Mini-Matches

[socksey]

Results 20 Sep 08, TourneyBot #2603, 7 players:

1.    sunray  13
2.    onion  9
3.    Anhinga  3
4.    rif_raf, RickinSF, socksey, Paul_William,  1 each

Congrats, sunray, for winning today's tourney!     Nice second, onion!   

Thanks to all the players!   

Cumulative points for September:

!.    sunray  19
2.    Backwoods  15
3.    don, Anhinga,  13 each
5.    diane  11
6.    onion  9
7.    socksey, rif_raf,  7 each
9.    Gusssss  5
10.   RickinSF  4
11.   magic_one, MacMom, zbilbo, lilalu, trueman, yourfuturewife,  3 each
17.   rossa, jackdaddy, Paul_William,  2 each
20.   Glamdring, resh_lakish, jdg, dropper, cowgirl, blotsalot,  1 each

Sunray leading the pack with a few close behind!   

Hope to see all of you next Saturday, same time, 1000 Dallas time, or 1500 UTC!

socksey



"I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell -- you see, I have friends in both places." - Mark Twain

[socksey]

Results 27 Sep 08, TourneyBot #2609, 18 players:

1.      jdg  15 
2.      Gusssss  11
3.      verystripyzebra  7
4.      rollingfool  5
5.      DisrailiGears, rossa, Glamdring, Picasso, jackdaddy,  3 each
10.    RickrInSF, diane, Aldus, sunray, zbilbo, Toado, socksey,
         Anhinga, cowgirl,  1 each

WTG, jdg!     Nice 2nd, Gusssss!  

Thanks to all the players!     Great to have a fuller house again!  

Cumulative points for September 2008:

1.      sunray  20
2.      Gusssss, jdg,  16 each
4.      Backwoods  15
5.      Anhinga  14
6.      don  13
7.      diane  12
8.      onion  9
9.      socksey  8
10     verystipeyzebra, rif_raf,  7
12.    rossa, rollingfool,  5 each
14.    zbilbo, Glamdring,  4 each
16.    magic_one, MacMom, lialu, trueman, yourfuturwife, DisraieliGears,
         Picasso,  3 each
23.    Paul_William, cowgirl,  2 each
25.    RickrInSF, resh_lakish, dropper, blotsalot, Aldus, Toado,  1 each

Congrats to sunray who wins the title for September 2008!     Since 2nd place is a tie, there will need to be a playoff for 2nd place title.  You two, Gusssss and jdg, can arrange a time for a 2 ptr. and each let me know the results.  I will then rearrange the results here.

New month begins next Saturday, same time, 1000 Dallas time or 1500 UTC!  Hope to see all of you on Fibs then!  

socksey



"Alcohol, taken in sufficient quantities, may produce all the effects of drunkenness." – Oscar Wilde

[socksey]

Results 4 Oct 08, TourneyBot #2615, 18 players:

1.      Anhinga  15
2.      Trilli  11
3.      fiftythree, sixty_something, johnwayne, rossa,  5 each
7.      zbilbo, Gusssss,  3 each
9.      saukriver, DisrailiGears, socksey, antiant, sunray,
         Marcus, Toado, Joyce, onion, trueman,  1 each

The kitty is leading for October!     Nice second, Trilli!   

Thanks to all the players!  

It's a new month!  Hope to see all of you here for more competition next Saturday at 1000 Dallas time or 1500 UTC!  

socksey



"In life there are two great tragedies. One is not getting what one wants. The other is getting it." – Oscar Wilde

[socksey]

Results, 11 Oct 08, TourneyBot #2558, 19 players:

1.      resh_lakish  15
2.      onion  11
3.      Miccimalou, surfer,  5 each
5.      RickrInSF, jackdaddy, MacMom, Anhinga, antiant, art_vandeley,  
         3 each
11.    socksey, sunray, zbilbo, rossa, Joyce, Aldus, GammonGuy,
          trueman, cowgirl,  1 each

Wow!  WTG, resh!     Very nice 2nd, onion!  

