtrek [08:10] 6starting LOTR contest... [08:10] 6What else-- we flood his BASEMENT! [08:10] cut [08:10] cut [08:10] cut [08:10] cut [08:10] cut [08:10] Cut [08:10] 4BASEMENT is flooded [08:10] 6I think it's time Sourman the White became Sourman the BLACK and Blue! [08:11] cut [08:11] cut [08:11] keep [08:11] cut [08:11] there are some funny lines today [08:11] cut [08:11] unlike some other days [08:11] Keep [08:11] cut [08:11] 4BLACK is blue [08:11] 6The all-purpose Plan B: Start BREAKING stuff. [08:12] Cut [08:12] I thought this was a hard contest to submit for too [08:12] cut [08:12] cut [08:12] cut [08:12] cut [08:12] LEAFLET is a good joke very badly written [08:12] I liked the idea (Sourman's carbon footprint) but having it finish with a submittable punchline was hard [08:12] Can we rewrite it? [08:12] E: that's what we're here for :-) [08:12] cut [08:12] sure, we can rewrite LEAFLET [08:13] but don't vote4 it just cause it's "our" version [08:13] "We start a leaflet campaign. No, wait..." is the funnier form, except still not great [08:13] 4BREAKING is broke [08:13] 6Part two of our presentation: the live DEMO! [08:13] John - wasn't planning to [08:13] But I certainly won't vote for it in the current form [08:13] cut [08:13] cut [08:13] Cut [08:13] cut [08:13] keep [08:13] well, we'll look at it shortly [08:13] neutral [08:13] cut [08:14] 4DEMO fails [08:14] 6Let's stomp a carbon FOOTPRINT right into his face. [08:14] Cut [08:14] keep [08:14] keep [08:14] keep [08:14] keep [08:14] keep [08:14] cut [08:15] 3FOOTPRINT endures [08:15] 6Where's Al GORE when we need him? [08:15] cut [08:15] cut [08:15] cut [08:15] Cut [08:15] cut [08:15] cut [08:16] Al gore's not from new zeal... middle earth [08:16] Emma, we finished Dr Who season 2 on DVD, now I'm bit torrenting season 3 (we started watching Runaway Bride last night) [08:16] cut [08:16] 4GORE gored [08:16] 6To HELL with this, I'm calling Al Gore. [08:16] I saw the end scene of Runaway Bride earlier, then the first of series 3 [08:16] Ooh, enjoy. Although I didn't enjoy that episode [08:16] cut [08:16] cut [08:16] And it's making me dread series 4 [08:16] Emma: NO SPOILERS! :-( [08:16] cut [08:16] Emma: ME TOO! [08:16] Because ugh, Catherine Tate.... [08:16] keep [08:16] *shudderspasmtwitch* [08:16] I,... wuh? [08:17] cut [08:17] whitestar: we're not really enjoying it that much either. Tate is not so good, the direction is a bit choppy too [08:17] John - you honestly think I'd spoil you, after all I've complained about you doing that to me? :0P [08:17] Not looking forward to Tate being the companion in season 4 [08:17] Emma: exactly! [08:17] Neither am I! [08:17] Michelle - what the hell can I spoil you for? Series 3 has been on here. That's... how I've seen it *confused* [08:17] 4HELL is damned [08:17] 6Lets make this a 500 ft HORIZONTAL tower. [08:18] cut [08:18] Cut [08:18] No, I was referring to Tate in season 4 *shudderspasmtwitch* [08:18] Oh [08:18] keep [08:18] Well, very difficult for me to spoil that [08:18] Heheh [08:18] keep [08:18] cut [08:18] I've seen most of season 3, just not Runaway Bride, ep 3.1 and a few in the middle [08:18] Other than the fact that it will happen. Which I don't really consider a spoiler [08:18] keep [08:18] Not a spoiler. I just can't stand her ;) [08:18] Oh! [08:18] Sorry [08:18] 3HORIZONTAL is kept [08:18] 6i'd say start a LEAFLET campaign, but you know what they're made off.. [08:18] I've finally understood what you meant [08:19] I read it as "NO SPOILERS" "ME TOO" [08:19] ah, the editing commences [08:19] Aaaaaah [08:19] keep if we get it better worder [08:19] lol, ah [08:19] We could star a leaflet campaign? [08:19] "We start a leaflet campaign. No, wait..." wasnt bad [08:19] start* [08:19] I'll keep this if it can be worded better [08:19] "I'd suggest a leaflet campaign, but..." [08:19] anyone want to suggest different wording then? [08:19] "Leaflets. Lots of leaflets" [08:19] "Let's start a leaflet campaign... wait" [08:19] Lol! [08:19] note how fast "no, wait..." is becoming the new "shut up and kiss me" :-) [08:20] Thomas - that was part of my disatisfaction with my original rewording [08:20] It shouldn't be necessary really, the audience ought to figure it out themselves [08:21] http://userpic.livejournal.com/63787081/3055979 [08:21] E: ehm [08:21] this IS the internet we're talking about [08:21] :-) [08:21] lol! [08:21] 6okay, I'm posting the 4 suggested variations on LEAFLET - vote4 a number... [08:21] 1 "We start a leaflet campaign. No, wait..." [08:21] 2 "I'd suggest a leaflet campaign, but..." [08:21] 3 "Let's start a leaflet campaign... wait" [08:21] 4 "Leaflets. Lots of leaflets" [08:21] (at the avatar) [08:21] vote4 2 [08:22] vote4 4 [08:22] problem with 4 is it misses the joke which is leaflets are bad [08:22] vote4 1 or 3 without the "wait" [08:22] vote4 1 or 2 [08:22] Well it kind of wasn't supposed to :0P [08:22] vote4 1 (without the wait is acceptable for me too) [08:23] when you say 'without wait', do you mean finish it with "no..." or take that out too [08:23] vote4 1 [08:23] Take that out too [08:23] vote1 [08:23] "We start a leaflet campaign. *Pause* ...What?" [08:23] i mean ""We start a leaflet campaign. No..." [08:24] alternatively: ""We start a leaflet campaign... no..." [08:25] 6okay, we're going with #1, now to narrow down the specific version of #1 (vote4 again) [08:25] 1 "We start a leaflet campaign. No, wait..." [08:25] 2 "We start a leaflet campaign. No..." [08:25] 3 "We start a leaflet campaign." [08:25] 6okay vote4... [08:25] vote4 3 [08:25] this'll make an interesting transcript (they are still posted, right ?) :-) [08:25] yes [08:25] vote4 1 [08:25] Ooh, I can't decide now [08:26] 1 and 3 are better than 2 [08:26] The tone of 1 compared to 3 is completely different [08:26] no, wait [08:26] change vote from 1 to 3 [08:26] Ben :0P [08:26] vote "We start a leaflet campaign. *Pause* ...What?" [08:26] vote4 3 [08:26] "We could start a leaflet campaign" would change it once again ;0) [08:26] Could the first Ent say "what?" [08:27] vote4 1 or 2 [08:27] Or "..." as a response to Ent 2's suggestion? (Underneath his first speech bubble, that is ;) ) [08:27] E: this is starting to look like the Belgian government negotiations :-p [08:27] wiz: the "...what?" works better with 2 frames, not so much in a single speech bubble [08:27] I aim to please ;0) [08:28] yeqh, with only one frame the pause wont be clear to ppl [08:28] Unless it's given to the other Ent [08:28] Or John redraws it ;0) [08:28] okay, final tally: 3 gets 3 votes, 1 or 2 get 1 vote [08:28] redraw? Nah, we're not gonna be doing that :-) [08:28] there's room for a second speech bubble under the first one [08:28] Ent 1: question. Ent 2: punchline. Ent 1: "..." [08:28] jezus, QI gave a lot of points in the early shows :-) [08:28] Just "..." works quite succinctly [08:29] 3LEAFLET is kept with much revision [08:29] vote4 8472 [08:29] 6One of us will have to be the battering RAM. [08:29] keep [08:29] keep [08:29] keep [08:29] keep [08:29] the thing is, you almost want to vote4 LEAFLET cause of all the work we put into editing it :-) [08:29] keep [08:30] Neutral [08:30] lol [08:30] Change2 keep actually [08:30] For what good it will