The Bull Pen #22

In lieu of actually having some good material for the first section of my weekly blog, I just decided to throw out some choice quotes from The Simpsons.

Marge: Homer, the plant called. They said if you dont show up tomorrow dont bother showing up on Monday.
Homer: Woo-hoo. Four-day weekend.

Ralph Wiggum: Me Fail English? That’s Unpossible.

Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.

Homer: Weaseling out of things is important to learn. Its what separates us from the animals ... except the weasel.

Homer: Im normally not a praying man, but if youre up there, please save me Superman.

Troy McClure: Dont kid yourself, Jimmy. If a cow ever got the chance, hed eat you and everyone you care about!

Homer: You couldnt fool your own mother on the foolingest day of your life with an electrified fooling machine!

Marge: Homer, you dont have to pray outloud.
Homer: But hes way the hell up there!

Marge: (After Homer complains about Moe taking credit for the Flaming Homer) Well Homer, maybe you can take a little consolation in knowing that something you created is making so many people happy.

Homer: Oh, look at me! Im making people happy! Im the magical man, from Happy Land, living in a gumdrop house on lollipop lane! (Leaves the room, then pokes his head in through the door) Oh, by the way, I was being sarcastic. (Leaves again)

Marge: Well, duh.

I would like to give a shout out to CapnHun, who was kind enough to compliment me on my ability to call out locations when playing a multi-flag game on Sanctuary the other day. In the post game lobby, she was mentioning the person who was able to calmly point out where the enemy was attacking from despite the dangerous threat. I would like to believe that at most times, I try to give out useful information over the communication lines but I have been known to get frustrated (recent Gulch Wars games have proven that). Defense is what I like to do best and coordinating that defense with solid and concise information can prove useful to almost any team. You can contribute with more than just kills in a Halo 2 game. Map knowledge and enemy spotting are just as important. Sun Tzu said it best, “Know thy enemy and know thyself, find naught in fear for 100 battles. Know thyself but not thy enemy, find level of loss and victory. Know thy enemy but not thyself, wallow in defeat every time.”

Custom Game of the Week: No custom game of the week but just some comments about recent custom game action in the clan. By the way, I’m curious as to how many non-OMM have enjoyed these custom games. Anyhow, Cheap PORN is a resounding success with possibly the best game played over the weekend. A battle on Beaver Creek ended with a mere 1 second left for the losing team and both of the remaining players held a ball at the time. I had a chance to break out a dusty classic, Fiesta Grande, and it played out well on Ascension with teams realizing that sniper rifles, while strong on the map, are not invincible when multiple random weapons are involved. There was no Battle Royale or Royale with Cheese last weekend because I was out at a festival but maybe there will be a chance for the Royale fans to play a Cheese game during the week. I’m also eager to play some SWAT Potato again as it has been far too long since the last one of those games. Throw in a game of Ghostbusters on Headlong and there could be a nice variety for a larger party of OMM folks this week.