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![]() Send message Joined: 19 Sep 00 Posts: 3184 Credit: 408,102 RAC: 80 ![]() |
Give us a caption: I didn't know there were lobster smurfs… Yeah! As soon as I had recognized "smurfs" as "Schlümpfe", I was rotflmao ![]() Gruß, Gundolf |
![]() Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester ![]() Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 33582 Credit: 13,645,052 RAC: 8,229 ![]() ![]() |
Yes Blurf turned up. But I think there was a rule, if you couldn't post a pic withing 24 hrs you pass it on. When we want to see the Beets rules we'll have to go to the very first Beets thread I fear. rOZZ Music Pictures |
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Yes Blurf turned up. But I think there was a rule, if you couldn't post a pic withing 24 hrs you pass it on. They have been posted after the first thread a few times but they are wayyyyyy back. edit~ I found these at Beets give a caption XIX from 2010. Well here are the rules. Pretty much cut and paste job. Thread Rules Pictures, captions, wit and sarcasm only please-any non-caption related posts will be red-x'ed and requested to be hidden for continuity sake. Wit and sarcasm will only be permitted while we wait for a new picture. The winner picks the next picture. Wait for the first of 10 captions or 2 days before declaring a winner. Please try to wait for a reasonable amount of time before picking (i.e. if you notice 10 captions in the first hour, there are probably more people wanting to post a caption). 1 day will be given for the winner to post a picture, then the second place gets to post. 1 more day will be given for the second place to post a picture, then the third place will get to post a picture. (We have never actually gotten to the third place actually posting a picture.) Old NEW RULE: The last picture poster is responsible for PM'ing the winner to let them know it's their turn. ![]() Old James |
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So, are we still playing Beets give us a caption? |
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![]() ![]() ![]() Volunteer tester ![]() Send message Joined: 19 Nov 00 Posts: 40475 Credit: 41,348,362 RAC: 2,119 ![]() ![]() |
Yep, but we lost the Beets. Well send out a search party, in the meantime play on :-) |
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Yep, but we lost the Beets. I know games evolve as time goes on, But can the next winner of the caption contest put Beets back in the title? edit~ When we have to start a new thread of couse. ![]() Old James |
![]() Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester ![]() Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9235 Credit: 54,999,261 RAC: 46,431 ![]() ![]() |
With the Count to 10000 thread less than 50 away from it's goal (having been extended once)what is the general consensus as to it's future. I personally suggest either a pause or a return to 1. Your thoughts. "Proud to be born and bred in Croydon" |
![]() Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 2 Sep 06 Posts: 8883 Credit: 11,646,235 RAC: 1,951 ![]() ![]() |
Apparently we can't change titles of our own threads anymore so I'll red-x it to have Beets added. Regarding changing Beet's rules---Beets started it--he should be the one to change them ![]() ![]() |
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I think if you reset it to 1, people are probably reposting the same pic and no way to verify that. I think we should just play on and see where it leads. More of a challenge I would think. Pluto will always be a planet to me. ![]() Seti Ambassador |
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I can agree with Uli. Sure 10,000 is a high number. But there is no shortage of pictures containing numbers higher than 10,000 and it could be interesting to see where it goes with that extra digit, instead of returning to "1" where eventually people will start seeing repeated pictures again. #resist |
![]() Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester ![]() Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9235 Credit: 54,999,261 RAC: 46,431 ![]() ![]() |
OK it was just a suggestion, I didn't start till around 331. On to 100,000 !! :-) "Proud to be born and bred in Croydon" |
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I asked earlier in this thread and at that time the consensus was to restart at 1. Some suggestions were also offered about not having two lego or two train pictures follow each other. I offered perhaps have a theme of the picture. If so we could have more that one going at a time. If I may suggest, allow this to percolate for about a week so all posters and lurkers get a chance to have input and we don't go with just the views of weekend posters. As to repeats, after 10,000 pictures are you going to remember it anyway? If we go on from here at some point we will run out of anything but part number type pictures. Natural things count only so high. Something to keep in the back of your mind. ![]() ![]() |
![]() Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester ![]() Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 33582 Credit: 13,645,052 RAC: 8,229 ![]() ![]() |
I can agree with Uli. Sure 10,000 is a high number. But there is no shortage of pictures containing numbers higher than 10,000 and it could be interesting to see where it goes with that extra digit, instead of returning to "1" where eventually people will start seeing repeated pictures again. Maybe it's a good idea to go till 20,000? rOZZ Music Pictures |
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As we have all seen, the higher numbers are nearly all train pictures or part numbers. I would suggest two possibilities.
2. We revert to 1, but agree to no trains being used, or only every other post. Otherwise it gets too easy and boring. But I can see a lot of modding having to be done!
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Its difficult enough Chris. With each crime and every kindness we birth our future. |
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As we have all seen, the higher numbers are nearly all train pictures or part numbers. I would suggest two possibilities. Idea #1 sounds good(#2 will be too much work;) rOZZ Music Pictures |
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[Zen voice on] Affirmative. Orbit standard by 7 [Zen voice off] |
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