The forumite known by the entire board as Roscoe36 was found in a gruesome Microwave murder. Police have little clues as to who had a motive to attack the esteemed administrator since anyone with probable cause was already banned from the site.

"Probably just a bunch of kids playing detective," said the sheriff of Windsor, "they're a bunch of animals anyhow."

On a scrap of paper was a note attributed to being Roscoe36's last words: "Damn, not again".

On the flip side, the letter L was written.

"Its a tough way to go. I thought he had gotten rid of 'The Microwave'"
Apparently not soon enough.

The forumite known by the entire board as Roscoe36 was found in a gruesome Microwave murder. Police have little clues as to who had a motive to attack the esteemed administrator since anyone with probable cause was already banned from the site.

"Probably just a bunch of kids playing detective," said the sheriff of Windsor, "they're a bunch of animals anyhow."

On a scrap of paper was a note attributed to being Roscoe36's last words: "Damn, not again".

On the flip side, the letter L was written.

"Its a tough way to go. I thought he had gotten rid of 'The Microwave'"
Apparently not soon enough.

ewwwww. a microwave!!!???? say it ain't so!!

time to get to work.

the letters we've gotten are A L E and L

so laimbeer is out now as the Pistons clue word.

i'm up for some legwork, but i'm not sure where to proceed...

Told y'all I wasn't the murderer!

Told y'all I wasn't the murderer!

Hey bro, nice to see a friendly face up here in PF.com heaven. :)

You have to be a good person to go to Heaven. Both of us must have had some help! :rofl:

You have to be a good person to go to Heaven. Both of us must have had some help! :rofl:

lmao! :pound:PF.com heaven merely requires a High Basketball IQ and the ability to defend oneself against the forum's most ferocious posters in a respectable manner. So, how did we make it here again? ;)

Guys. It only looks like heaven. Watch the Guard oriented jump shooting madness and you will realize where you really are. :girl_devil:

Motown and I bring the paint presence. He's James "Buddha Train" Edwards and I am Rick "McNasty" Mahorn.

Some preliminary legwork:

Slippy announced the last hanging on 9/13 at 10:59 am. He announced the nuking of our beloved leader this morning, 9/15, at 10:42 am. So I am assuming that the murderer acted in a post sometime bewteen those two posts. (If that's already a faulty assumption, somebody please let me know).

I ran a search of everyone on the subject list, just to eliminate those who did not post at all during that time frame. That eliminated, if I executed my search correctly: majestik, Aurorakmw, and warthog.

It leaves: me, Tayshaunofthedead, Jammertime, Bezeach, Webz, Lurker, Hack, The Low, Dumars4Ever, and Darth Tater.

Now, I know I didn't do it, but for the sake of an orderly investigation: here are the number of posts by each of those people during that time frame, from most to least:

Darth Tater: 17
Professor: 11
Webz: 8
Hack: 7
Bezeach: 4
Jammertime: 4
Lurker: 2
Tayshaunfothedead: 2
Dumars4Ever: 2
The Low: 1

Obviously, this doesn't in itself mean anything since it takes just one post to kill.

but somehow it felt like a useful start to the deliberations (even if it put Darth and I at the top of a list)....

I finally arrived in Heaven. If you think death will get you out of doing paperwork, think again, it seems St. Peter is God's #1 bureaucrat. Anyway, after filling out all the forms, I finally got my spot.

Nice to see Mo, Roscoe and Detteam here in Heaven.

Anyone seen Thee? I heard he was applying for a job in the Natural Disasters department.

Some preliminary legwork:

Slippy announced the last hanging on 9/13 at 10:59 am. He announced the nuking of our beloved leader this morning, 9/15, at 10:42 am. So I am assuming that the murderer acted in a post sometime bewteen those two posts. (If that's already a faulty assumption, somebody please let me know).

I ran a search of everyone on the subject list, just to eliminate those who did not post at all during that time frame. That eliminated, if I executed my search correctly: majestik, Aurorakmw, and warthog.

