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Tributes 4/9

Andrew Steiger Brittany Chiang Christopher Kendig Daniel Wells Jeanelly Orozco Alcalá Jennifer Fischell John Lin Jonah Trotz-Liboff Katherine Warren Mallory Andrews Nicole Kornblum Rachel Barbat Rebecca Williams Reed Homan Richard Self Sindhoori Nackeeran Stephen Scheele William Martin

Aspirants 4/8

Andrew Steiger Brittany Chiang Christopher Kendig Daniel Wells Jeanelly Orozco Alcalá Jennifer Fischell John Lin Jonah Trotz-Liboff Katherine Warren Mallory Andrews Nicole Kornblum Rachel Barbat Rebecca Williams Reed Homan Richard Self Sindhoori Nackeeran Stephen Scheele William Martin

Aspirants 4/7

Andrew Steiger Brittany Chiang Christopher Kendig Daniel Wells Jeanelly Orozco Alcalá Jennifer Fischell John Lin Jonah Trotz-Liboff Katherine Warren Mallory Andrews Nicole Kornblum Rachel Barbat Rebecca Williams Reed Homan Richard Self Sindhoori Nackeeran Stephen Scheele William Martin

The Remaining

Andrew Steiger Brittany Chiang Christopher Kendig Daniel Wells Jeanelly Orozco Alcalá Jennifer Fischell John Lin Jonah Trotz-Liboff Katherine Warren Mallory Andrews Nicole Kornblum Rachel Barbat Rebecca Williams Reed Homan Richard Self Sindhoori Nackeeran Stephen Scheele William Martin

The Eye of the Storm Has Passed.

Dearest Spooners: Those individuals who were unable to make a kill were eliminated by the Overlords for their weakness.

A new spoon has been placed in your penda with a new target. Today, April 3, the standard rules are in effect, except that the five minute window around events is not in effect.

Beginning Monday and until Friday at 5:00pm, there is no immunity from 10:00am to 4:00pm.

This weekend, there will be two special spoons hidden on campus. The first, which is silver, will provide the holder with total immunity for the week which cannot be overridden by any spoon or rule change through 5:00pm Friday. The second hidden spoon, which is gold, will allow the holder to thwack anyone but the holder of the protective spoon during any time--whether immunity is in place or not--until 5:00pm Friday, with the caveat that classes, professor meetings, sponsored lunches, and clinics remain off limits.

We will offer clues as to the locations of the two spoons on the Tumblr and via email. But perhaps a lucky explorer will discover the spoon even without the clues. Wait until the official email with the clue is sent out, otherwise you shall be hunting in vain.

Unless there are exigent circumstances, such as when your freshly killed target does not have their spoon with them, we will no longer replace lost or broken spoons. In addition, failure to retrieve your spoon before the start of the game is a non-issue; you may be validly thwacked once the game begins, spoon retrieved or not. You survived the first elimination round, so you will no longer be given training wheels.

The game restarts Friday, April 3 at noon.

Aspirants 3/30

Alexandra Markel Alysha Naik Amanda Jane Grill Amanda Urban Amy Albanese Amy Lishinski Andrew Campbell Dane Andrew Steiger Brian Theodore Apel Brittany Chiang Carly Weiss Caroline Bell Christina Bonanni Christopher Kendig Daniel Wells Deeva Shah Dustin Rucinsk Edward O'Connor Mears Elizabeth Grden Emmanuela Jean-Etienne Erin Collins Hazel Caldwell Hunter Samuel Cox James Brett James Geiser Jeanelly Orozco Alcalá Jennifer Fischell John Lin Jonah Trotz-Liboff Jonathan Baker Jonathan Forman Justin Wyatt Fore Karima Tawfik Katherine Hart Katherine Lewis Katherine Warren Lance Taylor Leanne Mertzman Lilliana Lin Mallory Andrews Mario Carroll Matthew Sappington Maya Efrati Megan Beth Richardson Megan Dolan Michael Sinanian Nadji Jordan Allan Nicole Kornblum Qian Liu Rachel Barbat Rachel Capler Raina Bhatt Rebecca Williams Reed Homan Richard Self Robert Hines Shaquari Everson Sindhoori Nackeeran Stephen Houck Stephen Scheele Stevin Sunny George Victoria Lynn Harp William Martin William Mathewson

