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: When the Nazi polar bears parachuted onto the island, they laid waste to everything. Jay, Cody, Hayley, Matt, Camille, Buck, Julie...they all died instantly, felled by machine guns, trampled, and eaten. When the first wave of devastation was over, only Ramona survived, for the polar bears had initially mistaken her for a giant octopus that had thoroughly inked itself in the commotion. But when, at the top of her voice, she upbraided the lead Nazi polar bear for being such an idiot as to mistake her for a giant octopus, the error was corrected, and Ramona, too, was executed.
...But here is the backstory anyway, from earlier that day:
* niekie humms "ALL WE WANT TO DO IS EAT YOUR BRAINS"
Ghost of Sam: ALL WE WANT TO DO IS EAT YOUR FRIENDS.
Maryam: I bet everyone on Paradise Island turns into zombies.
Ghost of Sam: WHO TOLD?
Maryam: Hayley. You've got to watch her. She's a slippery one.
Ghost of Sam: Oh man. Hayley is in TROUBLE now.
Ghost of Sam: Did she also tell you about the planeload of parachuting Nazi polar bears that will arrive this week?
Maryam: No. Thanks!
Ghost of Sam: Good. I'll make sure she keeps her mouth shut about that.
Ghost of Sam: Wouldn't want that one to leak!
Maryam: My lips are sealed.
Ghost of Sam: YOUR lips are sealed? So someone DID tell you about them!
Maryam:
Maryam: That'd be compromising my sources. I don't mind ratting on that Hayley, but that paragon of virtue Ramona just doesn't deserve to be squealed on.
Maryam: ... Oops.
And now back to our story.
Sam: Ok, the real Chapter 4:
LaZorra: Oh, good.

: Wait a minute, wait a minute. Your name is Spilk?
: *confused* Yeah, Cody.... Is everything ok?
: I--hmm, never mind. I just...had a teacher named Mr. Spilk once, that's all.
: Ms. Parris -- please, I show to room.
: Thank you. And please call me Julie. I'm only Ms. Parris to people I don't like.
: Very kind. *smile* Sorry not to greet on beach. Dealing with unfortunate accident.
: Oh dear. Nothing serious, I hope?
: Afraid very serious. But come. You room this way, on east wing.
: East wing...?
: Is problem?
: Would it be a bother to give me a room on the west? I don't sleep well, and the less sun first thing in the morning, the better.
: No trouble. Please.
: Oh yes, this will do wonderfully. I'll just freshen up a bit, and then come right down to meet with Mr. Spilk.
: *bows*
: *questioning glance*
: *beats me*
: I do declare, if just one more person dies an accidental death, I will faint, I'll just faint and fall right over!
: You think it was an accident?
: Well of course I do! What do you mean by that? The man was so stupid, it's a wonder he didn't blunder off a cliff before!
: I'm going to my room. *stomps off* Get out the way, Yoda.
: Excuse.
: If y'all don't need me, ah'm gon' try to finish my nap by the pool. Afternoon, ladies.
: Ahhh, it's lovely to finally be here. Twelve hours by plane, four on the road, and three by helicopter. We can transport information around the world in the blink of an eye, but somebody should do something about moving ourselves. Well, Mr. Spilk. What do we do now?
: Call me Matt. But, forgive me -- I'm a little confused. What can I do for you?
: ...
: Didn't I talk to you on the phone?
: I...don't think so.
: I don't understand. Surely there aren't two Matt Spilks staying here?
: If there were, it'd be a first for me too. What business did you have with me?
: Well...somebody calling himself Matt Spilk contacted my office about a game--
: A game?
: Heh. *smile* Sorry, I should say who I am. I'm an anthropologist, specializing in gaming history and theory. I head a research foundation in New York. Two weeks ago, an archeologist contacted me about an important discovery, here on Paradise Island. A gameboard, complete with pieces and rules, were unearthed, and could I come and shed any light on the discovery? Of course I jumped at the chance. This is a very old island, did you know?
: Game theory. How fascinating!
: I think so. *smile* Did you know, in all the animal kingdom, humans are the only ones that play competitive games as adults for recreation?
: Huh! No, I guess I never thought about it before.
: It's true. All other animals compete for food, position, power, mating rights. Baby animals play competitive games at play as practice for the real thing. But we humans, with our supermarkets and corner drug stores and shelters and charities -- well, in most parts of the world, we don't need to compete at all to meet our basic needs.
: But the primal instinct to compete with each other is still ingrained, and it demands our attention. So some of us compete for money and power in the workplace, and if you don't get that big promotion, well, maybe you're still a winner because you make more than your spouse or sibling, or maybe you just live in the biggest house.
: And we all -- all of us -- play games, whether it's chess, baseball, video games, or tiddly-winks. We teach our children to play games even before they learn to read, and when they grow up, even things that aren't games at all are games. You go fishing with some friends, and the winner is the guy with the biggest catch. And when we can't measure our prowess against our peers, we play solitaire and do crossword puzzles and measure it against our own expectations.
: And when victory over single games isn't enough, we give prizes to the winners. We combine games together into tournaments, and then the winner is really special.
: Wow -- I never thought of it that way before.
: Eye-opening?
: Very.
: Of course, the fishing example is not far removed from animals fighting for food, but what interest me are true games. We're so starved for competition that we invent artificial ways to compete with each other. Here's an 8 by 8 board of squares and 12 markers. Slide them only forward and diagonally, or jump over my markers to take them. Last one with markers left wins. That's checkers, a game so old and famous that just about the entire population of the civilized world has played it, even in cultures so alien to each other as to have little else in common.
: And what sense does Checkers make, really? What does it have to do with eating and sleeping and keeping warm and propagating the species? It's the arbitrariness of game rules that so interest me. Oh, but listen to me carry on. Forgive me -- I get a little carried away sometimes.
: I just find games fascinating. I love to play them, learn about them, and most of all to think about why I do.
: Not at all! I don't think I've heard anything so intriguing in a very long time. But I'm still confused about what this has to do with me.
: You really didn't contact my office and send for me?
: No. I've never heard of you, and I'm a stranger to this island myself.
: You don't sound much like the voice on the phone, either. And yet...somebody calling himself Matt Spilk sent for me, and I came, and here you are.
: If this is some sort of a joke, it's not a very funny one.
: I swear to you, I know nothing about any of this.
: Maybe we'd better tell you what's been going on here....
: ...How dreadful!
: And since the radio was smashed, we have no way to contact the outside world until the helicopter comes back.
: When might that be?
: Master of house supposed to arrive tonight.
: Nice to see you again, sir! Sit tight, and we'll be on that island of yours in about four hours.
: 
: 
: Camille! You know, I just haven't been able to get my mind off those martinis we didn't get to enjoy.
: What do you say we--
: Sure, uh-huh. Meet you at the beach or something.
: Howdy do, partner.
: Why, howdy, Miss!
: Tell me, mister cowboy man, how does a horse doctor get to be a regular people doctor?
: Aw, tain't no thing I know, Miss. I ain't no regular doctor. I studied to be one once, but it dint take. So's I stuck to fixin' horses.
: You must be awful smart to make a livin' in the medical profession. Why, all those big words and fancy equipment -- I just don't think my li'l ole head could hold it all!
: Aw, shucks, Miss. Ain't nothin' to it! If they's bleedin', put a bandage on. If they's sick, give 'em medicine. Easier'n ropin' a baby calf! Only tricky part is keepin' 'em from takin' sick in the ferst place!
: *flutter* Reeeally?
: Oh sure! Horses'll take sick easier'n anything! Once I had t'see a horse, took colic and died 'fore I even got there.
: Aww, poor horsey!
: Yeah, and it was the owner's fault, too. Let him drink cold water when he was all tuckered out. S'okay if city folk like yourself don't know that, but if you's regular people, you'd have to be dumber than a chicken with his haid cut off t'give a horse cold water when he's all tuckered out.
: I luuuv horses -- why, when I--
: Camille?
: What??
: Can I have a word with you?
: *sigh!* Can't it wait? Can't you see I'm busy??
: It's pretty important, Camille.
: *sigh* Fine! ... Don't you go nowhere, cowboy.
: Ah'll be right here, Miss!
: This better be good, kid.
: I knew I'd seen you somewhere before....
: Yeah? Great! But I got tannin' to do, so if you'll excuse me--
: It's a nice performance, Camille, but I don't think you're as dumb as you act.
: *scowl*
: *scowl*
: Ok, fine. *hard glare* I'm not as dumb as I act, and you're not as dumb as you look. Maybe I figured out having more brains doesn't mean having more fun. Is there a point to this?
: Yeah, there's a point. Because where I saw you was Piper Downs--
: HUSH YOUR VOICE! Do you want to get us killed?? Where did you hear that name??? I don't know what you're talking about!
: What's going on, Matt?
: I wish I knew. I wish I even had a guess.
: Somehow, somebody knew you were coming. Whoever it was used your name to con Julie and dropped it to Cody, too, who, by the way, I haven't been able to get anywhere with since I told him I didn't know a Mr. Spilk. I don't think he knows anything for sure, but he suspects.
: Have you made any progress with Camille?
: No, and it looks like I'm not going to. She's moved on to the cowboy. I guess my best bet is to try to find out what Julie knows.
: I agree. In the meantime, I've been more successful on another trail. I managed to sneak into Genevieve's room and search her bags. Look at this.
: 'Genevieve -- pay the Piper, or pay in the pen. Meet me Paradise Island--' etc, etc. A blackmail note, just like Ramona and the real Katie.
: I think Tyler was one of them, too, but I don't think he was blackmailed. He probably wouldn't have known how to handle it -- might have panicked and run. I think he was hiding from the law, and I'd bet anything our blackmailer drove him to it and suggested this place as a safehouse.
: *frown* If Julie's another one, that's a third way they've been lured to this island. Our blackmailer seems to know exactly what tactic to use to get everybody here.
: *sigh* What went wrong? I can't imagine how anybody could have known you'd be coming. The plan was for you to show up uninvited, under your real name, and see who you surprised. But apparently it's no surprise at all to whoever set this up!
: I hate to ask this, but...might Ramona have set us up?
: *gasp* Matt! We're doing this for her! She's in trouble! She needs us!
: Yes, she's in trouble. Maybe she thought there was a better way out of it.
: 
: *shrug* All right. You know her best. I'd better head back now. Give me a headstart. It wouldn't do for us to be seen together too much.
: Be careful, Matt.
: I will if you will. *kiss*
So I gave LuckyWizard the point, and I also gave Maryam and TalkingDog a point each after I read this transcript and realized they had also missed a question because of my mistiming a story segment. See the end of this transcript for a deleted scene.

