Week 2 chat and predictions - Page 2

Certain · 03-03-2014, 03:09 AM

Season 3

That was an eventful first week. We had a handful of really good battles, along with a bunch of expected no-shows. But as I pointed out, there were fewer no-shows in Week 1 of this season than last season. And now we hopefully have weeded out the uncommitted.

This week's topics are song quotes, so I hope you enjoy. I don't advise that you attempt to mimic the songs quoted but rather to use the quotes as the same type of quote topics you might see normally. You'll notice two changes to sign-in threads: There are no more extensions, as battles are due Fridays, and the 48 lines/650 words limit has now become either/or, so as long as you're under one of them, you are fine.

Here are the matchups:

Just Write (1-0) vs. El Pancake (1-0) | "I never said I would stay to the end." — Robert Smith
Frank (1-0) vs. Clockwerk (1-0) | "Even in defeat, there's a valuable lesson learned." — Jay Z
Mike Wrecka (1-0) vs. Vividlyvague (1-0) | "You're born into this life paying for the sins of somebody else's past." — Bruce Springsteen
Vulgar (1-0) vs. H4ZE (1-0) | "To live outside the law, you must be honest." — Bob Dylan
Cereal_Killa (1-0) vs. patrown(1-0) | "Who needs peace when you can profit from being right?" — Eyedea
ZYG (1-0) vs. oats (1-0) | "Winning isn't everything, and this is not a race." — Aceyalone
Diode (1-0) vs. Adonis (1-0) | "Though my problems are meaningless, that don't make them go away." — Neil Young
Greed (1-0) vs. Ink (1-0) | "No one knows what it's like to be the bad guy." — Pete Townshend
timeless (1-0) vs. TYSON (0-1) | "Rain comes out the sky every time somebody dies." — Nas
Pinot Grij (0-0) vs. fresh (0-0) | "All we know is the beginning. Nobody controls the way that it ends." — Royce da 5'9"
Innovator (0-1) vs. Totoro (0-1) | "He who will die is he who will kill." — Joe Strummer
Exoduzt (0-1) vs. King Ra. (0-1) | "Walking side by side with death, the devil mocks their every step." — Robert Plant
sacrifice (0-1) vs. Objective (0-1) | "I hope you wake up in time for the revolution." — Common
dull boy (0-1) vs. dyedinthewool (0-1) | "I don't care what you think, unless it is about me." — Kurt Cobain
maths debate (0-1) vs. neutral (0-1) | "Exploitation is the world's oldest occupation." — Ras Kass
WZA (0-1) vs. YDK (0-1) | "I'm not half the man I used to be." — Paul McCartney

I am allowing a one-time leniency on not voting, in that @TYSON, @Totoro, @Innovator and @Kyzo may turn their losses to wins by voting on three extra battles this week. This one-time-per-competitor opportunity (excluding Week 16, obviously) will be available throughout the season, though not voting will eliminate you from the playoff automatic qualifer.

Also, I let the small handful of those who lost in Week 1 and didn't vote stay in the league, but that won't happen again for anyone.

03-03-2014, 03:09 AM	#1
Certain Mad fucking dangerous. Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 12,066 Battle Record: 40-19 Champed - AOWL Season 3 - Art of Writing League (2x) Rep Power: 85899406	Week 2 chat and predictions Season 3 That was an eventful first week. We had a handful of really good battles, along with a bunch of expected no-shows. But as I pointed out, there were fewer no-shows in Week 1 of this season than last season. And now we hopefully have weeded out the uncommitted. This week's topics are song quotes, so I hope you enjoy. I don't advise that you attempt to mimic the songs quoted but rather to use the quotes as the same type of quote topics you might see normally. You'll notice two changes to sign-in threads: There are no more extensions, as battles are due Fridays, and the 48 lines/650 words limit has now become either/or, so as long as you're under one of them, you are fine. Here are the matchups: Just Write (1-0) vs. El Pancake (1-0) \| "I never said I would stay to the end." — Robert Smith Frank (1-0) vs. Clockwerk (1-0) \| "Even in defeat, there's a valuable lesson learned." — Jay Z Mike Wrecka (1-0) vs. Vividlyvague (1-0) \| "You're born into this life paying for the sins of somebody else's past." — Bruce Springsteen Vulgar (1-0) vs. H4ZE (1-0) \| "To live outside the law, you must be honest." — Bob Dylan Cereal_Killa (1-0) vs. patrown(1-0) \| "Who needs peace when you can profit from being right?" — Eyedea ZYG (1-0) vs. oats (1-0) \| "Winning isn't everything, and this is not a race." — Aceyalone Diode (1-0) vs. Adonis (1-0) \| "Though my problems are meaningless, that don't make them go away." — Neil Young Greed (1-0) vs. Ink (1-0) \| "No one knows what it's like to be the bad guy." — Pete Townshend timeless (1-0) vs. TYSON (0-1) \| "Rain comes out the sky every time somebody dies." — Nas Pinot Grij (0-0) vs. fresh (0-0) \| "All we know is the beginning. Nobody controls the way that it ends." — Royce da 5'9" Innovator (0-1) vs. Totoro (0-1) \| "He who will die is he who will kill." — Joe Strummer Exoduzt (0-1) vs. King Ra. (0-1) \| "Walking side by side with death, the devil mocks their every step." — Robert Plant sacrifice (0-1) vs. Objective (0-1) \| "I hope you wake up in time for the revolution." — Common dull boy (0-1) vs. dyedinthewool (0-1) \| "I don't care what you think, unless it is about me." — Kurt Cobain maths debate (0-1) vs. neutral (0-1) \| "Exploitation is the world's oldest occupation." — Ras Kass WZA (0-1) vs. YDK (0-1) \| "I'm not half the man I used to be." — Paul McCartney I am allowing a one-time leniency on not voting, in that @TYSON, @Totoro, @Innovator and @Kyzo may turn their losses to wins by voting on three extra battles this week. This one-time-per-competitor opportunity (excluding Week 16, obviously) will be available throughout the season, though not voting will eliminate you from the playoff automatic qualifer. Also, I let the small handful of those who lost in Week 1 and didn't vote stay in the league, but that won't happen again for anyone.