It leaves: me, Tayshaunofthedead, Jammertime, Bezeach, Webz, Lurker, Hack, The Low, Dumars4Ever, and Darth Tater.

Now, I know I didn't do it, but for the sake of an orderly investigation: here are the number of posts by each of those people during that time frame, from most to least:

Darth Tater: 17
Professor: 11
Webz: 8
Hack: 7
Bezeach: 4
Jammertime: 4
Lurker: 2
Tayshaunfothedead: 2
Dumars4Ever: 2
The Low: 1

Obviously, this doesn't in itself mean anything since it takes just one post to kill.

but somehow it felt like a useful start to the deliberations (even if it put Darth and I at the top of a list)....


Hey, I just tend to run my mouth. It doesn't make me the killer! :laugh:


Well, with Roscoe being killed, I have to admit my main suspect is gone.:doh:



I think your assumption must be correct about the timing Prof, but the way Slippy works...:dizzy2:...who knows?

Slippy, are you messing with us or is Roscoe really dead? The murderer usually waits until the last possible moment to act, but this time he posted before the deadline, right? And don't give me one of those pat answers about Management appreciating my inquiries and crap like that!:boxing:


Roscoe and Motown...Please say "hi" to Linwood for me? Oh, he's not up there? :diablo: Uggh, sorry to hear that. :skull: But I can't say I'm really surprised.

I finally arrived in Heaven. If you think death will get you out of doing paperwork, think again, it seems St. Peter is God's #1 bureaucrat. Anyway, after filling out all the forms, I finally got my spot.

Nice to see Mo, Roscoe and Detteam here in Heaven.

Anyone seen Thee? I heard he was applying for a job in the Natural Disasters department.

Oh, I guess you are there after all. Just late as usual. Well, that's good.

So is Maverick there? Would you know him if you saw him? Ask Detteam to work on a Spartan win this weekend. They will need his help. I'd like to see a picture of you guys with your wings. Can you dig one up?


Oh sorry. You are probably sensitive about the word "dig" given your recent experience.

Slippy, are you messing with us or is Roscoe really dead? The murderer usually waits until the last possible moment to act, but this time he posted before the deadline, right? And don't give me one of those pat answers about Management appreciating my inquiries and crap like that!:boxing:


Roscoe and Motown...Please say "hi" to Linwood for me? Oh, he's not up there? :diablo: Uggh, sorry to hear that. :skull: But I can't say I'm really surprised.
My question is: does the killer HAVE to make a post in the timeframe?

My question is: does the killer HAVE to make a post in the timeframe?

:pound:

YOUR question? didn't you write the rules???

I've been sitting here thinking about this question, and I keep coming up with the dizzying possibility that if there are two murderers at large they may be operating on two different "frequencies" or "rhythms", each of which would still be obliged to conform to the 3 day rule (that a murderer must strike within 3 days of a hanging).

:confused: --> :noidea: --> :smash:

It's dizzying to me because I can't for the life of me figure out the logical parameters by which we would then be able to definitively determine a window within which the deadly post must have occurred. And if we can't do that, then I have no idea how we might use the search features to aid our investigation. And if we can't do that then we might as well just enjoy the rush that comes with whipping up a hysterical lynch mob (and don't get me wrong, that really is fun).

its just a question. the answer has already been stated.

its just a question. the answer has already been stated.

you rock, slip. well done.

List of who is who : Slippy (Dude responsible for this CHAOS)


Lynch mob:
2.Darth
3.Prof
4.Roscoe<-------------------------Murder victim #4
5.Bezeach
6.Jammer
7.Motown<------------------------Murder victim #3
8.Linwood <-----------------------Hanged for murder #2
9.Tayshaun
10.Aurora
11.Webz
12.Majestik
13.Dlev<-------------------------- Hanged for murder #1
22.Low
15.Lurker
16.TFD<--------------------------Murder victim #1
17.detteam<-----------------------Hanged for murder #3
18.Dumars
19.Warthog
20.Maverick<---------------------Murder victim #2
21. Hack

Shouldn't hanged be hung.

