Eliminations and Runoffs Week Four

[n-decisive.livejournal.com]

Today we must say goodbye to the following hard-working and pleasant players:
Tribe Two- playmoby
Tribe Three- asmadasbirds (By officially announcing her withdrawal after the poll went up, she saved the lowest vote getter from going home this week.)
Tribe Four- daughterofodhin
Tribe Five- lilly_rose (A victim of the birthday curse, I understand...)

We will miss all of you and would love to see you continue via the homegame!

Meanwhile, over in Tribe One, a runoff is called for:

[Poll #1281990]

Poll will be open until 2:00 pm EDT tomorrow, Tuesday, October 21, 2008. Good luck to both of you!

***Since this was a community only vote, the run-off will be community only, as well.***

EDIT: Yes, the votes for Tribe One were tied when I went to close the poll.

Comments

[oberonia.livejournal.com]

Dood...I made it through again? Freaky....

[morning-stand.livejournal.com]

I was thinking the same thing about myself. I have a pretty good idea for the next topic though. We'll see how things go I guess!

[roina-arwen.livejournal.com]

I wish I had an idea! Right now I'm just stumped!

[kiwiria.livejournal.com]

You and me both. My muse has disappeared on me.

[sleepwalkdance.livejournal.com]

Sad to see them go!

[xo-kizzy-xo.livejournal.com]

Oh good lord, I just realized what your icon is...

:head desk:

[sleepwalkdance.livejournal.com]

Haha, what did you think it was?

[xo-kizzy-xo.livejournal.com]

I don't know! I just caught a quick glance at it and was like, "Huh?!?" Then I looked at it again and...Light Dawned On Marble Head!

I really should take a nap before my eyes completely bug out...

[sleepwalkdance.livejournal.com]

Hehe! Here, I'll use a less weird looking one :)

[kithan.livejournal.com]

I have a friend with one of those shaped like California and at first glance I was trying to figure out why she had an icon of an Obama sock...

hehe

[lilly-rose.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I love your icon though...whoooo WV. (I'm from Wood county though now I'm living in Jefferson county)

[sleepwalkdance.livejournal.com]

West Virginia is the best Virginia!

[lilly-rose.livejournal.com]

Hah hah, cute! I'll have to remember that one. (Especially around here, where most of the populace seems to think we still are or still should be part of Virginia)

[sleepwalkdance.livejournal.com]

Also, am I reading the poll wrong? Cause it looks like forcework got 17 votes and protoman185 tied with plastrickland23?

[silverdragon729.livejournal.com]

I agree...

[libra-dragon.livejournal.com]

This was a hard week...
Sorry to you all go.

[lilly-rose.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I really don't know what I was doing in Tribe Five though. LOL

[silverdragon729.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure Forcework got one less vote than protoman185, who tied for second lowest with plastrickland23.

Why is there a run off?

[brightflashes.livejournal.com]

(only guessing) perhaps protoman185 ended up getting that extra vote right after polls were closed?

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

I wasn't here for the actual close and I haven't been able to speak with n_decisive yet.

HOWEVER, that has happened before and I believe that to be the case this time as well. Someone slipped in a vote in that time between the time polls officially close and when the "close poll" button is hit.

Sorry for the confusion. Heh, it was much worse before LJ let you close polls!!! *deep sigh* My god that could get bad.*g*

[n-decisive.livejournal.com]

Right *as* votes were being closed.

[sabbysteg.livejournal.com]

What is the birthday curse?

[caersidi.livejournal.com]

That in the week of your birthday you make your exit.

... this worries me.

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

Most of the time it's when either the topic is posted OR (most often) when the deadline is actually *on* someone's birthday.

Quite a few people survived last season and I thought we were done with it.

But it's sort of a "reality tv" tradition that someone is "sent home" on their birthday.

[supremegoddess1.livejournal.com]

I should be golden, then, because my birthday isn't until July!

[finding_helena]

I dodged a bullet 'cause mine's today. I guess the curse nabbed lillyrose instead of me for having a more immediate birthday.

[kathrynrose.livejournal.com]

Last year I survived the vote that ended on my birthday, but was eliminated on the topic that began on my birthday.

[finding_helena]

I'll just cross my fingers that one day or six days off is enough to thwart the birthday curse. Though now with the fresh new surprise, who knows.

[forceworks.livejournal.com]

If I make it to my birthday, I'll be about the same as last year I think. I need to double check

[sabbysteg.livejournal.com]

My bday is next Monday...eek.

[lilly-rose.livejournal.com]

A great and terrible curse that has struck me down? *sob*. No, I kid. Really. It seems no one does well on their birthday. What's funny? I said from the beginning of this mad experience that I would go home on my birthday.

[sabbysteg.livejournal.com]

Ah well.

[ewok-626.livejournal.com]

*sad to see more players leaving* :^(

[skimmed-miilk.livejournal.com]

Oh my god...I made it. No doubt just scraped through! Thank you to those who voted for me, you have no idea how much that means to me!

I really feel for lilly_rose though - I'm sorry it had to be you to go. I hope you play the home game & come back next season.

[lilly-rose.livejournal.com]

Thank you for your thoughts. I'm sorry it had to be me too, but that's the way it goes I guess. As for the home game, I'll see how much time I have. Things are about to get a little crazy in Lilly Land what with the holidays coming. Next year? Who knows? I try not to plan that far in advance...things seem to happen when I do. :)

Again, thanks :)

[roina-arwen.livejournal.com]

These run-off polls would be easier if y'all could include the link to the entries like in the regular polls... just my .02 cents. :)

[jenandbronze.livejournal.com]

I was thinking the same thing LOL!

[ahavah]

Thirded!

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

Except that at this point it's less of "which of these entries were better" and more of "which of these contestants do you want to give another shot".

[silverdragon729.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but if I don't know them that well, I vote for "which of them has the better entry"

It's not like it's not a few mouse clicks away, though, so no biggie.

[copyright1983.livejournal.com]

::EXHALE::

Man, that was nerve-wracking. Last place on Saturday evening is no fun at all.

Sorry to see these players go...but glad it's not me! I feel like I've gotten a reprieve, as last week was clearly not my best work.

Now to make the most of it....

Mike