sean of the dead
from Madisonville, KY is reading Peckerwood, by Jed AyresOctober 13, 2012 - 8:15am
for once, Averydoll is not lying...our rough drafts are indeed posted in the workshop!
Averydoll should really win this thing, she's completely amazing.
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Utah
from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryOctober 14, 2012 - 8:02am
Sound, I know it's rather late in the game, so I'm only throwing this out to see how you feel about it. Are you willing to do our Battle as a WAR-formatted battle, i.e., with no workshop period, just posting a poll with polished drafts tomorrow? No pressure to do it, I'm just wondering if you're willing.
XOXOXO,
Utah
Sound
from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael WehuntOctober 14, 2012 - 8:17am
Sure, that works.
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Utah
from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryOctober 14, 2012 - 8:34am
Word. Thank you for allowing my life to be easier.
Sound
from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael WehuntOctober 14, 2012 - 9:45am
No problem. My wife might strangle me if I spend another week plastered to my laptop screen, anyway. I have to save all my credits for WAR.
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Utah
from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryOctober 14, 2012 - 10:40am
Yeeeeah, I'm with you there.
Sound
from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael WehuntOctober 14, 2012 - 4:28pm
Utah, do you mind if I post my final in the workshop later tonight? I would still like to get reviews on it, and I may not have time to post it tomorrow, which would delay the poll as well.
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Utah
from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryOctober 14, 2012 - 5:34pm
Yeah dude, no problem! Post away.
Sound
from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael WehuntOctober 14, 2012 - 9:15pm
My story's posted in the workshop. Take a look!!
@Utah, you can post the poll whenever you like. Good luck, sir.
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Utah
from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryOctober 15, 2012 - 5:19am
And to yourself as well, sir. I'll have the poll up (haha!) later this morning.
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Utah
from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryOctober 15, 2012 - 7:40am
The Poll for the Glorious Battle For Glory between Sound and Myself has been Posted.
So please, everybody, gaze in wonder at our Poll. Touch it. Caress it. Get some on you. You may never see one like this again.
TomMartinArt
from Amherst, MA
March 15, 2013 - 7:52am
Can I just challenge anyone? Because I've got a score to settle.
I CHALLENGE THEEEEE, BEKANATOR!
...I dunno if she'll even see this.
Strange Photon
from Fort Wayne, IN is reading Laurie Anderson lyricsMarch 15, 2013 - 7:58am
Oooh, the smack has been layed down, the cans of whupass are down off the shelf, and the dome will soon again... thunder.
Strange Photon
from Fort Wayne, IN is reading Laurie Anderson lyricsMarch 15, 2013 - 8:01am
Since I was the first person to respond to the challenger's post, I get to provide the prompt. I will do so, once Bakkanator accepts the challenge.
I like this side of things. The last battle I was in left lasting emotional scars and night terrors.
Dino Parenti
from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands OnMarch 15, 2013 - 12:16pm
After over 2,000 posts, this is the first time I've ever checked in on it. Maybe I should scan back just to make sure nobody threw down the gauntlet...
Bekanator
from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay HunterMarch 16, 2013 - 7:47am
Arrgh, Fuck!
Can I accept a raincheck, Tom? I'd love to do another battle but I'm working on getting all my WAR2 stories edited and my short story collection together. Not to mention that at this point my workshop points are lacking.
Strange Photon
from Fort Wayne, IN is reading Laurie Anderson lyricsMarch 16, 2013 - 8:21am
Boo...
Always a brides' maid, never a prompt giver.
TomMartinArt
from Amherst, MA
March 16, 2013 - 11:37am
Arrgh, Fuck! Can I accept a raincheck, Tom? I'd love to do another battle but I'm working on getting all my WAR2 stories edited and my short story collection together. Not to mention that at this point my workshop points are lacking.
I'm sorry, scaredycat, but what? I can't hear you over the sound of your teeth chattering and knees knocking.
Bekanator
from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay HunterMarch 16, 2013 - 3:49pm
You must be having delusions, man.
