2004-05-01 [Aristotle]: Actually, it's neither. It's a place where people can discuss and, more specifically, belittle the insults written above. But who cares? Fight the system! *Ahem*

2004-05-01 [spee]: ^-^()

2004-05-01 [Windstar]: Besides, We're best friends, we're doing this just for fun. *grin*

2004-05-01 [Gryph]: What's an earthbound?

2004-05-01 [Gryph]: Soulstar has used the term twice so far.. I'm just curious.

2004-05-01 [Windstar]: LOL. We often pretend to be icarii...winged humans. And earthbound is someone who cannot fly for whatever reason. And, since icarii think of themselves as hawks and eagles, and crows gang up on birds of prey, being called a crow is one of the worst insults to an icarii. Icarii are also great archers - thus the refernces to aim. That help?

2004-05-01 [Gryph]: Perhaps insults that don't need explaining would be more beneficial..?

2004-05-01 [Windstar]: I've been trying to keep to those. Notice I haven't used earthbound once. And being called a crow is a general insult...it's just more so to icarii. *grin*

2004-05-01 [Aristotle]: Never heard of icarii. But wouldn't the singular be icarus? My guess is that it's a latinization of Ikaros, correct?

2004-05-01 [Aristotle]: On second thought, the singular would be icarius.

2004-05-01 [Windstar]: LOL. No, singular is still icarii. It's from the Wayfarer Redemption series by Sara Douglass.

2004-05-01 [spee]: .> I'm having fun...... *Scuffs foot in the dirt*

2004-05-01 [Windstar]: Your turn again.

2004-05-01 [spee]: Um... Isn't it time to vote?

2004-05-01 [Windstar]: No, I went first. You have to go one more time.

2004-05-01 [spee]: hm. k

2004-05-02 [Windstar]: Ok everyone! We're done! Vote! I want to know who's the better insulter, me or slimebucket over there!

2004-05-03 [BadCat]: I reckon we should try to limit the fights of people who know eachother, in future. Too many 'in jokes', insults, etc. Kind of... loses the point... or something... mutter mutter

2004-05-03 [Gryph]: I have to agree with BadCat on that one.

2004-05-03 [BadCat]: Wow... that's a bloody first.

2004-05-03 [Gryph]: Don't get used to it.

2004-05-03 [Gryph]: It's not gonna happen often.

2004-05-03 [SAHS]: I agree with BC, also. That's twice in one day... damn, I gotta stop before I get addicted. That wouldn't be good.

2004-05-03 [Nimune]: Motion is then seconded, any other suggestions?

2004-05-03 [SAHS]: *Also, unfortunately, wholeheartedly agrees with Aristotle's comment on the match*

2004-05-04 [Aristotle]: *Thinks it's stupid to call it icarii in singular. Sara Douglass is stupid*

2004-05-04 [SAHS]: In singular? I agree. Damn, there I go again. >.< I know a Matt Douglass. He's stupid, too.

2004-05-05 [Windstar]: Aristotle, Willow, please withhold judgement until you've read the books. It really does fit the species she created.

2004-05-05 [Windstar]: And the main reason SoulStar and I were having at each other was because I wanted to battle someone worthwhile after my first fight against Z'lar, and she was the only one who agreed. I knew for a fact she had good grammar and a reasonable vocabulary.

2004-05-05 [Aristotle]: But when she so obviously stole it from Greek, and then used a Latin form of it in plural, it's annoying that she doesn't use it all the way. To me, it looks like she don't really know any Latin, just stole a bit from Greek and Latin because it looked cool. That sends out a message of ignorance. It's much better to make up her own name entirely.

2004-05-05 [Nimune]: THAT IS ENOUGH WITH THE WORD PLAY! can we drop it? it is completely incosequential, though I do agree with Ari on this point, however pointless it is to do so.

2004-05-05 [Aristotle]: There's nothing more amusing than pointless discussions. I love them.

2004-05-05 [Nimune]: agreed, but only if there is a point to them... I know it sounds paradoxical, and it is, but let us continue with the management of this fine establishment

2004-05-05 [Aristotle]: No, let's discuss pointless discussions, and argue whether or not they can have points!

