Survivor: Lupus Tribal Thread

[KWhit]

Originally Posted by Swaggs

Abe, yours is really good.

If you guys like mine, feel free to submit it.

I need to go in about 10 minutes, but will be back on for a few minutes after 4:00.

I like it. Yours too Anxiety. I'll work on one now too.

[Swaggs]

Alright guys.

Good luck on the last two. Hopefully we can pull this together.

Will be back in, briefly, in a bit.

[Chief Rum]

All right, here's a limerick.

He wanted to control the masses
Cuz everyone acted like asses
He needed some victims
He focused on lupines
And now it is wolves Ben harasses

[Abe Sargent]

If you guys like one of mine, which one do you prefer?

[Blade6119]

Ok, what do i need to do?

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Anxiety

If you guys like one of mine, which one do you prefer?

I like the third one the best.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Blade6119

Ok, what do i need to do?

We still need a rhyming poem, I believe. We have an acrostic, haiku and limerick.

[Blade6119]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

We still need a rhyming poem, I believe. We have an acrostic, haiku and limerick.

How long?

[Abe Sargent]

The Schmidty Defense
Is to never admit skill
Always be Eeyore

[Abe Sargent]

May be a little too inside of a joke though

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Blade6119

How long?

BK's challenge info says an 8 to 20 line poem with a rhyming scheme.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Anxiety

The Schmidty Defense
Is to never admit skill
Always be Eeyore

Are the outside judges non-WW players, though? They might be WW players not in this game.

If they are true WW novices, I hope SkyDog isn't one of them, given my limerick.

[Chief Rum]

Sorry, that should be in response to it maybe being too inside of a joke.

[Blade6119]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Are the outside judges non-WW players, though? They might be WW players not in this game.

If they are true WW novices, I hope SkyDog isn't one of them, given my limerick.

it wont be SD. Im sure hoops will be one, prob. antmeister and someone else.

[KWhit]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

We still need a rhyming poem, I believe. We have an acrostic, haiku and limerick.

I'm already working on it. I'm almost done.

[Blade6119]

The moon begins to rise
The shifting of the tides
My heart races
My mind paces
I begin to struggle this new foe
I’m overpowered from head to toe
The life in me is almost gone
I cannot have very long
Wolfs bane beckons me to do its bidding
Its too late now, there is no quitting
I approach my sinister foe
There is nowhere he can go
I take my time, enjoy the work
He voted for me, so I must kill this jerk
I hear the clatter of awakened rivals
If they saw, I would be killed for my trifles
I sneak through the darkness, of which I know well
And return to my home, thinking of what story to tell
Day comes, no one saw a thing
After the game, my praises they will sing


It could use another line or two, and some editing...i dont love it, so anyone please work on it a bit. But its the max 20 lines and i think its ok

[Blade6119]

Forgot about theme though, damnit

[Swaggs]

Looks like everyone did a great job of getting this together.

Is someone available to post them all (in the main thread)?

Any strategy in posting early vs closer to the deadline? I think we should wait until near the deadline, so the other tribes don't know what we are up to or what they are up against.

[Blade6119]

Well, does my qualify under our theme? I wrote it before i knew we had a theme. Kwhit is writing one too, so lets hold off a bit.

I think we post it at the deadline, and i should be here for it

[KWhit]

Here's mine:

Early in the morning, with fear in my heart,
I check the boards and receive quite a start.
Wondering am I alive or am I dead,
PM indicator flashing - is it what I dread?

How will it be? This terror the wolves send.
Teeth tearing throat, or some other end?
Wait, don't panic. Don't overreact.
I open the message to see if I was whacked.

I'm not dead at all. Oh thank the lord!
We've just been exiled to our own spot on the board.
"Werewolf games have moved" the moderator boasts.
No longer a Grizzled Vet? OMG!!! PEOPLE LOST POSTS!

[KWhit]

Also, by the way... Barkeep just posted this about the haiku.

I would stick with the traditional format of 5/7/5 as the requirement. I applaud, and hope the judges recognize, the tribe(s) that go beyond even that in adherence to traditional forms.

I don't know too much about haikus but if there are other parts of the form that we need to incorporate into it, we should try to do so. I think they are supposed to deal with nature, maybe. Not sure what else is required... Anxiety?

