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Old 03-08-2010, 09:32 AM   Top  -  End  -  #1
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It was another day on the set of Playground Squares. The buzzer and bell rang back and forth between
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All in all, everything was normal.

Well... not everything. Behind the scenes, and behind the set, and past the empty donut box someone forgot to throw away, and behind the closed door in the not-so-empty janitor's closet, treachery was brewing. Treachery most foul. No wait... that's just the cleaning solution. Anyways, the closet was filled to the brim with people sitting around a table. They really couldn't fit very well, so it was all very awkward as they scrunched together in a mass of limbs and hair.

The Janitor of Playground Squares begins. "Do you know why I called this meeting?"

"Umm... no. But could you hurry it up? It's stuffy in here and my make-up is running."

"And I left the camera running by itself."

"I gotta flick the lights on and off. At random sometimes."

"Silence! I mean... ahem. The reason I called you here today is that we, my friends, are underpaid."

"I'm an itern."

"Did I remember to pick up my pay stubs?"

"You get paid?"

The Janitor shakes his head. "What I mean is that we are underappreciated! Look at all we do. Every day they wreck the place, and every day we have to clean it up!"

"Well actually, that's just your job. All I do is make-up."

"I'm just a cameraman. Without a camera. Cause I'm sitting in a smelly closet!"

"I don't actually work here, I just like screwing with the lighting."

The Janitor slams his fist down on the table. "But don't you people want more? Wouldn't you rather... be in charge of the show? Get paid the big bucks?"

"Well... I would like to show off some new styles but they won't let me put it on the Llama. Something about pink fur."

"I guess it'd be fun to be in front of the camera instead of behind it."

"I suppose it couldn't hurt anything."

"Then its settled. Today, let them have their fun. For tomorrow, we shall RULE THE SQUARES!!"

"Actually, I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow."

"I got a movie I'm going to see."

"What about Wednesday? Can we rule on Wednesday instead? I just like the name. Wed-nes-day. Hehe."

The Janitor sighed. But the wheels of betrayal were set in motion. Soon, the Squares will be his, and cleanliness would be had!


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Old 03-08-2010, 01:44 PM   Top  -  End  -  #2
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Posting a link to a post or thread or otherwise directly indicating where an answer may be found is NOT allowed and will result in the death of the guilty party.
(ex. I agree because post 465 of You thread XI clearly shows...)
Can we falsely directly indicate where an answer may be found? By, say, referring to a thread which does not, in fact, exist?
Purely for teh lulz, you understand.

Oh, and in.
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Old 03-08-2010, 01:54 PM   Top  -  End  -  #3
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In, with Cake
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Old 03-08-2010, 02:19 PM   Top  -  End  -  #4
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In, even though I can't be someone else.
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Old 03-08-2010, 02:25 PM   Top  -  End  -  #5
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Can we falsely directly indicate where an answer may be found? By, say, referring to a thread which does not, in fact, exist?
Purely for teh lulz, you understand.

Oh, and in.
Heh. Go ahead and tempt fate.

I mean, if you falsely do it that's fine, but the narrators don't check it, well then how would we know? We certainly aren't going to check every thread. We may just kill you.

Purely for teh lulz, you understand.
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Old 03-08-2010, 03:16 PM   Top  -  End  -  #6
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Join in, or the llama will bite your tail....or other extremity if you don't have a tail and llama bites HURT!
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Old 03-08-2010, 03:51 PM   Top  -  End  -  #7
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In!

And throw in Trixie, while we are at it. In mini-text!
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Old 03-08-2010, 04:48 PM   Top  -  End  -  #8
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Pick me! Pick me! I wanna push the BIG RED BUTTON!
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Old 03-08-2010, 05:09 PM   Top  -  End  -  #9
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I read the rules... I'm confused. Screw the rules, I'm in!
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Old 03-08-2010, 05:11 PM   Top  -  End  -  #10
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^ What he said.

No need to shout at me, I'll probably feel good enough when this starts. Or not. Anyway.
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Old 03-08-2010, 05:16 PM   Top  -  End  -  #11
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I read the rules... I'm confused. Screw the rules, I'm in!
I'd say this, but I'm currently in too many games as is.

