I dreamt I was a moron.



*Creativename's websites*

Everything you could ever imagine:
http://www.sc2k5.com
http://www.sc2k4.com

Summer 2002 Contest Information:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/taxonomy/term/1

Summer 2003 Contest Information:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/taxonomy/term/2

Spring 2004 Contest Information:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/taxonomy/term/3

Summer 2004 Contest Information:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/taxonomy/term/4

Summer 2005 Contest Information:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/taxonomy/term/5

Sortable Table for Every Contest Match:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/19



*Extrapolated Standings*

Explanation of Extrapolated Standings:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/11

Simple Explanation of Extrapolated Standings:
A = Strongest Character
B = Character Weaker than A
C = Character Weaker than B
To figure out a character's Xsts Percentage ---> [(CvB)(BvA)]/50 = CvA
To compare how C would do against B ---> [(CvA)/(BvA)]*50 = CvB
To figure out how B would do against A ---> [(CvA)/(CvB)]*50 = BvA

Summer 2002 Extrapolated Standings:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/13

Summer 2003 Extrapolated Standings:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/14

Spring 2004 Extrapolated Standings:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/15

SFF Adjusted Spring 2004 Extrapolated Standings:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/16

Summer 2004 Extrapolated Standings:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/17

SFF Adjusted Summer 2004 Extrapolated Standings:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/18

Spring 2005 Extrapolated Standings:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/27

All Time Extrapolated Standings:
http://www.freewebs.com/mmxcalibur/alltimexsts.htm



*Solarshadow's Sites*

Summer 2002 Contest:
http://solarshadow2002.tripod.com

Summer 2003 Contest:
http://solarshadow-stats.tripod.com/2003/index.html

Spring 2004 Contest: (not currently updating)
http://solarshadow-stats.tripod.com/sp2004/index.html



*Old Stats topics*

Summer 2002 Contest:
http://solarshadow2002.tripod.com/page1.html

Summer 2003 Contest:
http://solarshadow-stats.tripod.com/archive/topic1p1.html
http://www.angelfire.com/games5/sum_contest/Page1.htm (See note)

2003-2004 Off-Season:
http://membres.lycos.fr/shindohikaru/stats1.htm (See note)
Note: Don't use the links in the topic to browse through the pages, change the page number in the URL.

Spring 2004 Pre-Season (Chance the number after "Season" to view other pages; there are three of them):
http://sc2k4.com/archive/04SpringPreSeason1.htm

Spring 2004 Contest (Change the number after "Stats" to view other pages; there are eight of them):
http://sc2k4.com/archive/04SpringStats1.htm



*Match Pictures*

All the match pics, save for three from 2002:
http://www.sc2k5.com/gallery/index.php



*Miscellaneous*

Creativename's Page of Links:
http://sc2k4.com/links.php

MMXcalibur's Contest Sites:
http://prophetchallenge.hyperboards2.com/index.cgi
http://www.freewebs.com/mmxcalibur/

A List of Acronyms, A Lesson on Percentages, and Some Odd Matches:
http://www.freewebs.com/mmxcalibur/acronymspercentsanomalies.htm

Poll Vote Total Updater:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/25

All Time Top 25/Top 10 Lists:
http://www.rpgdl.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3251



!yawa tsoP

I'm Error
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And Here we have a building made entirely out of 13th floors!

Wrong extremely awesome FF protagonist there on the quote, but I can deal with it.

I'll post a plethora of great Tidus quotes to compensate.

"Listen to my story. This may be our last chance."

"How many died today? People die, and Yuna dances. When will she stop dancing? When will it stop? Yuna won't stop dancing, not until Sin is gone."

"Don't break any bones, old man!"

"They said Seymour went to Macarena Temple."

"Ahh, such thinking is very unbecoming of a summoner!"

Finally, some great exchanges from one of the best father/son relationships ever (I could post the whole thing pretty much from memory, but I'll just hit the best part):

["Dad?"

"Yeah?"

"...I hate you."

"I know, I know."]

