12 step support for the spoiler-free

[Katharyn]

Ummm, Sgt Forrister? You volunteering for recon? Recon which is just going and looking at what the enemy is doing? In their threads!?

I cannot send one of the long-term pure into those ho-ish places to be corrupted. You just mind your twinkies and get that rail-gun online as best you can.

Ho-Ho's are hearby renamed Bo-Bo's.

And we need a mission statement. Everyone has to have a mission statement thesedays. *Thinking back to the good old days when you could just be a dictator - now you have to have a mission statement!*SIGH**

Oh and Kerry buy a belt.

Katharyn

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[Princess Willow]

Hello????
*echo**echo**echo**echo**echo*

I-i-is an-n-nybody out th-th-th-there?

(creepy music underscores scene-we see PW walking down a deserted alley carrying a Monopoly board. she snaps her head to the right...she thought she saw something move. she continues down the alley when suddenly *THWAP* she is hit in the back of the head with a Twinkie. maniacal giggling can be heard as the perpetrator runs off into the darkness)

Darn Spoiler Ho's and their evil Twinkies! We'll get you! You hear? We will be triumphant!

Sorry...I'm bored out of my mind at work today.

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[Katharyn]

See! See! That is what you get for leaving the trench Lt.

Twinkies in the head.

Don't worry PW we will have our revenge on the evil ho's and their minions. Kerry is preparing a railgun... which I think is pretty impressive in a muddy trench with only twinkies, a trebuchet and knickers to work with. I suspect elastic is involved somewhere.

Katharyn

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[Forrister]

Volunteer? I don't recall anything about volunteering? I'm not expendable, I'm not stupid, and I'm not going! (Mind you, as a good NCO if my kitties were ordered out on a mission I would be right there leading from the front.) We should keep an eye on Wolfie though - I have a vague suspicion that recon is on Wolfie's mind.

The rail gun is coming along nicely. All I need is about 20 computer controlled electrical relay circuits, a rail, and a power supply. (I thought if we made a little wheel and attached it to a generator I could coax Bitofluff to run around it and generate the juice for us.) I'm seriously thinking about raiding the enemy for their PC's. This would supply some of the parts I need and also have the effect of cutting off a major ammunition source of the enemy. If the Field Marshall approves the plan then a squad of volunteers will be called for.

We need a mission statement? Ok.

MISSION. To remain spoiler free!

(Does this seem a little sparse to anyone? Perhaps we could add the following as a filler?)

Section 1. Rules.
1. All combatants will remain spoiler free until the episode airs in their respective homelands.
2. No combatant who has seen the episode will convey any spoilerish info to the others.
3. NO EATING TWINKIES. Twinkies shall be kept for the purpose of ammunition only and shall be kept guarded at all times.

Section 2. Objectives.
1. We shall remain spoiler free.
2. We shall encourage others to remain spoiler free.
3. We shall have a bloody good time remaining spoiler free.
4 We shall taunt the spoiled without mercy (occasionally when opportunity should arise.)

Section 3. Micro objectives.
1. Build a new Monopoly board.
2. Capture as many of the Spoiler hos as possible.
3. Find a reliable delicatessen that does trench deliveries.

Section 4. Wish List.
1. Design a new flag for our trench. (My aussie bloomers are beginning to fade.)
2. Put together a song book full of spoiler free songs. (We could use a stirring anthem to rally the troops!)

Feel free to add to the above if necessary.

Princess. I gave you that helmet for a reason. Wear it! (I couldn't bear it if you joined the ranks of the permenantly twinkied!)

Possunt quia posse videntur!
(They can because they think they can!)

[Katharyn]

Bravo Kerry,

Your right about the helmets and the twinkies well caught.

The railgun plan is also good work, cannibilizing ho PC's is a fitting punishment for their evil ways.

As for the mission statement again sounds good to me. Please accept a field commission to Lt with my congratulations.

Not so sure about songs though...

Katharyn

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[Forrister]

Sir, Thank you Sir!

Does this mean that I'm an officer and a gentleman now?

On orders from our leader I am now calling for volunteers for a potentially hazardous mission into enemy territory. I'm sure that our courageous kitties will rise to the occasion.

[Plays an old worn recording of 'Land of Hope and Glory.' strikes a Churchillesque pose and gives speech as a voice over.]

