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14:41 / 21.03.05

What a coincidence. The last poster in that thread is a moderator.

Yes, Petey Shaftoe. And yes, he posted last.

Now, when I want to post, I get this message:

"This thread is locked - you may not reply to it."

Coincidence? I think not.

As you may know, Smoothly promised the last user to post in that thread £50. Now, if the last poster gets that money or not, is beside the point.

Fact is, it´s fun for many (and as you can clearly see in that thread, Petey and me are not the only ones posting there) to be part of this thread.

Now, for Petey or one of his friends to close this thread is unfair.

Open up that thread again, please. And forget about winning, Pete.

Tryphena Absent

14:46 / 21.03.05

Hahahahahahahahahahaha. Hahahahahahaha. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Nice.

Regrettable Juvenilia

14:56 / 21.03.05

I see nothing in the Rules that states that I may not form a Cabal and achieve the stated aim of the game in any way We see fit.

14:56 / 21.03.05

Audacious strategy, Petey. I admire your cuntishness.
If there were any justice in the world, Mistoffelees would win that money. I gather you are about to teach him a valuable life lesson?

tom-karika nukes it from orbit

14:58 / 21.03.05

Please, please don't unlock that thread. Let the poor thing die in peace.

I suggest that the £50 goes into the hosting kitty to compensate for the huge bandwidth generated by that thread?

And maybe to buy my little cousin some new kittens.

Regrettable Juvenilia

15:02 / 21.03.05

Interestingly, the Cabal has a silent partner: I suggested in my Moderation request that the two people who agreed it should PM me their identity so I could split the money with them, but only one has come forward.

This suggests that someone's sole motivation was the same as my primary: to bring an Ending upon the thread's Badness.

15:06 / 21.03.05

Shaftoe. You little Beaut. Like it, like it.

You don't really expect Smoothly to pay you do you?!

BwaHahahahahahahahahahah!

15:09 / 21.03.05

So Flyboe is definitely Mafia... but who else?

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

15:10 / 21.03.05

It did actually occur to me to do that... but I couldn't bring myself to.

15:13 / 21.03.05

For the record, of course I will pay out if Petey's is the last post and he stakes his claim when the thread crosses the finish line.
The game isn't quite over yet though, is it? What can be done in the face of such blatant corruption?

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

15:14 / 21.03.05

primary: to bring an Ending upon the thread's Badness.

(rubs chin)

15:15 / 21.03.05

I've just been asked by Tom Coates to conduct an independent inquiry into the whole incident. You can expect my findings in 7-8 months, or tomorrow at about 11ish.

15:20 / 21.03.05

the locking of the thread in question is a perfect example of why humanity is a doomed species.

15:20 / 21.03.05

Oh well, if this be the end...

But for the friends of this beautiful thread, here is what would´ve been my next entry:

An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the £50 and died the next day
It's a flat tire on your Chevrolet
It's a thread row pardon two minutes too late

Isn't it ironic... don't you think?

It's like rain on your wedding night
It's a free £50 when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take (thanks petey)
Who would've thought... it figures to £50

Mr. Moderator/Cheater was afraid to fly
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye
He waited his whole damn life to make that post
And as the thread crashed down he thought
"Well, fuck me."

And isn't it ironic ... don't you think?

It's like paint on your wedding dress
It's a free pregnancy test when you're already late
It's the good advice that you just didn't take (hehehe)
Who would've thought... it figures to £50

Well Petey Shaftoe has a funny way of sneaking up on you
When you think everything's okay and everything's going right
And GEK has a funny way of helping you out when
You think everything's gone wrong and this thread blows up
In your face

A bread with jam that you already ate
A no-snorting sign on your cocaine break
It's like 10,000 grooms when all you need is a wife
It's meeting the woman of my dreams
And then meeting her beautiful wife

And isn't it ironic... don't you think?
A little too ironic.. and yeah I really do lalalala...

p.s.
What about "Goodbye fifty quid" to the tune of goodbye english rose?

Tryphena Absent

15:23 / 21.03.05

YOU'RE SHARING THE MONEY? YOU MORON. I FEEL LIKE ROSIE PEREZ IN THAT FILM WITH THE GOOD POLICEMAN. ARRGGGHHHHHHHHH.

15:26 / 21.03.05

Thank you for your contribution, pornotaxi. That makes a total of *two* posters objecting, then. Um, I think. Anyone else?

Think of it like a clapometer, mistoffelees.

15:31 / 21.03.05

*puts on shades and false beard*

Ah, I too think that awesome thread shalt be rockin´ on, Bed Head, me old chap! What, what?

*fools everybody*

15:39 / 21.03.05

Hahaha. 'Tax in post'. The dog ate my resignation. You should have seen what I (almost) did! etc.

Regrettable Juvenilia

15:45 / 21.03.05

In the end, one cannot walk away from Destiny.

15:48 / 21.03.05

Oh well, it was about time I think. Ive made a rhyme:

It was just a thread
And now its dead

15:49 / 21.03.05

That makes a total of *two* posters objecting, then. Um, I think. Anyone else?

well i could start another war against the fascist moderators and their conniving cliquery and get so worked up that i throw a wobbler and leave Barbelith for some four or five hours but frankly i just can't be bothered these days.

15:53 / 21.03.05

Not so long a time ago in a thread not far, far away...

It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Petey Shaftoe. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire's ultimate weapon, the THREAD LOCK, an armored space station with enough power to destroy an entire popsicle. Pursued by the Empire's sinister agents, Mistoffelees races home aboard his starship, custodian of the stolen plans that can save his fellow posters and restore freedom to the thread...

***

Mistoffelees: "I felt a great disturbance in the Thread, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced."

Petey Shaftoe: "I've been waiting for you, Mistoffelees. We meet again at last. The circle is now complete. When I left you, I was but the learner. Now I am the master."

Mistoffelees: "Only a master of cheating, Petey-Sweetey."

Petey Shaftoe: "???"

Mistoffelees: " You can't win, Petey-Cheatie. If you close the thread down, It shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine."

Regrettable Juvenilia

15:56 / 21.03.05

I really haven't been waiting for you, you know.

16:00 / 21.03.05

No, you just closed the thread.

Thereby, for the promise of not a lot of money, you have proven yourself to be unfit to be a moderator for this site.

Regrettable Juvenilia

16:08 / 21.03.05

I've done worse for less!

16:17 / 21.03.05

despite not being a conversation mod I'd like to claim that I was the mystery confederate and claim my £5 from petey...

16:43 / 21.03.05

The graft, the corruption... it just gets worse.

17:20 / 21.03.05

I'm sure we can sort out any planning permission problems you might have in return for any donation you might give to the get sleazenation pissed quick fund...

Our Lady Has Left the Building

17:56 / 21.03.05

And I was the one who voted to seal the deed...

18:41 / 21.03.05

I have to admit I was enjoying the thread, but all's fair, Mistoffelees, all's fair...

*makes note of easily bribable moderators for future nefarious activities*

18:53 / 21.03.05

Fuck him and fuck that thread.

19:12 / 21.03.05

Can mods be bribed to re-open the thread?

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

21:11 / 21.03.05

I'd reopen it in a second... unfortunately it's not possible afaik.

Funny that it was someone who only a couple of weeks ago was saying he didn't want to be a mod anymore who decided to cash in...

21:15 / 21.03.05

c'mon, can you think of a better time to cash in?

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

21:18 / 21.03.05

Good point...

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