Ok folks, I'm starting a monthly stupid competition. Winners will be featured on each page in the nav column.
The stupid competion for this month is:
Write one sentence of a story about pirates in each post. The weirder (not too rude or offensive please!) the better. How do you win? Simple I have chosen a trigger word and when I see it in the text the author of that post wins.
All thoughts on this comp welcome, lets make it funny!!
JP
NB: for future comps I will be lining up some prises as well as the current exposure. Stuff from CD's to software. Watch this space!
[Edited by JP Stones on 09-27-2000 at 02:25 PM]
JP Stones
Perforated Edge - Tearing Through Convention
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Mike Fisher posted this at 19:01 — 27th September 2000.
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Awww... pa, I just wanted to see how far the parrot would fly if I shot it from the cannon!
Mike Fisher posted this at 19:11 — 27th September 2000.
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Just because I'm borededed..
What do you MEAN that's a bengal tiger and not a parrot on my shoulder?! *SLASH, CRUNCH!*
Mike Fisher - TWF Conquerer
"Don't trust a spiritual leader that cannot dance."
benji posted this at 19:54 — 27th September 2000.
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Light the sails,raise the cannons! Or was it the other way¿
Foundit posted this at 19:54 — 27th September 2000.
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Seaman. : "Sir, another ship is approaching flying a Registry flag of "MS", should we prepare for battle"?
Captain: "Arrgh no that wouldn't work, send the attorney over and see how much they will spend."
Justin S posted this at 19:56 — 27th September 2000.
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But son, you shouldn't try everything you see in the Peter Pan and Captain Hook movies...
Justin Stayton - [email] [icq]
Jim Shilt posted this at 19:58 — 27th September 2000.
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I didn't realize that when it hit the skull and cross bones flag that it would leave such a bloody mess on cooks dinner
My goal in life is found in Phillipians 4:8-9
shoutingrock.org/troop214
JP Stones posted this at 20:04 — 27th September 2000.
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NB: good stuff guys, but let's try and keep this linear
I'll start a linear trail.
"Son, that bird you shot out of fthe cannon, it had swallowed our treasure and is now flying off with it, how can we get it back!! In fact I've had enough of you son, you're going to walk the plank so we can feed you to the sharks!!"
JP Stones
Perforated Edge - Tearing Through Convention
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eaglefeather posted this at 20:16 — 27th September 2000.
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Avast maties, hoist the jolly roger, set the mizzen and follar that thar par excuse for buckshoot.
bilbong30 posted this at 20:22 — 27th September 2000.
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Good day mate...put another shrimp on the barbie...umm lol
AndyB posted this at 20:38 — 27th September 2000.
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.. to follow JP's lead
"Son, that bird you shot out of fthe cannon, it had swallowed our treasure and is now flying off with it, how can we get it back!! In fact I've had enough of you son, you're going to walk the plank so we can feed you to the sharks!!"
"But Dad ... the saltpetre from the cannon will act as a laxative, so all we need to do is follow the white dots and pretty soon that parrot will deposit our treasure right in our lap! OK, son .. but on your head be it."
Mike Fisher posted this at 20:48 — 27th September 2000.
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...A sailor busts in.. "argh! We've just pulled a man from overboard!"
"Who was it," the captian asked.
"Steve Jobs."
"LIGHT THE CANNONS, ME MATEYS!"
Mike Fisher - TWF Conquerer
"Don't trust a spiritual leader that cannot dance."
Ravi Pachai posted this at 22:14 — 27th September 2000.
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aye aye captain
JP Stones posted this at 22:19 — 27th September 2000.
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Someone has actually won this but I don't realy think the idea worked
oh well, I'll have to think of something a lot better for the next one 
Any ideas?
The Winner: Andy
)
Mizzen and follar anyone???!!!
The Word: Treasure (had to come up with pirate talk
The Weirdest Comment: eaglefeather's who seems to have his own personal pirate thesaurus!
JP
JP Stones
Perforated Edge - Tearing Through Convention
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Anonymous posted this at 23:55 — 27th September 2000.
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Wow, that didn't take long. I just read my email, and already there is a winner!
And to think, I was gonna mention treasure, mizzen, and follar.
Maybe next time..
AndyB posted this at 23:58 — 27th September 2000.
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.. um .. I hope it's not posted as 'winner of the most stupid contest' - even though my family might agree;)
I bet the follaring contest will be harder.
JP Stones posted this at 00:16 — 28th September 2000.
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no you'd be mizzentaken
It will be a lot harder and better, i just have to experiment.
Patrick, sorry about that, I was conidering using the word cannon (so the comp would have lasted 12 seconds!) and eye patch (it would probably have never finished!
).
Stick about for next month and a much better prize!
JP
PS: nice site!
JP Stones
Perforated Edge - Tearing Through Convention
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SabrinaP posted this at 00:21 — 28th September 2000.
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The next contest, finding the best reason for... umm.. "what's so wrong with running around the house in your underwear?"
