Alright, I had fun with my last contest, so here we go again.
The goal here is to write a funny and cruel poem about an otherwise serious issue. Elliciting that "Oh my God I shouldn't be laughing at this!" response in the reader. Options include : genocide, rape, SIDS, AIDS, abortion, racism, the handicapped, child abuse... ect ect ect.
This is very difficult to do. You need to be able to perfectly strike the balance between way too goofy and downright mean. You will be judged on your ability to maintain that balance. There's no room for the easily offended in this contest of course, and I will not tolerate people getting annoyed at eachother's poems... no topic is off limits.
I ammm allowing prewrites, but be very careful with them. Last time I did this, I got tons of prewrites that had only a vague tie in to the contest, so only submit a prewrite if you're sure it fits well.
Now that the contest is underway, i'm noticing a trend. You won't be penalized for it.. but it would be nice if you could focus on one subject instead of trying to hit as many possible points as possible. If you do want to be foul to more than one that's fine, but don't try to hit every single subject just for the sake of trying to outdo everyone with quantity. It's all about the quality of the cruelty and the quality of the humor.. hope that makes sense...
The rules are loose :
1) No bickering with one another .
2) any topic, as long as you don't take it seriously.
3) Any length, any style.
4) The contest can be closed at any point if there is a lack of interest, or if nobody seems to be getting what I'm going for.
Good luck !
The goal here is to write a funny and cruel poem about an otherwise serious issue. Elliciting that "Oh my God I shouldn't be laughing at this!" response in the reader. Options include : genocide, rape, SIDS, AIDS, abortion, racism, the handicapped, child abuse... ect ect ect.
This is very difficult to do. You need to be able to perfectly strike the balance between way too goofy and downright mean. You will be judged on your ability to maintain that balance. There's no room for the easily offended in this contest of course, and I will not tolerate people getting annoyed at eachother's poems... no topic is off limits.
I ammm allowing prewrites, but be very careful with them. Last time I did this, I got tons of prewrites that had only a vague tie in to the contest, so only submit a prewrite if you're sure it fits well.
Now that the contest is underway, i'm noticing a trend. You won't be penalized for it.. but it would be nice if you could focus on one subject instead of trying to hit as many possible points as possible. If you do want to be foul to more than one that's fine, but don't try to hit every single subject just for the sake of trying to outdo everyone with quantity. It's all about the quality of the cruelty and the quality of the humor.. hope that makes sense... The rules are loose :
1) No bickering with one another .
2) any topic, as long as you don't take it seriously.
3) Any length, any style.
4) The contest can be closed at any point if there is a lack of interest, or if nobody seems to be getting what I'm going for.
Good luck !
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on July 3, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 600, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 3 people
- Final notes: Nicely done guys, I've been unable to comment on the vast majority of the pieces entered in this tricky contest, but I read them all at least twice. I'll probably go back and comment extensively on all of them when my connection is stronger... sorry about that, I'm normally very good about judging EVERYTHING that comes through a contest. Nicely done everyone, I might do another one of these in the future.
Contest Winners
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by Kahliya 51 lines, 4 comments, on Jun 26 4:06 PM 2007. In In bad taste, Humour, Adult, Crucifixion
Gold trophy winner
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Look at daddy bounce, / Down so many stairs! / I'm laughing so hard, / Because no one else cares / He's lucky, this is the worst I'll do, /by Flightless Raven 37 lines, 12 comments, on Jun 14 12:27 AM 2007. In Abuse, Angst, Dark, Humor, Life, Personal, Thoughts, Weird, Sad, Society
Bronze trophy winner
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Honorable mention
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by Vampstress 23 lines, 5 comments, on Feb 2 11:39 PM 2006. In Humor• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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She's dead / The bitch is finally dead! / I'm free! / I no longer have to listen to her / Sitting around on her fat ass / All day long / Bi• Viewed by judge.
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Rape? / Whats that? / oooh i hear it again, / daddy's coming down the stairs, / to say goodnight again. / Momy's such a bitch / she told him to stop this, / but she's only jealous, / her 'baby girl's' geby Soten-Jaganshi 34 lines, 1 comment, on Jun 26 3:49 PM 2007• Viewed by judge.
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A very fun and distasteful contest!
Congrats to all! 
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Thanks for Silver and points!
Best wishes and well done to others!
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thank you - i am honoured that you enjoyed my piece - and thank you for the gold
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