[KWhit]

Another thought. I'm a little afraid that our theme might be one that another group might pick too (no inside info, I just think it might be a tad obvious). I like the poems we have and think we should stick with the theme, but I wonder if it might make sense for me to go post what our theme is in the main challenge thread. That way we get credit for picking the theme first and if others are already working on similar poems they have a choice to make. Either switch now and re-write everything or look like they came up with the idea second.

What do you guys think?

[Abe Sargent]

traditional haiku mentions nature. I could try that real quick, if you like. Let's see.


Evening and the Moon
Bring out fur and fang and flesh
While the sun ignites

[KWhit]

Originally Posted by Anxiety

The Schmidty Defense
Is to never admit skill
Always be Eeyore

I worry that this might be too much of an inside joke. I don't even get what it means.

[Abe Sargent]

Have to go soon (date night on Tuesday night reemeber) and will not be available for a while. Let me try another or two briefly.

Sun should be captialized in the above Haiku.


The Moon brings death yet
The Sun brings another chance
Cycle continues


I am of the Moon
Evening strengthens my desire
Primal rage grows strong


Cycle continues
The Dawn brings redemption now
Cycle continues

(I like that line, obviously)

Sun up, day begins
Sun down, hope is at an end
Cycle continues

or alternatively, this as a final line

Pretend something else


Hope something here you guys can use!!!


-Anxiety

[KWhit]

Originally Posted by Anxiety

traditional haiku mentions nature. I could try that real quick, if you like. Let's see.


Evening and the Moon
Bring out fur and fang and flesh
While the sun ignites

Yes, yes. I really like the first two lines, but I don't see line 3 going with them.

What about:

Evening and the Moon
Bring out fur and fang and flesh
Tomorrow, come quick

or

Evening and the Moon
Bring out fur and fang and flesh
I yearn for morning


Something that conveys the dread of night. I suck at haikus, so go with what you guys think. Just throwing out some ideas.

[KWhit]

And does anybody have comments about mine and Blade's?

[Abe Sargent]

Originally Posted by Anxiety

The Schmidty Defense
Is to never admit skill
Always be Eeyore

How about this then?

The Schmidty Defense
Is to confess your bad play
Always be Eeyore

or,

The Schmidty Defense
Is to confess your bad skills
Attacking yourself

The Schmidty Defense
I am the worst game player
Always be Eeyore (or Attacking yourself)

-Anxiety

[KWhit]

Anxiety, I think I prefer this:

Evening and the Moon
Bring out fur and fang and flesh
I yearn for morning

[KWhit]

I don't get the Eeyore reference.

[KWhit]

And by the way, I don't think I'll be around at 7. I'm leaving soon and will be back probably just afterwards - like at 7:30 or so.

SO SOMEBODY HAS TO POST OUR POEMS!!!! Unless I should do it now before I go.

[Abe Sargent]

Originally Posted by KWhit

Anxiety, I think I prefer this:

Evening and the Moon
Bring out fur and fang and flesh
I yearn for morning

Fine by me!!!


I really am fond of the fur and fang and flesh line.


-Anxiety

[KWhit]

Originally Posted by Anxiety

Fine by me!!!


I really am fond of the fur and fang and flesh line.


-Anxiety

Should morning be capitalized?

[KWhit]

Originally Posted by KWhit

Should morning be capitalized?

Okay. I just looked at some rules and it doesn't look like it needs to be capitalized. But jeez are there a lot of haiku rules!!!

[KWhit]

I have to head out now. So as you guys come and go, you need to give your opinion on which long poem to use - mine or Blade's. Take a look at them above in the thread and post which one you think we should go with. We can only use one of them.

And someone has to be our designated poster. I'll be unavailable until about 7:30. Blade said he "should be here to do it" at the deadline, but I'd like to have a more definitive answer than that. Blade, can you definitely be here close to 7 to post the poems?

[Blade6119]

Originally Posted by KWhit

I have to head out now. So as you guys come and go, you need to give your opinion on which long poem to use - mine or Blade's. Take a look at them above in the thread and post which one you think we should go with. We can only use one of them.

And someone has to be our designated poster. I'll be unavailable until about 7:30. Blade said he "should be here to do it" at the deadline, but I'd like to have a more definitive answer than that. Blade, can you definitely be here close to 7 to post the poems?

Yes, i will be here

And i think your long poem is quite a bit better then mine, mine is rather awful in comparison. Feelings aside, as i wont get upset at all, tell me which you think is better. If you agree with me, ill run with yours.