... We will fight them from the trenches and in the fields.
We will fight them on the Board and in the threads.
And we will never... never ... surrender!

Ratio et consilium propriae ducis artes.
(Reason and deliberation are the proper skills of a general.)

[Princess Willow]

*Lt. PW reporting for service*

I will volunteer for the mission. I even have my helmet back on. The only problem is, I won't be around again until Monday so if you will be executing orders this weekend I unfortunately will not be able to assist.

I'll be heading out in about 1 hour so I wanted to pass along my best wishes for a WONDERFUL...SPOILER-FREE weekend.

Stand strong, kittens! Our cause is worthy and our strength, unparalelled. You can do it! You will all be in my thoughts. Have a fun, safe weekend.

*salutes*

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[Katharyn]

Outstanding Lieutenants.

Lt PW is excused from the raiding party on account of not being here. As long as you are somewhere spolier free then it does not matter.

I myself will be joining the party in an observer capacity. Just pretend I am not there - unless some devilish ho is trying to force me to look, in which case you have my full permission to knock me cold and destroy the ho.

Lets get the odds stacked in our favour though first, how is the railgun coming?

Katharyn

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[AlexisMQ]

Well, kitties! I have found a new way to be spoiler free! Go work for three weeks for the American Red Cross, you will have no computer access and no tv, plus you will work 15-17 hours a day! I leave Tuesday, so I will have to let you know how this method works. The only kink in the plan? I don't think I will get to see the new episodes so I have to wait till I get back! ARGH! After that, we will see if I have the willpower to stay spoiler free! =)

Continue the good fight! *grin*

[Katharyn]

Excellent Alexis, great thing to be doing.

On a totally insignificant sidenote compared to that then you are right. You should stay spoiler free thereafter. We have a mission statement now too (thankyou Kerry!) if that makes things any easier when you get back.

Now go do some real good.

Katharyn

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[Wolfie]

Well, recon is temporarily out, as I have to go and buy fencing material to dog-proof the back garden. I will, however, be gaining fabulous training for spoiler-ho-proofing the trenches against their evil twinkie onslaughts. As such, I propose trellis, with something climing and thorny, as a more attractive alternative to the endless coils of barbed wire. Might also disguise the mud, too. Maybe painting the duckboards would look pretty spiffing?
Further to the twinkie report, I was wondering whether the following plan (when ready to recon - i.e. after lots of scrummy cheese and biscuits - ), following the fence-building debacle, would be fun: Sneak into their trenches at night, armed with a microwave, and about twenty twinkies (using their own ammunition on them ). Place microwave outside their dugout, fill with twinkies, set to ten minutes on full power, and scarper. What do ya think? Of, course, I will dutifully volunteer myself for this operation, codenamed "operation sticky twinkie", despite the very high probability of my own selfless sacrifice, thus earning myself an unspoiled sainthood (it's either that, or have to go on waiting until June for the box sets ).

[Katharyn]

Wolfie, I am beginning to suspect that Lt. Kerry was correct about you... you are a loose cannon. That said we haven't got a cannon. Trebuchet straight to railgun, maybe we need a cannon.

Brave plan. Just make sure you don't get caught and sucked into their web of ho-dom
Also your fencing sounds wonderful. Decorative and practical.

Katharyn

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[WiccanBex]

well... it's saturday afternoon and i haven't read a single spoiler all week... i'm proud of myself...

i think i can manage another few days. tbh, i haven't even been tempted. much.

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[mucifer]

that's great Alexis. where is the red cross sending you and what will you do?

some twinkie thoughts:
can a girl hang out in this thread if she's a vegetarian? i mean the twinkie center has lots o chemicals but mostly it's lard, pig fat. they even put lard in the low fat twinkies. how weird is that?

twinkie defense story mentioned about a page back is far more interesting and depressing because the man who used the twinkie defense was let go mostly because one of the people he killed was a very popular gay activist, Harvey Milk who was great at coalition building and powerful in san francisco city politics back in the 1970s. so basicly the court got a homophobic jury and the murderer got away with killing Harvey Milk and the mayor of SF on the twinkie defense. this of course led to riots in the streets by the queer community and those who loved Milk. there is an interesting documentary film about it called "the life and times of Harvey Milk". sorry if that was too much info.

anyway, i can contribute to the war effort by using other similar brands of caky goodness like little debbies.

