# Werewolf - a game. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 5, 2007, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997 "2007-02-05T23:04:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 49
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/961 "2007-03-07T20:36:31Z")
[QUOTE=Suburban Plankton] Is that a confession? **throws down a blanket to stake a prime viewing spot for the evening’s festivities** [/QUOTE] _backs up his 4x4 with a keg of beer_ TAILGATE!!! ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/962 "2007-03-07T20:37:01Z")
Winston, if you’re not a werewolf you’re still completely untrustworthy. What the hell were you thinking, pretending to be a Mason? It’s pretty obviously untrue. Vote Winston Smith. ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/963 "2007-03-07T20:46:35Z")
Somebody tell the executioner he can take the night off, looks like **Winston’s** gonna just hang himself. We even have the **sturmhauke** seal of approval on this one (he has voted twice before, both werewolves). ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/964 "2007-03-07T21:11:21Z")
[QUOTE=sturmhauke] Winston, if you’re not a werewolf you’re still completely untrustworthy. What the hell were you thinking, pretending to be a Mason? It’s pretty obviously untrue. Vote Winston Smith. [/QUOTE] Untrustworthy? Easy for you to say, mate. You’re not facing the gallows. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/965 "2007-03-07T21:13:00Z")
oooooooooooK unvote jsgoddess vote Winston Smith Wow, it’s really nice to make a vote knowing for sure that you’re in the right camp. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/966 "2007-03-07T21:17:15Z")
All right. So maybe claiming to be a Mason wasn’t the brightest idea, but I was just trying to save my skin and got a little desperate there. I’ve settled down a little now, and I’m recanting my claim. I’ll face the gallows bravely. More or less. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/967 "2007-03-07T21:19:20Z")
Well, **Winston** , I have to say that you did something I wasn’t expecting. So, if that was your intention, congratulations! (This has gotten a bit surreal.) ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/968 "2007-03-07T21:20:20Z")
[QUOTE=Winston Smith] All right. So maybe claiming to be a Mason wasn’t the brightest idea, but I was just trying to save my skin and got a little desperate there. [/QUOTE] There’s no need to run off with your tail between your legs, now. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/969 "2007-03-07T21:22:44Z")
[QUOTE=jsgoddess] Well, **Winston** , I have to say that you did something I wasn’t expecting. So, if that was your intention, congratulations! (This has gotten a bit surreal.) [/QUOTE] What self-respecting (innocent) villager goes to the gallows without a fight? ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/970 "2007-03-07T21:27:55Z")
[QUOTE=Winston Smith] What self-respecting (innocent) villager goes to the gallows without a fight? [/QUOTE] if you are indeed a townie, then that has to be the worst role claim ever! Your fate was looking pretty sealed anyway, but now it’s so sealed we could sell it as an industrial apoxy! ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/971 "2007-03-07T23:20:08Z")
[QUOTE=Winston Smith] All right. So maybe claiming to be a Mason wasn’t the brightest idea, but I was just trying to save my skin and got a little desperate there. I’ve settled down a little now, and I’m recanting my claim. I’ll face the gallows bravely. More or less. [/QUOTE] You expect anyone to believe that? Considering that it would guarantee the hanging of another Townsperson (since anyone who _did_ believe it would vote for **OAOW** )? You would have done better to actually try addressing the suspicions listed against you. You’ve still got a few hours to try that. If you’re really sincere and convincing, you might save your neck…but I doubt it. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/972 "2007-03-07T23:21:44Z")
These last few dozen posts have been pretty damning for **Winston Smith**. Still, I see no reason for me to jump on the bandwagon. I will, however, vote for him for an entirely different reason: he’s too stupid to survive. If he is a Mason, we know that **OAOW** is not, and we get a werewolf. Same way vice versa. vote Winston Smith ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/973 "2007-03-08T01:04:30Z")
Wow, the only living people to _not_ vote for **Winston Smith** are **Hocow** and **Unfinished Symphony** (whom we haven’t heard from much, but IIRC that’s due to some personal issue). ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/974 "2007-03-08T01:26:10Z")
And **hocow** is claiming that **Winston** has made recent posts that mark him as likely to be Town, but hasn’t been back to point any of them out. ( **hocow** hasn’t made any posts since then, so may not have been online since.) ---
**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/975 "2007-03-08T03:55:03Z")
Hmm…re-reading the posts I thought were relevant (on p. 17) after reading to the end of the thread, I think I made a bad call in judgment. Actually, **Winston** said that if he was lynched that he would avenge his death and stretch the necks of those who cast votes (paraphrasing). That actually seems to say that he has power to do that, i.e. can email others to do his dirty work. Shit, I thought I had something good going on. Re-reading, however, has lead me to think I was _way_ wrong before. Especially in light of the false role claiming that he just pulled. I vote Winston. Maybe next round I’ll have better instincts? 😕 Although I think I have spotted evidence of who the Seer is, but I will keep that to myself for now as I don’t want to alert the wolves should my hunch prove to be somewhat accurate this time. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/976 "2007-03-08T04:13:11Z")
😕 Are you sure it was page 17? **Winston Smith** only had 2 posts on that page: Post 804 [QUOTE=Winston Smith] Not at all. I am but a simple villager and Techsmith. [/QUOTE] Post 827 [QUOTE=Winston Smith] I vote for **MadThe Swine** - I think he voted for me to draw attention away from his own flea-bitten self. [/QUOTE] And you were already saying before that, in Post 802: [QUOTE=hocow] \*\* Winston Smith’s\*\* recent posts have me leaning toward his innocence. In fact, I wonder if he is one of our more “almightier” players, i.e. Seer, Angel.. For now it seems like he will be off my lynching radar. Although I don’t feel confident about the others yet to cast a vote. [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/977 "2007-03-08T12:19:15Z")
Due to factors beyond my control (i.e. I might have a lecture) this Day will end at 4.00 rather than 3.00. So you’ve got another 3 hours and 40 minutes to vote. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/978 "2007-03-08T13:37:16Z")
[QUOTE=Kat] You would have done better to actually try addressing the suspicions listed against you. You’ve still got a few hours to try that. If you’re really sincere and convincing, you might save your neck…but I doubt it. [/QUOTE] Well, y’all didn’t have a really strong case against me to begin with, so there really wasn’t anything concrete to argue about. You guys are a crazed mob. I understand that. Hell, I loves me a good old fashioned angry mob. Who doesn’t, really? The whole false role claim thing was a really terrible idea (though it _seemed like a good idea at the time_), and I think everyone agrees it sealed my fate. I don’t know what I could possibly say at this point to make anyone believe I’m not a wolf. So I suppose I’ll just go quietly. ---
**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/979 "2007-03-08T13:42:10Z")
Oops…page 16, sorry. (posts 791, 793) He seemed to be quite certain that **jsgoddess** and **MadtheSwine** were werewolves, as if he had inside info. Just his wording that had me convinced I guess… After re-reading yet again to find the correct page for posts, he also was persistent in saying that he was an innocent townie. That same tactic aroused my suspicions with **Richard Parker** , whom I am still watching. I’m so confuzzled sometimes…_sigh_ ---
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/980 "2007-03-08T15:47:32Z")
I’m not sure how close Cecilton is to Fon Du Lac, WI - but [this](http://www.fdlreporter.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070305/FON0101/703050357) might help you guys with your investigation. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997.md?page=48) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997.md?page=50)