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DART Bard > satire sites > meme channels > late night TV hosts > female comedians
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@SirAnonymous
The DART Bard never misses!
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You never know what an Air Force pilot will draw with their flight path...
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@PREZ-HILTON
The disease claims another đ rest in piss, brother â
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@Lemming
Any favorite soundtracks/game releases for the Pokémon music?Or does it stay relatively consistent throughout releases?
Gen 5 is considered the best by many, but my personal favorite is Gen 4. There's a bit of nostalgia at play (Pearl was my first game), but I think Gen 4 does a better job sounding serene when it should, while being on par with Gen 5 when it needs to be intense. I simply don't think Gen 5's music is as good at being serene when it needs to be. Don't get me wrong, it does well at that, but not as well as Gen 4.
Now the other Gens have great soundtracks as well, but I do believe Gens 4 and 5 were the peak.
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The Pokemon games have great music for relaxation and reading.
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I know so little about this show. All I know is that Total Trama Island satirizes it.
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@IwantRooseveltagain
Is Thomas suggesting that having a monolithic student body would produce more well rounded and graduates with broader wisdom?
Definitely not. I can't believe I'm saying this about a Fox News article, but this one seems pretty well written:Â https://www.foxnews.com/politics/justice-thomas-rejects-lawyers-rationale-using-race-admissions-diversity-dont-put-much-stock
From the article:
During arguments involving admissions policies at the University of North Carolina (UNC), Thomas asked state Solicitor General Ryan Park to describe the educational benefit to including race as a factor in college admissions. Park responded that in studies involving stock trading results, "racially diverse groups of people ⊠perform at a higher level.""The mechanism there is that it reduces groupthink and that people have longer and more sustained disagreement, and that leads to a more efficient outcome," Park said.Thomas responded, "I guess I don't put much stock in that because I've heard similar arguments in favor of segregation, too."
He's not arguing for a monolithic student body, nor a diverse one. He doesn't care.
Personally, I don't care either. A high-level college is meant for high-level students. It should never matter what race they are. High-level students can still come from any race; there are many minority students that don't need affirmative action to get into some of these places. To insinuate that affirmative action (or any race-based criteria) is necessary, is to insinuate that at least one race is inferior enough to need it.
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@Vader
This is fair. A few years ago my father and I went down to Dallas to watch Notre Dame play Clemson in the Cotton Bowl. It is still the most painful thing I have ever experienced as a sports fan. Meanwhile, I just don't care about this season.
But yet, looking back, I am happy Notre Dame made it that far that season. While the game was awful, the season wasn't bad. Sure, I don't care that they're bad now, but I have a feeling I will be an absolutely miserable sports fan if they continue to be bad for the next decade. There would be no hope for making any of these big games. No hope for clowning on rivals for a year. No hope to even exit the abyss.
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@SirAnonymous
I think I want to write an article for you at some point.
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Do y'all think Jesus' garment in common depictions of Him qualifies as "drip?"
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@IwantRooseveltagain
This is why no one on this site takes you seriously, Roos. You post endless red herrings and association fallacy arguments, only to call a well-thought-out post "sad" because it isn't inflammatory enough to activate your neurons. You hyperfixate on whatever the latest outrage is so much that you've become a programmed NPC. You're predictable af. You're probably going to post some deflection as a response to this.
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@thett3
Could anyone seriously imagine a potential user of any merit whatsoever seeing the politics section right now and saying âoh yeah I want inâ
No. It honestly looks worse than the religion forum right now. I can't believe I'm saying that.
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@Vader
They look ready to blossom. I'm not convinced any of them will yet.
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@thett3
There would have to be discretion for individual forums. I think limits on threads per week are fine for the politics, current events, and religion forums, but I am 100% opposed to any sort of measure on the forum games forum.
I think it would be great if we can get a movement of better effort posters coming in and taking over the site. It's a bit of a pipe dream, but it might be worth a shot. It's probably failed before, but whatever.
