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Post by fiaryn on Feb 12, 2016 16:35:48 GMT
Unrelated: Winsbury resembles the forest elf folk more and more with every passing page. It really comes out when he's pulling that closed-eye-grin expression.
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Post by alpacalypse on Feb 12, 2016 16:45:41 GMT
The faces being made in this chapter are the absolute best.
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Post by zbeeblebrox on Feb 12, 2016 16:48:56 GMT
Winsbury's gonna make a move right before the ball hits the pins, and Annie's reaction incinerates the pins out of existence. Rey will be split between furious at Winsbury and congratulatory to Annie for regaining the ability to use Aether at a distance. Everyone else will be left arguing over whether to score Annie's turn as a strike or a gutter.
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Post by OGRuddawg on Feb 12, 2016 17:17:52 GMT
I want to talk story, but I can't get over the fact that none of them have bowling shoes on...
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Post by csj on Feb 12, 2016 18:12:30 GMT
well at least she isn't being taught to bowl by jesus |
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Post by Eisenblume on Feb 12, 2016 19:39:51 GMT
I'm pretty sure this is a scheme, perhaps started by Kat, and that Winsbury and Llanwellyn haven't had the heart to speak against it.
But I might be biased, I'm very fond of Llanwellyn/Winsbury!
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Feb 12, 2016 20:48:38 GMT
I want to talk story, but I can't get over the fact that none of them have bowling shoes on... Maybe they are wearing bowling shoes. All the shoes in the Court are bowling shoes. |
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Post by birdwhisperer on Feb 12, 2016 21:35:26 GMT
Well, Janet's face makes it seem less likely that this is all a scheme... which makes me sad, Janet and Will are the cutest  I want to talk story, but I can't get over the fact that none of them have bowling shoes on... Maybe they are wearing bowling shoes. All the shoes in the Court are bowling shoes. Or the court lanes are magic and don't require bowling shoes! |
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Post by Corvo on Feb 12, 2016 21:40:09 GMT
Well, Janet's face makes it seem less likely that this is all a scheme... which makes me sad, Janet and Will are the cutest Maybe they are wearing bowling shoes. All the shoes in the Court are bowling shoes. Or the court lanes are magic and don't require bowling shoes! It must be nanotechnology. Hollywood taught me that nanotechnology is mightier than magic. |
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Post by warrl on Feb 13, 2016 3:09:12 GMT
For those not familiar with how scoring works in bowling:
When you get a "strike" (knock all ten pins down with your first ball) then you immediately get ten points in that frame - actually an "x" in a little box on the scoresheet - plus your next two balls also count for that frame in addition to wherever else they count. At the skill level expected of kids these age, strikes would be rare enough (for anyone except Janet) that there would be no special provision for them and the scorekeeper would handle it. Professional-level players often have two lanes side by side, and someone who gets a strike will immediately move to the second lane.
A "spare" (whatever pins the first ball doesn't knock down, you get with the second ball) gets you a slash in that little box and lets you count one additional ball in that frame's score.
If you don't manage that, whatever you've knocked down with the two balls is your score for the frame. All pins will be reset for the next player.
Now if you've gotten a strike, and on your next ball you ALSO get a strike, that's a double strike. You have 20 points already in the first frame and still have a third ball that will count in that frame. If on the third ball you also get a strike...
There are 10 frames in a game, and the maximum possible score is 300. To do that you bowl 12 strikes in a row. It happens (not often). If you never get a strike, the maximum possible score is down to 190 - and if you never even get a spare, you can't go over 90.
