# Scum mafia:  On Cecil pond \[Game Over\]

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [January 24, 2010, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scum-mafia-on-cecil-pond-game-over/526202 "2010-01-24T05:10:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![sachertorte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sachertorte/32/3727_2.png) [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scum-mafia-on-cecil-pond-game-over/526202/847 "2010-02-09T14:49:50Z")

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> [@Drain\_Bead](#):
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> Maybe it’s just that when I’ve seen townies accused of PIS, it’s often done by a Scum trying to take advantage of something that can be construed as a “slip” by others. See my suspicion of…shit, who was it…amrussell? In Colorless? Scum will try to latch onto stuff like that, because it is a lot easier than actually making a real case against someone.

> [@sachertorte](#):
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> Hm. That’s entirely possible. I can’t remember if those jumping on my slip were Town or Scum. Maybe I should look it up. (I can’t even remember which game it was though).

So I looked it up, and the results are quite illuminating. The specific game in which I supposedly displayed perfect information was Pleonast’s Mini-Munchkin Mafia  
If you want to read the whole thing, My “slip” gets pointed out in [post #107](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=506331&page=3).

The summary:

- I, sachertorte (Town), imply that storyteller and Squid are Town, when I should not know this. (They turn out to be, but I didn’t know this, yet my statements imply that I do). (Somewhere on Page 2)
- sinjin (Scum) points out the slip, but merely states “concern” in post #107.
- I acknowledge the slip, state that I don’t know that storyteller and squid are Town, but I think that they are. I also explain my statement a bit more.
- Mostly ignored.
- sinjin (Scum) repeats the accusation, wondering why no one else cares. in post #131.
- Cookies (Town) wonders what the fuss is all about, not even remembering the exchange even happened.
- ShadowFacts (Town) links to the post.
- Hockey Monkey (Scum) repeats the accusation and labels it PIS.
- Cookies (Town) relates similar beatings she endured on Day One for statements. Acknowledges that sachertorte should be under watch, but nothing more at this time.
- Chucara (Scum) “sachertorte is really pinging me”
- It gets dropped for a while
- sinjin (Scum) votes for sachertorte post #200

I stopped reading there. I also recall that at some point in that game storyteller poo-poos the entire PIS meme.  
The result? **Drain Bead** has justification in her assertion that scum are more likely to latch onto instances of apparent, though totally incorrect, perfect information displays. My only concern is that if a scummy Rysto thought he could get Ed lynched based on PIS, why would scum kill Ed? If Ed were alive Today, would anyone question Rysto had he pushed for Ed’s lynch on the same reasoning? I wouldn’t have.

Those who are voting for Drain Bead, could you explain your vote? Is it the Mason thing?

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