ANNOUNCEMENT: NEW RULES

We, the Spoons Commissioners, write to Inform you and Give Notice in accordance with Due Process and Common Decency that the following Rule Changes take effect Beginning Tomorrow: The five-minute Grace Period surrounding classes and events is No Longer In Effect. Class time remains protected. Class breaks are fair game. On Friday, immunity is Revoked during the Noon Hour. Please Note that the suspension of Spoons Glory remains in effect during Class Time and School Events, regardless of Immunity Erosions. For Saturday and Sunday, immunity reverts and there are no Time Frames without Immunity to Protect You. On Monday, immunity is Revoked between 11:00am and 1:00pm. On Tuesday, immunity is Revoked between 10:00am and 2:00pm. On Wednesday, immunity is Revoked between 9:00am and 3:00pm. On Thursday, if you have not made your First Thwack, you are Eliminated from Spoons at Noon. Spoons is suspended Thursday afternoon while We, the Spoons Overlords, Crunch Numbers, Judge Thwack Submissions, and Consume Calories at Dom's. On Friday, the Game Resumes at noon. You will have a new Spoon in your Penda.

Notable Thwacks

For efficiency in description that sounds near-sociopathetic:

I thwacked Amy at 2:42pm pm outside of her Ks class. Her class ended at 2:35pm. Initially I thought she would leave the classroom immediately and I would just follow her around, but she didnt exit the room until much later which allowed me to thwack her.

For taking the time to write bad poetry:

"Dear MLaw Community,

As you may have already heard, earlier today the remains of three of our friends and colleagues were discovered in the Commons. Karima Tawfik, Amy Lishinski, and, most recently Amanda Grill were found dead, cut down at the very beginning of their promising legal careers. Our hearts go out to their families and loved ones.

At this time, we urge everyone to remain calm and to please refrain from spreading irresponsible rumors, such as the canard that these deaths—and the victims themselves—were linked to some kind of underground law-school murder cult. These deaths are most assuredly the work of a single, troubled, spoon-wielding individual. The police are fully investigating these tragic events, and while they have no leads at this time they can confirm that Amanda appeared to have been caught unawares after dropping her personal belongings—murdered in an act of shocking and despicable cowardice. Police report that the following text was recovered from the scene:

And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon [Michigan’s Diag] green And was the holy [Dean of Z] On [Michigan’s] pleasant [Law Quad] seen!

And did the Countenance Divine, Shine forth upon our clouded h[a]lls? And was Jerusalem builded here, Among these dark Satanic [Subs]?

Bring me my [Spoon] of burning gold: Bring me my arrows of desire: Bring me my Sp[oon]: O clouds unfold! Bring me my C[utlery] of fire!

I will not cease from Mental Fight, Nor shall my [Spoon] sleep in my hand: Till we have built Jerusalem, In [Michigan’s] gre[y] & [un]pleasant Land.

Chilling, inexplicable nonsense. Authorities request that anyone with information as to the potential identity of the culprit contact them immediately.

We encourage everyone to stay calm but vigilant. Keep our departed students and classmates in your thoughts and non-denominational, prayers. And if you see a shifty-eyed, shadowy someone with a spoon . . . RUN. "

Aspirants 3/26

Alexandra Markel Alysha Naik Amanda Jane Grill Amanda Urban Amy Albanese Amy Lishinski Andrew Campbell Dane Andrew Steiger Brian Theodore Apel Brittany Chiang Carly Weiss Caroline Bell Christina Bonanni Christopher Kendig Daniel Wells Deeva Shah Dustin Rucinsk Edward O'Connor Mears Elizabeth Grden Emmanuela Jean-Etienne Erin Collins Hazel Caldwell Hunter Samuel Cox James Brett James Geiser Jeanelly Orozco Alcalá Jennifer Fischell John Lin Jonah Trotz-Liboff Jonathan Baker Jonathan Forman Justin Wyatt Fore Karima Tawfik Katherine Hart Katherine Lewis Katherine Warren Lance Taylor Leanne Mertzman Lilliana Lin Mallory Andrews Mario Carroll Matthew Sappington Maya Efrati Megan Beth Richardson Megan Dolan Michael Sinanian Nadji Jordan Allan Nicole Kornblum Qian Liu Rachel Barbat Rachel Capler Raina Bhatt Rebecca Williams Reed Homan Richard Self Robert Hines Shaquari Everson Sindhoori Nackeeran Stephen Houck Stephen Scheele Stevin Sunny George Victoria Lynn Harp William Martin William Mathewson

Rules Revisited

Aspirants, you all need to get back to LSAT Reading Comprehension mode.

Here are pertinent rules:

Staying Alive – Your spoon must be in-hand and clearly visible. Attempting to conceal your spoon will result in automatic elimination.