[Puff]

I too am spoiler free, but in no way going to last 16 days until I see the episodes...I am just weak

Good luck to all of you who have to wait longer and remember there is always the life of the ho to fall back on

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[DISASTERAREA]

ermm, not sure of my rank so I'll stick with private disasterarea reporting for duty. I hereby voluteer for the raiding party, I may not be very effective due to my hangover, after the very weird nite i've had, but I still managed to stay spoiler free even while drinking all nite with two of the biggest spoiler ho's I know! YAY me.
I also bring a fresh supply of chocolate *points to dumper truck* seeing as the last supply lasted approximately 0.34 seconds, now were are the pork scratchings.

[AlexisMQ]

mucifer - All I know is that I am being sent to New York. There are three different Red Cross setups in the area. As for what I am doing, well I am Logistics *laugh* So somehow I feel right at home in the trenches. My friend told me I was stage managing for the Red Cross... hehehe.... for example in Logistics I would schedule a delivery of supplies for the trench such as supplies for the rail gun, food, etc. which will be arriving shortly. *laugh*

Keep up the great work troops. I am trying to resist temptation since I miss Buffy on Tuesday and not spoil myself silly between now and then! *laugh*

Edited to add:
Here are a couple of other places for you: Angel's apartment, Rosenburg home, Harris home, Xander/Anya apartment (where did Anya live before?????), Giles apartment.

As for music - break out the Les Miz!!!! =)

Have a great weekend!

[This message has been edited by AlexisMQ (edited October 13, 2001).]

[Katharyn]

I think that you can just make your own rank up DisasterArea - though it might help to have a few privates around to do the real work!

Another Monopoly location which I don't think we have got - Willy's Place, also the swanky frat house place from Reptile Boy.

Anyone else smell a rat when Puff claims to be spoiler free? I think that the only way for Puff to demonstrate committment is to volunteer for the certain death... sorry raiding party.

Katharyn

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[gypsyfoot]

Locations: Has City Hall been mentioned?
Could the cemetary be free parking?
The demon who had the accession
books his apartment right after go?
Song: could someone write someone to the tune
of "Dancing Matilda"?

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[Forrister]

Sorry, I disappeared for a while.

I haven't gone awol, I was taking a nap in the bottom of a old filing cabinet located in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the Leopard'.

Field Marshall, Sir. I feel I must needs reaquaint you with a few facts (is being absent minded a hazard of the job?) The reason for the raid (which is not a certain death mission! Suicide is not on my agenda this week.) is to get parts for the rail gun and disrupt enemy communications. The rail gun is non-operational at this time. I should mention also that the rail gun is not man-portable (unless your man happens to also be a 72 wheeler road train!).

On the subject of cannons there will be none in this trench!!! Cannons belong to the family of things that go 'bang' and I've already made my position clear on that. The rail gun is acceptable because it should produce nothing more that a bit of a hum and a big 'whoosh'. (Although there might be a 'bang' in the spoiler thread when large chunks of metal drop in unexpectedly! Hee Hee!

Mucifer, of course vegetarians are welcome! [Issues a helmet with a leek taped to the top and hands over a plate full of honeyed carrot sticks and pears in port wine.] A warning though, don't eat the Twinkies! They are unfit for human consumption. (We use them for ammunition here.)

A formal departure parade will be held to honour ALexisMQ who departs our trenches on detatched duty to a far higher cause. Dress uniforms will be worn and the band (Only a set o bagpipes,three kazoos, a flute, and a tin pot drum so far) will play. We are proud of you Alexis and hope that you do great things for good where you are going. If it is at all possible keep us updated with the occasional postcard.

I have decided to time the raid for the showing of the latest episode in the US. This is when the spoiler hos will be at their weakest, so that is when we will strike. Volunteers are still needed. Never fear, I will leave no one behind in eneme territory and I myself will take point. No troops will be lost in this operation.

Fortuna fortes metuit, ignavos premit. (Fortune fears the brave and crushes
the cowardly).

[Katharyn]

New orders troops. Avoid the thread labelled Black Magic v's White Magic. I was doing a snoop and scoot and was tainted. The very first sentence (with no spoiler warning!!) spoiled me. OK I had kinda guessed it/speculated it before but still...

It isn't my fault... but I submit myself to summary justice.

