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[Paul Bearer]

EST.1993, on 03 March 2012 - 02:01 AM, said:

Paul Bearer, on 27 February 2012 - 11:15 PM, said:

Do I get another 10 points for this one? 'Cruise ship'

Paul Bearer, on 28 February 2012 - 07:12 PM, said:

And another 18 points for this. 'Gunman kills' 4, 'himself' at US spa

Well.........

#1... I think I might have to add a rule for the sake of the game. Because technical points like that make the game not as fun.

#2... Are you sure you want to submit that one right now? Because theres a lot more potential in that headline. There was recently a school shooting in Ohio.

1... The cruise ship did make the headlines after all.
2... yes! as you said in an earlier post, "So that would require me to part from the deathpool community. In that case, I'll either just end the competition right there or hand it off to someone else to take care of" so the game might end soon (unless you're thinking of going on a shooting spree?).
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[angryGreatness]

The game seems to have some flaws in it.

1) There needs to be a rule for what happens when a headline appears more than once. What happens if my headline reads "Former President of Djibouti dies" and two former Djiboutian heads of state die in one year?

2) If I get points for every word right, can't I just say "Obama" and then claim credit every time a headline with the word Obama appears? Granted it'd be a small score each time but it would add up quickly.

[Paul Bearer]

angryGreatness, on 03 March 2012 - 09:05 AM, said:

The game seems to have some flaws in it.

1) There needs to be a rule for what happens when a headline appears more than once. What happens if my headline reads "Former President of Djibouti dies" and two former Djiboutian heads of state die in one year?

2) If I get points for every word right, can't I just say "Obama" and then claim credit every time a headline with the word Obama appears? Granted it'd be a small score each time but it would add up quickly.

2. The way I read it was once your headline is 'claimed', you can't use it again.

[Estuarian Float]

I dont graduate until June. And I dont even know what Im doing after school... You have plenty of time. You can save that headline and use it later if nothing better comes up. So last time... Are you sure you want to submit?

And here we have the cruise ship rule... I think we can all agree, for the enjoyability of the game to implement a rule to prevent technichality points. A headline must match at least two words. And those two words cannot describe each other as in an adjective on a noun or a first name on a last name. "Cruise ship" alone will not fly. Nor would "Meryl Streep" itself.

[Paul Bearer]

I'll grab all the points I can, after all, June is only 3 months away.

[Handrejka]

Do I get anything for this North/South one? It's not what I had in mind when I chose the headline, but you know how it is.

http://www.reuters.c...E8DF1UX20120215

[Paul Bearer]

Oooooooo! How close was this?

[Estuarian Float]

Hey everybody. Ive been gone this week and now Im back. This thread has kind of been a bitch to edit on. Its slow going on my computer so thank you for your patience.. Ill update soon.

And Paul Bearer will need to confirm that headline from March 13 if he wants to submit it.

[Paul Bearer]

EST.1993, on 17 March 2012 - 03:13 PM, said:

Hey everybody. Ive been gone this week and now Im back. This thread has kind of been a bitch to edit on. Its slow going on my computer so thank you for your patience.. Ill update soon.

And Paul Bearer will need to confirm that headline from March 13 if he wants to submit it.

No, the aeroplane only skidded off the runway. It didn't crash.

[Estuarian Float]

An update has been made. Paul Bearer and Handrejka have both doubled their scores. A shame for Handrejka who wouldve had a perfect headline had she not made a misspelling.

[Gunjaman5000]

May I add a headline to be seen the 22nd December 2012; "WELL WE'RE ALL STILL HERE THEN" or suchlike. The number of what I'd thought were sensible people worried about the 'great' 'event' that isn't going to happen...

Grrr...

[Paul Bearer]

This will be the third time the words cruise ship has appeared in the national headlines. Can I have my 10 points for this headline?

[Estuarian Float]

Paul Bearer, on 31 March 2012 - 09:40 PM, said:

This will be the third time the words cruise ship has appeared in the national headlines. Can I have my 10 points for this headline?

There must be a matching word describing what happened with the cruise ship.

[Paul Bearer]

EST.1993, on 01 April 2012 - 06:30 PM, said:

Paul Bearer, on 31 March 2012 - 09:40 PM, said:

This will be the third time the words cruise ship has appeared in the national headlines. Can I have my 10 points for this headline?

There must be a matching word describing what happened with the cruise ship.

Oooo! You're a hard man to please.

[Paul Bearer]

Can I have this one regarding a plane crash?

[maryportfuncity]

Been a bit tardy here but can I claim on 2 and 12 on my list?



2 .Ennis Has to Settle for Silver

http://www.setanta.c...ey/gnid-133998/




12. Eurozone Faces New Crisis


http://www.guardian....edit-rating-aaa

[Paul Bearer]

maryportfuncity, on 04 April 2012 - 09:43 PM, said:

Been a bit tardy here but can I claim on 2 and 12 on my list?



2 .Ennis Has to Settle for Silver

http://www.setanta.c...ey/gnid-133998/




12. Eurozone Faces New Crisis


http://www.guardian....edit-rating-aaa

If you get the Eurozone one, I want the first cruise ship one.

[Phantom]

Did anyone predict this headline?

Gravy-wrestling model suffers horrific facial injuries after being hit with monkey wrench when she interrupted a friend having sex

[Paul Bearer]

Phantom, on 10 April 2012 - 05:10 PM, said:

Did anyone predict this headline?

Gravy-wrestling model suffers horrific facial injuries after being hit with monkey wrench when she interrupted a friend having sex

BOLLOCKS!!!!!!!!!!

That was going to be my number 7 headline, but decided to drop it in favour of a crazed knifeman. Boy, is my face red.

[Paul Bearer]

OK, How about 12 points for this one?