Topic: RFF TAR 16 pick-em game

[Caelestor]

How about everybody gets points and we just make the wording clearer next time?

[slpdx]

Yay, I'm all for free points too   

I know what I want the answer to be (NO, NO, NO), but it is easy to argue both sides, I know because I just talked myself out of one 

When I think of "ALL teams being equalized" I tend to look at a situation like last week, when all teams, because of the bus schedules, had the opportunity to be and were on the same bus to Santiago from Valparaiso, so no team had an advantage regardless of their start time.   This week their clue specifically stated ONLY the first 3 first teams will be on the first bus, so even though technically all teams were likely hanging out at the bus terminal at the same time, 3 teams had an advantage so ALL teams were not equalized...equally, if you know what I mean 

[walkingpneumonia]

Yay, I'm all for free points too   

I know what I want the answer to be (NO, NO, NO), but it is easy to argue both sides, I know because I just talked myself out of one 

When I think of "ALL teams being equalized" I tend to look at a situation like last week, when all teams, because of the bus schedules, had the opportunity to be and were on the same bus to Santiago from Valparaiso, so no team had an advantage regardless of their start time.   This week their clue specifically stated ONLY the first 3 first teams will be on the first bus, so even though technically all teams were likely hanging out at the bus terminal at the same time, 3 teams had an advantage so ALL teams were not equalized...equally, if you know what I mean 

But - the teams were not all together in a bus station at any time. 3 teams were in the 1st bus station, the rest were in the other bus station.

[mswood]

Now I know their was two different buses, but were their two different bus stations?

[walkingpneumonia]

Now I know their was two different buses, but were their two different bus stations?

http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,21672.msg513452.html#msg513452

[slpdx]

Walking...that's why I said "likely,"  we will never know because they didn't show us but it's not stretch to believe that the teams may have been at the station together because there was only supposed to be 20min difference in departure times.


Ms. Wood...really???   Would that argument then apply to airports as well???   

 Scratch all of that,  after reading (Walking's last post) I am obviously not paying close enough attention 

[walkingpneumonia]

Walking...that's why I said "likely,"  we will never know because they didn't show us but it's not stretch to believe that the teams may have been at the station together because there was only supposed to be 20min difference in departure times.


Ms. Wood...really???   Would that argument then apply to airports as well???

Sigh. They do show us that the buses left from different stations. There is no question about it. Do you think its likely that all of the teams would congregate at the Del Salvador Bus Terminal to see the first 3 teams off, then run over to the Cruz Del Sur Bus Terminal so they can get their bus at 8:50?

Never mind - I've got a pub in Hamburg to find...

[mswood]

Well that answers that. 

[kwando1313]

Actually no, because my point still hasn't been addressed. I'll paste it here:

Can also be written as "At the 1st bus station, are all teams equalized?" meaning that the location is at the 1st bus station, which means ONLY at the 1st bus station are all teams equalized, which they are.

[georgiapeach]

kwando, we know from WP that there are 2 bus stations. So at no time are ALL the teams at either bus station...Only three teams went to  the first bus station. SO ALL teams were NOT equalized at the first bus station, only the first three teams were. So I got it wrong, but have to say the answer seems to be NO.

[mswood]

Yeah, I will give a bonus point to Coutzy who was the first to  disagree, and 1 point to walking pneumonia who finds how I was wrong.

[mswood]

But in fairness I do think we need to define the difference between bunching and equalization.  And this will be addressed (for the purpose of this game) with the questions for this week.

[kwando1313]

No, what I meant was that the question could be interpreted as "at the 1st bus station (and at that one only) were the teams equalized?" and they were... But I realize I'm fighting an uphill battle...

[mswood]

Sorry but while teams do get equalized, but not at the same location.  And with the words "1st bus station" and with "all teams" means that both mist apply to the situation and since both don't then the answer is no (and there go the points I was counting on).

[DavidJunior]

i'm pretty sure i got more this week than the last two combined 

[mswood]

I am doing this from my phone so forgive how brief this week's is.

This week's results, and DAMN people did great this week.

With a tie for first between.....

1. chill_sd
 155

and 

2. gator27
 155

Followed very closely by
 
3. walkingpneumonia
 150 +1 (for correct answer)
 
4. G-Man
 150
 
5. DavidJunior
 145
 
6. slpdx
 145

7. Hooky
 145

8. Caelestor
 140

9. Sailing
 140

10. peach
 140

11. serendipity
 140

12. joab  (What a huge improvement this week    )
 125

13. Coutzy
 120 +1 (for incorrect answer)

14. mswood
 120

15. Zacz
 120

16. jerseydude
 115

17. Sandra1991
 115

18. kwando1313
 105

19. north09
 100

20. DavidMV
 100

21. Dawne
 95

22. MomCat
 90

23. baydogg
 80

24. Rudiii
 75

25. uycocoa
 60

26.  Oh where oh where is Ken?

[mswood]

Overall Leaderboard Results

Great Job

1. slpdx 
 375
 
2. G-Man
 360
 
3. walkingpneumonia  (see an extra point does count)
 356
 
4.  Hooky
 355

5. serendipity
 335
 
6. Zacz
 330
 
7. chill_sd
 330
 
8. peach
 320
 
9. gator27
 320
 
10. Dawne
 315
 
11. Caelestor
 315
 
12. mswood
 305
 
13. Sailing
 290
 
14. DavidJunior
 270
 
15. baydogg
 265
 
16. DavidMV
 255
 
17. Coutzy
 241
 
18. Sandra1991
 220
 
19. MomCat
 215
 
20. kwando1313
 215
 
21. uycocoa
 210
 
22. north09
 205
 
23. KenF
 190
 
24. Snooky
 170
 
25. joab
 165
 
26. jerseydude
 145
 
27. Rudiii
 135
 
28. redwings8831
 125
 
29. cdfe88
 120
 
30. zackattack308
 85
31. flamant
 85
 
32. Jetgabriel
 80
 
33. jgrog
 65


Question will be up tonight as soon as I get home.

[chill_sd]

I'm astonished.  Congrats on a great week, Gator27! 

[georgiapeach]

Congrats chills and gator!! Great job!!

But I think I need this for MY new theme song!!


 

	The Jeffersons                 - Theme Song (Movin' on Up)
	Found at Theme Song (Movin' on Up)

       

[gator27]

I'm astonished.  Congrats on a great week, Gator27! 

Right back at you chill.  For me it was faith in the Cowboys!

[mswood]

I don't know about Gator, but I think chill has improved each week.  Pretty damn impressive, now stop it!!

[gator27]

I don't know about Gator, but I think chill has improved each week.  Pretty damn impressive, now stop it!!

my scores - 60, 105, 155

[Sailing]

That is what you get when you forget to drink coffee.  . Thanks mswood!  

[mswood]

I don't know about Gator, but I think chill has improved each week.  Pretty damn impressive, now stop it!!

my scores - 60, 105, 155

Well thats damn impressive as well.  So you too better knock it th ehell off.

[Hooky]

Well, not as bad as I expected, but not as good as I was hoping. Oh well. There's still room to improve.

Heck, the scores I get that I consider to be "average" are those that many would celebrate. I should consider myself lucky.