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Hello, the following items are for sale/trade.
Shipping worldwide with tracking. Estimates for keysets/keyboards:

• Europe and UK: 15-20/25-30USD
• Anywhere else: 25-35/35-75USD

Items I am looking for:

• DSA Deep Space blanks/spacebars (from the OG run only)
• HWS Earls (Singles Night "A Green", multishots; wishlist)
• Lin Dolinger 2017 (fancy colors: pink, blue/grey)
• Lin Dolphin OG (from ~2014)
• Lin Dolphin V2 (with alu weight; two-tone with fancy colors and WKL preferred)
• Lin Dolphin V3 (WKL only, red bottom or full green)
• Lin EM7 OG (from ~2014)
• Lin EM7 V2 (with alu weight; two-tone preferred)
• OG red alu plate for Lin Dolphin V2 SE
• Realforce 87U 10th Anniversary (stock)
• Realforce R2 TKL 10th Anniversary (stock)
• TX-1800 V1

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Lin Whale 75 F13 alu plate and PCB

• Condition: new, unused
• 50USD + shipping for both

TX-84/87 V1 brushed brass plate

• Condition: new, unused; the coating looks/feels uneven on the backside
• 25USD + shipping

Keycult No.1 65
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• Rev. 0 from the January 2019 sale; number 8 out of 15
• Black case with silver aluminum mid-piece, silver aluminum full plate, Wilba solderable PCB with daugtherboard and JST cable, screws and bumpons
• Extra parts: original Wilba solderable PCB, Wilba Graphite hotswap PCB with daughterboard and JST cable, polycarbonate partial plate, white POM full plate
• Comes in the original packaging with original accessories
• Condition: new, unused; apart from a faint darker line on the top piece noticeable under bright light, everything looks flawless
• Trades for OG Dolphin/EM7

LZ CLS
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• Gray WKL kit (top, bottom, brushed stainless steel weight, brushed stainless steel plate, Leeku TX87 PCB with RGB underglow, acrylic diffuser, screws and bumpons)
• Extra Leeku TX87 PCB with RGB underglow and polished brass plate (fixed ANSI layout)
• Extra Hineybush h87a PCB with RGB underglow and brushed stainless steel Alps plate (AT101 layout)
• Comes in a storage case with two microfiber clothes
• Condition: new, unbuilt with some imperfections on the case pictured here (slight top/bottom color mismatch and tiny dent at the seam, anodization banding all around the top piece as well as a couple faint scratches, machining marks/nicks on the weight)
• Trades for OG Dolphin/EM7

LZ MP
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• Silver WKL kit (top, bottom, polished brass plate, brass internal weight, brass side weights, Leeku TX87 PCB, screws, numbered badge and bumpons)
• Number 06/50
• Extra silver aluminum plate (with ISO support)
• The brass plate has a fixed layout (WKL ANSI with support for stepped and regular CapsLock only)
• Comes in a storage case with microfiber cloth
• Condition: new, unbuilt with minor cosmetic imperfections shown here
• Trades for OG Dolphin/EM7

Merisi.Works Dodici
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• Baby blue kit (top, bottom, brushed stainless steel weight, CF plate, PCB, screws and bumpons)
• Extra black aluminum plate
• Extra PCB
• Polycarbonate wrist rest
• Comes in a storage case with microfiber cloth
• Condition: new, unbuilt; everything flawless except for those speckles on the weight's chamfered edge
• Trades for OG Dolphin/EM7

Syryan Mont Cervin

• Tented Alice-style ergo keyboard with integrated wrist rest and variable angle; center bar as well as left and right housings attach to the base using magnets
• Full black kit (black base, black angled plate, black left/right housings, black center bar, clear frosted PC and black aluminum switch plates, hotswap PCB, foam sheets, leather left/right wrist pads, various small parts)
• Comes with a hard foam-padded carrying case
• Extra parts: gray center bar, gray left/right housings with gray aluminum switch plate, two hotswap PCBs, CF switch plate, CF left/right wrist pads
• Condition: one PCB and PC switch plate assembled and used for a few weeks, the rest is unused; tiny scratch on the gray housing and black base
• Trades for OG Dolphin/EM7

TGR 910 RE
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• Polycarbonate case, sandblasted brass weight and plate, solderable PCB, screws and bumpons
• Extra solderable PCB
• Condition: new, unused; all parts are original; the case has few shiny areas/faint scuffs noticeable from a specific angle pictured here
• Trades for OG Dolphin/EM7

LZ PhysiX red
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• Red kit (top, bottom, stainless steel weight plate, CF switch plate, PCB, grommets/screws/bumpons)
• White or black acrylic wrist rest
• Comes in a storage case with microfiber cloth
• Bundle of spare PCB and black or silver aluminum switch plate available for 90USD
• In person, the case is not a shiny red and looks like a dark matte red
• Condition: new, unbuilt; no blemishes on the case except for a couple faint scratches/marks on the underside; all PCBs have been tested
• 400USD + shipping

TX-75 V1
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• Silver top case with original one-off TX polycarbonate bottom
• Built with 54g filmed vintage Cherry MX Black switches and GMK/Cherry stabilizers on a polished brass plate
• Original Leeku TX75 PCB with RGB underglow; SIP sockets with white LEDs are installed in switches; red, green and blue indidcator LEDs are installed; all keys register and lighting works properly
• Spare Leeku TX75 PCB with RGB underglow available for an extra 50USD (not selling separately from this board)
• Comes in a TX bag
• Condition: used as a daily driver for a while; the top and bottom pieces show a few scuffs and scratches pictured here while the weight has some very faint hairline scratches; the spacebar sounds rattly and would likely benefit from some tuning again
• 300USD + shipping

TX-84 V1
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• Silver WKL kit (top, bottom, brushed stainless weight, silver aluminum plate, PCB, small parts)
• One extra brushed brass plate
• One extra PCB
• Condition: new, unused; two tiny dings on chamfered edges and smudge on the backside pictured here
• 300USD + shipping

TX-1800 V2
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• Titanium grey kit with brushed stainless steel weight; acrylic and coated stainless steel spacers
• Built by Kin25 (TX maker) with filmed/lubed 64g vintage Cherry MX Black switches and GMK/Cherry stabilizers on a brushed stainless steel ANSI plate; the spacebar has a 78g Cherry MX Grey switch
• Leeku MX1800 PCB with RGB underglow; SIP sockets with white LEDs installed in switches, warm white indicator LEDs without SIP sockets; all keys register and lighting works properly
• Comes in a large TX bag
• Condition: slightly used years ago; the case has two minor flaws and there are a few tiny scratches on the weight (pictures here)
• Trades for a TX-1800 V1 or 500USD + shipping

GMK 80002

• BL00 base set and Addition kit
• Condition: new, sealed
• 100USD + shipping

GMK Awaken

• Mainframe base kit 100USD + shipping
• Neo-Tokyo base kit 100USD + shipping
• Condition: new, sealed

GMK Camping R3

• Classic base kit
• Burgundy base kit, novelties and spacebars PENDING
• Condition: new, sealed
• 200USD + shipping 125USD + shipping

GMK Cobalt

• Base kit
• Condition: new, sealed
• 100USD + shipping

GMK Cubed

• Base kit, novelties, accents and spacebars
• Condition: new, sealed
• 250USD + shipping

