LAST EDITED ON 11-09-02 AT 01:13 PM (EST)

OK - now that I've been eliminated from both TAR AB and S AB (along with thousands of others) it's time to start a new game. It's the ABPABC. Just like you picked Survivors to not be booted, you'll do that same with the ABPs.

The Rules:
* Like the regular Anti-bootee contest you can pick as many, or as few, ABP’s (Anti-bootee players) you want each week (minimum of 1). How many you decide to name each week is a function of your daring and strategy. Please remember that you are picking the people that will NOT be booted from the Anit-bootee contest.

* For each ABP you list that does NOT get booted, you gain all the points that that player receives in the LionChow Anti-bootee contest.

* You can also pick up five points for correctly picking (or lose two if you are wrong) the ABP that gets the most points each week. This is called the BC (best points challenge - if your player is tied for top you get the points). You can also pick the WC (worst points for the week - again, a tie gets you the points). I'm leaving this optional, so that you don't have to make the game any more complicated if you don't want to. You simply get a zero if you don't pick either of these.

* You can enter the game anytime you want, but the sooner the better as points will pile up quickly. Even those who did not participate in the LionChow AB contest can enter here.

* If you pick an ABP that takes The Walk of Shame, you are finished, done, kaput. It’s all over unless someone wants to run an ABPABCFLOTABPABC.

* If you don't make a new weekly pick, it will stay the same as the prior week, except for challenge winners. Forgetting to make weekly picks can be the downfall of many a worthy competitor, and I imagine that won't change much this time around, but at least this rule gives you a fighting chance.

* Finally, to add a little more spice, each week there’ll be a 5 point bonus given to any contestant that correctly predicts the “Secret Word” (or, as Groucho would say, the secret woid). This is a word I will pick each week that if mentioned by any of the Anti-bootee players in their weekly posts of Safe Lists only (if they comment on the contest in another post, that doesn’t count). So that this will be above board, I will send an e-mail each week to Webby with the secret word in case there is any question as to favoritism. I'll also not be eligible for these points in my entry. You must wait until after I post in the weekly pick thread that the secret word has been chosen before you post yours. If you post yours before that and you get it right it won’t count. Also, there's no penalty for picking the wrong player - these are purely bonus points.

You may want to wait until Thursday to post anyway as it gives you a chance to view the players picks before you decide who to list as your ABPABC safe players.

* Finally, the prize. There’s only one and that’s a meal at either Gale Street Inn (BBQ ribs) or Edwardo’s Pizza in Chicago. You can take your prize as either eating with me (let’s say to discuss the relative merits of Sean Rector or Ted as Survivors), or you can choose a gift certificate so you don’t need to spend any time with me.

An alternate prize, with LionChow’s permission, would be a lunch in New York that I won from the first Anti-bootee contest - all of 10 months ago for S3. I’ll never get to New York anyway and if that’s easier for you then LC might be willing to do this???

Here's the remaing AB players - your safe list this week will come from them. The points they have currently accumulated mean nothing for our contest. I provide them only for informational purposes.

71 EJM92
65 Sleeeve
47 GeorgiaBelle
40 BuckyKatt
36 Survivorchick
34 smrtNsassybnkr
27 Cin
15 DracoMalfoy
4 Bert
2 Survivorerist
1 JohnMc
(57) EchoGirl

