Stonehearted Snake Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Wow. Way more of ya'll are non-native speakers than i thought. I really would not have guessed that. Just curious - where did you learn English? In school or by studying or traveling abroad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil' ghost Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 going to start tallying the scores. no changes to your votes, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil' ghost Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 Round 4 Points: Daenerys "births" the first dragons in centuries. B D O N L F P 1. Baby Dragons on Nude Lady Flabbergasts Partisans. - SwmbO [1st- FB, rock, H’H, Julia ;2nd- woof ;3rd/4th- Cast, DG, NQ] 2. Babe Daenerys on nativity: "Love firey pets!" - Lady B 3. Blonde Dramatically Obtains Nefarious “Little Flying Pets” - woofless 4. Breeding dragons overseas! Neonatal lizards - first pictures.- Cast [2nd- LadyB, Emmit, Julia ;3rd/4th- yomi, H’H] 5. Birthed Dragons? Oldtown - "Not Likely, Facts Pending" - DG [1st- yomi ;2nd- Cast, NQ, SwmbO, SSnake ;3rd/4th- SNA, FB, rock, LadyB, Emmit, Julia] 6. BABYSITTER'S DREAM OPPORTUNITY! Newborns - Loves Fire Preferred!!! - SNA [1st- DG, SwmbO, Emmit ;3rd/4th-yomi ] 7. Behold Dragons Ostracized Noble Lady Fulfills Prophecy - H’H [1st- Cast, LadyB, woof ;2nd- SNA, rock ;3rd/4th-DG, NQ, SwmbO] 8. Breaking-- Dragonstone's Orphan Nabs Legendary Fire Power. - Emmit [1st- NQ, SSnake ;2nd- FB ;3rd/4th- rock, LadyB, woof] 9. BEHOLD DANAERYS' OFFSPRING! No Longer Frustratingly Petrified! -rock [3rd/4th- H’H] 10. BIRDWATCHER'S DELIGHT Observe Newfound Large Fowls Pyreside - shadow [1st-SNA ;2nd-yomi, DG ;3rd/4th-FB, Julia ] 11. BABY DRAGONS! Once nonextant, living fire perseveres! - SSnake 12. Burning Dothraki Ocean! Newborn lizards frighten people! -yomi [2nd- H’H;3rd/4th- ] 13. BLAZING DROGO - OCCULT NEXUS LOOSED! FIREDRAKES PROPAGATED! -FB [3rd/4th-SwmbO ] 14. BORN! Dragons Offer New Life for Princess - NQ [3rd/4th- SNA, SSnake] 15. Breastfeeding Dragons On Nomadic Lord’s Funeral Pyre? - Julia [3rd/4th- Cast, woof, Emmit, SSnake] 1. woofless: 66+1+1=68 2. Dolorous Gabe: 39+1+1+3+2+2+2+2+1+1+1+1+1+1=58 3. Emmit: 37+1+1+3+3+2+1+1+1=50 4. Howlin’ Howland: 26+1+1+3+3+3+2+2+1+1+1=44 5. Night’sQueen: 38+1+1+1+1=42 6. Ser Not Appearing: 21+1+1+3+3+3+1=33 7. *SwmbO: 6+1+1+3+3+3+3+2+1+1+1+4=29 8. Lady Blizzardborn: 23+1+1=25 9. Fragile Bird: 20+1+1+1=23 10. rocksniffer: 17+1+1+1=20 11. Julia H: 11+1+1+1+1+1+1=17 12. Stonehearted Snake: 11+1+1=13 13. Castellan: 2+1+1+2+2+2+1+1=12 14. a shadow: 1+3+2+2+1+1=10 15. yomi: 5+1+1+2=9 congrats to She who must be Obeyed for getting the most 1st place votes this round, and for moving up from 12th to 7th! :cheers: See just 1 round can make or (I guess, too) break you. woofless might not have gotten any votes, but she is still secure in 1st place. Dolorous Gabe is catching up, as well as Emmit and Howlin' Howland. Night'sQueen finishes up our Top 5 for round 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil' ghost Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 Round 5 voting: Red Wedding C E G I M D W J H L 1."Creative Entertainment Greatly Improved My Day" -- Walder Jinglebell Heartbreakingly Lost 2. Commitment Ends Gruesomely in Murder Dead Wolf, Jinglebell, Heartbreaking Losses 3. Carnage Explained: "Guests Imbibed Mead," Dished Walder. "Jingle Hated Lushes." 4. CASUALTIES EVERYWHERE...GALA INTERRUPTED! "Many dead, wounded!", Joffrey, happily laughed. 5. Catelyn Executed! Greatjohn Imprisoned! Murderous Doings Weight Joffrey's Hateful Leanings. 6. CROSSING ENGAGEMENTS Guests Immorally Massacred Devious Walder Japes Hospitality Laws! 7.Cavalier's end--guards included murderer! Darling Widow Jeyne heartbroken, languishing. 8. COLLUDERS EXECUTE GUESTS! - Incarnadine Marriage Decapitated Wolf Joins Headless Leader 9.Cast-iron Evidence Grows! Irrefutable! Murderous Direwolves Warged "Jumping Hellhounds" link 10. Criminals! Eating Gave Immunity. Many Dead. Wedding Justice Has Little Love. 11. Crossing: Eminent Guests Impaled Married Daughter Weeps, Joyless Honeymoon Looming 12. Castamere Encore? "Gods intoned - marriage defeated wolves!" jeers House Lannister 13. Celebrities exterminated! Gruesome images. Mouthpieces debate: Was justice helped? Lotto vote for your favorite 4 deadline: Tuesday, September 8th at 2PM, EST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil' ghost Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 Round 6: Westeros has been invaded!! (by (f)Aegon and the Golden Company) W S L P O T I D Deadline: Tuesday, September 8th at 2PM, EST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julia H. Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 I had no clue, as your English is so good. I have some questions: how difficult is it to play a game like this in English, considering there is so much word play. How do keep up with English? (Do you speak it at your job? Just through the internet? English TV or movies?) Do you ever have a perfect Acro in Hungarian? Nosey Emmit. Eta: I guess these questions could apply to anyone who has a native language other than English. The full truth is that English is my job. (I'm a language teacher.) So even though English is not my mother tongue, my relationship with this language is still quite "intimate". I use English a lot, both in my job and otherwise, in all the ways you mentioned. I also read books in English regularly. It gives me the same degree of pleasure as reading in Hungarian. And I write things for pleasure, like posts and Acronyms. :) I don't really think of Acros in Hungarian. I rarely mix the two languages, and this game is fully English for me, so I think in English when I play it. How difficult is this game? I don't know, it's probably not the same as for you, but I love English, and I absolutely enjoy the extra challenge that it means to compete in English with native speakers. ^_^ Wow. Way more of ya'll are non-native speakers than i thought. I really would not have guessed that. Just curious - where did you learn English? In school or by studying or traveling abroad? I learned English at school, then at university, I also spent some time in English-speaking countries (months, not years), and I have always had a lot of opportunity to speak to native speakers of English. (But as a teacher, I'm also exposed to a daily dose of not-so-good English, LOL.) Then there are, of course, the books, the films, the internet and travelling... EDIT: Congratulations, She who Must be Obeyed! That was a very funny entry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Big Congratulations to SWMBO!You obviously have the hang of this game now.... :Drocksniffer and I have both been trying for the bottom ranks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonehearted Snake Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 I learned English at school, then at university, I also spent some time in English-speaking countries (months, not years), and I have always had a lot of opportunity to speak to native speakers of English. (But as a teacher, I'm also exposed to a daily dose of not-so-good English, LOL.) Then there are, of course, the books, the films, the internet and travelling... Some people have a gift! Do you speak any other languages? I studied Russian but was never good at it. Not because it's a different alphabet as people assume - that's easy to get used to. I'm just not good at remembering all the grammar rules which makes it harder to remember the actual definitions of words since I get so caught up in the grammar. But one of my roommates in Russia spoke 5 languages fluently. She could pick them up within mere months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonehearted Snake Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 These entries are so funny! Never thought the RW would make me LOL so much ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 No doubts about number one.... 1st. 1."Creative Entertainment Greatly Improved My Day" -- Walder Jinglebell Heartbreakingly Lost And I looked carefully at the ones that looked quieter, and found gems.... 2nd. 12. Castamere Encore? "Gods intoned - marriage defeated wolves!" jeers House Lannister had to get Lannisters in there... 3rd. 8. COLLUDERS EXECUTE GUESTS! - Incarnadine Marriage Decapitated Wolf Joins Headless Leader 'joins' heh heh 4th. 3. Carnage Explained: "Guests Imbibed Mead," Dished Walder. "Jingle Hated Lushes." for some reason I find 'Jingle' endearing They were really all damn good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofless Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 The full truth is that English is my job. (I'm a language teacher.) So even though English is not my mother tongue, my relationship with this language is still quite "intimate". I use English a lot, both in my job and otherwise, in all the ways you mentioned. I also read books in English regularly. It gives me the same degree of pleasure as reading in Hungarian. And I write things for pleasure, like posts and Acronyms. :) I don't really think of Acros in Hungarian. I rarely mix the two languages, and this game is fully English for me, so I think in English when I play it. I used to work with a German couple in England who would be nattering on in English and then mid sentence be speaking in German and a minute or so later back speaking in English. My son teaches English in Japan and I'm blown away that he is now fluent in the language. Not surprising I know, but it impresses me. ************** Congrats SWMBO - well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Blizzardborn Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Holy...something...these entries are fantastic! Also, nice work She Who Must Be Obeyed! 