There are no rules for entries to this Contest - I know, a shocker from me (well, from those who know me (Nam) and have been in my Contests in the past) but I have to tell you that though there are no rules in "this" Contest I will say this is going to be a TOURNAMENT. So, future Contests in the Tournament will have rules, and very strict and concise rules that will have to be followed or the entry will be disqualified.
However, sadly, though there are no rules for entries, there are rules for the Contest itself, such as: there is an age limit. The age limit is 13 years old to 26 years old. If you are under 13 you can not enter and if you are over 26 you can not enter. It must say in your profile seen on your author page that you are this age. If I find out you are not this age, you lied just to participate in the Contest, I will remove you immediately.
It's a good idea not to want to fuck with me in such cases.
Also, a limit of 1 entries per person.
Another rule is that if you have placed in a previous Contest of mine (even a Collaborated one with another member) you can not enter this Contest. Even if you are in the age range.
I am going to be the only Judge in this Tournament. I asked another person to help but they felt, me being a god and all, that only I could judge such a Contest as this will be. And what sort of Contest is that -- you'll never know. I am not going to tell you.
After this "entry" Contest, I will pick 25 poets to continue and then the games will begin. And if you do not know me, I can be quite harsh. Which means I will carefully read all entries submitted and I will critique them to the best of my ability to critique -- if you do not wish your entries to this TOURNAMENT to be critiqued then I would suggest you not enter because your feelings will be hurt.
I will not yell at you. I will not belittle you. I will not even be commenting on you but your poetry. And by the by -- only POETRY is allowed in this TOURNAMENT. No prose, no short stories, no stories -- just poetry.
I am quite honest and direct and some people find that when praise and "love" is not given to the poet for their poetry then that is the person being mean. Well, if you find that to be true: don't enter this TOURNAMENT -- 'cause I am the devil when it comes to such assumptions.
In the end this will be for 3,000 points.
1st round: Entry level -- 25 go on to the
2nd round and then 17 go on to the
3rd round and then 10 go on to the
4th round and then 6 go on to the
5th round and then 3 go on to the
last round
If I do not get 25 entrants, then I will have Administration (or if possible myself) delete this Contest and that'll be the end of the Tournament.
This may be a long Tournament since I am the only Judge, I do have a job, so except for my 2 days off, my time on here is at times only an hour or two (sometimes 3 or 4, it depends if I'm just that bored and not sexually active
)
Remember all what I say above, 'cause I'm quite serious.
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I didn't know about the limit of entries per non-members, that must be fairly new. So, I removed the additional entries that were allowed and now only 1 entry is permitted per entrant.
I didn't read any of the poems submitted, so it was just the extra two entries.
-Nam
[EDIT]
Removed 3 poems, 2 for showing themselves as an "adult" on their profile on their author page when I specifically state otherwise in the rules of the "Contest". And the other for showing they were 94 or something which goes beyond the age limit I set and I know who they are and still they are over the age limit.
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26 entries left to read and/or comment on.
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However, sadly, though there are no rules for entries, there are rules for the Contest itself, such as: there is an age limit. The age limit is 13 years old to 26 years old. If you are under 13 you can not enter and if you are over 26 you can not enter. It must say in your profile seen on your author page that you are this age. If I find out you are not this age, you lied just to participate in the Contest, I will remove you immediately.
It's a good idea not to want to fuck with me in such cases.
Also, a limit of 1 entries per person.
Another rule is that if you have placed in a previous Contest of mine (even a Collaborated one with another member) you can not enter this Contest. Even if you are in the age range.
I am going to be the only Judge in this Tournament. I asked another person to help but they felt, me being a god and all, that only I could judge such a Contest as this will be. And what sort of Contest is that -- you'll never know. I am not going to tell you.
After this "entry" Contest, I will pick 25 poets to continue and then the games will begin. And if you do not know me, I can be quite harsh. Which means I will carefully read all entries submitted and I will critique them to the best of my ability to critique -- if you do not wish your entries to this TOURNAMENT to be critiqued then I would suggest you not enter because your feelings will be hurt.
