2012 Ticket Scorekeeping Thread
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Elderberry
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Re: 2012 Ticket Scorekeeping Thread
I've already been accused of being intolerant, sarcastic and crotchety by the powers that be, so I'd just be living up to my reputation. (though I don't think I'm any more irreverent than Tosh.0)
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When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle.
Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me
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Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me
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Re: 2012 Ticket Scorekeeping Thread
I'm still itching about "no compassion"...
I don't see how not liking the bucket list mentality equals a lack of compassion...
I don't see how not liking the bucket list mentality equals a lack of compassion...
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Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri
"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.
Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri
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Well I don't either. But maybe that's because I don't really have a bucket list.theCryptofishist wrote:I'm still itching about "no compassion"...
I don't see how not like the bucket list mentality equals a lack of compassion...
Elderberry
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle.
Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle.
Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me
Re: 2012 Ticket Scorekeeping Thread
If we are not already going to hell, I hardly think this is going to push us over that brinkjkisha wrote: If we try to give points to that thread will we all go to hell?
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Re: 2012 Ticket Scorekeeping Thread
do you get more points for it being a child/parent .. or more points for it being a distant relative ?
'2nd cousin died ..need tickets'
'2nd cousin died ..need tickets'
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OK so now that we got all the preliminaries out of the way, let's get down to scoring that thread!
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When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle.
Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me
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Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me
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More points for son/daughter, even more for a baby. Distant relatives hardly any points at all. And abortions, only if they saved the fetus and want the ticket to take it to the temple.lemur wrote:do you get more points for it being a child/parent .. or more points for it being a distant relative ?
'2nd cousin died ..need tickets'
And what about a baby with cancer?
Elderberry
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle.
Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle.
Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me
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Re: 2012 Ticket Scorekeeping Thread
Oh, that 13-year old is a master stroke. Just budding as a woman... so full of potential. A surly 16 year old, no. A 28 year old, meh. An 8-year old might mean that she was at the burn at age 6 and that could be contentious...
But, this is like some sort of vestal virgin...
But, this is like some sort of vestal virgin...
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Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri
"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.
Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri
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Re: 2012 Ticket Scorekeeping Thread
Do babies get cancer?
Although that may not matter...
Although that may not matter...
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"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.
Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri
"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.
Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri
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Hahahahahahaha....That's rich.theCryptofishist wrote:Oh, that 13-year old is a master stroke. Just budding as a woman... so full of potential. A surly 16 year old, no. A 28 year old, meh. An 8-year old might mean that she was at the burn at age 6 and that could be contentious...
But, this is like some sort of vestal virgin...
Elderberry
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle.
Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle.
Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me
Re: 2012 Ticket Scorekeeping Thread
I just found this thread (HOW COULD I HAVE NOT SEEN THIS) and almost literally peed my pants. I've only scanned page four, I've got a lot of catching up to do!
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I like you people.
I had all the same thoughts, and I felt like a jerk for having them, because... maybe he's telling the truth?
But, truth or no truth, he's playing a very big "card," and the desperate need to return to BM seems a bit of a non-sequitur to me.
On the other hand, I thought, "What do I know? I'm barely a burner, and I've never lost someone so close to me. Maybe it would make all the sense in the world."
Let's just say, I'm happy to find myself in such a comfy basket with such delightful company.
Wine, anyone?
I had all the same thoughts, and I felt like a jerk for having them, because... maybe he's telling the truth?
But, truth or no truth, he's playing a very big "card," and the desperate need to return to BM seems a bit of a non-sequitur to me.
On the other hand, I thought, "What do I know? I'm barely a burner, and I've never lost someone so close to me. Maybe it would make all the sense in the world."
Let's just say, I'm happy to find myself in such a comfy basket with such delightful company.
Wine, anyone?
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wI used to start a Best "Worst" Deal thread yearly, glad this one is keeping tabs. The best worst deal was always good as well,
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Re: 2012 Ticket Scorekeeping Thread
theCryptofishist wrote:Do babies get cancer?
Although that may not matter...
They do. Matters a great deal to the family, and I could see the yearning for the playa as a form of healing. I do get that. If I hadn't had a ticket in 2004, I'm sure my double cancer story would have snagged one for me. Of course, it was easier then.
I went easy on that thread because I know one a burner who has a child that age-ish who had very serious health matters and came closer to being mortal than a kid that age should have. It feels too close to home for me. We all have soft spots in our heads.
Yeah, it could be a complete crock, and it is a high scorer ... but I'm not going to snark this one too much.
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I doubt we would even have a "ticket score keeping" thread if the people here begging for tickets had more than fifty posts under their belt before asking.
Elderberry
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle.
Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle.
Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me
Re: 2012 Ticket Scorekeeping Thread
theCryptofishist wrote:Oh, that 13-year old is a master stroke. Just budding as a woman... so full of potential. A surly 16 year old, no. A 28 year old, meh. An 8-year old might mean that she was at the burn at age 6 and that could be contentious...
But, this is like some sort of vestal virgin...