do [08:30] 3RAM is kept [08:30] yeah, if it gets cut now, someone will too :-) [08:30] 6You just can't REASON with a creature that has no roots. [08:30] cut [08:30] cut [08:30] cut [08:30] but I like this punchline, sounds almost like a line from the book [08:30] cut [08:30] cut [08:30] cut [08:30] nah, not the book, maybe the movie [08:30] Cut [08:30] You're right John, it does sound quite authentic [08:30] And thus not funny, alas ;0) [08:30] 4REASON is cut [08:30] 6We'll have to ROOT him out! [08:31] http://irregularwebcomic.net/darthsanddroids/ [08:31] REASON is lost? ;) [08:31] http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?cat=14) [08:31] keep, that's terrible [08:31] Listen to reason, reason is falling [08:31] forgot to pun :-( [08:31] Or is it calling [08:31] I have no idea [08:31] cut [08:31] cut [08:31] I don't even know what song I'm quoting. Or... which artist [08:31] keep [08:31] I'm hopeless [08:31] Keep [08:31] Awful puns ftw [08:31] yes [08:31] listen to Emma, people [08:32] i dont get the "scar" gif [08:32] 4ROOT is buried [08:32] 6I'll show the SLIDE presentation. You knock him senseless. [08:32] Ever seen the Lion King? [08:32] no [08:32] cut [08:32] cut [08:32] Thomas - Lion King [08:32] cut [08:32] cut [08:32] ah, obscure reference [08:32] cut [08:32] cut [08:32] Then you won't recognise the small flying lion as being the character "Scar" [08:32] Alan's wearing a meringue! [08:32] It's not exactly an obscure reference [08:33] E: for me, Disney cartoons = obscure reference [08:33] 4SLIDE slips [08:33] 6We hew the STONE and break the door-- and if that fails, call Al Gore! [08:33] cut [08:33] cut [08:33] cut [08:33] whadya think of the D&D like remake of LOTR ? [08:33] cut [08:33] cut [08:33] i'm not exactly a disney fan [08:34] Thomas - I only noticed you link to Darths and Droids. *Scrolls back up* [08:34] cut [08:34] 2 lines under that [08:34] Yeah, I saw it now [08:34] they're quit funny, and both distinct [08:34] E: it's DM of the Rings [08:34] I know [08:34] I've read them both ;0) [08:34] looking at the LOTR thing now, I like it [08:34] the star wars one was a bit lame though [08:34] You'll like D&D [08:34] SW's gamemaster lets the players fuck up the script, and LOTR forces the players where they dont wanna go [08:34] Wait, what? [08:35] 4STONE is cracked [08:35] 6We can WAIT 100 years and then watch him be sorry. [08:35] Ah, parodies :D [08:35] cut [08:35] cut [08:35] Cut [08:35] cut [08:35] cut [08:35] the SW one is just starting, it's coming along nicely [08:35] I thought you'd love Darths and Droids John [08:35] Did you just read the latest one? [08:35] keep [08:35] It's a narrative strip, so you need to start from the beginning [08:36] well, yeah, just the latest one - I've seen random eps in the past, I think [08:36] Eeee, Extras Christmas special! [08:36] also: read the notes and comments, they are have the fun [08:36] I like the LOTR one better, script is better written [08:36] *half [08:36] half, dammit :- [08:36] 4WAIT is cut [08:36] 6Since he likes global WARMING so much, lets burn down his tower. [08:36] * :-) [08:36] cut [08:36] John - no, we're talking about the comics not the films... [08:36] my keyboard is rebelling [08:37] cut [08:37] Cut [08:37] cut [08:37] cut [08:37] cut [08:38] btw, E, who was that flamboyant weirdo in "have i got news" today ? [08:38] Ugh, Russell Brand [08:38] famous from ? [08:38] cut [08:38] For being a flamboyant weirdo [08:38] Officially a 'comedian' [08:38] woss is on btw [08:38] Emma: so was I (although its also true about the movies) [08:38] ah... [08:38] Well ahead of you