I'm guessing the insider stakes are a lot bigger (and less straightforward).
Or just a dollar.
Pay up, Mortimer. I've won the bet.
Xander: I do have Spaghetti-os. Set 'em on top of the dryer and you're a fluff cycle away from lukewarm goodness. Riley: I, uh, had dryer-food for lunch.
'Same Time, Same Place'
The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Polgara - Apr 23, 2007 6:41:49 am PDT #6030 of 10001
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS
brenda m - Apr 23, 2007 6:43:42 am PDT #6031 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Yeah, but then you have the whole issue of why don't the sponsors just send somebody to shoot and run over the other compeitors.
Yes, well, maybe that's one of the rules.
Kat - Apr 23, 2007 6:47:09 am PDT #6032 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
But think about what happened to Blondie's parents. I kind of thought they were killed not by other racers necessarily, but by the sponsors or the sponsors' lackeys.
Polter-Cow - Apr 23, 2007 6:48:31 am PDT #6033 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yeah, but then you have the whole issue of why don't the sponsors just send somebody to shoot and run over the other compeitors.
Well, it looks like that did happen to Corinna's parents. Unless another rule is that they were CLOSE ENOUGH to "win" for the sake of the Race, but they couldn't actually cross because killing them is more fun or something.
Corinna claims the Race has no rules, but you can't be disqualified if there are no rules.
I think Toph should be in the Race.
Ginger - Apr 23, 2007 6:49:57 am PDT #6034 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
But think about what happened to Blondie's parents. I kind of thought they were killed not by other racers necessarily, but by the sponsors or the sponsors' lackeys.
I wasn't sure if they were actually killed or whether they wrecked in sight of the finish line.
Jessica - Apr 23, 2007 6:51:07 am PDT #6035 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I assumed the other car in that scene was a competitor, not a race official or sponsor. Huh.
askye - Apr 23, 2007 6:52:08 am PDT #6036 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
It looked to me like Corinna's parents were in sight of the finish line when another racer came up on them and in the race for 1st place edged them over the cliff and killed them.
brenda m - Apr 23, 2007 6:52:37 am PDT #6037 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I assumed it was another competitor that ran them off the road. What makes us think it might have been sponsors?
Kat - Apr 23, 2007 6:53:43 am PDT #6038 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I think it had to do with the level of aggression that didn't seemed aimed at passing them, but killing them.
Kevin - Apr 23, 2007 7:00:41 am PDT #6039 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
What makes us think it might have been sponsors?
Well, if we're suggesting sponsors can cheat, taking out that car would've been a smart (and required) move. So I'd say it's a possibility.