The Syndicate

I'm pretty sure it was locked in lead box, welded shut, encased in concrete, dropped into the deepest part of the Marianas Trench, and is currently protected by a rotating shift of irascible kraken.

I don't know who, if anyone, has access to it.

I think only the admins.

G-Man wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2017 12:11 pm I'm pretty sure it was locked in lead box, welded shut, encased in concrete, dropped into the deepest part of the Marianas Trench, and is currently protected by a rotating shift of irascible kraken.

The politics thread is one of my horcruxes.

juliets wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2017 1:49 pm I think only the admins.

Pretty sure I can unlock it if I want it. The options are appearing for me.

Well, I haven't clicked the "yes" button to test it. I figure if I mess with that thread without permisssion the spirit of SVS will come back from the grave to take my soul.

But it's tempting. It's like the thread is the One Ring, asking me to wear it so I can help it get back to Mordor.

oh interesting ddl. I don't even know where the thread is. I think you probably have access by mistake but I could be wrong.

Nah it wasn't a mistake. It seems all mods can access it.

There is a good chance the irascible kraken will show up if we get too close, though.

juliets wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2017 11:04 am Aww no one is sharing what they are doing for Thanksgiving I love to read about how people are celebrating.

I will bring us back to this topic.

Today, we're going to my grandmother's house for Thanksgiving. It's normally a big, extended family even but most of my cousins are in college now, so no one is traveling from out of town. It will be just the four of us, my parents, my sister's crew, and grandma. It will be weird this year without everyone else but we'll probably break out some of grandma's old-school board games.

Tomorrow is Christmas cookie day. M mother-in-law's family always gets together on Black Friday to make cookies. My wife's aunts are both loud talkers, so it's always trying on the ears. But it's mostly fun. The first time I was brought along while we were dating I found the concept of spending a whole day making and decorating cookies to be tedious so I got snarky and spent an inordinate amount of time decorating some very fancy-looking cookies. Since that day, 10 or so years ago, my fancy-pants cookies are highly anticipated.

Saturday is Thanksgiving with my father-in-law's side of the family. This involves a good meal, card games, and hearing my father-in-law and his dad complain about how the officials and/or announcers are either biased for the Dallas Cowboys or against their precious Washington Redskins (depending on which game is on).

I love your Thanksgiving story G-Man, thanks for sharing! Lots of Thanksgiving celebrations for you.

I would like access to the Politics Thread please. [mention]MovingPictures07[/mention] [mention]Spacedaisy[/mention]

Long Con wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2017 11:10 pm I would like access to the Politics Thread please. @MovingPictures07 @spacedaisy

*Gutteral Hissing noise*

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2017 8:51 pm

Long Con wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2017 11:10 pm I would like access to the Politics Thread please. @MovingPictures07 @spacedaisy

*Gutteral Hissing noise*

You don't need to look.

Would a Man in the HIgh Castle mafia be good?

[mention]Quin[/mention]

Dragon D. Luffy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2017 6:08 pm

@Quin

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25, 2017 1:47 am Would a Man in the HIgh Castle mafia be good?

Depends on what role I get.

I have a student who habitually copies and pastes things from the Internet and turns it in. No, I never give her credit for any of it. She just Googles whatever questions I pose and goes from there. No matter how many times I've addressed her, she insists on doing it.

Today I caught her searching, "How does this piece make you as the reader feel?"

The district says it's my job to get her to pass a state standardized test next month.

What the fuck am I supposed to do with this?

Epignosis wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 8:07 pm I have a student who habitually copies and pastes things from the Internet and turns it in. No, I never give her credit for any of it. She just Googles whatever questions I pose and goes from there. No matter how many times I've addressed her, she insists on doing it.

Today I caught her searching, "How does this piece make you as the reader feel?"

The district says it's my job to get her to pass a state standardized test next month.

What the fuck am I supposed to do with this?

Edit all the questions to say "What is the first Google Result for.." at the beginning.

Teaching feels like hosting Celebrity Jeopardy.

"You know what?" *Rips up questions* "Just write a number. Any number. You could write a two. Or perhaps a three. Maybe even a four? Any number."

Epignosis wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 8:07 pm I have a student who habitually copies and pastes things from the Internet and turns it in. No, I never give her credit for any of it. She just Googles whatever questions I pose and goes from there. No matter how many times I've addressed her, she insists on doing it.

Today I caught her searching, "How does this piece make you as the reader feel?"

The district says it's my job to get her to pass a state standardized test next month.

What the fuck am I supposed to do with this?

Have her play a game of mafia.

Epignosis wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 8:41 pm Teaching feels like hosting Celebrity Jeopardy.

"You know what?" *Rips up questions* "Just write a number. Any number. You could write a two. Or perhaps a three. Maybe even a four? Any number."

They'd have to ask you how to spell "Turd" first.

Epignosis wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 8:07 pm I have a student who habitually copies and pastes things from the Internet and turns it in. No, I never give her credit for any of it. She just Googles whatever questions I pose and goes from there. No matter how many times I've addressed her, she insists on doing it.

Today I caught her searching, "How does this piece make you as the reader feel?"

