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RFF TAR 16 pick-em game
chill_sd:
So you are saying that they were allowed to check in, they just chose not to?
gingerman28:
--- Quote from: chill_sd on March 24, 2010, 11:22:21 AM ---So you are saying that they were allowed to check in, they just chose not to?
--- End quote ---
Never said that they were allowed toa check in. Phil just thought that they had completed the detour as Brandy and Carol had and that they were coming to the mat also. After that he did not say a single word about checking in, or being allowed to check, in not being allowed to check in. They realized their own mistake and went back up the hill and into their car to again search for the detour site.
chill_sd:
Here's the original question:
--- Quote ---5 points - Do any teams get a penalty or not allowed to check in at the Pit Stop when they first arrive?
0 points - 7 people answered this question - Yes
0 points - 17 people answered this question - No
--- End quote ---
We know the answer to the first part, "Do any teams get a penalty?" is NO. No need to belabor this point or talk about penalties at all.
The second part, "or not allowed to check in at the Pit Stop when they first arrive?" does not mention Phil, or the mat.
So we have to determine, in the case of Brent & Caite, when did "they first arrive" at the "Pit Stop." My contention is that they first arrived at the Pit Stop just behind Carol and Brandy, before they had actually completed the leg.
Now we must determine if they were "not allowed to check in." So we ask the question, "Were they allowed to check in at that time?" The answer is clearly, "No, they were not allowed to check in at that time." It doesn't matter if Phil said anything, the fact is nobody allowed them to check in.
BTW, I picked "No" so I'm not saying this because I want the points, it's just clearly the right answer.
gingerman28:
--- Quote from: chill_sd on March 24, 2010, 12:28:30 PM ---Here's the original question:
--- Quote ---5 points - Do any teams get a penalty or not allowed to check in at the Pit Stop when they first arrive?
0 points - 7 people answered this question - Yes
0 points - 17 people answered this question - No
--- End quote ---
We know the answer to the first part, "Do any teams get a penalty?" is NO. No need to belabor this point or talk about penalties at all.
The second part, "or not allowed to check in at the Pit Stop when they first arrive?" does not mention Phil, or the mat.
So we have to determine, in the case of Brent & Caite, when did "they first arrive" at the "Pit Stop." My contention is that they first arrived at the Pit Stop just behind Carol and Brandy, before they had actually completed the leg.
Now we must determine if they were "not allowed to check in." So we ask the question, "Were they allowed to check in at that time?" The answer is clearly, "No, they were not allowed to check in at that time." It doesn't matter if Phil said anything, the fact is nobody allowed them to check in.
BTW, I picked "No" so I'm not saying this because I want the points, it's just clearly the right answer.
--- End quote ---
OK, but who made the determination that they were "not allowed to check in"? Who didn't allow them? Who stopped them from checking in? They never asked to be checked in. So nobody or nothing else determined that they were "not allowed" to check in. They never tried to check in and so were never "not allowed to" since they never tried.
chill_sd:
I'm under the impression that in the English language, you can be 'allowed' to do something or 'not allowed' to do something. Are you saying that there is a third option between 'allowed' and 'not allowed?'
In any case, I'm willing to let MsWood make the decision.
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