GMK Dracula R1

• Base kit 165USD
• Error kit (without F13) 55USD
• Condition: new, sealed

GMK DMG R3

• Base, novelties, spacebars, and addition kits
• Condition: new, sealed
• 225USD + shipping

GMK Dots R2

• Light base kit
• Dark base kit
• Condition: new, sealed
• 100USD each + shipping

GMK Fleuriste

• Base kit
• Condition: new, sealed
• 125USD + shipping

GMK Olive R2

• Dark base set and spacebars
• Condition: new, sealed
• 150USD + shipping

GMK Prepress

• Base kit
• Condition: new, sealed
• 150USD + shipping

GMK Royal Cadet

• Base and Symbols kits
• Condition: new, sealed
• 165USD + shipping

GMK Space Cadet R2

• Base kit
• Condition: new, sealed
• 125USD + shipping

GMK Striker R2

• Base set, spacebars and Salvun keycap
• Condition: new, sealed
• 170USD + shipping

GMK Sumi

• Spacebars and extension/40s
• Condition: new, sealed
• 35USD each + shipping

SA Handarbeit

• Base, numpad and spacebars
• Condition: new, unused
• 165USD + shipping

Hammer CRP R2 Desko

• Kits: Desko base, Numpad, WKL, R5, HHKB mods
• Condition: new, unused; being from early CRP rounds, a few keycaps may have slightly crooked stems
• 65USD + shipping

Deskmats
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New, unused
15USD each + shipping

• RAMA Canvas (small)
• GMK Avanguardia
• GMK Modern Dolch 2
• GMK Red Devils

HIBI/RAMA/Salvun keycaps
New, unused
Prices include worldwide shipping

• GMK 80082 (blue): 40USD
• GMK 80082 (pink): 40USD
• GMK Striker R2: 40USD
• GMK Awaken: 50USD
• GMK Dots R2 (colorful): 50USD
• GMK Fleuriste: 50USD
• Keycult (brass with white infill): 65USD
• Wave Liquid Hydro (stainless steel): 65USD

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• Fraktal Kaps Aweigh! (Ectoplasm, Henne-SEA, Penny for your thoughts): 30USD each
• Deathcaps x HWS Revthulhus (Singles Night: AE green, Analog Dreams pink/yellow, A Violet, Serika, Shoko): 30USD each
• HWS Earl Esc (Single Minded BrAF5C37-MT, Singles Night: Nautilus yellow/blue, Cold Cast aluminum): 30USD each
• HWS Earl Esc (Exam Glove Love): 50USD
• HWS Earl Esc (2019 Commemorative): 50USD
• HWS Earl Esc (multishot): April Fooearls 75USD, Prismearl 75USD, Super Sticky Coprophagy 100USD, Labra Do Right 125USD, Princess Treat 125USD, Princess Trick 125USD
• HWS Popsi Skull (Why Sobby?): 100USD
• HWS Popsi Skull (Taro): 125USD
• Vice Caps Dress: Millie 65USD, Nami 80USD

Looking for HWS Earls (wishlist): Singles Night "A Green", and specific multishots
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Although the operatodrifter has decent cosmetics, I wish there were just a bit more. For instance, more hair styles and better facial customization. Heck to add a little cherry let us customize proportions (height, weight, etc.) But definitely more hair styles would be nice. What are your thoughts?

On my flight back home, I put my backpack under the seat in front of me. I noticed a strange smell on the plane as soon as I boarded. Near the end of the flight, i get my backpack and its soaking wet. It also carried the strange smell. My ipad and work laptop were soaking wet and wouldnt turn on.
The lady behind me had all her stuff get wet too. When its time to deboard, the whole column of seats in front and behind me had their carpet soaked. Near the exit door, you could see puddles of this liquid. This stretched probablt at least 15 rows. I told the flight attendants and asked what it was. They told me they would ask maintenance and pretty much shrugged me off. The Pilot also noticed it.
They told me go talk to the gate agent. The gate agent looked at me like I was stupid and asked what I was telling her. She eventually called a rec coat in baggage service.
The red coat was somewhat helpful. She took pictures of my damaged items, told me to file a complaint online and list everything that was damaged and the prices of each item. She gave me 8k skymiles for the inconvenience. She also reported the flight attendants for not filing an incident report.
So after filing my complaint, they customer service gave me 3k skymiles and transferred me to the baggage department to assist with my damaged bag.
I would think this is a big deal, but so far their response doesnt seem too urgent. Also, whether that liquid soaking the plane is toxic or waste water, seems pretty disgusting and serious.
Am I likely to get compensated for my items? Should I report this to the FAA?

This morning I landed to Chicago with United Airlines with my all my photography gear in pelican like suit case for a graduation gig. I arrive to a graduation location and open my bag to find ALL of my gear been destroyed and shoved back inside my suit case with my foam dividers ripped and parts of them missing. I couldn’t shoot the event due any of my gear not functioning. Now i’m sitting in the middle of Illinois not knowing what to do. This is my full time job and this gear is everything I have. I messaged their customer service and all they said was they’re not liable for electronic devices. I opened up a claim at the moment to have record that this has happened, but that’s all i have so far. Anyone know what i can do in this situation? Can i sue them somehow?
ps. I brought the bag in with me as carry on and they forced checked it in due not having enough space in the cabin.

When I heard about MoP Remix I began wondering why they chose to make a full flashback event with this expansion. Why not WotLK, the most popular one, for example? At first I thought MoP was chosen because of its similarities with the other instances of the game currently:

1. on classic they've just released cataclysm, which is pre-MoP, so it could be a shot for us to savor the next expansion in a fast-paced and a bit custom way before reliving it in its default speed and behavior;
2. on retail some ppl here and there pointed a few similarities between MoP and DF, some one them being the more laidback open world experience and more options of open world activities.

But now, after some days in remix, I'm thinking that replaying MoP can be an opportunity to slow down our way of playing. In high-density realms people go brainlessly blazing through mob packs while questing just to realize it wasn't what was needed because the quest wasn't only "go right there and kill 12 moving stuff" and so it becomes difficult not only for this blazer but also for everyone around to complete the quest. Some quests require us to kill only one mob per time so the NPC acompaning us can do his thing, there's even a quest in which you can't kill the mob, you must entrap him, use the special button and kill the sha mob that spawns afterwards. In many of these quests I've spent way more time than needed only waiting the respawn time because ppl just can't read or notice what's going on in front of them, they just want to faceroll buttons and see things explode.
I see it's fun, I also think this can be fun, but does it have to be like this always? Why do we need to rush everything everytime we're playing videogames? I think MoP is a great iteration of the game in which you can both do quick runs and also enjoy the ride, like the NPCs are constantly telling us. I'm enjoying this event. I think it's a nice idea. It's good for people who couldn't play by the original period or didn't know the game by then and it's also good for people who already knew and want to replay both "no changes" and "yes changes" ways. I like the expansion overall, the cloak mechanic - 100% exp on your alts is pretty awesome, unlike some ppl said in other post-, jump in early in dungeons and raids is also great, having an easier way to buy cosmetic items, the Guild Wars 2 cache loot system, the PoE skill gems... But, most of all, just going through some of WoW's best expansions, enjoying the stories and having some gameplay moments like Diablo's monster exploding.

