Originally Posted by pevergreen: I would presume by posting that he is mafia. But hes not retarded enough to post that, so you think he isnt mafia. But he would also have come to that conclusion, posting it so it looks like he isnt mafia and mafia at the same time.
wifom--"wine in front of me" is a reference to the scene in "The princess bride" where wesley and vizzini engage in a battle of wits. Wesley presents vizzini with two cups of wine and says one of them is poisoned:
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Man in Black: All right. Where is the poison? The battle of wits has begun. It ends when you decide and we both drink, and find out who is right... and who is dead.
Vizzini: But it's so simple. All I have to do is divine from what I know of you: are you the sort of man who would put the poison into his own goblet or his enemy's? Now, a clever man would put the poison into his own goblet, because he would know that only a great fool would reach for what he was given. I am not a great fool, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you. But you must have known I was not a great fool, you would have counted on it, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.
Man in Black: You've made your decision then?
Vizzini: Not remotely. Because iocane comes from Australia, as everyone knows, and Australia is entirely peopled with criminals, and criminals are used to having people not trust them, as you are not trusted by me, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you.
Man in Black: Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.
Vizzini: Wait til I get going! Now, where was I?
Man in Black: Australia.
Vizzini: Yes, Australia. And you must have suspected I would have known the powder's origin, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.
Man in Black: You're just stalling now.
Vizzini: You'd like to think that, wouldn't you? You've beaten my giant, which means you're exceptionally strong, so you could've put the poison in your own goblet, trusting on your strength to save you, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you. But, you've also bested my Spaniard, which means you must have studied, and in studying you must have learned that man is mortal, so you would have put the poison as far from yourself as possible, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.
Vizzini thinks he has the answer, but there is really no way to come to a conclusion. What pevergreen said earlier is the same thing:
Originally Posted by pevergreen: I would presume by posting that he is mafia. But hes not retarded enough to post that, so you think he isnt mafia. But he would also have come to that conclusion, posting it so it looks like he isnt mafia and mafia at the same time.
You can't assume anything about someone alignment from an action like that. Making WIFOM arguments is distracting to the town and leads nowhere useful; it's often used by scum (mafia/serial killer) as a diversion tactic. Vizzini dies btw.
I haven't been around the Gameroom in a while, so I still have to play catch-up. Sasaki, that is one sweet avatar you have there. Fits your personality perfectly.
PS: Seamus, you missed my vote, I voted for Beirut.
Originally Posted by pevergreen: I would presume by posting that he is mafia. But hes not retarded enough to post that, so you think he isnt mafia. But he would also have come to that conclusion, posting it so it looks like he isnt mafia and mafia at the same time.
(oh, recruit me!)
...This sounds a little like Vazini in Princess Bride.
Edit: Note to self, finish thread before replying. Someone smarter will probably have beaten you to it.
Originally Posted by Cowhead418: I haven't been around the Gameroom in a while, so I still have to play catch-up. Sasaki, that is one sweet avatar you have there. Fits your personality perfectly.
PS: Seamus, you missed my vote, I voted for Beirut.
Sorry. Cowhead is quite correct. Beirut received 13 votes, not 12. Post 224 has been corrected to reflect the accurate count. If our mod would be so kind as to adjust the info thread?
What idiot came up with the idea for this big a scenario with this much counting....
well... im sorry but its really not fair... im in school till 5 oclock GMT +1 when i come home i have to make dinner and eat... i can never vote if the timeline stays like this.. cant you give us 16-24 hours to vote...