I will not yell at you. I will not belittle you. I will not even be commenting on you but your poetry. And by the by -- only POETRY is allowed in this TOURNAMENT. No prose, no short stories, no stories -- just poetry.
I am quite honest and direct and some people find that when praise and "love" is not given to the poet for their poetry then that is the person being mean. Well, if you find that to be true: don't enter this TOURNAMENT -- 'cause I am the devil when it comes to such assumptions.
In the end this will be for 3,000 points.
1st round: Entry level -- 25 go on to the
2nd round and then 17 go on to the
3rd round and then 10 go on to the
4th round and then 6 go on to the
5th round and then 3 go on to the
last round
If I do not get 25 entrants, then I will have Administration (or if possible myself) delete this Contest and that'll be the end of the Tournament.
This may be a long Tournament since I am the only Judge, I do have a job, so except for my 2 days off, my time on here is at times only an hour or two (sometimes 3 or 4, it depends if I'm just that bored and not sexually active
)Remember all what I say above, 'cause I'm quite serious.
[EDIT]
I didn't know about the limit of entries per non-members, that must be fairly new. So, I removed the additional entries that were allowed and now only 1 entry is permitted per entrant.
I didn't read any of the poems submitted, so it was just the extra two entries.
-Nam
[EDIT]
Removed 3 poems, 2 for showing themselves as an "adult" on their profile on their author page when I specifically state otherwise in the rules of the "Contest". And the other for showing they were 94 or something which goes beyond the age limit I set and I know who they are and still they are over the age limit.
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26 entries left to read and/or comment on.
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Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on August 21, 2006
- Rewards: Gold: 300
- Final notes: Winners: (YOU DO NOT GO ON TO THE NEXT ROUND)
lavender shadows - 1st place
monimac - 2nd place
-ButterflyCuts- - 3rd place
roseblood 87 - 4th place
These go to the next round:
(I wanted 27 but eh ..)
roaming-darkness (13 years old)
shadowedlight (18 years old)
Cryinginside4u (14 years old)
Poet By Grace (18 years old)
justin3 (17 years old)
forevergold (13 years old)
Heartbroken Failure (removed themselves from contest: disqualified)
Cursed Black Rose (14 years old)
ChoirAngel (18 years old)
xxBleedingOutInkxx (15 years old)
morgan1127 (15 years old)
Shannon62875 (16 years old)
msanii (20 years old)
plzdiefasterlove (19 years old)
Inlovewithperfectio (18 years old)
No1ToHoldOn2 (14 years old)
xLottiex (15 years old)
Hidden Angel (20 years old)
pyewacket (25 years old)
BenRazo (15 years old)
mellimel (16 years old)
Saseychik06 (17 years old)
Breathless Mystery (20 years old)
Those who didn't place in either:
Mystikrypton
Ishtar
blackday
MusicalMe
Arganth Malay
AvantGarde
Glitter Tears
tatsandholes
moon kris addict
MissStranger
Erica Weeks
sunraezz
hopeful-tragedy
XXCarCrashHumorXX
x420buderfly420x
devotionemotion
Springheel
Crystal Aura
Frodofan
NeverBeTheSame
sunnystar
Kei-Aira
countrybabe
soulseer
Randy Rabbit
Analexii
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After the closing date poems were removed with no comment on them if they weren't what I considered to be 'poetry', if it was prose in with a poetic voice, it still was prose and was removed without comment.
If the "age" of the person exceeded the limitation (or was less) the poem may have received a comment but was removed from the Contest for not following that rule -- or if they just claimed to be an "adult", how am I supposed to know how old you are unless you specifically state it on your author page as I requested, in the profile area?
Poems were removed if the poem itself had multitudes of applauds yet there were no comments. This Tournament is not only about your entry but my critiques/comments on your work, if you delete them right after I post it (with or without applaud and from me: most-likely without applaud) what's the point of you being in the Tournament or me reading your work for that matter?
If you notice who placed and who goes on to the next round then you figured out what this Contest is about. If you're that dense, you probably think you're just that good. People are probably laughing at you.
Anyway ..
To place 1st, 2nd, or 3rd you must write a piece I feel that garners that. That's what this Tournament is about. Hopefully my critiques on your work will help improve your work.
