This week’s Summary will include news on: July’s Member of the Month, the Joke of the Week, Jon’s Fun Fact of the Week, LivingDeadGirl’s Word of the Week, the Winning Entries in the last two weekly SOTW Contests, Haiku Contests, CTTP Contests, and COTW Contests, and the latest Council Interview.

MEMBER OF THE MONTH

The voting for the July Member of the Month has concluded!
The winner is…..

Giray

Please take a few moments here to post your congratulations here…
http://forums.blue-flame.net/index.php?showtopic=15077

Let’s also recruit him like mad, and spam congratulations as well… http://darkthrone.com/viewprofile/index/1197155

Congratulations Giray!

JOKE OF THE WEEK

This week’s joke was submitted by Jon010 (aka DestroyerXtremes):

Q: What does the word “benign” mean?
A: Benign is what you will be after you be eight.

If you have a good joke that you would like to see published in a future issue, please post it on the forum here: http://forums.blue-flame.net/index.php?showforum=455
Please ensure that any joke submitted follows IC Board Rules.

JON’S FUN FACT OF THE WEEK

Studies show that if a cat falls off the seventh floor of a building it has about thirty percent less chance of surviving than a cat that falls off the twentieth floor. It supposedly takes about eight floors for the cat to realize what is occurring, relax and correct itself.

If you have a fun fact that you would like to see published in a future issue, please message Jon010 (aka DestroyerXtremes) either on the forum here:
http://forums.blue-flame.net/index.php?showuser=1306
or in-game here:
http://www.darkthrone.com/viewprofile/index/1306723?_msid=236914
Please ensure that any fun fact submitted follows IC Board Rules.

LIVINGDEADGIRL’S WORD OF THE WEEK

This week’s word is: Syzygy

Meaning: alignment of 3 celestial bodies in a straight line

CONTEST WINNERS

SOTW
http://forums.blue-flame.net/index.php?showforum=233

Congratulations to…

wdragon101 aka Soulkeeper

..for winning last week’s (#100) SOTW contest!

Theme:

ICGT
http://forums.blue-flame.net/index.php?showforum=352

Congratulations to…
Tac Alley
..for winning last week’s (#46) Haiku contest!

Theme: War

Death before dishonor
loyalty without question
retribution swift

Vote for your favorite Haiku in this week’s Contest poll or
enter this week’s Haiku contest!

Congratulations to…
Freelunch
..for winning CTTP contest - week 16!

Congratulations to…
donbigmano
..for winning CTTP contest - week 15!

COTW
http://forums.blue-flame.net/index.php?showforum=238

Congratulations to…
Davade aka SG#1
..for winning last week’s (#77) COTW contest!

“OK, New Recruits, if you don’t shape up, we chew you up and spit you out!”

Congratulations to…
Keirt aka 1genin1
..for winning COTW #76 contest!

“nuts…berries…*twitch*…female squirrel…*snores*”

Congratulations to…
Davade aka SG#1
..for winning COTW #75 contest!

“Tailgate me and you are dead meat!!!”

COUNCIL INTERVIEW

This month’s council interview, courtesy of our very talented Jon010, is with yours truly…

LivingDeadGirl666

Read on for a small glimpse inside the mind of a Living Dead Girl…

Part 1:

