No True Scotsman Pool--June Edition

[Goblinmonger]

So, I have made a joke a couple times that I had the wrong number in the "No True Scotsman Pool" in R/T when it inevitably gets posted. Now I'm thinking it might be fun. So, call a number for June. That is the post number that you think the NTS claim will be made in each and every R/T Thread for June. First come first served on the numbers.

[Goblinmonger]

1. 11 n/t

[dmallind]

2. Way too high. I'll take 6. NT

[charlie]

3. 1 n/t

[Goblinmonger]

13. You won one in R/T.

The Rapture end of earth thread went off on one.

[EvolveOrConvolve]

14. I want to take 1, also

Can we share?

[charlie]

15. Of course!

Even split in two, I think we'll probably still come out ahead of everybody else.

[realisticphish]

4. 7 nt

[laconicsax]

5. 9 all the way.

[enlightenment]

6. 5.

Wonder why we all like odd numbers - would theists prefer evens?

[laconicsax]

8. I'm surprised they can even count properly.

I mean when 3=1, 2499=5469, and both 29,818 and 31,089 equal 42,366 anything goes as far as numbers are concerned. I guess Bertrand Russell didn't really http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r6NY4Kl8Ms">invent Numberwang.

[enlightenment]

9. Gads, I miss British telly . . .

:)

(I shan't comment on the even/odds since we now have *whispering* 10 . . .)

[Evoman]

7. ten n/t

[ZombieHorde]

10. Scotsman meat is delicious, so I will pick the number eight. nt

[Soylent Brice]

11. 12, and can someone tell me if i win.

i avoid R/T as much as possible, unless i'm bored.

[trotsky]

12. Give me 3.

I'll get the early ones.

[vixengrl]

16. Unlucky thirteen--and a high number might be better

since they seem to argue well enough early on. Also, if there's any lurkers, now they know "That isn't how a real...." <<whatever>> "should do" is the sign of badness, maybe a few will postphone dropping that particular gambit into a thread.

Does this work like the "Price is Right" where highest without going over wins? 8>)

[muriel_volestrangler]

17. And ... 57 No True Scotsman votes so far in the poll have broken the pool

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=214&topic_id=252246&mesg_id=252246

[laconicsax]

18. If everyone wins, then no one wins.

Leave it to 'moderate/progressive Christians' to ruin it for the rest of us.

[muriel_volestrangler]

19. On reflection, a large part of DU is a 'No True Scotsman' argument, about 'No True Democrat ...'

GD and GDP are dominated by arguments about what "real Democrats" believe, or how awful DLCers/people who suggest voting Green/etc. are. It's hardly surprising that the same tactics get used in R&T as well.

[TZ]

20. Excellent observation

Thats spot on.:thumbsup:

[realisticphish]

21. +1