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Post by download on Feb 13, 2016 6:05:44 GMT
I'm pretty sure this is a scheme, perhaps started by Kat, and that Winsbury and Llanwellyn haven't had the heart to speak against it. But I might be biased, I'm very fond of Llanwellyn/Winsbury! I think you might be right. Kat is trying to pair them up because she thinks Annie needs someone but either they haven't told her they're together or she didn't believe them. On an unrelated note I want to ship Annie and Margo together. It would be adorable. |
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Post by fiaryn on Feb 13, 2016 6:21:01 GMT
For those not familiar with how scoring works in bowling: When you get a "strike" (knock all ten pins down with your first ball) then you immediately get ten points in that frame - actually an "x" in a little box on the scoresheet - plus your next two balls also count for that frame in addition to wherever else they count. At the skill level expected of kids these age, strikes would be rare enough (for anyone except Janet) that there would be no special provision for them and the scorekeeper would handle it. Professional-level players often have two lanes side by side, and someone who gets a strike will immediately move to the second lane. A "spare" (whatever pins the first ball doesn't knock down, you get with the second ball) gets you a slash in that little box and lets you count one additional ball in that frame's score. If you don't manage that, whatever you've knocked down with the two balls is your score for the frame. All pins will be reset for the next player. Now if you've gotten a strike, and on your next ball you ALSO get a strike, that's a double strike. You have 20 points already in the first frame and still have a third ball that will count in that frame. If on the third ball you also get a strike... There are 10 frames in a game, and the maximum possible score is 300. To do that you bowl 12 strikes in a row. It happens (not often). If you never get a strike, the maximum possible score is down to 190 - and if you never even get a spare, you can't go over 90. You're overthinking it. The joke is that she performed a physically impossible/improbable act by somehow getting a strike and then also getting a strike on a neighboring line, despite it being shown that she only threw once.. Like when she split an arrow in twain in a quasi-superhuman act of archery. It is solely a joke meant to illustrate that her Grumpy Levels Are Maximum. |
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Post by asyetunnamed on Feb 13, 2016 10:01:24 GMT
It is solely a joke meant to illustrate that her Grumpy Levels Are Maximum. Either that or it is to show the futility of Margo believing that she'll "beat Janet one day". |
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Feb 13, 2016 14:45:26 GMT
For those not familiar with how scoring works in bowling: When you get a "strike" (knock all ten pins down with your first ball) then you immediately get ten points in that frame - actually an "x" in a little box on the scoresheet - plus your next two balls also count for that frame in addition to wherever else they count. At the skill level expected of kids these age, strikes would be rare enough (for anyone except Janet) that there would be no special provision for them and the scorekeeper would handle it. Professional-level players often have two lanes side by side, and someone who gets a strike will immediately move to the second lane. A "spare" (whatever pins the first ball doesn't knock down, you get with the second ball) gets you a slash in that little box and lets you count one additional ball in that frame's score. If you don't manage that, whatever you've knocked down with the two balls is your score for the frame. All pins will be reset for the next player. Now if you've gotten a strike, and on your next ball you ALSO get a strike, that's a double strike. You have 20 points already in the first frame and still have a third ball that will count in that frame. If on the third ball you also get a strike... There are 10 frames in a game, and the maximum possible score is 300. To do that you bowl 12 strikes in a row. It happens (not often). If you never get a strike, the maximum possible score is down to 190 - and if you never even get a spare, you can't go over 90. I am a lousy bowler, but I think it is interesting that bowling is one of the few sports that has a perfect game (all strikes, 300 pts). Baseball is another (the no-hitter). You're overthinking it. The joke is that she performed a physically impossible/improbable act by somehow getting a strike and then also getting a strike on a neighboring line, despite it being shown that she only threw once.. Like when she split an arrow in twain in a quasi-superhuman act of archery. It is solely a joke meant to illustrate that her Grumpy Levels Are Maximum. - There is no overthinking in the GKC forums, the very act of reaching the limit of thinking moves the bar higher! - Anything worth doing is worth over doing! - fill in your own favorite quip
These days it seems to be taking a couple weeks / six pages for a dramatic element to play out and that gives the forum plenty of time to dive deeply into things that are inconsequential to the story. Like bowling shoes... |
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Post by OmnipotentEntity on Feb 14, 2016 0:36:30 GMT
I am a lousy bowler, but I think it is interesting that bowling is one of the few sports that has a perfect game (all strikes, 300 pts). Baseball is another (the no-hitter). A perfect game is more than just a no-hitter. It's no player gets on base for any reason (walks, hit by ball, etc). 27 up - 27 down. It's the official definition of a "perfect game." However, one could argue that a truly perfect game is 81 pitches, 81 strikes. Or 27 pitchs, each a fly out. There have been only 23 perfect games (in MLB), as opposed to 294 no-hitters. |
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Post by avurai on Feb 14, 2016 2:35:39 GMT
The intense bowling theory was intriguing but, reading the page again, Annie clearly said "Two strikes with one throw". Not a double strike in one turn. Two strikes with a single throw.
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Post by snowflake on Feb 14, 2016 13:09:59 GMT
Everyone else will be left arguing over whether to score Annie's turn as a strike or a gutter. "Am I the only one here who gives a sh!+ about the rules?!" -- Margo, probably. |
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Post by infrared on Feb 15, 2016 3:23:06 GMT
why is Winsbury a dragon ball z character now
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