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• ROFLMAO!!!,sleeeve, 09:34 PM, 11-08-02
• RE: Anti-Bootee Player Anti-Bootee Contest - Week A, S5 Week 9,sittem, 01:17 PM, 11-09-02
• RE: Anti-Bootee Player Anti-Bootee Contest - Week A, S5 Week 9,LionChow, 10:21 PM, 11-10-02
• RE: Anti-Bootee Player Anti-Bootee Contest - Week A, S5 Week 9,I_AM_HE, 10:28 PM, 11-10-02
• RE: Anti-Bootee Player Anti-Bootee Contest - Week A, S5 Week 9,JohnMc, 11:45 AM, 11-11-02
• Secret Woid has been chosen,sittem, 07:55 AM, 11-12-02
• RE: Anti-Bootee Player Anti-Bootee Contest - Week A, S5 Week 9,Punkin, 10:16 AM, 11-12-02
• RE: Anti-Bootee Player Anti-Bootee Contest - Week A, S5 Week 9,ulalame, 08:02 PM, 11-12-02
• RE: Anti-Bootee Player Anti-Bootee Contest - Week A, S5 Week 9,bobstew617, 10:06 PM, 11-12-02
  • RE: Anti-Bootee Player Anti-Bootee Contest - Week A, S5 Week 9,sittem, 10:44 AM, 11-13-02
• RE: Anti-Bootee Player Anti-Bootee Contest - Week A, S5 Week 9,bubbastan, 11:16 PM, 11-12-02
• RE: Anti-Bootee Player Anti-Bootee Contest - Week A, S5 Week 9,echogirl, 03:49 PM, 11-13-02
  • RE: Anti-Bootee Player Anti-Bootee Contest - Week A, S5 Week 9,sittem, 10:28 AM, 11-14-02
• RE: Anti-Bootee Player Anti-Bootee Contest - Week A, S5 Week 9,magic_star, 06:56 PM, 11-13-02
• RE: Anti-Bootee Player Anti-Bootee Contest - Week A, S5 Week 9,Ahtumbreez, 09:39 AM, 11-14-02
• RE: Anti-Bootee Player Anti-Bootee Contest - Week A, S5 Week 9,sittem, 12:12 PM, 11-14-02
• RE: Anti-Bootee Player Anti-Bootee Contest - Week A, S5 Week 9,Bebo, 02:48 PM, 11-14-02
• Life again has meaning!!,HeyBulldog, 03:03 PM, 11-14-02
• RE: Anti-Bootee Player Anti-Bootee Contest - Week A, S5 Week 9,Lolly, 04:11 PM, 11-14-02
• RE: Anti-Bootee Player Anti-Bootee Contest - Week A, S5 Week 9,echogirl, 04:49 PM, 11-14-02
• Hooray!,Kermit the Vixen, 04:49 PM, 11-14-02
• RE: Anti-Bootee Player Anti-Bootee Contest - Week A, S5 Week 9,tjstein, 05:04 PM, 11-14-02
• RE: Anti-Bootee Player Anti-Bootee Contest - Week A, S5 Week 9,GuessItRains, 05:29 PM, 11-14-02
• RE: Anti-Bootee Player Anti-Bootee Contest - Week A, S5 Week 9,Rebel Crown, 05:39 PM, 11-14-02
• RE: Anti-Bootee Player Anti-Bootee Contest - Week A, S5 Week 9,katem, 05:41 PM, 11-14-02
• RE: Anti-Bootee Player Anti-Bootee Contest - Week A, S5 Week 9,Punkin, 07:12 PM, 11-14-02
• RE: Anti-Bootee Player Anti-Bootee Contest - Week A, S5 Week 9,I_AM_HE, 07:13 PM, 11-14-02
• RE: Anti-Bootee Player Anti-Bootee Contest - Week A, S5 Week 9,rwj3eb, 07:36 PM, 11-14-02
• RE: Anti-Bootee Player Anti-Bootee Contest - Week A, S5 Week 9,HawkEye, 07:42 PM, 11-14-02
• RE: Anti-Bootee Player Anti-Bootee Contest - Week A, S5 Week 9,ejm92, 07:51 PM, 11-14-02
• RE: Anti-Bootee Player Anti-Bootee Contest - Week A, S5 Week 9,Granvil the 4th, 08:08 PM, 11-14-02

I just gotta say that this is hysterical!

Bumping this up as the rules are now posted.

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LAST EDITED ON 11-12-02 AT 10:21 AM (EST)

Way to go Sittem!!! This is a riot. Good luck to all and be sure to stay away from EchoGirl... she'll be nothing but trouble for you! LOL

I'll take a chance on:

SmartnSassyBnkr
BuckyKatt
Sleeeve
EJM92

Groucho Bonus: EchoGirl (let's have a nice big vote explanation Echo, OK?)

I'm predicting, with no offense intended to EJM or Sleeeve, that either SmartnSassy or BuckyKatt is going to win the AB game.


LC - loves Sittem's idea

this is indeed hilarious sittem!
and I'm considering playing for the anti-win here too, riding echogirl until I think she's ready to cash in her chips
although, that could prove harder than playing to be the anti-anti-bootee winner...

LAST EDITED ON 11-13-02 AT 11:12 AM (EST)

LAST EDITED ON 11-11-02 AT 06:20 PM (EST)

ABP

safe this week

JohnMc

He is conservative in his picks, and has a strategy - to stay alive. He's a safe bet thru F4.

BC - EJM
WC - JohnMc

edit to add groucho word - "dude" or "dood"

Whoops - almost forgot I was supposed to let y'all know the secret word has been chosen. I e-mailed webby several days ago with the word. Remember - this one won't cost you anything if you get it wrong. Just choose the ABP that might mention the word in their post - actually, any or all of them COULD say it and if you name one you get the points. Don't forget to name someone for possible free points.

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Hey, Sittem! You're my Hero! Being booted from Anti-Bootee has left me dazed and confused and without my moorings. And you've just tossed out a life saver! Now I have something to live for again!

I'm off to carefully study the voting patterns of the remaining contestants. I'll be back!

LC, I also appreciate your starting another game, but I've never traded in stocks so I think I'll sit this one out and watch how it's played.

LAST EDITED ON 11-14-02 AT 07:32 PM (EST)

Yay, sittem! I am so glad I still have this game to play

Safe:

EJM92
Sleeeve
Cin
GeorgiaBelle
JohnMc
Draco Malfoy

WC: EchoGirl

Secret Word: alive

Edited because I finally read the directions for the secret word.