1. 1."Creative Entertainment Greatly Improved My Day" -- Walder Jinglebell Heartbreakingly Lost This really is the standout for me. Funny. Accurate to Walder. Creative. Well done! 2. 8. COLLUDERS EXECUTE GUESTS! - Incarnadine Marriage Decapitated Wolf Joins Headless Leader Whoever you are, you had me at incarnadine (which I admit I had to look up). 3. 2. Commitment Ends Gruesomely in Murder Dead Wolf, Jinglebell, Heartbreaking Losses This is a great headline, as it leaves out enough details to get people to read. 4. 12. Castamere Encore? "Gods intoned - marriage defeated wolves!" jeers House Lannister I can definitely see that being printed somewhere in Westeros. HMs to all, and I really mean that! But I want to make special mention of entry 6 because I came so close to choosing it for vote 4, and to entry 3 because I can totally see Walder blaming the whole thing on Jinglebell. You guys seriously need to lower your quality next round. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howlin' Howland Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 1) 9.Cast-iron Evidence Grows! Irrefutable! Murderous Direwolves Warged "Jumping Hellhounds" link 2)12. Castamere Encore? "Gods intoned - marriage defeated wolves!" jeers House Lannister 3) 3. Carnage Explained: "Guests Imbibed Mead," Dished Walder. "Jingle Hated Lushes." 4) 11. Crossing: Eminent Guests Impaled Married Daughter Weeps, Joyless Honeymoon Looming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmit Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Oh damn and snap. These are so good. Seriously now, we cannot maintain this level of smart and clever... something' got to give. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil' ghost Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 Oh damn and snap. These are so good. Seriously now, we cannot maintain this level of smart and clever... something' got to give. Wait until I'm not host, then you won't say that. These all are amazing ! *jealous* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonehearted Snake Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 First: 3. Carnage Explained: "Guests Imbibed Mead," Dished Walder. "Jingle Hated Lushes." Second: 1."Creative Entertainment Greatly Improved My Day" -- Walder Jinglebell Heartbreakingly Lost Third: 6. CROSSING ENGAGEMENTS Guests Immorally Massacred Devious Walder Japes Hospitality Laws! Fourth: 2. Commitment Ends Gruesomely in Murder Dead Wolf, Jinglebell, Heartbreaking Losses Soooo funny!! All of the entries! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Not Appearing Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Some of these entries are remarkable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night'sQueen Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Good grief you people are clever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmit Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 1. 8. COLLUDERS EXECUTE GUESTS! - Incarnadine Marriage Decapitated Wolf Joins Headless Leader The play on words of Greywind's head being sewn onto poor Robb's body and joining him in death made this an easy pick for #1. 2. 4. CASUALTIES EVERYWHERE...GALA INTERRUPTED! "Many dead, wounded!", Joffrey, happily laughed. The thought of Joff finding glee in the massacre makes me laugh... what a putz. 3. 11. Crossing: Eminent Guests Impaled. Married Daughter Weeps, Joyless Honeymoon Looming I am so jealous of "Crossing". I wish I had seen it. And the "news" that the massacre puts a damper on Roslin's honeymoon is dandy. 4. 9. Cast-iron Evidence Grows! Irrefutable! Murderous Direwolves Warged "Jumping Hellhounds" link Even though cast-iron is pushing the line as far as the extra words rule, I just love the thoughtful inclusion of a link to the article. I wish it had included a actual link to the Wiki article for the Red Wedding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofless Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Round 6: Westeros has been invaded!! (by (f)Aegon and the Golden Company) W S L P O T I D Deadline: Tuesday, September 8th at 2PM, EST Boo & Poo This is another one that I just know won't come easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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