This morning I landed to Chicago with United Airlines with my all my photography gear in pelican like suit case for a graduation gig. I arrive to a graduation location and open my bag to find ALL of my gear been destroyed and shoved back inside my suit case with part of my foam dividers ripped and some missing. I couldn’t shoot the event due any of my gear not functioning. Now i’m sitting in the middle of Illinois not knowing what to do. This is my full time job and this gear is everything I have. I messaged their customer service and all they said was they’re not liable for electronic devices. I opened up a claim at the moment to have record that this happened, but that’s all i have so far. Anyone know what i can do in this situation? Can i sue them somehow?
ps. I brought the bag in with me as carry on and they forced checked it in due not having enough space in the cabin.

I’ll start with a short background on myself. I am a contractor. I have plenty of work to do, but it is all outdoors, so if it’s raining, I’m not making money. If I get sick and need some rest, I’m not making money. I decided to apply for a Part-time position in retail sales at Lowe’s, with the idea that it would help supplement my income, and I could have some benefits. My first shift was scheduled 10:00-4:00. Myself and 2 other guys sat in front of computers for about 4 of those 5 hours. The other hour was spent getting a tour of the employee accessible areas. We were not offered a 15 minute break throughout the 5 hours we were there. I didn’t think much of it because we were essentially on break, sitting in front of a computer, watching endless videos and taking endless quizzes. Move on to the next day. I was scheduled to work 4:00pm-11:00pm in Building Materials and Lumber. I was told to watch videos and take quizzes from 4:00-6:00 and then go to Lumber and find my Mentor. At 6:00, someone sent an associate from Lumber to get me and tell me that we had to load cinder blocks and cap blocks on a trailer. This guy drives a forklift full of cinder blocks to the trailer, takes his seatbelt off, then I ask what he’s doing. He says we are going to hand load this trailer. I told him to just set the pallet down inside the trailer with his lift. He refused and we commence to hand load 50 cinder blocks and 20 cap blocks. After that was complete, he grabs a leaf blower and starts blowing Sheetrock dust that was about 6 inches deep, all over the outside bay area. (Pointless and dumb) So now I can’t breathe due to so much concrete and Sheetrock dust. By this point I’m beyond frustrated. I find my Mentor and ask when I’m allowed to take a break. He said when you finish the concrete isle. I spent the remainder of my shift restacking 80 pound bags of concrete. I asked for a break 5 times throughout my 7 hour shift and was not allowed to take one. The ASM was beside me when I clocked out. I laughed at the time clock asking if I was sure my time punch was correct. Then I had to explain to her what had happened. She tells me to not do that again and I must take breaks and mea breaks as well. I told her I was not happy about any of it. I was scheduled to work the following day, 11:00-6:00. I clocked in at 10:55. Went to Building materials and could not find anyone that I was supposed to be working with, so I go to the break room….nobody. I go back to building materials and lumber and still could not find anyone, so I sat in my truck for about 45 minutes, went back inside to see if I could find anyone….still, no one. So I left my name badge and safety knife on the HR reps desk, clocked out and left. They didn’t realize I was gone until 6:15. 15 minutes after my shift was supposed to end. If you’re considering working for Lowe’s; do yourself a favor and don’t. Stay on that customer level. You don’t want to know what it’s really like in that place. I would prefer to not know what I know about Lowe’s. Now I don’t even want to shop there.

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I am offering various RNG Services across Gens 3 to 7.
Gen 3 to 5: Legendary RNG, Wild RNG, Gift (including Manaphy & Bonus Disc Jirachi/Celebi) RNG with custom OT & TID possible
Gen 7: Egg RNG (TSV hatch RNG possible until April 8th)
The prices for each RNG request will all be in €uro and will depend on the type of RNG, the amount of time I expect to spend on them, and any extras you may request (example: custom OT)
Base prices are as follows (per each mon):

• Gen 3-5 Wild RNG: 2€
• Gen 3-5 Legendary/Gift/Wishmaker Jirachi RNG/Ranger Manaphy Egg: 3€
• Any of the above SHINY: +2€
• Gen 3 Channel Jirachi / Ageto Celebi & Gen 4 Shiny Ranger Manaphy Egg: 5€
• Custom OT/TID (Gen 3-5): +2€ (per ONE save - ie, can be used for multiple mons)
• Gen 7 Egg RNG: 2€ (TSV hatch or Shiny +1€)
• Flat fee per Hour spent on your RNG request: 2€/h

Example: 1x Shiny Terrakion (5€) + 2x Shiny Wild mons (8€) from BW with a custom OT/TID (2€) would be 15€ + the fee for the expected time spent on the RNGs (average 2-6 hrs but obviously depends on the specific request)
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I can also offer a Training service & Item trade service in Scarlet/Violet & Sword/Shield, with prices as follows:

• Training Service: 2€
• Any 10x Items Trade: 3€

The more RNG/Training services you request, the bigger the discounts I can make for you!Requesting RNGs that can save me a lot of time will also decrease your cost considerably! (example: multiple Wild RNGs from the same save/game)At least 5x of any given type of service must be requested to be eligible for a discount!
Buyer pays any required fees!
To calculate how much you need to send me accounting for fees, use THIS PayPal fees calculator!
Delivery available in Gen 8 or 9, or with Bank>HOME transfer, up to buyer's choice, where applicable.
I can provide proof of the RNG in the form of screenshots of all important steps, with all RNG information clearly visible, if requested! These pictures would all be provided within a zip file uploaded to Google Drive that I would send a link for you to download, via PM.
Please reply to this thread asking what Pokémon you'd like me to obtain, the origin game(s)/Gen(s) and if Shiny or not, so that I can work out exactly how much it would cost you for your order!
After we have discussed the above and have agreed on a deal, please send your detailed requests for RNGs (IV spreads, natures etc) through this google form: https://forms.gle/vBhoDio8obiUU47g9
Training services & Item trades don't need to go through the form.
MY TOOLS & DISCLAIMERS:
I have and use several emulators for all my RNGs (Citra - 3DS, Bizhawk - DS & GBA) using assisted overlay tools like lua scripts, as well as the standard RNG 'calculation' tools like PokeFinder.
I also have a CFW 3DS that I use to import my saves into carts with a save manager (Checkpoint), in order to then transfer the mons up to Bank, followed by HOME.
All my saves are also save-managed (backed up, extracted and injected) with tools such as Checkpoint & JKSV.
For my Training service & Item trading in Gen 9 I use my CFW Switch to multiply items in my bag such as Vitamins, Candy, TMs, Apriballs.
You can request the training service for your own mons in Gen 9, or as an extra (for the same price) on any RNG you buy from me!
Feel free to ask any questions you may have here in my thread, and thank you for stopping by!
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My ref: https://www.reddit.com/pokemonexchangeref/comments/18tsljf/usexymalasada_reference/

So I’m working on my Spanish, but I get nervous speaking it to proficient speakers I know. I decided the best way to not be nervous when talking to people would be to practice at work (cashier at a grocery store with a heavy Hispanic customer base).I don’t know them, so who cares what they think of me, right? They can think I sound dumb or say things weirdly 🤷🏼‍♀️ but people I know, I don’t like practicing with them because I feel like they’ll judge my Spanish proficiency.