there :0P [08:38] 4WARMING has cooled [08:38] 6I think we need to WEED out the place. [08:39] keep [08:39] cut [08:39] cut [08:39] You didn't see it last week then - Russell Brand was on it [08:39] (Woss) [08:39] Cut [08:39] well, i liked the SW one where the DM says "i just spent a week detailing this planet's surface and you guys go underwater ???" [08:39] This line makes no sense [08:39] neutral [08:39] cut [08:39] cut [08:39] lol Thomas [08:39] Even when you read it as the present tense of weed instead of the past tense of wee [08:40] 4WEED is pulled [08:40] 6okay, onto vote4 stage... [08:40] Let's stomp a carbon FOOTPRINT right into his face. [08:40] Lets make this a 500 ft HORIZONTAL tower. [08:40] We start a leaflet campaign. [08:40] One of us will have to be the battering RAM. [08:40] 6okay vote4 [08:41] Uh, Zellweger looks like she's in the wrong aspect ratio [08:41] vote4 leaflet [08:41] eofs: that or you're watching bridget jones [08:41] vote4 RAM [08:41] vote4 ram [08:41] vote4 ram [08:41] No. She looks weird here. In Bridget Jones she looks really good [08:41] vote4 horizontal [08:41] (And a nice healthy weight) [08:41] i cant choose :-) [08:42] Leaflet's good ;0) [08:42] But ram is more inventive [08:42] I think if I'd noticed ram I wouldn't have put so much effort into rewriting leaflet [08:42] Footprint is quite good too [08:42] they're all good [08:42] that's the problem :-) [08:42] vote4 footprint [08:42] I want ROOT back :( [08:42] I do too [08:43] ...me three... [08:43] Uh... [08:43] ROOT was 3 keep, 2 cut [08:43] I just noticed that too [08:43] JOHN! [08:43] I'm shocked! [08:44] okay, we're redoing the vote4 stage... [08:44] Let's stomp a carbon FOOTPRINT right into his face. [08:44] Lets make this a 500 ft HORIZONTAL tower. [08:44] We start a leaflet campaign. [08:44] One of us will have to be the battering RAM. [08:44] We'll have to ROOT him out! [08:44] Didn't you have to pass maths to get that physics degree? :0P [08:44] 6okay vote4 again [08:44] vote4 root [08:44] emma: that's enough sass from you missy! [08:44] you were all confusing me with links to those rpg cartoons [08:44] vote4 ram [08:44] vote4 root [08:44] yeah, E, he's already outnumbered at his house, dont make it worse :-) [08:44] vote4 root [08:45] vote4 leaflet [08:45] Or I could vote for footpring [08:45] Just to make sure the most possible have a chance [08:45] vote4 footprint or horizontal or ram (and i feel sorry for leaflet, considering the work we put in) [08:45] I like any but horizontal [08:46] you know, E, you have a point [08:46] horizontal here works better because of the uppercase wording [08:46] "Lets make this tower 500ft long..." or "lets make this a 500ft *long* tower" would be a better version [08:46] will the uppercase horizontal be kept ? [08:46] thomas: all words are uppercase [08:46] but yeah, I'd probably add emphasis [08:47] i like the implied threats in the first two, and the visual image of ram [08:47] emma: I don't think people would get that version [08:47] Long vs highmakes more sense than horizontal vs high [08:47] thomas: your vote? [08:47] aargh, this is killing me [08:47] eh [08:48] iene miene mutte :-) [08:48] vote4 ram [08:48] Awww, your counting rhyme is cute [08:48] no sense voting for one that has no votes atm [08:48] What's the rest of it? [08:49] iene miene mutte, tien pond grutten, tien pond kaas, iene miene mutte is de baas [08:49] It's certainly nicer than the "ip-dip-dog-shit" of my youth :0P [08:49] 6final tally: RAM 2 ROOT 2 LEAFLET 1 [08:49] ... cheese? [08:49] baas is best? [08:49] boss [08:49] Oh [08:49] baas = boss [08:49]