- Eliminating Your Target – You, upon seeing your Target spoon-less, or during a period without immunity, shall touch any part of their person in order to make a proper elimination (see the official rules via the Spoons website for complete details).

- During the first week of the game, everyone has immunity while holding his/her spoon. Immunity will erode after that; changes and updates will be emailed to the spoons listserv (you will be added when you sign up) and posted on the website. You will be given at least 12 hours notice of an erosion in immunity or other change in the game. The Spoons Overlords reserve the right to make any changes in the rules of the game for purposes of fairness and ease of administration.

IN AND OUT OF BOUNDS:

- Spoons is played exclusively on the University of Michigan Law School campus, UNLESS you are at a school -sponsored event or bar night, in which case GAME ON.

- IN BOUNDS: All law school buildings (Hutchins Hall, South Hall, the law library, Legal Research, Commons, etc.). And, unlike last year, Monroe Street between South Hall and Hutchins is NOT in-bounds. However, you are not allowed to chase people into the street, hide in the street, or obstruct traffic.

Note: While on campus, Spoons is played only when it does not disrupt classes, presentations, oral arguments, or other students and faculty. Have fun and be competitive, but PLEASE be respectful of the community in which we live. You cannot eliminate anyone in a manner that would disrupt classes, a lunch talk, or a professor’s instructing. Clinic duties WILL BE considered part of class activity. Individuals on the clock for campus jobs cannot be validly eliminated. This includes Lexis, Westlaw, Kaplan, BarBri, or the reading room desks or library jobs.

Special Events: The SFF Auction is off limits. NO ONE may be validly eliminated during the SFF auction from 6 pm to midnight on Thursday, March 19th (this applies to any volunteers setting up for the auction before 6 pm).

PICTURES AND NAMES OF TARGETS: Reminder: please confirm that your picture is in the Michigan Law School photo directory, and if it is not, you need to email a picture that reasonably resembles you to the Spoons Overlords by NOON ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18.

Tributes 3/25

Alexandra Markel Alysha Naik Amanda Jane Grill Amanda Urban Amy Albanese Amy Lishinski Andrew Campbell Dane Andrew Steiger Brian Theodore Apel Brittany Chiang Carly Weiss Caroline Bell Christina Bonanni Christopher Kendig Daniel Wells Deeva Shah Dustin Rucinsk Edward O’Connor Mears Elizabeth Grden Emmanuela Jean-Etienne Erin Collins Hazel Caldwell Hunter Samuel Cox James Brett James Geiser Jeanelly Orozco Alcalá Jennifer Fischell John Lin Jonah Trotz-Liboff Jonathan Baker Jonathan Forman Justin Wyatt Fore Karima Tawfik Katherine Hart Katherine Lewis Katherine Warren Lance Taylor Leanne Mertzman Lilliana Lin Mallory Andrews Mario Carroll Matthew Sappington Maya Efrati Megan Beth Richardson Megan Dolan Michael Sinanian Nadji Jordan Allan Nicole Kornblum Qian Liu Rachel Barbat Rachel Capler Raina Bhatt Rebecca Williams Reed Homan Richard Self Robert Hines Shaquari Everson Sindhoori Nackeeran Stephen Houck Stephen Scheele Stevin Sunny George Victoria Lynn Harp William Martin William Mathewson

Tributes 3/24

Alexandra Markel Alysha Naik Amanda Jane Grill Amanda Urban Amy Albanese Amy Lishinski Andrew Campbell Dane Andrew Steiger Brian Theodore Apel Brittany Chiang Carly Weiss Caroline Bell Christina Bonanni Christopher Kendig Daniel Wells Deeva Shah Dustin Rucinsk Edward O’Connor Mears Elizabeth Grden Emmanuela Jean-Etienne Erin Collins Hazel Caldwell Hunter Samuel Cox James Brett James Geiser Jeanelly Orozco Alcalá Jennifer Fischell John Lin Jonah Trotz-Liboff Jonathan Baker Jonathan Forman Justin Wyatt Fore Karima Tawfik Katherine Hart Katherine Lewis Katherine Warren Lance Taylor Leanne Mertzman Lilliana Lin Mallory Andrews Mario Carroll Matthew Sappington Maya Efrati Megan Beth Richardson Megan Dolan Michael Sinanian Nadji Jordan Allan Nicole Kornblum Qian Liu Rachel Barbat Rachel Capler Raina Bhatt Rebecca Williams Reed Homan Richard Self Robert Hines Shaquari Everson Sindhoori Nackeeran Stephen Houck Stephen Scheele Stevin Sunny George Victoria Lynn Harp William Martin William Mathewson