: I saw you at Piper Downs as clear as day, and we need to talk about it.

: SHHHH! Okay, okay, but for heaven's sakes, not here. Let's go up to your room.

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10Kan: Nice room.

: How did you see me, anyway?? The plan was nobody would ever know anybody else on the job, so we could never give each other up! Even Big Red never met us face to face!

: A black canvas bag, a seal on the zipper so I'd never know what was in it. Walk in, sneak into the office adjoining the betting windows at the prescribed time, and drop the bag in the filing cabinet. I made the drop. And I stuck around to see who collected. That was you, Camille.
Randy: oooh
Maryam: Ooooh.

: You were supposed to be long gone before I ever showed up!

: I was curious.

: ... If anybody'd caught you doing that, you'd have been dead long ago.

: Dead like those two guards, Camille? ... *sigh* ... I shouldn't have had any part of the job. I didn't even know what the job was! I had my suspicions, of course, and they were right -- but I was told nobody'd get hurt!
LuckyWizard: Ooh, more cryptic backstory hints.
Goosey: AGENT CODY
DemanusFlint: BANKS
10Kan: CASINO ROBBER

: Nobody was supposed to get hurt, Cody. It just went wrong. Come on, kid, that's always the risk.

: How can you say that?? Two innocent men, dead, and you can just brush that off....

: Look, did you call me up here to teach me morals or something? Because I got a man and a drink and a pool waiting for me, and they beat morals any day.
Eric: NICE

: Maybe you are as dumb as you act. No, I didn't call you up here to preach -- I called you up here to find out what the heck is going on! You think it's a coincidence you and me are both here on this island? You think it's a coincidence two people have been killed here?

: Those were accidents!

: I'm here because I got a letter from somebody named Spilk, saying this place is going to have a grand opening to the public in a week. Spilk! Matt! But Matt hasn't ever indicated he knows me, and look around -- this look like a hotel ready for business to you? Looks like Julie was lured here under false pretenses, too. Maybe she was another one of the gang. What about you, Camille? How'd they get you here?

: ...

: Big Red, Cody. Big Red sent me here. To do another job.
Goosey: uh oh!

: Another job?? What job??
Nyperold: Take out the trash.
10Kan: Nyp: Yakkity Yak!

: I don't know, Cody. That's just it. I haven't been contacted since I got here.
NessaChan: kiss a little longerrrrrrr
NessaChan: with big reddddd
Randy: Nessa: LOL! At first I was all "huh"?
Goosey: "So kiss a little longer, hold hands a little longer, hold tight a little longer, longer with Big Red! That Big Red freshness lasts right through it! Your fresh breath goes on and on while you chew it!
Sam: Say goodbye a little longer! Make it last a little longer. Give your breath long-lasting freshNESSSS...with Big Red!"
10Kan: Watch out! He's a double-agent working for Doublemint!
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iwpg: Nor me....
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: Usually that's so, Burt. Maybe I was lonely.
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It was not a mistake that, back when the pilot appears for the first time in this chapter, he says it'll take four hours to get to the island, rather than the three hours it's taken for every other trip.
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: Well, as a matter of fact -- it's a funny thing, I guess -- I never met a one of them.
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NessaChan: vote 6
whitehelm: vote 11
10Kan: vote 1
TalkingDog: vote 2
Nyperold: vote 3
Goosey: vote 12
LuckyWizard: vote 6
CaptionBot: 10Kan wins 4 points for The Man Who Mistook His Wife, Parrot, Breakfast and Other Hat...for a Hat
CaptionBot: Eric wins 2 points for Matthew Lesko's early screen test left some definite room for improvement.
CaptionBot: iwpg wins 2 points for Now, where did I leave that pasky rabbit?
CaptionBot: Randy wins 2 points for Worst. Juggling. Act. Ever.
CaptionBot: Goosey wins 1 point for Chuck practiced for his Homsar audition day and night
CaptionBot: LuckyWizard wins 1 point for "I have four stolen objects to conceal... I'll just wear four hats!"
CaptionBot: NessaChan wins 1 point for He always said people called him "The Mad Hatter," because of his love of hats.. but really people just called him "Creepy Bill"
CaptionBot: TalkingDog wins 1 point for The Mad Hatted
CaptionBot: DemanusFlint wins 0 points for CAPS FOR SALE
CaptionBot: Kysle wins 0 points for Felt tastes as good as Satan's pitchfork.
CaptionBot: Nyperold wins 0 points for Before the cap salesman decided to go with stacking them on his head, he tried other, more awkward method of carrying them.
CaptionBot: SirDude wins 0 points for Got a hat rack?
CaptionBot: whitehelm wins 0 points for So honey, do you like the red one, the blue one, what? Maybe all of them?
CaptionBot: The search keyword was hysterical.
Nyperold: *methods
iwpg: Eric: oh, bleh.
iwpg: Eric: just out of curiosity, did that affect your vote?
Eric: iwpg: What?
iwpg: The typo.
Eric: No.
iwpg: OK
Goosey: I can't believe I got a vote -- thanks iwpg
NessaChan: Goosey: Yours would have been my second choice
Goosey: :)