Another thing I just want to mention is that sometimes good discussion can come from a quickly-written OP, like this thread I made that I felt had some good posts. Unfortunately, there were more users that just posted garbage in that thread, and I'm not sure what we can do about that.
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@SirAnonymous
They need to bring back their rivalry this year. The fans demand it!
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@Vader
True, Detroit hasn't been close to the expectations of the Twin Cities. But I feel they are closer to getting a championship and ending that pain than Detroit.
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@Lemming
Until tomorrow, yes. Then you wait 'till after Thanksgiving to start blaring Christmas music.
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@Lemming
I want to smash every speaker playing Christmas music in October. Unfortunately for my ears, I respect the law.
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I'm going with Detroit. They're bad in 3 of the 4 major leagues they have a pro team in. Their one saving grace is that the Red Wings are mid, not trash.
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@Lemming
I wonder what other people spend their money on.
The last thing I bought was a new winter coat. Getting cold, isn't it?
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Imma be real with you chief. I ain't learning Esperanto.
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I should've said this in the endgame thread, but no one will read it if I put it in there now.
DP1 of Conspiracy Theory Mafia was a complete mess and I wish I saw how ugly that DP was getting before I ended it. I took plenty of time out of my day to design and host that game, but I couldn't take anymore time to do more than skim the DP and update the vote counts. I simply do not have the time to sit in front of a mafia game all day, watching everything going on. So with that being said, please ping me if something like this ever happens again. I will do something about it. I want my games to be fun for people, not rage-inducing to them. I can't stop endgame thread salt, but I can at least try to keep players from distracting the whole DP and angering everyone during the game.
Anyways, RM clearly had a problem controlling his temper here, and it distracted everyone. I'd like to think he's getting better with this, and maybe his is overall, but I cannot trust him at this moment in time to stay chill during what is just a forum game. I understand why it is harder for him than everyone else to stay calm during a mafia game, and I have been turning the other cheek for him more than I would for anyone else on this site because of it. However, that is not an excuse for what he did in this game. He has done this repeatedly in other people's games as well. I know it may be hard when being egged on by others (more on that later), but at the end of the day RM exploded far beyond what anyone was doing him in that thread. As such, RM is banned from the next game I host.
Now, to be fair, Pie had no business egging him on in that thread. I'm okay with banter, but Pie was clearly trying to bait RM into exploding whilst knowing full well that RM would do so. All he did was anger himself and everyone else in the process. You can call it a mafia strategy all you want; I don't care. If your strategy as a mafioso is to push everyone to the point where they've had it, then you need to find a new one. As such, Pie has received a warning for my future games.
I don't like doing this because it's not fun for me, but I am doing this because I want my games to be fun for everyone playing in them. Say what you will, but I think we can all agree that the next game of mine will be more fun without two players flaming each other constantly.
I hope this thread doesn't constitute being a call-out thread, as my intention was to let people know what I am doing about what happened back there. Mods, if it is, sorry. This needed to be said.
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@PREZ-HILTON
Yeah but who is more likely to be wrong? It's okay to abandon your own reasoning to that of someone with superior intelligence.Â
I don't think every player in that game is inferior to RM's intelligence. Some of them are at least on par with him. It's entirely stupid to play into ad homs like "you're not as smart as I am, so you need to listen to me." Especially if that person turns out to be mafia.
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@Earth
Feel free to put yourself ahead of me, if you want.
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@PREZ-HILTON
Why does everybody let the fact that RM is a spaz, prevent them from seeing how extraordinarily bright he is? Part of his chaotic genius is that because it comes from a bunch of disorganized random firing of brain cells he won't be able to explain his logic well,
This I can agree with.
but if you town read him and he feels this strongly, you should just trust that and do what he says.
Sometimes, yeah. Thing is, you could be literal Einstein and still be wrong sometimes. As for this plan of this, I don't think having town out all their PRs was the play, even from the perspective of someone who didn't know the entire setup. It always gives the Mafia way too much information to work with for the Town. I think he would've naturally got enough info just by waiting for players to be hit with pressure.
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@whiteflame
didn't at all expect the Recruiter role.