"I promise this'll be quick! Hit me with all you got, Dad!"
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

"I promise this'll be quick! Hit me with all you got, Dad!"

How strangely erotic.
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Chun-Li > Bowser book it - lol_internet
Vote for Kirby in SC2K5!

"How many died today? People die, and Yuna dances. When will she stop dancing? When will it stop? Yuna won't stop dancing, not until Sin is gone."

For some reason I got a mental image of Yuna playing DDR furiously while Sin is destroying people in the backround.

Little kid: "Yuna, save us!"
Yuna: "I'M TRYING!" *Misses an arrow* "GAH!"

...

...

Ah, well... >_>

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Oh. My. God.
Did the PS2's light just change color...?!

Praising the King > Character inequalities
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The King of all Cosmos' route to summer victory:
Round 1: (4) Tidus... LET ME DREAM :

Strangely enough, that kind of mini-game would've fit in perfectly with the ridiculousness of FFX-2.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

Knuckles.

No inequality signs. Just, Knuckles.
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Hillary Clinton: We need to treat violent video games the way we treat tobacco or alcohol.
Lewis Black: Namely as valued contributors to our re-election fund.

You can't argue with that.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

Knuckles/Snake final. It's inevitable.
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That... was her final mission. And like a true soldier, she saw it through the end.
ZSB [aX]

Luca: "Ha ha ha ha ha! Kill!! Burn!!!! Die you spineless worms!!!!!"
Woman: "Please...please...spare...my...life..."
Luca: "Don't make me laugh! Your pitiful life isn't worth saving!!!"
Woman: "So...cruel."

(Luca kills woman)

Woman: "P...please...stop..."
Luca: "All you worms can do is plead! You really want to live so badly?"
Woman: "Y...yes.... I...I'll do anything...just...don't kil......"
Luca: "Is that right...... In that case, act like a pig."
Woman: "Huh?......."
Luca: "I said act like a pig!!!!!"
Woman: "Yes! Yes!!!"

(Woman crawls around on her knees)

Woman: "Oink...oink...oink"
Luca: "Hoo hoo. Ha ha ha ha ha! He he he ha ha ha!!!! Very good!!"

(Woman crawls to Luca and kneels before him)

Woman: "So that means....?"
Luca: "Die pig!!!!"

(Luca kills woman)
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Welcome to Moonside. Wecomel to Soonmide. Moonwel ot cosidme.

Those were good quotes? Could've fooled me. That's why I read books, though.
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SC2K5 GAME REPRESENTATION TOURNAMENT
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=22468265

Those were good quotes? Could've fooled me.

It's kind of hard to get the full effect if you don't understand the context.

Not to say I'm assuming you've not played FFX or not, but still. Context is king.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

From: Tediz247
Knuckles/Snake final. It's inevitable.

But so is Mario/Crono.
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SC2K5 GAME REPRESENTATION TOURNAMENT
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=22468265

From: Sir Crono
Those were good quotes? Could've fooled me.

It's kind of hard to get the full effect if you don't understand the context.

Not to say I'm assuming you've not played FFX or not, but still. Context is king.

I tried to play FFX. The battle system bored me to hell.
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SC2K5 GAME REPRESENTATION TOURNAMENT
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=22468265

If we get Mario vs Crono IV will people complain? at least this time they will have earned the match if it happens.
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Kilroy:There fate will be in each other's hands as they decide whether to share or to shaft

Well, people complained about Link/Cloud 2 in the Finals last year, for what It's worth. I wouldn't put it past 'em to complain about Mario/Crono 4, either...unless Mario won. If people still complain then, they're crazy. =)
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Hillary Clinton: We need to treat violent video games the way we treat tobacco or alcohol.
Lewis Black: Namely as valued contributors to our re-election fund.

<entire Luca Blight quote>

God, that man is just amazing. Never have I been so happy to fight a villain as when I kicked his ass in the most unfair fight in RPG history.

