Game / activity
Parliamentary Inquiry
How this one works
Prompt
- Given our love of sounding important and imposing our will on others, let's use this as an excuse to pass some laws.
How it works
- one of the rules is randomly assigned.
- Somebody gets three votes,
- And we had definitely none for Parliamentary Inquiry, so we can make up whatever we want.
RESULT STATUS
A winner is actually on the record.
Winner: Ryan
What was recorded
What everyone brought to the table · 5 recorded exchanges
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Parliament Setup
I don't know British law, but I believe you're
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- Result qualification: right, and we will second it and move on thusly.
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Minutes Prompt
Should we not first spend good ten minutes, maybe twenty, recounting the minutes from; the last meeting?; Honorable Bradley, please proceed.
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Minutes Answer
Last meeting, we discussed the economic development in Guatemalan-based countries, and how we can; take our funds and move them to 401ks.; We also talked about rules for the bathtub.
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- Answer qualification: The new rules for the bath is, in England, we want everyone to be very clean, so you have; to shower twice a day, and three times on Sundays.
- Interaction mode: improvised fictional parliamentary procedure
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Minutes Bath Question
I'm sorry, could you remind me of the rules of the bathtub?
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- Response context: Ryan, any new rules you have?
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Minutes Bath Answer
The new rules for the bath is, in England, we want everyone to be very clean, so you have; to shower twice a day, and three times on Sundays.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Parliament Wrap
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- Response context: There is no winner in this game.; There is only, in fact, a loser.; Reverse fines failed.; No, it didn't.; Oh, because I had three votes.
- Final state summary: So I guess Ryan is the only one who passed anything, and he passed two.
- Final adjudication: Well, our winner is Ryan Sansone.
- Ending or payoff: I believe now I'm king, if I understand parliamentary proceedings.; The loser is those who appreciate good accents.; And consistent accents.
Follow the round structure (4)
Grass Round
Source excerpt ↗ 49:01Less grass.
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Grass Prompt
Ryan, I call on you to introduce to the podium a law that you can suggest we consider among; this body.
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Grass Submission
I propose we have less grass.
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- Answer qualification: As Honorable Curtis laid out, there's native plants.; There is other plants.; There is more fountains.; There is more lazy rivers.
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Grass Debate
I'd rather have trees and bushes and any kind of foliage other than just plain, boring-mowed; grass.; Anything.; First of all, anything.; Instead of putting, like, regular grass, could you put just fake grass?; Let us proceed to turf over to the greater London.
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Grass Vote Prompt
All those in favor, say aye.
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Grass Vote
Aye.; Aye.; Aye as well.
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- Adjudication verdict: RATIFIED
- Answer qualification: Less grass.
- Curtis: “Aye.”
- Brad(ley): “Aye.”
- Ryan: “Aye as well.”
Round context
- Adjudication verdict: RATIFIED
Sports Round
Source excerpt ↗ 51:08Let your team tank.
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Sports Prompt
Bradley, do you have a law to impart upon us?
WHAT THEY BROUGHT
Sports Submission
I want to be pro tanking.; So my rule is that any sports league should let their teams the last half of the season,; if they're not going to make the playoffs, they can tank any way they want.; They can start benching players, selling players, bringing in garbage men to play positions.; As long as it's entertaining and the fans are coming, keep it fun.
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- Answer qualification: You can bring in garbage men.; Limo drivers, taxi drivers, Uber drivers.; Then there's the audio repair man.; yesterday were stocking groceries at your local 7-Eleven,; and today they're playing for the Las Vegas Raiders.
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Sports Amendment
But I would wager that the move is not to replace the players with the garbage men,; but simply to put the garbage men in the uniform and pretend like they are that player.
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Sports Debate
Famously, tanking is a problem because it is very much not entertaining.; But I do worry it will make for a worse product.; That's just the driving category.; Tripping is part of the fun.; Yeah, it's all about the ratings.; I worry that there's not enough legs to this idea,; both literally and metaphorically.
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- Question: Tell me more about who might come in.; Why are these people entertaining?; Aren't you worried about tripping?
- Ryan: “Tell me more about who might come in.”
- Ryan: “Aren't you worried about tripping?”