Thanks to all the players!  

Cumulative points for October 2008:

1.      Anhinga  18
2.      resh_lakish  15
3.      onion  12
4.      Trilli  11
5.      rossa  6
6.      fiftythree, sixty_something, johnwayne, Miccimalou, surfer, 
         5 each
11.    zbilbo, antiant,  4 each
13.    Gusssss, RickrInSF, jackdaddy, MacMom, art_vandeley,  3 each
18.    socksey, sunray, Joyce, trueman,  2 each
22.    saukriver, DisrailiGears, Marcus, Toado, Aldus, GammonGuy,
         cowgirl,  1 each

Nice lead, Anhinga, aka, kittypurrrrrrrrrrrr!     I know, you'll say it's all because of Patti's book!     If resh can just remember to log on at 8 am on Saturdays (California time), he might give you a run for your money, kitty!  

Hope to see all of you on Fibs next Saturday at 1000 Dallas time or 1500 UTC!  

socksey



"Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it." - Mark Twain

[socksey]

Results 18 Oct 08, TourneyBot #2559, 12 players:

1.      lambda_phage  13
2.      Joyce  9
3.      Bacardi  5
4.      socksey, rollingfool, surfer,  3 each
7.      RickrInSF, kid_pantyhose, MacMom, sunray, Anhinga, cowgirl,  1 each

Congrats, lambda_phage!     Nice second, Joyce!  

Thanks to all the players!  

Cumulative points for October 2008:

1.      Anhinga  19
2.      resh_lakish  15
3.      lambda_phage  13
4.      onion  12
5.      Trilli, Joyce,  11 each
7.      surfer  8
8.      rossa  6
9.      fiftythree, sixty_something, johnwayne, socksey, Miccimalou, 
         Bacardi,  5 each
15.    zbilbo, RickrInSF, MacMom, antiant,  4 each
19.    Gusssss, sunray, jackdaddy, art_vandeley, rollingfool,  3 each
24.    trueman, cowgirl,  2 each
26.    saukriver, DisrailiGears, Marcus, Toado, Aldus, GammonGuy,
         kid_pantyhose,  1 each

Anhinga still leading with many close behind.    

Hope all of you are here for the competition next Saturday, same time, 1000 Dallas time or 1500 UTC.  

socksey



"Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again." - Anonymous

[socksey]

Results 25 Oct 08, TourneyBot #2627, 15 players:

1.      sunray  13
2.      Zorba  9
3.      sixty_something  5
4.      RickrInSF  4
5.      Toado, inim, jhau, Marcus, rollingfool,  3 each
10.    stog, janitorb, MacMom, Anhinga, socksey, Joyce, Picasso,  1 each

Congrats to sunray for today's win!     And a nice second goes to Zorba!  

Thanks to all the players!  

Cumulative points for October:

!.       Anhinga  20
2.      sunray  16
3.      resh_lakish  15
4.      lambda_phage  13
5.      Joyce, onion,  12 each
7.      Trilli  11
8.      sixty_something  10
9.      Zorba  9
10.    surfer  8
11.    rossa, socksey, rollingfool,  6 each
14.    fiftythree, johnwayne, MacMom, Miccimalou, Bacardi,  5 each
19.    zbilbo, antiant, Marcus, Toado, RickinSF,  4 each
24.    Gusssss, jackdaddy, art_vandeley, inim, jhau,  3 each
29.    trueman, cowgirl,  2 each
31.    saukriver, DisrailiGears, Aldus, GammonGuy, kid_pantyhose, stog,
         janitorb, Picasso,  1 each

The kitty did it!     Congrats, Anhinga for taking the lead and following through for October champion!     Well done!     Congrats to sunray for second place this month!  