Aspirants 3/23

Alexandra Markel Alysha Naik Amanda Jane Grill Amanda Urban Amy Albanese Amy Lishinski Andrew Campbell Dane Andrew Steiger Brian Theodore Apel Brittany Chiang Carly Weiss Caroline Bell Christina Bonanni Christopher Kendig Daniel Wells Deeva Shah Dustin Rucinsk Edward O'Connor Mears Elizabeth Grden Emmanuela Jean-Etienne Erin Collins Hazel Caldwell Hunter Samuel Cox James Brett James Geiser Jeanelly Orozco Alcalá Jennifer Fischell John Lin Jonah Trotz-Liboff Jonathan Baker Jonathan Forman Justin Wyatt Fore Karima Tawfik Katherine Hart Katherine Lewis Katherine Warren Lance Taylor Leanne Mertzman Lilliana Lin Mallory Andrews Mario Carroll Matthew Sappington Maya Efrati Megan Beth Richardson Megan Dolan Michael Sinanian Nadji Jordan Allan Nicole Kornblum Qian Liu Rachel Barbat Rachel Capler Raina Bhatt Rebecca Williams Reed Homan Richard Self Robert Hines Shaquari Everson Sindhoori Nackeeran Stephen Houck Stephen Scheele Stevin Sunny George Victoria Lynn Harp William Martin William Mathewson

Title Chasers as of 3/21

Alexandra Markel Alysha Naik Amanda Jane Grill Amanda Urban Amy Albanese Amy Lishinski Andrew Campbell Dane Andrew Steiger Brian Theodore Apel Brittany Chiang Carly Weiss Caroline Bell Christina Bonanni Christopher Kendig Daniel Wells Deeva Shah Dustin Rucinsk Edward O'Connor Mears Elizabeth Grden Emmanuela Jean-Etienne Erin Collins Hazel Caldwell Hunter Samuel Cox James Brett James Geiser Jeanelly Orozco Alcalá Jennifer Fischell John Lin Jonah Trotz-Liboff Jonathan Baker Jonathan Forman Justin Wyatt Fore Karima Tawfik Katherine Hart Katherine Lewis Katherine Warren Lance Taylor Leanne Mertzman Lilliana Lin Mallory Andrews Mario Carroll Matthew Sappington Maya Efrati Megan Beth Richardson Megan Dolan Michael Sinanian Nadji Jordan Allan Nicole Kornblum Qian Liu Rachel Barbat Rachel Capler Raina Bhatt Rebecca Williams Reed Homan Richard Self Robert Hines Shaquari Everson Sindhoori Nackeeran Stephen Houck Stephen Scheele Stevin Sunny George Victoria Lynn Harp William Martin William Mathewson

Aspirants as of 3/20

Alexandra Markel Alysha Naik Amanda Jane Grill Amanda Urban Amy Albanese Amy Lishinski Andrew Campbell Dane Andrew Steiger Brian Theodore Apel Brittany Chiang Carly Weiss Caroline Bell Christina Bonanni Christopher Kendig Daniel Wells Deeva Shah Dustin Rucinsk Edward O'Connor Mears Elizabeth Grden Emmanuela Jean-Etienne Erin Collins Hazel Caldwell Hunter Samuel Cox James Brett James Geiser Jeanelly Orozco Alcalá Jennifer Fischell John Lin Jonah Trotz-Liboff Jonathan Baker Jonathan Forman Justin Wyatt Fore Karima Tawfik Katherine Hart Katherine Lewis Katherine Warren Lance Taylor Leanne Mertzman Lilliana Lin Mallory Andrews Mario Carroll Matthew Sappington Maya Efrati Megan Beth Richardson Megan Dolan Michael Sinanian Nadji Jordan Allan Nicole Kornblum Qian Liu Rachel Barbat Rachel Capler Raina Bhatt Rebecca Williams Reed Homan Richard Self Robert Hines Shaquari Everson Sindhoori Nackeeran Stephen Houck Stephen Scheele Stevin Sunny George Victoria Lynn Harp William Martin William Mathewson

Sample Elimination Description

Spooners:

When you eliminate someone or are eliminated, feel free to submit a description to the Overlords. There will be prizes for the best descriptions; see below for examples. You may format said description as you please.

NOTE THAT THESE DESCRIPTIONS ARE FROM 2013, WHEN THE PLAYERS WERE OPERATING UNDER DIFFERENT RULES. MONROE STREET IS OFF LIMITS.