Jon says:
argh…how to start
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
lol! Hiya Jon!
Jon says:
wow…tis my first interview..whatever happened to being reporter
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
lol! You can be both!
Jon says:
*this section will not be broadcast under oracleTV*
really?
i only applied for one
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
hehehe!
Jon says:
and i asked questions of my own…never thought i would be the one asking my questions…geez this is getting confusing
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
You always have lots of questions too!
Jon says:
a lot of dtph-type questions i should say
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Oh no! lol!
Jon says:
yes…be afraid…i think
anyway lets actually start
fred must be kept outside
we dont need to put our shoes in jeopardy
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
lol! Ready when you are!
Jon says:
alright then…well start with what everyone always does
firstly, do you want to submit a photo for the oracle?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Sure! Will do my avatar!
Jon says:
k then
now the actual questions
age, sex, location and real name
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
26 (soon to be 27!), Female, in my laboratory, Natalie
Jon says:
ooh interesting
next…what do you like most in IC?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
I would have to say all of the wonderful people that I have met!
Jon says:
Which is your favourite IC contest? Why?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
SOTW! Because I love GFX, and enjoy doing GFX…even if I’m not that good at it! lol!
Jon says:
which reminds me…i should start my gfx lol
What do you play besides DT?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
DT use to be it, but I just recently got into this Vampires game on myspace…other than that, that’s it!
Jon says:
myspace has games?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Yeah, those app games…they have a Vampires one, and of course I had to check it out! lol!
Jon says:
What are your favourite hobbies?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
hmmm…hobbies…I like to read…and do web design stuff…watch movies…
Jon says:
What kind of music do you like?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
All kinds, but my favorite by far is rock!
Jon says:
yeah!!
still a bit to go before the crazy bits
who invited you to ic? and when?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
lol! I honestly cannot for the life of me remember who invited me! It was so long ago…like 2 1/2 years ago!
Jon says:
wow…thats when i joined dt…i think xDD
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Yeah, me too!
Jon says:
so…what was ic like then and today?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Very much the same! Lot’s of members coming and going, but very similar to what it was when I first joined!
Still my home away from home! lol!
Jon says:
were there people you knew thats still alive now?
as in ic alive
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Yeah, quite a few! Many are still around off and on!
Jon says:
now to go searching for them…favourite colour?
any of the ones on my msn avatar?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
lol! dark gray or black!
Jon says:
top 5…
song?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Top 5 songs?!? That’s a tough one! lol! hmmm….
Well, Living Dead Girl by Rob Zombie, for one…
Money by Pink Floyd…
Jon says:
i assume thats where you got your name
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Yup!
Newborn by Muse
Sugar by SOAD…
Fake It by Seether…
Jon says:
out of those i know 1 of them xD
how about bands??
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
lol! Which one Jon? Bands…hmmm…
Jon says:
the muse one
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Ah! Nice!
Muse, Pink Floyd, SOAD, Aerosmith, and, of course, Rob Zombie!
Jon says:
so sorta like the songs
last top 5…movies!
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Fight Club, Pulp Fiction, Silence of the Lambs, Sin City, and Iron Man…
Jon says:
i know none of these xDD
last frequently asked question ( )…do you do sport? if so, which ones? what’s your favourite?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
I run, a lot…and I love to swim…and play baseball…an volleyball…I like a lot of sports!
Jon says:
interesting
and now we reach the end of the first episode of questions! hurray!
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
lol!
Jon says:
unfortunately we must reach new spammier heights!
we must face a second, more powerful wave of questions!
yes, you must now answer the USER CREATED QUESTIONS!!!
*plays some psycho music for the dramaticness*
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Yay!
Psycho music is good too!
Jon says:
and the first one is from…*drumroll*
guess…it’s your worst fear…if it’s your weakness that is
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
hmmm…either dtph or DM!
Jon says:
correct!! it’s dtph!! run and scream in fear because he asks:
What is the sum of all numbers, less than one million, which are palindromic in base 10 and base 2?
(actually for me this aint as hard as questions ive tried before )
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
lol! The sum of all numbers, less than one million, which are palindromic in base 10 and base 2 is…

