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The rules: You have to either one-up the previous statement or one-down it. Either assert your superiority over the previous poster, or show how you're more of a hard-luck case than they are. Try to leave room for further one-upping or one-downing on your statement. Don't just take it to the extreme right away.

In your post, say "Up" if you're one-upping, and say "Down" if you're one-downing.

Try to use actual circumstances and events in your life, but feel free to embellish on them as needed.

For example:

Original statement:
I work in the tallest building in downtown Provo.

One-up:

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Oh yeah? I work in a 60-story skyscraper in Chicago!

or

One-down:

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Luxury! I work in the basement of a fast food restaurant.

So...here's the first statement to kick it off:

I just bought me a little Nissan pickup.

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I just picked up a little Nissan. Ow.
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Well, at least you picked it up. I dropped mine right on my big toe.
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Luxury. I have a hernia.

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EDIT: Darn you.

[ November 12, 2004, 04:32 PM: Message edited by: Teshi ]

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I have four big toes.

EDIT: darn both of you [Roll Eyes]

[ November 12, 2004, 04:33 PM: Message edited by: kaioshin00 ]

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I have two left feet.

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I'm missing my left foot.

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I not only have both feet, I have both hands, and not only can I dance, I can type 80wpm.

(edit: not accurately, though)

[ November 12, 2004, 04:52 PM: Message edited by: jeniwren ]

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Oh yeah? I can type 90 wpm while accurately dancing.

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OH you think that's talent? I have a bird that can eat 92 worms per minute.

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I'm only capable of flipping the bird. And I can't type when I'm doing it.

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I can flip two birds while driving in traffic.

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(up) I can kill you and your two birds with one stone.
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Oh yeah? My stitches in time save 18.

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I got hit with mph's stone and got 32 stitches. It didn't kill me, though.

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I saw mph's stone go by at 32 mph, and not killing jeniwren.

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I passed a stone. Ow.

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Oh yeah? I passed a guy on the freeway who was going slower than a stone. In fact, I didn't know that something immobile could go any slower, but he accomplished it.

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I passed a stone going so slow it was going backwards.

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Dag, I'm trying to figure out if that's actually one-upping.

edit: Oh, I thought you were talking about a kidney stone.

[ November 12, 2004, 07:54 PM: Message edited by: PSI Teleport ]

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That's nothing. I saw a stone moving so slowly that not even an irresistable force was able to speed it up.
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I AM an irresistible force.
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Oh yeah..well I'm an irrestible torque!
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I'm not irresistable at all.

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I'm so not-irresistible that I can't get the accountant in the office to like like me.

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I'm as resistable as an accountant -- I'm an engineer.
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Well I have no resistance at all. I'm a conductor!

[ November 13, 2004, 08:47 PM: Message edited by: Bob_Scopatz ]

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<grooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan>
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Is that so? I'm a superconductor. [Big Grin]

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And I'm a SUPERCONDUCTOR

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I'm somewhat magnetic.

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I can't even conduct electricity when electrocuted.

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I'm somewhat cute.

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I'm only cute on every third Wednesday.

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My instructor, the range owner, and a unformed officer complimented my marksmanship.

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That so? Well, I managed to score 95% in marksmanship. 19 out of 20 shots hit the target dead on with a fully automatic rifle.

[ November 14, 2004, 09:05 PM: Message edited by: Alcon ]

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Alcon, that's great. What were you shooting? I shoot a Springfield 5 in. Tactical XD 9mm that I love.

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I wore my Chanel ballet flats to the range.

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[OFF TOPIC] It was in Counter Strike [Big Grin] An M4A1 point blank range on the map de_dust2 in the hallways by bomb site B. There was no way I could miss and I only got one of em before they got me. [Evil]

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I've only gone to the range a few times at boyscout camp in RL.

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I ate a girl scout cookie. Mint flavor.

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I've eaten entire boxes of mint flavored girlscout cookies in one sitting before.

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We can't get Girl Scout Cookies in the entire country. Probably not even in the entire continent, and ours is the biggest continent in the world.

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Well, at least you don't have to worry about them being kosher . . .


. . . oh wait, they are.

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(up) Yeah, but you don't have to worry about them being Halal.
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[confused side comment] I thought (with the exception of wine and related substances) kosher was stricter than Halal? So I had been told, anyway. [Dont Know] [/confused side comment]
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[confused side comment] I don't really know. I only really have to worry about it if a. I want to share with hubby or b. I want to kiss him on the mouth immediately afterwards. [/confused side comment]
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I once made three confused comments. Which is how many licks it takes to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop. If you're an owl. [Dont Know]

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But I'm not an owl. [Eek!]

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I'm not even fowl.

[OFF TOPIC: Mrs. M, who shoots a Springfield 5 in. Tactical XD 9mm that she loves, is now one of my favorite people. mmmm9mm.]

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We're having curried fowl (aka chicken) for din din tonight.

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