Acrophobia #18 - The Grave Epitaph, Won by Emmit!

[rocksniffer]

graycie (swmbo) says she is having issues posting from phone so here is her vote...

faithfully recorded as written...

Hello everyone, thank you for all the wonderful votes for my Tywin entry. I was shocked and surprised, and very grateful!

All of these Aemon entries were outstanding, and choosing was very difficult.

1st: #13

2nd: #16

3rd: #8

4th: #5

5th: #1

Several others could easily have been substituted in any slot. But these were my favorites.

[a free shadow]

There was another death that no one had a chance to mourn.

You will have two acronyms, a traditional, and an untraditional. Try one, or try both.

SSSSS SSSSS

FJCDD MRNGE

:laugh:

*Stealing Sun* (Repeated five times :blush:)

You know, some people have sent me entries by PM. We could play this bonus round....

:frown5:

Some suggest Stannis' shadow survived, smilingly scribbling supposed strange sayings.
An acro about writing acros. Inception, baby. I might retire.

No, you are part Stannis and Melisandre :pirate:

first 1. Greatness Survives Within,

To Dragonbone Akin.

second 4. Genealogy

Seldom weaves the destiny
Actuality

third 17. Grieved silently. Watched tirelessly. Dutiful, absolutely

third 5. Grief, sacrifices - wisdom toughened, dutiful always.

third 16. Go softly Watcher. The Dragon arrives.

Well done, shadow! Now who's pants are ashes?? :P

Still Emmit's :ninja: For things like this, I have taken to wearing a kilt :laugh: But to not lie now (sad, sad day where I do not lie), I thought I did not lie then :frown5: I saw the acronym late and did not think I will submit anything, and then did not think highly of what I submitted. It is an accident.

[Ser Not Appearing]

No, you are part Stannis and Melisandre :pirate:

All the best parts. I'm like a machine made out of other, lesser machines.

[Ser Not Appearing]

First: 7. Godspeed sweet watcher. Today death answered.

Second: 12. Good Sleep, Watcher. The Dragon Arises.

Third: 6. Go Stay With The Dead, Aemon.

Fourth: 14. Gentle sage's watch terminated.

Deceased.

Ascended.

Fifth: 16. Go softly Watcher. The Dragon arrives.

[lil' ghost]

1st - 5. Grief, sacrifices - wisdom toughened, dutiful always.
2nd - 7. Godspeed sweet watcher. Today death answered.
3rd -10. Grandmaester's Slow Walk Towards Dragonly Ancestors.
3rd -15. Gracious, selfless, wise.
Targaryen Dragon,
Arise.
3rd - 16. Go softly Watcher. The Dragon arrives.

[Emmit]

1. 7. Godspeed sweet watcher. Today death answered.

2. 6. Go Stay With The Dead, Aemon.

3. 12. Good Sleep, Watcher. The Dragon Arises.

4. 16. Go softly Watcher. The Dragon arrives.

5. 15. Gracious, selfless, wise.

Targaryen Dragon,

Arise.

Honerable mentioned to #4... a haiku! And it was my favorite except for the last word. I couldn't fit its connection to the rest of the verse in my brain. But the first five words are perfect. Literally perfect.

[Fragile Bird]

I guess I should mention there's just 2 hours left in this round. :)

[Fragile Bird]

I have tallied up the votes but 3 people have not voted yet. I will wait , because I am still posting the results. Half an hour. One person will not be voting because of being very busy at the moment.

[Fragile Bird]

ROUND 6 Voting

Your watch has ended, Maester Aemon...

1. Greatness Survives Within,

To Dragonbone Akin. Dolorous Gabe [1st - shad],[3rd,4th,5th - StSn, SWMBO, Cast]

2. Good-bye! Superb watch terminated, dear Aemon. yomi

3. Greatness sadly wasted

Targaryen despite abdication Howlin' Howland [3rd,4th,5th emmit]

4. Genealogy

Seldom weaves the destiny

Actuality Aegon the Poached [2nd - shad]

5. Grief, sacrifices - wisdom toughened, dutiful always. Castellan [1st - lil' gh],[2nd - Lady B, rock],[3rd,4th,5th - Julia, SWMBO, shad]

6. Go Stay With The Dead, Aemon. Criston of House Shapper [2nd - Emmit],[3rd,4th,5th - yomi, Lady B, Woof]

7. Godspeed sweet watcher. Today death answered. She Who Must Be Obeyed [1st - Julia, SNA, Emmit],[2nd - lil' gh],[3rd,4th,5th - Cast, Lady B, Woof]

8. Grand servant.

Wise, temperate.