Strange Photon
from Fort Wayne, IN is reading Laurie Anderson lyricsMarch 16, 2013 - 4:34pm
Cue tumbleweeds and theme song to The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
Dino Parenti
from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands OnMarch 16, 2013 - 5:47pm
The water is being chummed...
Strange Photon
from Fort Wayne, IN is reading Laurie Anderson lyricsMarch 16, 2013 - 5:53pm
Cue John Williams' Jaws theme... and the skinny dipping hottie...
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ReneeAPickup
from Southern California is reading Wanderers by Chuck WendigMarch 16, 2013 - 6:20pm
I just want to post this somewhere.
sean of the dead
from Madisonville, KY is reading Peckerwood, by Jed AyresMarch 16, 2013 - 8:03pm
Hey, TomMartinArt, if you're still interested, I'm mostly a failure and have no short story collections to put together, know jack shit about editing, and desperately need a prompt in order to write anything...so, what I'm saying is, while I would not constitute a WAR2 rematch for you, I'd love to take Bekanator's place if you'll have me. I think you're a good writer, and I'd be up/down for battling you.
Let me know what you think. And just to fuck shit up a bit, if you'll have me, I propose a different approach to Thunderdome. Normally we would have a week to write a story, then submit it to the workshop and let it sit there for a week while we get criticsm and revise, then turn in a final. If you're interested, why don't we do an anonymous poll, no workshop Thunderdome battle? We can get Averydoll to post the poll, so we could both send our stories to her, then they will be put up just like in WAR, no names, no way to tell who is who.
What d'ya say? If your challenge was solely for settling a score, that is totally cool and I hold nothing against you if you decline. But if you're just looking to write, I'd be down for the battle...
TomMartinArt
from Amherst, MA
March 17, 2013 - 8:08am
You must be having delusions, man.
And you must be having feathers all over your body and a beak, you chicken.
...a raincheck's fine, catch me when you're caught up and I'll fling more poo then.
Sean- all right, let's do it. I like the anonymous voting thing.
sean of the dead
from Madisonville, KY is reading Peckerwood, by Jed AyresMarch 17, 2013 - 8:47am
@TomMartinArt - excellent...now all we need is a prompt...
Jonathan Riley
from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland March 17, 2013 - 9:14am
YOUR PROMPT:
TomMartinArt
from Amherst, MA
March 17, 2013 - 9:32am
If that's really the prompt, I concede.
Devon Robbins
from Utah is reading The Least Of My Scars by Stephen Graham JonesMarch 17, 2013 - 9:40am
Who's the chicken now?
Jonathan Riley
from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland March 17, 2013 - 10:10am
God, never heard someone cry about a prompt before, but okay, if you don't like the Honey Badger, screw it. Use that picture Renee posted a few comments up as a prompt if that's okay with Sean, Better, Tom?
Bekanator
from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay HunterMarch 17, 2013 - 10:25am
HONEY BADGER DON'T CARE!
Michael.Eric.Snyder
March 17, 2013 - 10:50am
Can I just say that the honey bear prompt is really, really funny.
Bekanator
from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay HunterMarch 17, 2013 - 10:54am
Jonathan and Jessica should partner up for prompt-giving. Like seriously, make this shit happen.
sean of the dead
from Madisonville, KY is reading Peckerwood, by Jed AyresMarch 17, 2013 - 12:53pm
Ummm...so what is going on here? Is the battle cancelled? Don't leave me hanging here.
Mess_Jess
from Sydney, Australia, living in Toronto, Canada is reading Perfect by Rachael JoyceMarch 17, 2013 - 1:38pm
I'm sure Tom was just being facetious and isn't actually bowing out from his battle because of the prompt!
Bekanator
from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay HunterMarch 17, 2013 - 2:35pm
I actually have the most amazing story idea from the honey badger prompt.
TomMartinArt
from Amherst, MA
March 17, 2013 - 4:38pm
I'll go with it, but the connection will be tenuous.
