NHL Mega-Mock Draft Reboot - Discussion / Draft Thread – SUPER F***ING AMAZING PHASE TWENTY-FIVE!

[DancingPanther]

Hi!! I'm Flowey! Flowey the Flower!

This is going to sound ridiculous, but I have to say Undertale was the first time I played a game where it...just ended up being wildly interesting and (forgive me) "deep". It's just that every game I played before that, especially not being a very avid gamer, was what you expect. Not to say The Last of Us, for example, was boring or anything, but it was what you expect. Sure, the it's a legend, but the enemies are the enemies. Or in other games, double crosses happen, etc...but those sort of twists aren't COMPLETELY out of left field.

Undertale was unique to me in that I had NO IDEA what was coming. It ingeniously broke the fourth wall at times. Your choices felt heavy. They felt like an actual, moral dilemma a lot of the times. My jaw hit the floor when the story really came around. I'll never forget fighting our dear, sweet Flowey. The one who taught is the game, for God's sake!

With LOVE, @pit

 

[pit]

Once the Roaring Twenties and 90s US went off the board, I stopped thinking about Team Decade. And now those chickens have come home to roost.

I'm not going to overthink this but rather just chop the heads off them chickens - just go for my childhood and the bliss of a pre-internet world, but with some of the amenities I otherwise appreciate.

Team Decade - 1980's US of A.

@ajgoal And that's...

 

[ajgoal]

I just got stupid tired all of a sudden. @Asnito can go, but I'm gonna tag @Captain Dave Poulin too since we haven't seen toadmeister in a bit.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Once the Roaring Twenties and 90s US went off the board, I stopped thinking about Team Decade. And now those chickens have come home to roost.

I'm not going to overthink this but rather just chop the heads off them chickens - just go for my childhood and the bliss of a pre-internet world, but with some of the amenities I otherwise appreciate.

Team Decade - 1980's US of A.

@ajgoal And that's...

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

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The worst is when these shows set in the 80s have one of the characters say "You got this." We never once said that stupid shit.

 

[Beef Invictus]

The worst is when these shows set in the 80s have one of the characters say "You got this." We never once said that stupid shit.

Some huge percentage of design choices everywhere featured brutalist influences and mindsets. In the 80s it basically evolved into "curved brutalism." It was all meant to lay siege to the soul. The Soviets might nuke us all to death at any second, so why bother making anything beautiful?

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Some huge percentage of design choices everywhere featured brutalist influences and mindsets. In the 80s it basically evolved into "curved brutalism." It was all meant to lay siege to the soul. The Soviets might nuke us all to death at any second, so why bother making anything beautiful?

It just depended. Us preps were covered by Polo and long-sleeved oxfords and didn't have to wear anything too brutal.

 

[Rebels57]

This is why I appreciate Stranger Things so much. It shows how diverse the 80s were from music to interior design to fashion, etc. Brown wood-panelled dens, bright neon malls, metal heads, preppies in sports cars, etc.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

This is why I appreciate Stranger Things so much. It shows how diverse the 80s were from music to interior design to fashion, etc. Brown wood-panelled dens, bright neon malls, metal heads, preppies in sports cars, etc.

Speaking of which, check this out.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Do you guys ever think of putting on an adult diaper, taking a sleeping pill, and seeing how long you can last without getting up? Yeah, me neither.

We start the day with me on the clock, @BiggE on deck, @Young Sandwich on the lido deck, and @BernieParent on the lido afterdeck. And then most of you have make-up picks to make.

I'll pick in a minute. F*** you, automerge.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I wanted to quote the blurb I wrote when I posted the OP for this phase.

"Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to choose a terrible f***head to be your team’s President of Hockey Ops. Think of Keith Jones and choose accordingly. This is essentially a spite category by another name, and while we will not necessarily torture these f***ers, they will serve as reminders out there in the great unknown of how horribly awry everything can go when you fall into the trap of broad organizational nepotism and clusterf***headedness. Don’t pick someone who has been chosen before, even if you are the one that chose them – this should be someone new. It can be someone real or fictional."

As you can see from the bolded, you weren't wrong when you saw this as a spite category, but the focus for me was less on spite (for once) and more on stupid. All of the spite president picks so far have also been stupid, which is great and serves the purpose of the category - i.e., showing "how horribly awry everything can go when you fall into the trap of broad organizational nepotism and clusterf***headedness."

I would love to pick a literal turnip, but I thought this president should at least have a name.

Team President of Hockey Ops – Wilson (the volleyball)

@BiggE

 

[BernieParent]

I wanted to quote the blurb I wrote when I posted the OP for this phase.

"Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to choose a terrible f***head to be your team’s President of Hockey Ops. Think of Keith Jones and choose accordingly. This is essentially a spite category by another name, and while we will not necessarily torture these f***ers, they will serve as reminders out there in the great unknown of how horribly awry everything can go when you fall into the trap of broad organizational nepotism and clusterf***headedness. Don’t pick someone who has been chosen before, even if you are the one that chose them – this should be someone new. It can be someone real or fictional."

