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899 points . . . come on, what have you got to lose? (30 choices)

I'm pushing the judging for this back a few days; Morgana asked and I politely accepted

I mean, I have no problem with it.  I'M not the one waiting impatiently for results . . .

********IF YOU'D LIKE BROWNIE POINTS, I WOULD SUGGEST DOING #1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 24, 26 28, OR 29!  NOBODY'S DONE THOSE YET (I DON'T THINK SO . . . I COMPILED THAT LIST OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD SO CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.)  IF YOU'D LIKE *DOUBLE* BROWNIE POINTS, I SUGGEST DOING #1 OR #6!!!********

Okay, my first contest flopped but I then won several more and got a lot of points to waste of stuff to alleviate my boredom

So here is what I, Daniel, want from you:

1.)  Just like my first contest that flopped, I'd like to have you, the writer, write me a fight.  The reason I don't want emotions is that ANYBODY can write a piece with emotions, but it takes a special skill to work around them.  So, if you'd like to read what I want from you, read my current revenge-script work-in-progress, "karma", and part 2 of it (I'm 42 pages in . . .  WOO HOO!):

http://allpoetry.com/Story/724753
http://storywrite.com/poem/792710

2.) Write me horror.  I love horror (preferably slasher).  I don't really want poems for this one because they tend to be a bit vague, but I won't turn away anything that's against the rules . . .

3.) Submit to me your best screenplay.  I know this will probably take forever to judge, but I love reading good screenplays, and if it can catch my attention, why not?

4.) Spoof something.  Spoof some crappy horror movie that you hate, or some lame "teen" movie, or spoof something that's never been spoofed before (A very very difficult task, I can't think of a genre that has NEVER been spoofed).

5.) Zombies.  Kick.  Ass.  Do something with them (Zombie Spoof:  Shaun of the Dead)

6.) I really like sharks and they are my favorite animal, so if you could do something that incorporates sharks, that would be wonderful.

7.) School.  Tell me how you get rid of your school-daze boredom.  Whether you draw, or hum, or just turn on that little switch in your head that works suspiciously just like the radio in your pocket, I don't care.  I'm running out of ideas here . . . to keep entertained in school.  I've got TONS of ideas for these contests.

8.) Music.  Write about your favorite type of music, band, or instrument, but if you decide to write about bands PLEASE make it somebody that I've heard of.  I am quite partial to bands of the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's and early-mid 90's.  To me:  Music all went downhill after that.

9.) I don't know about you guys, but I love my bed.  Write me an ode to your bed.

10.) Write a story that centers around a fight on top of a train.  I LOVE fights on top of trains, and if everybody who somehow incorporates it (logically) into their story will get brownie points from me . . .

11.) If you've seen any of these movies (and liked them), do a fanfic of one of them:

Kill Bill,
Jackie Brown,
Pulp Fiction (Yes, I am a Tarantino fan)
Scream
NBC (If you don't know what NBC is, don't bother entering)
The Bourne Identity (& Supremacy)
Scary Movie
Ghost World
Friday the 13th
Halloween
A Nightmare On Elm Street

12.) Make an argument for Jello being a meat dish or Ketchup being a fruit.  I don't care which you choose, just don't make Ketchup Jello a fruity meat dish like Orange Chicken.

13.) Write about your favorite food.  I love to eat, so I figure that you guys do too.

14.) Do a plot for a revenge movie ***CANNOT STEAL IDEA FOR "karma" BUT CAN PAY HOMAGE

15.) Describe your favorite actor/actress vividly.  DO NOT use their name, I'd like to have fun guessing who it is (Put the name in the author's comments)

16.) This one is a toughie:  do a critical review of "Anvil" (applauds welcome), put the link as your entry, and copy and paste what you said.

http://allpoetry.com/Story/721755

17.) Write to me about the awesome power of nature.  Don't tell me how it makes you feel (this is for EXPERT writers only), let me know what happens, what makes it awesome, compare it, do whatever you have to.  I'm looking for a static piece that moves me.

18.) Write a short story about the wacky chain of events that lead from your alarm clock breaking due to wacky circumstances.

19.) Write stories that, instead of action, have dialogue.  I don't want a single line of action, I'd like all of what's happening to be told through the dialogue.

20.) Do a review of either a great movie or a terrible movie.  Terrible movie reviews are more fun because often times they are really really sarcastic and HILARIOUS!

21.) Give me the best work you have.  Plain and simple.

22.) Write a poem that tells a story.  I don't care what the story is about, just don't make it too hokey and cliche.

23.) Write about why drugs suck.  I hate drugs, openly hate them, and I wanna know why other people hate them.  OR, if you can convince me to do drugs, I will give you the 899 points right there on the spot no questions asked.

