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The choices have been made. The PMs have been sent. I await the answers... ...and so do the Judges. |
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Sweet! I have time to slack. :)
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for what it's worht - i'm in. sent mind to V and the judge
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Glad I paid attention to the 10 hour thing. :) |
Oh whatever. guess i'll do it now.
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so...who's winning this thing nowadays?
and jesus christ is it long! must have taken V forever! |
We are down to the last THREE Finalists now, Moth.
The deadline for submitting entries ended 30 mins ago, and I have received all 3 answers on PM. They have been sent to the esteemed Judges chosen by you three for analysis, criticism and their final verdicts. Come tomorrow, the results will be out. |
intense.
so...is one of the finalists from The Monster Squad? |
Nope.
They are 2 Chainsaws, and 1 Mad Killer. :) |
Blasphemy!!
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The Monster Squad bit the dust long ago.
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Hey Moth, wanna hear something surprising? I survived up until last round.
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Bringing up the Mad Killers! :D I have a purpose.... until 9 am tomorrow....
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HDC BATTLE ROYALE ROUND OF THREE - THE VERDICTS
The first reply, came from Finalist Posher778. "If you could choose to live completely without fear, would you? And do you think this would be without consequences?" "I would choose to live without fear, because fear is basically an irrational thought. Concern is different. There's typically a reason behind being concerned, but fear is simply unnecessary. I don't believe there would be any real consequences to lack of fear, other than possible negligence of potential dangers. However, if thought of correctly, a person without fear could just think up a logical solution to a problem without having their fear of it jade them." This is what esteemed Judge NeverEnding had to say in his verdict... "Fear is neither a thought nor irrational. Fear is an emotion and emotion happens without thought. To quote the gale Encyclopedia of Psychology: 'Fear is an emotional response to tangible and realistic dangers.' If someone's pointing a gun at you and you're not afraid on some level you're in trouble, because fear is a survival mechanism. I give the respondant a failing grade not just because I disagree with him but also because he misunderstands some basic concepts. A grade of 2/10. Forfeit 5 health packs." Sorry Posher778, but you failed this Challenge. You stand to lose 5 HPs, as the Judge ordered, which will be returned to the HDC Medical Supplies Chamber. Accordingly, you are left with 09 HPs. |
Man - I wish I had been around long enough for the creative/intellectual challenges. :(
Oh well - GO REMAINING CHAINSAWS! |
The second reply, came from Finalist Zero.
"We all know I'm a Christian AND a lover of horror films. I've gotten a lot of grief from fellow Christians for my love of horror, i.e., I'm tempting the devil and whatnot. Give me your opinion of why they think this way and I don't." "Boy - I feel your pain on this one. As a person who still considers himself a christian and has been in and around churches my whole life, I have also heard the wailing and gnashing of teeth from the 'true believers' - in college someone left a note on my dorm room door saying they would 'pray for my soul' because I had a Dawn of the Dead poster! uggh! My theory on this is that some christians suffer from what I call "Extreme (Selective) Literalism". Many of our more evangelical bretheren hav embraced the 'literal' doctrine as a way of saying that everything written in the Bible actually happened. Now, I am personally not such a literalist - I'm not sure that the universe was created in 7 days (or for that matter what a 'day' was before the creation of time, etc.). But, if someone wants to believe that the world was LITERALLY destroyed by a flood and that Noah saved animals, etc. then that's cool with me. Extreme Literalism is an affliction that makes some christians believe that any story can be/is literally true. So, by watching a movie about the devil you are LITERALLY invoking the devil. They seem to have lost the ability to discern stories from accounts (where stories are made-up and accounts are reports of actual events). This strikes me as odd since the Bible is full of stories-as-stories (Jesus seemed to spend a lot of time telling stories in which the point had almost nothing to do with the 'literal' elements of the story). People like you and me recognize that there are stories that entertain and that horror films are such stories. Indeed, for 99.9% of horror films (and most of the ones that I like) the moral of the story