It will be a new month next Saturday, so hope to see all of you there to begin the new competition for November at same time, 1000 Dallas time or 1500 UTC!  

socksey



"What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?" - Mahatma Gandhi

[socksey]

Results 1 Nov 08, TourneyBot #2628, 11 players:

1.    hedashedas  13
2.    zgur  9
3.    johnwayne  5
4.    socksey, sunray, trueman,  3 each
8.    sixty_something, Toado, jackdaddy, RickrlnSF, WildThing,  1 each

Congrats to hedashedas for first and to zgur for second place today!  

This is a new month, so plenty of time for anyone to win.  

Thanks to all the players!  

Hope to see all of you and a lot more same time next Saturday, 1000 Dallas time, or 1500 UTC.  

socksey

[socksey]

Results 8 Nov 08, TourneyBot #2629, 19 players:

1.      jackdaddy  15
2.      dorbel  11
3.      diane, Tank,  5 each
5.      Picasso, rockfish, sunray, surfer, sixty_something, socksey,
         3 each
11.    MacMom, Toado, Joyce, antiant, visionarys, Anhinga, katro,
         TheBigDuck, rockfish,  1 each

Congrats to jackdaddy for today's win and to dorbel for 2nd place!  

Thanks to all the players!  

Cumulative points November 2008:

1.      jackdaddy  16
2.      hedashedas  13
3.      dorbel  11
4.      zgur  9
5.      socksey, sunray,  6 each
7.      johnwayne, diane, Tank,  5 each
10.    sixty_something  4
11.    trueman, Picasso, rockfish, surfer,  3 each
15.    Toado  2
16.    RickrlnSF, WildThing, MacMom, Joyce, antiant, visionarys, Anhinga,
         katro, TheBigDuck, rockfish,  1 each

There you have it!  Jackdaddy leads the pack for November, so far.  

Hope to see all of you on Fibs battling it out to see who wins the title for November 2008 next Saturday, same time, 1000 Dallas time, or 1600 UTC!  

socksey



The following is a quote from President Dwight Eisenhower, addressing the
American Society of Newspaper Editors on 16 April 1953.  President
Eisenhower spoke against the "military industrial complex". He said:

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired,
signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not
fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.

"This world in arms is not spending money alone.

"It is spending the sweat of its labourers, the genius of its scientists,
the hopes of its children.

"The cost of one modem heavy bomber is this: a modem brick school in more
than 30 cities.

"It is two electric power plants, each serving a town of 60,000 population.

"It is two fine, fully equipped hospitals.

"It is some 50 miles of concrete highway.

"We pay for a single fighter plane with a half million bushels of wheat.
"We pay for a single destroyer with new homes that could have housed more
than 8000 people. ..

"This is not a way of life at all, in any true sense. Under the cloud of
threatening war, it is humanity hanging from a cross of iron."

[socksey]

Results 15 Nov 08, TourneyBot #2650, 15 players:

1.      stog  13
2.      Toado  9
3.      Marcus, sunray,  5 each
5.      Gusssss, WildThing, Glamdring,  3 each
8.      SinnerSaint, rossa rockfish, socksey, surfer, barbaros, jackdaddy,
         johnwayne,  1 each

Congratulations, stog!     Nice win!  Nice second, too, Toado!  

Thanks to all the players!  

Cumulative points for November 2008:

1.      jackdaddy  17
2.      hedashedas, stog,  13 each
4.      sunray, Toado, dorbel, 11 each
7.      zgur  9
8.      socksey  7
9.      johnwayne  6
10.    diane, Tank, Marcus,  5 each
13.    sixty_something, WildThing, rockfish, surfer,  4 each
17.    trueman, Picasso, Gusssss, Glamdring,  3 each
21.    RickrInSF, MacMom, Joyce, antiant, visionarys, Anhinga, katro,
         TheBigDuck, rockfish, SinnerSaint, rossa, barbaros,  1 each

Jackdaddy is still holding the lead, but there are 2 more Saturdays this month so anyone can still win the championship for November!