Shouldn't hanged be hung.

How would I know if that guy Hanged is hung? I don't know & I don't care! :pound:


Seriously, I dunno Mo. You may be correct. Ask Prof.

Some preliminary legwork:
Slippy announced the last hanging on 9/13 at 10:59 am. He announced the nuking of our beloved leader this morning, 9/15, at 10:42 am. So I am assuming that the murderer acted in a post sometime bewteen those two posts. (If that's already a faulty assumption, somebody please let me know).

Based on prof's timeframe, I looked for the possible Pistons word "Wallace" and didn't find it. I'm not coming up with any other Pistons words with A, E, L, L.

If the killer is dropping the two non-Pistons words in a post without using the Pistons word, can the A, E, L, L clues appear anywhere in the post, or do they have to appear together in a single word?

Based on prof's timeframe, I looked for the possible Pistons word "Wallace" and didn't find it. I'm not coming up with any other Pistons words with A, E, L, L.

If the killer is dropping the two non-Pistons words in a post without using the Pistons word, can the A, E, L, L clues appear anywhere in the post, or do they have to appear together in a single word?

I came up with "Wallace" and "Maxiell" for possible Pistons words.

How would I know if that guy Hanged is hung? I don't know & I don't care! :pound:


Seriously, I dunno Mo. You may be correct. Ask Prof.

Hanged or Hung?

Hanged means "executed by hanging." Some authorities accept hung.


Hung means "suspended" otherwise.


Both are past tenses or past participles of the verb to hang, but each applies to specific cases.


Examples: The five plotters in the Lincoln assassination were hanged.
We hung the towels out on the clothesline to dry.

Based on prof's timeframe, I looked for the possible Pistons word "Wallace" and didn't find it. I'm not coming up with any other Pistons words with A, E, L, L.

If the killer is dropping the two non-Pistons words in a post without using the Pistons word, can the A, E, L, L clues appear anywhere in the post, or do they have to appear together in a single word?

actually the word Wallace appears in a ppost by Bezeach in the Tigers vs. Twins thread (Post # 12), and within the time frame (posted yesterday, the 14th, at 6:25 pm):

"To add insult to injury, Ben Wallace took his 'fro and followed the dough to Chicago to play for the Bulls."

I didn't find any posts with the word Maxiell within the time frame.

Based on prof's timeframe, I looked for the possible Pistons word "Wallace" and didn't find it. I'm not coming up with any other Pistons words with A, E, L, L.

If the killer is dropping the two non-Pistons words in a post without using the Pistons word, can the A, E, L, L clues appear anywhere in the post, or do they have to appear together in a single word?

It doesn;t have to appear at all if the killer never used the pistons word. The clue letters will be in a single word.

Shouldn't hanged be hung.

You're right Mo...I'd rather be remembered as 'hung' than 'hanged'.

You're right Mo...I'd rather be remembered as 'hung' than 'hanged'.

LMAO! :pound:

See what you started Tater! lol!

1. i've seen westerns and i'm pretty sure it's "Hanged"
2. to detteam. ew.
3. Might a possibility also be Campbell? was Elden Campbell a piston? google says so.
4. can the pistons word be a full name?

i'm sleuthing.

It doesn;t have to appear at all if the killer never used the pistons word. The clue letters will be in a single word.
How about the word "basketball"? Suspects who have used this word during the timeframe include prof (http://www.pistonsforum.com/detroit-pistons-general-discussion/3806-lack-enthusiasm-poll-4.html?highlight=basketball#post49442), webz (http://www.pistonsforum.com/fantasy-basketball/4317-adv-league-06-07-banter.html?highlight=basketball#post49428) (in the signature, which also includes the potential Pistons word "Wallace"), and, um, me (http://www.pistonsforum.com/detroit-pistons-general-discussion/4192-joe-dumars-hof-2006-a.html?highlight=basketball#post49350). :redface: But I didn't do it so go blame somebody else.

basketball would be considered a non pistons word so it COULD BE a clue word and it wouldn't need to have LLAE even though it does.