is actually uplifting (purity survives, people bond, love conquers, etc). But if you believe that every story is literal then even mentioning the bogeyman is invoking the REAL satan and we're all doomed (which, in fairness, is probably true anyway). Now, as a political sidenote, I added the parenthetical word "Selective" because most conservative fundamentalist evangelicals are remarkably selective for 'literalists' who claim EVERY WORD OF THE BIBLE IS TRUE! For instance, in a town near mine there was a preacher who put up a cross in the front of the church with the phrase "HOMOSEXUALITY IS A SIN" and a series of vague biblical references as evidence. Some of my friends suggested during a drunken night that we go tear it down. But I said, 'no, we should add signs like 'anyone eatching shrimp should be stoned - also in the bible - or any man cutting the hair at his temples should be killed - also in the Bible." So it always strikes me as odd that EXTREME LITERALIST always end up selecting only the LITERAL parts that suit them and forget things like "give up all your posessions and help the poor" which was OBVIOUSLY meant only in jest by Jesus." This is what esteemed Judge Hammerfan had to say in her verdict... "Excellent answer. Very well thought out. I give him an 8. Please reward him, V. P.S. Um, Zero? According to the Bible, the earth was created in 6 days, and the Lord took the 7th day to rest." Congrats, Zero!! You win a AK-47 Assault Rifle, complete with a 10-cartridge box!! (to go alongwith TWO bonus HPs you win for the 08 points) Very well done... |
I still await the third Judge's verdict.
As soon as he sends it in, it ll be posted. |
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Haha, I knew that one was gonna crush me completely. Thanks to V's subtle trickery of how much time we had :p Either way, i'm most likely going to have to drop out since i'm leaving tomorrow, but I was next on the kill list anyway.
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This thing is getting pretty fun.
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sooooooo - when does the killing begin????
(not that i've got an itchy trigger finger or anything but. . . i'm a monkey with a machine gun - what did you expect me to do!!) |
The third and final reply, came from Finalist Despare.
"Should we be up front with children who ask about monsters about the kinds of evil that are out in the world? In what ways does believing in monsters help children understand the world?" "Of course we should be up front with children, the only way to help them avoid evil in this world is to try and help them understand it. Now I’m not saying we need to graphically describe every horrible thing that can happen to a kid but they should know that not everybody is good and that there is always going to be danger around. I like monsters because they’re easy to explain for the most part, much easier than humans. Monsters are often, with a few exceptions, created to personify an evil and to truly be something terrifying and/or deadly. People have much more gray area and all the evils of this world are difficult to explain because they can be much more terrifying than anything on the silver screen. I don’t think a child believing that a monster exists helps them per se, but I think that knowing that the atrocities committed by monsters can be real is helpful. You can tell a little boy not to go outside at night because Dracula will get him and probably keep the little guy from leaving the house later than you would like but that wouldn’t help him in the least. On the other hand, if you sit your boy down and explain to him that there really are people out there who will try and tempt him to go with them he can be more aware. Knowing what could potentially happen is powerful and if you don’t talk to your kids about the “bad people” in this world and what they need to look out for you’re leaving them unarmed. Not telling your kid that a teacher or priest shouldn’t touch them in a certain way is leaving them vulnerable and even with our creatures out there to be the faces of evil that’s a tough thing to convey to a kid. It all boils down to what you show the child and how you explain it, for instance, I personally wouldn’t sit my six year old girl down and show her I Spit On Your Grave to teach her about human monsters and rape. I would however show her Frankenstein and talk to her about prejudice, violence, mob mentality, and death among other things and I honestly think having such a concrete visual teaching aid would be very helpful. I hope I’ve answered your question and while I know that a lot of this is just my opinion I feel very strongly that children should be educated and talked to, not patronized and shielded from reality." This is what esteemed Judge Austin316426808 had to say in his verdict... "8/10. Reward." Congrats, Despare!! You win a Rocket Launcher, with 2 Rockets!! (to go alongwith TWO bonus HPs you win for the 08 points) Very well done indeed. Now we go into The Zone... ...next. |