• Would you like to use cash or card? Le gustaria usar efectivo o tarjeta?
• Would you like any bags for purchase? Quieres unas bolsas para compra?
• Paper for $.12, small reusable for $.69, and large reusable for $.99. El papel por doce centavos, reutilizable pequeno (how is that word pronounced?) por sesenta y nueve, y reutilizable grande por noventa y nueve.
• Can you pass me the empty cart, please? Puedes pasarme el carrito vacio, por favor?
• Here you go, have a good day/evening (depending on the time of day)! Aqu tienes, tengas un buen dia/noche.
• Actually, I’ll need to keep the empty cart, please. En realidad, tendre que quedarme con el carrito vacio, por favor.

Edit: correcting things as they’re pointed out. Thanks y’all! 😊

I’ll be going MXP-JFK-CVG this summer with a check on bag. I saw that everything delta is now in terminal 4, so entering and leaving will be in same terminal since I’m flying delta and endeavor? So what happens with customs and immigration? I saw that they are only in terminals 1,7 and 8. Just curious since it was always a huge walk from one gate to another.

CONTEXT: I live in Southeast Asia (SEA). You can imagine how I always find myself in the short end of a stick when communities schedule an event (RP, OOC) at 3-4 AM in my timezone.
The solution of overcoming such skill issue by destroying my body clock is thwarted by continuous bouts of existential crisis and adulting failures. The other solution of migrating to the West is as achievable as me punching the surface of the moon.
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR:
I'm open to Hack-and-Slash (top pic) and MUSH.
Theme: Medieval, High Fantasy, The Genre Where It is Be Acceptable to Open a Coffee Shop But All the Menu are Poisoned
note: cohesive and unified theme is key. I am a very low-tier not smart person, so anything that throws me out of the loop will take me 1-2 business days to recover (if the entirety of the post itself isn't evident enough).
PRIOs

1. An RP (Encouraged/Supported) MU*s that has a community.

This community in question may be many or one person. I don't care if you are alone. If we can RP out our developing characters or gossip like generic NPCs sign me up. Events may be player-initiated or coordinated with staff.

1. An Immersive Environment.

I like to see them environments seasoned, cooked, and served on a sizzling plate with a sprinkle of delusional to liven up the RP experience.

1. Character + Item Customization

Obviously, descriptions are the basis for me to fulfill my hobo/aristrocatic/hermit dreams but self-expression is a plus for me. a.) crafting system b.) classes with "flavor" (see no. 2)
SECONDARY

1. An Acceptable Level of PvE Grind.

JRPGs have raised me to become a farming sadist so EXP grinds are acceptable to me.

1. Limited to No PvP

I can enter in manual PvP or use a code that doesn't explode on me like Chat-GPT's essays getting caught in plagiarism checkers. If that PVP needs a system or some money-dropping scheme, you can bet that I'm noping outta there.

1. Maps

Mapless MU*s is my major weakness. I don't care if I accidentally step into a high level area as a low levelled trash bag. I care when I circle around the area for twenty minutes just to get from Point A to Point B. But I can manage (coping)
FINAL NOTE

1. no, I don't ERP.
   
2. no, I don't have solid picks of what class I'm going to be because it's entirely dependent on the game's lore. But, previous class picks from my current MU*s are:
   

a.) vampire (i'm edgy and i haven't seen the sun in weeks)
b.) bard (I can't rhyme and I have no rizz)
c.) mage (I can do research rp but I nerf my IRL and IC selves with immense imposter syndrome and delulu unless the research in question deals with the voices in your head)
d.) ranger (bows are cool)
Thanks! Looking forward to hear some recos!

So, here is part 2 of my entitled employee story. We left off with discovering Sally’s retaliation of giving me trash as a Christmas gift after her latest write-up.
So, the next several weeks, I am noticing more problems, but here’s some of the highlights.

1. Ever since we had issues of the office’s checks going randomly missing, Sally had apparently decided to just stop throwing any envelope away when opening the mail. She would supposedly search the envelopes/paperwork & then keep the envelopes with the paperwork. So, instead of doing her job better, she would decide to just stop doing the job at all. After all, you can’t get in trouble for screwing it up if you aren’t doing it, right? However, this resulted in items getting left with the paperwork (which sometimes wouldn’t get touched for several weeks due to being busy) that had needed to be collected or addressed right away.
   
2. Sally’s careless mistakes continued at about the same rate (average of 2 to 3 a week). She would put deposit slips/emails with the wrong office’s report, put one office’s mail in another office’s bin, put one office’s funding papers in another office’s bin, put one office’s bills in the folder for their correspondence & vice versa, put one office’s bills in the folder for another office’s bills, put the new month’s bills in the folder without taking out the old month’s bills so they would get mixed up. I could go on & on.
   
3. Sally would still ask for help on things she shouldn’t need help on anymore, ‘cause I had helped her many times on items exactly like it in the 2 years she’s worked here. I mean, the whole point of asking for help when learning new things on a job is so you can take the input you’re given & use it to get better at the job so you don’t have to ask for help anymore. I mean, what kind of office works by their employees constantly needing to be walked through everything every day? Sally would even ask for help on things no one would need to ask for help on. For example, she asked me, “An office took a deposit to the bank without showing it on their report. How do I write that up in the letter to fax to them?” Um, exactly what you just said to me. Or another time, she asks how long she should wait before calling an office back. Well, how long do you think you should give them? Just use your good judgment. You don’t need help with that! Again, you’ve been here 2 years!
   

On Jan 26, I take the Dec bills, correspondence faxes, & timesheets out of their folders to scan them into the computer. Now, one thing the bills should always have on them are the check number used to pay for this purchase & the date it was paid. The offices themselves are supposed to write this on there, but they don’t always, which is why it is our job to write it on there if it’s missing. I had noticed when I scanned Nov’s bills around Nov 30 that a lot of Sally’s offices don’t have that info written on them. So, I explained to her what needed to be written on every bill/receipt. I now flip through the Dec & Jan bills of her offices really quick to check them. There are quite a few of them with no info written down on them. There’s strike one for noncompliance.
Another task we would do several days a week (that’s Sally’s responsibility) is to check the bank accounts online. She is to look at the bank balances & report any low balances to Greg (or me if Greg isn’t there). She is then to look at the transactions in order to see if anything looks fraudulent. Since we are a loan company, check fraud is very common for us. So, we look at the checks for anything funny-looking, & we look to see if there are any auto debits (like when you use your bank account online to pay for a bill) that would tell us if someone got hold of our bank account info.
On Jan 30, at 1:15 p.m., I asked if any of the bank balances were low (Greg was out of town for a few days). Sally said she had forgotten to check the bank accounts that morning. Weird, ‘cause you had to check the Dallas office to make sure the money we sent them had shown up. How did you get the login sheet out to look in their bank account but then forget about checking all the bank accounts? This just further cemented in my mind that she was NOT checking these bank accounts the way she should. I was 100% positive that all she does when logging into these bank accounts is checking the balances to give to Greg but then never checks the transactions. I know this ‘cause, 1) I’ve observed Sally only logging in to write down the balances & then logging back out (she had some flimsy excuse ready when I asked her about it), 2) there have been auto debits that appeared in bank accounts that we didn’t find for weeks until I happened to see it for some reason & guess what? She never pointed those out to us, & 3) Sally hadn’t bothered to check the bank account balances since Greg was out of town, so clearly she only felt the need to check the balances. There’s strike two for noncompliance.
& even more bad mistakes or decisions:

1. At the end of Jan, we discovered that Sally had mailed the employees’ W2s to the managers’ home addresses instead of to the offices to distribute to their employees!
   
