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@WyIted
One last thing:
Thoughts? I want to know what you are seeing in particular.
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As for the course of action, I’m okay with pressuring Casey or pressuring an inactive.
I’ll make a decision in the morning.
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Moozer- Hard town. He claimed a role that is confirmable, and says it’s townie. If anything, he’s giving away too much information in Post #57. Given what he’s said- we have a dichotomy: Either he’s telling the truth, or he’s already got an extremely good fakeclaim already… the former of which is FAR more likely. I think he’s giving away too much information because he’s too eager to get himself confirmed. Moozer, please stop giving away too much info. We believe you.
In general I’m gonna be hard pressed to scumread someone who claimed a fonfirmable role right off the rip. I think a mafioso would wait longer before doing something like that. Plus, there’s also just town vibes I’m getting from him.
Wylted- Town. Early on he didn’t do much, but I believe his explanation for that. I’m not going to go into that any further.
Outside of that, it looks like standard Wylted play. Obviously he’s latched onto my read of Casey pretty fast, but that’s normal for him. I like how he’s trying to set activity goals for Banana and I like how he corrected Lunatic on the vote count when he could’ve done that in a scum PM easily if he was a mafioso. Finally, he also urged town to stop claiming albums, believing that would help mafia fake claim. I know Whiteflame made a good point about why that may not be the case, but here’s the thing about that: If Whiteflame is correct, it’s moot; if Wylted is correct, he’s helped town. Regardless, the effort seems genuine.
Banana- Slight town. I like how she questioned Wylted and I on our votes- she clearly picked up there was a reason for our votes… which is a sign she’s really trying to read people.
Yes, I will confirm I told a half truth about that being an RVS. I was testing her reaction like an RVS sure, but I’m ngl, I didn’t like her opening at first. I felt like it was a “look at me, I’m doing something” post. But compared to how everyone else started the game, it looks good in comparison.
The more I think about that opening, the more I like it. Now it just looks like a question she asked to start some kind of conversation- she might’ve picked up that opening from Pie, although Pie normally asks noobs about their mafia experience when he does that. It doesn’t do much to actually get the ball rolling, but it’s something I guess. Honestly, I think I’ll chalk up my earlier game misread on that to Early DP1 Paranoia.
I also like how she’s cooperating with Wylted. Admittedly, my case on her towniness is weaker than those on Moozer and Wylted, but there really no red flags i’m seeing compared to these tiny green flags.
Owen- Null: Has said some stuff, but none of it is interesting to me.
Vader- Null: Inactive, which I am sadly not surprised by. How annoying. I know he’s usually pretty busy, but still.
Pie- Null: I am surprised by his inactivity. However, I wouldn’t be suspicious of it like others have said. I’ve never seen him be this inactive, town or mafioso… which just means it doesn’t indicate anything about his affiliation. Also a little annoying, but I’m also wondering what’s going on with him.
Whiteflame- Null: Initially, I had him down as ever so slight town, that’s so close to 50/50 I might as well call it that.
I there’s some things to be said about his willingness to claim album when we thought it was a good idea, and I also think there’s something to be said about his subtle pushback on some of my ideas. The thing is, I can see everything he’s done as something he could do as either affiliation. He’s more interesting than Owen, but there’s just not any green or red flags I’m getting from him.
Casey: Slight scum: It feels like every time someone has an idea or a question, she must go along with it. It feels like blend-in behavior, the way she’s been copying Banana… there’s just no original ideas from her.
The other thing is how she was questioning Moozer… I really don’t like that. That looks like probing more than anything else.
Finally, there’s been like a couple times where I’ve posted something and she’s popped online to respond pretty quick, then went offline. This last time, she didn’t respond, but I think she was anticipating me to post these reads a bit sooner.
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@Owen_T
I'd like to see what he thinks, too.
But first, imma post my detailed reads.
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@Moozer325
I wouldn't say that's the reason he does it... but he does do it often yeah
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@whiteflame
As claiming albums, I can see how it could make picking fake claims easier for scum, but the lack of a theme split means scum have little incentive to fake their character claims to begin with.
Hm. This is also a good point.
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Alright I’ll spill the beans.
It was actually no one in particular… I just got the feeling that at least one person (maybe two) out of the group of Wylted, Pie, Casey, Banana, and Whiteflame was scum and waiting for town to get the ball rolling.