wait for it…
Jon says:
42?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
666!
Jon says:
actually i don’t know myself
so lets leave it to dtph to correct you
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Sounds like a plan to me!
Jon says:
speaking of him…Living or dead?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Both! Definitely both!
Jon says:
because you say youre living…yet youre dead…which means youre a ghost in the afterlife…argh this is doing my head in!
it makes no logical sense!
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Exactly!
Jon says:
yes but…but…er…uh…
lets go onto the next question
Is there anything special you remember from when you were new to IC?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
hmmm…the thing I remember most from when I was new to IC was the HK! That’s the first division I joined!
Jon says:
are you still a member of it?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Yep! HK Squad 2 - Crimson Inferno!
Jon says:
oh…thats pretty impressive
still from dtph…What has been your favourite event at the IC forums?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
There have been a lot of them! IC has some great events, but I would have to say either the Chrismas event that 33 did a few years back or the Murder Mystery…or the IC Olympics a few summers ago!
Jon says:
i dont remember the olympics
at least in ic
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
It was the first summer I was in IC, if I remember correctly…so, summer of 2007…I think! lol!
Jon says:
wow…thats also a long time back!
breathe a sigh of relief because no more dtph maths…Say you got a free vacation to anywhere in the world, where would you go?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Nice question! Who came up with this one?!? Italy! Definitely Italy!
Jon says:
ive been to italy…lotsa pizzas there
and that was the last of dtph
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Nice!
Jon says:
now…next up is freelunch…or freetea…or frutti tutti…or fritimin c…whichever he lieks to be called
Jon says:
whats it like being both living and dead?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
It’s not bad! Better than being just one or the other! hehehe!
Jon says:
lol
freelunch asks again…how did you become that way?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
lol! Too much Rob Zombie, that’s how! hehehe!
Nah, one of my experiments gone terribly wrong in my lab! lol!
Jon says:
doesnt living + dead = ghost? or zombie?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
nah, ghost and zombie are more dead than alive!
living + dead + girl = me! lol!
Jon says:
freetea still…which of your jobs do you have most fun doing day-to-day in IC?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
I have the most fun doing all of my jobs! Not really sure I could pick just one…love them all! RT, WT, BFTP…probably one of those!
Jon says:
bftp is a job? i thought it was some training program!
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Yeah, but I am the Pyro supervisor in charge of BFTP!
Jon says:
oh
so its private
well anyways…fritimin c asks you some moar…swordfish or catfish?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Swordfish!
Jon says:
some moar freefast for you…do you have any pets? if so, what kind and whats their names?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Have lots of pets so I won’t name them all…we’d be here forever! lol! So, to start…5 cats, 2 sugar gliders, 6 guinea pigs, and an iguana!
Jon says:
O_O
2 words…TOO MUCH XDDDD
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
lol! Yeah, I know…a lot!
Jon says:
that’s…that’s…more than anyone i know
but last questions from freefood…how long every day are you on the IC forums?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Not nearly as much lately as usual…with it being summer and all, but usually 2-4 hours each night.
Jon says:
and that wraps it up for freelunch
now for th3punish3r…hmm…one’s been answered already…oh well!
he asks: do you have any kids?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Nope! No kids…unless you count all of my pets!
Jon says:
lol…14 kids would be too much wouldn’t it
now from ER…You work in a scientific and logical world. Doesn’t that just do your head in?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Oh, yeah! All the time, but that’s what makes it fun! lol!
Jon says:
thats it for her…guess who’s next!! muahahahah
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Oh no! I can only guess! lol!
Jon says:
its…

wait for it…
auger!!!
he asks: do you remember your first farm?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
lol! Nice question! I have no clue!
Jon says:
DO you farm?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
No, but I help update farms and donate new one to the farm list!
Jon says:
more auger: what was you other pick if LDG666 was taken ?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Well, originally I wanted LivingDeadGirl, but that was not available…so, I added the 666 to the end…so, that was my second pick!
Jon says:
lol! so that was your second pick!
so what if that was taken too? add another 6 or something?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Something like that…or maybe 1982 or something like that…
Jon says:
i see why it would be 1982
how do you do so much, so well ?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
1982 for the year I was born!
Is that the next question? lol!
Jon says:
yup
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Just try my best and do what I can!
Jon says:
ok!
and that’s it for auger’s questions
now for this jon
they sure are a lot
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
lol!
Jon says:
this jon guy is so annoying…makes me ask so many questions
im gonna skip a few…wait…im jon!
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Jon says:
i sure was high that day…ANYWaYS…
Ghouls or witches?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Both! Definitely both!
Jon says:
Zombies or minions?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Again…both!
Jon says:
Black or blackish grey with a tint of red?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Blackish grey with a tint of red
Jon says:
lol that question made no sense…so does this next one
Five men were walking down the street. One of the men found a cheese sandwich. Another man found the same cheese sandwich, and a third man also pretended that he had the same cheese sandwich although he had not. They decided to have a fight to the death (or till it hurts a lot) to see who was worthy of the cheese sandwich. Each had an arsenal of explosive-and-apple pies. The first person hits the target 90% of the time, the 2nd one is 50% and the last one 20%. They take turns and the cycle begins with the wimpiest person, followed by the average person and finally the hardcore-OMG-he’s soo 1337 person.
1. What should the wimpy person do so he can have a better chance of eating the cheese sandwich?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
lol! Set the other two up against each other so they are buys fighting and eat the cheese sandwich while they are distracted!
Jon says:
well they would catch the wimpy person and shoot him instead
well since i am jon…who is your interviewer…who is me…i might as well tell you
the wimpy person fires away from the other two…the two will see him as no threat so they would battle it out against each other…then the wimpy person has a turn to try and fire to the survivor…if there is one
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
So, I was partialy correct…kind of! lol!
Jon says:
2. What were the other two men doing?
LivingDeadGirl666 said (2:11 AM):
They were walking down the street!?! lol! I have no idea!