Put me up as auto-lynch replacement?(Even though I think there probably won't be any, because this'l be such a fun game)
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Old 03-08-2010, 05:39 PM   Top  -  End  -  #12
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Can we falsely directly indicate where an answer may be found? By, say, referring to a thread which does not, in fact, exist?
Purely for teh lulz, you understand.

Oh, and in.
As long as the location of the answer is not directly indicated.
Indicating it's in a specific thread like "Llama Llama Duck thread" might not be direct enough because of the size of the thread itself. I know I'm not going to dig through 30+ pages to find if an answer is there.

So... it depends, probably on the question itself and how smite happy we're feeling at the time. Feel free to take the gamble and make up threads that don't exist. Might even pay off.

The rules are a bit confusing at first, but after the first day they should make sense.
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Old 03-08-2010, 06:52 PM   Top  -  End  -  #13
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ah finally my WW hiatus comes to a stop. I need a game and have been waiting for this one.

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Old 03-08-2010, 06:55 PM   Top  -  End  -  #14
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IN!
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Old 03-08-2010, 07:27 PM   Top  -  End  -  #15
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I was one of the contestants in the game that inspired this. Count me in.
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Old 03-08-2010, 07:28 PM   Top  -  End  -  #16
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I'm with Zar. Count me in.
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Old 03-08-2010, 10:24 PM   Top  -  End  -  #17
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Count me in on this one
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Old 03-08-2010, 11:12 PM   Top  -  End  -  #18
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Is there any chance I could be in? Or not?
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Old 03-08-2010, 11:43 PM   Top  -  End  -  #19
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Is there any chance I could be in? Or not?
Of course. Everyone's invited.
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Old 03-09-2010, 06:16 AM   Top  -  End  -  #20
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Ooooo! Oooo! Pick me! Pick me! I wanna play AND push the big red button. Can I do both at the same time? I don't care about the green button. That button is boring. Someone else can push that. And I wanna drink coffee from the coffee shop, and have one of Alarra's puddings and point and laugh at people, and do all the other cool things that people playing Playground Squares do all the time! And can I be in the center square? The center square is cool because its in the middle of everything! But then everybody chooses the center square, and you spend the rest of the game locked up behind a letter, so I don't wanna be the center square. Maybe a corner? But not too high, cause I'm afraid of heights sometimes...


((yes, sign evnafets up to play. You'll have to forgive L'il Evvie he gets a little excitable sometimes. You should see him when he actually is allowed to DRINK coffee. ))
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Old 03-09-2010, 06:33 AM   Top  -  End  -  #21
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I might join, it depends on the answer to this question:

What subject(s) are the questions going to be on?
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Old 03-09-2010, 07:07 AM   Top  -  End  -  #22
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This sounds like too much fun. I want in.
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Old 03-09-2010, 09:54 AM   Top  -  End  -  #23
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In for the lulz!
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Old 03-09-2010, 10:27 AM   Top  -  End  -  #24
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  1. the Bookworm
  2. the Bushranger
  3. Deathslayer7
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  5. Fleeing Coward
  6. Hyozo
  7. Irbis
  8. Je dit Viola
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  12. Zar Peter

Is Evnafets in? Or does he just wanna push the Red Button?
Could you put me in as auto-lynch replacement?
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Old 03-09-2010, 11:26 AM   Top  -  End  -  #25
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I might join, it depends on the answer to this question:

What subject(s) are the questions going to be on?
The subjects fall into many categories.

Playgrounders
Posts
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Sillyness
History of the playground

Aaaaaand....

Advanced experimental physics.

It's all about the playground.
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Old 03-09-2010, 01:29 PM   Top  -  End  -  #26
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When it is supposed to start?
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Old 03-09-2010, 01:36 PM   Top  -  End  -  #27
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question: will the questions be m/c or no? Or do we get the question and have to give an answer.
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Old 03-09-2010, 05:08 PM   Top  -  End  -  #28
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I will join if possible.
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Old 03-09-2010, 05:23 PM   Top  -  End  -  #29
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When it is supposed to start?
March 22nd
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question: will the questions be m/c or no? Or do we get the question and have to give an answer.
Most of them will be multiple choice, just like in Regular Playground Squares.
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Of course you can join. The more the merrier.
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Old 03-09-2010, 10:03 PM   Top  -  End  -  #30
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FYI: I am going to Greece until the 22nd with sporadic internet, so please don't AL me if you start early!
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