Author Topic: slaughterhouse 10 (Read 44031 times)

eytanz · **Reply #175 on:** March 16, 2011, 02:55:56 PM

[12] The Nimble Men (210)
[11] Oil of Dog (200)
[10] Papa Was a Gypsy (207)
-1[ 8] Acceptable Losses (191)
+1[ 4] Her Collection of Intimacy (204)
[ 3] The Dreaming Way (182)

Fenrix · **Reply #176 on:** March 16, 2011, 07:24:09 PM

[12] The Nimble Men (210)
[11] Oil of Dog (200)
-1[ 9] Papa Was a Gypsy (207)
[ 8] Acceptable Losses (191)
[ 4] Her Collection of Intimacy (204)
+1[ 4] The Dreaming Way (182)

Umbrageofsnow · **Reply #177 on:** March 17, 2011, 05:30:28 AM

[12] The Nimble Men (210)
[11] Oil of Dog (200)
+1[10] Papa Was a Gypsy (207)
[ 8] Acceptable Losses (191)
-1 [3] Her Collection of Intimacy (204)
[ 4] The Dreaming Way (182)

eytanz · **Reply #178 on:** March 17, 2011, 09:01:58 AM

[12] The Nimble Men (210)
[11] Oil of Dog (200)
[10] Papa Was a Gypsy (207)
-1[ 7] Acceptable Losses (191)
+1 [4] Her Collection of Intimacy (204)
[ 4] The Dreaming Way (182)

deflective · **Reply #179 on:** March 17, 2011, 02:49:01 PM

[12] The Nimble Men (210)
+1[12] Oil of Dog (200)
-1[ 9] Papa Was a Gypsy (207)
[ 7] Acceptable Losses (191)
-1[ 3] Her Collection of Intimacy (204)
-1[ 3] The Dreaming Way (182)

Fenrix · **Reply #180 on:** March 17, 2011, 03:09:51 PM

+1[13] Oil of Dog (200)
[12] The Nimble Men (210)
-1[ 8] Papa Was a Gypsy (207)
[ 7] Acceptable Losses (191)
[ 3] Her Collection of Intimacy (204)
[ 3] The Dreaming Way (182)

Swamp · **Reply #181 on:** March 18, 2011, 04:48:51 AM

[+1] The Nimble Men (210)
[-1] Her Collection of Intimacy (204)

eytanz · **Reply #182 on:** March 18, 2011, 07:20:15 AM

+1[14] Oil of Dog (200)
[13] The Nimble Men (210)
[ 8] Papa Was a Gypsy (207)
-1[ 6] Acceptable Losses (191)
[ 3] The Dreaming Way (182)
[ 2] Her Collection of Intimacy (204)

It pains me to not support her collection of intimacy, but I figure either Deflective will give it its point back, or else there will finally be a gap between the lowest two stories. Either way, I get something I want, and this way I can start helping Oil of Dog get its rightful victory over the perfectly decent but unspectacular Nimble Men.

Fenrix · **Reply #183 on:** March 18, 2011, 02:32:54 PM

+1[15] Oil of Dog (200)
[13] The Nimble Men (210)
-1[ 7] Papa Was a Gypsy (207)
[ 6] Acceptable Losses (191)
[ 3] The Dreaming Way (182)
[ 2] Her Collection of Intimacy (204)

What Eytanz said, but slightly differently.

deflective · **Reply #184 on:** March 18, 2011, 04:09:48 PM

yeah, i'm still playing the game so it moves towards a timely finish. i have no issue with which story takes fifth or sixth place, but i want the stories to move down together instead of each one taking four days separately.

[15] Oil of Dog (200)
[13] The Nimble Men (210)
[ 7] Papa Was a Gypsy (207)
+1[ 7] Acceptable Losses (191)
-2[ 1] The Dreaming Way (182)
-1[ 1] Her Collection of Intimacy (204)

Ocicat · **Reply #185 on:** March 19, 2011, 05:36:34 AM

Down with Her Collection of Intimacy up with Nimble Men.

eytanz · **Reply #186 on:** March 19, 2011, 09:23:32 AM

[15] Oil of Dog (200)
[14] The Nimble Men (210)
[ 7] Papa Was a Gypsy (207)
-1[6] Acceptable Losses (191)
+1[ 2] The Dreaming Way (182)
~~[ 0] Her Collection of Intimacy (204)~~

Giving a point to the dreaming way just so that there's actually a substantial difference between the 5th and 6th places.