Those who didn't place in either. You didn't place not because I felt you were good nor did I feel you were bad (though I am sure I thought some or most of you were) but I felt that your writing skilled showed improvement or the willing of wanting to improve and that's why you didn't get on the list that goes to the next round. I am sure some of my "colleagues" here at allpoetry would disagree with me in certain regards but I noticed a "growth" and that's why you're not going to the next level.
Those listed, who are, don't be offended and if you are offended, well, either don't participate or just do it for the points.
Those listed above who can proceed to the next level, that'll be up shortly.
-Nam
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I woke up this morning
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The darkness is empty the sea witch is gone
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Remembering Stained glass• Commented on by judge.
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What did I do that was ever so wrong?
Like "your man"?• Commented on by judge. -
there's a cloud hangin over, a cloud hangin over my heart
for the part, of my life, that i gave to youby Inlovewithperfectio 46 lines, 6 comments, on Jun 23 2:46 AM 2006. In Lyrics• Commented on by judge. -
i know im a failure
a regret for ya to faceby plzdiefasterlove 16 lines, 4 comments, on Jun 26 5:49 PM 2006. In Dark• Commented on by judge. -
Welcome to America.• Commented on by judge.
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i look at her an silently i know the fate,
of the black forest strawberry cake as she pulls the plate,• Commented on by judge. -
maybe she will breathe.by CarCrashHumor 26 lines, 9 comments, on Jul 8 1:24 PM 2006. In Angst• Commented on by judge.
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You lied to me once again which isn't nothing new
All the chances i have ever given you, you just blewby Shannon62875 79 lines, 6 comments, on Jul 10 8:24 PM 2006. In Love• Commented on by judge. -
Brave, is she, to take the task,
To wallow in a make believe eternity.• Commented on by judge. -
as tears roll down my face
from a feeling unknownby morgan1127 52 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 15 2:24 PM 2006. In Abuse• Commented on by judge. -
by monimac 37 lines, 12 comments, on Jul 16 3:09 AM 2006. In Personal, Contemporary
Silver trophy winner
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by -ButterflyCuts- 46 lines, 46 comments, on Jul 16 6:42 AM 2006. In Sad, Personal, Society
Gold trophy winner
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American Soldiers I salute you and your bravery and honor you all, fallen or not, with this poem!by lovelypoet 25 lines, 10 comments, on Jul 17 9:41 AM 2006. In Sad• Commented on by judge.
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Someone is calling calling my name.
Yelling help me help me I am in pain.• Commented on by judge. -
confusion overcomes me
what do i wantby Lady Libertine 14 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 21 8:29 AM 2006. In Angst• Commented on by judge. -
How many times
I've wanted to love,• Commented on by judge. -
The north owes us,the south loves us,we have never lost
We have so little but glory we have more than most• Commented on by judge. -
“Write Away Desperate Heart”
Everything in life is erased• Commented on by judge. -
Parents fighting in the kitchen,
mom screaming,by Cryinginside4u 23 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 27 10:09 PM 2006. In Personal• Commented on by judge. -
It is the call at midnight that you fear
Those words you never want to hearby Arganth Malay 22 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 27 10:47 PM 2006. In Love• Commented on by judge. -
I want to share with you my life
story until all I have left to say• Commented on by judge. -
not smoothly, evenly divided,
instead inby shadowedlight 35 lines, 2 comments, on Aug 2 6:25 PM 2006. In Contemporary• Commented on by judge. -
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Comments
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Boy, god, I am so sad I can't enter this contest.
Power has gone to your head, dear one!
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Very interesting... well I apply to all of the above. I will definitely consider this. I love these multi-round contests, they're a blast!
Oh sorry, multi-round "tournaments". 
I will most likely be back.
Best of luck with this
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I can't enter, as I'm an old fart and I have yet to win a contest you're involved with. (Conspiracy!) I am going to watch, though. Curious about what you're up to. Have fun. You're going to have loads of crap to read through. *wonders if you flog yourself for shits n' giggles*
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Ummmmmmmm...well actually I am kinda scared to enter
maybe if I gather the courage I will later. 