2004-05-05 [Nimune]: How could I ignore such a calling from a fellow philosopher? It is my simple belief that any discussion, no matter how inconsequential has some kind of underlying point to be made, because there must be a purpose to everything.

2004-05-05 [SAHS]: Pointless discussions never grow old. The existance of a point, however, is merely an opinion. Something is usually considered pointless when it's a waste of time. I should probably be making myself dinner right now to ease the rumbling in my stomach, but here I sit wasting my time arguing pointless points. Not that my time is too valuable to begin with... Hence, any normal person would consider this topic pointless. Good thing I'm not normal.

2004-05-06 [Nimune]: Hence you are pointless, as well. If you think about it, is there a point to life? (I mean, other than reproduction) I cannot think of one, therefore our entire existence is rather pointless...

2004-05-06 [Nere]: Then whats the point of living? (other than reproduction)

2004-05-06 [Aristotle]: There is none. I have proved it. Really, I have. Willow can vouch for that. She's read my arguments.

2004-05-06 [Nimune]: And so have I. This is scary. Three semi-intelligent people agreeing on the same thing. The world will self destruct in ten... nine... eight...

2004-05-06 [Aristotle]: You have? Wickid. I'd love to hear your arguments.

2004-05-06 [SAHS]: Yep, Aristotle and I've debated rather thouroughly on that subject... And what do you mean, semi-intelligent? Pah.

2004-05-07 [Aristotle]: Yeah! You're the only semi-intelligent one in the bunch. Bah.

2004-05-07 [Andrei]: And the measure will be totally destroyed now... That's a huge verse!!

2004-05-07 [Andrei]: (changes subject) considering the lenght of cobi's lyrics, there's no wonder I've destroyed the measure!

2004-05-07 [SAHS]: That was a pretty long one...

2004-05-07 [Aristotle]: I don't mind long ones, as long as they have rythm. That one didn't, though...

2004-05-08 [SAHS]: Nope, not really...

2004-05-08 [Nimune]: why don't you put the actions on seperate lines from the 'poetry' and put the actions in itialics as well.

2004-05-08 [Aristotle]: Well, the tought was that the actions would be monosyllabic, or nearly so. Otherwise, they interrupt the flow. So, in the best of worlds, the first action would be *Stands up* and the second *Laughs*

2004-05-08 [Nere]: yes... but in the best of worlds there would be no war, famine, injustice or idiotic people who are beyond all help..... and no homework!

2004-05-08 [Nimune]: ...In other words, (or worlds) we would be ignorant morons whose only thought would be to wipe the spittle from our chin before mating season. You must understand that it is the higher levels of thinking that brought about the negative things that Nere mentioned above.

2004-05-08 [Aristotle]: Higher levels of thinking brought famines? And idiots? And just because they were brought by higher thinking doesn't mean they have to come with it. In the best of worlds, we might be both intelligent and nice to each other. Then again, since we came to the conclusion that life is pointless, no world can be better than another, hence is this actually the best of words.

2004-05-09 [Nere]: *shrugs* who's to say that we aren't ignorant morons in the large scheme of things?... It's not like we have a superior intellect to compare ourselves too. And if there's no point to life, then why would such an existance as the one [Nimune] described above be so undesirable? We are only discontent now because those "higher levels of thinking" allow us to imagine that there's a better way to live...

2004-05-09 [Nimune]: Thank you, Nere! See Aristotle, someone got my point.

2004-05-09 [Nere]: I still think you're a shit Nim...

2004-05-09 [Nimune]: I know, but even shit has it's points... especially if you eat corn nuts.

2004-05-09 [Nere]: lol *shakes her head* ... nice... real nice...

2004-05-09 [Nimune]: *grins*

2004-05-09 [Aristotle]: Ah, so that was your point, then? That being "ignorant morons whose only thought would be to wipe the spittle from our chin before mating season" is a good thing? Funny, that's not the way it sounds from your describing it...

2004-05-10 [cobi]: i have to go to the army but i'll be back on thursday so don't cancel on me again

2004-05-10 [SAHS]: Sure thing. You'll be missed.

2004-05-11 [Nere]: except, since Andrei only has to post one more line... it doesn't really matter... does it?

2004-05-11 [Aristotle]: True. So no worries.

2004-05-11 [Andrei]: what rhymes with plague?!?! I can't find anything!! What was that search engine again? www.rhymezone.com ?