Hope to see all of you same time, 1000 Dallas time, or 1600 UTC, on Fibs!  

socksey



"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." - Ronald Reagan

[socksey]

Results 22 Nov 08, TourneyBot #2651, 22 players:

1.      dorbel  15
2.      stiefnu  11
3.      blotsalot  7
4.      socksey, Marcus, Glamdring, zbilbo,  5 each
8.      spielberg  3
9.      rollingfool, Miccimalou, rif_raf, bauerus, sixty_something,
         yonay, sunray, manxcat, Piccaso, diane, trueman, Slasher,
         jackell,  1 each

Congrats to dorbel for winning first place in todays' competition!     A fight well fought by stiefnu earned him second place!  

Thanks to all the players!  

Cumulative points for November 2008:

1.      dorbel  26
2.      jackdaddy  17
3.      hedashedas, stog,  13 each
5.      socksey, sunray,  12 each
7.      Toado, stiefnu,  11 each
9.      Marcus  10
10.    zgur  9
11.    Glamadring  8
12.    blotsalot  7
13.    johnwayne, diane,  6 each
15.    sixty_something, Tank, zbilbo,  5 each
18.    trueman, Wild_Thing, Picasso, rockfish, surfer,  4 each
23.    Gusssss, spielberg,  3 each
25.    RickrInSF, MacMom, Joyce, antiant, visionarys, Anhinga, katro,
         TheBigDuck, rockfish, SinnerSaint, rossa, barbaros, rollingfool,
         Miccimalou, rif_raf, bauerus, yonay, manxcat, Slasher, jackell,
         1 each

Todays win gave dorbel a nice lead that will be hard to beat, but not impossible, so hope to see all of you on Fibs next Saturday, same time, 1000 Dallas time or 1600 UTC duking it out for the November champ!

socksey




"A Native American elder once described his own inner struggles in this manner: Inside of me there are two dogs. One of the dogs is mean and evil. The other dog is good. The mean dog fights the good dog all the time. When asked which dog wins, he reflected for a moment and replied, The one I feed the most." - George Bernard Shaw

[spielberg]

Results 22 Nov 08, TourneyBot #2651, 22 players:


8.      souekberg  3

A new fibster ! (Don't edit it away sox - VERY rare to catch you with a typo)

[socksey]

   Right you are!  I must have been sleeping.   

socksey



"Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you later." - Mary Bly

[adrian]

 
I like it when she's sleepy.

[stog]

Results 29 Nov 08, TourneyBot #2652, 17 players:

1.      pck  15
2.      stog 5 (playoff winner)
3.      surfer  5 (playoff loser)
4.      manxcat, sunray, 5 each (disqualified for 2nd place by forfeit)
6.      trueman, blotsalot, rollingfool,  3 each
9.      Picasso, socksey, spielberg, jackdaddy, zbilbo, dorbel,
         cassandra, silent_greek, sofa,  1 each

Congrats to pck for winning 1st place by default today! 

Too bad manxcat and sunray misbehaved and were forfeited out of the competition.  Warning:  If this happens again, you will not be allowed to play in my tourneys.  

Cumualtive points for November:

1.      dorbel  27
2.      jackdaddy, stog,  18 (These players will have play-off for second place
         title for November and I will repost results here at a later date.)
4.      sunray  17
5.      pck  15
6.      hedashedas, socksey,  13 each
8.      Toado, stiefnu,  11 each
10.    Marcus, blotsalot,  10 each
12.    zgur, surfer,  9 each
14.    Glamdring  8
15.    trueman  7
16.    johnwayne, diane, zbilbo, manxcat,  6 each
20.    sixty_something, Picasso, Tank, rockfish  5 each
24.    WildThing, spielberg, rollingfool,  4 each
27.    Gusssss  3
28.    RickrInSF, MacMom, Joyce, antiant, visionarys, Anhinga,
         katro, TheBigDuck, SinnerSaint, rossa, barbaros, Miccimalou,
         rif_raf, bauerus, yonay, Slasher, jackell, cassandra,
         silent_greek, sofa,  1 each

Dorbel is the man!  Congrats for winning the title for November 2008!     We'll see who wins the 2nd place title later.  

Thanks to all the players!  

Hope to see all of you next Saturday on Fibs, same time, 1000 Dallas time, or 1600 UTC for a new month!

socksey



"It takes an earthquake to remind us that we walk on the crust of an unfinished planet." - Charles Kuralt

[socksey]

Results 5 Dec 08, TourneyBot # 2653, 17 players:

1.    sunray  15
2.    stiefnu  11
3.    silent_greek  7
4.    spielberg  5
5.    Marcus, surfer, autumn,  3 each
8.    inim, diane, manxcat, zbilbo, RickrInSF, NotMe,
       rossa, Jack_Shit, socksey, vegasvic,  1 each

Congrats, sunray!      Very nice win, way to start the month!  Good second place, too, stiefnu! 

Thanks to all the players!  

Hope to see all of you same time, 1000 Dallas time, or 1600 UTC, on Fibs!  

socksey



A hug is a great gift....one size fits all.  It can be given for any occasion and it's easy to exchange.

[socksey]

Results 13 Dec 08, TourneyBot #2654, 18 players:

1.      Slipshod  15
2.      surfer  11
3.      mucki  7
4.      Feklhr  5
5.      trueman, stog, manxcat, Glamdring, rollingfool,  3 each
10.    socksey, Picasso, BillyCraven, lilalu, miss_treat,
         sunray, jackdaddy, Trilli, Toado,  1 each

Congrats to Slipshod for 1st and to surfer for 2nd places today!  

Thanks to all the players!  

Cumulative points for December:

1.      sunray  16
2.      Slipshod  15
3.      surfer  14
4.      stiefnu  11
5.      silent_greek, mucki,  7 each
7.      spielberg, Feklhr,  5 each
9.      manxcat  4
10.    Marcus, autumn, trueman, stog, Glamdring, rollingfool,
         3 each
16.    socksey  2
17.    inim, diane, zbilbo, RickrInSF, NotMe, rossa, Jack_Shit, vegasvic,
         Picasso, BillyCraven, lilalu, miss_treat, jackdaddy, Trilli, Toado,
         1 each

Sunray is holding the lead this month but anyone can still win the titles for December.   

Hope all of you are on Fibs next Saturday at 1000 Dallas time or 1600 UTC!  

socksey



"You still chase women, but only downhill". - Bob Hope, on turning 70

[socksey]

Results 20 Dec 08, http://www.donzaemon.com/pyr/user/pyr/index.php?page=showBracket&tourneyid=1229789843 , 12 players:

1.      zbilbo  13
2.      BillyCraven  9
3.      sunray  5
4.      jackdaddy, trueman, Glamdring,  3 each
7.      socksey, dorbel, stog, Marcus, rossa, donzaemon,  1 each

Congrats to zbilbo for 1st place and to BillyCraven for 2nd place today!  

Thanks to all the players!  

Cumulative points for December 2008:

1.      sunray  21
2.      slipshod  15
3.      surfer, zbilbo,  14 each
5.      stiefnu  11
6.      BillyCraven  10
7.      silent_greek, mucki,  7 each
9.      trueman, Glamdring,  6 each
11.    spielberg, Feklhr,  5 each
13.    Marcus, manxcat, stog, jackdaddy,  4 each
17.    autumn, socksey, rollingfool,  3 each
20.    rossa  2
21.    inim, diane, RickrInSF, NotMe, Jack_Shit, vegasvic, Picasso, lilalu, miss_treat, Trilli,
        Toado, dorbel, donzaemon,  1 each

Sunray has a nice lead, but we still have one Saturday to go this month, so there are quite a few who could pull it off for December's win!  Hope to see all of you (whether you can win monthly title or not) on Saturday, same time, 1000 Dallas time or 1600 UTC, on Fibs!

socksey



A bumble bee is faster than a John Deere tractor. - unknown

[socksey]

Results 27 Dec 08, 16 players:

1.      bauerus  13
2.      donzaemon  9
3.      Toado, sweets,  5 each
5.      sunray, jackdaddy, inim, trueman,  3 each
9.      socksey, surfer, Picasso, PL_BACKGAME, Glamdring, dorbel, stog, rollingfool,  1 each

Congrats to bauerus for first place today, and to donzaemon for 2nd place!   