24.) Write about your favorite pet.

25.) Write a dream, or a dream that you have had.  My most recent dream (Kinda gross but meh) was one of those claw machines (You know, the machine that drops the claw onto a stuffed animal and pulls it up, but nobody but me ever wins them) except instead of stuffed animals, it was filled with guinea pigs, baby ducks and chicklets, and it lifted up a baby duck and instead of dropping it into the little chute where you claimed your prize, it dropped it into a giant blender in the middle of the machine.  I didn't see it get blended, but I saw a huge cloud of feathers come out of the blender.  I woke up laughing.

26.) Write something that might be heard on "The Bob and Tom Show" on the radio in the morning.  If you haven't heard of Bob & Tom, you need not apply for this one.

27.) Write me something funny.  I love to laugh, especially about funny things, so make me laugh and I'll give you an applause.

28.) Write a mystery.  Preferably a murder mystery.  I don't care if it's a novel, a short story, or a script, but I can't really see how a poem could fit into this category.  I'm sorry

29.) Write a mystery POEM.  If you can somehow take me into a mystery through a poem, good job.  (I'm just appealing to the masses)

30.) Create a superhero.  I'm not looking for poems, I'm just looking for ideas.  If you can upload an image, that's fine, but I'm not going to take points off for those of use too cheap (Like me) to pay the money to get an uber membership to do so.

Okay, I've got tons more but I'll wait until my next contest to bring them up.

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Now, for the dreaded . . . RULES!  MWAH HA HA!

I'll try to keep them simple:

1.) I wAnT nO sTiCkY cApS iN tHiS cOnTeSt.  It'S hArD tO rEaD aNd VeRy AnNoYiNg.  I wOn'T dIsQuAlIfY yOu, BuT i WiLl GiVe YoU tIlL tHe EnD oF tHe CoNtEsT tO fIx ThEm, OtHeRwIsE, I wIlL dIsQuAlIfY yOu.  On that note, I don't want "web talk" either.  It really lessens the effect of your story (exceptions to every rule, if you think it enhances your story, place that in the author's comments; if I think you are wrong, I will notify you and tell you that you have until the end of the contest to fix it.)

2.) PLEASE put your entry on a dark background with light text.  It is SO much easier to read than staring at a white screen for hours on end.  I'll give you until the end of the contest to fix it, but then I'll end up not disqualifying you, just not giving you any points (unless it's brilliant).

3.) Put the number of your choice in your author's comments so I know you read the rules and so it would be easier to judge.

4.) PLEASE check your spelling and grammar.  Spelling only takes a click and grammar . . . well, I'll help you with the grammar if it's THAT bad.

5.) Prewrites are allowed.  I don't think that anybody can come up with their best work off the top of their head, so if it came earlier, feel free to enter it (oh and if I forgot to hit the pre-write button, please let me know so I can go back and hit it . . . it's on now, but I'm sure something between now and finishing time will change that).

6.) While I enjoy bad words (as long as you can use them effortlessly), I do NOT enjoy erotica.  Well, that's a lie, but I can't read it because I can't read it on here.  Nothing under "Erotica", "Adult", or "Adult Humor", please.  If you feel the need to use adult humor, just put it under humor.

7.) I don't want anything about cutting or suicide because these are HAPPY entries, and I think mutilating yourself is never a good idea.

8.) I'm not going to force you to comment on anybody else's entries, and I'm not going to check to make sure you did, but I encourage it (and if you do, please do an in-depth comment, not just "This was good").

9.) As usual, I'm not going to be discriminating and I'm going to be looking at titles not author's names.  So if you know I don't like you and you feel like entering, go ahead.

10.) Also, please forgive me for the extensive rules in your author's comments.  I kinda overdo it when it comes to typing, because I took typing my freshman year and haven't really gotten to use it much.

11.) There's NO reason NOT to do this:

allpoetry.com/poem/782937

12.) Also, please only 3 entires per person (Maximum).  I'd really like to see a whole bunch of new poets instead of the same old one over and over again.

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Finally, the breakdown of the points being distributed:

First place:

A shiny gold trophy, 899 points + an applause

Second place:

A shiny silver trophy, 10 points (applause)!

Third place:

A shiny bronze trophy, 5 points (applause)!

I'm cutting down 2nd and 3rd places points even more, and really the only way to get more is to write something GREAT, because I want to INSPIRE you to give me YOUR BEST WORK, not second-best.

Honorable mentions:

Applauses, applauses, applauses.

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on September 5, 2004
  • Rewards: Gold: 899
  • Final notes:
    SORRY TO ANYBODY WHO DID NOT GET TO ENTER BUT WANTED TO! I WAITED AND WAITED BUT I FOUND MY TOP 3 ENTRIES!