Yeah. That's where I think a Watcher or Clairvoyant would've helped. Alarmist too.
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@That2User
You're up. Go ahead when ready; I won't be for a bit.
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@That2User
No one gets a personal best every time.
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Current Mafia:
N/A
Signups:
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In the Hopper:
That2-Arkham/Gotham Mafia
Mharman- Indie Games Mafia
On Hold:
Wylted - World Series of Poker (WSOP) Mafia
Supa - tbd
Earth - Not another weebshit mafia game/Skyrim(Player choice)
RationalMadman - Well-known Autistic Spectrum people
Speedrace - MCU Disney+ Shows Mafia
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@Greyparrot
I like the attitude on this guy :)
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@That2User
Live and learn :)
You're certainly improving.
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@Greyparrot
@Barney
@Vader
@whiteflame
@ILikePie5
It's the endgame
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MAFIA WINS!!!
Pie is the MVP of this game.
SETUP
The theme split was "Globalism vs. All Else." I'm sure all these have been said to be part of a globalist conspiracy by conspiracy theorists, but the New World Order is the only one where it's explicit.
Mafia
ILikePie5 - You are the New World Order conspiracy theory. Proponents of this theory believe the worldâs governments are working together in a secret society to create a single totalitarian regime.
âThe Illuminati controls everything, man.â
Because of this, you are a 1x Recruiter. Once per game in the night, you may recruit an opposing player into your affiliation, which would be mafia in this case.
In addition, you are also a Godfather. You will appear innocent on all affiliation investigations.
You win with the Mafia. Since you are from the Mafia, you may submit a night kill each night. For this game, you may not use your night kill on the same night you recruit someone.
Thereâs a whole world of conspiracy theories out there, man. Thus, you will not be getting any fake claims.
Advice for this game: Use your recruitment ability ASAP!
Barney (formerly RationalMadman) - You are the Michael Obama conspiracy theory. Proponents of this theory believe former FLOTUS Michelle Obama is secretly transgender.Â
âTell me she doesnât look like a man!â
Because of this, you are a 1x Vanillizer. Once per game at night, you may select another player and âtransitionâ them to Vanilla. This ability will be used up even if the target is already a Vanilla.
You win with the Town (recruited to Mafia NP1).
Town
Whiteflame - You are the Alternative Therapy Suppression conspiracy theory. Proponents of this theory believe the FDA suppresses natural cures for diseases to support the medical industry.
âThey have a cure for cancer. Theyâre just hiding it.â
Because of this, you are a Doctor. Each night, you may target another player to protect them from any lethal night actions targeting them.
You win with the Town.
Greyparrot - You are the Israeli Animal Espionage conspiracy theory. Proponents of this theory believe the Israeli government uses animals for espionage on people and governments whilst disguising it as migration tracking.
âThe Mossad throwing the shark toward Egypt is not out of the question.â
Because of this, you are a Cop. Each night, you may investigate another player. Their affiliation will be made known to you, in the form of âguiltyâ for anti-town affiliations or âinnocentâ for pro-town or neutral affiliations.
You win with the Town.
Supa - You are the Sandy Hook Crisis Actors conspiracy theory. Proponents of this theory believe that no one died at Sandy Hook and that the whole incident was made up to promote gun control.
âItâs synthetic, completely fake with actors.â
Because of this, you are a Vanilla. You have no powers.Â
You win with the Town.
Earth - You are the Bush Did 9/11 conspiracy theory. Proponents of this theory believe former POTUS George W. Bush made up a terrorist attack in what was a controlled demolition of the Twin Towers to promote an oil war.
âThat was actually a cruise missile that hit the Pentagon.â
Because of this, you are a Vanilla. You have no powers.Â
You win with the Town.
That2 - You are the Holocaust Never Happened conspiracy theory. Proponents of this theory believe the Holocaust was made up to promote Jewish immigration to the United States.
âI donât know, man. Six million seems kind of high.â
Because of this, you are a Vanilla. You have no powers.Â
You win with the Town.
