Rules Game...

[Highest Prime]

Rule 3: From the point of the rule number onwards, each word whose position number in the rule is prime must be underlined, "Whatever" else you

[The Cruciverbalist]

Rule 5: Anytwo who posts a rule must increase any number or homophtwo thereof by two. "Let's Push Things Fiveward," as The Streets would

[Trojan Horse]

Rule 6: You will just have three "Beat It" if your post uses the 15th letter of the alphabet. I guess this rule is somewhat

[planet_buzz]

R!l! 7: "13 D!ys !f Chr!stm!s" !s ! gr!!t c!r!l. F!r th!s r!l!, r!pl!c! !ll v!wl!s w!th th! sh!ft-2 ch!r!ct!r, b!t

[The Cruciverbalist]

BUZZ! "F!r" should have been "F!v!".

[This message has been edited by The Cruciverbalist (edited 02-27-2003 03:44 PM).]

[Highest Prime]

R!l! 8: S! th!t w! m!! c!rr! th!s s!r!!s "Tw! St!p Cl!s!r" thr!! ! h!lt, pl!s, b!c!!s! ! l!k! p!l!s!ll!b!c w!rds,
!!ch r!l! m!st h!v! !t l!!st tw! w!rd wh!s! s!ll!bl!s !r! s!x !r

(Edited to add: Ah, hell. And this took me a good 15 minutes to compose, too.)

[This message has been edited by Highest Prime (edited 02-27-2003 03:53 PM).]

[The Cruciverbalist]

By the way, HP, thanks for resurrecting this game!

[This message has been edited by The Cruciverbalist (edited 02-27-2003 03:59 PM).]

[planet_buzz]

Cr!p.

[Highest Prime]

Well, I like my rule-that-never-was, so I'm going to use it anyway. Just try to stop me.

Rule 1: Because of my penchant for polysyllabic words, every rule must contain at least one word of five or more syllables.

[planet_buzz]

Rule 2: Replace the letter of the alphadet of the rule you are making with the letter that falls twice that numder in the alphadet. Not too unreasonadle, is it?

[The Cruciverbalist]

rule three i the frufiverbalist forbid the use of any symbols other than lowerfase letters in any rules from now on

[referee]

rule four the last worh of your rule must be heliberately writtern shrawkcab

[Dread Pirate Westley]

Out of curiosity what will happen come Rule 14?

[Highest Prime]

rulj fivj jach rulj must includj a grjatjr numbjr of uniquj words containing thj ljttjr q than thj rulj bjforj it for purposjs of impartiality this jxcludjs thj ljttjr fljsti

[referee]

I assume we will make a wrap around

[planet_buzz]

if it comes to 14, yes, wrap... but i dont it will go that far... just a guess.

[The Cruciverbalist]

rule six lrom now on all rules are required to have the name of a gler lor example extropalopakettle or namliauq

[planet_buzz]

rule seven from this time all fifth words must rhyme quickly its seuss quotinn time and also quiet pronunciation time now youre up hinhest emirp

[Bozzball]

rule eigpt tpere spould be a quantity of exactly tpree unquestionable words in wpicp tpe
very last letter spould be placed between two letters v so tpat the word brie would be brivev and tpe cruciverbalist woulvdv now be tpe cruciverbalisvtv quite yllacitoxiuq

[The Cruciverbalist]

Yay! I'm an example!

Unfortunately, I'm gonna have to BUZZ you, since you're one Q word short.

(Edited: Oh, wait. Missed quite. Never mind.)

[This message has been edited by The Cruciverbalist (edited 03-04-2003 07:32 PM).]

[WECoyote]

I tried to make a rule but my brain started to hurt.
I think I will just wait until the chain breaks.

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Childhood is short and maturity is forever. ~Calvin

[One Skunk Todd]

~Sits down with Coyote and waits for somebody else to break their head on it~

[Highest Prime]

rm hardly poetrc r fear
rule nrne neverthelesvsv posted here
he precedrng bozzball made clear
those equrpped wrth rhymrng ear
only may where others fear
compose rule nrne however queer
acquarntances or frrends mosvtv dear
wrll apprecrate or perhaps revere
whomever wont qurt but persevere
lets not quarrel rnstead cheer
my request perhapvsv seems drear
bold words wherever they appear
endrng rn e example here
parenthetrcally rules end rs near
rll celebrate wrth a reeb

[Highest Prime]

(Postscript: I'll have you know, planet_buzz, that I was going to cite you by name for your rhyming rule as part of Rule 9, but wasn't prepared to deal with the smart-asses who would have called your name two words if I'd made it one, and vice versa.)

H'

[WECoyote]

bump

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Childhood is short and maturity is forever. ~Calvin

[The Cruciverbalist]

Ugh. Is anyone actually going to try this?

[WECoyote]

I would but I know I am going to ruin it.

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Childhood is short and maturity is forever. ~Calvin

[Bump]

Bump

[MacadamiamaN]

I was actually going to try this. I compiled most of the rules in summaries in a word document and stuff, but then I thought, what the hell am I doing this for? And so I gave up.

[Highest Prime]

Does this mean I can credit myself with a win on this?

I won't be back in front of the computer until Friday in any event, so if no one decides to try it before then, I'll invoke the "one-month rule" and post a new Rule 1.

Of course, if anyone wants to try it before then ... "you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya ... punk?"

H'

[cuban smoker]

rule ten you must know
to maintaivnv the smteaxtiucso quo
quote five country neagmyepst so
that five wcohridnsa must show
alternating letters from the apropos
countrvyv quick if you know
of avniyebtondaym who may although
problematical this is quietly go
and post withouvtv qualms oh
tell tihreamq please for aglow
quercitron will say yarruh

[Bump]

Bump

[The Cruciverbalist]

~wanders in, amazed that this is still going on~

Wait a sec... "hurray" doesn't rhyme with "know"! Buzz!

If this is a valid Buzz, I call dibs on the next Rule 1.

[cuban smoker]

Hurray is word 54. Every 5th word must rhyme. Thusly, I challenge the Buzz.

[The Cruciverbalist]

Ah. Then can I Buzz you for not making any use of Rule 2?

[cuban smoker]

Every j in my rule was replaced with the letter, uh, t. Just because there happened to not be j's is no reason for a Buzz. I followed every rule.

[The Cruciverbalist]

Ah. Carry on then.

[PhantasyStarOnline]

Rule 1: Every other letter "a" must be repl@aced with a "@".

[The Cruciverbalist]

Eh? The current game is still in progress!

[PhantasyStarOnline]

Oh. Didn't notice. Ignore me and carry on.