MobileRead Winter Contest: Discussion - Page 3

poohbear_nc · 12-27-2012, 06:59 PM

*getting my kebab skewers out*

For self defense only! Self defense! Not going to attack anybody ... yet ...

Iznogood · 12-27-2012, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matth79

Wondering how many will be left by the end... that should narrow the field down if it turns into "Ten Little Indians".

.. The butler dunnit!

From the description in the first post (the list of characters) it sounds as though HarryT too will be a late moderator before the holiday is over. The Guard of Moderators grows thinner...

I'd also love to see a "Ten Little Niggers"-development here, but remember -- even though the list of suspects gets shorter, it doesn't necessarily contain the murderer at the end

poohbear_nc · 12-28-2012, 09:11 AM

I knew I was feeling threatened - for a very good reason!

Billi · 12-28-2012, 09:30 AM

We will find out who it was, Pooh! Promise!

poohbear_nc · 12-28-2012, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Billi

We will find out who it was, Pooh! Promise!

Thank you! It was a nightmare! My best friends! Turning on me!

Oh, the lack-of-humanity!

Find & punish the guilty mod!

troll05 · 12-28-2012, 09:59 AM

Are there some leftovers from the chicken?
Feeling a bit hungry just now

pdurrant · 12-28-2012, 10:56 AM

I'm starting to get worried! Where am I?

(But at least I didn't eat poohbear_nc. The callous lot!)

issybird · 12-28-2012, 11:19 AM

From the rules in the locked thread:

Quote:

Discover the murderer's name and email it to us at wintercontest@mobileread.com before the end of Friday, January 7th to be in with a chance of winning.

By my calculations, the next Friday, January 7th will occur in 2022. Is this a clue, or is MR cheaping out and awarding a clutch of obsolete products in nine years?

BearMountainBooks · 12-28-2012, 11:25 AM

Geez that Jellby is a cold one. I thought Dribs was cold, but Jellby takes the freezer. I'm still hoping Pooh is hiding somewhere and not eaten!

crich70 · 12-28-2012, 11:40 AM

poohbear_nc's apparent demise seems a bit suspicious to me. One minute he's warming himself by the fire then Pilotbob has his fall from the roof and suddenly there's a properly plucked and roasted chicken dinner in the microwave. Maybe a whole chicken could cook in a microwave that quickly, but from the description it sounds as if said bird had been properly plucked and prepared before being put in to cook. That doesn't happen in 5 minutes. Plus there are the melted plastic glasses that poohbear_nc wears. Melted plastic has a distinct smell about it, but when the microwave is opened it releases "a huge cloud of fragrant steam" into the kitchen. These facts lead me to think that poohbear nc's apparent demise is a red herring meant to throw suspicion off of his possible involvement. I'll be keeping an eye out for that bird along with Loosheesh. At least til such time as new evidence clears the air a bit.

crich70 · 12-28-2012, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by issybird

From the rules in the locked thread:

By my calculations, the next Friday, January 7th will occur in 2022. Is this a clue, or is MR cheaping out and awarding a clutch of obsolete products in nine years?

Good catch. The last time January 7th was a Friday was back in 2011.

poohbear_nc · 12-28-2012, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crich70

Good catch. The last time January 7th was a Friday was back in 2011.

OK - so we "recycle" past announcements - you caught us! We'll fix it shortly.

issybird for catching it.

pdurrant · 12-28-2012, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by issybird

From the rules in the locked thread:

By my calculations, the next Friday, January 7th will occur in 2022. Is this a clue, or is MR cheaping out and awarding a clutch of obsolete products in nine years?

Whoops. I'll fix that. the 7th is correct. Friday isn't.

issybird · 12-28-2012, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

OK - so we "recycle" past announcements - you caught us! We'll fix it shortly.

issybird for catching it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Whoops. I'll fix that. the 7th is correct. Friday isn't.

LOL, thanks for taking it in good part. I couldn't resist.

Iznogood · 12-28-2012, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

Geez that Jellby is a cold one. I thought Dribs was cold, but Jellby takes the freezer. I'm still hoping Pooh is hiding somewhere and not eaten!

There certainly are something special about lawyers. I'm certain that some of the first things they learn in the first term at lawyer-school is to close their eyes to everything. Do you know why lawyers are never attacked by sharks?

Quote:

Originally Posted by crich70

poohbear_nc's apparent demise seems a bit suspicious to me. One minute he's warming himself by the fire then Pilotbob has his fall from the roof and suddenly there's a properly plucked and roasted chicken dinner in the microwave.

That's what we call fast food

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12-27-2012, 06:59 PM	#31
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 64,228 Karma: 135242149 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	getting my kebab skewers out For self defense only! Self defense! Not going to attack anybody ... yet ...

12-28-2012, 09:11 AM	#33
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 64,228 Karma: 135242149 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	I knew I was feeling threatened - for a very good reason!

12-28-2012, 09:30 AM	#34
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	We will find out who it was, Pooh! Promise!

12-28-2012, 09:59 AM	#36
troll05 Harmless idiot Posts: 3,411 Karma: 2154829 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Zuhause Device: PB622, Nexus7, Sony PRS 350, Tolino und nur noch wenig toter Baum:(	Are there some leftovers from the chicken? Feeling a bit hungry just now

12-28-2012, 10:56 AM	#37
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,447 Karma: 318076944 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	I'm starting to get worried! Where am I? (But at least I didn't eat poohbear_nc. The callous lot!)

12-28-2012, 11:25 AM	#39
BearMountainBooks Maria Schneider Posts: 3,746 Karma: 26439330 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Near Austin, Texas Device: 3g Kindle Keyboard	Geez that Jellby is a cold one. I thought Dribs was cold, but Jellby takes the freezer. I'm still hoping Pooh is hiding somewhere and not eaten!

12-28-2012, 11:40 AM	#40
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	poohbear_nc's apparent demise seems a bit suspicious to me. One minute he's warming himself by the fire then Pilotbob has his fall from the roof and suddenly there's a properly plucked and roasted chicken dinner in the microwave. Maybe a whole chicken could cook in a microwave that quickly, but from the description it sounds as if said bird had been properly plucked and prepared before being put in to cook. That doesn't happen in 5 minutes. Plus there are the melted plastic glasses that poohbear_nc wears. Melted plastic has a distinct smell about it, but when the microwave is opened it releases "a huge cloud of fragrant steam" into the kitchen. These facts lead me to think that poohbear nc's apparent demise is a red herring meant to throw suspicion off of his possible involvement. I'll be keeping an eye out for that bird along with Loosheesh. At least til such time as new evidence clears the air a bit.