# Thunder, Thunder, Thunder, Thundercats!  Mafia! \[Closed, roles assigned\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunder-thunder-thunder-thundercats-mafia-closed-roles-assigned/578524>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [April 15, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunder-thunder-thunder-thundercats-mafia-closed-roles-assigned/578524 "2011-04-15T18:11:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunder-thunder-thunder-thundercats-mafia-closed-roles-assigned/578524/21 "2011-04-20T15:20:29Z")

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Didn’t want to get into another multi-month epic but seeing as how it’s a pretty small group,

/in

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**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunder-thunder-thunder-thundercats-mafia-closed-roles-assigned/578524/22 "2011-04-20T17:12:04Z")

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I have never played before…and kinda sorta don’t really know how…but I will definitely play because it sounds fun.

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**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunder-thunder-thunder-thundercats-mafia-closed-roles-assigned/578524/23 "2011-04-20T17:27:32Z")

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Roster:

1. Astral Rejection
2. glowacks
3. Pleonast
4. Zeriel
5. Mahaloth
6. Normal Phase
7. special ed
8. Red Skeezix
9. Giraffe
10. pedescribe
11. fubbleskag (moved up from sub with his permission)
12. Tom Scud
13. Sir T-Cups

Planning to close the roster this evening and will issue role PMs.

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**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunder-thunder-thunder-thundercats-mafia-closed-roles-assigned/578524/24 "2011-04-20T17:29:37Z")

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> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#):
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> I have never played before…and kinda sorta don’t really know how…but I will definitely play because it sounds fun.

It’s super fun. What you do is say something like “you use an awful lot of commas, that sounds like something _scum_ would do!” while arching your eyebrow and then everyone lynches you because accusing people of being scum is scummy.

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**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunder-thunder-thunder-thundercats-mafia-closed-roles-assigned/578524/25 "2011-04-20T17:52:52Z")

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> [@Giraffe](#):
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> It’s super fun. What you do is say something like “you use an awful lot of commas, that sounds like something _scum_ would do!” while arching your eyebrow and then everyone lynches you because accusing people of being scum is scummy.

That’s the kind of advice scum would give.

😉

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**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunder-thunder-thunder-thundercats-mafia-closed-roles-assigned/578524/26 "2011-04-20T17:53:41Z")

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> [@Giraffe](#):
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> It’s super fun. What you do is say something like “you use an awful lot of commas, that sounds like something _scum_ would do!” while arching your eyebrow and then everyone lynches you because accusing people of being scum is scummy.

**Vote Giraffe**

for italicizing “scum.”

ETA: No, wait, **unvote**  
**vote Pleo**

for sniping my joke.

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**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunder-thunder-thunder-thundercats-mafia-closed-roles-assigned/578524/27 "2011-04-20T17:57:28Z")

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[vote]vote Giraffe[/vote]

It’s the most pro-Town play at this point.

Edit: That’s right, I have to manually type out the color tags…

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**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:** [April 20, 2011, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunder-thunder-thunder-thundercats-mafia-closed-roles-assigned/578524/28 "2011-04-20T18:45:23Z")

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**vote: Tom Scud** for editing.

I’ll have to Giraffe tomorrow.

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**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunder-thunder-thunder-thundercats-mafia-closed-roles-assigned/578524/29 "2011-04-20T18:49:25Z")

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> [@Normal\_Phase](#):
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> I’ll have to Giraffe tomorrow.

You know you want to edit that.

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**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:** [April 20, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunder-thunder-thunder-thundercats-mafia-closed-roles-assigned/578524/30 "2011-04-20T18:54:33Z")

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Happily I only had to resist the urge for one minute.

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**Author:** ![Wolverine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunder-thunder-thunder-thundercats-mafia-closed-roles-assigned/578524/31 "2011-04-20T23:05:20Z")

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If it’s not too late, I’ll join.

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**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunder-thunder-thunder-thundercats-mafia-closed-roles-assigned/578524/32 "2011-04-21T00:20:01Z")

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In by the wire, Wolverine, I was just about to announce the closure of signups. 🙂 Welcome!

Final roster is:

1. Astral Rejection
2. glowacks
3. Pleonast
4. Zeriel
5. Mahaloth
6. Normal Phase
7. special ed
8. Red Skeezix
9. Giraffe
10. pedescribe
11. fubbleskag
12. Tom Scud
13. Sir T-Cups
14. Wolverine

PMs will be going out shortly. When you get yours, please confirm. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunder-thunder-thunder-thundercats-mafia-closed-roles-assigned/578524/33 "2011-04-21T00:21:18Z")

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> [@fluiddruid](#):
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> PMs will be going out shortly. When you get yours, please confirm. Thanks.

I haven’t got mine yet.

I’ll post again in 60 seconds if this is still the case.

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**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunder-thunder-thunder-thundercats-mafia-closed-roles-assigned/578524/34 "2011-04-21T00:24:59Z")

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OK, I still haven’t gotten mine. I’m going to call Des Moines 911 to make sure fluid is OK.

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**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunder-thunder-thunder-thundercats-mafia-closed-roles-assigned/578524/35 "2011-04-21T00:31:30Z")

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HEY! I had to randomly assign you jerks first! I’m working on it.

Note to self. Giraffe’s power is to die whenever someone casts a vote.  
😃

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**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunder-thunder-thunder-thundercats-mafia-closed-roles-assigned/578524/36 "2011-04-21T00:33:10Z")

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Now I’m not going to confirm when I get my PM because you were mean to me. You’ll have to wonder forever if I got it or not. :mad:

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunder-thunder-thunder-thundercats-mafia-closed-roles-assigned/578524/37 "2011-04-21T00:34:15Z")

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Got it.

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**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunder-thunder-thunder-thundercats-mafia-closed-roles-assigned/578524/38 "2011-04-21T00:37:33Z")

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I can neither confirm nor deny that I got my role PM just a second ago.

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**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunder-thunder-thunder-thundercats-mafia-closed-roles-assigned/578524/39 "2011-04-21T00:41:12Z")

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I has a message.

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**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunder-thunder-thunder-thundercats-mafia-closed-roles-assigned/578524/40 "2011-04-21T00:47:44Z")

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If anyone doesn’t have theirs by now, PM me please. Day 1 will begin approx 10am CST tomorrow.

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