Inspired by some recent threads, I'd like to start a round of PAG. The rules are as follows:
1. The first person to volunteer gets to make a proposition.
2. A second player turns up as the opposition.
3. The two players argue. Points will be awarded according to a mysterious and not necessarily consistent system devised by the scorer. The proposer will also get a bonus/penalty for choosing a difficult/easy proposition.
4. The winner is the one with the most points at the end of the game, which is either when both players give up, or if it gets completely out of hand.
5. The scorer is the sole judge of the score, however players may argue with the scorer about the score and gain points in so doing.
6. Third parties may contribute and score points; if they wish, they can donate these points to the players.
Anyone up for this?
Originally posted by chewieChewie,
I think this is a daft idea.
Did I win? 😉
Or do you expect a full length argument with a break and ice-cream?
Paul.
As much as I respect your opinion, I have to disagree with you. In order to qualify for "Daft" status, it [ your judgement of this thread] has to have certified "thread valid status = failure" at the ministry of "Daft and Silly Things". I don't see that you have provided any evidence that this has been done. I know, that working for MicroSoft, you know how vital a "good clean thread" is. Your casual manner here could cause not only the unfolding of the thread, but the failure of the entire OP System!
Furthermore... If I read the law correctly, you are not on file as being eligible from the "Silly Walking" ministry to even enter the offices of the ministry of "Daft and Silly Things". Until you can show that you are qualified, I submit that you have not proven your case.😞😕😛🙄
Originally posted by chewieChewie,
Ah - I was using your original post as the proposition. In that case, here's a better proposition:
If you're caught drunk driving, you should be instantly banned from driving for life.
You can't make a statement like "Instantly". Nothing happens that way. Everything takes some "distinct increment" of the cosmic clock before it can be considered a "real" event. When considering "real" you must of course define whether you are of the "Fingleman" or the "Clapapature" persuation. Again, I easily defeat your argument!🙂😵 Har Harrrrrrrrrr! I Win!
On the point of drunk driving, I am being in the envious position of seeing this from a number of viewpoints
1 I am a driver
2I am a drinker, but on a more serious note I see both perpetraters and victims of drink driving accidents as a nurse in both hospitals and in prison and an automatic jail sentence would cure the problem because in that way they cannot drive when disqualified
Originally posted by royalchickenroyalchicken, you now have -8 points, but I wouldn't bother giving them to the players 😛
Ooh, you pack of morons 😉. Here's a proposition:
The rules of the PAG imply that this thread in unhijackable.
EDIT Acolyte, this appears to be a dialectical version of Three-Card Mao. How come we have chess severs and not Mao servers? Red Hot Reds....
Originally posted by StarValleyWyI'll argue this one (and the other one if you like - two arguments at once, the comic possibilities bogle the mind!)
Chewie,
As much as I respect your opinion, I have to disagree with you. In order to qualify for "Daft" status, it [ your judgement of this thread] has to have certified "thread valid status = failure" at the ministry of "Daft and Silly Things". I don't see that you have provided any evidence that this has been done. I know, that working for Mi ...[text shortened]... Until you can show that you are qualified, I submit that you have not proven your case.😞😕😛🙄
I refute your refutation as follows:
1) the Daft and Silly Things Ministry no longer exists, as we bought and consumed (<burp>😉 it this morning. It's now a wholly-owned subsiduary and all thread valid statii adhere to a new API, which I'm not going to tell you. So there.
2) Daftness is in the eye of the beholder. Acolyte's original idea, in my eyes, is extremely daft. How you can prove that I don't think it's daft is beyond me, as I was not the actor in The Incredible Journey that had the other micrsopic actors injected into him - so you can't see through my eyes. Even if you could, I'd just shut them so you couldn't see.
3) I further contend, just to inflame you further, that your name's daft too, in my eyes (see second paragraph above for a pre-emptive refutation of any refutation you may choose to put forward in a future missive
😀
All right, I'll maintain the topic. Here's an airtight logical argument 😛
1. Today I drove a car for the second time.
2. Both times I have driven a car, I have not been drunk.
3. Nor have I been hanged.
4. You're not allowed to know which position I support.
Acolyte, do I get 382 points and the Ridiculous Locution Award 😉?
Originally posted by ChessNutI contend that there are already several 'silly walking' Olympic Events:
I propose that "Silly Walking" be instituted as an Olympic Sport.
(Inspired by a previous post. Thanks StarValley) 😉
1) the hurdles
2) the triple jump
3) the marathon (when the contenders get too tired, stagger a bit, and fall down; or trip over.
Bryan, you lose several hundred points for not realizing all of this.