THE HUNTING SEASON - ROUND OF THREE
Both the armed Finalists will be doing the hunting, and of course they can shoot anyone (even each other). Be reminded, however, that The Predator is still on the loose inside The Zone, which is divided into three sectors - A, B & C. Each of you Finalists have to send in your selection of sector in which you think The Predator hides. FAILURE TO CHOOSE A SECTOR WOULD MEAN YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE BLASTED ONCE BY IT'S PLASMA BEAM! You have to complete your hunting by Midnight EST. If you fail to fire your arsenal till then, you stand to be shot twenty times by the Snipers in the watchtowers! All the best! |
RESULTS OF THE HUNTING SEASON - ROUND OF THREE
The timeline clock reveals this :- - Hunter Despare hid quietly, waiting for Finalist Posher778 to come through the bushes. Sure enough, Posher did come in after a while, carefully surveying the sorroundings. Despare took careful aim, and let a rocket fly! BLAM! Posher778 heard the low whistle, but he didnt have enough time to dodge the full impact of the rocket. He was thrown over to one side, feeling dizzy with his body wracked in numerous pain spasms, as plenty of deep gashes and wounds sprung up all over him. By the time he hit the ground and got his HPs out, he was already bleeding profusely. 5 used HPs made him fit again, with 4 left in his possession. - Hunter Zero looked on as Despare made mincemeat of Posher. He picked up his machine-gun and clamoured below his favorite tree, silently into the bushes. Soon, he came within range of Posher who was breathing heavily after applying HPs to himself. He picked up his Machine Gun and aimed directly at Posher's chest, then squeezed the trigger. BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! Six shots ripped through the air and thudded into Posher's chest. Posher gave out a loud groan and slumped forward, gathering his HPs very slowly and applying them to himself one at a time. After all 4 HPs were used up, Posher rolled to one side, wounded, some unhealed bleeding wounds making him weak. Zero tucked his machine gun to one side and swung into the trees. Silly unbelieving monkey, thought Despare, as he walked forward with intent to where Posher lay gasping for air amidst loud groans of wincing pain. Despare took one look at him, and re-loaded his Rocket Launcher with the second rocket he had with him. Posher heard the click and looked at Despare with alarm and sudden dread in his eyes. Despare took aim, just as Posher tried to crawl away, and fired. BLAM! The rocket blasted right in Posher's chest, which burst open into loud chunks of burning flesh and sizzling blood. The immense blinding pain brought a huge wave of darkness with it, and Posher gladly merged into it with a final deep sigh. Zero looked on, and smiled smugly. POSHER778 IS DEAD!! A pair of bright, white lights narrowed within the branches of a tall tree nearby. The Predator zoomed into a Finalist sitting on the top branch of another tree, and fired it's plasma beam. THWUNK! Zero felt a dull pain on his right side. He had swung slightly to have a better look at Posher's body, which had saved him from getting the full blast of The Predator. However, his lower back and waist area was on fire and he fell down from the tree, clutching his side. Zero howled once, and took his stock of HPs out to heal himself. 15 of them saved his life yet again, and he was fit just as the gates were thrown back open for both of them to walk back in. And now we are down to the FINAL TWO... Rest through the night...the next (and possibly final) Quest for both of you comes sometime tomorrow morning. |
A contest between Despare and Zero!
WHO WILL WIN????? |
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Good luck monkey... and congratulations. I knew a Chainsaw would take this. :)
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Of course we should probably be screaming threats and insults a la Wrestling taunts like "I'll Make You FEEL Despair!" or "I must break you" - but i'm just happy to be in the finals and with a fellow chainsaw. z |
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May the best creature win. :cool: |
RIGHT......Enough with this EMO shit.......lets get to trash talking.
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ok trash talking commences -
i prefer hefty bags with the tie tops - i really like the one's with yellow ties because they are easier to see when i'm taking out the trash. despare - what trash bag do you use? |
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I'd say this is more a battle between a master debater and a cunning linguist... |
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jeeze Despare....that was vicious |
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but I'm sure that was your intention |
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