Thanks so much for this tournament DK- it was fun to stretch the creative muscles.

Can't believe I lost by one vote. Sigh.

Thanks for all the hard work!

The statue of Jan Masaryk is located in Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic. The quote reads: "Pravda vítězí, ale dá to fušku" (The truth prevails, but it's a chore).

The quote is, of course, apropos to our times, and to any moment throughout time, including both the past and what is to come. The ...

Was it worth it?

The language of the question leads to the more inflammatory debate on whether any war is "worth it" or whether an individual dies "in vain" if the cause they were fighting for goes against ones own convictions or for a cause that ultimately failed.

In this case, however, the ...

What do Erasmus, David Livingstone (I presume), Henry V, King John, and Sir Francis Drake have in common? They all died of severe diarrhea. After all, Pepto Bismol wasn't invented until the early 20th century. Sometimes, a little tummy trouble can save a life though.

Now every good Protestant ...

ready and willing

Creative Component:

Come on- is there any question that the definitive answer to everyone's favorite member of Rudolf's court was the most famous: Tycho Brahe was an insanely interesting genius, whose eccentricites enhance his legendary status. Here's just a couple awesome facts (or supposed facts ...

"Praha Charels bridge from Kampa DSCN1151" by I, Sokoljan. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File ... CN1151.JPG

sounds good!

At first glance one might feel sympathy for Jaromir, or at least admire his resiliency. However, what other choice did he have? A life of exile or non-nobility is not a life at all at this point in history. One might as well give everything he has (or every part of his body) towards the cause, no ...

Creative Component (to the tune of Good King Wenceslas)
"Every day I roll the dice, hoping for some six-es,
And every day they just get worse, and my cards are never mix-es.
Why do I keep on playing this game, flat rate and escala-ting?
I'd surely have a lot more fun drinking beer and masturba-a ...

sounds good!

okay!

15228017 hambone and aspalm need passwords to join. we never got invites. thanks!

yes please

Spitemalice is no longer onsite. I've asked WPBRJ to sub into our team Levante UD. Please resend the invite to 14855385, 14855430, and 14858431. Thanks!

i'll play

Tin Trumpet and I will play.

And probably play poorly.

for some reason, i say yes.

ill play

TT has brass balls. It's the only explanation I have.

no problem

i'll play

seeing the quality of teams so far, i'd say i'd have a good shot with 2 sheep and a jackass.
thus:
aspalm
bigroo4601
hambone
vicmasters

aspalm
hambone
bigroo4601

thanks!

i'll play