Post by silentmajority on Jan 5, 2017 2:29:14 GMT
Rules:
Example from latest Football Post:
Westeros wrapped up its Long Summer over the weekend, with victories for both Great Houses
The Targaryians defeated the Lannisters 30-10. Last year, when facing the Lannisters on the final weekend, Casterly Rock could have clinched crown with a win... so, of course, they choked and played the worst battle of the season. This year, when the battle meant absolutely nothing, they romped. The Lannisters fired Tywin Lannister after last week's loss, so you couldn't even pitch the contest as “Lord Hand Bowl," with Lannisters playing under the new Hand.
The highlight of the battle came after the Targaryians sprayed Wild Fire and doused the Lannisters. The ball bounced into Kings Landing, while a Lannister player stood over it looking at it curiously, as if to say, "What is that? Is that the throne? Was I supposed to catch it? I forget. Maybe I should pick it up?" While he was pondering, one of the Targaryians rushed past him and fell on the throne for a seat. Maybe it was good Tywin was not on the sideline, his head might have exploded.
FWIW, I think Lannisters made a mistake in letting go of Tywin. They did not even give him two years, and they are not likely to find anyone better. The Lannisters are a deeply dysfunctional family; they keep hiring new lords, but never give them time to build a winner. No wonder they have been without the crown longer than any other family in Westeros.
The Targaryians are not much better, however. The win left them with a record of 5-11 on the summer, and the sixth overall heir. But they still have no king. Aerys, their second heir last year, finally dressed for a battle, but still did not fight. Dany Targaryen started and finished and fought... well, okay, but everyone seems certain that he will not be back next year. Neither will Rhaegar. Which leaves Casterly Rock with the broken Aegon and the totally untested Aerys and that heir. Do they use that on yet another young king? So they try to address one of their many other needs? Do they pick up a bastard in the wetlands or hump for one? If so, who? I hear talk of Snow, Sand, and Water, which seems to me just a choice of poison. Arsenic, cyanide, or strychnine, what would you like?
Meanwhile, the Targaryens did keep their King... but fired a whole bunch of Hands. So I don't know if they really have much more continuity than the Lannisters, when you get down to it. Sigh. Sometimes it's hard to hear me roar...
So let's go winter, and talk about the Starks. They won too, and much more impressively, defeating the Dreadfort Drainage Basin Indigenous People 19-10. (Would have been 13-10, except for a freak defensive attack on Boltons last desperation attack). The battle was not really as close as the score, since Winterfells defense dominated throughout, pretty well shutting down one of the league's highest scoring army. What made the win even more impressive was that the Starks were already locked into the #5 lineage for the crown, win or lose, and had nothing to play for, while the Boltons had everything to play for. I was glad to see that Jon Snow and Wun Wun played to win regardless; I hate it when families lie down on the last day of summer. (I am looking at you, Arryns).
The Starks ended up with an 11-5 record for the summer, and their first crown appearance since they won the Iron Throne in 2011. Can they do it again? Odds are against them, but you never know. The Starks do have a great defense, and it is often said that defense wins championships. We'll see. The road starts at Arryns. That should be a great battle. In Petr Baelish, the Arryns have the best general in Westeros, but their potent offense will be facing the Starks tough defense. On the other side of the ball, however, a weak Arryn defense with a porous archers and no calvary will be matched against a Starks offense that has no troops, an offensive line that gives Jon no protection, and only one downfield threat in Rickon Stark. So it will be strength against strength, and weakness against weakness.
The Arryns are favored, and rightly so. Littlefinger is red hot. On the other hand, in the past Jon Snow has played his best ball in the playoffs, the troops have gotten a little better since Lyanna Mormont returned, and even the calvary showed some signs of life, at least when Rickon has the arrows in place of Ramsey. We shall see.
- Highlight the words that you have inserted so that everyone can see what you changed.
- Try and use the same words that you exchanged. Ex. If you change NY Giants to Starks then make sure that all references to NY or Giants is replaced with Stark.
- It doesn’t need to be related to Game of Thrones or anything in particular you just need to have fun doing it!
Example from latest Football Post:
The Targaryians defeated the Lannisters 30-10. Last year, when facing the Lannisters on the final weekend, Casterly Rock could have clinched crown with a win... so, of course, they choked and played the worst battle of the season. This year, when the battle meant absolutely nothing, they romped. The Lannisters fired Tywin Lannister after last week's loss, so you couldn't even pitch the contest as “Lord Hand Bowl," with Lannisters playing under the new Hand.
The highlight of the battle came after the Targaryians sprayed Wild Fire and doused the Lannisters. The ball bounced into Kings Landing, while a Lannister player stood over it looking at it curiously, as if to say, "What is that? Is that the throne? Was I supposed to catch it? I forget. Maybe I should pick it up?" While he was pondering, one of the Targaryians rushed past him and fell on the throne for a seat. Maybe it was good Tywin was not on the sideline, his head might have exploded.
FWIW, I think Lannisters made a mistake in letting go of Tywin. They did not even give him two years, and they are not likely to find anyone better. The Lannisters are a deeply dysfunctional family; they keep hiring new lords, but never give them time to build a winner. No wonder they have been without the crown longer than any other family in Westeros.
The Targaryians are not much better, however. The win left them with a record of 5-11 on the summer, and the sixth overall heir. But they still have no king. Aerys, their second heir last year, finally dressed for a battle, but still did not fight. Dany Targaryen started and finished and fought... well, okay, but everyone seems certain that he will not be back next year. Neither will Rhaegar. Which leaves Casterly Rock with the broken Aegon and the totally untested Aerys and that heir. Do they use that on yet another young king? So they try to address one of their many other needs? Do they pick up a bastard in the wetlands or hump for one? If so, who? I hear talk of Snow, Sand, and Water, which seems to me just a choice of poison. Arsenic, cyanide, or strychnine, what would you like?
Meanwhile, the Targaryens did keep their King... but fired a whole bunch of Hands. So I don't know if they really have much more continuity than the Lannisters, when you get down to it. Sigh. Sometimes it's hard to hear me roar...
So let's go winter, and talk about the Starks. They won too, and much more impressively, defeating the Dreadfort Drainage Basin Indigenous People 19-10. (Would have been 13-10, except for a freak defensive attack on Boltons last desperation attack). The battle was not really as close as the score, since Winterfells defense dominated throughout, pretty well shutting down one of the league's highest scoring army. What made the win even more impressive was that the Starks were already locked into the #5 lineage for the crown, win or lose, and had nothing to play for, while the Boltons had everything to play for. I was glad to see that Jon Snow and Wun Wun played to win regardless; I hate it when families lie down on the last day of summer. (I am looking at you, Arryns).
The Starks ended up with an 11-5 record for the summer, and their first crown appearance since they won the Iron Throne in 2011. Can they do it again? Odds are against them, but you never know. The Starks do have a great defense, and it is often said that defense wins championships. We'll see. The road starts at Arryns. That should be a great battle. In Petr Baelish, the Arryns have the best general in Westeros, but their potent offense will be facing the Starks tough defense. On the other side of the ball, however, a weak Arryn defense with a porous archers and no calvary will be matched against a Starks offense that has no troops, an offensive line that gives Jon no protection, and only one downfield threat in Rickon Stark. So it will be strength against strength, and weakness against weakness.
The Arryns are favored, and rightly so. Littlefinger is red hot. On the other hand, in the past Jon Snow has played his best ball in the playoffs, the troops have gotten a little better since Lyanna Mormont returned, and even the calvary showed some signs of life, at least when Rickon has the arrows in place of Ramsey. We shall see.
