minx Posted October 27, 2003 Posted October 27, 2003 rock, paper, scissors World - Canada Canadian Beats World at Rock, Paper, Scissors Sun Oct 26, 6:45 PM ET TORONTO (Reuters) - The competitors, in glitzy, off-the-wall costumes, call themselves professional athletes. Some even bring along team doctors to supervise their nutrition and take them through intense warmups. This, it seems, is serious stuff to the 320 competitors who shook their fists early into Sunday morning at the World Rock, Paper, Scissors Championships at a nightclub in downtown Toronto. The man who did win -- and netted himself a purse of C$5,000 ($3,825) -- was Toronto's Rob Krueger, a member of the team "Legion of the Red Fist." To achieve the lofty title of World RPS Champion, he threw a combination of rock-paper-paper, defeating his opponent's offering of three rocks. Treading a thin line between silly spectacle and serious sport, the event drew a crowd of about 900, including many bemused spectators who wandered, with drinks in hand, among a slew of local and international media. Andy Cumming, 28, flew to Canada from London with five other members of the United Kingdom team, as well as their team doctor who counsels them on warmups, diet and practice. "It's an internationally played game, you know," he said, wearing a pair of worker's coveralls with the red, white and blue of the Union Jack patterned on it. "It's a complete travesty that not many people take it seriously." To the uninitiated, taking the playground game seriously is something of a tall order. Many competitors wore crude, homemade costumes, and played with a can of beer in their non-throwing hand. Douglas Walker, managing director of the Toronto-based, 700-member World RPS Society, is a little more realistic about the so-called sport he promotes. "We take rock, paper, scissors about as seriously as you take something like rock, paper, scissors. We have a lot of fun with the concept." Quote
Dru Posted October 27, 2003 Posted October 27, 2003 Well I know I kick ass at RSP so it's no surprise Canada won. We can add that to the trophy shelf next to the Hockey gold medals. Quote
scrambler Posted October 27, 2003 Posted October 27, 2003 Actually how about these? A team of Canadian researchers has found that an electrical current can be produced between the ends of a microscopic channel when a fluid flows through it. Discovery of new way to generate electricity means batteries could be powered by water OR Canada's budget surplus for the fiscal year ended March 31 was almost C$7 billion ($5.3 billion), more than double previous government forecasts, a federal official said on Tuesday. Canada's 2002-03 Surplus Close to C$7 Billion-Source Quote
minx Posted October 27, 2003 Author Posted October 27, 2003 scrambler, quit sucking the light hearted nature out of my posts. these are interesting accomplishments but way too damn serious for a rock paper scissors discussion Quote
Necronomicon Posted October 27, 2003 Posted October 27, 2003 RPS Gambits(from the world RPS Website): R-R-R: The Avalanche P-S-S: Paper Dolls P-P-P: The Beauracrat Quote
scrambler Posted October 27, 2003 Posted October 27, 2003 minx said: scrambler, quit sucking the light hearted nature out of my posts. these are interesting accomplishments but way too damn serious for a rock paper scissors discussion "We take rock, paper, scissors about as seriously as you take something like rock, paper, scissors. We have a lot of fun with the concept." Quote
minx Posted October 27, 2003 Author Posted October 27, 2003 scrambler said: minx said: scrambler, quit sucking the light hearted nature out of my posts. these are interesting accomplishments but way too damn serious for a rock paper scissors discussion "We take rock, paper, scissors about as seriously as you take something like rock, paper, scissors. We have a lot of fun with the concept." "We have a lot of fun with the concept." Quote
minx Posted October 27, 2003 Author Posted October 27, 2003 scrambler said: i knew you had it in ya! you can laugh! Quote
Figger_Eight Posted October 27, 2003 Posted October 27, 2003 The New World Order 2. The Ten Commandments The Ten Commandments of Roshambo * I am the Lord your rock. Thou shalt make no paper to cover me. * Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's paper. * Thou shalt not cheat at cards. * Paper covers rock, rock crushes scissors, scissors cuts paper; all other combinations shall be a "push." * Keep thy circles below thy waist. * Thou shalt wipe thy victim's arm after thou puncheth his shoulder. * Going rock all the time is NOT good; SAYING you are going rock every time may be. * Keep the Wednesday night sacred, for it is the day on which poker shall be played. * To be tilted is a admirable state, but to angle is divine. * The holiest of pilgrimages is to Vegas. Thou who doest remain at home shall be a "pussy." All shall be converted Quote
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