Edited to correct a point missing from the Nimble Men.

deflective · **Reply #187 on:** March 19, 2011, 02:48:35 PM

with the elimination of her collection of intimacy we remove the last story that started the contest with one point.

[15] Oil of Dog (200)
+1[15] The Nimble Men (210)
-1[ 6] Papa Was a Gypsy (207)
[ 6] Acceptable Losses (191)
-1[ 1] The Dreaming Way (182)

Fenrix · **Reply #188 on:** March 19, 2011, 04:13:01 PM

[15] Oil of Dog (200)
[15] The Nimble Men (210)
+1[ 7] Acceptable Losses (191)
-1[ 5] Papa Was a Gypsy (207)
[ 1] The Dreaming Way (182)

Umbrageofsnow · **Reply #189 on:** March 19, 2011, 07:02:11 PM

[15] Oil of Dog (200)
[15] The Nimble Men (210)
+1[ 6] Papa Was a Gypsy (207)
-1[ 6] Acceptable Losses (191)
[ 1] The Dreaming Way (182)

Sorry I missed a few days defending you dearest story.

deflective · **Reply #190 on:** March 20, 2011, 03:08:58 PM

+1[16] Oil of Dog (200)
[15] The Nimble Men (210)
-1[ 5] Papa Was a Gypsy (207)
-1[ 5] Acceptable Losses (191)

-1~~[ 0] The Dreaming Way (182)~~

eytanz · **Reply #191 on:** March 20, 2011, 03:35:27 PM

+1[17] Oil of Dog (200)
[15] The Nimble Men (210)
[ 5] Papa Was a Gypsy (207)
-1[ 4] Acceptable Losses (191)

Fenrix · **Reply #192 on:** March 20, 2011, 04:06:55 PM

+1[18] Oil of Dog (200)
[15] The Nimble Men (210)
-1[ 4] Papa Was a Gypsy (207)
[ 4] Acceptable Losses (191)

Umbrageofsnow · **Reply #193 on:** March 20, 2011, 06:47:23 PM

[18] Oil of Dog (200)
-1[14] The Nimble Men (210)
+1[ 5] Papa Was a Gypsy (207)
[ 4] Acceptable Losses (191)

Honestly, I'm super-happy with these top 4. I don't know if they are my top 4 stories for 2010, but they are damn close. All deserve to be recognized. That said, Oil of Dog is my absolute favorite, and I intend to make sure that it wins. But if Papa is going down, he's taking the rest with him.

Ocicat · **Reply #194 on:** March 20, 2011, 07:39:15 PM

+1 Nimble Men
-1 Oil of Dog

Fenrix · **Reply #195 on:** March 21, 2011, 12:57:05 PM

My move plus Ocicat's

-1+1[18] Oil of Dog (200)
+1[15] The Nimble Men (210)
-1[ 4] Papa Was a Gypsy (207)
[ 4] Acceptable Losses (191)

deflective · **Reply #196 on:** March 21, 2011, 03:30:00 PM

so, i've been trying to decide who to throw my support behind, oil of dog or the nimble men. i liked the story oil of dog better, but is it fair to support a story by Ambrose Bierce in a smaller venue? ultimately the decision was simple, this is slaughterhouse and, whatever the source, stories stand on their own merits.

the nimble men was particularly enjoyable because it spent time simply getting to know the characters. in short stories we usually speed along, jumping right into the plot because there's only so much space to play with. it was nice to spend a page or two getting to know the players before they were thrown into the mix.

+1[19] Oil of Dog (200)
-1[14] The Nimble Men (210)
-1[ 3] Papa Was a Gypsy (207)
-1[ 3] Acceptable Losses (191)

eytanz · **Reply #197 on:** March 21, 2011, 04:08:40 PM

+1[20] Oil of Dog (200)
[14] The Nimble Men (210)
[ 3] Papa Was a Gypsy (207)
-1[ 2] Acceptable Losses (191)

Umbrageofsnow · **Reply #198 on:** March 22, 2011, 02:28:24 AM

[20] Oil of Dog (200)
-1[13] The Nimble Men (210)
+1[ 4] Papa Was a Gypsy (207)
[ 2] Acceptable Losses (191)

deflective · **Reply #199 on:** March 22, 2011, 03:04:09 PM

[20] Oil of Dog (200)
[13] The Nimble Men (210)
-2[ 2] Papa Was a Gypsy (207)
[ 2] Acceptable Losses (191)