Id like a list of the 4 though, as we have far more then 4 in this thread now

[KWhit]

by the way i'm posting from the car. glad to see you'll be here to post the poems. I prefer my long poem, but i'm okay with either. I think we have one limeric from cr and I think anxiety and I have a haiku that we like. and somebody posted a good acrostic. we need one of each, so I think we're in good shape. I probably can't post again between now and then.

[Blade6119]

Haiku:

Evening and the Moon
Bring out fur and fang and flesh
I yearn for morning


Rhyme Poem:

Early in the morning, with fear in my heart,
I check the boards and receive quite a start.
Wondering am I alive or am I dead,
PM indicator flashing - is it what I dread?

How will it be? This terror the wolves send.
Teeth tearing throat, or some other end?
Wait, don't panic. Don't overreact.
I open the message to see if I was whacked.

I'm not dead at all. Oh thank the lord!
We've just been exiled to our own spot on the board.
"Werewolf games have moved" the moderator boasts.
No longer a Grizzled Vet? OMG!!! PEOPLE LOST POST

Limerick:

He wanted to control the masses
Cuz everyone acted like asses
He needed some victims
He focused on lupines
And now it is wolves Ben harasses

Arcostic:

Lest you be chosen,
You shall hide amongst the masses,
Not so much that you are marked as...what is the word?
Conspicuous. That is it.
He who barks the loudest leads the charge,
Even though wolves are often known to bark, themselves.
Death awaits the most popular. The rest will hope to see another day.

[Blade6119]

shouldnt there be an S after 'post' in the last line of kwhit's long poem?

[Blade6119]

Remember, it may suck to have to, but we have to vote someone out of the tribe. Make sure you get your votes in before the 10 PM deadline

[KWhit]

Originally Posted by Blade6119

shouldnt there be an S after 'post' in the last line of kwhit's long poem?

Yes, and there is a S at the end of it in my post up above. Ugh. And BK said that you can't change or edit the poems once posted. Hopefully that won't hurt us.

[Blade6119]

Originally Posted by KWhit

Yes, and there is a S at the end of it in my post up above. Ugh. And BK said that you can't change or edit the poems once posted. Hopefully that won't hurt us.

I dont know why i didnt copy it over then...im really sorry there, i just totally missed it...

[KWhit]

I'm a little bit disappointed with our team's showing in this thread. I think we've done okay with the challenges (we'll see, I guess on the second one), but this thread has been like a ghost town today. We need more participation!

Come on, people!!! You can't have real lives!!

WE ARE LUPUS!!!

[Blade6119]

Originally Posted by KWhit

I'm a little bit disappointed with our team's showing in this thread. I think we've done okay with the challenges (we'll see, I guess on the second one), but this thread has been like a ghost town today. We need more participation!

Come on, people!!! You can't have real lives!!

WE ARE LUPUS!!!

Are you asking me to unleash my inner blade?

[KWhit]

Originally Posted by Blade6119

Are you asking me to unleash my inner blade?

You keep your Blade to yourself, little man.

[Blade6119]

[KWhit]

[Blade6119]

I hope were both still around tomorrow kwhit, im enjoying playing with you so far. Ill go out on a limb and say you were the star of the team today(no offense everyone else).

[KWhit]

Thanks. The feeling's mutual. It's been fun so far. I've skipped a bunch of these games due to work, but I'm enjoying it a lot. Now I hope I don't get voted off or eaten tonight!

Speaking of... I still haven't voted and I'm not sure who to go after tonight. I hate it that we have to lose a player (especially since we're already short handed).

[Blade6119]

Originally Posted by KWhit

Thanks. The feeling's mutual. It's been fun so far. I've skipped a bunch of these games due to work, but I'm enjoying it a lot. Now I hope I don't get voted off or eaten tonight!

Speaking of... I still haven't voted and I'm not sure who to go after tonight. I hate it that we have to lose a player (especially since we're already short handed).

It may cause trouble, but i have nothing to hide. Ill be honest and say i voted for chief. He volunteered to be voted off, and i dont have a better reason to vote for anyone else. If i get voted off, its been fun playing with you all and best of luck. If chief does, im sorry buddy and i hope to see you again soon.

Chief, its nothing personal...you volunteered, and with your schedule i dont want you having to feel like you have to stop fixing your car or be late to work to scrounge in a challenge. These can be time consuming, more so them most WW games, and i hope you jump back in next game.

If you dont get voted off, i look forward to continuing to work with you