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ReneeAPickup
from Southern California is reading Wanderers by Chuck WendigMarch 17, 2013 - 5:02pm
Oh man, JR. If only I had thought that gif through instead of just posting it in the thread I had opened when I found it. Someday... someday... I will be back, and it will be ME giving the prompt, and THAT will be it.
Dwayne
from Cincinnati, Ohio (suburbs) is reading books that rotate to often to keep this updatedMarch 17, 2013 - 5:18pm
Wow Tom. All that chicken talk and then you try to back out of it. Just wow.
TomMartinArt
from Amherst, MA
March 17, 2013 - 5:23pm
Am I the only person here, as everywhere else, with a severe distaste for memes?
sean of the dead
from Madisonville, KY is reading Peckerwood, by Jed AyresMarch 17, 2013 - 5:25pm
Okay TomMartinArt...same general rules as on page 1 (2500 word limit), BUT only one draft, no workshop, stories due Sunday, March 24 at 7:00 pm central standard time, e-mail story to averydoll and she will put up the poll, which will be up for one week, to be closed the following Sunday, March 31st. Cool? Let me know if you have any changes to this proposal. Otherwise, I think we are ready to start. Good luck sir.
TomMartinArt
from Amherst, MA
March 17, 2013 - 5:27pm
Sounds good, hit it.
Dwayne
from Cincinnati, Ohio (suburbs) is reading books that rotate to often to keep this updatedMarch 17, 2013 - 5:37pm
@Tom - No, lots of folks hate them. But once you call someone out (as you did) social convention asks you follow the rules of the game without further complaint if they agree to participate. Also in admitting that you have probably ensure your next prompt to be LOLcats, and the next several of anyone to be memes. Never let folks online know what you hate man.
TomMartinArt
from Amherst, MA
March 17, 2013 - 5:53pm
People that do what you hate because that's funny to them are shits to be ignored.
I didn't say "this isn't fair so give me another prompt," I conceded. I called it a loss without giving reasons or a fuss. Let's not pretend I pitched a fit here.
Dwayne
from Cincinnati, Ohio (suburbs) is reading books that rotate to often to keep this updatedMarch 17, 2013 - 6:22pm
People that do what you hate because that's funny to them are shits to be ignored.
That is impractical, although very logical. It will often be people who are otherwise well worth interaction with, or ignoring creates somewhat awkward situations.
I didn't say "this isn't fair so give me another prompt," I conceded. I called it a loss without giving reasons or a fuss. Let's not pretend I pitched a fit here.
You did. You seemed to be questioning why anyone would give that prompt or express shock, so I explained the reasons. Not trying to start a knife fight man, it'll be okay.
sean of the dead
from Madisonville, KY is reading Peckerwood, by Jed AyresMarch 17, 2013 - 6:31pm
Hey now, the battle is between myself and TomMartinArt...everyone else just needs to wait their turn, or better yet, challenge somebody else to a Thunderdome battle.
Jonathan Riley
from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland March 17, 2013 - 7:04pm
I didn't mean to cause any kind of ruckus. Glad you guys are going with the prompt and I'll probably just stick with word prompts for now on. Good luck Tom. Good luck Sean. Can't wait to read your stories!!!
TomMartinArt
from Amherst, MA
March 17, 2013 - 7:10pm
Don't let me quench your prompt inspiration, I'm just a hopeless carmudgeon.
Sound
from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael WehuntMarch 17, 2013 - 7:34pm
That was a pretty bad ass prompt, Jonathan. As was Renee's. I may PM Renee when I plan to call down the thunder just so she can slap that sucker down.
Sorry, been on Gizoogle all day...
jyh
from VA is reading whatever he feels likeMarch 17, 2013 - 8:06pm
for once, Averydoll is not lying...our rough drafts are indeed posted in the workshop!Averydoll should really win this thing, she's completely amazing.