As you can see from the bolded, you weren't wrong when you saw this as a spite category, but the focus for me was less on spite (for once) and more on stupid. All of the spite president picks so far have also been stupid, which is great and serves the purpose of the category - i.e., showing "how horribly awry everything can go when you fall into the trap of broad organizational nepotism and clusterf***headedness."

I would love to pick a literal turnip, but I thought this president should at least have a name.

Team President of Hockey Ops – Wilson (the volleyball)

@BiggE

I see you picked out of spike, Cap'n.

#TooEarlyforDadJokes

 

[ajgoal]

We're taking a slightly different tack than Cap. While we're not sure that this guy is actively stupid, he seems to be at least somewhat. He is also likeable and laid back, the perfect guy to send out to talk to others while we actually do the running of the hockey team, something we're pretty sure he won't care about at all. That is if, in fact, we bother with any hockey.

Team POHO: Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski

 

[BiggE]

Huh? It’s way too early for this shit. I don’t even know what category I need to fill

brb

Alrighty then, this is the easiest one yet. Our official team pet is the bestest and sweetest lil doggy ever, OZZY!!!!

@Young Sandwich , Ozzy says you’re up and also to send her some treats.

 

[ajgoal]

Huh? It’s way too early for this shit. I don’t even know what category I need to fill

brb

Alrighty then, this is the easiest one yet. Our official team pet is the bestest and sweetest lil doggy ever, OZZY!!!!
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@Young Sandwich , Ozzy says you’re up and also to send her some treats.

Ozzie's a DAMNED great doggo.

 

[Young Sandwich]

Early on in SUPER F***ING AMAZING PHASE TWENTY-FIVE, The Sexpos were approached by The Defective One with some inside information via a Twitter link. With no idea what could be inside, we reluctantly clicked the light blue text. Our eyes were in amazement at what we found. It was a perfect representation of the simple yet beautiful, punch-you-in-the-face Sexpos vibe. Our research into this pick didn't wane after this information was processed, but we kept coming back to it when we realized it just couldn't be beat. Thank you @Lord Defect, your generosity will not be forgotten.

Spoiler: Mannequin Boobies

Team Century/Country - 2000's BC Minoan Crete

@BernieParent once again I apologize for being forced to select in such close proximity to The Sexpos.

 

[mja]

We're taking a slightly different tack than Cap. While we're not sure that this guy is actively stupid, he seems to be at least somewhat. He is also likeable and laid back, the perfect guy to send out to talk to others while we actually do the running of the hockey team, something we're pretty sure he won't care about at all. That is if, in fact, we bother with any hockey.

Team POHO: Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski

Was my plan B for Team Detective. Also in the running for Team Neighbor at one point.

 

[BernieParent]

Oh, I see @Young Sandwich has mentioned me, so I guess it's my turn. What did he ... OH NO, MY EYESSS!!!! Better get out Ol' Faithful:

There, much better. Now, what do I still have left to choose? Right, our Team Pet.

"For our next selection, the owners of the Halifax Galleons will stretch the definition of pet somewhat and select Pogo from The Umbrella Academy.

"Obviously more than a mere pet, Pogo gained his human-like characteristics from Sir Reginald Hargreeves' healing serum he received after his space mission (as a regular chimpanzee) ended disastrously. He became Hargreeves' assistant and master of house at the Umbrella Academy. Pogo, alongside the robot version of Grace, helping to raise the seven children Hargreeves adopted in 1989.

"Pogo is both wise and cunning, manipulative but kind-hearted, and brilliant. Although we sneak him into the Galleons franchise under this category, we will be greatly pleased to have him as a valued member of our administration."

Over to you, @Magua.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

"Obviously more than a mere pet, Pogo gained his human-like characteristics from Sir Reginald Hargreeves' healing serum he received after his space mission (as a regular chimpanzee) ended disastrously. He became Years Hargreeves' assistant and master of house at the Umbrella Academy. Pogo, alongside the robot version of Grace, helped raise the seven children Hargreeves adopted in 1989.

"Pogo is both wise and cunning, manipulative but kind-hearted, and . Although we sneak him into the Galleons franchise under this category, we will be greatly pleased to have him as a valued member of our administration."

Over to you, @Magua.

The boxes wanted me to tell you that Pogo is, and I quote, "A great pick."

 

[Striiker]

Imagine existing in the 80s hahahahahahahahhh

I’d never

 

[BernieParent]

The boxes wanted me to tell you that Pogo is, and I quote, "A great pick."

Please thank the boxes on my behalf.

 

[mja]

Imagine existing in the 80s hahahahahahahahhh

I’d never

That’s the appeal.

 

[pit]

Imagine existing in the 80s hahahahahahahahhh

I’d never

Why do you think I chose it?

That’s the appeal.

Our replies were impeccably timed.

Then I tried to comment on that fact and automerge f***ed it.

 

[Striiker]

That’s the appeal.

Why do you think I chose it?

I could beat you both in a 1/4 mile race

 

[pit]

I could beat you both in a 1/4 mile race

I can picture your attempt now...