Example #1:

From the 2013 winner, Josh Garcia:

Log: 10.31.2010, JB makes fun of my halloween outfit at Gilbert's party. Insists I'm a mexican. I'm not a mexican. I want to stab him. 10.31.2010, I realize JB's joking. Endeared. Somewhat. 11.2.2011, JB makes a good joke in the commons. I like his sense of humor. He is my friend. 2.4.2013, JB is not going to play spoons. I believe him. 3.18.2013, JB is in spoons. Fucking liar. I want to spoon him. 3.21.2013, JB has some kills. I have some kills. JB jokes about befriending someone, giving her a ride and turning towards the law school. JB jokes about thwacking while in the car on Monroe. I text Clark this suggestion. He lols. I lol back. We all have a laugh. 3.24.2013, JB keeps joking that he has me. I bet he does. He probably has me. No matter. I always hold my spoon. Always. 3.25.2013, Och insists that JB and her had a fight a while back. I do not press for details. I suspect lies. 3.26.2013, Maybe I should befriend JB. Clark is not playing this game. I will have no allies. Only Och. Such a good spy. 3.28.2013, I am drunk. At Origins. I call JB. Let's be friends. He seems wary. I tell him my target. I do not ask for his. I want to ease into this. 3.30.2013, JB reveals his target to me. Trust building. 4.4.2013, I send JB my list. I ask for nothing in return. 4.6.2013, JB sends me his list. Trust secured. 4.9.2013, I drive JB to school and point out a target. Later in the day, I do the same thing. And later in the day, I plan out a thwack for him, and wait as he executes. He is my muscleman. I can't find my target. I have to resort to trickery to find them. 4.10.2013, We take out some more people. Comrades in arms. Just like that. 4.11.2013, Terrill is out. JB is in car. I get Ari. 4.11.2013, I meet JB in car, surge of victory. I turn towards Hill, towards his home. I turn up State, towards law school. He doesn't notice. Still the talk of victory. He puts the spoon on my dashboard. My name on the spoon. I turn onto Monroe. He fumbles. He has too many spoons. He forgets about the dash. I smile at him. I am always holding my spoon. Always. I slow down the car. On Monroe. On law school grounds. Thwack. Game over.

Example #2:

I’m not sure Josh and I ever fully trusted each other, but as our spreadsheets filled in and information leaked through Liz Och and other sources close to the Commissioners, we became relatively certain that we didn’t have each other. After Black Thursday slaughtered some deadweight, we decided it was time to start mopping up.

We lived in his car, and basically didn’t sleep. We IDed targets for each other and drove each other right up to them. Tuck 'n roll. Thwack. We gathered photos and intel, followed people, lied to people. When Josh sent an email to lolopen asking for information on Dante Roldan, it so distorted Terrill’s chain of Spooners that I don’t think anyone but Josh and I had an accurate list until yesterday. Thus, Rob White’s surprise: “Who are you?” And when I told him: “Ah, Terrill’s got it all fucked up!”

“This is how you win Spoons, James,” Josh would often say to me when we found ourselves doing something ethically questionable* or running just a little too much of a risk. Little did I know this was how Josh, not James, wins Spoons. Of course, by the end we knew too much about each other. I spent more time with Josh this past week than he spent with his girlfriend. We walked each other to classes. (Which of course meant Josh now knew where my classes were, sly devil.) What’s more, we had shared our best schemes with each other.

“You know what would be hilarious?” I remember telling him once. “Now that Monroe St. is in bounds, you get someone in your car, thinking they’re going to Costco or whatever, and then drive them between Hutchins and South Hall and boop! Thwacked.”

Is it a failing or weakness to trust someone, especially someone you’ve worked so closely with?** Thinking we were headed to celebrate, I let my guard down for the first time since this all began. Then he started to turn the wheel. I thought about grabbing the wheel and slamming my foot on the gas. We’d both be dead, and then no one would win! But it was too late. In the time it took me to form and reject my suicide plan, I'd been spooned to death. No explosion, but I’d been burned. Hard.

But I can’t help but think that I’m the real winner here.*** In death I reject the active/passive paradigm, the one that would have us believe that the Spooner is somehow better than the Spoonee, that there is pride in spooning, but not in being spooned. Sometimes I want to be little spoon, and I think that’s ok.

*Read: obviously morally and ethically wrong. **Yes. Obviously. ***Except for the irreparable damage done to my ability to trust anyone. Ever. Oh, and the part where I lost at spoons.

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

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