Part 2:

Jon says: Someone deserves to be magically vaporised in IC. Who will it be?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
lol! Magically vaporized! I have no idea!
Jon says:
in other words, who’s been taking cookies off the council and should be punished?
who is very cheeky and spams us all with humour and funniness?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
lol! I don’t know, but taking cookies from the council is bad! Bad, bad, bad! lol!
Jon says:
ok, let’s take a similar scenario then
Your vaporisation has gone wrong and everyone has died. The radiation gives you resurrection powers. Who will revive first?
hmm, there should be an extra “you” in there xD
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
That’s a tough one! Very difficult to determine who I would revive first…hmmm….
If I am powerful enough to have resurrection powers, then I would make myself powerful enough to resurrect everyone at the same time! hehehe!
Jon says:
lol
but there’s only enough resurrection to do it one at a time
(haha im being cruel)
(and resurrection should be radiation )
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
lol!
Then, I plead no comment!
Jon says:
fair enough
everyone plays some kind of role in ic
ok last few questions
funny i haven’t asked the annoying ones yet
anyways, Rate these people in an insanity scale from 1 (most likely a newcomer) to 10 (deserves to be put in teh IC asylum):
dtph
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Well because I love the IC asylum so much, dtph definitely gets a 10!
Jon says:
looool being lenient a bit aren’t you?
or did his maths scare you?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
lol! Nah, didn’t scare me at all!
Jon says:
alright then
second one: freelunch
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
freelunch gets a 10 as well!
Jon says:
Evil Rowan
am i thinking she’ll also get a 10?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Absolutely! That’s a given! lol!
Jon says:
Grand Masteh Sexeh? you know who im talkin about
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Of course! Everyone knows Teh Grand Masteh Sexeh! lol
Raven gets a 10!
Jon says:
lol im thinking everyone on my list is getting a ten
smiley
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
hehehe! Probably! lol!
Jon says:
meyhem
mayhem* xD
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Oh, yeah…definitely a 10 for Mayhem!
Jon says:
and me? (wasnt that likely lol)
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
lol! You get a 10 also, of course!
Jon says:
lol
ok lets see if this changes when i ask my last two questions:
well…three:
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
lol!
Jon says:
Is the Mersenne prime that the person who invented and decided (2[sup]67 [/sup]- 1) was prime, prime?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Well, then yes, it would be prime!
Jon says:
well sorry to burst your sense of possible satisfaction
but it isn’t!
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
lol! OK, I’ll take your word on that one Jon! lol!
Jon says:
and since im also your interviewer i can reveal that 2[sup]67[/sup] - 1 = a number starting with 147573952589676412928 etc etc!
and that the numbers making it up are 761838257287 and 193707721!!!
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
lol! Works for me!
Jon says:
What are the lowest numbers that satisfy this equation: _____[sup]4[/sup] + _____[sup]4[/sup] + _____[sup]4 [/sup]= _____[sup]4[/sup]
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
lol! Well, I would say 0!
0^4 = 0
So, 0+0+0=0
Jon says:
oh fine
the obvious answer
then what’s the next set?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
lol! I know it was the obvious answer, but meh!
666 is the next set! hehehe!
Jon says:
you do know that it’ll just add up to greater than 666?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Back, sorry about that Jon! Had to give my cat his shot! lol!
Jon says:
woah
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Now, where were we?!!
Jon says:
the maths
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Oh, yeah…
lol! My answer is still 666!
Jon says:
actually it’s
95800, 217519,414560 which quadraticised and added together equals the 4th power of 422481
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
lol! We would have been here all night if I had actually tried to figure that out! lol!
Jon says:
yup
thankfully i have the answers down
last question
this may be the hardest of all
which is harder, dtph’s maths or Jon’s maths?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
hehehe! I would have to say that they are equally difficult!
Jon says:
alright
and thankfully that’s the end of this guy’s questions
let us breathe a huge sigh of temporary relief
*sigh*
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
*sigh*
Jon says:
and now let’s brace ourselves for
kalbition’s questions!
do u think corn is grown in cornville, arizona? >.>’
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
lol! It might be! I know it’s grown in the desert, so maybe!
Jon says:
i think it’s jsut a name