2. We had an office that moved locations to right across the street, so the only thing that changed in their address was their street number (12 Main Street instead of 11 Main Street). I explained this to Sally & gave her an updated list of the office’s addresses. 3 weeks later, we get a call from that office saying that mail we send to them keeps going to their landlord’s house. I check the address labels Sally had created for herself. Sure enough, it had the wrong address on them. I go to grab the lease, & at the top is where the tenant’s new address is listed. & all the way at the bottom of the page in the paragraph titled “RENT” where it lists where to send the rent is the landlord’s home address. & that’s the address Sally had chosen to be the new office’s address on her address labels.
   
3. Sally hadn’t been faxing the offices to ask for bills/receipts that never made it to us.
   
4. I used the last towel on a roll of paper towels, so I went to the cabinets to grab another. We were out. Sally is in charge of keeping track of supplies that need ordering, so I go to Sally & say we’re completely out of paper towels, we need to order some. Sally response: “No one ever tells me when they grab the last roll so I know when to order them.” Um, excuse me, since when is it our job to tell you to do your job? It’s your responsibility to keep track of supplies. You should be checking the level of paper towels, toilet paper, Kleenex, etc., to see when you need to order them.
   

So, I knew she needed a second warning write up for carelessness cause of the numerous mistakes since the first warning write up in the middle of Dec, & I would be giving Sally a first warning write up for negligence cause of her not asking the offices for missing bills & not writing the info on the bills I had told her to do at the end of Nov. However, it was only a few days from Feb, which was the time for performance reviews. So, rather than doing a write up now & then in a week or so doing a performance review that was one of the worst performance reviews I’ve ever heard of, I decided to just do it in one fell swoop. You know, just get it all out of the way with one bad conversation, one bad day, & then both of us can hopefully put it behind us & move on.
I decided to do the performance review & write ups on Feb 5 (Monday). It went much smoother ‘cause Greg was there, so Sally couldn’t really give me lip or lash out by showing attitude & anger like she had previously.
On Feb 7 (Wednesday), I log in to get the transactions for an office who is switching banks. I wanted to get an updated list of outstanding checks so they know how many checks are left before they can close the old bank account. & what do I see? Someone had used the bank account to pay $100 on their AT&T bill. I call the office & find out it was actually them, so no fraud there. But I then ask Sally if she had seen that when checking the bank accounts. She said she didn’t remember. Obviously, I have found my proof that she is either not checking them or isn’t paying attention when she does. I have a discussion with Greg about it, & we decide I need to have a sit down with her about her not doing her job. She is sick on Thursday, so I plan to talk with her the next day she comes in.
On Feb 9 (Friday), I begin the conversation about checking the bank accounts & how important it is. I am planning to say things like, we expect you to do this job, you’ve been told multiple times to do this task, if you’re not going to do the job, then you’re welcome to go find another one, etc. But she cuts me off at the beginning with an excuse of, “Well, I didn’t know what I should be looking for, now I know.” & it broke me. She does this exact thing every time I have to have a conversation with her. She has an excuse ready to go on the tip of her tongue, always spins it around so it’s not actually her fault. It’s always, “Well, I didn’t know that, but now, I do.” & I was just done. I didn’t continue the conversation, even though I needed to, ‘cause I just broke down in tears from the stress of having to discipline her & knowing that nothing will ever come of it, but having our hands legally tied to be able to fire her right now. I cried nonstop for over 4 hours.
On Feb 12 (Monday), I sat down to continue the conversation, this time with a written statement for her to sign.
Me: You respond a lot of the time that you don’t know how to do things, which is very frustrating, ‘cause you’ve been shown multiple times how to do these tasks. It’s very inefficient & wasteful that I have to constantly check all of your work & retrain you on the same thing over & over again. This needs to change. This job is about accuracy & accountability.
Sally: You’re not giving me a chance to improve. I never hear “Good job,” from you. All I ever hear is, “You’re doing a bad job, sign this paper.” I get in trouble every time I ask for help, so I guess I’ll just follow the instructions & hope I’m doing it right.
The problems with that response:

1. You’ve worked here for 2 years, Sally. You’ve had plenty of time to improve.
   
2. The reason you never hear “Good job” is ‘cause you’re not doing a good job. How am I supposed to tell you “Good job,” but also need to give you a write up for doing a bad job? If you’re getting multiple write ups for doing a bad job, don’t you think that’s a sign that something is wrong? I mean, she thinks that managers should be telling their employees good job on everything they do right. No, you’re expected to do these tasks. We’re not going to congratulate you every time you do your basic job requirements like some toddler that needs constant positive reinforcement so they know that doing something right is a good thing! You will hear “Good job” when you are doing a really good job on something, when you go above & beyond!! I mean, do you think Greg tells me “Good job” when I’m just doing my job as expected?!! NO!!! I’ve never had a manager constantly tell me “Good job” all the time!!!! (Whew. Sorry about that. Kinda went on a crazy rant there. I’m good now.)
   
3. Here’s another example of her mentality of “if I don’t do the job, I can’t get in trouble for doing it wrong.” She’s going to stop asking for help instead of using the help I’ve given her to do better. I mean, if you’re making these mistakes when you ARE asking for help, how many more are you going to make when you stop asking for help? How does this make any logical sense?!
   