Dragon ascends. Lady Blizzardborn [1st - Night Q],[3rd,4th,5th - SWMBO, rock, StSn]

9. Gently step, wintering there dragon asleep. a shadow [1st - Cast],[2nd - Julia],[3rd,4th,5th - rock,StSn, Night Q]

10. Grandmaester's Slow Walk Towards Dragonly Ancestors. Ser Not Appearing [1st - rock],[3rd,4th,5th - lil' gh]

11. Going South with Tarly, Dragon abdicated Emmit [3rd,4th,5th - Cris, Woof]

12. Good Sleep, Watcher. The Dragon Arises. lil' ghost [1st - StSn, yomi],[2nd - Cris, SNA]

13. Gifted scholar’s watch terminated.

Dragon adieu. Woofless [1st - Lady B, SWMBO],[3rd,4th,5th - Night Q, Cris]

14. Gentle sage's watch terminated.

Deceased.

Ascended. Julia H. [2nd - Woof],[3rd,4th,5th - SNA, yomi]

15. Gracious, selfless, wise.

Targaryen Dragon,

Arise. Night's Queen [1st - Cris, Woof], [2nd - StSn, yomi],[3rd,4th,5th - Lady B, Lil' gh, Julia, Emmit]

16. Go softly Watcher. The Dragon arrives. Stonehearted Snake [2nd - Cast, SWMBO],[3rd,4th,5th - Emmit, Cris, Night Q, rock, shad, lil' gh, SNA]

17. Grieved silently. Watched tirelessly. Dutiful, absolutely. rocksniffer [2nd - Night Q],[3rd,4th,5th - yomi, Julia, shad, Cast]

Results

1. Emmit 83 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 87

2. a shadow 73 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 83

3. Woofless 66 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 = 76

3. Stonehearted Snake 63 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 76

5. Julia H. 60 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 66

6. Dolorous Gabe 52 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 59

6. Night's Queen 43 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 59

8. She Who Must Be Obeyed 38 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 = 58

9. lil' ghost 39 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 52

10. Aegon the Poached 47 + 1 + 2 = 50

11. Ser Not Appearing 41 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 = 47

12. Criston of House Shapper 37 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 45

13. Lady Blizzardborn 35 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 43

14. Castellan 29 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 41

15. rocksniffer 33 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 40

16. yomi 34 + 1 + 1 = 36

17. Howlin Howland 25 + 1 = 26

Oh my goodness things have gotten interesting....you know that curse, may you live in interesting times? Emmit hangs on to first. Barely. a shadow, Woofless, and Stonehearted Snake are all definitely within striking distance. I have to confess, as much as I love you guys, I'd love to see Emmit win, in the lead from start to finish. :D Emmit, congratulations for what you have done so far. :thumbsup:

And congratulations, of course, go out to She Who Must Be Obeyed, for winning this round! Bravo in your first game!

As usual, please double-check the scoring!

[Fragile Bird]

ROUND 7 Submissions

We started the game with the first death, so we really should end with the last death. But that's a pretty dreary character, Kevan Lannister. The big death at the end of A Dance with Dragons is Jon Snow. But that would make him our third member of the Night's Watch, and how many jokes can we make about stabbity stabbity stabbities? And we don't even know if he really is dead, after all.

Oh what the hell. Let's be evil!

Here Lies Quentyn Martell.

1. Daring Dawdler Dabbled, Died

Foolish, Foreign Fire-Fly

2. D'uh,

Dragons don't die;

Freed,

Fiery fate faked.

3. Dutiful Dornishman, Daring “Dragontamer” Frantic Fighter, Foolishly Flamed

4. Don't despair! Death doesn't follow fire. Fire frees!

5. Daenerysly dissed,

Dangerously daring.

Failed fantastically,

Forevermore flaming.

6. Dazzling Dawn Descended Distantly. Fiercely flamed final flares.

7. Determined despite deadly dangers.

Faced fiendish firework.

Farewell.

8. Dutiful, daring. Didn't duck. Forfend fanning flames, friends!

9. Dragon dragon dragon dragon!!!

Fuck fuck fuck fuck!!!

10. Dragon's dare? Death defeated!

Fire's fury? Faked fatality!

11. Deadly Dangers

Dreadful Dragons

Ferocious Fire For Fools

12. Died! Dead! Done!

Dorne's finale

Featured fiery fun!

13. Dutiful Dornishboy dared dragons.

Fatal.

Farewell, father's faithful.

14. Deeds dignify dreadful decisions.

Fire fatally forswears fruition.

