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aliensoul77 from a cold distant star is reading the writing on the wall. February 22, 2012 - 5:32pm

NPH IS THE BOMB. That is all.

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PandaMask from Los Angeles is reading More Than Human February 23, 2012 - 12:26pm

NPH is the epitome of swag.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters February 23, 2012 - 1:32pm

Is this due on Tuesday?  I'm a moron.  And I want to make sure. 

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry February 23, 2012 - 1:45pm

You should probably work that out with Matt.  When Nick and I set ours up, we finalized the challenge during Friday am, but made the rough deadline the following Friday at midnight. 

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies February 23, 2012 - 1:48pm

if you guys have a second, i have a thread up, looking for ideas, would love to hear your thoughts

http://litreactor.com/discuss/im-looking-for-new-storyville-column-ideas

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters February 23, 2012 - 2:06pm

@Utah - I thought that is what I was doing.

I'll be more clear.

MATT - is this due Tuesday?

 

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner February 23, 2012 - 2:10pm

Yes Ma'am, though I'll probably just submit my final then....most likely Saturday or Sunday. 

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry February 23, 2012 - 2:14pm

Matt, you're entirely within your rights to do that, and your story may show in final form this weekend as the bomb.  But bear in mind that the entire contest will still run two weeks, with a poll at the end that runs an additional week.  If you just have that be your final and make no revision beyond, you are giving up quite a bit of edge.

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner February 23, 2012 - 2:16pm

Yeah- I know, but once it's done, it's done. Its like salad dressing, I take it right on the salad because there is no going back. (totally stole that) Plus I got other shit to do. 

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters February 23, 2012 - 2:21pm

For the record, I will be revising mine.  I will post a rough, take all the amazing suggestions I get, revise, and then I'll totally kick your ass if you don't revise. 

But that is up to you. 

Whatever.  First draft due Tuesday by midnight.  Fine? 

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner February 23, 2012 - 2:22pm

You got yourself a deal. 

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry February 23, 2012 - 2:24pm

WTF, dude, I can't believe you are bowing out like this.

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner February 23, 2012 - 2:27pm

How am I bowing out? At least one draft is due on Tuesday....

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters February 23, 2012 - 2:28pm

"WTF, dude, I can't believe you are bowing out like this."

Exactly.

I guess it will be a good excuse for losing.

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry February 23, 2012 - 2:28pm

I just can't believe you're only going to go halfway.

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner February 23, 2012 - 2:29pm

I never said that- I'll PM you. 

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters February 23, 2012 - 2:31pm

"I'll PM you. "

Uh - I hope you meant me - since I am the one you are competing against. 

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner February 23, 2012 - 2:33pm

No, Utah, I can forward it to you...I think we talked about it yesterday....can't remember

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters February 23, 2012 - 2:36pm

Whatever.

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner February 23, 2012 - 2:42pm

Whatever"

 

Really? lol, its in your inbox

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies February 23, 2012 - 3:15pm

FYI - i probably won't put up a rough, in my competition with LK. just a final. 

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters February 23, 2012 - 3:18pm

Does it have something to do with salad dressing? 

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PandaMask from Los Angeles is reading More Than Human February 23, 2012 - 3:20pm

Tossing salad perhaps?

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner February 23, 2012 - 3:21pm

Tossing salad perhaps?"

 

Ha! No she is giving me shit in a not so subtle way, but I am being the bigger person and ignoring it. lol

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Laramore Black from Joplin, Missouri is reading Mario Kart 8 February 23, 2012 - 3:22pm

Somebody say Bruce Campbell porn?

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner February 23, 2012 - 3:23pm

@Kitts...yes...yes we did. Evil Dead it up son! 

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Jose F. Diaz from Boston is reading Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel February 23, 2012 - 4:29pm

To all who shall see this message, greetings,

I have had the fortunate opportunity of battling Averydoll in the Thunderdome. While it was a very good experience for me I did lose this battle. I know, I know, I was shocked too. Just kidding. Averydoll is a wonderful writer who laid me to waste. Her idea was well thought out and was executed to perfection. She is a LitR icon and it is well deserved. While she may have some rough edges she is a remarkable human who is capable of so much. I will continue to follow her career in writing with enthusiasm. No matter what tasking she decides to endeavor, she will no doubt succeed as she succeeded in destroying me in this writer's battle.