Well, here’s another chance for some malicious compliance. She claimed she didn’t know how to check the bank accounts, right? Well, my job as the manager is to make sure my employees know how to do their job. So, I need to sit down with her & train her how to check the bank accounts. Again. Even though I know she already knows how to do it. So, every time you tell me that the reason why you didn’t do a job is ‘cause you didn’t know how to do it right, well, we’re going to sit down & waste both our times & annoy you having to be retrained on something you do, in fact, know how to do.
Sally continues making careless mistakes & not doing stuff she doesn’t think she should have to do. Like answering the phones. It’s her job to answer the phones; that’s something I as the manager should be delegating to her. However, she never answers the phone unless I literally can’t. So, I had asked her to start answering the phone more. She will wait until the last possible second before answering the phone. By that time, it’s already rung twice, so I have to answer it before it goes on any longer or they hang up. One time, we were both away from our desks when the phone rang. We both went to answer it, but she was closer & got to her desk before me, put her hand on the phone, & watched me until I got to my desk before she picked it up. With a comment of, “Oh, (laughs) I didn’t want to make you walk all the way to your desk.” Well, you did, anyway, you little jerk.
On Feb 27, Sally asks for help on a report. She says that my note stating the office is over-deposited $28 on report 1 but fixed on report 2 by being $28 under-deposited didn’t work out. She says that they were never over by $28 in the first place. I take the report to look it over. Her calculator tape adding up the deposits shows the bank is in balance, but I don’t see deposit slips.
Me: Where are the deposit slips?
Sally: I haven’t gotten them yet.
Me: (trying to comprehend her logic) Then how do you have the deposit amounts added on this tape?
Sally: I got the amounts from the report.
Me: You…(my brain trying not to implode at this point) you can’t add up amounts to see if the bank has too much or too little money in it without knowing what was actually taken to the bank. The amounts on the report don’t always equal what was taken to the bank.
I log into the bank account & discover just that: the report says they took $500 to the bank, but their deposit says $528. They were indeed $28 over-deposited. I then lecture her (for the second time in a few months) on the correct way to account for the deposits at the bank, that we are only to use the dollar amounts on the bank’s deposit receipt. (The first time was her getting the deposit amount from what was written on the deposit slip instead of what the bank gave us credit for on their printed receipt. The bank had shorted us $500, & we never knew until her deposits didn’t work out when reconciling the bank statement at the end of the month. We were missing $500 for 4 weeks! It’s a miracle we didn’t overdraw the account.)
Another task that we do several days a week is checking the CFPB website. This is a government website that uses federal regulations to monitor financial institutions. It’s like the Better Business Bureau, but more official. Customers can make complaints through them, prompting an investigation to make sure we’re following the federal guidelines. We have 2 weeks to respond to a complaint before it is past due.
On Feb 29, Greg just happens to be looking at an email inbox that he never checks, ‘cause after all, we’re checking the CFPB website, so he doesn’t have to look there, right? There is a complaint in 2 of the portals that have been in there since Jan 22. He immediately marches out & tells Sally about them.
Greg: Aren’t you checking the CFPB sites?
Sally: Yeah, I am.
Really? Then how come you didn’t print this complaint off to give to Greg in the last 6 weeks? She came back from lunch to a second warning write up given by me for negligence.
On Mar 5 (Tuesday), we are working on reconciling the bank statements so we can close the month of Feb. Sally brings me a Jan bank statement for an office.
Sally: This never cleared in Feb.
I look at the bank statement. It’s an electronic deposit of $254 on Jan 31. I remember this. She had asked me at the beginning of Feb why this deposit wasn’t recorded on the office’s report. I explained that since it didn’t show up in the bank account until the last day of Jan, they might not have known about it before the end of the month & so recorded it on the first of Feb. We will wait until the first report of Feb. If it’s still not recorded, then we’ll bring that to the office’s attention. & here she is, clearly telling me she hadn’t brought it to anyone’s attention all month long.
Me: (staring at the bank statement as I try to prevent my autistic brain from exploding at her while also trying to prevent a spontaneous stroke) You didn’t keep track of this all month?
Sally: Well, I didn’t know if it was treated differently ‘cause it was OTBP (One Time Bill Pay, which is the electronic deposit). (Oh, what a shocker, she once again didn’t know how to do something.)
Me: But we talked about this. If it wasn’t on the first of the month, we needed to address it.
Sally: Okay, well, now I know that we treat this the same as other deposits. (goes nonchalantly back to her desk like it was no big deal, like she hadn’t just revealed she had once again disobeyed my detailed instructions)
Me: (seeing her flagrant disregard for the seriousness of the situation & wondering just how on earth she could once again think that not doing her job would have no consequences) This is exactly what Greg talks about over & over, about how we can’t leave errors like this to sit for weeks & weeks, that these need to be dealt with as they happen.
Sally: (still as easy-going as if she had simply used the wrong color highlighter) Okay, I’ll make note of that.
Now, I am getting really pissed off. She keeps saying, “Oh, now I know that OTBP is treated the same as everything else.” That doesn’t matter! It doesn’t matter that you didn’t know it’s treated the same! I specifically told you to take care of it if it didn’t appear on the first of Feb! It didn’t matter what kind of deposit it was! I said to tell me if it wasn’t on the first of Feb!
Now, this was right before she leaves at 3:30, so by the time I’m finished with my text conversation with Greg (‘cause he isn’t there that afternoon), she has already left. But I’m telling Greg that I have once again caught her being negligent, & she’s already had 2 written warnings about this, which means our next step is letting her go. Not to mention, her carelessness is still continuing. He said that he supports my decision to let her go. By the way, the final decision happened an hour after she left. If I had known before she left that we were indeed going to fire her, I would have done it before she left so she didn’t have to come all the way to work in the morning just to leave again.
So, on Mar 6 (Wednesday), I arrive early to work so I can be prepared. I am standing at my desk, watching her come in. This is unusual, so she frowns as she approaches me.
Me: Sally, we need to talk.
Sally: (still frowns at me)
Me: (handing her the typed up notice) We are going to read this together. “When reconciling the month of Jan, around Feb 5, it was brought to my attention that we had a deposit that hadn’t been reconciled. I gave you instructions to wait a report to see if it works out. If not, you would need to bring it to mine & the office’s attention for further instructions. This wasn’t done. It wasn’t until Mar 5 that you brought this to my attention again. You have been told many times the importance of reconciling the financials of the office. You have been warned several times of negligence. This is another example of negligence with respect to your job. All you had to do was follow my instructions. It is for this reason that it is now time to terminate your employment.”
Sally: When did you tell me to do this?
Me: (thinking, “Um, I kinda just told you when I told you do that, but, okay.”) When you showed me the Jan bank statement—
Sally: Yesterday?!
Me: You showed me the Jan bank statement a month ago when you were reconciling Jan. I told you to wait for the first of Feb & then—
Sally: You did no such thing!
Me: Yes, I did, Sally.
Sally: When does Greg get here?
Me: Around 9, like usual.
Sally: I’m calling him, ‘cause this is ridiculous. You’ve had it out for me from the very beginning.
Me: No, I haven’t.
Sally: Yeah, you have. Just like the other 2. (sets her bags at the front door, goes outside, & calls Greg)

1. How could I have had it out for you from the very beginning when we didn’t have problems for the first year & a half you worked here? If I’d had it out for you from the beginning, you wouldn’t have had a job the past 6 months. Need I remind you what Greg told you about the timesheet thing being something we fire someone for on the spot, but that Molly had gone to bat for you & gave you a second chance? Why would I have done that if I had wanted you gone from the start?
   
2. “Just like the other 2.” She’s talking about Irene (who had left in Feb 2023) & another employee (who we’ll call Phil). Phil had been fired (by Greg, by the way) for continuing to watch movies on his phone at his desk despite being told multiple times by Greg to not do that. & Irene? She wasn’t fired. She gave her 2 weeks’ notice. & we then discovered when going through the work she’s been doing as we started taking over her tasks that she didn’t just not do jobs. She would actually forge the work so she wouldn’t have to work. “A bank imbalance of $2.65? Well, I’ll just add it to the imbalance that’s been building up for who knows how many months & just label it as an over-deposit from the end of the month. That way, I don’t have to look into why the bank isn’t balancing.” But no, I had it out for them, apparently.
   
3. Does she really think that calling Greg was gonna reverse my firing her? Does she really think I would do something as drastic as writing her up or firing her without discussing it with my supervisor first? Did she really think I would do this behind his back?
   

