Official Great Works Draft (8 Viewers)

[Big Rocks]

Last night I tried to make an initial ranking of all the scientific discoveries taken so far and my head exploded. I hate you all.

Good job so far guys

 

[Postradamus]

My next pick for play will either be jacks or marbles.

I'm targeting freeze tag.

 

[Bob Lee Swagger]

As much as I love Cooke, though, I think Otis Redding's cover absolutely owns that song.

I wanted to take the Otis Redding version so bad, but had to give the nod to the original. Otis' was incredible

 

[flysack]

Then give me the Civil War as a TV show. It's a damn sight better show that half the self-important crap that's already been drafted in that category and can hold it's own with the rest.

And the TV Show category is further bastardized.

Hey, don't blame me. I'm just following the orders of our overlords of intent.

I for one, welcome our new intent overlords . . .

YOU WILL OBEY THE VISION!@#

 

[Mister CIA]

Skip me if not already done. As a matter of fact, we are at a point where I'm comfortable being auto-skipped from here on out.

 

[rodg12]

How is this not serious? It's one of the most discussed plays in professional sports history. Sure, it goes against what most think when they read the category but it's a term that is well known in American Football and deserves to be chosen.

come onWe all know what PLAYS we're referring to. Let's not muck this up any further.

So when you think of "The Immaculate Reception," what comes to mind?

Controversy.

Why? I'm willing to bet you've seen this play more than any of the other selections in the category. People know who the main players involved were and know the impact of that single play. It seems short sighted for people to dismiss it so quickly.

There was huge controversy around the play. Was it legal, was it not legal? Should it count? Was discussed and discussed for years. Hence....controversy.

 

[BobbyLayne]

skipped picks

17.19 Tirnan

18.02 Tirnan

18.09 Mister CIA - auto skip remainder of draft

18.10 El Floppo - autoskip (this turn only)

18.11 Thatguy - OTC until 2:46 p.m. EDT

18.12 Wikkidpissah - On Deck

18.13 Tides of War - In The Hole

18.14 BobbyLayne

18.15 Abrantes

18.16 Doug B

18.17 Timschochet

18.18 Postradamus

18.19 Rodg

18.20 krista4

19.01 Fennis

19.02 Rodg

19.03 Postradamus

19.04 Timschochet

19.05 Doug B

19.06 Abrantes

19.07 BobbyLayne

19.08 Tides of War

19.09 Wikkidpissah

19.10 Thatguy

19.11 El Floppo

19.12 Team CIA

19.13 Uncle Humana

19.14 Misfit Blondes

19.15 Bob Lee Swagger

19.16 Scott Norwood

19.17 DC Thunder

19.18 Genedoc

19.19 Tirnan

19.20 Yankee23Fan

20.01 Yankee23Fan

20.02 Tirnan

20.03 Genedoc

20.04 DC Thunder

20.05 ScottNorwood

 

[Mister CIA]

18.09 - Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Novel ... Soma anyone?

No time to write more.

 

[Postradamus]

18.09 - Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Novel ... Soma anyone?

No time to write more.

nice pick

 

[Postradamus]

Is thatguy on autoskip?

 

[Uncle Humuna]

For wikkidpissah:

18.12 Get The Knack (Album)

 

[timschochet]

It grieves me terribly to do this, because as many people know, my heart is made of Black and Gold. I worship at the feet of Franco Harris.

The "Immaculate Reception" is vetoed.

 

[Abrantes]

 

[timschochet]

For wikkidpissah:

18.12 Get The Knack (Album)

You're kidding, right?

 

[Abrantes]

For wikkidpissah:

18.12 Get The Knack (Album)

You're kidding, right?

Pissah's Knack love is well documented.

 

[wikkidpissah]

For wikkidpissah:

18.12 Get The Knack (Album)

:( not even if it came with a long-nailed Italian carnivore Jerseygirl who liked it in public places (which describes a music biz receptionist i was dating when this came out).

 

[timschochet]

If this is the way this draft is going, with The Immaculate Reception and "Get The Knack", then I'm afraid I will have to quit. It's too much time and effort for it to turn into this kind of joke. Perhaps people are pissed off at my rulings and deciding to have some fun with it; I don't know and I don't care. Let me know if you want to take this thing seriously. If you don't, that's fine, but let someone else run it.

 

[Abrantes]

:(

 

[Postradamus]

If this is the way this draft is going, with The Immaculate Reception and "Get The Knack", then I'm afraid I will have to quit. It's too much time and effort for it to turn into this kind of joke. Perhaps people are pissed off at my rulings and deciding to have some fun with it; I don't know and I don't care. Let me know if you want to take this thing seriously. If you don't, that's fine, but let someone else run it.