: You never met them?? Wow. *shakes head* Well, I guess you know your business, Mr. Small. They all got there safely, sir, don't you worry about that.
CaptionBot: Goosey chose the next image. (1/18 accepted)
CaptionBot: Invent a caption for the following image: 
CaptionBot: Time's up! Vote for the best caption for
. (You can't vote for yourself!)
CaptionBot: Vote 1 for Just because Frankenstein was a monster doesn't mean he can't hate having his picture taken.
CaptionBot: Vote 2 for Mostly what Frankenstein hates about the paparazzi is those terrifying flash bulbs.
CaptionBot: Vote 3 for Another unsuccessful attempt by Nicole Richie to avoid the papparazzi
CaptionBot: Vote 4 for Nooooo!!! Don't take my soul!!!!!
CaptionBot: Vote 5 for HULK NO COMMENTS
CaptionBot: Vote 6 for Nooooooo! I don't want to look at the fat guy anymore!
CaptionBot: Vote 7 for --in the naaaame of loooove, before you breeeak my heeeeart...
CaptionBot: Vote 8 for Nooo, don't die! I only meant to smoosh your face, not your neck.
CaptionBot: Vote 9 for "STOP! In the name of loooove! Before you break my heart~"
CaptionBot: Vote 10 for "Can't a movie monster go a day without being swarmed by paparazzi?"
CaptionBot: Vote 11 for Graahhrr!
DemanusFlint: vote 5
iwpg: vote 6
Eric: wow
SirDude: vote 10
Eric: vote 5
10Kan: vote 2
TalkingDog: vote 6
LuckyWizard: vote 6
Sam: vote 2
Nyperold: vote 2
NessaChan: vote 2
Randy: vote 2
whitehelm: vote 6
Goosey: vote 9
NessaChan: vote 10
Randy: vote 5
NessaChan: vote 7
Kysle: vote 5
* Kysle has a point
CaptionBot: Randy wins 4 points for Nooooooo! I don't want to look at the fat guy anymore!
CaptionBot: whitehelm wins 4 points for HULK NO COMMENTS
CaptionBot: Eric wins 3 points for Mostly what Frankenstein hates about the paparazzi is those terrifying flash bulbs.
CaptionBot: LuckyWizard wins 1 point for "Can't a movie monster go a day without being swarmed by paparazzi?"
CaptionBot: NessaChan wins 1 point for "STOP! In the name of loooove! Before you break my heart~"
CaptionBot: Nyperold wins 1 point for --in the naaaame of loooove, before you breeeak my heeeeart...
CaptionBot: Goosey wins 0 points for Another unsuccessful attempt by Nicole Richie to avoid the papparazzi
CaptionBot: iwpg wins 0 points for Nooooo!!! Don't take my soul!!!!!
CaptionBot: Kysle wins 0 points for Nooo, don't die! I only meant to smoosh your face, not your neck.
CaptionBot: SirDude wins 0 points for Just because Frankenstein was a monster doesn't mean he can't hate having his picture taken.
CaptionBot: TalkingDog wins 0 points for Graahhrr!
CaptionBot: The search keyword was scared.

: Thanks, Burt! I guess I'll be radioing you soon to get them all off again.

: Oh, don't you worry about that, Mr. Small. Call me anytime, day or night!

: Sure hope they don't wreck the place in the meantime.
iwpg: All of them?
iwpg: Maybe if body-bags count.
CaptionBot: LuckyWizard chose the next image. (1/18 accepted)
CaptionBot: Invent a caption for the following image: 
Sam: Man, I don't recognize any of these images, but supposedly I approved them all at some point.
CaptionBot: Time's up! Vote for the best caption for
. (You can't vote for yourself!)
CaptionBot: Vote 1 for The sea be a dangerous place, boy! Just ye look at what it did to me ears, ye be careful not to fall overboard now, ye hear?
CaptionBot: Vote 2 for THE MASTER ISN'T HERE
CaptionBot: Vote 3 for "This is my LANTERN. There are many like it, but this one is MINE."
CaptionBot: Vote 4 for In Soviet Russia, the image picks YOU.
CaptionBot: Vote 5 for The one officer you don't want to get pulled over by. Especially if your face is allergic to fists.
CaptionBot: Vote 6 for Capn' J. Squiggy poses for his close-up.
CaptionBot: Vote 7 for Scary German guy says "I command you to Rock Out!"
CaptionBot: Vote 8 for "From the bottom of my heart I stab at thee..." "The whale again, cap'n?" "No, these vile photographers!"
CaptionBot: Vote 9 for Klaus Kinski actually auditioned for the role of Captain Jack Sparrow. It did not go well.
Eric: My answer will get one point. But it's a good answer!
iwpg: vote 3
TalkingDog: vote 4
Randy: vote 3
10Kan: vote 1
whitehelm: vote 3
Nyperold: vote 3
Eric: vote 2
SirDude: vote 1
NessaChan: vote 7
LuckyWizard: vote 3
Kysle: vote 9
Goosey: vote 9
CaptionBot: 10Kan wins 5 points for "This is my LANTERN. There are many like it, but this one is MINE."
CaptionBot: Eric wins 2 points for Klaus Kinski actually auditioned for the role of Captain Jack Sparrow. It did not go well.
CaptionBot: Kysle wins 2 points for The sea be a dangerous place, boy! Just ye look at what it did to me ears, ye be careful not to fall overboard now, ye hear?
CaptionBot: NessaChan wins 1 point for In Soviet Russia, the image picks YOU.
CaptionBot: Randy wins 1 point for Scary German guy says "I command you to Rock Out!"
CaptionBot: whitehelm wins 1 point for THE MASTER ISN'T HERE
CaptionBot: Goosey wins 0 points for Capn' J. Squiggy poses for his close-up.
CaptionBot: Nyperold wins 0 points for "From the bottom of my heart I stab at thee..." "The whale again, cap'n?" "No, these vile photographers!"
CaptionBot: SirDude wins 0 points for The one officer you don't want to get pulled over by. Especially if your face is allergic to fists.
CaptionBot: The search keyword was hysterical.
10Kan: ![]()
Eric: Klaus Kinski rocks.
Kysle: Eric: Whose vote were you expecting?
Eric: Sam's, actually.
Eric: I didn't really expect anyone else to have heard of Klaus Kinski.
Goosey: Nyp: Yours was my second!
Nyperold: :)

: *frown*

: Excuse. Lady looks unhappy. Anything can do to help?
Nyperold: "Yeah. Lock Cody in his room. Or the meat locker."
NessaChan: Jay can really throw a hat and take your head off!
Nyperold: Oddjayb?
CaptionBot: CaptionBot chose the next image. (1/18 accepted)
CaptionBot: Invent a caption for the following image: 
DemanusFlint: That picture's really strange.
CaptionBot: Time's up! Vote for the best caption for
. (You can't vote for yourself!)
CaptionBot: Vote 1 for Don't grab Yvette from behind or she will split your skull right in half.
CaptionBot: Vote 2 for "*giggle* Hey, stop that!"
CaptionBot: Vote 3 for The musical version of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. Now in previews!
CaptionBot: Vote 4 for "Love is not a given, it is something you must create"
CaptionBot: Vote 5 for Inexplicably, the Broadway adaptation of the Cavemen sitcom was unsuccessful.
CaptionBot: Vote 6 for Somehow, the stage adaptation of the collected works of the poems of Emily Dickenson went rather badly.
* SirDude blanks out.
10Kan: vote 5
Goosey: vote 6
iwpg: vote 1
Sam: vote 1
Nyperold: vote 5
Goosey: LOL
NessaChan: vote 1
TalkingDog: vote 5
LuckyWizard: vote 5
DemanusFlint: vote 6
Randy: vote 6
Kysle: vote 6
Eric: vote 1
CaptionBot: 10Kan wins 4 points for Don't grab Yvette from behind or she will split your skull right in half.
CaptionBot: Eric wins 4 points for Inexplicably, the Broadway adaptation of the Cavemen sitcom was unsuccessful.
CaptionBot: NessaChan wins 4 points for Somehow, the stage adaptation of the collected works of the poems of Emily Dickenson went rather badly.
CaptionBot: Kysle wins 0 points for "Love is not a given, it is something you must create"
CaptionBot: Nyperold wins 0 points for "*giggle* Hey, stop that!"
CaptionBot: Randy wins 0 points for The musical version of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. Now in previews!
CaptionBot: The search keyword was crazy.
NessaChan: thanks for voting for me even though I messed it up.. hehe
Goosey: Nessa: I thought it was brilliant
NessaChan: thanks ;)
Kysle: Nessa: You messed up because it should've said 'poorly' rather than 'badly'?
NessaChan: no, I said "collected works of the poems of" when I just wanted one or the other

: Hmm? Oh. No, I...just have something on my mind. I was gonna go for a swim, but...I think I'm just gonna go up to my room. Send up some wine later, would you?

