• Crown Tourney in a Time of Covid-10

    From msaroff@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Sat May 23 17:37:57 2020
    Instead of rattan heavy weapons, I am suggesting that we determine who becomes king though a single or double elimination poetry slam conducted at a distance of at least 3 meters. (When you project, the droplets go further too)

    --
    --Sfi Mordehai ben Yosef Yitzhak, Aka Matthew G. Saroff

    This is not the Dream. This is what I do on weekends to have
    some fun.

    The Dream involves 4 sets of identical twins, 2 gallons of Cool
    Whip, 5 quarts of chocolate syrup, 2-1/4 pounds of strawberries,
    satin sheets, a magnum of champagne, a trapeze, and a python.
    Check http://www.pobox.com/~msaroff, including The Bad Hair Web Page
    Quis custodiet ipsos custodes
    Navicula hydraulica plena anguilarum est.

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  • From Lyle H. Gray@21:1/5 to msaroff@gmail.com on Sat May 23 21:57:53 2020
    msaroff@gmail.com wrote in news:e8cdc9aa-b236-4b0d-9289-8eb748589bcd@googlegroups.com:

    Instead of rattan heavy weapons, I am suggesting that we determine who becomes king though a single or double elimination poetry slam
    conducted at a distance of at least 3 meters. (When you project, the droplets go further too)

    They could also compete in a dance-off...

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  • From Chris Zakes@21:1/5 to msa...@gmail.com on Mon May 25 08:52:50 2020
    On Saturday, May 23, 2020 at 7:37:58 PM UTC-5, msa...@gmail.com wrote:
    Instead of rattan heavy weapons, I am suggesting that we determine who becomes king though a single or double elimination poetry slam conducted at a distance of at least 3 meters. (When you project, the droplets go further too)


    Ignoring, for the moment, the rewrite of Corpora that would be needed, how can this (or the dance competition also suggested) give a clear result without judges? How do you know the judges are unbiased?

    -Tivar Moondragon
    Ansteorra

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  • From Dorothy J Heydt@21:1/5 to dontivar@gmail.com on Mon May 25 17:36:22 2020
    In article <32d0292b-b0a5-435b-8adc-ebc92a3c6766@googlegroups.com>,
    Chris Zakes <dontivar@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Saturday, May 23, 2020 at 7:37:58 PM UTC-5, msa...@gmail.com wrote:
    Instead of rattan heavy weapons, I am suggesting that we determine who >becomes king though a single or double elimination poetry slam conducted
    at a distance of at least 3 meters. (When you project, the droplets go >further too)


    Ignoring, for the moment, the rewrite of Corpora that would be needed,
    how can this (or the dance competition also suggested) give a clear
    result without judges? How do you know the judges are unbiased?

    Not that it's going to happen. But the winner could be
    recognized by a consensus of the competitors.

    (The winner of the annual Bard of the Mists competition is
    recognized by a consensus of the past Bards, plus the Prince and
    Princess. I can remember one occasion when the Prince really,
    really liked some incredible piece of schlock, and the Bards
    emeriti patiently talked to him and talked to him until he gave
    in.

    (In the West, we call this [image of an elderly Peer leaning
    heavily on the King's shoulder] "PEER pressure.")

    --
    Dorothea of Caer-Myrddin Dorothy J. Heydt Vinhold/Mists/West Vallejo, California
    PRO DEO ET REGE djheydt at gmail dot com www.kithrup.com/~djheydt/

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  • From Basil D@21:1/5 to msaroff@gmail.com on Tue May 26 17:53:18 2020
    Covid-10? Did I miss something, or are you predicting?
    ;-)
    Yeah, yeah, I know, just a typo. ;-)
    Though it *is* pretty silly to put 9 next to 0.


    On 5/23/2020 5:37 PM, msaroff@gmail.com wrote:
    Instead of rattan heavy weapons, I am suggesting that we determine who becomes king though a single or double elimination poetry slam conducted at a distance of at least 3 meters. (When you project, the droplets go further too)

    But how can they slam if they can't get within 2 or 3 meters?
    };-)


    ~~Basil Dragonstrike

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  • From Dorothy J Heydt@21:1/5 to Buzzy@example.com on Wed May 27 01:26:28 2020
    In article <rakdlt$vl6$1@gioia.aioe.org>, Basil D <Buzzy@example.com> wrote: >Covid-10? Did I miss something, or are you predicting?
    ;-)
    Yeah, yeah, I know, just a typo. ;-)
    Though it *is* pretty silly to put 9 next to 0.


    On 5/23/2020 5:37 PM, msaroff@gmail.com wrote:
    Instead of rattan heavy weapons, I am suggesting that we determine who >becomes king though a single or double elimination poetry slam conducted
    at a distance of at least 3 meters. (When you project, the droplets go >further too)

    But how can they slam if they can't get within 2 or 3 meters?
    };-)

    Very Long Polearms?

    No, wait, you're asking about slamming with poetry.

    There are some very long poetic forms. I don't know if everybody
    would sit still for something the length of the _Iliad_ or
    _Beowulf,_ but there's the sestina, which consists of six verses
    of six lines each plus a refrain of three ... and only six
    end-words that are repeated according to a set pattern. Or
    there's the ballade, with three verses of eight lines and a
    refrain of four. Or you could just compose a ballad (without the
    e) that can go on as long as breath (or fingers) last.

    --
    Dorothea of Caer-Myrddin Dorothy J. Heydt Vinhold/Mists/West Vallejo, California
    PRO DEO ET REGE djheydt at gmail dot com www.kithrup.com/~djheydt/

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  • From Basil D@21:1/5 to Dorothy J Heydt on Fri May 29 14:35:54 2020
    On 5/26/2020 6:26 PM, Dorothy J Heydt wrote:
    In article <rakdlt$vl6$1@gioia.aioe.org>, Basil D <Buzzy@example.com> wrote:
    Covid-10? Did I miss something, or are you predicting?
    ;-)
    Yeah, yeah, I know, just a typo. ;-)
    Though it *is* pretty silly to put 9 next to 0.


    On 5/23/2020 5:37 PM, msaroff@gmail.com wrote:
    Instead of rattan heavy weapons, I am suggesting that we determine who
    becomes king though a single or double elimination poetry slam conducted
    at a distance of at least 3 meters. (When you project, the droplets go
    further too)

    But how can they slam if they can't get within 2 or 3 meters?
    };-)

    Very Long Polearms?

    No, wait, you're asking about slamming with poetry.

    There are some very long poetic forms. I don't know if everybody
    would sit still for something the length of the _Iliad_ or
    _Beowulf,_ but there's the sestina, which consists of six verses
    of six lines each plus a refrain of three ... and only six
    end-words that are repeated according to a set pattern. Or
    there's the ballade, with three verses of eight lines and a
    refrain of four. Or you could just compose a ballad (without the
    e) that can go on as long as breath (or fingers) last.


    Well, OK, with stuff like the Iliad or Beowulf you could slam, but with poems of only
    a dozen pages or so, you can only slap. Anyway, you have to get closer than even ONE
    meter to slam or slap them against each other.


    ~~Basil Dragonstrike
    who is only obtuse when it's funny.
    I hope.

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  • From Zebee Johnstone@21:1/5 to Basil D on Fri May 29 22:22:00 2020
    In rec.org.sca on Fri, 29 May 2020 14:35:54 -0700
    Basil D <Buzzy@example.com> wrote:

    Well, OK, with stuff like the Iliad or Beowulf you could slam, but with poems of only
    a dozen pages or so, you can only slap. Anyway, you have to get closer than even ONE
    meter to slam or slap them against each other.

    No, that's the archery round.

    Silfren

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  • From Basil D@21:1/5 to Zebee Johnstone on Sun May 31 17:57:56 2020
    On 5/29/2020 3:22 PM, Zebee Johnstone wrote:
    In rec.org.sca on Fri, 29 May 2020 14:35:54 -0700
    Basil D <Buzzy@example.com> wrote:

    Well, OK, with stuff like the Iliad or Beowulf you could slam, but with poems of only
    a dozen pages or so, you can only slap. Anyway, you have to get closer than even ONE
    meter to slam or slap them against each other.

    No, that's the archery round.

    Silfren

    I don't think you can make arrows out of poems. Unless you soak the pages in some
    kind of resin; would that work?


    ~~Basil

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