I was hoping the people among that 5 would try to guess the one person I’m thinking of, and in their discussion I would be able to sit back and observe, which is what I wanted to do all along.
But its now halfway through the DP and I didn’t get a whole lot to observe, at least not to extent I was hoping for.
That being said, I still got to observe a small amount of behavior from the people in my group.
I’m leaning town on Wylted, slight town on Banana, and ever so slight town on Whiteflame.
I’m null on Pie; he’s completely inactive, but I am also a little annoyed that he’s inactive.
I’m leaning slight scum on Casey.
And I guess I’ll finish my reads. I’m hard town reading Moozer, and Owen is null. Vader is also null, but I’m annoyed with his inactivity.
I’ll explain those reads a bit more later.
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@WyIted
Ohhhh I see what you mean.
Yeah, I’ll second what Wylted said.
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@Casey_Risk
Post 25 was directed at you. My b for the lack of clarity
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I feel like we’re all waiting for the game to actually start.
Which is annoying to me, because in the past few games I’ve played I’ve found like to sit back and observe the early DP, and now everyone else wants to do it now, which completely ruins it.
I get the sense that someone is trying to blend in instead of getting the game going. You can all guess on who I’m thinking of.
Discuss.
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I’m inclined to believe Moozer. I know role confirmation isn’t the same as affiliation confirmation, but I get a towny vibe from his posts. All two of them, that is.
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@iamanabanana
I listened to the song I got, and I have also listened to "welcome to the internet" and that one song about killing yourself... pretty sure those two are his most viral songs.
Outside of that, nothing. He know he's a comedian and a singer/songwriter, but I haven't seen or listened to anything of his, outside of what I mentioned.
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Current Mafia:
None
Signups:
Lunatic - Bo Burnham Songs
In the Hopper:
Earth - Paper Mario Mafia
Mharman - Gunplay Mafia
Cerulean - Albums Mafia
On Hold:
None
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damn that's crazy bro
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@Sidewalker
You are retarded if you think that LMAO
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@RemyBrown
The elephants, too?! Oh the humanity!
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@RemyBrown
No one is gonna fall for this lol
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@WyIted
Meh. I don’t think mispronouncing her first name matches the standard of what you’ve listed.
I do have a gripe with people who call her “Commiela”… there’s truth behind it, but it’s unproductive and annoying.
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@Moozer325
I don’t think you’re a moron for mispronouncing Kamala. I just think it means you don’t care how it’s pronounced.
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It’s a generalization.
Fair.
But thats the problem. When a person “frequently” speaks in hyperbole (a generous way of putting it) it makes it nearly impossible to distinguish whether they’re being serious or not.
It’s really not impossible. There’s a specific reason I used the word “pitch”… Donald Trump has the background of a businessman and a showman. When you weigh what he says against his actions with this understanding of his background in mind, it becomes easy to understand him. Hint: He’s not the demonic force the media would have you think he is. He’s essentially a shrewd 90s moderate who has two key uses for hyperbole:
1. Advertisement and voter appeal.
2. Baiting opponents into conceding his broader points.
That being said, you have a slight point here.
Some people are going to misinterpret what he says. That is the risk of hyperbole, some people are going to miss it. Those people are dimwits.
However, I would be remiss if didn’t mention that there’s more to the story here. I notice a lot of people, who are otherwise smart enough to detect hyperbole regularly, miss Trump’s hyperbole. This explains the sheer amount of people who misunderstand Trump, since most people aren’t dimwits. So what’s really going on here?
To the untrained eye, this looks like it backs up your point. If average to intelligent people are misunderstanding Trump, clearly he must be communicating incorrectly, right? Then I notice the hyperboles and other statements that you repeatedly misunderstand, like “fight like hell” on Jan 6.
This was an obvious hyperbole that has been used many times elsewhere, yet the media wanted us all to believe that the man who told his protestors to be “peaceful and patriotic” and told rioters to cease rioting over Twitter, somehow deliberately incited a whole riot and those words that give us a window into his actual thoughts are just an intentional misdirect. Orange man bad, don’t ask questions, please only take him seriously when it benefits our narrative, and not when it disproves it.
It is here where the problem reveals itself: The leftoid media, in promoting their “orangemanbad” narrative, has taught a whole host of midwits to prioritize bad faith interpretations of Trump’s words, as opposed to noticing the hyperbole and adopting a more realistic approach to interpreting Trump…
So in the end what we get is a person whose supporters take whatever meaning out of his words they find convenient and hand waive away anything that can’t be positively spun, which is exactly where we are now. It’s a game of heads I win tails you lose.
