Ramicus

You know me so well.

Yukon claims Higgins because Fong loves me.

Ooh, TPE.

receives (S43) D - Theo Matsikas receives S45 3rd S46 2nd

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Deal.

Two, please.

Yukon claims Maxime Wright.

Accept.

Welcome back to The Choice, as we look at a song that has been all over the place recently. Most people will tell you that it's a Bruno Mars piece. They're wrong. The credit for the song goes to a man named Ronson, and if you don't believe me, just watch. That's right, The Choice is taking on a song that peaked at number three on the charts here in the United States. Bruno Mars is taking us on a ride in Julio's stretch, but where to? We had three options this week. The Choices: Harlem, New York Harlem is a large neighborhood within the northern section of the New York City borough of Manhattan. Since the 1920s, Harlem has been known as a major African-American residential, cultural and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658,it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands. Harlem's history has been defined by a series of economic boom-and-bust cycles, with significant population shifts accompanying each cycle Hollywood, California Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. It is notable for its place as the home of the entertainment industry, including several of its historic studios. Its name has come to be a metonym for the motion picture industry of the United States. Hollywood is also a highly ethnically diverse, densely populated, economically diverse neighborhood and retail business district. Jackson, Mississippi Jackson is the capital and the largest city of the state of Mississippi. The city is located on the Pearl River, which drains into the Gulf of Mexico and is part of the Jackson Prairie region of the state. Jackson is one of two county seats of Hinds County, with the city of Raymond being the other. What do the people of the VHL say? Harlem – Four votes Hollywood – Eleven votes Jackson, Mississippi – Five votes A pox on all your houses. The huge win by Hollywood makes sense, given that much of our population is non-American. Hollywood is well known around the world. What surprises me is the third place showing by Harlem, especially considering that second place went to the capital of Mississippi. However, there were no criteria given for the choice, and Harlem, you know, it's a scary place.

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George Patton Forward Hits +/- Choose a better font, Austin.

A fair number of you received a message from me today, including an image presenting options and a request that you choose between them. This is what I hope will be the beginning of a new mainstay in this section, whenever I'm too lazy to write a full PT. The Choice. This week's choice had six options. Opportunities to improve oneself in a specific way, taking a little bit of bad with the good. The Choices: A Killer's Aim - You will be the master of all weapons, past, present, and future. - You will hit every shot you intend to hit, so long as the target is within sight. - You can no longer shoot to wound. Any shot you take will kill its target. A Hawk's Feather - You will gain the power of flight. - Your dexterity will be multiplied by twenty, your endurance by ten, and your strength by five. - You will be more cunning, swifter, and more clever. - Your wounds will heal at five times the normal rate. A Lion's Heart - Your strength will be multiplied by fifty, your agility and dexterity by ten, and your endurance by fifteen. - Your height will double and your weight will triple. - You will find yourself to be more courageous and brave. - Your wounds will heal at ten times the normal rate. - You will be more reckless and headstrong, increasing the likelihood of your leaping before thinking into a potentially precarious situation. A Dark God's Gift - You will be a master of plague magic and necromancy. - You will be immune to pain, and unable to die of old age. - Your body will not heal, and your sicknesses will not be healed. A Seeker's Curiosity - You will gain the powers of teleportation, divination, and precognition. - You will gain a natural instinct regarding the location of anything you wish. - Your precognition and intuition will be severely limited. Your intuition will not be infallible, and may lead you into precarious situations. Your precognition will give you only snapshots of larger events, leading you into similarly precarious situations. A Magi's Spark - You will gain dominion over fire, water, wind, and earth. - You may learn over time to combine your individual power to gain greater strength. - You will gain the powers of telekinesis and conjuring. - Unlike the others, your powers will be weak when you receive them, requiring practice and hard work to hone and increase them. So what did VHLers have to say? Let's go to the tape! Total votes: 23 A Hawk's Feather: 15 A Seeker's Curiosity: 3 A Magi's Spark: 2 A Lion's Heart: 2 A Dark God's Gift: 1 A Killer's Aim: 0 At least one point of consolation here: No would-be murdering sharpshooters.