Even if I wasn't in th original game, can I still play? If so,

SAFE:

ejm92
Sleeve
BuckyKatt
JohnMc
smurtNsassybnkr

Secret Word: tribe

Absolutely - you're not tainted by being a loser yet so you'll probably do great!

Note to everyone - I've gotta go to Florida today and won't be back until late Sunday night so I probably won't be able to post results until after I return. Weeks after this one will be better, though I cannot post any week until after Lion Chow posts results of the regular ABC as I need to see what points have been awarded there to give y'all your points.

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Thanks, Sittem, for giving us something to do while cooling our heels at loser lodge!

Let's see, Safe:
EMJ92
Sleeeve
Buckykatt
DracoMalfoy
Survivorerist

BC: Sleeeve
WC: Echogirl;)

Groucho: Chewy

Hi Mr. Sittem!

Can I play if I am still in the Anti-Bootee game? Or would I unduly influence the outcome of this fabulous game!!!! I mean if people are gonna gamble on my ultimate demise I may have to pull a Brandon and switch sides. Wait that didn't work. Perhaps an UTR Vee? I could be the total wild card in this game. Afterall I never saw LL last year

Echo - sure you can play. Your picks are out there for anyone to see so there won't be any insider info that's not available to all.

BTW - Mr. Sitte?? Just plain sittem will do. Such respect - I don't know what to do!!

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LAST EDITED ON 11-14-02 AT 07:34 PM (EST)

This is so funny Sittem!

Safe
----
Cin
echogirl
Sleeeve
GeorgiaBelle

BC: Sleeeve
WC: Bucky Katt

Word: Sleeeve

Edited to change almost everything.

The Cubs win the World Series!Cubbies Win!Cubbies Win!

Okay I'm picking:

Cin
Survivorchick
Survivorerist
Sleeve
Draco

Worst points: Echogirl
Secret word: Survivorchick
Most points: EJM92

Come on fellow survivorfreaks don't fail me now.

LAST EDITED ON 11-14-02 AT 06:14 PM (EST)

Still waiting on Echo and Georgia to make their ABC picks, but gotta get in a preliminary list since I'm in Florida at the folks and have limited access and ssssllllllllooooooowwwwwwww computer.

Safe:
Cin
Sleeve
Sirerist
S Chick
Bert
JohnMc
And, adding GeorgiaBelle

BC: Bucky
WC: smrtN

Secret Word: I'm not eligible

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LAST EDITED ON 11-14-02 AT 05:00 PM (EST)

LAST EDITED ON 11-14-02 AT 02:48 PM (EST)

Safe:

Cin
JohnMc
DracoMalfoy
Survivorchick
Bert
EJM92
Survivorerist
BuckyKatt
Sleeeve
GeorgiaBelle
echogirl

BC: BuckyKatt (take it all the way, my evil apprentice!)

WC: smrtNsassybnkr

Secret Word: Sleeeve (we blues have got to stick together)

edited once because I'm silly, and a second time so that one of us votes for echogirl

Thanks Sittem...this is great!

Safe:
Georgia Belle
EJM92
Draco Malfoy
Cin

BS: Bucky Katt
WS: Echo Girl

Groucho Bonus: Sleeeve (with all of those words, he has to have gotten it in there somewhere).

Ahh...I feel so much better now that I have another game to play!

LAST EDITED ON 11-14-02 AT 06:21 PM (EST)

LAST EDITED ON 11-14-02 AT 06:16 PM (EST)

Safe:

Echogirl
Georgiabelle
EJM92
Sleeeve
Cin
Bert
JohnMc
DracoMalfoy
Sirerist
Survirochick
Bucky Katt

WC: Echogirl
BC: EJM92

Secret Word: Sleeeve

If I get the boot again, can I play under the ghostnic Gaggin'?

Okay I have no idea what strategy to use in this game. Should I aim high, or aim low (like I do in the Anti-Bootee game). I don't know!

Anti-bootee: echogirl (hey someone has to vote for me!)

BC-echogirl
WC-JohnMc

Secret Word? I'll pass!

A whole new game! I love it! I'm going all out this time... here are my picks.

Cin
SurvivorChick
ejm92
Survivoreist
Sleeeeeeeeve
Georgia Belle

WC=Survivorist
BC=Bucky Katt

Secret Word was "spoken" by.... sleeeeeeve! Do it for me, baby! No whammys!!

Why are you looking at me? Stop looking at me. I said, STOP -- wait, what? OK, never mind.

Since I'm here at Loser Lounge with the rest of the 47,000 peeps who lost last week, I think I'll give this a shot. Plus I love Gale Street Inn!

My safe picks for the week are:

Cin
DracoMalfoy
Sleeeve
Echogirl

BC - Sleeeve
WC - Echogirl

Bring on the fun!

- fairly certain that she went to Gale Street Inn for a pre-prom meal while in high school