# The Feud: High School Memories by Ellen Cherry \[Game Over\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 3, 2009, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-high-school-memories-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/508736 "2009-09-03T12:31:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-high-school-memories-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/508736/41 "2009-09-03T19:32:40Z")
Okay, complainers. Here’s what you do: 1. Make up your own idea for a Feud. 2. Ask \*\*Dolores \*\*nicely if she’ll let you use the spreadsheet she uses to make the scoring much, much easier (yes, I’ve used it. It’s a huge help.) 3. Don’t specify any formatting rules. Just let people reply willy-nilly, however they feel like it. 4. Attempt to score the answers in anything approaching a timely manner. Bonus points for not cussing anybody out for “creative” formatting, or pulling your hair out trying to sort out ten different permutations of the same answer. After you’ve done that, come back and tell \*\*Dolores \*\*how to run her Feuds. She probably still won’t listen (since the way she’s doing it is working fine and most folks don’t seem to have a problem with following the very simple formatting rules), but it’s that “walk a mile in her shoes” thing. ---
**Author:** ![Normal\_Phase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Normal\_Phase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Normal_Phase)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-high-school-memories-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/508736/42 "2009-09-03T19:46:50Z")
1. jocks 2. English 3. Math 4. Art 5. to a friend’s house 6. to the mall 7. band 8. football 9. dodgeball 10. 5 ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-high-school-memories-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/508736/43 "2009-09-03T20:01:29Z")
1. Stoners 2. History 3. Geometry 4. History 5. 7-11 6. McDonald’s 7. Ham radio 8. Debate 9. Dodge ball 10. Five 11. 😛 Screw getting the top score! ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-high-school-memories-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/508736/44 "2009-09-03T20:28:03Z")
1. Jocks 2. History 3. Math 4. English 5. Work 6. Mall 7. Dungeons and Dragons 8. Football 9. Dodgeball 10. Five ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-high-school-memories-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/508736/45 "2009-09-03T21:12:04Z")
> [@Brainiac](#): > > :eek: Whoda thunkit. I’m not sure how it’s easier but if you say so I’ll have to accept that estimate. But that just means you can ignore those posts the same way you’d ignore posts like yours and mine with no answers. There must be dozens of “anomalies” every day. Can’t stall and fuss over every one. Remember back in the day when posting here was so slow people would mention every typeo. Glad those day are gon. If the questions and the comments are before and after the list leaving a space in between, I can cut and paste the entire list of answers into my scoring spreadsheet. I got a little pissy with Never Say Dice because he got pissy with me. (Pulling rank?) Those who have played the Feud (or scored one!) for over a year now understand why the rules exist. I said please and thank you in my PM to him: > [@](#): > > Title: Re: Please come reformat your answers in the Feud > > [QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] > > [QUOTE=Never Say Dice] > > [QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] > I know you don’t like the rules, but if you don’t abide by them I’ll have to disqualify you. > > We had a vote a while back, and the players decided on the disqualification rule. > > Thanks, > Rebo Do whatever you want. You don’t need to count my vote if you don’t want to. And on my feuds your vote won’t count. Can’t be more fair than that. [/QUOTE] You don’t have to be shitty about it. I asked politely, didn’t I? [/QUOTE] [/quote] I said “I know you don’t like the rules” based on the other “Feudish” threads he’s started. ---
**Author:** ![Brainiac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8797f3/32.png) [@Brainiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-high-school-memories-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/508736/46 "2009-09-03T21:25:32Z")
Some people find you arch. Saying that answer was “shitty” reflects more on you than Dice. He was expressing indifference, and you … If you don’t want people to be offended by your rules you might use a little more grace than messaging them then posting that you’ve messaged them and then cross-posting the entire conversation. And now you’re dragging me in, wanting me to see your pain. Sorry Toots. I’m unswayed by your arguments. His position “Don’t count my votes then” seems the simplest answer here. If you don’t put it in the spreadsheet, there’s nothing to erase. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-high-school-memories-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/508736/47 "2009-09-03T21:39:24Z")
But then people will say, “Where is my name in the standings sheet?” Don’t you think they should be told that they are disqualified? Plus, I didn’t even disqualify him! I was giving him a chance to play. > [@brainiac](#): > > His position “Don’t count my votes then” seems the simplest answer here. He did say, “Don’t count my votes, and I won’t count yours in my feuds.” > [@brainiac](#): > > Some people find you arch. What the hell is “arch?” ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-high-school-memories-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/508736/48 "2009-09-03T21:44:08Z")