: Can do.
CaptionBot: Eric chose the next image. (1/18 accepted)
CaptionBot: Invent a caption for the following image: 
CaptionBot: Time's up! Vote for the best caption for
. (You can't vote for yourself!)
CaptionBot: Vote 1 for It's a llama....what else can I say?
CaptionBot: Vote 2 for You think I'm gonna do a lame Napoleon Dynamite joke here, don't you? Fricking Idiots....crap
CaptionBot: Vote 3 for "I really, really hate it when people ask me, '¿Como te llama?'"
CaptionBot: Vote 4 for nevermind that was dumb
CaptionBot: Vote 5 for Llove, pllease stop llying to me. You know I'llll allways llove you.
CaptionBot: Vote 6 for I'm an alpaca and I spit on you. :P
CaptionBot: Vote 7 for The difference between a llama and an alpaca is this: If you need to know the difference, you will find out. Otherwise, just keep guessing.
CaptionBot: Vote 8 for Here we see a photograph of the Drama Llama... a species which abounds on the internet, but is rare in the wild.
CaptionBot: Vote 9 for Hehe, look at that guy. He thinks he's going to ride me... but has HE got another thing comin'.
CaptionBot: Vote 10 for Gesundheit!
iwpg: vote 5
whitehelm: vote 3
Eric: vote 3
DemanusFlint: vote 5
TalkingDog: vote 5
Kalimeris: vote 6
Nyperold: vote 5
Kalimeris: vote 10
Kysle: vote 10
NessaChan: vote 2
Randy: vote 8
10Kan: vote 9
Goosey: vote 6
CaptionBot: Goosey wins 4 points for Llove, pllease stop llying to me. You know I'llll allways llove you.
CaptionBot: Eric wins 2 points for Gesundheit!
CaptionBot: Nyperold wins 2 points for "I really, really hate it when people ask me, '¿Como te llama?'"
CaptionBot: Kalimeris wins 1 point for Hehe, look at that guy. He thinks he's going to ride me... but has HE got another thing comin'.
CaptionBot: Kysle wins 1 point for I'm an alpaca and I spit on you. :P
CaptionBot: NessaChan wins 1 point for Here we see a photograph of the Drama Llama... a species which abounds on the internet, but is rare in the wild.
CaptionBot: Randy wins 1 point for You think I'm gonna do a lame Napoleon Dynamite joke here, don't you? Fricking Idiots....crap
CaptionBot: 10Kan wins 0 points for The difference between a llama and an alpaca is this: If you need to know the difference, you will find out. Otherwise, just keep guessing.
CaptionBot: DemanusFlint wins 0 points for nevermind that was dumb
CaptionBot: whitehelm wins 0 points for It's a llama....what else can I say?
CaptionBot: The search keyword was funny animals.
* 10Kan likes the fact that his appeared after entries calling the creature a llama and an alpaca.
* 10Kan didn't like that nobody voted for it.
CaptionBot: 10Kan chose the next image. (1/18 accepted)
CaptionBot: Invent a caption for the following image: 
CaptionBot: Time's up! Vote for the best caption for
. (You can't vote for yourself!)
CaptionBot: Vote 1 for You've heard of the world's tiniest violin? This is the world's farily undersized guitar. It's the perfect way to express a low-to-moderate level of romantic yearning.
CaptionBot: Vote 2 for Tiny Tim's guitar repairman gives his guitar a tune-up.
CaptionBot: Vote 3 for Johnny Cash before his hayday?
CaptionBot: Vote 4 for It's so tiny... this proves the existence of Santa's Elves!
CaptionBot: Vote 5 for Where does the sound come out again?
CaptionBot: Vote 6 for Soon..I will use this instrument to show the world that ukulele music is not dead! MWWWWAAHAHAHA!
CaptionBot: Vote 7 for Luigi Stratoveri's ukelele business never got as famous as his big brother's violin-making gig.
CaptionBot: Vote 8 for Yup, that's a guitar, shrunken as it may be.
CaptionBot: Vote 9 for Carlos and his ukulele
Sam: "Hrm...yup. Genuine yellow."
whitehelm: vote 6
SirDude: vote 1
Kalimeris: vote 5
10Kan: vote 2
Nyperold: vote 6
Randy: vote 7
Goosey: vote 7
DemanusFlint: vote 9
whitehelm: vote 1
Sam: vote 5
Eric: vote 2
Maryam: vote 5
Kysle: vote 6
NessaChan: vote 2
DemanusFlint: Can the Whizzes play CaptionBot?
10Kan: I think so.
Sam: Yes, but pretty terribly.
Sam: It's just random crap.
Randy: And that's different how?
Nyperold: Exponentially random crap.
Goosey: lol
Eric: I'd love to see that.
CaptionBot: Nyperold wins 3 points for Tiny Tim's guitar repairman gives his guitar a tune-up.
CaptionBot: whitehelm wins 3 points for Where does the sound come out again?
CaptionBot: 10Kan wins 2 points for You've heard of the world's tiniest violin? This is the world's farily undersized guitar. It's the perfect way to express a low-to-moderate level of romantic yearning.
CaptionBot: NessaChan wins 2 points for Luigi Stratoveri's ukelele business never got as famous as his big brother's violin-making gig.
CaptionBot: Randy wins 2 points for Soon..I will use this instrument to show the world that ukulele music is not dead! MWWWWAAHAHAHA!
CaptionBot: Goosey wins 1 point for Carlos and his ukulele
CaptionBot: Kalimeris wins 0 points for It's so tiny... this proves the existence of Santa's Elves!
CaptionBot: Kysle wins 0 points for Johnny Cash before his hayday?
CaptionBot: SirDude wins 0 points for Yup, that's a guitar, shrunken as it may be.
CaptionBot: The search keyword was pratfall.
NessaChan: pratfall = ukelele tuning? o.O
Goosey: I got a point? lol
DemanusFlint: Goosey: I was voting for accuracy with this one.
SirDude: Maybe we should get both WhizKid and WhizGirl in here in a future tourney.
Sam: The problem with the Whizzes participating too much is (1) on submission bots like this one, they just clutter up an already long list of submissions, and (2) if they cast votes, they'd just dish out random points and screw up the merit of the scores.

: All alone?