ROFL!! And to think that people thought you had "no compassion" over a bucket list... In my world there's only legible and more legible.
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Oooh... one of my favourites has been bumped up to the top.
It's kind of a sleeper: No "cards" played, no demands from the universe, no special relationship milestones to be met. But there is a "bad need" as well as some truly atrocious spelling. But I think what makes me love it so much is the desperate, breathless lack of punctuation. It would be a complete lack of punctuation, save for the three ellipses (if those periods had been spread out instead of grouped together like that, the post might have made some sense).
The ending is nice, too. Not a bang, but a whimper.
It's kind of a sleeper: No "cards" played, no demands from the universe, no special relationship milestones to be met. But there is a "bad need" as well as some truly atrocious spelling. But I think what makes me love it so much is the desperate, breathless lack of punctuation. It would be a complete lack of punctuation, save for the three ellipses (if those periods had been spread out instead of grouped together like that, the post might have made some sense).
The ending is nice, too. Not a bang, but a whimper.
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5 points: Putting the word "Namaste" somewhere in your spiel.
5 points: Mentioning "Going home" somewhere in your plead.
5 points (extra to that above): Mentioning "Going home" when you've never been to Burning Man before.
5 points (non-snark this time): Promising to stay until Monday or Tuesday to help the camp tear down / clean up - even if hung over.
5 points (non-snark again): Promising to bring a keg or two of ale for the camp.
5 points: Mentioning "Going home" somewhere in your plead.
5 points (extra to that above): Mentioning "Going home" when you've never been to Burning Man before.
5 points (non-snark this time): Promising to stay until Monday or Tuesday to help the camp tear down / clean up - even if hung over.
5 points (non-snark again): Promising to bring a keg or two of ale for the camp.
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Yeah, you have just got to love the completely out-of-the-blue "posted this at my girls house". I can't figure out if that's a sympathy card or just a desperate need to prove that he's got value to somebody.catinthefunnyhat wrote:The ending is nice, too. Not a bang, but a whimper.
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Re: 2012 Ticket Scorekeeping Thread
That strikes me as a way of covering one's tracks somehow (identity-wise) or a possible justification as to why one couldn't do the legwork on the other routes to getting a ticket. Usually when there are strange extra details, it's because someone is defensive about something. Then again it might be a way of saying "don't PM me, I don't have reliable internet access."Eric wrote:Yeah, you have just got to love the completely out-of-the-blue "posted this at my girls house". I can't figure out if that's a sympathy card or just a desperate need to prove that he's got value to somebody.catinthefunnyhat wrote:The ending is nice, too. Not a bang, but a whimper.
Further thoughts: the sad thread . . . I can't guess whether a situation is true, and I do believe the playa can be a "healing" place to be based on past experience (and the experience of the person I brought in 2001). But I don't understand why four tickets is the healing number. Who are those other 3 tickets for? It's hard to find a nice way to ask (also irrelevant, because I'm not able to help). But you'd think they'd lead with: the other three are sought for ____________.
If I were to call up an aunt and ask to borrow $1,200 I imagine she would want to know what it was for . . .and I would lead with that, before she even had to ask me.
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Re: 2012 Ticket Scorekeeping Thread
So, when some one on a ticket thread says, "lol" is that the internet equivalent of a sheepish grin?
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Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri
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Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri
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I don't think so. I think it means just what it stands for LOL (laughing out loud) otherwise, they would have said SG. 
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When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle.
Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle.
Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me
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I think you are giving them too much credit, JK.jkisha wrote:I don't think so. I think it means just what it stands for LOL (laughing out loud) otherwise, they would have said SG.
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I think it's more like a nervous giggle. You know how some people append one of those to every statement, because they're insecure about what they're saying? It's kind of a hedge against snark/disapproval from your interlocutors.
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For me, at times, it's more like waving a red "snark me" flag in my face...
No compassion here.
No compassion here.
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"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.
Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri
"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.
Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri
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Yeah, I heard that you had none of that. At all, for anybody, ever.
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One with more than two chambers...catinthefunnyhat wrote:Yeah, I heard that you had none of that. At all, for anybody, ever.
Bucket List Item #447: Take Fishy to the Wizard to get a new heart.
The Lady with a Lamprey
"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.
Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri
"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.
Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri
Re: 2012 Ticket Scorekeeping Thread
Would you like the one that's bedazzled?theCryptofishist wrote:One with more than two chambers...catinthefunnyhat wrote:Yeah, I heard that you had none of that. At all, for anybody, ever.
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No.
Thank you.
Thank you.
The Lady with a Lamprey
"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.
Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri
"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.
Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri
Re: 2012 Ticket Scorekeeping Thread
Get a 3.5 chamber. Trust me, they rock. Lukewarm is the way to go.theCryptofishist wrote:One with more than two chambers...catinthefunnyhat wrote:Yeah, I heard that you had none of that. At all, for anybody, ever.
Bucket List Item #447: Take Fishy to the Wizard to get a new heart.