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RIP: Tnote827 - 4/4/2005
SC2k5 - 13/13 (empty slots in brackets suck)

Luca's quote there really makes me want to play the game...but I can't get myself around to "buyin'" it.
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Hillary Clinton: We need to treat violent video games the way we treat tobacco or alcohol.
Lewis Black: Namely as valued contributors to our re-election fund.

tag for later
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Summer 2005 Contest - 11/13 points
Current Match Prediction: Tidus vs. King of all Cosmos

About time for this one.

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Reserved for the winner of the SC2K5 Guru Challenge.

82% of the brackets with Kirby.

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Mario's Path to Victory: Round 2 - (4) Ness

I know a place where you can get Suikoden II for really cheap.

Just IM me for it <_<
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Welcome to Moonside. Wecomel to Soonmide. Moonwel ot cosidme.

Damn, Luca is that evil? That's awesome!

~*ST*~
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Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest
"If my fate is to be destroyed... I must simply laugh!" -Magus

Dream Division Round 1 - Match 14 – (4)Tidus vs. (5)King of all Cosmos

Tidus
Game/Series Known From: Final Fantasy X
Extrapolated Rank in 2002: 11th (33.80%)
Extrapolated Rank in 2003: 13th (34.25%)
Extrapolated Rank in 2004: 20th (22.82%) Adjusted Value: 24th (25.35%)
Seed in 2002: 8
Seed in 2003: 5
Seed in 2004: 8
Lost in 2002 to Sonic in Round 2
Lost in 2003 to Ganondorf in Round 1
Lost in 2004 to Mega Man in the Round 2

He’s strong, and has potential to go far, but always gets stuck against tough opponents early.

King of all Cosmos
Game/Series Known From: Katamari Damacy
Extrapolated Rank in 2002: N/A
Extrapolated Rank in 2003: N/A
Extrapolated Rank in 2004: N/A
Seed in 2002: N/A
Seed in 2003: N/A
Seed in 2004: N/A

Hmm, I knew KD was big, but I didn’t expect to actually see a KD representative in the Contest.

Wow, more newbie vs. vet goodness. These new guys are just crashing and burning, eh? I mean, do you really think the King of all Cosmos is strong enough to take down a beast like Tidus? Not even with his awesome guitar could he stop Tidus. Not even with his most powerful and biggest Katamari could he beat Tidus! Not even with the drugs the creators of this game were using are powerful enough to take down Tidus! And those drugs have to have been pretty darn strong.

Anyways, Tidus wins. The 5-seed upsets 4-seed streak is C-C-C-C-COMBO BROKEN’D!!!

Moltar’s Bracket Says: Tidus will win.

Moltar’s Prediction is: Tidus: 76% - King: 24%



Ulti’s Analysis

If there were any justice in the world, The King would win this match with 95% of the vote. Unfortunately, Katamari Damacy is the exact opposite of well-known, and the most powerful force in the universe will suffer greatly as a result. Tidus may suffer from a few anti-votes at the hands of a character who got in on the backbone of Board 8 alone, but it won't be much to make a difference once the board vote wears off. Tidus may actually manage to break 80%, strange as that sounds.

Prediction: Tidus with 78.24%



Soul’s Analysis

Grr! If this analysis looks likes it is just a ripping of King of all Cosmos, it's because I despise Katamari Damacy and all it's glory.

Tidus is a rather strange character in these contests. After a strong year in 2002, where he got 41% against Sonic, he was out in round 1 in the 2003 contest, courtesy of Ganondorf. But, the main point here is that because of his close match with Ganon, and Ganon's close match with Magus, those three were ranked really high and near each other. As seen with the Frog/Chief/Liquid trifecta, this usually causes a problem for the weakest of the group. As with Liquid, Tidus took a fall last year after he bombed against Megaman.

King of all Cosmos is new to the contest. He is going to be fodder. Heh, that makes me happy somehow.

Even though I hate RPGs, I hope Tidus tears King of all Cosmos a new one. And I promise that this will be the last match with any bias in it.