… so in the end what we actually get is statements like this where you confuse obvious and good faith interpretations for “hand waiving things away.”
Meanwhile, because Kamala Harris is taken seriously everything she says gets put under a microscope and held to an insane double standard.
Does Kamala Harris use hyperbole like Trump? All politicians do to some degree, but I think we can both agree she doesn’t use it like Trump does, otherwise you wouldn’t have made this thread.
Nonetheless, I’m sure the rightoid media has taken some things she has said out of context. I haven’t forgotten the whole “you didn’t build that” thing from over a decade ago. Modern news media sucks.
Even so, I’ve seen some of Kamala Harris’s interviews and have a good idea of what her policies are. I am definitely voting for Trump this November.
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@Lemming
As well as giving me an idea, that perhaps certain jobs might do well to attempt to employ people who do not apply for said job.
I can’t remember where I read it, but it’s been said the best leaders are those who want leadership the least. It’s definitely not always the case, but there’s a real truth behind it.
Positions of leadership always attract a certain personality type that is more susceptible to corruption. Sometimes they get caught up in the hubris of their ideals and unethically advance them, and sometimes they just like the feeling of control, and still other times they are purely trying to build their wealth with no dedication to their work otherwise.
I’m not sure if I read it in US History years ago, or in the Bible. There’s the example of George Washington, who voters had to beg to be the president; there’s also numerous men in the Bible who were called out of their rather humble lifestyles for God’s purposes. There’s also the examples of today’s politicians, and those ambitious men in the Bible, who were punished by God for their actions.
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Do you take the things Trump says seriously?If Yes, well I have quite a few more questions for you.If No (the typical MAGA response), then can you please explain how you square your belief that someone whose words are not to be taken seriously can be fit for the most serious job on earth?
You’re treating this like it’s strictly one or the other. He frequently uses hyperbole, yes, but he’s made plenty of serious remarks as well. This is where you have to look at what he said in context, including the context of how he pitches himself.
The implication that usage of hyperbole somehow makes a person completely unserious is… a take, to say the least. Any politician marketing themselves has some more realistic ideas behind their exaggerations… it is no different for the man who exaggerates the most.
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@Moozer325
Yeah, I really don’t care if who uses what pronunciation.
MAGA morons
So, is this a term the mainstream media is spewing or did you pick it up from Roosevelt? Chill out kid.
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@RemyBrown
So… I assume the trap is that you have “evidence” of Trump doing all these things?
Go ahead and post it.
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@RemyBrown
I think the left should pack themselves into Oregon, Washington, and California while the right conquers and enslaves the dirty C*n*dians.
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@whiteflame
Cerulean was lynched by a vote of 2-1 over Banana… he was guilty.
Go ahead and lock the thread, Whiteflame.
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@TwoMan
Never cared for soap in bars… but that’s a great idea.
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Ah, the October surprise.
Why should I even care? However many tests Trump sent Putin, it probably wasn't an amount that would make a dent in the shortages.
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@Bullish
No one. We were considering replacing someone out for a reason we'll give later, but we decided not to replace them out.
I was messaging you ahead of time. Sorry to disappoint.
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@iamanabanana
Glad to see you’re here and ready to play this DP! However, Post #4.
Sorry for the inconvenience. I feel extra bad because this is your first game. Most games are not this scuffed, I promise.
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@Swagnarok
That means it’s working on you if it is a troll.
My advice here is simple:
Don’t respond to them; don’t acknowledge what they say. We’ve already broken the latter rule, but I think it’s something we should do from now on.
As far as some of the concerning stuff that BK has said… keep in mind that we can have all the suspicions in the world, but we’re not going to get anything concrete. I just reported the linked YouTube short, and that was all I can really do.
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Ding dong!
Ladies and Gentlemen, your co-pilot is speaking to you for one final time. My time managing this flight has come to an end. The captain is returning and he will be closing the thread when he does.
At this time, we remind you to be careful to contain the blood, now that you have chosen your lynch. Nonetheless, an attendant will still bring cleaning supplies, if necessary. Also, I have a parachute and a pre-planned route back home. So long, suckers!
For the final time, thank you for flying with Mayday Airlines, where we hold our surviving passengers' families hostage to prevent whistle-blowing, and you should take the hint.
Click!
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