Ner's Statue

So first off, is it fair to say that for ToW and Joust that bare feet are the only allowed shoe wear? No advantages from cleats or anything else. Is jousting strictly a pulling game or is there strategy of dropping the rope and what not?

I believe that we should make a formal memorial for Kirby Puckett and perhaps even a burial site for his ashes. Also, since Ner will not be in attendance I think we should create a statue for him. The said statue will have Ner throwing the hook with each extremity of his body. He will be saying, "Go A-Fucking-Head" and will either be carrying the KPMG torch or holding his infamous laser that will never be turned off. Any ideas what we can make it out of?

Ged.

Tugs or Jousts

In light of the new poll, let's clear this up for good. Are we going to do official tug of war, demonstrated above by Moerder and his former squad at the distinguished alma mater, or are we jousting, shown below. Jousting is the aforementioned (by me and hafer) hippie-style of tugging, a much more finesse game (as demonstrated by the finesse-oriented physique of the other Harvard alum modeling the joust), and maybe more fair, but the traditional tug allows the entire team to compete at once. Votes?

How were we not invited to this?!?!

And to think, I was considering choosing P. Diddy as my team's third member...

If Malone cant come

This is who we will be adding if Malone cant make it, just thought id run it by the fat/skinny council first.

In Defense of Frisbee Golf

Since there's been a lot of grumbling and hand-wringing over what's to be done with frisbee golf, i will offer up a defense. Feel free to respond if you feel any of the points I make are pretty much bullshit.



1) Time-effectiveness

Frisbee golf takes about a minute to set up, and the event moves pretty quickly since every team competes at once. I think we plowed through it in like half an hour last year, which means more time for drinking and wassailing later in the night.

2) Competitiveness

Frisbee golf has been pretty awesome in that the scores are close and many games come down to the final hole. Also tie-breakers are real nail-biters, as a single throw of the frisbee can cause a two point swing, crucial in these Kirby Puckett Games. Also, as I mentioned in tenet one, having all four teams compete at once in an event is always desired more than having to rotate two teams in at a time like in bocce, shoes, 'minton, etc.

3) Parity/Randomness

While someone like Ner may have a Matrix-like ability to manipulate a frisbee's flight path, most of us are fairly even when it comes to huckin' the disc. The true test is how one responds to stimuli like trees, wind, the tree house, and Chiyo's bizarre garden decorations. This differs from events like Badminton that are determined more by acquired skill than instinct or inherent ability, as some of us have practiced the event so much in the last seven years that the court looks like a tundra. I know some people may really dislike randomness in the games, but I don't see frisbee golf as much more random than bocce or croquet. There's an undeniable strategy to the event. Plus, randomness isn't always a terrible thing. My big beef with tug of war (an event I support being in the games, mind you) is that you can probably predict with pretty high accuracy (at least compared to other events) who's going to win the event before it starts based on the size and strength of each team. I don't think that's a huge problem, but I think it's always nice to balance more deterministic games like ToW with games utilizing skills most of us don't use all the time.

That's basically my argument. I also would posit this: Why not include it in the games? I have not heard a good reason other than basically "it's gay" and "it's boring" and "it's the same game as bocce," which you could say about most of these events. IT'S A LAWN GAME TOURNAMENT, not the X-Games, these games are supposed to be gay and boring and involve throwing/hitting some object close to another one.

And a question: Is "Beissel" Brent Beissel or Chris?

The Elway Games

I think these games should be KPMG 7: The Elway Games.

And now that we have a date, let the discussion begin on the games themselves.

croquet
badminton (doubles and singles)
quoits or shoes?
frisbee golf
Trivial pursuit?
Bocce
Tug of War?

I like TP, and I think ToW should be introduced. I could live without frisbee golf or shoes, and I'd rather see golf go. I still think tetherball is too good an event to let go, but if I must I will say goodbye. I take shoes over quoits, if we have to do one of them. I think the scavenger hunt is a bad idea - anytime you have people leave the Slater Rd compound, you risk not completing the games. It has the potential to get out of control and waste an assload of much-needed time.

Will someone make a good case for frisbee golf please? I see no reason to have it in the games. My vote would be:

'quet
'minton (s&d)
'shoes
TP
'ce
ToW
Adventure race

with tetherball as a tiebreaker.

The Council has Spoken

After discussion with the Council of Elders (Moerder and I), the official date of the Kirby Puckett Memorial Games : 7 is.....Saturday, August 23rd at 10 AM. Early arrival is recommended.

Teams:
Me, Bauer and Carl
Brooks, Riegal and Hafer
Moerder, McCowan and Rowe/Brent Beissel?
Malone, Heins and Walborn
Otto, Chris Beissel and White or Brent Beissel?

Any suggestions in regards to the teams are highly recommended. The day before we will have a volunteer get-together to prepare the hallowed lands and clean up the yard for The 'Yo. This will provide the grounds with proper feng shui for the event. Also, I recommend we have a serious fucking party Saturday night.

Now, I believe we should lay out the games:
croquet
badminton (doubles and singles)
quoits or shoes?
frisbee golf
Trivial pursuit?
Bocce
Tug of War?

I cannot think of the other games. I think 8 games is good for a days work. (Please, when pronouncing the games with the question marks...please say them as though it is a question.)

War. Peace. Harmony. These my friends, are the Kirby Puckett Memorial Games.