    Okay, I found the top 3 entries, and I'm listing them in order, as well as why I chose them:

    1.) "Broken Telephone" by Morgana.

    I pushed back the contest so she could enter it (she IMed me, you see), and BOY was I glad I did! It's an all-dialogue look into the lives of several teenagers, fantastic write, and while it may not be the most realistic thing in the world . . . well, let's a helluva lot better than those damned teen movies with Freddie Prinze, Jr. in them!

    2.) "The Lonely Ones" by icefire

    A great write, I could relate to it on so many levels, and I would suggest a read to anybody and everybody!

    3.) "Common Mongrel" by Symphony

    It's a gut-wrenching story/poem of a (veterinary?) student who loses their dog, then the doggie (poor thing) turns up as one of their lab experiments. NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART!

    I would list the Honorable Mentions, but there really is no need to, seeing as it's basically everybody else who entered!

    I'm sad though, because, while I did have an entry for #1, it wasn't exactly what I wanted . . . but I'll continue to include it, and one of these days, somebody's bound to do it!

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  • pixeh
    August 25, 2004
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    Um.. problem? Prewrites are on, but I can't enter my screenplay!

  • Lune Feu
    August 25, 2004
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    WOW. This looks like a great contest, so many options!!! You've put a lot of work into this, I'll have to get writing! Thanks for the fun contest!


  • notreallypoetic
    August 25, 2004
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    Hmm . . . is your screenplay in another contest right now? If worst comes to worst, you can always just copy and paste it into a new window with a slightly different name (Like re-entered Screenplay #1) or whatever.


  • notreallypoetic
    August 25, 2004
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    Haha, NightChilde. It really wasn't that much work, I am just a VERY VERY bored individual.

  • notreallypoetic
    August 25, 2004
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    Okay, I got the problem, just copy and paste it into a new "poem" thingy, even though I know it's not a poem. I couldn't really figure out how to make this a contest for "short stories" or whatever, so if you do that, it should all be groovy.


  • icefire
    August 25, 2004
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    Sounds good, I shall enter a prewrite and I think I shall also do option #19, since in terms of stories, I almost excel in that area. Anyway, great contest.


  • icefire
    August 25, 2004
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    oh, question, can the story be of any genre?

  • notreallypoetic
    August 25, 2004
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    Well, of course! I'm not picky and I really do have to catch up on my reading which is why I'm hosting this contest . . . haha

  • notreallypoetic
    August 25, 2004
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    Good Lord, I may be getting more than I bargained for. In 2 hours I've already gotten 11 entries . . . meep . . .

  • notreallypoetic
    August 25, 2004
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    Well . . . at least I'm ending it on a Friday . . . that should make it easier to judge, seeing as I can stay up all night . . .

    Also, just by commenting on those 11 entries, I've already gotten 46 points to relay to the second/third place people! Good work, all of us!


  • Just Another Star
    August 25, 2004
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    I want to enter, but I dont want to go back and change some of my stuff, and I didnt really see any that really appeal to me except for the dreaming thing and the ode to bed one because I LOVE my bed, I spend so much time in it... even though Im an insomniac.. I LOVE MY BED! Well, I cant really think of anything right now to add, but tomorrow I will defienetly conjure up a juicy write for this. Sounds fun.
    Sarah

  • notreallypoetic
    August 25, 2004
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    30 choices and only 2 appealed to you?

    Hey, it's better than none! Thanks for checking out the contest and I look forward to being barraged by hundreds of works (including yours) over the next few days (at this rate probably right when I sight on . . . meep), but for now I am off to dreamland to frolic with the bunnies . . . (When my dad is driving and sleepy he sees bunnies on the hood of his car, and they sometimes turn back to say "Hi!")


  • Just Another Star
    August 25, 2004
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    Oh and some others too I just reread them. Ill enter tomorrow as I have stated before.
    Sarah

  • Morgana
    August 26, 2004
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    this gives me plenty of time to come up with something really good...

    -morgana

  • notreallypoetic
    August 26, 2004
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    Ya got plenty of time. If you need more, just lemme know, I have no problem pushing back the judging date for somebody to finish something up. It's YOU guys who have the problem with it! Mwah ha ha! I shall keep you in suspense for months on end!

  • l-u-b-y-l-o-o
    August 26, 2004
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    sharks are your favourite animal?! no way! mine too! im totally fascinated by them, they're the reason i want to study marine biology! anyways, just thought i'd mention that! hehe! love lulu xxx

  • notreallypoetic
    August 26, 2004
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    Of course! There is NO reason NOT to like a shark, you know? They're beautiful, powerful, graceful creatures, and they are also dangerous and effecient hunters, which is always a plus :-P

  • notreallypoetic
    August 26, 2004
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    Oh, and just so you guys know, nobody's been abiding by rule #10 so far . . . you guys might want to do that . . .