GAME ACTIONS
DP1
Town - lynch Supa (Voted for Supa: Whiteflame, Greyparrot, That2, Pie; Voted for Pie: RM; VTNL'd: Supa)
NP1
Pie - Recruit Ragnar
Barney - Vanillaize Pie
Greyparrot - Investigate Whiteflame
Whiteflame - Protect Barney
DP2
Town - lynch Earth (Voted for Earth: That2, Whiteflame, Pie, Greyparrot; Voted for That2: Earth)
NP2
Pie - Kill That2
Greyparrot - Investigate Pie
Whiteflame - Protect Whiteflame
REVIEW
I'd say this setup turned out to be scum-sided. It wasn't egregiously so, but I feel like I could've done better. The idea was to load town up with power and then provide a single mafioso to the chance to recruit one of them so they could use it for themselves. Looking back, I probably should've added an eighth player slot (preferably a Town Watcher or Clairvoyant) to give the Town one more guaranteed DP. That would've made this setup truly balanced, in my opinion. I'll give town at least three guaranteed DPs my future games.
In DP1, RM had a great idea to use his vanillaizer to confirm himself as Town, but he made a mistake outting that plan DP1. His gut read was right on Pie too, but he wasn't able to build a good case for it. Pie did a good job refuting the case without slipping up, and Town backed off on their inquiries of him. He didn't have to do an amazing job, either; RM was so hell-bent on proving Pie to be scum that he pushed town away from his correct read. RM did have a good idea asking the Town about the political wing their theory was on, though. It was off the mark, but it wouldn't have hurt. If anything, it would've limited Pie's fake claim choices. Unfortunately, RM went too far by asking everyone to out their character for his theories, and no one listened to him on theme split theories after that. Greyparrot made a mistake outting his character so easily, but he got away with it. Earth's character claim was fine because they were a Vanilla. Town made a mistake pressuring Whiteflame into claiming, and Pie took advantage and added to the pressure. I don't blame Whiteflame for claiming, given the pressure. Pie's fake character claim was mid, but it didn't matter. I'm not sure why the Town was sussing Supa, but he was lynched regardless.
NP1, Pie correctly speculated that Greyparrot was the Cop and that Whiteflame was the Doctor, but he took Barney instead. I think he should've taken Greyparrot, but whatever. Greyparrot's investigation into Whiteflame was a waste in my eyes, given that Whiteflame was a claimed Doctor. Whiteflame's protection of Barney was the right play from the information he had, but it ultimately didn't matter. I think Barney's vanillaization of Pie was ok, given he had little to lose in doing so.
DP2, Town had a bloc that included everyone but That2, Earth, and Pie; Barney didn't have to do much to hide in that bloc. I'm just confused by the defenses That2 and Earth put up, as neither were sufficient. If both had put up a better defense, the Town would've probably looked at Pie a bit more. Neither did, and the Town chose Earth. Pie's VIP claim was okay. Greyparrot definitely hammered too early when there was plenty of the DP left.
NP2, Greyparrot had the right idea to investigate Pie, and Whiteflame's self-protection wasn't a bad idea either. Unfortunately for the Town, Pie saw it coming, so he decided to kill That2.
GG, everyone.
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@Barney
The Weekly Stupid
Now THAT is an idea!
ScottyDouglas = The GOAT
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@IwantRooseveltagain
Arenât Republicans the same people who approved water boarding?
That's a pretty huge deflection. If you want to argue I'm okay with waterboarding because I would've voted for George Bush over Al Gore, go off I guess.
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@Vader
The underlined posts will be going into a tiebreaking runoff
Will that be in this thread?
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@Barney
@Vader
@whiteflame
Official Vote Count
Earth (4/4) - That2, Whiteflame, Pie, Greyparrot
That2 (1/4) - Earth
Earth was lynched! They were innocent! Submit night actions!
@Mods, lock the thread; please and thank you.
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Official Vote Count
Earth (3/4) - That2, Whiteflame, Pie
That2 (1/4) - Earth
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