Al's Scoop Shack

[custardchuk]

Whatever.

custardchuk

Master of the Bullboard 2004 to 2006.(undefeated)
Runner up Master of the Bullboard 2007 (at present) to a cheat.

[martinburley]

Fair enough, custardchuk, have it your way.

[Master Roshambollah]

However the MOtBB is a WRPSS endorsed tournament between the cream of the worlds best players, not some Friday night cheese and prawn RPS tournament at Humpty Doo.

Where's that again?  'Round Darwin?  Sounds like an Aussie place name, either a city or a bar, maybe both.

I will make no ruling on the case at hand; not, as custardchuk has opined, due to a lack of testicular apparatus ("All I have in this world is my balls, and my word, and I don't break 'em for no one.")  No, primarily I'm staying out of this because I haven't read any of the material.  Not Al's accusations, Sista's pleas, Martin's defense, or custardchuk's protestations.  Well, not in any detail.  The most I can glean from it is that custardchuk is unhappy because he lost the tournament and feels that Martin cheated.  Apparantly this cheating attempt involved Sista and access to a computer.  Many are the RPS players who, unbeatable from without, are yet subject to an attack from within, usually through the agency of a femme fatale.  Is ScissorSista the veritable Mati Hari of RPS?  The Delilah of Roshambo?

I don't know, and I don't really care.  If all that happened is what I listed above, then custardchuk should take more care with his women, and with his computer.  He should have learned this lesson by now.  Besides, no one likes a drunken, delusional, lying, conspiratorial, blackmailer.  On the other hand, I'd prefer that to a defensive, pompous, self-righteous reactionary, which is why I'm not ruling in Martin's favor either.  You guys work it out.  If that fails, fight it out. 

By the way, custardchuk, I should point out that the MotBB tournament is most definitely NOT a "WRPSS endorsed tournament" as you assert.  The MotBB violates the Society's endorsement requirements in several important ways:

-The tournament did not follow the WRPSS Official Rule of Play, as there is no provision in the rules for online RPS.
-Web materials did not include the verbiage "This event is endorsed by the World Rock Paper Scissors Society www.worldrps.com."
-I did not make the Society aware of the competition and did not provide event details ie location, time, date, number of spots, prizing details.
-I did not train or utilize refs, as the matches were self-refereed.
-I did not provide the World RPS Society with a selection of photos for publishing on worldrps, not even of the winner of the tournament.
-I did not provide worldrps with the match play-by-play statistics of the of the final four competitors.
   
All of the above criteria are required for World RPS endorsed tournaments, which is why I did not apply for endorsement status.  The Society is notoriously strict when it comes to making sure their endorsement and sanctioning criteria are followed to the "t", and I don't want to run afoul of Chad.

[martinburley]

a defensive, pompous, self-righteous reactionary

I object to that. I'm a defensive, pompous, self-righteous liberal.

[Midnight Rider]

Back where I'm from, we define a "lib'ral" as "the first person to leave the room when the fight starts."

[martinburley]

Rosh said:

You guys work it out.  If that fails, fight it out. 

I'm all for working it out rather than fighting it out. I know custardchuk is hoping if he puts enough pressure on me, I'll crack and agree to a rematch to settle this. No chance. I won fair and square, 'chuk; don't dwell on the past, look to the future. Next year's MotBB will come around soon enough...

[custardchuk]

Apparantly this cheating attempt involved Sista and access to a computer.

It goes deeper than this. My gripe is not that Martin used an Analyser, or that he and Sista had a dialogue.

My gripe is that Sista fed Martin my throws.

Martin didn't predict what I was about to throw. He knew what I intended to throw 50% of the time and he knew what I had thrown 50% of the time. Not through any particular skills other than espionage and collusion. While we all use those skills to gain information prior to a match they can not be allowed to become the match itself.
Jef, or a monkey, could win a match with that information and become MOtBB Champion. Do you see my point?

I challenge the Saint to a tournament match, get him drunk and his throws fall out of his pocket and I happen to see them - Fair Play!

I challenge the Saint to a tournament match and some one in the server room calls the Saint telling him what I have thrown prior to his response - Low Down Cheating!

Rosh, There is a fight on, a fight for truth, honour and RPS's good name and you are sounding decidely "lib'ral" yourself.
It's OK to protect your testicles providing you are saving them for use at some stage.

regards
custardchuk

[custardchuk]

Martin,

Do you really believe this is about a rematch?

I'm looking to get you tossed out of the Society forever. We don't need your type around here.

custardchuk

[Al Thorn]

I'm not buying this one for a second.  But who's behind this obviously erroneous posting?

merger

[Jef Hallestone]

That post is totally bogus.

But, the concept of the 2 leagues merging is perhaps not so actually bogus

Funny that when Al gets it wrong, he actually may be right.

[custardchuk]

So Fox televised the 2008's? That's news to me.

What are you suggesting, Jef? Have you been going through Wojecks rubbish bin again? Did you find something you'd like to share with us?

regards
custardchuk

[Master Roshambollah]

Jef's just yanking your chain, guys.  If such a deal actually ever went down, I would immediately close the DC Metro Office and open a chain of restaurants - one franchise each in Prague, Hollywood and Calgary - and serve nothing but crow all day long.  I imagine I'd be able to retire within a few months, if not sooner.

[Al Thorn]

***BREAKING NEWS***BREAKING NEWS***BREAKING NEWS***BREAKING NEWS***BREAKING NEWS***

My usual impeccable sources inform me that Geir-Arne Brevik has stepped down as President of the Norwegian RPS Association.  Pål "The Wall" Magnusson, International competitor of note and long-time associate of Brevik, succeeds him as President.  Brevik will remain involved with the Norwegian RPS Association as Head of the Board.

Norwegian politics are like Martian algebra, so I don't know if Brevik stepped down voluntarily, was ousted by Magnusson in a coup, or lost his position in a match of RPS.  Hell, for all I know, "Head of the Board" is a promotion.  It is possible that Brevik has merely consolidated his power behind-the-scenes, in much the same way that Vladimir Putin retains control of the "former" Soviet Union.

Whatever the case, there's something rotten in Norway, and I'm not talking about the rakfisk.  More news as it comes.

[Jef Hallestone]

Once again, Al is one step forward and two steps back.

Since when has anyone stepped down from running a country organization without having some plan up their sleeve. My sources have it that Geir Arne had some high level meetings with Wojek perhaps concerning a much greater worldwide role.

[Al Thorn]

One of these days I'm going to post a news story stating "the sky is blue and the grass is green," just so Jef, contrarian that he is, will be forced to comment that the grass is occasionally brown, the sky is actually more a shade of teal and furthermore sometimes gets dark for up to 14 hours at a time (even longer in polar regions.)  Don't you have a process to officiate somewhere, Jef?

My understanding is that the Norwegian RPS Association will issue a press release on this matter within a few days, but this could just be subterfuge.  Current indicators do not point to any meetings with Wojek, high level, low level or otherwise.  Rather, the hairy fingers of the Norwegians point to the role of a shadowy female figure in this shift of power.  There are rumors of a change in Brevik's "civil status," though he is not currently reported to be married or engaged; this probably refers to some shadowy pagan Viking pair-bonding ritual involving blood and entrails.  It is easy to cast the role of this woman as a "Yoko Ono" figure, but assurances are that Brevik is still "heavily engaged" in the work of the NRPSA.

As for Wojek, I seriously doubt the existence of any recent meetings with him.  When was the last time you personally spoke with him, Jef?  When was the last time anyone spoke with him?  Can there be any further doubt...that Wojek is dead?!?