: Yep, Camille said she'd be right back, but she ain't.
CaptionBot: Randy chose the next image. (1/18 accepted)
CaptionBot: Invent a caption for the following image: 
Goosey: Teamwork.
[RinkChat] User DemanusFlint has been kicked from the room by DemanusFlint.
DemanusFlint has left.
DemanusFlint has entered.
DemanusFlint: (in advance)
Sam: Yeah, I could see that coming.
CaptionBot: Time's up! Vote for the best caption for
. (You can't vote for yourself!)
CaptionBot: Vote 1 for TEAMWORK: When you stand on the backs of others to succeed.
CaptionBot: Vote 2 for It takes teamwork to get at the... Wait, why aren't there any treats up here?
CaptionBot: Vote 3 for Bitch, make me a sandwich.
CaptionBot: Vote 4 for Just a little higher Buddy! The jerky will be ours!
CaptionBot: Vote 5 for It's a real dog-eat-dog world out there. People just walk all over you.
CaptionBot: Vote 6 for "Dog, hurry up! All I really wanted to do was take my nap!"
CaptionBot: Vote 7 for These dogs are smarter than Stephen Hawking on horseradish.
CaptionBot: Vote 8 for Who said dogs and cats can't get along?
CaptionBot: Vote 9 for When I said "Yo Quiero Taco Bell," I didn't know they'd make me do the dishes after I stopped being funny and novel.
CaptionBot: Vote 10 for Some dogs fetch the paper. Scruffles and Muffin here wash dishes.
CaptionBot: Vote 11 for No, really, we were just... COUNTING the cookies in the cookie jar...
iwpg: Er.
iwpg: I think mine's completely wrong.
Kysle: iwpg: Is yours 8?
SirDude: vote 1
Goosey: ack -- mine was late
Eric: vote 3
Kalimeris: vote 1
Goosey: "Hey, man! Keep you butt still a minute! I can almos' reach the tamales, man! "
iwpg: vote 11
whitehelm: vote 3
Kysle: vote 1
Nyperold: vote 9
LaZorra has entered.
Maryam: LZ!
LaZorra: ![]()
LaZorra: I mean, hi!
Sam: LaZorra, you'd better be covered in poop.
LaZorra: Sam: That is the most backhanded compliment I've ever gotten.
Sam: hehehe
LaZorra: Also, yes, I am still un-showered. :-p
10Kan: vote 1
DemanusFlint: vote 9
Randy: vote 10
NessaChan: vote 10
Goosey: vote 2
CaptionBot: whitehelm wins 4 points for TEAMWORK: When you stand on the backs of others to succeed.
CaptionBot: 10Kan wins 2 points for Some dogs fetch the paper. Scruffles and Muffin here wash dishes.
CaptionBot: DemanusFlint wins 2 points for Bitch, make me a sandwich.
CaptionBot: NessaChan wins 2 points for When I said "Yo Quiero Taco Bell," I didn't know they'd make me do the dishes after I stopped being funny and novel.
CaptionBot: Kalimeris wins 1 point for No, really, we were just... COUNTING the cookies in the cookie jar...
CaptionBot: SirDude wins 1 point for It takes teamwork to get at the... Wait, why aren't there any treats up here?
CaptionBot: Eric wins 0 points for It's a real dog-eat-dog world out there. People just walk all over you.
CaptionBot: iwpg wins 0 points for Who said dogs and cats can't get along?
CaptionBot: Kysle wins 0 points for These dogs are smarter than Stephen Hawking on horseradish.
CaptionBot: Nyperold wins 0 points for "Dog, hurry up! All I really wanted to do was take my nap!"
CaptionBot: Randy wins 0 points for Just a little higher Buddy! The jerky will be ours!
CaptionBot: The search keyword was funny pictures.
iwpg: Kysle: yes.
iwpg: I thought the little one was a cat, and didn't notice until it was too late.
iwpg: A rather ugly cat, mind.
whitehelm: Thank you Goosey for the idea
Goosey: whitehelm: np
Maryam: Kysle: I don't get what horseradish has to do with anything.
CaptionBot: DemanusFlint chose the next image. (1/18 accepted)
CaptionBot: Invent a caption for the following image: 
DemanusFlint is away.
CaptionBot: Time's up! Vote for the best caption for
. (You can't vote for yourself!)
CaptionBot: Vote 1 for One of the benefits of robotic traffic cops is that they have a credit card scanner built in, so you can pay your fine instantly.
CaptionBot: Vote 2 for Who else can't wait for WALL-E?
CaptionBot: Vote 3 for MimeBot simulates an invisible wall to within one ten-thousandth of an inch.
CaptionBot: Vote 4 for The first robotic stopper. HOLD IT!
CaptionBot: Vote 5 for I am robot. I missing grammar package. Self-destruct...5... Happy now?...4 ... You Gnomes....3.... Grammar Nazis?... 2...1...Uuuulp
CaptionBot: Vote 6 for DOMO ARIGATO MR ROBOTO
CaptionBot: Vote 7 for Domo Arigato in repose.
CaptionBot: Vote 8 for Spicebot impersonates a spice girl in his tribute band
CaptionBot: Vote 9 for Johnny 5 had a hard time finding work after the late 1980s, forcing him to display himself... half disassembled... on the internet! Next time on True Hollywood Story.
CaptionBot: Vote 10 for X-500 gets his signals crossed and tells someone to stop and come at the same time.
CaptionBot: Vote 11 for Aggghhhhh! A pusher robot! Stay away from the stairs!
DemanusFlint: vote 11
SirDude: vote 3
Eric: vote 3
whitehelm: vote 3
10Kan: vote 9
Kalimeris: vote 5
Nyperold: vote 1
LaZorra: vote 11
* SirDude was about to change to "The first robotic traffic cop."
Kysle: vote 9
NessaChan: vote 11
Randy: vote 6
iwpg: vpte 8
iwpg: vote 8
Goosey: vote 9
CaptionBot: 10Kan wins 3 points for MimeBot simulates an invisible wall to within one ten-thousandth of an inch.
CaptionBot: NessaChan wins 3 points for Johnny 5 had a hard time finding work after the late 1980s, forcing him to display himself... half disassembled... on the internet! Next time on True Hollywood Story.
CaptionBot: Randy wins 3 points for Aggghhhhh! A pusher robot! Stay away from the stairs!
CaptionBot: Eric wins 1 point for One of the benefits of robotic traffic cops is that they have a credit card scanner built in, so you can pay your fine instantly.
CaptionBot: Kalimeris wins 1 point for Spicebot impersonates a spice girl in his tribute band
CaptionBot: Kysle wins 1 point for I am robot. I missing grammar package. Self-destruct...5... Happy now?...4 ... You Gnomes....3.... Grammar Nazis?... 2...1...Uuuulp
CaptionBot: whitehelm wins 1 point for DOMO ARIGATO MR ROBOTO
CaptionBot: Goosey wins 0 points for Domo Arigato in repose.
CaptionBot: LaZorra wins 0 points for Who else can't wait for WALL-E?
CaptionBot: Nyperold wins 0 points for X-500 gets his signals crossed and tells someone to stop and come at the same time.
CaptionBot: SirDude wins 0 points for The first robotic stopper. HOLD IT!
CaptionBot: The search keyword was hand gestures.
* 10Kan was glad he didn't go with "I did not murder him!"

: Women. Whaddaya gonna do, right?

: *smile* Persnickety critters, womenfolk, thass for sure.
* LaZorra isn't THAT persnickity.

: Think I'll go down to the beach for a while. Catch you later, huh?
* LaZorra lies. She is that persnickity.

: Be seein' ya.
NessaChan: you don't wanna be alone, cowboydude
10Kan: When you're going to be sitting by the pool for a while, grab a Persnickers.
CaptionBot: LaZorra chose the next image. (1/18 accepted)
CaptionBot: Invent a caption for the following image: 
CaptionBot: Time's up! Vote for the best caption for
. (You can't vote for yourself!)
CaptionBot: Vote 1 for This dorky shirt and haircut make me angry. And you wouldn't like me when I'm angry.
CaptionBot: Vote 2 for This 'ere is the American Teenagah! A dangerous bloke, but 'ee knows I won't hurt 'im.
CaptionBot: Vote 3 for So you don't like my blue shirt, HMMM???
CaptionBot: Vote 4 for "Be honest, how's my beard doing? I've been working on it for weeks."
CaptionBot: Vote 5 for Hey! I said NO CAMERAS.
CaptionBot: Vote 6 for What're YOU lookin' at?
CaptionBot: Vote 7 for Warrior face paint isn't as intimidating when you're still in high school.
CaptionBot: Vote 8 for I'm unhappy because my girlfriend got a cuute bunny on her face, and I was stuck with this wimpy colorful whisker paint job.
CaptionBot: Vote 9 for Its the werewolf boy of OC!
CaptionBot: Vote 10 for Blue's mah favorite color. Yep.
CaptionBot: Vote 11 for Here is Pete, after seeing the new production of the collected works of Emily Dickinson live on stage.
SirDude: vote 5
Kysle: vote 7
iwpg: vote 8
whitehelm: vote 1
Nyperold: vote 2
Kalimeris: vote 8
NessaChan: vote 2
10Kan: vote 2
Randy: vote 6
Goosey: vote 11
Eric: vote 9
LaZorra: vote 2
NessaChan: vote 1
CaptionBot: Goosey wins 3 points for This 'ere is the American Teenagah! A dangerous bloke, but 'ee knows I won't hurt 'im.
CaptionBot: Kysle wins 2 points for I'm unhappy because my girlfriend got a cuute bunny on her face, and I was stuck with this wimpy colorful whisker paint job.
CaptionBot: Nyperold wins 2 points for This dorky shirt and haircut make me angry. And you wouldn't like me when I'm angry.
CaptionBot: Eric wins 1 point for Warrior face paint isn't as intimidating when you're still in high school.
CaptionBot: LaZorra wins 1 point for Hey! I said NO CAMERAS.
CaptionBot: NessaChan wins 1 point for Here is Pete, after seeing the new production of the collected works of Emily Dickinson live on stage.
CaptionBot: Randy wins 1 point for Its the werewolf boy of OC!
CaptionBot: SirDude wins 1 point for What're YOU lookin' at?
CaptionBot: 10Kan wins 0 points for "Be honest, how's my beard doing? I've been working on it for weeks."
CaptionBot: Kalimeris wins 0 points for Blue's mah favorite color. Yep.
CaptionBot: whitehelm wins 0 points for So you don't like my blue shirt, HMMM???
CaptionBot: The search keyword was eating contest.
SirDude: Eating contest?