- Ryan: “I worry that there's not enough legs to this idea,”
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Sports Vote Prompt
All those in favor, say aye.; And those opposed, say nay.
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Sports Vote
Aye.; Aye.; A most resounding nay.
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- Adjudication: Motion fails.
- Adjudication verdict: FAILED
- Adjudication method: Somebody gets three votes,; and that time it was Ryan.
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- Adjudication verdict: FAILED
Reverse Round
Source excerpt ↗ 54:09reverse fines.
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Reverse Prompt
Thy honorable Kurti Curt.; Proceed.
WHAT THEY BROUGHT
Reverse Submission
to include reverse fines.; What if you pick up other people's litter?; I say you should get paid.
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- Answer qualification: And you must get caught picking up litter; in order to be paid.; What if you're following the speed limit?; Get paid.
- Response context: Let's pass the law now without thinking about it
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Reverse Debate
We take them to the roads.; They clean up the roads.; it will make people stick to the speed limit,; which I think we can all agree is abhorrent.; I'm a fan of arson.; So I didn't light it on fire.; Not even a single bit.
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- Question: So are you just creating garbage men?; And what will our prisoners do, Curtis?; Isn't that just going to take more time; to pull everyone over and pay them?; Maybe we've got a third example, perhaps.
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Reverse Vote Prompt
Those in favor, say aye.; Those opposed, say aye.; Say nay.
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- Answer qualification: Because I didn't mean to say that.
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Reverse Vote
Aye.; Nay.; And most assuredly, nay.; Nay.; For me too.
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- Adjudication verdict: Failed
- Adjudication method: Reverse Fines failed; Ryan’s overriding vote determined the failed outcome.
- Result qualification: In principle, that is not terrible.; The execution,; I felt like New Fraser.
Round context
- Adjudication verdict: FAILED
- Result qualification: So I guess Ryan is the only one who passed anything, and he passed two.
Chill Round
Source excerpt ↗ 57:11The chill until bill.
WHAT THEY BROUGHT
Chill Submission
Work will be chill.; Chill until 10.30 at least,; and 11 on Mondays.; You can work if you must,; but you must not make me work; until at least a reasonable hour.
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- Answer qualification: We are comfortable with either.
- Response context: I was attacked via Microsoft Teams; Sure, it was from the previous week.
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Chill Debate
Curtis, the important thing is that I should at least; be a couple coffees deep before you ask anything of me.
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- Question: Are you saying that we arrive at 10.30?; Or are you saying that we still get there; at 9 to 5,; but we can just sort of exist until 10.30?; What are the benefits of waiting until 10.30?; Can you provide an example of what these attacks are?; What do you mean asking you to recall an email?; When was the email sent?
- Curtis: “Are you saying that we arrive at 10.30?”
- Brad(ley): “What are the benefits of waiting until 10.30?”
- Curtis: “Can you provide an example of what these attacks are?”
- Curtis: “What do you mean asking you to recall an email?”
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Chill Amendment
I propose we add the amendment denying the use of any communication,; including in person, frankly, that begins with an uncontextualized hey.
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- Answer qualification: My point is this is a work bill.; And so it's only relevant to work communications.
- Adjudication: Okay, the floor is willing to accept that bit.
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Chill Vote Prompt
Those in favor, say aye.; Those opposed, say nay.
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Chill Vote
Aye.; Nay.
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- Adjudication verdict: PASSED
- Adjudication method: For the record, the three votes this time went to the good gentleman from Multicultural London.
- Answer qualification: No, Brad wasn't playing him this time.
Round context
- Adjudication verdict: PASSED
View source wording — how it was explained on the show
- Method: And we had definitely none for Parliamentary Inquiry, so we can make up whatever we want.
- Final state summary: So I guess Ryan is the only one who passed anything, and he passed two.
- Final adjudication: Well, our winner is Ryan Sansone.
- Curtis: “Given our love of sounding important and imposing our will on others, let's use this as an excuse to pass some laws.”
- Curtis: “Well, actually, Ryan, I think you need to second it, and then we need to vote on it.”
- Ryan: “I called to order the first order of business, new laws.”
- Curtis: “Ryan, I call on you to introduce to the podium a law that you can suggest we consider among”
- Curtis: “Bradley, do you have a law to impart upon us?”