The district says it's my job to get her to pass a state standardized test next month.

What the fuck am I supposed to do with this?

This is both hilarious and painfully real.

Epignosis wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:55 pm They'd have to ask you how to spell "Turd" first.

Sloonei wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:11 pm

Epignosis wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 8:07 pm I have a student who habitually copies and pastes things from the Internet and turns it in. No, I never give her credit for any of it. She just Googles whatever questions I pose and goes from there. No matter how many times I've addressed her, she insists on doing it.

Today I caught her searching, "How does this piece make you as the reader feel?"

The district says it's my job to get her to pass a state standardized test next month.

What the fuck am I supposed to do with this?

Have her play a game of mafia.

dayyyuuuummmmm

Epignosis wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 8:07 pm I have a student who habitually copies and pastes things from the Internet and turns it in. No, I never give her credit for any of it. She just Googles whatever questions I pose and goes from there. No matter how many times I've addressed her, she insists on doing it.

Today I caught her searching, "How does this piece make you as the reader feel?"

The district says it's my job to get her to pass a state standardized test next month.

What the fuck am I supposed to do with this?

The challenge of the 21th century is finding a way to teach something meaningful to children who know they can just google everything they need.

Epignosis wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 8:41 pm Teaching feels like hosting Celebrity Jeopardy.

"You know what?" *Rips up questions* "Just write a number. Any number. You could write a two. Or perhaps a three. Maybe even a four? Any number."

Suck it, Trebek.

Yo I'll sign up for a mafia game if the politics thread comes back and I can drop fresh hot New York Liberal at Heart jokes in there to satisfy my unholy hunger.

Hey everyone! Long time no talking to. My husband is playing a video game and I am bored. I thought I’d stop by since it has been a while and check in with those I don’t keep in touch with via social media. (Hi juliets! and others it will take too long to list) Life has been crazy. I was working a ton, but had to quit that as it was getting to be too much. Now it’s a different sort of crazy as we prepare for our first child. Hope everyone is doing well. Happy holidays!

whoa hey splints!! Saw on FB a while ago that you're expecting a kiddo, congrats again we miss you and keys, if you ever have some time to come chat we have a fancy Discord channel that a bunch of us hang out in!

Thanks! I don’t know what a discord channel is, but perhaps I will stop by sometime if I get a chance.

It's like IRC basically but 100x better. There's a link to it in the welcome forum

fingersplints wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2017 10:27 pm Thanks! I don’t know what a discord channel is, but perhaps I will stop by sometime if I get a chance.

Here:

http://www.mafiathesyndicate.com/viewto ... 166&t=1340

Wow, last time I posted in this thread was almost a year ago...

What's good everyone?

We have a shirt with this coded text. I have a feeling it might be random trickery, but here, this Imgur page shows the original and gives some good basic analysis.

Anyone good at this kind of thing?

Would you ever wear a shirt with coded text?

Shout out to the time [mention]MovingPictures07[/mention] PMed me and was like "Hey DH I'm thinking of making another mafia website what do you think about that my best friend?"

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2018 11:17 pm Shout out to the time @MovingPictures07 PMed me and was like "Hey DH I'm thinking of making another mafia website what do you think about that my best friend?"

[mention]MovingPictures07[/mention] have you noticed you have no avatar?

Seriously? Still shows for me. Huh. Let me see if I can address that now, thanks.

MovingPictures07 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:12 pm Seriously? Still shows for me. Huh. Let me see if I can address that now, thanks.

It's working now.

I'm thrilled to report I'm out of the wheelchair and walking with a walker. Also started physical therapy this week to help me bend my knee - those muscles are all seized up. Thanks to everyone who has been so supportive over the last three and half long months. Hopefully will make quick progress now.

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2018 11:17 pm Shout out to the time MovingPictures07 PMed me and was like "Hey DH I'm thinking of making another mafia website what do you think about that my best friend?"

Want to play a mafia game on that website?

juliets wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:19 pm I'm thrilled to report I'm out of the wheelchair and walking with a walker. Also started physical therapy this week to help me bend my knee - those muscles are all seized up. Thanks to everyone who has been so supportive over the last three and half long months. Hopefully will make quick progress now.

Marmot wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2018 2:09 pm

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2018 11:17 pm Shout out to the time MovingPictures07 PMed me and was like "Hey DH I'm thinking of making another mafia website what do you think about that my best friend?"

Want to play a mafia game on that website?

I will 100% play the next LMS Map Based game the theme of which catches my interest and attention.

juliets wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:19 pm I'm thrilled to report I'm out of the wheelchair and walking with a walker. Also started physical therapy this week to help me bend my knee - those muscles are all seized up. Thanks to everyone who has been so supportive over the last three and half long months. Hopefully will make quick progress now.

So happy to see that you're doing better JC.

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Sun Jan 28, 2018 2:57 am

juliets wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:19 pm I'm thrilled to report I'm out of the wheelchair and walking with a walker. Also started physical therapy this week to help me bend my knee - those muscles are all seized up. Thanks to everyone who has been so supportive over the last three and half long months. Hopefully will make quick progress now.

So happy to see that you're doing better JC.

Awww thanks DH!