: So, Mr. Small, I was thinking you ought to say something to LaZorra, as she came in late. She's covered in poop, you know!

: Nice to meet you, LaZorra. Try to get here on time next time, though. You missed all my best lines!
LaZorra: ![]()
Goosey: LOL
NessaChan: lol
10Kan: Our LaZorra is famous!
Maryam: LOL
* LaZorra waves politely while trying to look the other way.
CaptionBot: Kysle chose the next image. (1/18 accepted)
CaptionBot: Invent a caption for the following image: 
Sam: LOL LOL
Eric: But it already has a caption . . .
Sam: That picture is hilarious.
CaptionBot: Time's up! Vote for the best caption for
. (You can't vote for yourself!)
CaptionBot: Vote 1 for I CAN'T KEEP MY MOUTH CLOSED EITHER
CaptionBot: Vote 2 for Less-than-effective motivational posters
CaptionBot: Vote 3 for Speak up, lack-wit
CaptionBot: Vote 4 for MY EAR!!! Where's my EAR!!!!
CaptionBot: Vote 5 for Awwww....poor widdle kiddy!
CaptionBot: Vote 6 for "Now show me your mousing face! RRAAAAH!"
CaptionBot: Vote 7 for No really, I can't hear you. I'm too loud.
CaptionBot: Vote 8 for I CAN'T HEAR YOU
CaptionBot: Vote 9 for U canz me hears now? Good!
CaptionBot: Vote 10 for "But if I turn my head to the left, I can pick up Radio Berlin!"
CaptionBot: Vote 11 for Here we see LaZorra after being spoken to directly by the Fat Man.
CaptionBot: Vote 12 for Evidently two ears are better than one.
CaptionBot: Vote 13 for I can only has one ear? What a ripoff.
SirDude: vote 1
Eric: vote 3
iwpg: vote 6
Goosey: vote 11
LaZorra: vote 11
Sam: vote 10
whitehelm: vote 11
NessaChan: vote 13
Kalimeris: vote 13
Nyperold: vote 7
Kysle: vote 6
Randy: vote 13
10Kan: vote 7
DemanusFlint: vote 3
Eric: Good word choice, #3.
LaZorra: "Lack-wit" is very Sammish.
Sam: It is.
CaptionBot: NessaChan wins 3 points for Here we see LaZorra after being spoken to directly by the Fat Man.
CaptionBot: Nyperold wins 3 points for I can only has one ear? What a ripoff.
CaptionBot: 10Kan wins 2 points for "Now show me your mousing face! RRAAAAH!"
CaptionBot: Kysle wins 2 points for Speak up, lack-wit
CaptionBot: SirDude wins 2 points for No really, I can't hear you. I'm too loud.
CaptionBot: LaZorra wins 1 point for "But if I turn my head to the left, I can pick up Radio Berlin!"
CaptionBot: whitehelm wins 1 point for I CAN'T KEEP MY MOUTH CLOSED EITHER
CaptionBot: DemanusFlint wins 0 points for I CAN'T HEAR YOU
CaptionBot: Eric wins 0 points for Less-than-effective motivational posters
CaptionBot: Goosey wins 0 points for MY EAR!!! Where's my EAR!!!!
CaptionBot: iwpg wins 0 points for Evidently two ears are better than one.
CaptionBot: Kalimeris wins 0 points for U canz me hears now? Good!
CaptionBot: Randy wins 0 points for Awwww....poor widdle kiddy!
CaptionBot: The search keyword was funny pets.
Sam: But it isn't.
Sam: Sammish, Kyslish. These things are the same.
Sam: VOTE SALT IN '08
DemanusFlint: VOTE STALIN '08
CaptionBot: NessaChan chose the next image. (1/18 accepted)
CaptionBot: Invent a caption for the following image: 
SirDude: My friend just said this to that last picture : "you face would look like that too if you had saw that!"
* LaZorra cringes.
Maryam: "had saw"??
DemanusFlint: *sawn
Sam: I had a saw.
NessaChan: hand saw*
DemanusFlint: *had slaw on that
Eric: Poor verb declension aside, your friend's comment still doesn't make any sense.
Sam: "declension" is a fun word.
CaptionBot: Time's up! Vote for the best caption for
. (You can't vote for yourself!)
CaptionBot: Vote 1 for Can Shirtless Stick-Boy prevail against the awesome power that is the Percussion Trio?
CaptionBot: Vote 2 for KARATE DRUMMERS BEAT ON YOUR HEAD
CaptionBot: Vote 3 for DRUM SOLO!
CaptionBot: Vote 4 for ARE YOU READY FOR SOME TAIKO???
CaptionBot: Vote 5 for After months of obsessively playing Rock Band, Ricky and his friends thought they were ready for the big time. They proved to be sadly mistaken.
CaptionBot: Vote 6 for Chopsticks RULE!!!
CaptionBot: Vote 7 for Kenny Blankenship and the Chopstick Twins
CaptionBot: Vote 8 for The Jumping Percussionists: 02/18/08, Watch in masochistic horror as they parade around the stage, beating on everything from taut skin to thick skulls.
DemanusFlint: vote 4
iwpg: vote 5
10Kan: vote 6
Kalimeris: vote 7
Eric: vote 4
Nyperold: vote 1
whitehelm: vote 8
Randy: vote 5
Kysle: vote 2
NessaChan: vote 4
Goosey: vote 4
CaptionBot: Nyperold wins 4 points for ARE YOU READY FOR SOME TAIKO???
CaptionBot: NessaChan wins 2 points for After months of obsessively playing Rock Band, Ricky and his friends thought they were ready for the big time. They proved to be sadly mistaken.
CaptionBot: 10Kan wins 1 point for Can Shirtless Stick-Boy prevail against the awesome power that is the Percussion Trio?
CaptionBot: Goosey wins 1 point for Kenny Blankenship and the Chopstick Twins
CaptionBot: Kalimeris wins 1 point for KARATE DRUMMERS BEAT ON YOUR HEAD
CaptionBot: Kysle wins 1 point for The Jumping Percussionists: 02/18/08, Watch in masochistic horror as they parade around the stage, beating on everything from taut skin to thick skulls.
CaptionBot: whitehelm wins 1 point for Chopsticks RULE!!!
CaptionBot: Randy wins 0 points for DRUM SOLO!
CaptionBot: The search keyword was jumping.
CaptionBot: iwpg chose the next image. (1/18 accepted)
CaptionBot: Invent a caption for the following image: 
CaptionBot: Time's up! Vote for the best caption for
. (You can't vote for yourself!)
CaptionBot: Vote 1 for ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... *drool* ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
CaptionBot: Vote 2 for No, this picture isn't missing any text. All his thinking is currently happening a bit...further down.
CaptionBot: Vote 3 for "This space intentionally left blank."
CaptionBot: Vote 4 for After getting a beer and some wings at his local Tooters, Fred's mind was as blank as a new sheet of paper. Not that it had much in it before that, however.
CaptionBot: Vote 5 for Pleeeease, Mom, get off the stage...
CaptionBot: Vote 6 for Beer make me no thinky good. Beer and babes.
CaptionBot: Vote 7 for AloooooooooooooooooHA!
CaptionBot: Vote 8 for Johnny tried to impress the hot woman with his power of telepathic cloud-forming.
CaptionBot: Vote 9 for Wow...that chicken over there looks mighty delicious...
CaptionBot: Vote 10 for CAUTION: ALBINO KOFFINGS IN BAR AREA
CaptionBot: Vote 11 for To think I was skeptical when Dave said it was an all-amputee strip club!