Tim, seriously, football players rehearse their plays the same way actors do. Just because it's a sports competition doesn't mean that football can't be scripted.

stop the madness. you have the power my friend.

 

[timschochet]

For wikkidpissah:

18.12 Get The Knack (Album)

:( not even if it came with a long-nailed Italian carnivore Jerseygirl who liked it in public places (which describes a music biz receptionist i was dating when this came out).

Sorry. Coming on top of the "Immacualte reception" pick I was beginning to wonder if this whole thing had gone downhill. Forget what I just wrote.

 

[rodg12]

If this is the way this draft is going, with The Immaculate Reception and "Get The Knack", then I'm afraid I will have to quit. It's too much time and effort for it to turn into this kind of joke. Perhaps people are pissed off at my rulings and deciding to have some fun with it; I don't know and I don't care. Let me know if you want to take this thing seriously. If you don't, that's fine, but let someone else run it.

Tim, seriously, football players rehearse their plays the same way actors do. Just because it's a sports competition doesn't mean that football can't be scripted.

stop the madness. you have the power my friend.

:( Time to move on.

 

[timschochet]

OK, so it wasn't Misfit Blondes AND Wikkidpissah; just Misfit Blondes. MB, please don't continue to make a mockery of this draft. If you think that what we're doing is just a big joke, then quit. But otherwise please stop.

 

[thatguy]

Skip me for now, will have my pick ready shortly.

 

[Uncle Humuna]

If this is the way this draft is going, with The Immaculate Reception and "Get The Knack", then I'm afraid I will have to quit. It's too much time and effort for it to turn into this kind of joke. Perhaps people are pissed off at my rulings and deciding to have some fun with it; I don't know and I don't care. Let me know if you want to take this thing seriously. If you don't, that's fine, but let someone else run it.

Sorry Tim.:straighteningupandflyingright:

 

[jmp]

OK, so it wasn't Misfit Blondes AND Wikkidpissah; just Misfit Blondes. MB, please don't continue to make a mockery of this draft. If you think that what we're doing is just a big joke, then quit. But otherwise please stop.

so you won't even consider looking at it from a different angle, will you?

 

[wikkidpissah]

back to biz - thatguy's on the clock, right?

 

[krista4]

I'm going to be here until 3:30 p.m. CDT before heading to the airport. Can't imagine it will get to me before that, so I will send my 18.20 hopefuls to Fennis.

I'll be around on and off all weekend, though at odd hours since I'll be on London time. If it looks like I'm getting close to another selection, I'll make sure either to be around or to send picks to someone. Back on Tuesday noon-ish.

 

[Abrantes]

I'm going to be here until 3:30 p.m. CDT before heading to the airport. Can't imagine it will get to me before that, so I will send my 18.20 hopefuls to Fennis.I'll be around on and off all weekend, though at odd hours since I'll be on London time. If it looks like I'm getting close to another selection, I'll make sure either to be around or to send picks to someone. Back on Tuesday noon-ish.

 

[krista4]

I'm going to be here until 3:30 p.m. CDT before heading to the airport. Can't imagine it will get to me before that, so I will send my 18.20 hopefuls to Fennis.I'll be around on and off all weekend, though at odd hours since I'll be on London time. If it looks like I'm getting close to another selection, I'll make sure either to be around or to send picks to someone. Back on Tuesday noon-ish.

Cheerio to you! Wanna have a pint and watch some footy on the telly?

 

[RudiStein]

If this is the way this draft is going, with The Immaculate Reception and "Get The Knack", then I'm afraid I will have to quit. It's too much time and effort for it to turn into this kind of joke. Perhaps people are pissed off at my rulings and deciding to have some fun with it; I don't know and I don't care. Let me know if you want to take this thing seriously. If you don't, that's fine, but let someone else run it.

I think you should quit Tim. How dare they make a mockery of your draft.Howdarethey

 

[rodg12]

I'm going to be here until 3:30 p.m. CDT before heading to the airport. Can't imagine it will get to me before that, so I will send my 18.20 hopefuls to Fennis.I'll be around on and off all weekend, though at odd hours since I'll be on London time. If it looks like I'm getting close to another selection, I'll make sure either to be around or to send picks to someone. Back on Tuesday noon-ish.

Have a safe flight.

 

[wikkidpissah]

I'm going to be here until 3:30 p.m. CDT before heading to the airport. Can't imagine it will get to me before that, so I will send my 18.20 hopefuls to Fennis.I'll be around on and off all weekend, though at odd hours since I'll be on London time. If it looks like I'm getting close to another selection, I'll make sure either to be around or to send picks to someone. Back on Tuesday noon-ish.

Cheerio to you! Wanna have a pint and watch some footy on the telly?

this has me wondering if Oliver Humanzee (or mistakrista as i like to think of him) is a snaggletoothed git. quite?