Awesome tournament!
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Ummmm In my dreams Im still 25..........does that qualify me for this unique contest?..... ..........
aught to be very intresting.....see you have lots of entries already.....guess deletion is not an option.....Oh mighty one.....wish you grand reading and critiquing on this punishment you have placed upon yourself.....
hope all who enter give you......worthy writes....
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well met-
oy... *makes a mental note not to fuck with you...* wow...
may your fangs stay sharp-
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Hmm.. This sounds like a very good/interesting Tournament. I really want to enter, but you have scared the shit out of me
If i overcome my fear i shall enter
Good Luck with the judging
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Wow sounds like an amazing opportunity. I just turned 16 and im fairly new to poetry so i hope you like my work!
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jeez, I've really been avoiding allpo these days.
This is the first time I've seen this contest and it's already closed!!
*sigh*
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I just noticed there were 42 entries.
very meaningful.
are we really just experiments run by mice O Namgod?
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I thought that was only for paid members? I didn't even know Kevin limited it to non-paying members.
I guess I'm going to have to open another one or weed through the above. I'll probably do the latter. Perhaps I should limit it to one entry and remove any doubles.
I really didn't know about the limit for non-members, I thought that was only a "paid" feature.
It'll be open again, but, even in saying that: trust me, this isn't a Contest you want to participate in.
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"trust me, this isn't a Contest you want to participate in"
prolly not, considering my distracted state these days.
I thought the limit was for entries total...
I was just surprised that it had been so long since I'd paid attention to things here and not storywrite.
if you're opening it again I might enter nevertheless. While some of the poems up there look interesting, I notice a distressing amount of sap-drenched murmerings...gives me the illusion of hope.
at the very least, it'll distract me from education loopholes.
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There. But seriously, you don't want to enter.
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lolol -- Limiting the age range to 13-26, and then making it a tournament to ensure you get to keep seeing those works?! Why do I think the real beauty of this contest is that it will unleash the Nam in your critical analysis on some fortunate teens
Seriously, David, this is a wildly original idea. I know from reading your thoughts left on other's works tha the real pay-off for these contestants will be your honest evaluation of their efforts. I just hope all of them recognize that aspect of your intellect, or at least recognize the truth is more important than personal ego.
Regardless, this is a great contest idea. LOL I am particularly entertained that you are going to welcome even rhyme, apparently. -
Being that I am a "contest whore", I think it is quite discriminating that you only allow a 13 year span in age in this challenge. Maybe I will unearth the password for one of my alter egos on this site, and knock every one of these young-ins out of the box!
No, seriously... great idea, and a wonderful opportunity to discover some talent that has yet to be unearthed on this site. I hope they know that they will benefit greatly from your constructive critique. Have fun!
I wll be back to read some of the entries.
Much LOVE,
Renee
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Trust me, even if you did: you would have been disqualified by the next round.
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We'll never know for sure now will we!
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And here I actually wanted to enter...sniff!sniff!Oh well....next time please have a geriatric age restricted comp so I can enter too???Great idea though and can't wait to read your honest comments...
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Hey sounds like a good idea, I'll see what I can come up with though I doubt I'll even place in it. Still worth a shot though Good luck judging.
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Okay so I see some of my poems were removed from the contest. Due to the edit quota.. I suppose. Thanks so I don't have to do it myself.
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Good luck with your Tourny. Lisa
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Noooo...I was just submitting a new write for this contest and it closed right when I was trying to enter it... Is there any way I can still enter?
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I'll reopen it for a few minutes, then reclose it. So, you have that time period to enter it.
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Thank you! You said your contest has no rules, so I hope my poem is acceptable. Thanks for at least letting me enter, I appreciate it.
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Guess you closed early, huh?
Got an invite four days ago that stated I had eight days to enter. Here's what I wrote.
allpoetry.com/poem/2171034
Renee
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Get off the drugs! That's the other Contest on my author page that says "INVITE ONLY" stupidhead!
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OHHHHHHHHH! I am so confused!
Maybe I need some drugs, huh? NAW! Just having a very peculiar day is all. So now WTF do I do? I printed the damn poem on my author page!