> [@Brainiac](#): > > Some people find you arch. Saying that answer was “shitty” reflects more on you than Dice. He was expressing indifference, and you … If you don’t want people to be offended by your rules you might use a little more grace than messaging them then posting that you’ve messaged them and then cross-posting the entire conversation. And now you’re dragging me in, wanting me to see your pain. Sorry Toots. I’m unswayed by your arguments. His position “Don’t count my votes then” seems the simplest answer here. If you don’t put it in the spreadsheet, there’s nothing to erase. He was definitely a bit snarky about it. Either way, I don’t see the big deal. The rules are pretty clear as day in the OP. And most of the people who play these did agree a while back to use them. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-high-school-memories-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/508736/49 "2009-09-03T22:07:39Z")
1. Jocks 2. History 3. Trig 4. English 5. Friend’s House 6. The Dairy Queen 7. Chess Club 8. Football 9. Basketball 10. Six 11. Really. It’s a small town and back then that or the Burger Chef were _the_ hangout places. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-high-school-memories-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/508736/50 "2009-09-03T22:35:23Z")
As someone that has scored several feuds, I can appreciate everything that Rebo does. I find them fun and the rules or not that complicated. Thanks Rebo. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-high-school-memories-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/508736/51 "2009-09-03T23:00:06Z")
1. Jock 2. Math 3. Biology 4. Math 5. Track and Field practice 6. Cafeteria 7. Band 8. Hockey 9. Basketball 10. 5 ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-high-school-memories-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/508736/52 "2009-09-03T23:12:55Z")
1. First XV 2. Maths 3. General Studies 4. Latin/Ancient Greek 5. Football practice 6. Library 7. Altar servers’ guild 8. Sport 9. Basketball 10. 5 approx ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-high-school-memories-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/508736/53 "2009-09-03T23:18:22Z")
**Speaking as a moderator:** Everyone chill out. **Dolores Reborn** is kind enough to run these games for all of us and to do the scoring, which is an enormous PITA. (I’ve tried it, both with and without the spreadsheet, and I speak from experience.) Because she’s doing all this work, she is allowed to set up the rules that make it easier for her to do all this work. You are allowed to not follow those rules, in which case your answer won’t be counted. She is not obligated to give you the chance to do-over an answer that clearly is in a format other than the one explained in the rules. If you don’t like the way she runs these games, you are welcome to set up your own feuds, as some have done. Other people are free to participate in these or not as they see fit. If you wish to comment on how things are done in the feuds that **Dolores Reborn** runs, keep any comments civil – insults are not allowed in this forum, by people criticizing **Dolores Reborn** or by her in response to those insults. If you want to be rude, snarky, or insulting, take it to the Pit. [/moderator commentary] ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-high-school-memories-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/508736/54 "2009-09-04T00:02:24Z")
Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-high-school-memories-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/508736/55 "2009-09-04T00:46:20Z")
1. Jocks 2. English 3. Math 4. English 5. Friends house 6. the woods 7. Chess club 8. football 9. dodgeball 10. 4 ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-high-school-memories-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/508736/56 "2009-09-04T02:17:25Z")
1. Preppies 2. Math 3. Health 4. Math 5. Bus stop 6. Mall 7. Chess club 8. Football 9. Dodgeball 10. 5 Notes: 4: Tied with Latin, actually, but I don’t expect many points there. 7: And Magic: the Gathering club. Yes, my high school had one of those. 10: Probably more than that, actually, but I don’t have it here to count. I hope I’m in time… I somehow didn’t see this all day. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-high-school-memories-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/508736/57 "2009-09-04T02:20:54Z")
1. Jocks 2. Geometry 3. English 4. Band 5. A friend’s house 6. fast food place 7. Debate 8. Sports 9. dodge ball 10. 12 ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-high-school-memories-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/508736/58 "2009-09-04T03:11:33Z")
1. Jocks 2. English 3. Math 4. Social Studies 5. 7-11 6. Someone’s house 7. Chess club 8. Debate 9. Dodgeball 10. 3 ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-high-school-memories-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/508736/59 "2009-09-04T03:36:16Z")
1. Jocks 2. Drama 3. Biology 4. English 5. After-School job 6. pass 7. Yearbook 8. Sports 9. Basketball 10. Six As far as I knew, no one ever cut class at my high school. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-high-school-memories-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/508736/60 "2009-09-04T04:03:59Z")
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