but onto tac alley’s questions: it’s one question with many separate questions:
why did you join ic, explain how you made it on to the council, and any funny or interesting stories about your times here in ic.
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Well, this could take some time…
I joined IC because I was invited! lol!
Jon says:
lol
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
I made it into the council by working in several different areas on the forum and helping out wherever and whenver I could!
I’ve had some funny and/or interesting chats with others through out my time here, but can’t really think of any stories to tell at this time…
Jon says:
itll probably also take a while lol
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Yeah, lol! Plus, they are confidential!
I could tell you, but then I’d have to kill you! lol!
Jon says:
you’d have to catch me first!
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
hehehe! I’m pretty quick!
Jon says:
well im teh interviewer!
Jon says:
and i’m deciding we’re moving to RT’s questions!
Who are your favorite EAs?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
I do not have favorites! I think all of the EA’s are wonderful!
Jon says:
lol but true
Why do people try to ask questions in their area of expertize and except us to answer them?
hey i did maths but that ain’t my expertise
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
hehehe! You got me! Maybe just to see if they can answer them correctly?
Jon says:
i would agree with you
Jon says:
rt also asks: Raven’s zombies or RT’S Half-dragons?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Raven’s zombies, of course!
Jon says:
yet another rt: How did you find out about IC?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
I didn’t! lol! I got an invite to IC the day I started playing DT…so, I joined and have been here ever since!
Jon says:
so just basically luck?
or fate?
do you believe in destiny?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
lol! Not really, but fate sounds better than luck…
So, I say it was fate!
Jon says:
You have to pick only one Division, what one would you choose to be part of?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Man, that’s a tough one! I like all of the divisions and am in almost all of them! lol!
Jon says:
even programmers?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Probably either HK or BFTP or WT….
Jon says:
is teh council a division?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
No, not really….
do you think rt as asked all his questions?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
No, don’t think so…
Jon says:
which one do you think i haven’t asked yet?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Tigers or Lions? lol!
Jon says:
YES!!! now which one do you choose?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Tigers, of course!
Jon says:
everyone does!
and now the last questioner in the topic, mama!
Describe a day in your rl?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Wow! Nice question! Will try to be as brief as I can…
lol!
Go to sleep around 4:00 or 5:00 AM
Jon says:
woah!
isn’t that a bit late?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Wake up around 8:00AM
lol! Yeah, but I’m a night owl!
Do my cardio, take shower, and get ready for work…
Work usually 10:00AM to 10:00PM….
Jon says:
woah!
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Get home, see husband, maybe have some dinner…get online…
Jon says:
again!
and ic from there on?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Yeah, pretty much! lol!
Jon says:
how about on weekends? surely you’ll have a bit moar time!
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Usually work Saturdays, but not usually 12 hours…so yeah, some free time on the weekends…
Jon says:
and now a surprise visit from DM!
Jon says:
and his first questions is: What do you do for living, and for dying?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
lol! I’m a mad scientist for both…I work in my lab!
Jon says:
careful of the acid
and second question: What is the hardest job in IC?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Well, I would think that working the blacklist or the farms would be some of the more difficult jobs in IC!
Jon says:
indeed, regular updating of everything
thirdly, Why are you afraid of my questions?
and that was DM if anyone asks xD
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
lol! Not afraid of his questions!
Jon says:
well that explains a lot
lastly, What is your biggest dream?
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
hmmm…
To be happy and to help others out as much as I can…to make a difference!
Jon says:
ive heard many disturbing dreams but so far i like this one
and that concludes your day of torture, i mean, erm, interrogation
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
lol! It sounds corny, I know, but meh!
Jon says:
INTERVIEW! I SAID INTERVIEW!
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
lol! It only took us two weeks to get it finished! lol!
Jon says:
a new record!
LivingDeadGirl666 says:
Yeah, I think so!