Free Republic 3rd quarter FReepathon underway! - Thread 3

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[glock rocks]

4

[glock rocks]

3 turtle doves.

[glock rocks]

2 french poodles?

[glock rocks]

1 kangaroo

[glock rocks]

and a fair funkle! in a freep tree.

[RottiBiz]

Okay, okay! Congratulations!

Actually, you've got a Fair Funkle Plus One.

I'll bet you did that on purpose so you could beat out Just Another Joe.

I knew you'd rub it in with that colorful stuff!

[glock rocks]

plus one? hmmm. now I've got to go back and read the rules again. now, where on earth did I put them???

[RottiBiz]

Rules for Funkeling.
In order to score a Fair Funkle on Free Republic, a FReeper must observe the following rules:
1) The thread chosen must have been active within 1/2 hour prior to declaring an attempt.
2) The FReeper must delare a "Fair Funkle" attempt in his/her first post.
3) The FReeper must post count downs from 4 to 1 (the declaration post counts as the first post) at no less than 5 minute intervals.
4) It is the duty of any freeper seeing the declaration to post a "bump", thus ending the attempt.
5) The successful FReeper may, at the fifth and last post, declare in any derisive terms desired, "I did it! A Fair Funkle!"
6) Scoring of Fair Funkles will be by a jury of FReeper peers (the Funkle Committee), and will include: time intervals between count down posts, total time consumed and thread popularity prior to the Fair Funkle.
7) Scoring disputes will be decided by the Funkle Committee and may not be appealed.
8) The awarding of the annual Fairest Funkle Of Them All trophy will be decided by the Funkle Committee.

[Just another Joe]

I'll bet you did that on purpose so you could beat out Just Another Joe.

That's OK. I still have the distinction of being the first to do it on this FReepathon.

[glock rocks]

good morning...

I knew this would be a great day :o)

[RottiBiz]

Yes indeed, Joe, you are the most intrepid FReeper!

Just look at what you started. We haven't had a Fair Funkle in years, and now we have two in the last 24 hours.

Now all the competitive types will jumping in (I hope)!

[glock rocks]

Rotti, you told Joe about the tradition of the first fair funkle of every freepathon contributing an additional $100 didn't you??

[glock rocks]

okay, I guess that wasn't a tradition, was it.


hmmm. so when is the Funkle Awards Banquet?

[RottiBiz]

LOL! I thought it was the SECOND Fair Funkle that had to do that.

I hate to rain on your parade, Glock, but the Fair Funkle Plus One doesn''t appear anywhere in the rules (since I just made it up yesterday).

Therefore, it will be up to the Fair Funkle Committee at the end of the year to see who will be awarded the trophy.

Please refer to the following:

6) Scoring of Fair Funkles will be by a jury of FReeper peers (the Funkle Committee), and will include: time intervals between count down posts, total time consumed and thread popularity prior to the Fair Funkle.
7) Scoring disputes will be decided by the Funkle Committee and may not be appealed.
8) The awarding of the annual Fairest Funkle Of Them All trophy will be decided by the Funkle Committee.

[Just another Joe]

Hello gr.
Looks to me like collusion.
Hmmmmmm. We may have to have Congressional committees investigate the charge of collusion between yourself and members of the Funkle Committee.

Of course I, myself, would never bring such charges unless I had proof. ;^)

[glock rocks]

Trophy?

oh, no, I didn't want the trophy.... but I do want to go to the banquet. will they have any exotic imported beers? ... and those little shrimp flavored rice crackers?

chex mix?

[Just another Joe]

will they have any exotic imported beers? ... and those little shrimp flavored rice crackers?

chex mix?

Flat 7-up and saltines?

[RottiBiz]

Banquet? What banquet?

Could you please show where in the rules it mentions a banquet?

Imported exotic beers? Little shrimp flavored rice crackers?

As a self-appointed member of the Funkle Committee, who doesn't care much for greedy people, I will probably cast my fair and unbiased vote for the Funkler who would be satisfied with just the trophy.

[HiJinx]

Bumping through with an off-season (November) SE Arizona sunrise.
FReep On!