2004-05-11 [Andrei]: Sorry for the delay: I've had my birthday yesterday and untill then I celebrated... that meaning I didn't log on ET...

2004-05-13 [cobi]: now that this is done, can anyone give me a good rhyme for "oxygen"?

2004-05-13 [LonelyTylenol]: Especially since [Andrei] spelled Oxygen wrong, no. Sorry, Perfectionist.

2004-05-16 [BadCat]: Couldn't find any 'perfect' rhymes, but how about: collagen, estrogen, nitrogen, hallucinogen...?

2004-05-16 [Aristotle]: We seem to need to decide what the "three words" should be. I say they have to be perfect rhymes, and that rhymezone.com accept them. That will be easy to check. So, from now on, if you enter the last word of the line at rhymezone.com, at least three words have to appear. If they don't, the person who wrote the line is disqualified. How's that?

2004-05-16 [Gryph]: Can this be decided after voting? cobi said, "now that this is done" He's accepted the turn of events. Shouldn't he be asking for the words before he decides oxygen rhymes with engine?

2004-05-16 [Nimune]: the new rules will be enacted by someone with a little more time than me... I hope. 

2004-05-17 [LonelyTylenol]: are we waiting for more people to vote. We already have a winner. I don't see the point in waiting another month for the next vote. I want to INSULT!!!

2004-05-17 [Nimune]: give it two more days.

2004-05-17 [Gryph]: This, coming from you Lego-boy? How long did we have to wait for your bout to finish...?

2004-05-17 [BadCat]: Give over, Gryph, and just bloody vote.

2004-05-17 [Aristotle]: Well, I did say, "from now on." I meant it should be the rule in consequent matches.

2004-05-20 [LonelyTylenol]: "Lego-boy?" Maybe you should check the person's profile next time. You'd find out I'm a girl. In every sense of the word, I assure you. And... well... details, details... THat wasn't exactly my fault. It was Tari's. She went to Hawaii for a week. And then I was grounded from the internet for 2 days. So... it's more her fault than mine. And ours were good. They were long enough to be worth reading. And I realize the point isn't length here, but it was worth the wait for the length there.

2004-05-20 [Nimune]: Oh, man, that is not going to cut it, hunter-boy, you have to have a strong start against Aristotle.

2004-05-20 [Taeven]: .< Legolas Hunter is a girl.

2004-05-20 [Nimune]: Fine, hunter-boy wannabe, then

2004-05-20 [Aristotle]: I still think shorter insults are better than longer ones. Long insults seem desperate. Short insults say "I'm not even really trying."

2004-05-20 [Aristotle]: Oh, and I hope the judges will oversee my small gramatical liberty ("sharp it" instead of "sharpen it"), especially since I'm not sure I can think of three words that rhyme with "tarpit". Can you, fangirl?

2004-05-20 [BadCat]: I hate to (sort of) defend him, but Gryph was using the nickname someone else gave Legolas-Hunter in the comments of.... somewhere.... I can't remember who it was. Eh. But anyway, my point was that he knew you were female, Leggy.

2004-05-20 [Hellspawn]: uhm car kit, shit, well lit, fit he thats more then three already :D

2004-05-20 [Aristotle]: Nope. None of those are perfect rhymes.

2004-05-20 [Hellspawn]: uhm it rhymes how is it not perfect?

2004-05-20 [Aristotle]: Ok, let's clear this thing out once and for all. Here's what poeticbyway.com, a glossary of poetic terms, has to say about RHYME: "In the specific sense, a type of echoing which utilizes a correspondence of sound in the final accented vowels and all that follows of two or more words, but the preceding consonant sounds must differ, as in the words, bear and care. In a broader poetic sense, however, rhyme refers to a close similarity of sound as well as an exact correspondence; it includes the agreement of vowel sounds in assonance and the repetition of consonant sounds in consonance and alliteration. " But we can't make rules based on a "broader poetic sense".

2004-05-20 [Aristotle]: Since in a broader poetic sense, people's opinions differ. If we use rhymezone.com, which only finds perfect rhymes, we can make rules about it. Objective rules.

2004-05-20 [Nimune]: I thought this was allready agreed upon...

