July 12, 2002

When they're not acroing about Tequila, Corona, or marijuana, my teammates love to acro about roadkill and inbreeding. Perhaps I'm missing something. I mean, there's just so much one can take acroing to the topic "Redneck Wedding Gifts." Then again, I'm well aware that the majority of them don't get my dry humor, and think I'm serious most of the time. There are about four of us on the team who don't go for this stuff.

One of them does absolutely filthy acronyms (and calls them "innuendo." I guess an acronym blatantly about erections must have some subliminal meaning about some other sexual topic hidden between the lines. It's so cleverly concealed that even I can't locate it). She's also the token Big Fundie. It's fascinating to watch her shove to the foreground in leading people to pray for someone ill who barely knows her. This must be her way of gaining express points for heaven or something. If a pagan did that without permission from the recipient of prayers, that would be considered black magick. What scares me is that the sheep baa behind her. Oh she is such a good shepherd, I guess all that divine namedropping is supposed to make up for the vulgar display...

My current profile on the acro game site. Topic was "describe your hairstyle." As you can see, they went bonkers for my bald acro. Think of it: a picture of a bald man placed above a bald acronym phrase, who belongs on a team whose name may be metaphorically construed as a statement of reverence to baldness...

Rogaine is a very popular "list word." About four and a half years ago, a large team on Acrophobia got together and generated a list of words which would mark their answers in a match. Oh, don't tell them they're cheating. You'd be taking away their fun. Anyway, Rogaine was on that list, and here we see it's still a crowd pleaser. This was my first match on this new substitute game system. It's nothing compared to the old Acrophobia that Berkeley Systems ran. Those were the days.

DD 1:01pm EST on Friday, Jul 12, 2002