My prediction: Tidus wins with 79.89% of the vote. *Gets rolled over by a katamari*



Outback’s Analysis

Katamari Damacy. Most of Board 8 has played it, but what about the casual voter? I believe we're going to see the same thing here as we saw yesterday - a nintendo character obliterating one of the more obscure square characters. A very similar day here.

Tidus with 76.55%

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Moltar's Comics - http://www.stripcreator.com/comics/Moltar
Kirby vs. Cecil - Bracket: Kirby - Vote: Kirby (11/12)

Inviso’s Analysis

Okay…riiiiiiiight. Tidus is…a mid tier…okay; KoaC is really freaking me out. I haven’t even played Katamari Damacy, but I certainly am not buying it for him. I’m buying it to roll over stuff and pick it up, because that is very funny. Anyway, KoaC is the highest seeded true fodder character. He’s from a game that’s not exactly the most popular thing ever and he’s taking on Tidus, a character that is pretty strong. KoaC really only got as high a seed as he did because of the board, and there’s really no need to analyze this match too much, because he’s freaking me out. Tidus will get to show whatever strength he has in this match, because this will determine how well he does against Kirby.

My Bracket: Tidus
My Vote: Tidus
My Prediction: Tidus with 74.06%



Tnote’s Analysis

Yup… another character I had never heard of. How the King got a 5 seed, while Knuckles solicited a 6, is unnerving, but that is neither here nor there. Tidus is the always under-appreciated lead from FFX, my pick for the best current-gen RPG. He may look like Meg Ryan, but that does not stop him from performing admirably in this contest setting. I am very anxious for his second round match-up, and hopefully the King can take solace with a bottle of liquor when he gets tripled by Tee-dus.

Pick: Tidus with 75.83%



Vlado’s Analysis

Heh, the King with a 5th seed. Sure is a pleasant surprise, and his opponent is someone he can easily avoid being blown out by, thanks to the inevitable anti-votes Tidus will get. Katamari Damacy is an innovative and rather successful PS2 game by Namco and I give it a lot of credit, for being one of the few games that present something new and original in today's videogame world, full of sequels and rehashes. Naturally, the King will get the votes of about all the fans of his game, but they won't be all that much. He'll be very weak, but we shouldn't forget the picture factor, which saved Manny from getting completely owned by Snake. Provided the King gets a nice pic (and he more than likely will), he can get a respectable result against one of the two true favourites to win this division. I think that, with a good picture, and the Tidus anti-votes in mind, the King can place even above Sam Fisher's level.

Tidus beat Shadow the Hedgehog last year and that says enough. It's a proof by itself that there's not nearly as much Tidus hate as there used to be in the past. When's the last time you heard a Meg Ryan joke? That's right. They are hardly around anymore. While there will inevitably be some anti-votes, I think Tidus will easily break 70% here. Pathetic for a 4/5 seed match, isn't it? Well, at least it brings the Katamari Damacy fans the pleasure of seeing their character in the contest. As for Tidus, I think he and Bowser will determine who wins this division.

Tidus' extremely poor performance against Mega Man last year, which placed him quite low in the X-Stats, also deserves a mention. I believe it is one of the events that are simply hard to explain and I find it impossible for him to have really dropped so much. In fact, I believe that he's constantly getting stronger, as it's out of doubt that FFX keeps gaining new fans every day, even if it's at a rate not as big as FFVII's.

Predicted percentage: Tidus with 73.14%.

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Moltar's Comics - http://www.stripcreator.com/comics/Moltar
Kirby vs. Cecil - Bracket: Kirby - Vote: Kirby (11/12)

From: Sir Crono | Posted: 7/31/2005 1:01:04 PM | #013
Those were good quotes? Could've fooled me.

It's kind of hard to get the full effect if you don't understand the context.

Not to say I'm assuming you've not played FFX or not, but still. Context is king.

I thought you were kidding about those being "good quotes..."

*sigh* I'll get it some day.

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Oh. My. God.
Did the PS2's light just change color...?!