Apparently, she did, ‘cause Greg confirmed that Sally tried telling him about all the stuff I’ve been doing to her as if he didn’t know. She hung up on him when he explained that he’s been told everything as it happens & he supports this decision.
Sally: (storming back into the office & towards her desk) I’m not signing anything.
Me: Ok.
Sally begins packing up her desk. I had known she kept a lot of personal items at the office, so I had gotten a big box or 2 out & placed them nearby for her to use to pack up her desk.
Me: We can give you a box if you need it.
Sally: I don’t need sh** from you guys.
Me: The only thing we’ll need is your office key.
Sally: You’ll get it when you get it. I’m packing my desk.
Me: Ok.
I go back to work, keeping an eye on her as she packs to make sure she doesn’t take anything she’s not supposed to or damage any company property. Sally at some point decides to use the boxes she didn’t want from us to pack up her many items. She takes both boxes to the front door where her bags are & sets them down to put the last of her things in. She picks up one box to take outside.
Sally: You are the worst manager ever. (goes out the door)
Me: (shrug)
Sally: (comes back in for the final box) Seriously, you’re the most evil person I’ve ever met. (leaves)
Really? I rank worse than the guy that beat you up? I’m worse than him?
I continued watching her to see if she’s going to come back to give up her office key. As she packed up her car, another employee had arrived (we’ll call him Randy). He had run into her on the way in & asks me if Sally quit. I explained, no, she was let go. I then see that Sally has gotten behind the wheel of her car without coming back to give us the office key.
Me: Well, I guess we’ll just change the locks.
Randy then takes it upon himself to go out to her car. He phrased it very gently by saying he wanted to spare her having to come back in to turn the key in.
Sally: I guess Molly didn’t have the balls to do it herself. (hands the key over)
& then…she was gone. Despite having to do the entire corporate office’s work all by myself & falling steadily behind little by little, I have never been more happy. I had forgotten how much I loved my job & how much I couldn’t wait to get to work. I haven’t been this stress-free in 6 months, & it feels fantastic! & the great part is, I’m not really falling as far behind as I expected to without her. Having to do 2 people’s jobs by myself is only affecting me a little. Really goes to show you how bad she was for the company & for my job when she disrupted everything that much. For example, me & her would get through maybe 5 to 6 offices’ reports between us in a single day when playing catch up after closing the previous month. One day? I caught up on 10 offices’ reports in a single day. By myself.
Oh, did I mention she smoked marijuana most days on her way to work or while on her lunch break? We could never actually prove it. But, come on, you don’t smell that strongly of marijuana on only select days if you aren’t smoking it recently. If it was leftover from the smell of your house or car, you would smell like that every day. But it was only some days she would come into work or back from lunch smelling like that. Obviously, smoking on the job. So very glad to be rid of her & her awful skunk smell. Although, I do wish her well on a new job search. I don’t wish ill on anyone, ever. But I am just glad she’s no longer my problem to deal with.
(Added 2 months after she was fired): By the way, I am actually gaining on my work. I’m not only not behind on my work, I’m actually getting it done soon enough to work on extra stuff. Also, out of the blue, we’ve started getting about 3 to 4 sales & scam calls every day since Sally left (for things like better Medicare benefits, better retirement benefits, & even one time recently where “Walgreens” was calling to ask if I still had diabetes). I’m convinced Sally signed us up for calls as retaliation. I hope they die down soon, especially as they are starting to get rude. (Our response to every one of these is “Sorry, this is a business.” This one guy responded to me with, “This is my job.” I said, “I understand this is your job, but this is a business. I am not allowed to take personal calls.” He said, “Why?” I said very slowly & firmly, “Because I’m working!” He started to say, “Can you explain to me why—” I hung up. Jerk.)