*cough* rutf35, *cough* don't get angry ! *cough*
Trigger word: undies!
Sabrina
Mike Fisher posted this at 00:23 — 28th September 2000.
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I've got a better one:
"Mike Wins."
Trigger: None; please refer to title of the competition as to whom won.
Mike Fisher - TWF Conquerer
"Don't trust a spiritual leader that cannot dance."
SabrinaP posted this at 00:25 — 28th September 2000.
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Next month!? JP, whatz the matta with you! You got lots'a responses and you wanna wait for next month! You crazy in the mind... (if you can't tell, I was trying to write in an Italian accent
).
Sabrina
Mike Fisher posted this at 00:30 — 28th September 2000.
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We should be so lucky to have an administrator like Jp! Why, when I was your age, we had to walk through the gannectigazonk to get to the alamatic!
[That'd be Jewish Grandma. :-)]
Mike Fisher - TWF Conquerer
"Don't trust a spiritual leader that cannot dance."
JP Stones posted this at 00:57 — 28th September 2000.
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next month is in 4 days
nope, sorry nexa montha isina foura dayza!
JP
PS: now THAT is an Italian accent!
JP Stones
Perforated Edge - Tearing Through Convention
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Mike Fisher posted this at 00:59 — 28th September 2000.
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Sounded more like Jessie Jackson to me..
mai posted this at 06:58 — 28th September 2000.
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congratulations to the winner...thats all!!!!
[Edited by mai on 09-28-2000 at 03:02 AM]
Steve Sadler posted this at 08:22 — 28th September 2000.
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Somebody has won already!
I at my machine back from the local bakers - twenty minutes I was finding out prices...
and all for the perfect story about pie rates
umm...pies...
eaglefeather posted this at 12:35 — 28th September 2000.
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What can I say? I'm a bush baby. Don't know nothin' 'bout the sea, 'cept what I think I remember from the old pirate movies I watched as a kid, and that was a few years ago, and the old grey cells don't seem to remember things all that clear anymore.
Ah the heck with it. Trying to make up excuses is just too much work. Ok I admit it....I'm weird.
Cheers
Eaglefeather
Walk through life, it is too short to run.
Bill Hennessee posted this at 16:04 — 28th September 2000.
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"Aye, the Captain is sore displeased with yon new cabin boy, the one didst board at San Francisco.
I hear'd 'im tellin' Chef he's naught for no good 'cause he's a Unix.
"mercy triumphs over judgement" James 2:13b
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JP Stones posted this at 16:08 — 28th September 2000.
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How about this as a comp. I post clues about a senior member on the boards 'he talks absolute nonsense', 'he posts more often than he breathes in', 'he name relates to the sea', 'hes been a member for less than 4 months' etc etc and you guys have to figure out who it is. You only get three guesses.
The latter was of course our very own Mike Fisher!
Thoughts?
JP
JP Stones
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eaglefeather posted this at 17:45 — 28th September 2000.
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Sure, why not? Better make sure your clues are sufficiently obscure enough that at least a couple of people will go bald in the process. I mean what good is a figure it out game, unless someone starts pulling their hair out in frustration.
Or you could take this idea one or two steps further. For example, choose a webpage for a town, city, state, province or country, give clues and the winner would be the first person to post the correct web address. Just a thought.
Cheers
Eaglefeather
Walk through life, it is too short to run.
Justin S posted this at 17:58 — 28th September 2000.
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Very fun competition. If only we could get some of these newcomers (WELCOME!) to stick around for a bit
Justin Stayton - [email] [icq]
hhusted posted this at 18:33 — 28th September 2000.
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I just need to know if this contest is over.
Justin S posted this at 19:11 — 28th September 2000.
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Yep. Another will start on Sunday/Monday though. October is a new month...
Parker posted this at 03:24 — 4th October 2000.
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You didn't start a new one yet did you? It is October now. I like the Senior Member one. You should post a new clue every day or like every other day to make it last longer.
Park
SabrinaP posted this at 21:43 — 4th October 2000.
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* bad jp * bad jp *
you broke your promise!
twf is dooomed!
the end of days is near!
Mark Hensler posted this at 06:03 — 13th October 2000.
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.........
did this die already?
Parker posted this at 06:33 — 5th November 2000.
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Sorry to start this topic back up I just clicked on the link in the left navigation column though. Guess it did die.
This is another thing that we should do at TWF every month. Have a contest. This will attract people and keep them coming back.
Maybe we should start this after some more technical stuff get's done as posted in another forum.
Park
SabrinaP posted this at 07:40 — 5th November 2000.
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But, but JP is gone!!! *sniff*sniff*
How can we continue like this !? (just kiddin'
)
Sab
Chad Simper posted this at 16:09 — 5th November 2000.
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I am in the process of coming up with another contest for November, to continue this tradition. I want to get the design and technical things taken care of first though, so look for this in a week or two.
Chad Simper