From: Eggplant Lord | Posted: 7/31/2005 3:55:37 PM | Message Detail
"How many died today? People die, and Yuna dances. When will she stop dancing? When will it stop? Yuna won't stop dancing, not until Sin is gone."

For some reason I got a mental image of Yuna playing DDR furiously while Sin is destroying people in the backround.

Little kid: "Yuna, save us!"
Yuna: "I'M TRYING!" *Misses an arrow* "GAH!"

X ****ing D
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For the sake of simplicity, I'm going to refer to Gordon Freeman versus Tanner as Schrodinger's Match. -Phoenix Flattener

Why would I be kidding about that? Tidus owns.

If there were any justice in the world, The King would win this match with 95% of the vote.

...What? Is this just the popular thing to say or something? I wonder how many people who are saying this have even played the game.
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It's just not the same without this name.
Faithful supporter of Squall Leonhart in SC2K5

If there were any justice in the world, The King would win this match with 95% of the vote.

For once I'm glad that there isn't.

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Reserved for the winner of the SC2K5 Guru Challenge.

I've played the game, loved the game, and loved the King. If there was any justice in the world, the King of All Cosmos would win this match with 95% of the vote. And I don't particularly dislike Tidus, either.
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Summer Contest 2005: 11/12
Today: Kirby, Tomorrow: Tidus

Only 95%? Pfft, We deserve far more >_>
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The King of all Cosmos' route to summer victory:
Round 1: (4) Tidus... LET ME DREAM :

Does the board like vibration?
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Welcome to Moonside. Wecomel to Soonmide. Moonwel ot cosidme.

We enjoyed that 500th post.
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The King of all Cosmos' route to summer victory:
Round 1: (4) Tidus... LET ME DREAM :

Nice 500th post.
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Hail to the Queen of Blades.

XD @ Guy.

~*ST*~
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Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest
"If my fate is to be destroyed... I must simply laugh!" -Magus

Here is a better question.

How long does KoaC lead this match?

I give him 2 minutes.
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"Why would the boost from AC be bigger than those?" - Mac Arrowny
"Because (Heroic Mario) just replayed Final Fantasy VII." - Lucid Faia

yoblazer's post pwned.

Too bad it isn't the 500th post.

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Reserved for the winner of the SC2K5 Guru Challenge.

He leads 30 seconds, if he's lucky.
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It's just not the same without this name.
Faithful supporter of Squall Leonhart in SC2K5

3! 3!

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Oh. My. God.
Did the PS2's light just change color...?!

If yoblazer had the last post....

Oh and 81% for Kirbs.
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Bracket: Kirby - Vote: Kirby- Points: 11/12

Tough to say. I don't think Tidus has ever faced fodder before...
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Board 8: Where people treat each other right.

20 sec.
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17 handhelds Nintendo has taken down 1 more to go (see quote for rest)

KoaC will win this match easily.
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Current Playing: Chrono Trigger (SNES) o_0
The Ohio State: We are so much better than m*ch!g@n. ^_^

Well, even against Shadow, he jumped out right off the bat and never looked back.
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It's just not the same without this name.
Faithful supporter of Squall Leonhart in SC2K5

I dont know. Tidus is one of those characters that could get destroyed by the board vote. ESPECIALLY against the King.
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"Why would the boost from AC be bigger than those?" - Mac Arrowny
"Because (Heroic Mario) just replayed Final Fantasy VII." - Lucid Faia

Twenty-five seconds.
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Hillary Clinton: We need to treat violent video games the way we treat tobacco or alcohol.
Lewis Black: Namely as valued contributors to our re-election fund.

Shadow not a good comparison. The board is not crazy about him either.
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"Why would the boost from AC be bigger than those?" - Mac Arrowny
"Because (Heroic Mario) just replayed Final Fantasy VII." - Lucid Faia

I'll say Kirby with 80% of the brackets...
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"Opinions are like butts, little girl. Everyone's got one and nobody thinks their's stink." -Lunar 2:EB
*Claims KG's Eclair & Millia Rage*

I'll go ahead and give the King one minute max.
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Board 8: Where people treat each other right.