 

[Abrantes]

I'm going to be here until 3:30 p.m. CDT before heading to the airport. Can't imagine it will get to me before that, so I will send my 18.20 hopefuls to Fennis.I'll be around on and off all weekend, though at odd hours since I'll be on London time. If it looks like I'm getting close to another selection, I'll make sure either to be around or to send picks to someone. Back on Tuesday noon-ish.

Cheerio to you! Wanna have a pint and watch some footy on the telly?

Capital idea. I'll bring the fish and chips.

 

[timschochet]

Misfit Blondes, your pick is vetoed. You have four options:

1. You can select "The Immaculate Reception" as a wildcard.

2. You can make another selection.

3. You can appeal my ruling to Krista and Doug B.

4. You can quit the draft.

 

[Uncle Humuna]

I'm going to be here until 3:30 p.m. CDT before heading to the airport. Can't imagine it will get to me before that, so I will send my 18.20 hopefuls to Fennis.I'll be around on and off all weekend, though at odd hours since I'll be on London time. If it looks like I'm getting close to another selection, I'll make sure either to be around or to send picks to someone. Back on Tuesday noon-ish.

Have a great trip!

 

[rodg12]

back to biz - thatguy's on the clock, right?

He asked to be skipped. You're up.

 

[timschochet]

If this is the way this draft is going, with The Immaculate Reception and "Get The Knack", then I'm afraid I will have to quit. It's too much time and effort for it to turn into this kind of joke. Perhaps people are pissed off at my rulings and deciding to have some fun with it; I don't know and I don't care. Let me know if you want to take this thing seriously. If you don't, that's fine, but let someone else run it.

I think you should quit Tim. How dare they make a mockery of your draft.Howdarethey

I don't mind being made fun of. These things are a pain in the neck to run. Everybody is complaining, and I know that part of the time I come off like a pompous #######. But I really enjoy having these discussions, that's why I do it. I'm looking forward to the prospect of ranking 95 plays and seeing how that will challenge my intellectual capacities. Misfit's pick was a one-liner; the fact that he chooses to argue it is annoying. It's vetoed; let's move on.

 

[krista4]

I'm going to be here until 3:30 p.m. CDT before heading to the airport. Can't imagine it will get to me before that, so I will send my 18.20 hopefuls to Fennis.I'll be around on and off all weekend, though at odd hours since I'll be on London time. If it looks like I'm getting close to another selection, I'll make sure either to be around or to send picks to someone. Back on Tuesday noon-ish.

Cheerio to you! Wanna have a pint and watch some footy on the telly?

this has me wondering if Oliver Humanzee (or mistakrista as i like to think of him) is a snaggletoothed git. quite?

Snaggle-toothed hillbilly (WV).ETA: Going to London to see my best friend, goddaughter, and other friends. Will use "capital idea" as much as possible.

 

[timschochet]

Misfit Blondes, your pick is vetoed. You have four options:1. You can select "The Immaculate Reception" as a wildcard.2. You can make another selection.3. You can appeal my ruling to Krista and Doug B.4. You can quit the draft.

Until you explain why you are vetoing this pick without any discussion, the selection will remain as is. It fits in the category as well as anything else and should not be vetoed on your whim.

No, I am not going to explain any further. I treat your answer as an appeal. Krista and Doug may now decide if they want to uphold your appeal.

 

[ScottNorwood]

If this is the way this draft is going, with The Immaculate Reception and "Get The Knack", then I'm afraid I will have to quit. It's too much time and effort for it to turn into this kind of joke. Perhaps people are pissed off at my rulings and deciding to have some fun with it; I don't know and I don't care. Let me know if you want to take this thing seriously. If you don't, that's fine, but let someone else run it.

Take a deep breath my friend. This is supposed to be fun. I think people should be able to pick whatever they want.

 

[jmp]

But I really enjoy having these discussions, that's why I do it.

so let's discuss!

 

[RudiStein]

Misfit Blondes, your pick is vetoed. You have four options:

3. You can appeal my ruling to Krista and Doug B.

 

[RudiStein]

If this is the way this draft is going, with The Immaculate Reception and "Get The Knack", then I'm afraid I will have to quit. It's too much time and effort for it to turn into this kind of joke. Perhaps people are pissed off at my rulings and deciding to have some fun with it; I don't know and I don't care. Let me know if you want to take this thing seriously. If you don't, that's fine, but let someone else run it.

I think you should quit Tim. How dare they make a mockery of your draft.How

dare

they

I don't mind being made fun of. These things are a pain in the neck to run. Everybody is complaining, and I know that part of the time I come off like a pompous #######. But I really enjoy having these discussions, that's why I do it. I'm looking forward to the prospect of ranking 95 plays and seeing how that will challenge my intellectual capacities. Misfit's pick was a one-liner; the fact that he chooses to argue it is annoying. It's vetoed; let's move on.