15. Discontentment disastrously damaged Dornishman's foolishly flinty features, forever!

16. 'Dragon' devotee dolorously died feebly facing flagrant flamethrower.

17. Doran dumbly despatched Dopey firewards for fucked fry-up.

Read all the entries carefully, and pick what appeals to you! :)

Please vote for your top 5 entries by Sunday, July 12, 10:00 pm EST

[Aegon the Poached]

Honerable mentioned to #4... a haiku! And it was my favorite except for the last word. I couldn't fit its connection to the rest of the verse in my brain. But the first five words are perfect. Literally perfect.

Gah! That's the word I needed to change but I never worked out anything better. I would have had to change the whole thing but I was too desperate to have a haiku.

[Aegon the Poached]

Oh, did I not vote? Darn.

[Aegon the Poached]

1. #7

2. #3

3. #5 (I love the word 'Daenerysly')

4. #6

5. #13

I almost gave #9 a vote. I think we were all thinking it but I'm glad someone actually submitted it.

[Night'sQueen]

^^ #9 will definitely get a vote from me. I'm a fan. :)

[Emmit]

I am honestly shocked to still be in first after my dismal Aemon entry. I have never held the lead in a round (that I remember) let alone a whole game. Please forgive me for hoping you all go down the way of Quentyn... in flames.

[Stonehearted Snake]

Very clever entries by everyone. Hard to pick!

First: 3. Dutiful Dornishman, Daring Dragontamer Frantic Fighter, Foolishly Flamed

Second: 4. Don't despair! Death doesn't follow fire. Fire frees!

Third: 13. Dutiful Dornishboy dared dragons.

Fatal.

Farewell, father's faithful.

Fourth: 5. Daenerysly dissed,

Dangerously daring.

Failed fantastically,

Forevermore flaming.

Fifth: 2. D'uh,

Dragons don't die;

Freed,

Fiery fate faked.

Just curious - any Quentyn fans amongst this group? Even though I'm House Martell all the way, I definitely thought GRRM could have taken a weed-whacker to that part of his garden.

[She who must be Obeyed]

First the vote. As always several really good choices make selecting one above another very difficult:

1st: #4

2nd:#5

3rd: #1

4th: #12

5th: #8

And now for a moment of self-indulgence, if I may -

WOO-HOO I won a round!!! :commie: :commie: I know this is such poor sportsmanship but I can't believe it. When I saw the results I did a head-banging happy dance!

Too bad I had no idea what to do for this round :idea:

THANK YOU for your votes and congratulations in advance to everyone for an outstanding game. You all taught me a lot. :bowdown: :bowdown:

I really enjoyed playing. Very challenging but stimulating, and definitely something I would love to do again. :cheers: :cheers:

[Night'sQueen]

First the vote. As always several really good choices make selecting one above another very difficult:

1st: #4

2nd:#5

3rd: #1

4th: #12

5th: #8

And now for a moment of self-indulgence, if I may -

WOO-HOO I won a round!!! :commie: :commie: I know this is such poor sportsmanship but I can't believe it. When I saw the results I did a head-banging happy dance!

Too bad I had no idea what to do for this round :idea:

THANK YOU for your votes and congratulations in advance to everyone for an outstanding game. You all taught me a lot. :bowdown: :bowdown:

I really enjoyed playing. Very challenging but stimulating, and definitely something I would love to do again. :cheers: :cheers:

I wish there was a like button!! Screw sportsmanship!

Well played. :cheers:

[She who must be Obeyed]

I wish there was a like button!! Screw sportsmanship!

Well played. :cheers:

Thank you so much. You too, Night's Queen, you too! :D

[a free shadow]

I can not do it. I can not vote :ninja:

first 1. Daring Dawdler Dabbled, Died

Foolish, Foreign Fire-Fly

second 11. Deadly Dangers

Dreadful Dragons
Ferocious Fire For Fools (Due diligence disdained, flying fascinated frog :blush:)

third 12. Died! Dead! Done!

Dorne's finale
Featured fiery fun! (Drum Dornish drums, declare final fervent farewell! :ninja:)

third 14. Deeds dignify dreadful decisions.

Fire fatally forswears fruition.

third 8. Dutiful, daring. Didn't duck. Forfend fanning flames, friends! (For "Didn't duck"!)

I was very close to switching 1st and 14th. I know it would have been switching first place not with the second one, but with the third place. I will wear pants, while lying, if this will make a bad difference for Emmit :frown5:

WOO-HOO I won a round!!! :commie: :commie:

Happy victory!