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ShuoftheFieryHeat: As DP mediation is one aspect which can be complicated by cultural differences. Sometimes these differences are large (like a swastika CP) and sometimes they are small but create tension in the game.
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ShuoftheFieryHeat: When I first met BlueGrass I did not know he was from South Africa. 
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ShuoftheFieryHeat: In the USA the word "bluegrass" has 2 specific meanings:
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ShuoftheFieryHeat: 1) it is a type of traditional music - noted for its harmonies and played on traditional instruments (guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, bass)
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ShuoftheFieryHeat: 2) it is a type of grass.  This grass is known to almost everyone who knows about horses. This grass grows in the State of Kentucy where the best race horses are raised.  The horses that grow up eating this grass are some of the best race horses in the world.  Kentucy is often refered to as The Bluegrass state. The latin name for this grass is: poa pratensis
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ShuoftheFieryHeat: When I first chatted with BlueGrass I thought he knew about both of these items since the name BlueGrass has a special meaning here.  I refered to him as: poa pratensis.  It was not until later that I found out that he was not from the USA and that he might not have realized that the title was a friendly one.
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ShuoftheFieryHeat: I would like to know how people would handle such a misunderstanding?  And perhaps BlueGrass would be good enough to explain what his name means to someone in South Africa?
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Kingmaker December 2009

Kingmaker Rank 3 12/29/2009 In Progress

Log 1


Kingmaker Rank 3 12/29/2009 Log 1

Demi-Pharaoh Rank 2.
Welcome peabody, zaxaz, Reyzer, ShuoftheFieryHeat, Luckie, tanisboy4, BlueGrass.
In the next 3 days you must nominate one to be Demi-Pharaoh.
More information can be found at voting booths.
zaxaz: anybody care to tell me why I should vote for them?
zaxaz: hi luckie, how have you been?
Reyzer: ooh new tab
zaxaz: hiya
Reyzer: hi there, hows it going?
zaxaz: going good, hunting mushies
Reyzer: ugh
Reyzer: I'm stuck on beehives
zaxaz: sorry to hear that
zaxaz: there was some recent sightings on shroomdar
Reyzer: lol yea
zaxaz: they're pretty random, huh?
Reyzer: malevolent mushrooms :P
Reyzer: as random as random can be
zaxaz: probably if you plotted all the BH sightings, it's spell out teppy's name
Reyzer: hehe
Reyzer: or maybe just spell "suckers"
zaxaz: with a :P
Reyzer: lol
zaxaz: that's the best part of this channel, everyone that want's my vote always laughs at my jokes
Reyzer: does the mirth get more sycophantic as the round draws to a close?
zaxaz: we'll see
Reyzer: no excuse for bad jokes though
zaxaz: I don't have much chance of winning, but I do like to see my candidates jump through hoops
Reyzer: I guess some like to pucker up
zaxaz: I'm just kidding of course
zaxaz hides the flaming hoop behind his back
Reyzer: ;)
Reyzer: load of brain shrooms in adn if that's what you're after
zaxaz: I saw those this earlier today
zaxaz: I'm looking for HvT PoT
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BlueGrass: Hi there Everyone. Just letting you know that I'm running for DP again this round and would like your support. Please have a look at my DP page and if you have any questions please feel free to ask me. Thank-you for your support. 
BlueGrass: http://www.atitd.org/wiki/tale4/User:BlueGrass/DP
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Reyzer: Afternoon
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ShuoftheFieryHeat: hello everyone - I hope everyone is having a good holiday
ShuoftheFieryHeat: I would like to introduce Shu to those of you who do not know him 
ShuoftheFieryHeat: I've played since T3 and at the start of T4 established Freebee House (now dormant)
ShuoftheFieryHeat: during T4 I've become more interested in the DP process and elections and now actively seek to move on to the next round
ShuoftheFieryHeat: I'm sure there will be some interesting dynamics in this round as candidates vie for votes and position - I have created a chat log page to help us track the conversations even if we are in different time zones
ShuoftheFieryHeat: http://www.atitd.org/wiki/tale4/User:Shuofthefieryheat/MyPassagesPage/Kingmaker_Details/DP_Chat_Logs
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tanisboy4: hello everyone
tanisboy4: I would like to go forward in this race so give u someone else to vote for then Shu :o)
tanisboy4: would be nice for a poor boy to become king....dont u think
BlueGrass: rofl sounds good
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ShuoftheFieryHeat: hi all 
ShuoftheFieryHeat: tanisboy4 tell me more about yourself and why you want to be DP?
ShuoftheFieryHeat: DP is not Pharaoh - that spot is taken :) but DP is a powerful position
ShuoftheFieryHeat: what would you do if you became DP and how would you use the ban?
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ShuoftheFieryHeat: As DP mediation is one aspect which can be complicated by cultural differences. Sometimes these differences are large (like a swastika CP) and sometimes they are small but create tension in the game. 
ShuoftheFieryHeat: When I first met BlueGrass I did not know he was from South Africa.  
ShuoftheFieryHeat: In the USA the word "bluegrass" has 2 specific meanings: 
ShuoftheFieryHeat: 1) it is a type of traditional music - noted for its harmonies and played on traditional instruments (guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, bass) 
ShuoftheFieryHeat: 2) it is a type of grass.  This grass is known to almost everyone who knows about horses. This grass grows in the State of Kentucy where the best race horses are raised.  The horses that grow up eating this grass are some of the best race horses in the world.  Kentucy is often refered to as The Bluegrass state. The latin name for this grass is: poa pratensis 
ShuoftheFieryHeat: When I first chatted with BlueGrass I thought he knew about both of these items since the name BlueGrass has a special meaning here.  I refered to him as: poa pratensis.  It was not until later that I found out that he was not from the USA and that he might not have realized that the title was a friendly one. 
ShuoftheFieryHeat: I would like to know how people would handle such a misunderstanding?  And perhaps BlueGrass would be good enough to explain what his name means to someone in South Africa? 



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