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Tenth Anniversary Deathmatch, first round, part 4
Yesterday's winners: Chancery Stone, Perhaps I have a special anus?, Laptopgate, and Msscribe. I think if our voting patterns show us anything, it's that we really love catchphrases, and we really can't stop obsessing about Chancery Stone. :D

Today is the last of the first round contestants! Links to all can be found here if you need to brush up. Vote early and often. I mean. Just early.

Poll #594
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

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Victoria Bitter/Jordan Wood/Andy Blake/thanfiction
270 (90.3%)

Hellfire and Jira and incest and racism
29 (9.7%)

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BJR outwalks a hurricane
130 (43.6%)

Domlijah tinhats
168 (56.4%)

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Snapewives on an Astral Plane
212 (70.4%)

Lady Sybilla and Russet Noon
89 (29.6%)

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Deletiongate and Fandom_Love
71 (23.7%)

Lexicongate
229 (76.3%)

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ETA: If there is even a hint of trans*-related fail in the comments, there will be bannings, and I will disqualify that match.

ETA 2: As of 3/13/13, 9:35 a.m. EST, this poll is closed. If you vote after this time, it will not count/change any of the winners.

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franzen
2013-03-14 05:06 am UTC (link)

OH HEY I'VE HAD YOUR PROBLEM SO I MIGHT BE USEFUL.

If the problem is out of sight and in the pipes, turning the water off and waiting for the level to drop (or bailing, if you have to) is step one. Try pouring boiling water into the bowl and see if it makes it through. If it doesn't, you can try plunging once it's cooled or wait for the level to sink again.

I don't know about vinegar, but this is when I use the sulfuric acid. It has a certain smell but it's not godawful. It needs 15 minutes to work, then you flush. If it just pools at the base of the toilet, the first flush will just get it into the pipe (so you might want to keep the water level below normal). You CAN attempt plunging if there's liquid, but be careful, as you don't want acid splash back. (I've never had it happen, but I have had a drop of the stuff hit my hand from the bottle and it's a mild sting.) You can also -- I've found this has a 100 percent success rate in my house, with godawful pipes -- do the acid (or another agent that will dissolve organic matter), flush, and then do boiling water again -- adding the water will, ideally, dissolve/break up/shift any organic blocks in the pipe and push the acid into the pipe. If things still aren't normal, plunge and plunge again. Wait for that beautiful "whoomph" noise. Fist pumping is not optional at this stage. Then sterilize/wash your kettle or whatever instrument you used to pour water in.

Boiled Vinegar is going to be the name of my rock band. We'll do mournful covers of power pop 'cause we're indie.

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