OK

 

[Uncle Humuna]

If this is the way this draft is going, with The Immaculate Reception and "Get The Knack", then I'm afraid I will have to quit. It's too much time and effort for it to turn into this kind of joke. Perhaps people are pissed off at my rulings and deciding to have some fun with it; I don't know and I don't care. Let me know if you want to take this thing seriously. If you don't, that's fine, but let someone else run it.

Take a deep breath my friend. This is supposed to be fun. I think people should be able to pick whatever they want.

19.13 The Hairball Gacked Up By Scott Norwood's Cat on Thanksgiving, 1998 (Scientific Discovery)

 

[timschochet]

If this is the way this draft is going, with The Immaculate Reception and "Get The Knack", then I'm afraid I will have to quit. It's too much time and effort for it to turn into this kind of joke. Perhaps people are pissed off at my rulings and deciding to have some fun with it; I don't know and I don't care. Let me know if you want to take this thing seriously. If you don't, that's fine, but let someone else run it.

Take a deep breath my friend. This is supposed to be fun. I think people should be able to pick whatever they want.

I think I have a pretty good sense of humor. It's not fun for me when picks like the one Misfit Blondes made are selected and then argued as if we should seriously consider them. It's not something I want to do. If others want to go that route, then this is not something I want to be part of.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

I don't mind being made fun of. These things are a pain in the neck to run. Everybody is complaining, and I know that part of the time I come off like a pompous #######. But I really enjoy having these discussions, that's why I do it. I'm looking forward to the prospect of ranking 95 plays and seeing how that will challenge my intellectual capacities. Misfit's pick was a one-liner; the fact that he chooses to argue it is annoying. It's vetoed; let's move on.

For the record, I have not 'complained' about anything. You are insane. You've proven that. But I still ilike you. The picks of mine that have caused problems - The Bill of Rights and Baseball by Ken Burns - I argued for my side as I would in any discussion turned debate. That part is half the fun of this (one of the reasons I said long ago that I wouldn't change a pick because winning the argument was just as important to me). I have never purposely stirred the pot, nor do I intend to - though I will continue to make fun of you and your opinions that deserve such. I expect the same.As for tim's veto here, I agree with him.

 

[ScottNorwood]

If this is the way this draft is going, with The Immaculate Reception and "Get The Knack", then I'm afraid I will have to quit. It's too much time and effort for it to turn into this kind of joke. Perhaps people are pissed off at my rulings and deciding to have some fun with it; I don't know and I don't care. Let me know if you want to take this thing seriously. If you don't, that's fine, but let someone else run it.

Take a deep breath my friend. This is supposed to be fun. I think people should be able to pick whatever they want.

19.13 The Hairball Gacked Up By Scott Norwood's Cat on Thanksgiving, 1998 (Scientific Discovery)

how did you even know about that?!?!?!

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Misfit Blondes, your pick is vetoed. You have four options:1. You can select "The Immaculate Reception" as a wildcard.2. You can make another selection.3. You can appeal my ruling to Krista and Doug B.4. You can quit the draft.

Until you explain why you are vetoing this pick without any discussion, the selection will remain as is. It fits in the category as well as anything else and should not be vetoed on your whim.

No, I am not going to explain any further. I treat your answer as an appeal. Krista and Doug may now decide if they want to uphold your appeal.

Krista is leaving on a jetplane, and don't know when she'll be back again.

 

[Postradamus]

Let's clarify then, the Play category means some sort of guided dialogue and course of action which is to be performed in front of a theatre audience.

 

[timschochet]

I don't mind being made fun of. These things are a pain in the neck to run. Everybody is complaining, and I know that part of the time I come off like a pompous #######. But I really enjoy having these discussions, that's why I do it. I'm looking forward to the prospect of ranking 95 plays and seeing how that will challenge my intellectual capacities. Misfit's pick was a one-liner; the fact that he chooses to argue it is annoying. It's vetoed; let's move on.

For the record, I have not 'complained' about anything. You are insane. You've proven that. But I still ilike you. The picks of mine that have caused problems - The Bill of Rights and Baseball by Ken Burns - I argued for my side as I would in any discussion turned debate. That part is half the fun of this (one of the reasons I said long ago that I wouldn't change a pick because winning the argument was just as important to me). I have never purposely stirred the pot, nor do I intend to - though I will continue to make fun of you and your opinions that deserve such. I expect the same.As for tim's veto here, I agree with him.

I have had no problems at all with our disagreements. Misfit Blondes is doing something different here, and I'm not going to engage what I believe is a mockery of the draft. I'm not going to argue his pick, or discuss it in any way, other than vetoing it.