CaptionBot: Vote 12 for *drawing a blank*
Eric: Tooters?
SirDude: Mistimed. [->Bots] Of course he's thoughtless. The alcohol already killed his brain cells.
Kysle: vote 3
Nyperold: vote 10
iwpg: vote 9
Kalimeris: vote 10
* LaZorra is torn between 5 and 8.
10Kan: vote 8
Eric: vote 2
LaZorra: vote 5
whitehelm: vote 3
Randy: vote 5
Sam: vote 8
NessaChan: vote 5
DemanusFlint: vote 5
Goosey: vote 8
LaZorra: vote 8
NessaChan: haha, too many good ones that time.
CaptionBot: iwpg wins 4 points for Johnny tried to impress the hot woman with his power of telepathic cloud-forming.
CaptionBot: Nyperold wins 3 points for Pleeeease, Mom, get off the stage...
CaptionBot: DemanusFlint wins 2 points for CAUTION: ALBINO KOFFINGS IN BAR AREA
CaptionBot: LaZorra wins 2 points for "This space intentionally left blank."
CaptionBot: 10Kan wins 1 point for No, this picture isn't missing any text. All his thinking is currently happening a bit...further down.
CaptionBot: whitehelm wins 1 point for Wow...that chicken over there looks mighty delicious...
CaptionBot: Eric wins 0 points for To think I was skeptical when Dave said it was an all-amputee strip club!
CaptionBot: Goosey wins 0 points for AloooooooooooooooooHA!
CaptionBot: Kalimeris wins 0 points for *drawing a blank*
CaptionBot: Kysle wins 0 points for ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... *drool* ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
CaptionBot: NessaChan wins 0 points for After getting a beer and some wings at his local Tooters, Fred's mind was as blank as a new sheet of paper. Not that it had much in it before that, however.
CaptionBot: Randy wins 0 points for Beer make me no thinky good. Beer and babes.
CaptionBot: The search keyword was caption contest.
iwpg: Points!
Eric: She totally had no arm.
Sam: Eric: Yours was my second choice.
CaptionBot: SirDude chose the next image. (1/18 accepted)
CaptionBot: Invent a caption for the following image: 
CaptionBot: Time's up! Vote for the best caption for
. (You can't vote for yourself!)
CaptionBot: Vote 1 for This is what happens to bad little boys, Timmy, now put down the mouse... good boy, good boy... step away from the computer now, Timmy...
CaptionBot: Vote 2 for I AM ERROR OF BORG. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE. YOUR TECHNOLOGY WILL BE SHUT DOWN.
CaptionBot: Vote 3 for Windows at its finest.
CaptionBot: Vote 4 for Ever wondered why Microsoft doesn't sweep the market? Here's a dozen examples why.
CaptionBot: Vote 5 for JENGA
CaptionBot: Vote 6 for Look, I just don't feel like it today. Go read a book.
CaptionBot: Vote 7 for From the makers of Tetris, its the Error Message puzzle game thats sweeping across the land!
CaptionBot: Vote 8 for Congratulations! Internet Explorer is now fully installed!
CaptionBot: Vote 9 for A typical screenshot from the new and improved Windows Vista.
CaptionBot: Vote 10 for Only 12 error messages? Windows is working better than usual today!
CaptionBot: Vote 11 for The many sinister heralds of the Blue Screen of Death
CaptionBot: Vote 12 for Do you feel like you're missing a few files? Is your heart corrupted? Tell the world with Error Message Rub-On Tattoos!
CaptionBot: Vote 13 for Why we like Macs.
Eric: vote 5
SirDude: vote 7
whitehelm: vote 7
DemanusFlint: vote 12
Randy: vote 9
LaZorra: VOTE 9
Kalimeris: vote 5
iwpg: vote 8
Sam: vote 8
LaZorra: NINE IS SO TRUE
Nyperold: vote 7
NessaChan: vote 6
10Kan: vote 8
Maryam: vote 6
Kysle: vote 8
Goosey: vote 12
CaptionBot: Eric wins 4 points for Congratulations! Internet Explorer is now fully installed!
CaptionBot: Randy wins 3 points for From the makers of Tetris, its the Error Message puzzle game thats sweeping across the land!
CaptionBot: 10Kan wins 2 points for Do you feel like you're missing a few files? Is your heart corrupted? Tell the world with Error Message Rub-On Tattoos!
CaptionBot: DemanusFlint wins 2 points for JENGA
CaptionBot: Kalimeris wins 2 points for Look, I just don't feel like it today. Go read a book.
CaptionBot: NessaChan wins 2 points for A typical screenshot from the new and improved Windows Vista.
CaptionBot: Goosey wins 0 points for The many sinister heralds of the Blue Screen of Death
CaptionBot: Kysle wins 0 points for This is what happens to bad little boys, Timmy, now put down the mouse... good boy, good boy... step away from the computer now, Timmy...
CaptionBot: LaZorra wins 0 points for Why we like Macs.
CaptionBot: Nyperold wins 0 points for I AM ERROR OF BORG. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE. YOUR TECHNOLOGY WILL BE SHUT DOWN.
CaptionBot: Sam wins 0 points for Only 12 error messages? Windows is working better than usual today!
CaptionBot: SirDude wins 0 points for Ever wondered why Microsoft doesn't sweep the market? Here's a dozen examples why.
CaptionBot: whitehelm wins 0 points for Windows at its finest.
CaptionBot: The search keyword was hilarious.
CaptionBot: Eric wins!
Eric: :-D
iwpg: Woo Eric!
* 10Kan applauds Eric.
Randy: Yay Eric!
Kysle: Nice, Eric, you had your game on tonight.
Eric: Thanks, Kysle!
Maryam: Yay Eric!
DemanusFlint: Eric, with the early lead and midgame stagnation!
Eric: And thanks for your accurate reporting, Demanus.
LaZorra: Now, the weather.
Sam: http://www.rinkworks.com/rinkchat/tournaments/?t=4
Sam: Positions 2-6 in the points ranking are ridiculously close to each other.

:

:

: ...

: Ohhhh, where'd that dangblasted key go?

: Coulda sworn I...

: Hey Buck, did I drop my key over there somewhere?
Eric: No one's looking, bikini girl! Kill the cowboy!
LaZorra: NO NOT THE COWBOY

: Huh, now let me see......no, don't look like it.
10Kan: Course, I can't rightly tell, bein' dead and all.

: Thanks.

: ...stupid key...

: ...can't believe I can't find--

: Lose something?

: Wha...! Oh, it's you. Didn't see you there, so quiet with your books and things.

: Heh. Funding applications -- I can assure you, there's nothing more boring to read. Sorry -- I didn't mean to startle you.

: Oh, that's ok. I'm just trying to find my room key -- can't seem to figure what I did with it! Stupid thing. All I want to do is lie down for a while.

: Oh, how frustrating.

: Yeah. If you see it, let me know, ok?

: Sure thing. Oh, actually, do you want to use my room for a while instead? Got the key right here.
whitehelm: NO DON'T DO IT

: Aw, why that'd be so nice of you, Julie. You sure you don't need the room for a while?

: With any luck, I won't need it at all. I have all this paperwork to do here, and then I might as well explore the island. But once that helicopter arrives, I'm out of here, and once I get to a phone, somebody's going to have some serious explaining to do. Here. *toss* End of the hallway to the left.

: *catch* Thanks, Julie.

: ...

: This looks like it. *unlock*

: Ahh. Maybe if I get clean and rest, I'll be able to think this thing through.

: Oooh, fancy.
10Kan: NOT THE SHOWER

:
Goosey: she's gonna diiiieee!
* 10Kan cues up his violin.

: la de de la da...
Kalimeris: hahahaha
Maryam: LOL LOL LOL

: hmm-hmm hmm-hmmmm...
LaZorra: *EEE* *EEE* *EEEE* LOL LOL
iwpg: LOL
10Kan: LOL
NessaChan: lol
Randy: LOL!
Goosey: LOLLOLLOL
whitehelm: KILLING TIME
Kalimeris: CHOCOLATE SAUCE.
* LaZorra is losing it.
Goosey: Not that she was that dressed to start with . . .
Eric: Apparently the shower has a large boulder on the floor.

: ...glad do not live here always...

: ...too much work to keep...

: ...not know how owner live alone...

: ...big place should not be home...

: ...home is special small place--hey, what's this?
Randy: The key
Maryam: He used a contraction!
Kalimeris: He's LEARNING.

: Ohhh, hay in pool. Buck? Buck! ...why cowboy bring hay, anyway...make mess...
Randy: Or not
LaZorra: LOL
LaZorra: Cowboys ALWAYS have hay on them.
LaZorra: Even if they haven't been around horses for days.
Goosey: LOL

:

:

: *deep in thought*

: Hi! Katie, right?

: Yes, hi Julie!

: I decided to go exploring. What's up this way? Anything worth seeing?

: Oh, absolutely -- beautiful view atop the clif--
: BANG!
whitehelm: just the CLIFF OF DOOM
: BANG!
: BANG!
iwpg: ![]()
Goosey: AAAHHH!

: What was that??
10Kan: Live performance of the 1812 Overture.

: It came from the hotel -- come on! *runs*

: *runs*

: *runs*

: *runs*

: What happened??

: Come from upstairs!

: Oh no...Ramona! Ramona!

: I'm ok -- it came from in there!

: What?? That's my room!
Nyperold: Camille!
Goosey: The Cowboy shot bikini girl!
10Kan: With a pearl-handled six-shooter, no doubt.

: *hungh!* The door's locked! *hungh!* Can't seem to... *hungh!* ...bust it down!
LaZorra: Come on, you wimp!

: Stop! Stop, Cody! Have key!

: *backs away*

: Aah! Key not fit. *lowers eye to keyhole* Oh...other key turned in other side of lock.
LaZorra: Get Buck up there!

: What's going on here? What were those shots?

: We don't know -- they came from in here. Where's Camille? Where's Buck?

: Ah'm right here, miss.

: We have to bust this door down. Come on, help me!

: *HUNGH*!

: *HUNGH*!

: *HUNGH*!

: Camille?
: Cami--*gasp!*
:


: It's time we faced facts. Not only was Camille murdered, but Genevieve and Tyler had to have been murdered, too. Two accidental deaths alone are a hard enough coincidence to swallow, but now....
: Aw, mister, I examined Genevieve mahself, and--
: --and you're a horse doctor, Buck. No offense, but under the circumstances it's the only conclusion that makes any sense.
: I agree. In any case, Camille was murdered for sure, and that means there's a murderer on this island. Either hiding out somewhere, or...
: ...or one of us.
: I just don't understand how it happened. Camille was locked in the room. The door was locked from the inside. The windows were locked. How could anyone have shot her and gotten out?
: It's a right puzzle, all right. You think maybe she just killed herself?
: Oh yeah, I bet that's it. After she shot herself in the head, she hid the gun somewhere, then hopped in the shower to die.
: We should conduct a thorough search of the island immediately. When the helicopter arrives with the master, we'll get out of here and notify the authorities. Until that time, I suggest we all stick together.
: I'm not staying another minute with any of you...you...FREAKS. I'm going up to my r--
: It's not safe.
: I'm GOING UP TO MY ROOM. If all you freaks stay together down here, I'll be fine. And anybody but Katie ever comes near me again, be prepared to join Camille. GOT IT? That goes double for you, you lying cowboy hick.
: Why, you -- nobody calls me a liar! Them's fightin' words!
: Yo, don't you have some spurs to jingle? *storms off*
: Why, if she weren't a lady -- which maybe she ain't -- I'd--
: You'll do nothing at all. Sit down.
: Excuse me, please. I'll go talk to her.
: Jay, you said the master was supposed to arrive later today?
: Is correct.
: I hope he does. If he doesn't arrive soon, there's going to be another murder. I...I think I'm next.
: What...?
: That was my room. Camille was only there because she lost her key and I gave her mine. I don't think anybody else knew that. Did you see the shower curtain? There were bullet holes in it. Whoever shot Camille shot right through it and probably never saw who was inside.
: The killer must have wanted me. And he'll try again.
: ...
: There's no use evading the facts. But which one of you could possibly want to kill me, hmmm?
: Ramona...
: What are YOU doing here? Just because I said I wouldn't kill you doesn't mean it was an invitation!
: *sits down next to her*
: Leave me alone. I just want to be alone.
: ...
: Go away, I said! Go away! GO AWAY! GO AWAY!
: *hug*
: GO AWAY! Go away! *sniff* ...Go away...*tears*...go away...
: *hug*
: ...go...*sob*...away.........*hug*...
: *hug*
: *hug* Oh, Hayley. *tears* I've been so terrible. To you. To everyone. *sniff* Especially to him.
: *hug*
: I was so cruel. What is wrong with me? I was so cruel! And now he's dead.
: I was afraid I'd hurt him so much, he...he...
: Shhh. *hug* It wasn't your fault.
: *hug*
: *hug*
: How do you stand me, Hayley? How do you put up with me?
: Oh, I don't know. Practice?
: *tears*smile*sniff*
: ...
: I'm so sorry I got you into this. I shouldn't have let you. I put you in danger. You and Matt both. I--
: Hush. You're my sister, Ramona. What happens to you happens to me. We'll see this through together, ok?
: *wipes face* I love you, Hayley.
: I love you, too.
: I don't know why.
: Hm. How about if we take all that energy you're spending on hating yourself and channel it into catching this sick psycho freak we've got running around, huh?
: *smile* Ok. It's a deal. And I know just where to st-- Hey. Do you hear that??
: *listens*
: The helicopter! Come on!
: Well, Mr. Small -- here we are! And I see you have a welcoming party already gathered on the beach!


: Thanks again, Burt. See you next time.
: No problem. Ok, lemme just set her down....
:

:
:
That's the end of the tournament session, but here's a deleted scene. I made a mistake in one of the mid-game story bits by displaying the wrong character (Camille) for one of Hayley's lines. I extracted it from the text above so as not to confuse the narrative, but here it is, with the reactions:

:

: *shrug* All right. You know her best. I'd better head back now. Give me a headstart. It wouldn't do for us to be seen together too much.

: Be careful, Matt.

: I will if you will. *kiss*
Maryam: Sam: Wrong pic?
Sam: AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH
Goosey: ??
Sam: YES THAT WAS HAYLEY NOT CAMILLE.
10Kan: How many more lives will the cruel cliff claim?!
Goosey: LOL
TalkingDog: SHE'S A SHAPESHIFTER
Sam: NOOOOOOOOOO
NessaChan: Phew, I was confused.
DemanusFlint: Didn't we already do the twin thing?
TalkingDog: And I totally missed the question.
Maryam: Ack, I totally missed the question in that conversation.

:

: *shrug* All right. You know her best. I'd better head back now. Give me a headstart. It wouldn't do for us to be seen together too much.

: Be careful, Matt.

: I will if you will. *kiss*
Sam: THERE.
10Kan: He's smoochin' all the ladies today.
Eric: He gets around almost as much as Bikini Girl does.
Sam: Next round, we replay that scene with Ramona.