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Ummmmm ... delete it then repost it.
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Otay!
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I figured out what this contest is about! How very noble of you. I hope others will gain said enlightenment, and be appreciative of your efforts.
Thanks for the silver, and for hosting!
Best wishes always,
Stacy
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Congratulations on having run the most self-satisfied contest ever! xxxxxx Randy Rabbit
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I too figured out what this contest is about... I agree completely with Stacy (she got up first and beat me to it, lol) - this is extremely noble of you. I truly hope that the chosen ones will profit from your constructive help. Thank you very much for the gold, and thanks so much for hosting such a thoughtful competition. Congratulations to the other winners, and the others as well.
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Yeah, thanks for the "critique". Basically, I didn't place because I use punctuation, or something.
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You're one of those who didn't make the "winner" list, and those who didn't make the .. essentially "loser" list. Which means you're not exactly a "great" writer or perhaps a mildly good one but your work shows improvement in the particular field and therefore I felt you weren't at least a "loser", so to speak.
It wasn't about your "punctuation", that's just the technical thing I personally didn't care for, perhaps. Perhaps you used it excessively, perhaps you hardly used it all (I don't remember, don't really care either) but aren't you glad you didn't make the "loser" list?
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Hmm, I may have figured out what this is about lol. But I'm not sure - actually I think I am lol. If it is what i think it is then it is a great idea, and it's generous of your time and points to do this
Thanks a lot for bronze
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You said there was too much of it, which is ironic seeing how incredibly intent you are on "abusing" the "quotation mark" every "chance" you "get".
In any case, its easy to be bitter when you're absolutely fucking arrogant. Just ignore me. -
LMAO at Randy Rabbit's and Springheel's comments. They so haven't figured out what this contest is about.
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Well, I haven't been a silver/gold member in a long time and I forget what the italics and shit are, so, I use the quotation marks, and before I became a gold member recently I used it as an emphasis since Bronze members can't use italics or what not without being a paying member.
So, take that as you wish. By the by, I wouldn't pick a fight with me .. not a good idea. I might be doing a "noble" (as someone put it) thing with this "tournament" here but I am not a nice person.
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Are you fucking kidding me?
Oh, yeah, you're a big scary e-badass. What are you going to do, flame me? Oh, god, don't hurt my feelings, now.
How about, instead, you "shut the fuck up", mean person. If you've got something to prove, go figure out some way to garner self esteem besides spewing your insecure moron babble in my direction. -
I am not the one complaining about not going to the next level. Do you notice how monimac is laughing at you and that rabbit guy 'cause you're basically complaining that you're not going to the next level?
ONLY THE WORST POEMS GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL and you certainly did not write a piece to garner a trophy. Get over yourself.
You're picking a fight for the wrong reason especially since this Tournament is to try to make the "poor" writers to be "better" writers.
If you do not think I am qualified, then don't worry: you're not in the Contest.
Get over yourself.
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I'm complaining about a worthy, all-knowing poet like you thinking that "you used punctuation!" is a good critique.
I'll go get over myself, though, sure, since my delusions of grandeur have turned me into some kind of e-badass. Why was it, again, that I don't want to pick a fight with you? Because you can tell me to get over myself a bunch of times?
How about you get over yourself and take English at a collegiate level? I think that'd help.
Just a friendly suggestion, not passive-aggressive or anything. See:
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Here's my comment on your poem:
It has a nice rhythm to it, you used punctuation in abundance, perhaps that was for the "pace", even so, either way, it seems overdone. Case in point.
Still, it speaks, and clearly.
A nice piece that you have written here.
(shutup ed)
The "case in point" at the end there is me using a lot of commas to show that I am using it excessively.
What bad thing did I say? I didn't, get over yourself. Today, I prefer it.
Oh, when I say "A nice piece..." I am rating your poem with that. "nice" isn't the lowest level but low enough not to get a trophy and high enough not to go to the next level.
Are we done?
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I guess. I thought if I didn't want to pick a fight with you, you'd at least fight back when I did. How uninteresting.
As I said:
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I am not arrogant, if that's the implication.
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::slaps forehead::
No.
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Bronze trophy winner
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