To Avery:

Thank you for the experience and I look forward to battling you again....in the very far far far future.

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aliensoul77 from a cold distant star is reading the writing on the wall. February 23, 2012 - 4:33pm

Joseph, I will challenge you after my thing with panda to an erotic sci-fi contest. The prompt will be "do androids orgasm with electric sheep?"

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PandaMask from Los Angeles is reading More Than Human February 23, 2012 - 4:33pm

She's like a Titan from Greek mytholgy.

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PandaMask from Los Angeles is reading More Than Human February 23, 2012 - 4:35pm

Ghost In the Snatch: A Cyberfuck Story

 

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aliensoul77 from a cold distant star is reading the writing on the wall. February 23, 2012 - 4:41pm

C3PO at the electric gloryhole

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Jose F. Diaz from Boston is reading Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel February 23, 2012 - 4:43pm

What does an android do while left alone on a planet? He fucks electric sheep. Just ask Wall-e

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PandaMask from Los Angeles is reading More Than Human February 23, 2012 - 4:48pm

Glor-e Wall

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Jose F. Diaz from Boston is reading Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel February 23, 2012 - 5:02pm

And Alien, I decline respectfully. Not until April will I be available for battles.

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry February 23, 2012 - 7:08pm

Any particular reason April, Diaz?

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Jose F. Diaz from Boston is reading Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel February 23, 2012 - 7:13pm

In a class now, and then there is the tournament, I have to get all my ducks in a row for school, I get out of the Navy in 14 days so I have loads of paperwork and VA appointments, perhaps find a job, file for divorce, and in the meanwhile not lose my fucking mind when people don't work as quickly as I do.

 

There's a few things I left out, but I think you get the idea.

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry February 23, 2012 - 9:48pm

Roger that. 

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aliensoul77 from a cold distant star is reading the writing on the wall. February 23, 2012 - 9:49pm

Good luck with your divorce!  Call me!

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Laramore Black from Joplin, Missouri is reading Mario Kart 8 February 23, 2012 - 9:52pm

Oh man, I just laughed inappropriately for the tenth time today.

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Jose F. Diaz from Boston is reading Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel February 23, 2012 - 10:15pm

Just a formality at this time. We stayed together so she could go through chemo. Not that she is in remission the bitch has to go.

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Nick Wilczynski from Greensboro, NC is reading A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin February 23, 2012 - 10:16pm

Look, if she gave herself cancer to postpone it then you have no idea what else she's got up her sleeve. Be careful.

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Nick Wilczynski from Greensboro, NC is reading A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin February 23, 2012 - 10:17pm

I swear to God that's never happened to me before. My bad on the double post.

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Jose F. Diaz from Boston is reading Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel February 23, 2012 - 10:23pm

She sent me a dear John letter while I was in Iraq and I never saw her again. The only time we have had communication is through email in the past 3 years. When I got back from my 7 month deployment she was 5 months pregnant. She filed for divorce and then stopped it, then promptly cleaned out my bank account. Right when I was going to file myself, I received news that she had cancer.

Karma is not a bitch to those who sit back and watch it work its magic.

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aliensoul77 from a cold distant star is reading the writing on the wall. February 24, 2012 - 3:00am

Yikes.

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner February 24, 2012 - 3:39am

Dude, is she at it again? 

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Nick Wilczynski from Greensboro, NC is reading A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin February 24, 2012 - 6:53am

@Utah: So, Friday again. Final draft time.

At this point you might think I'd feel bad for recycling this clip again but you'd be wrong. I'd feel bad if I didn't make this post just to use this awesome clip.

Battle Draft Posted.

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry February 24, 2012 - 7:01am

It just wouldn't be right if you didn't post that.

One love.

Like this:

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters February 24, 2012 - 7:10am

Godsmack was the first band I ever saw in concert.  Happy memories.

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry February 24, 2012 - 7:12am

I have yet to see them.  I effed up last summer and didn't go when they came through town with Disturbed.  That would have been the concert of the decade for me.  Alas, alack.

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner February 24, 2012 - 7:18am

Done. Finally. Now to polish.