I just had an idea.

slippy could be the murderer.

a clever trick.

he won't even give us the option of voting for him and we don't even question it.

He's said wallace numerous times in the set time frame.

ha. how bout that slippy!!!! you thought you could've gotten away with it too.

I submit myself to the jury.

:gaah: <---Maxiell

Hung means "suspended" otherwise.


Just sittin here at Harry's Fountain Of Youth bar havin a beer with Linwood :cheers:

'suspended otherwise'...I like that as part of a line I'm working up. I just spotted Marilyn Monroe next to the jukebox...I'm gonna go use it on her...wish me luck! :fingerscr

Just sittin here at Harry's Fountain Of Youth bar havin a beer with Linwood :cheers:

'suspended otherwise'...I like that as part of a line I'm working up. I just spotted Marilyn Monroe next to the jukebox...I'm gonna go use it on her...wish me luck! :fingerscrWhoa! I was a bit jealous that Det spotted her first, but another Maryln just walked in. This truly is Heaven!

From the Orange Catholic Bible
Paradise on my right, Hell on my left and the Angel of Death behind.

Whoa! I was a bit jealous that Det spotted her first, but another Maryln just walked in. This truly is Heaven!

Good thing Mrs. Linwood is still grieving, otherwise wood's butt would be in a sling! :lol:

From the Orange Catholic Bible
Some Lies are easier to believe than the truth.

So say we all.

From the Orange Catholic Bible: Paradise on my right, Hell on my left and the Angel of Death behind.

If you weren't already dead...I'd swear that was a political statement. :)

BTW...for those of you still within Earthly bounds...Roscoe's the new IT guy here...Moses gladly retired upon his arrival :sssh:

No one has voted. My death was meaningless. :(

It doesn;t have to appear at all if the killer never used the pistons word. The clue letters will be in a single word.

so let's say that the killer did not use the pistons word (which is the one that has the clue letters). then we'd essentially be completely in the dark about who did it, right? I mean, apart from the sheer fact of posting (which 10 of us did during the time frame) there's nothing to go on.

hmmmm...

on that basis, unless somebody comes up with something more solid between now and 10:47 am when the poll closes, I'll wind up just voting for bezeach, which is about the same as pulling a name out of a hat...

bezeach, can you clear your name? or cast suspicion upon someone else?

If you weren't already dead...I'd swear that was a political statement. :)
The OC Bible (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Catholic_Bible) is a fictional religious book from Frank Herbert's Dune series of novels. It's an inside nerd joke.

The OC Bible (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Catholic_Bible) is a fictional religious book from Frank Herbert's Dune series of novels. It's an inside nerd joke.

igetit igetit!!!

The OC Bible (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Catholic_Bible) is a fictional religious book from Frank Herbert's Dune series of novels. It's an inside nerd joke.

So it WAS a political statement! :laugh: :lol:

For now we see through a glass, darkly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; but then shall I know, even as also I am known.
1st Corinthians 13:12

For now we see through a glass, darkly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; but then shall I know, even as also I am known.
1st Corinthians 13:12
parkhest! you kuvekhestat. my teskas to you if you can tell me what i'm speaking.

and no i'm not that much of a loser.
i googled it.
i don't even like the show.

DuSaQ vumghachwIj Sopta' targhwI

klingon.

klingon.

:nerd::whistle:

star trek has an episode based on the line through a mirror darkly and when you google mirror darkly, its the first thing that comes up.

i'll admit...i did it. i was so sneaky that you couldn't even see all the posts i made with the keywords in them!!

Prof...why has your own beloved offspring voted that you were the killer on more than one occassion? Is it because you are walking around the house acting mightily suspicious or is it out of revenge because you refuse to buy him the latest version of playstation?

Are you two part of some diabolical deadly duo father and Son "You pick em' we murder em'" scheme? Odd that you've both survived all of the carnage. Is Tay voting for you to distract our attention? You voted for yourself once too.