2004-05-20 [Aristotle]: Me too.

2004-05-20 [LonelyTylenol]: I hadn't heard about the nickname... oh well... whatever. Don't matter none.

2004-05-24 [LonelyTylenol]: And if you do want 3 rhymes to go with it, [Hellspawn]'s could work. It depends... on... whether or not you're saying it has to rhyme with the entire last word, and, if so, fine, I'll put a space between tar and pit and then it only has to rhyme with pit, but... I would say... Horse shit would work... carpet... half-wit... If you were to ask me. In my sense, those would count as rhymes.

2004-05-24 [Aristotle]: Well, not in rhymezone's sense. And that's the only sense that matters. We have to base our rules on objectivity. Otherwise we'll have people shouting "Well, I think it rhymes!

2004-05-24 [Aristotle]: There. the rules are now official, and have been added to the Rhyming Insult Rules. They will be active from the next fight onwards.

2004-05-24 [LonelyTylenol]: Okay. And if you did want to be picky disbelief and belief don't count as rhymes because they're just SLIGTHLY different forms of the same word. But as you said, it doesn't matter anymore, so I'll just stop...

2004-05-25 [Aristotle]: I don't want to be picky, but I have to be. Don't people understand the need for objective rules?

2004-05-25 [Aristotle]: In addition: first of all, that was me rhyming with your word, and then it doesn't have to rhyme perfectly. It's just that there has to be three perfect rhymes according to rhymezone.com, for the last word in a phrase that your opponent has to rhyme with. How is that not clear? Oh, and belief and disbelief rhymes, according to both me and rhymezone.com, as well as every definition of rhyming I've read. Now, you could argue about belief rhyming with itself, but fact remains, belief and disbelief have the exact same souds after and including the stressed syllable, but different sounds before it. I'm getting tired of explaining this.

2004-05-25 [Gryph]: Is rhymezone.com paying us for all the advertising they're getting?

2004-05-25 [Nimune]: No.

2004-05-25 [Aristotle]: Ha, speak for yourself :)

2004-05-26 [Nimune]: I am.

2004-05-26 [LonelyTylenol]: By us, you indicate you included... So you tell us, [Gryph]! Just kidding. I'm not.

2004-05-27 [Taeven]: I hope i understand the rules fully.... haha

2004-06-02 [Taeven]: *twiddles thumbs*

2004-06-02 [BadCat]: A'right, looks like Cobi is back off to the army, so I'll bump Crimson into this fight.

2004-06-02 [BadCat]: Remember you have to put in two lines, Crimson.... Maybe check out some Archived Fights or the Rhyming Insult Rules if you're unclear.

2004-06-04 [Crimson]: alright...sorry 'bout that...half assed effort that was...so tired...rar...btw, won't be here next week...

2004-06-04 [Crimson]: Holy hell people...now I'm rhyming w/ myself...outside of here even!!! ARGH!!!

2004-06-04 [cobi]: when did this start? i have a week off the army and i just missed my turn at neing rhymingly nasty. *punches the wall with fury then washes the blood from his knucles and takes a lolipop*

2004-06-04 [BadCat]: Sorry dude... we waited! You hadn't been seen for 6 days! I didn't know how long you'd be away in the army for... sorry... have two lollipops...

2004-06-05 [LonelyTylenol]: Well, you're probably up all the earlier. I decided I didn't feel like insulting people real soon. Although... I think you're ahead of me anyways. Sorry that I didn't help.

2004-06-06 [cobi]: oh well. i guee i'll just have to wait like every one else - though i have a week off so it would be great to get an insult duel going this week.

2004-06-09 [BadCat]: So. What's happening here? Is that a stupid question? Is that a rhetorical question?

2004-06-10 [cobi]: may i step in???? pleeeassse

2004-06-10 [BadCat]: How long are you going to be around? If you'll be around for at least a few days, then that's a splendid idea.

2004-06-10 [cobi]: i'll be around till sunday morning (though i do not use the computer on saturday) if it's ok, i'll get right to the insult duty

2004-06-11 [LonelyTylenol]: This should be interesting...

2004-06-11 [cobi]: hope it will my dear friend

2004-06-11 [cobi]: what can i do - it is 4:00 am by me

2004-06-11 [LonelyTylenol]: Nice...

2004-06-11 [cobi]: and no one needs to know

2004-06-11 [LonelyTylenol]: Know what? ;)

2004-06-12 [cobi]: lol

2004-06-12 [cobi]: i see someone else is in no hurry to answer so i will be back on thursday...hope to still be in and hope there'll be what to answer. please don't give up on me

2004-06-12 [Crimson]: *yawns* fuck my fighting Tae...I can't focus on shit...he should know why...so just fuck it...

2004-06-16 [cobi]: nothing yet, how disapointing

2004-06-17 [SAHS]: All right, Tae's diary says he doesn't have a computer anymore, and may not until Christmas. As I don't really care to hang around that long waiting for a reply, I'm bumping the next person into the match...

2004-06-17 [SAHS]: All right, I'm starting the match over, okay? I dunno what else to do...

2004-06-17 [Rana]: Hullo. Uh, just in case, an aglet is a metal bit at the end of a shoelace.

2004-06-17 [SAHS]: Gotcha. ^-^

2004-06-18 [BadCat]: Ah, it's good to see some action in here...!

2004-06-18 [cobi]: i am afraid that if rana won't be on in the nere future i will have to forfite (i am goin back to the army on sunday and i will be on only in two weeks from now) - but i am here till sunday

2004-06-18 [Rana]: Sorry, my evil computer. . .is evil.

2004-06-18 [cobi]: how many insults rounds are there?

2004-06-19 [SAHS]: Rana goes one more time, and then you finish it off with a one-liner.

2004-06-19 [psychicandroid]: I has the right to capitalization...? Shouldn't it be I *have*?

2004-06-19 [Nere]: no cause she means "I" as in I agree ....

2004-06-20 [Rana]: As in the letter I. Like Nere said.

2004-06-20 [Rana]: Are cobi's postings all in the right meter?

2004-06-29 [SAHS]: What, no votes? Come on people! I'd vote, but I can't decide who did better... *ponders*

2004-06-29 [SAHS]: Okay. I voted.

2004-06-29 [Hellspawn]: uhm Rana and Cobi only had 3 rounds so far. Shouldn't it be 5 before its over

2004-06-29 [SAHS]: There's 10 lines. That's it.

2004-06-30 [SAHS]: Congrats, Rana. Good job, both of you.

2004-07-01 [SAHS]: Good boy, Nim! I didn't even have to send him a message ^-^

2004-07-01 [Nimune]: aw shut it, I am trying to be on, ya know...

2004-07-02 [cobi]: you are on most of the time - on drugs that is.

2004-07-02 [Nere]: ..... at least, that's what some people think....

2004-07-03 [cobi]: those of us who are capable

2004-07-04 [Andrei]: nimue, give me *three* things that rhyme with filth... yeah, thought so... rhymezone supplyes just one... change that last word will you?

2004-07-04 [SAHS]: Trash! Change it to trash! ^-^

2004-07-16 [Nere]: sooo.... that counts you out, huh.... :P lol!

2004-07-18 [cobi]: guess so 0.o

2004-07-22 [LonelyTylenol]: If they used the same word, does it really count as a rhyme?

2004-07-26 [Hellspawn]: i think not, but then again i flunked literature :P

2004-07-26 [Misty Lady]: That was a short Ding Dong. Where they go?????

2004-07-26 [BadCat]: How long do you guys feel like waiting for Nimune for? He was last seen 11 days ago.

2004-07-26 [Andrei]: well, you're the one [Aristotle] put in charge right? You kick him out... although I'd like a chance to redeem myself... I need some better insults for it though...

2004-07-26 [cobi]: i say, give him 24 hours - he'll be back

2004-07-27 [Nere]: erm... well... he's been...*wonders how to put it* grounded? until he finishes some logic homework or something.... at least, thats what i was told....

2004-07-27 [BadCat]: If it comes to it, I WILL cancel this fight, Andrei... but if you folk are happy to wait for Nimune to show, then so am I. Nere: care to hazard a guess on how long he will take to (snigger) do his homework? (Sorry, him being grounded is just so... 'cute'....)

2004-07-27 [Nere]: .... Well.... from what he's told me... he's working as well, so... I dunno... I could ask [Phadrus].... but he hasn't seen him lately either last we spoke, online or in RL.... maybe you could just suspend this match and come back to it??

2004-07-27 [BadCat]: Hmm... everyone seems to be gone, or going, in the Rhyming IA list. If Hellspawn is up for fighting two matches at once, then I'll throw him and cobi in together.

2004-07-27 [Andrei]: that's a good way to stop ppl from getting bored... things are slow around here...

2004-07-28 [Hellspawn]: according to the 2nd Amendment i could win already :P but that wouldn't be any fun. I also hate waiting can i respond with a near rhyme?

2004-07-28 [BadCat]: Whatcha talking about? There are plenty of rhymes for 'dork'. Observe: pork, fork, stalk, torque, talk, cork......

2004-07-28 [BadCat]: I think nothing comes up when you search for 'dork' because it's not a recognised word. If you search 'pork' for instance, you get a decent list, though. Pork and dork rhyme perfectly--unless there are some more differences in accent and pronunciation that I am unaware of...

2004-07-28 [cobi]: i thought of the same examples when writing it, as well as fork, stork, cork etc.

2004-07-29 [Hellspawn]: It does not matter whether or not you can think of word that you think rhymes, if it doesn't rhyme according to rhymezone, it's not valid for the purpose of the three-rhyme-rule. Hmmm but whatever.

2004-07-29 [Andrei]: I motion that the second amendment be changed!

2004-07-30 [cobi]: i agree.

2004-07-30 [Hellspawn]: changed into what, and why?

2004-07-30 [Gryph]: Changed to allow the clause "If the last word is a generally accepted word, but Rhymezone doesn't recognise it, Judges should use their heads and think for themselves." Why? Because people like you will try to find loopholes in the rules.

2004-08-02 [Hellspawn]: mkay, but how can u define a generally accepted word, without getting a million arguments about it

2004-08-02 [LonelyTylenol]: Hellspawn, that's too many arguments...

2004-08-02 [Hellspawn]: *sighs*

2004-08-02 [LonelyTylenol]: sorry.

2004-08-12 [BadCat]: One more vote, my little monkeys! I mean... you people. Ahem. Nevermind.

2004-08-13 [SAHS]: So, what should we do about the next two contenders? Just leave the page be until they get back? Guess that's the only option, isn't it? Heh.

2004-08-16 [BadCat]: Well, Legolas was seen 10 hours ago, and Mornen 2 days. If she hasn't turned up by, erh, 5? then I say we just see if anyone wants to challenge Legolas. Whatcha all say?

2004-08-16 [SAHS]: Sounds good to me!

2004-08-16 [Aristotle]: Hm, I haven't been here for ages. Glad to see it's going well.

2004-08-17 [BadCat]: Legolas can't compete at this time. Vode's replacing her. We'll just wait a bit more for Mornen.

2004-08-22 [mornen dragonchild]: I'm here. Are you ready for me?

2004-08-22 [SAHS]: Yeah, you can go ahead and start. :)

2004-08-23 [Vode]: Sigh, I'm sorry, I'll sign up again. *hits herself on the head*

2004-08-23 [BadCat]: All done.

2004-08-23 [Vode]: Nice :)

2004-08-23 [BadCat]: I really hope Mornen uses 'grand llama' to rhyme with 'Osama'.... snigger

2004-08-23 [psychicandroid]: lol

2004-08-23 [Gryph]: If she can spin it into the rhyme, it'll be a close one.

2004-08-23 [Nimune]: I really wish we could keep comparisons to celebrities out of this...

2004-08-23 [Vode]: I'm sorry, I'll think about it next time.

2004-08-23 [psychicandroid]: last I checked, osama wasn't exactly a celeberty... more infamous than famous...

2004-08-23 [Aristotle]: Last I checked, bullet didn't rhyme with piglet... Good thing I'm not here that often, or I'd never stop picking on people's rhymes.

2004-08-23 [SAHS]: Hehe. Come on, Ari, we need someone to keep the rhymes legitimate! =P

2004-08-27 [BadCat]: Mornen was last seen 4 days ago, but we might be able to get the other fight going again.

2004-08-27 [SAHS]: That would be good to get finished. Nim's not around much, damn him. Growl.

2004-08-28 [Andrei]: can me and nimue get it on while these two try and fight?