  • notreallypoetic
    August 26, 2004
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    . . . not that I'll disqualify you for something stupid like that, but I'd just feel better :-P if you did . . .

  • ThePoetAmuse silver member
    August 27, 2004
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    Anyone who knows Bob & Tom and enjoys them can't be all bad! They absolutely ROCK! I have most of their cd's and the people who are often on their shows. They are in Lexington, KY this weekend, but I am going to KY Lake for the next couple of days so I will miss them. I might stick something in here since you have so many different categories. No matter if I do or not, please have fun judging. Good luck to everyone.

  • icefire
    August 27, 2004
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    rule #10?
    I quote
    "10.) Also, please forgive me for the extensive rules in your author's comments. I kinda overdo it when it comes to typing, because I took typing my freshman year and haven't really gotten to use it much."

    I think you mean't rule #11

  • Jinxgirl
    August 27, 2004
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    what is a fanfic? im me back and tell me please

  • notreallypoetic
    August 28, 2004
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    A fanfic is a piece of fiction written by a fan that centers around the characters in a movie/story/TV Show/whatever in which the fan decides what happens and all that good stuff.

  • notreallypoetic
    August 28, 2004
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    No . . . I meant rule #10. I'm not sure whether people are reading the rules or not because nobody's forgiven me for how many there are

  • icefire
    August 28, 2004
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    ahh yes, I read it without reading it... you know?
    You are forgiven, the rules aren't the most extensive that I have seen anyway


  • milkdrop
    August 29, 2004
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    Hehe.. Bob and Tom show.. they did the Yeah Toast song huh?

  • notreallypoetic
    August 29, 2004
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    I'm not sure . . . but I KNOW they did the SCROTUM SONG! That's one of the funniest things I've EVER heard! They also did "I've Never Been Laid"


  • Catressa gold member
    August 30, 2004
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    Awww what a sweetie to put the Breast Cancer Link in your contest bravo to you sweets, hmm now I must go and think of my writes and which to enter into your contest, Take Care All, Catressa


  • notreallypoetic
    August 30, 2004
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    Well . . . there really IS no reason to not do it, you know? And thank you, thank you

    **Bows and exits**


  • August 31, 2004
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    Okay, I'm here. But...it seems like too much to read. Can I just write one about Orlando? *grins* *waits for a no*

  • notreallypoetic
    August 31, 2004
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    As long as you don't use his name, I think this choice is for you:

    15.) Describe your favorite actor/actress vividly. DO NOT use their name, I'd like to have fun guessing who it is (Put the name in the author's comments)


  • August 31, 2004
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    That's not fair...what good is a poem based on capturing him if I can't say who I'm capturing?!? DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY WORDS RHYME WITH BLOOM?!?!...wait, lol like, none do. nevermind *whistles and runs away* did you see me yet? *pokes yew*

  • notreallypoetic
    August 31, 2004
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    Hmm . . . well, you've already kinda spoiled it for me, so I suppose that you could *hint* at the name, but not come right out and say it, like, I dunno,

    "We ran into my favorite actor in ORLANDO, Florida,
    All of the orange trees were beautiful in full BLOOM."

    You can do stuff like that . . . but don't say something like "We ran into Orlando Bloom. That was super-cool. The end *bows and exits*" mostly because *bows and exits* is MY thing! Mwah ha ha!

    *bows and exits*


  • August 31, 2004
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    left stage exit... *motions* did you see me though? im a loser with pink hair. fear my..pink hair-ness.


  • notreallypoetic
    September 2, 2004
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    My god . . . I've created a monster . . . 49 entries so far . . .

  • Morgana
    September 3, 2004
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    thanks for extending it!!

    -morgana


  • notreallypoetic
    September 3, 2004
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    No problem whatsoever, if you need it pushed back again, simply let me know!


  • MissJeffBuckly
    September 4, 2004
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    u go dude drugs do suck i lost my best friend through them, hes not dead no he jus fucknig cant member last week thats what i h8!!!

  • Morgana
    September 4, 2004
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    I'm done! Yay! I hope you like it...it was hard but fun.

    -morgana

    lol, I see people are really liking your contest...

  • notreallypoetic
    September 4, 2004
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    Oh, by the way, people, if I haven't commented on your piece, PLEASE IM ME AND LET ME KNOW OTHERWISE I MAY NOT GET TO IT WHEN JUDGING!


  • candy177
    September 5, 2004
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    Wow...LOTS and LOTS of prewrites!


  • icefire
    September 6, 2004
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    yay! I got a shiny silver trophy!


  • icefire
    September 6, 2004
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    I am happy now

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