You've convinced me. I'm casting my vote for............................................... .................................................. .................................................. Bezeach.

Prof...why has your own beloved offspring voted that you were the killer on more than one occassion? Is it because you are walking around the house acting mightily suspicious or is it out of revenge because you refuse to buy him the latest version of playstation?

Are you two part of some diabolical deadly duo father and Son "You pick em' we murder em'" scheme? Odd that you've both survived all of the carnage. Is Tay voting for you to distract our attention? You voted for yourself once too.

You've convinced me. I'm casting my vote for............................................... .................................................. .................................................. Bezeach.
it's fun to confuse you guys

From the Orange Catholic Bible

Paradise on my right, Hell on my left and the Angel of Death behind.

Considering the company you've got up there, Roscoe, wouldn't Stealers Wheel (made famous in Reservoir Dogs) be appropriate as well?

Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right,
Here I am--stuck in the middle with you.

D4E, Nah I am in the middle with some jokers and pastie (http://www.kenanderson.net/pasties/) eaters.

D4E, Nah I am in the middle with some jokers and pastie (http://www.kenanderson.net/pasties/) eaters.

Thanks for the pasty link :thumb[1]: Check out the link I found off of that one!

Lawrys Pasty Shop (http://www.lawryspasties.com/)

Even Arnold eats pasties...yeah...it was paying off a bet...but I know he liked em!

I'll be headin' out (hopefully) later on so I want to close the polls and make a obit so the game can move forward. Please cast yer vote with in the next 90 minutes of so. Thanks

I'll be headin' out (hopefully) later on so I want to close the polls and make a obit so the game can move forward. Please cast yer vote with in the next 90 minutes of so. Thanks

:whoo:Woo Hoo its killin' time!

:gun1::messer::skull::makmiday::swords::6shoot:

Prof...why has your own beloved offspring voted that you were the killer on more than one occassion? Is it because you are walking around the house acting mightily suspicious or is it out of revenge because you refuse to buy him the latest version of playstation?

Are you two part of some diabolical deadly duo father and Son "You pick em' we murder em'" scheme? Odd that you've both survived all of the carnage. Is Tay voting for you to distract our attention? You voted for yourself once too.

You've convinced me. I'm casting my vote for............................................... .................................................. .................................................. Bezeach.

the truth is that some time ago we talked about it being funny if we'd vote to hang each other every round. But of course i couldn't bring myself to do it. But TSD, being the rebellious teenager that he is, seems to be taking great relish in hanging the old man -- can anybody say "Oedipus"??

bottom line: i still hold the car keys and the purse strings....

Yep, I was gunna write that Prof. Oedipus. Very weird.

But he seems like a nice bright fellow, so perhaps you should forgive him this one transgression.

I'll be headin' out (hopefully) later on so I want to close the polls and make a obit so the game can move forward. Please cast yer vote with in the next 90 minutes of so. Thanks

Slippy please don't close the poll until 5 pm(PAC). That would be 90 minutes exactly from your email.

I was going to vote for professor because I find some of his posts a little suspicious, but I didn't want to tie up the vote, so I just joined the lynch mob instead. Sorry bezeach. :skull:

Well under deadline pressure I resisted the urge to join the gang of people who voted to hang bezeach. I really could only find one eensy little piece of evidence (the basketball word offense in two possible murder posts).

I voted for Jammertime because I found a pattern (not a strong one mind you) of what might be repeated basketball cluewords in his posts over the three murders.
However, I must say that it is not strong evidence by any means. But stronger than what I could find on bezeach.

My detective work has been negatively impacted in my recent move and I have had neither time nor opportunity to give a high quality sleuthing effort.

I sure hope we haven't been hanging all innocents this round. Because there are going to be fewer and fewer of us as we proceed. :bolt:

I was worried there for a second because a coin toss could've actually killed my pa.
i was just joking cause i wasn't sure who it really was.
but it almost had horrible repercussions.
I'm going to my room!!
I'm going to go think about what i've done!!!!