Thanks to all the players!  

Cumulative points for December 2008:

1.      sunray  24
2.      slipshod, surfer,  15 each
4.      zbilbo  14
5.      bauerus  13
6.      stiefnu  11
7.      silent_greek, BillyCraven, donzaemon,  10 each
10.    trueman  9
11.    Glamdring, jackdaddy,  7 each
13.    Toado  6
13.    spielberg, Feklhr, stog, sweets,  5 each
18.    Marcus, inim, manxcat, socksey, rollingfool,  4 each
19.    autumn  3
24.    rossa, Picasso, dorbel,  2 each
27.    diane, RickrInSF, NotMe, Jack_Shit, vegasvic, lilalu, miss_treat, Tiilli, PL_BACKGAME,  1 each

Congrats to sunray for first place title for December 2008!     There will have to be a play-off between slipshod and surfer to determine the 2nd place title.  I'll repost when that happens.

A new month will start next Saturday.  Hope all of you are on Fibs at 1000 Dallas time or 1600 UTC.

See you then! 

socksey



"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams, 6th President of the United States

[socksey]

Results 3 Jan 09, TourneyBot #2657, 16 players:

1.      sunray  13
2.      Aldus  9
3.      silent_greek, zbilbo,  5 each
5.      Picasso, DisraeliGears, Feklhr, jackdaddy,  3 each
9.      rif_raf, socksey, supermane, rossa, Eve, cowgirl,
         Paul_William, MacMom,  1 each

Congrats to sunray, who wins today, and to Aldus for 2nd place!  

Thanks to all the players!  

This is a new year and a new month so still plenty of time to win for the month!  Hope to see all of you next Saturday on Fibs at 1000 Dallas time or 1600 UTC.  

socksey



"I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free." - Michelangelo Buonarroti, sculptor, painter, architect, and poet (1475-1564)

[socksey]

Results 10 Jan 09, TourneyBot #2658, 22 players:

1.      sunray  15
2.      sixty_something  11
3.      spielberg  7
4.      pilogen, RickrInSF, Kari_Grandi,  5 each
7.      Picasso, silent_greek, jackdaddy, rif_raf, DisraeliGears,  3 each
12.    manxcat, socksey, sweets, inim, resh_lakish, Backwoods,
         rossa, yonay, stiefnu, adrian, supermane,  1 each

Wow!  Big winter turnout today!  Congrats to sunray for 1st (again), and to sixty_something for 2nd!     Thanks guys for an exciting final!   

Thanks to ALL the players!   

Cumulative points for January 2009:

1.      sunray  28
2.      sixty_something  11
3.      Aldus  9
4.      silent_greek  8
5.      spielberg  7
6.      Picasso, DisraeliGears, jackdaddy,  6 each
9.      zbilbo, pilogen, RickrInSF, Kari_Grandi,  5 each
13.    rif_raf  4
14.    Feklhr  3
15.    socksey, supermane, rossa,  2 each
18.    Eve, cowgirl, Paul_William, MacMom, manxcat, sweets, inim,
         resh_lakish, Backwoods, yonay, stiefnu, adrian,  1 each

*Gulp*  Sunray is going to be hard to beat with that great lead, but someone still has time to do it!   
Sixty_something has a good shot as well as any of the others.  You just have to show up and get lucky!  And, maybe play good, too.   

Hope to see all of you on Fibs next Saturday at 1000 Dallas time or 1600 UTC!  Nice way to spend a cold wintry couple of hours!   

socksey



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