This is my ranking of every Impractical Jokers episode starting when Joe left. I was going to wait until season 10 was over to post this, but I’m just gonna post it now, as I have no idea if season 10 is done or still going.
I’ll be referring to the episodes by their celebrity guests, but that’s only because that’s how IJ names their episodes. I’ll be judging the episodes as a whole, not just the guest.
I’m only doing mainline episodes, meaning no “sideline smacktalk” or shark week special.
25. Bobby Moinahan
In general, I like challenges where the Jokers have to convince a mark to go along with what they’re doing, but making it so both challenges had that goal made this episode monotonous. The telethon challenge was particularly disappointing, as I think there was a ton of potential to make the marks do a bunch of wacky things, but it wound up being “insult the customer” over and over.
The punishment also felt disjointed. Murr having to annoy and creep out wedding dress buyers was pretty standard, but making him eat his wedding band and then wear a wedding dress to the airport seemed really tacked on.
24. Jillian Bell
The “you’re fired” challenge was a swing and a miss. Not only is it not fun to watch the Jokers just act like jerks of their own volition, but the ruleset is backwards because it requires you to be a jerk and then you’ll lose if you do too good a job. I think this game could be easily fixed if they made the first half be a standard “refuse you lose” and then fire the mark and beg for your job.
The “one more minute” skit was pretty cringey (this is coming from someone who likes the skits more than the average IJ fan) and I much preferred the deleted skit shown on “Filming with the stars”
The punishment was really underwhelming.
The one saving grace was the “Boot and Rally” challenge, which isn’t one I’d want to see again, but was still entertaining because of how over the top it was, and because of how self aware they were that it’s not a good challenge.
23. David Cross
They basically copied and pasted one of the Rob Riggle skits for this episode. Even though the skits are the least important part of the show, it’s still kind of upsetting to see them get recycled.
The challenges were fairly average, with the exception of Max Zoda dragging down Sal’s turn.
I did like the punishment. The post-Joe episodes have been pretty dependent on physically painful punishments, but this one was pretty creative both in using various methods to torture Murr, and in doing it in a context where it seems acceptable.
22. Adam Pally and Jon Gabrus
The babysitting challenge was solid, and I like the choice to play beer pong with the guests instead of doing a skit. In fact, I think it would’ve been better to consistently show authentic interactions with the guests instead of skits. They could even make it a callback to the walking bits from season 1.
Sal’s shock punishment was also pretty entertaining. Although it is watered down by the abundance of physical punishments in this era of the show.
21. Paul Scheer
The two challenges were solid, but the punishment was pretty underwhelming. The overall idea is pretty funny after it’s explained, but the entertainment value dissipates after the first couple rounds.
20. Colin Jost
The ice cream challenge was an improvement over the “you’re fired” challenge from last episode. While it still involved the vague command of “act like a jerk”, they now made the mark a witness instead of a victim, and the Jokers were actually rewarded instead of punished for fulfilling that command.
This episode also opted to show a real interaction with its guest instead of a skit, which again, is a decision I like.
The love guru’s challenge was solid, with the best part being when the guy claimed to know about the relationship expert Murr and Sal made up.
The punishment was entertaining, but again, kind of diluted by how many physical punishments there have been recently.
19. Eric André Returns
Fairly underwhelming as an episode, but never to the point that I wasn’t enjoying it. The best part was Sal talking about his exploding wife.
18. Harvey Guillen
The lawyer challenge was alright. The best part was Q’s “potato chip or two” line, which highlighted the absurdity of how convoluted the contracts were
Having a challenge where each turn was at a different location was an interesting idea, but ultimately didn’t have much impact.
Q’s punishment was kind of underwhelming. When it started with him getting prosthetics, I was expecting him to look radically different and for it to be crucial to the punishment, so I was disappointed when Q was fairly recognizable and it wasn’t necessary for what he had to do. Though the punishment itself was still fun due to the energy Harvey gave it. Plus it had a surprisingly light hearted ending.
17. Paula Abdul
Most of the episode was middling. I was disappointed because I was expecting Paula to have a great dynamic with the Jokers due to them making a movie together, yet she wound up blending in as a guest.
The high point of the episode was the “get my wallet challenge”. I loved the twist of having Cha throw Q out instead of Dan, and I especially loved Q sabotaging Sal by giving him his wallet before the mark could get it. It was oddly nostalgic, as it was the kind of thing Joe would do.
16. Kesha
I really don’t like that they repeated Sal’s shock punishment, the seance setting made it just barely different enough to justify doing again.
However, the “fall in love” challenge was pretty fun, and the debate challenge with MJF was great. I’d love for him to work with the Jokers again.
15. Michael Ian Black
I liked the return of the texting challenge, and Murr chasing the greased up boy was ridiculous (in a good way).
The punishment was fairly standard, but Michael did a great job acting as the straight-man and adding to Sal’s embarrassment.
14. Kim Fields
Murr’s “fuck marry kill” conversation, Q’s mistletoe, and Q eating the dog treats were all fun moments. The punishment felt pretty old school (in a good way) and while Q calling a woman’s bitch briefly dampened the fun, the mood was saved by Murr’s impression afterwards.
13. Post Malone
I liked seeing the etiquette challenge brought back and I especially loved seeing the guy do a 180 after recognizing Murr.
The punishment was clever and Post did a great job fanning the flames between the customers and Q. Though I think it was an odd choice to end it as a man was calling 911 without showing how the situation resolves.
12. Eric Andre
The challenges don’t have any moments that particularly stand out to me, but they were consistently entertaining in a way where it always feels worth my time to watch.
This is a rare time where I’d say the best moment from an episode came from a skit, as I love the idea of Murr being a fictional character.
The one change I’d make is that I wish they cut the opening skit and instead spoke to the audience directly, explicitly acknowledging that Joe left and they would be changing things up. I feel like that would’ve made for a better transition.
11. John Mayer
I don’t like that this episode only had one challenge before the punishment, but I do like that the celebrity guest was involved in both the challenge and the punishment, which I wish was the case more often.
The challenge itself was also fun enough to make up for being the only one. I loved Sal randomly arm wrestling the investors, the constant utterance of “Bro” and Murr’s mark insinuating he hired prostitutes.
10. ALF
The ticket challenge was solid and the phone call challenge was great, especially Sal’s McRib story.
Making a fictional character the celebrity guest was a somewhat risky choice, but I think it worked out. They did a good job integrating ALF into the punishment, and I loved the detail of him thinking Q enjoyed the food.
9. Anthony Davis
I like challenges where the Jokers have to convince the mark to lie, so I really enjoyed the “playing hookie” challenge.
I did not like the second challenge though. I found Steve Byrne’s antics more annoying than funny.
This is made up for by the punishment, which I consider one of the best punishments in recent history. Allowing Sal to opt out of tasks at a price was a clever way of adding stakes and making the punishment standout. The final task in particular was genius, and while it could have been over the line, Anthony avoided that by giving the kid his own shoes.
8. Method Man
The punishment was just uncomfortable and not very fun to watch, but the episode makes up for it with the challenges.
The scientists challenge was great, and the “don’t smirk” challenge was possibly the funniest segment in the whole post-Joe era. I personally think the “no smirking” rule was a bit excessive, and a rule against laughing would’ve been plenty, but the content of the challenge was hilarious, and that’s what matters.
7. Bruce Campbell
The Rosanna Scotto challenge was alright, with the most interesting part being when customers defended dumpster diving.
The waiter challenge was great. I loved Murr’s “who’s paying?” bit and Q constantly trying to improve the women’s ribs.
The punishment was great and felt like something we’d get in the older seasons. For the Bobby Moynihan episode, I mentioned that parts of Murr’s punishment seemed tacked on, and that’s not the case here. Each step of Q’s punishment felt like a natural extension, and Campbell did a great job as the overly demanding director.
6. Bret Michaels
The Grocery Roll was a great challenge to kick off the COVID restrictions being lifted. Murr and Sal each had spectacular Pratt falls.
The hide and seek challenge was a welcomed return. While I wouldn’t want it to become a staple of the show, I think it’s a great game to throw in once every couple of seasons to shake things up. Sal genuinely wondering if he can breathe in the fridge, repeatedly trying to close the door on himself, and hurting his arm on the third attempt was very stupid in the best way possible.
Murr’s punishment was a mixed bag. The armwrestling, bowls of soup, and Paul Rudd showing up out of nowhere were all hilarious, but whenever a mark is furious and has their face blurred, I go from enjoying the discomfort to just feeling bad for everyone involved.
5. Rob Riggle
The taste test challenge was great, with Q’s mark being one of the funniest of season in recent history.
The workout challenge was even better and really recaptured the magic they had in earlier seasons. Murr’s “wrong/good” workout and Sal’s refusal to accept help were particularly great.
The punishment was also solid. Murr having to stay still while mostly naked was simple and effective, and they were able to create a wacky enough environment around him that there’s more to keep things entertaining.
4. Chris Jericho
This is the first episode that made me realize IJ can make great episodes.
The Joint Gravy challenge was absolutely hilarious. Especially Sal’s turn.
The focus group challenge was also great. I’d be happy if they made Jiggy… not the fourth Joker… but the official stand-in whenever they have a challenge where they need to pair up.
The two skits were both really good. The opener was grounded and reserved, while the mid-show skit was ridiculous in the best way.
While I’ve said that IJ has gone a bit overboard with the physical torture punishments, I think this one was well done. It was creative to let Q alternate between various painful tasks as he wanted, and I loved how he was dependent on Sal’s mom to end the punishment. I really wish she started getting involved in the show earlier, because she’s hilarious.
3. Kal Penn
Having to sell a product after coming in through the window was hysterical, both in concept and execution. All three turns had a completely different feel to them. Murr was slimy and confident, Q was overly enthusiastic, and Sal was completely desperate.
The eating challenge was similar to the “Boot and Rally” challenge to me, in the sense that it’s not something I’d want to see again, but it was made funny due to the Jokers being self aware about it not being a good challenge. Murr’s frustration at Q and Sal saying they’d just take the thumbs down was 10X funnier than if they actually attempted the challenge.
The punishment itself was solid. It’s a simple but effective idea, and revealing that it was Sal’s breath that stunk was a great ending.
2. Blake Anderson
They brought back two challenges that had each only been done once before, which could be risky, but worked out great.
The “phony fees” challenge was a welcomed return. Johnna did a great job making the charges seem legitimate, and the woman constantly praising Q was amazing.
The Yearbook challenge was also really good. The gag about them all being married to Melissa reminded me of the organic humor we got back when Joe was on the show.
The punishment was my favorite of season 10. It has a juvenile charm where I know what Sal’s doing is really dumb, yet am root for him to get away with it.
1. Brooke Shields
Brooke gave the same energy as a guest that I was hoping to get from Paula Abdul.
The opening skit was great, largely because of how well Brooke sold the role of a fangirl.
This was the first time we saw the celebrity guest participate in a challenge, and it was very fun to watch. The girl trying to dab while in a suitcase was hilarious.
The “Brooke of Love” punishment was genius. We’ve seen challenges that convert to punishments before, but it was always done on the fly and/or kept secret from the joker being punished. Having everyone know that whoever loses will be punished immediately was a really unique approach and I hope they do something similar in the future.
I also love the idea of a dating show where the guys are all trying to be as unappealing as possible. Sal’s rap, the return of Stanley Merkle, and the hushed trash talking (trash whispering?) were all fantastic. I know the show (usually) doesn’t repeat punishments, but I’d love to see the challenge be done again, even if it’s without the instant punishment at the end. It could be in the context of a dating show again, or it could be something like a job interview.