I'm going to my room!!
I'm going to go think about what i've done!!!!

Prof, ya done raised 'im right, didn' cha?:)

I was worried there for a second because a coin toss could've actually killed my pa.
i was just joking cause i wasn't sure who it really was.
but it almost had horrible repercussions.
I'm going to my room!!
I'm going to go think about what i've done!!!!

:pound:

that's my boy... :rockon:

i would have you make the toss. tay. hahahahahaha:girl_devil:

i would have you make the toss. tay. hahahahahaha:girl_devil:

You Ebil Ebil sadistic man.:starwars:

The Linwood Memorial Coal Oven still had that smoked meat smell from the mobs last episode of JUSTICE. The Chili was frozen and ready for the season. But today a new brand of justice was to hit the market.

"hey, we got no fuel for the fire" someone said.
"hell, flames about done gone out on this one."
"You mean the game?"
"No man, the oven. What we gonna do? Bezeach ain't cooking himself."
"I just turned vegetarian," said the prof.
"No you didn't," said Tay
"yes I did."
"no you didn't"
"Did"
"Did not"

In frustration, prof picked up a baseball and tried to pelt Tay with it but the wily kid ducked and the ball hit bezeach who was tied to a post.

"Ow!" yelled bezeach.
"Death by pitching!!! Poetic Justice worthy of motown. FOR MOTOWN!!!!"
"Yeah but its Roscoe we are avenging."
"Oh, Him too. START THE pelting!!!!"


50,000 errant pitches later it was over.

"Hey, we're basketball fans. What did you expect?"

:rofl: these get better and better everytime slippy.

The Linwood Memorial Coal Oven still had that smoked meat smell from the mobs last episode of JUSTICE. The Chili was frozen and ready for the season. But today a new brand of justice was to hit the market.

"hey, we got no fuel for the fire" someone said.
"hell, flames about done gone out on this one."
"You mean the game?"
"No man, the oven. What we gonna do? Bezeach ain't cooking himself."
"I just turned vegetarian," said the prof.
"No you didn't," said Tay
"yes I did."
"no you didn't"
"Did"
"Did not"

In frustration, prof picked up a baseball and tried to pelt Tay with it but the wily kid ducked and the ball hit bezeach who was tied to a post.

"Ow!" yelled bezeach.
"Death by pitching!!! Poetic Justice worthy of motown. FOR MOTOWN!!!!"
"Yeah but its Roscoe we are avenging."
"Oh, Him too. START THE pelting!!!!"


50,000 errant pitches later it was over.

"Hey, we're basketball fans. What did you expect?"

I second that. Great job Slippy! :pound:

Its just a good thing we didn't use Ben Wallace free throws to kill him.

is there a reason i've got 100 votes there?
:mmph:
god i'm wily.
:wink:
oooh yeah.
:eyebrows:

jus' messin' wit ya dogg

Thanks A LOT to the MOB! Now I got bezeach sittin next to me at the bar (I struck out with Marilyn...she was waiting for JFK) yammering about UM and how the Spartans suck. I have a good mind to come back and haunt you people for a while. :diablo:

I haven't seen Linwood for a long time...either he's havin a lot of fun :dance: ...or Mrs. Linwood called him on the Quiji board.

Agreed, single in heaven is the only way to roll.

Turns out Mrs. Linwood has some pull with the Big Guy,so she called in a favor to keep my wondering eye in check.

Thanks to Mrs. Linwood, my residential status has been downgraded from "Heaven" to "Nice-Place-to-Raise-Kids."

Thanks to Mrs. Linwood, my residential status has been downgraded from "Heaven" to "Nice-Place-to-Raise-Kids."

:pound: Oh dear.

Don't want to show my geekiness, but this reminds me of an episode of Millenium (old Fox show with Lance Henriksen) where this guy had a giant microwave in his basement. People would go in, thinking it's just a room, door would shut, then ZAP!!!:flame: