Hey, let’s eliminate someone! Always the most fun and yet regrettable part of the game (but mostly fun, since I can’t be eliminated).
Would anyone like to play an Immunity Idol this week?…
…*crickets*
Vote One: Judas is a Carrot (his own).
Vote Two: Chubby Soup (his own).
Vote Three: Carla Fudgepillows (her own).
Vote Four: Chubby Soup.
Vote Five: Carla Fudgepillows. “i choose u!”
Vote Six: Judas is a Carrot.
Vote Seven: Chubby Soup.
Vote Eight: Judas is a Carrot.
Vote Nine: Judas is a Carrot. “Because he’s a carrot and because his name is Judas.”
Vote Ten: Mitchell Happygrandpa.
Vote Eleven: Carla Fudgepillows. “The dumb cooze.”
Vote Twelve: Mitchell Happygrandpa. “Wait. He wasn’t a non-submitter? Are you sure?”
Vote Thirteen: Mitchell Happygrandpa. “Too happy, plus I hate grandpas.”
Vote Fourteen: Mitchell Happygrandpa. “Golfing Great Mitchell “Cumstein” HappyGrampa”
Vote Fifteen: Mitchell Happygrandpa.
Vote Sixteen: Mitchell Happygrandpa.
Vote Seventeen: Mitchell Happygrandpa.
Vote Eighteen: Mitchell Happygrandpa.
Vote Nineteen: Mitchell Happygrandpa. “He doesn’t seem to be happy, or a grandpa. I could be wrong about both of those.”
Vote Twenty: Mitchell Happygrandpa. “I’m not upset that you lied, I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you.”
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Second Elimination from Spookymilk Survivor XI:
Joseph “Mitchell Happygrandpa” Rakstad
AKA: punmanbowler
Previous Games: VII, VIII
Best Finish: 15th, in VII
I’m guessing this one comes as a surprise to ol’ Mitch. It’s kind of a harsh way to go down this early, but that’s what you get in this kind of a challenge.
I’ve gone back and forth on the next challenge for a very long time, deciding which one to do. Since I’d promised a few people a challenge with just one deadline, I’m gonna go with it.
This one is called Auction and was suggested to me by Brendon Stanton, bringer of Werewolf.
It’s like this: I’ll give you something like “Current franchise with the most World Series Championships,” and the person who gives the highest answer that isn’t repeated will win that auction. So, go with the Yankees if you must, but I promise you someone else will, too. If people tie with different answers – like, if multiple people name a team with three titles – they’ll all win Immunity as long as they’re not cancelled out by someone else with the same team. I…think I explained this well enough.
If you win even a single Auction, you’re Immune. There will be 12 Auctions, so it’s possible for us to have 12 Immunity winners, just one, or any number in between. I’m going to guess eight, just for fun.
Your entire list of answers is due Tuesday at 7pm Central, though I have no idea if most of you will need that long. Nonsubmitters on this one will be the only people up for elimination. So, apologies in advance if you work your ass off for Immunity and it doesn’t mean anything. I really hope that doesn’t happen.
I think I’ve explained everything to death, so here’s the Auction list:
1. The current MLB franchise with the most World Series titles
2. The earliest movie (by year, according to IMDb) with the word “love” in the title
3. The acting Oscar winner with the fewest number of acting credits on IMDb
4. The human character in the Alien Quadrilogy who dies the earliest
5. The two-word phrase that nets the greatest number of results on Google (SafeSearch Off)
6. The comic book character who appeared the earliest, according to Wikipedia (please don’t eff around with Wiki to win this Auction)
7. The PSN-exclusive game with the highest MetaCritic score
8. The earliest word spoken at least once Jethro Tull’s “Thick as a Brick”
9. The first character, alphabetically, from a Shakespearean tragedy (I’ll use my complete works to confirm these). Must start with a letter, so “1st Spear-Carrier” or whatever would be out. Mention what play they’re from so I can do it quickly, though I’ll generally already know.
10. Former WWF/WWE superstar who died the most recently (if the same guy used multiple gimmicks, they still cancel out)
11. The Twitter account with the most followers
12. The word with the greatest number of letters (must be recognized by dictionary.com)
I hope these come relatively quickly, so I can confirm them as I go. I’m sure there will be grey area here and there, so I apologize in advance to whomever gets screwed.
Cheers, Survivors.
Casa de Leche 
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August 25, 2012 at 3:34 pm
The POWER of Bread
Some explanation please.
1) According to your rules, one could ostensibly answer with a guess entirely unrelated to the category, right? Number One, for instance: if everyone but me guesses New York Yankees, and I guess Chicken Fried Rice, I would win immunity for that question, would I not?
2) You say non-submitters will be the ONLY people up for elimination this round. So as long as I submit, I can’t be voted out? I can’t be eliminated? That can’t be right.
BREAD
August 25, 2012 at 3:38 pm
spookymilk
1) No. I guess I took it for granted that the answer had to actually fit the category, and Chicken Fried Rice is not an MLB franchise (…yet).
2) It can be, and is, correct. On challenges like this with just one deadline, I’m pretty tough on nonsubmitters. I hope it doesn’t come down to a default thing like that. This can be done, however poorly, in about five minutes.
August 25, 2012 at 3:43 pm
The POWER of Bread
So if there are no non-submitters, nobody can be eliminated?
August 25, 2012 at 3:45 pm
spookymilk
If there are no nonsubmitters, then someone who didn’t win Immunity will be eliminated.
August 25, 2012 at 3:45 pm
The POWER of Bread
Okay. That’s not clarified in the post.
August 25, 2012 at 3:46 pm
spookymilk
Why would it be? You guys know how this game works!11!1!1!
August 25, 2012 at 3:47 pm
The POWER of Bread
I guess I do now.
August 25, 2012 at 3:48 pm
spookymilk
Dude, why would I give Immunities if it didn’t matter who won them? Killin’ me here, Bread. Killin’ me.
August 25, 2012 at 3:55 pm
The POWER of Bread
If someone as intelligent as BREAD comes away from your post with even a slight misinterpretation of your intent, it’s my duty to point it out for the greater good. I know you want as much clarity in your instructions as possible.
August 25, 2012 at 3:57 pm
spookymilk
Alright, Bread…you’ve won me over.
August 25, 2012 at 3:59 pm
The POWER of Bread
…bear witness to the POWER of BREAD.
August 25, 2012 at 3:35 pm
The POWER of Bread
I should also mention, this is right up my alley because I memorized all the words to “Thick as a Brick.” I knew it would pay off someday.
BREAD
August 25, 2012 at 3:38 pm
spookymilk
Me too! I listen to it about twice a week.
August 25, 2012 at 3:45 pm
The POWER of Bread
…I honestly believe A Passion Play is the superior work, however.
August 25, 2012 at 3:48 pm
spookymilk
My dirty little secret: I still haven’t gotten around to listening to that.
August 25, 2012 at 3:54 pm
The POWER of Bread
Shaaaaaame.
August 26, 2012 at 12:10 pm
spookymilk
I listened to it last night. My instinct is to say I like it a touch less than Thick as a Brick (which is to say, I really loved it), but that might be based on the fact that I’ve listened to it once vs. seven billion times for TAAB. I’ll keep spinning it until it sinks in enough for me to compare them.
August 25, 2012 at 3:39 pm
spookymilk
This is probably obvious, but if everyone cancels each other out on any given question, there will be no Immunity given for that question.
August 25, 2012 at 6:45 pm
spookymilk
Alright, kids, I have to go to work for what’s a pretty short shift. Like, to the point where it’s almost not worth going.
Play with the Prose: I’m done with my half. A lot of you mentioned how tough this was, but a lot of you wrote incredible stories (I gave a 100 on one of the stories…haven’t done that all season). Assuming Pete’s sober when he gets back from today’s duties, I’ll have results up late tonight.
Bread: I will listen to A Passion Play tonight. Remind me or something.
August 25, 2012 at 10:03 pm
daneekasghost
This is wrong. Mitchell Happygrandpa was my pick to win this thing, based solely on his name. I’m not even sure who has my second favorite name.
At least Mr. Rakstad has excellent taste in stupid comedy names (and also terrible luck in Survivor it would seem).
August 26, 2012 at 7:50 am
AMR
Q on #3: Does acting include supporting acting?
August 26, 2012 at 12:08 pm
spookymilk
Yeah. Any of the four acting awards.
August 27, 2012 at 10:50 am
cleavonfreshmix
Furthr ? on #3: Credits at time dey won or all up til now?
August 27, 2012 at 10:58 am
spookymilk
Currently. It would be a pain in the ass to count them from the time they won them.
August 27, 2012 at 2:04 pm
punmanbowler
Ack! That was a surprise to come home to. Oh well, makes it easier to concentrate on other stuff.
Word of warning to other players. I told one minor little lie. The only reason I did it was to test to see if maybe I was being lied to. I certainly wasn’t going for a big deception, but it cost me as you can see.
Good luck to the rest of the crew.