Playground Squares XII: Where the fun never ends. EVER!

[Askthepizzaguy]

When pizza's on a bagel you can eat pizza anytime?

Anywho, I'm ready!

[Askthepizzaguy]

*peeks in the thread*

How are we doing, lex-kat? Ready to go yet?

[Penguinator]

I'm on it. (It's been a while, I'm a little rusty)

*cough*

The bagel was invented in Krakow, Poland, in the early 1600s as a competitor to obwarzanek, a lean wheat flour bread used for Lent. The first mention of the word bajgiel can be found in the "Community Regulations" of Krakow in 1610. Askthepizzaguy, according to these regulations, bagels were originally given as gifts to someone who had what medical condition?

[Askthepizzaguy]

While the bubonic plague is most famous for the outbreak prior to the 1400s, (The "black death") there were several additional outbreaks lasting well into the 1600s. Bagels were given as gifts to those who had been infected with the bubonic plague, in the hopes that they would get better.

[Duck999]

Though here is some convincing evidence, I will have to say that they did not give bagels to peole with the plague.
I disagree.

[Penguinator]

Dung! While the bubonic plague was around in the 1600s, bagels were used as gifts for women in childbirth.

Categories

1. Cabin Fever
2. Allow Me to Elaborate
3. Swing and a Miss
4. Starbuck
5. Boom!

Duck999	vs.	Mordokai
G		M

__PLAY__	GROUND	SQUARES
Lord Fullbladder Master of Goblins	Count Dingdong	Mangosta71
Elemental	Penguinator	Cuthalion
G
AskthePizzaGuy	Banjo1985	Disc Lorde

Mordokai, pick a square and a category.

[Lex-Kat]

Yay Penguinator!

[mangosta71]

Why is Duck a G instead of a D?

[Penguinator]

Why is Duck a G instead of a D?

I don't know. Lex-Kat had a G, so I didn't question it.

[Lex-Kat]

Should've been a D. My finger went to the wrong side of the F.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Should've been a D. My finger went to the wrong side of the F.

I don't know why this sounds dirty, but it does.

[Mordokai]

I think banjo and me both have a bad case of Cabin Fever.

[Penguinator]

The song "Cabin Fever" is perhaps the most well-loved song from the movie "Muppet Treasure Island." In this film, the role of villain Long John Silver is played by none other than the illustrious Tim Curry. Silver leads a mutiny against the Muppets, but eventually surrenders honorably when it is clear that no one is on his side. Spared due to their friendship, Jim Hawkins allowed Silver a longboat which would return him to Treasure Island. After the credits, it is revealed that Silver is left marooned with just one other "person" for company. banjo, who was Long John Silver's only company at the end of the movie?

[Lex-Kat]

What, you get tired of being a Square?

[Legato Endless]

Posting interest to join next game.

[Duck999]

I think banjo and me both have a bad case of Cabin Fever.

Banjo and I.

[Penguinator]

What, you get tired of being a Square?

Well, nobody ever asks me questions.

[Duck999]

Well, nobody ever asks me questions.

I rarely use the middle square. I generally go up/down one side. If you want to be picked, be a corner. At least is almost always picked.

[Lex-Kat]

Funny thing, the Center Square is used to be the first to go, always. Strange times.

[Penguinator]

I rarely use the middle square. I generally go up/down one side. If you want to be picked, be a corner. At least is almost always picked.

I was a corner in the last game.

The idea is to get everyone involved. Everybody's going for quick games, though. It's just not the same.

[banjo1985]

"Cabin fever? I don't have cabin fever? No way, I have definitely not been stuck in this box for days, and I most definitely am not morbidly afraid of leaving. The box, it has sides, but the sides are invisible! Air! I'm running out of air!"

Banjo sinks to the floor, then starts to cough. When nobody seems to care, he gets up and sits on his chair, looking rather sheepish. Better than looking wolfish, at least on this forum.

"Oh, Muppets Treasure Island, I've seen that one. Good film, but not quite Muppets Christmas Carol. Easy, it's a weird Easter Island head type-thingie that's fond of particularly bad jokes. A Moai head, I think it's called."

[Mordokai]

I have no idea what either the question or answer are referring to. So, I'll trust the coin.

And it says to disagree.

[Lex-Kat]

BZZZZZZZZTT! Long John's friend was indeed a Moai Head, A.K.A. an Easter Island Head.

Categories

1. Allow Me to Elaborate
2. Swing and a Miss
3. Starbuck
4. Boom!

Duck999	vs.	Mordokai
D		M

__PLAY__	GROUND	SQUARES
Lord Fullbladder Master of Goblins	Count Dingdong	Mangosta71
Elemental	Penguinator	Cuthalion
f D	f D
AskthePizzaGuy	Banjo1985	Disc Lorde

Duck, please choose a square and a category.

And since it has been brought up, it is true that it's completely booooring to have these fast games. Please, try to spread the love around, and not go for the quick win. There is no prize involved in winning. But it's up to you, of course.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Proposal:

Players could agree not to claim a square that could result in a win for either side until there are no other squares to choose from.

Or, less extreme, agree not to pick a game-ending square until the other player has chosen to do so.

These would be non-binding gentleman's agreements which are entirely unenforceable.

[Penguinator]

Well, typically, they just fight it out to the last square and win by having five of nine squares.

The "gentleman's agreement" you speak of was usually in use.

Just not for the last three games or so.

[Duck999]

I think the rules should make it win by majority (5 out of 9).
Penguinator and Starbuck

[Penguinator]

I think the rules should make it win by majority (5 out of 9).

If you look at the rules (or my previous post) a win does indeed occur with a majority of 5 squares.

Lex-Kat, we really ought to have a "how to win" section in the rules...

[Lex-Kat]

((I'm thinking Duck is saying the only way to win is by majority. So three in a row just won't cut it, anymore.)) But here's the real Question:

Everyone knows who Starbuck is (or you should know at least one of them). Either played by Dirk Benedict from the `78 series, or by Katee Sackhoff of the `03-`09 series, Starbuck is the best pilot in on Galactica, perhaps of the whole fleet before cylon attack.

In the new series, Kara has a love interest in both of Commander/Admiral Adama's sons Zak and Apollo. Starbuck from the old series also dated one of Commander Adama's children. What was the name of the other woman Starbuck was seeing, from the original series?

[Penguinator]

Everyone knows who Starbuck is (or you should know at least one of them).

I, uh... actually don't.

A friend of mine who watches (watched?) Battlestar tells me it was a Greek name. Definitely started with a C. Who else could it be but Cassandra?

[Duck999]

I agree with it being a Greek name, but... I think it was Not Cassandra. I disagree.
By the way, who's Starbuck?