Katharyn

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[Forrister]

There, there!

Accidents do happen. (Pats Katharyn's hand supportingly) If you really feel that you need some punishment then you can pop off and grease the wheels on the trebuchet - I noticed a bit of a squeek last time I fired it.

Will these spoiler hos stop at nothing to corrupt the innocent? (Loads up a really big bundle of twinkies into the catapult and fires it off at the offending thread.)

Gravis ira felis est semper.
(The anger of kitties is always serious.)

[Hugin]

Katharyn, I'm sorry but once an episode has aired in the US, the contents of the episode aren't spoilers anymore. I know that sucks for non-US Kittens on a delayed broadcast schedule, but it's unavoidable, we can't keep things secret for months or years till everyone gets to see it.

-len

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[mucifer]

well troops perhaps this was discussed earlier. (eats her honeyed carrots issued by the sargenet forrester).i didnt read all 10 pages of the thread. but, much caution must be made if you attempt to enter the battle front of the w/t chat on yahoo. i suggest upon entering you ask all if you can be in there without being spoiled and if you are a non usa person you better set up your own chat because once it's aired in the usa i know i cant contain myself. must shout weird stuff from the rooftops. til then i bravely remain unspoiled. being spoiler free is actually a lot like a vegetarian going into a restaurant that serves meat. accidents can happen. you can never be sure you wont be spoiled when you enter the web as you can never really be sure what is in that soup you ordered even if you ask the waiter. but, these are trying times for all of us. and alas new episode are near.

Alexis best wishes for the work you are doing!

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[Forrister]

Whatever happened to that Monopoly game?

I've been waiting for the box to arrive but it never got here. Perhaps Lt Princess still has it tucked under her arm?

I have the perfect solution to the inadvertant spoilerage problem. Short term memory loss! Just let the spoilers go in one ear and blithely progress straight out the other! [In my case that's easy because there is little in the way to impede it's progress.] If you can't remember it afterwards then you aren't spoiled.

Warning. This advice is for inadvertant spoilerage only. Willful experimentation can be highly hazardous to your peace of mind!

Tam insulsum est ut fortasse expidiat!
(It’s so crazy it just might work!)

Hey! I just noticed that I went 'Willowhand'!! [Believe me, I really could use a hand about now.]
Can I put a little hand pin on my uniform now?

Salve interfector, genio indulgere ames?
(Hello slayer, fancy a nice time?)

[This message has been edited by Forrister (edited October 14, 2001).]

[Puff]

Congratulations on becoming Willowhand Forrister, IMHO there is no better level

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[Forrister]

Right. This is it. We'll be assembling in the staging area at 1100 hours (Australian Eastern Standard Time). Volunteers only! (The band and the cheer squad can stay behind for obvious reasons!)

Equipment check.
Helmet
Body armour
Camo paint (no fluro pinks this time please!)
Cucumber (loaded)
Sack (for purloined PCs)
Cheese Toast (for those 'lurking and waiting for the right moment' snacks)
Ear plugs (to avoid hearing what we shouldn't hear)

All equipment should be operational and in good repair.

I will be leading from the front, the Field Marshall will be covering the rear. (Which sounds a hell of a lot more interesting!)

Good luck!

Noli aliquid facere quod non faciam!
(Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do!)

[This message has been edited by Forrister (edited October 15, 2001).]

[gypsyfoot]

Avoid thread Need Some love for Willow first post is marked spoil or something close, I got out without contamination.
Dr.lloyd11 since you started this thread you may want to know the lower ranks are holding up splendidly (your corporals and your privates).

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[Katharyn]

Kerry,

I may have been absent for a while, but errr, cucumbers? OK cucumbers fine. Cucumbers loaded??

Katharyn

Covering everyone's rear.

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[WiccanBex]

well... it's a rainy tuesday morning in kent, UK...
and
I'm still Spoiler Free!!!

i'm very proud of myself... i decided last week that i wasn't gonna be spoiler free anymore because it's too much hard work and it didn't seem to make a difference to how i watched the eps...

but i'm determined to stay spoilerfree now, because there's bound to be an ep later in the season that i will wish i had been spoilerfree for.

yay me and all my self-discipline!

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[This message has been edited by WiccanBex (edited October 16, 2001).]I'm still Spoiler Free!!!I'm still Spoiler Free!!!