Sound, I know it's rather late in the game, so I'm only throwing this out to see how you feel about it. Are you willing to do our Battle as a WAR-formatted battle, i.e., with no workshop period, just posting a poll with polished drafts tomorrow? No pressure to do it, I'm just wondering if you're willing.
XOXOXO,
Utah
Sure, that works.
Word. Thank you for allowing my life to be easier.
No problem. My wife might strangle me if I spend another week plastered to my laptop screen, anyway. I have to save all my credits for WAR.
Yeeeeah, I'm with you there.
Utah, do you mind if I post my final in the workshop later tonight? I would still like to get reviews on it, and I may not have time to post it tomorrow, which would delay the poll as well.
Yeah dude, no problem! Post away.
My story's posted in the workshop. Take a look!!
@Utah, you can post the poll whenever you like. Good luck, sir.
And to yourself as well, sir. I'll have the poll up (haha!) later this morning.
The Poll for the Glorious Battle For Glory between Sound and Myself has been Posted.
So please, everybody, gaze in wonder at our Poll. Touch it. Caress it. Get some on you. You may never see one like this again.
Can I just challenge anyone? Because I've got a score to settle.
I CHALLENGE THEEEEE, BEKANATOR!
...I dunno if she'll even see this.
Oooh, the smack has been layed down, the cans of whupass are down off the shelf, and the dome will soon again... thunder.
Since I was the first person to respond to the challenger's post, I get to provide the prompt. I will do so, once Bakkanator accepts the challenge.
I like this side of things. The last battle I was in left lasting emotional scars and night terrors.
After over 2,000 posts, this is the first time I've ever checked in on it. Maybe I should scan back just to make sure nobody threw down the gauntlet...
Arrgh, Fuck!
Can I accept a raincheck, Tom? I'd love to do another battle but I'm working on getting all my WAR2 stories edited and my short story collection together. Not to mention that at this point my workshop points are lacking.
Boo...
Always a brides' maid, never a prompt giver.
I'm sorry, scaredycat, but what? I can't hear you over the sound of your teeth chattering and knees knocking.
You must be having delusions, man.
Cue tumbleweeds and theme song to The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
The water is being chummed...
Cue John Williams' Jaws theme... and the skinny dipping hottie...
I just want to post this somewhere.
Hey, TomMartinArt, if you're still interested, I'm mostly a failure and have no short story collections to put together, know jack shit about editing, and desperately need a prompt in order to write anything...so, what I'm saying is, while I would not constitute a WAR2 rematch for you, I'd love to take Bekanator's place if you'll have me. I think you're a good writer, and I'd be up/down for battling you.
Let me know what you think. And just to fuck shit up a bit, if you'll have me, I propose a different approach to Thunderdome. Normally we would have a week to write a story, then submit it to the workshop and let it sit there for a week while we get criticsm and revise, then turn in a final. If you're interested, why don't we do an anonymous poll, no workshop Thunderdome battle? We can get Averydoll to post the poll, so we could both send our stories to her, then they will be put up just like in WAR, no names, no way to tell who is who.
What d'ya say? If your challenge was solely for settling a score, that is totally cool and I hold nothing against you if you decline. But if you're just looking to write, I'd be down for the battle...
And you must be having feathers all over your body and a beak, you chicken.
...a raincheck's fine, catch me when you're caught up and I'll fling more poo then.
Sean- all right, let's do it. I like the anonymous voting thing.
@TomMartinArt - excellent...now all we need is a prompt...
YOUR PROMPT:
If that's really the prompt, I concede.
Who's the chicken now?
God, never heard someone cry about a prompt before, but okay, if you don't like the Honey Badger, screw it. Use that picture Renee posted a few comments up as a prompt if that's okay with Sean, Better, Tom?
HONEY BADGER DON'T CARE!
Can I just say that the honey bear prompt is really, really funny.
Jonathan and Jessica should partner up for prompt-giving. Like seriously, make this shit happen.
Ummm...so what is going on here? Is the battle cancelled? Don't leave me hanging here.
I'm sure Tom was just being facetious and isn't actually bowing out from his battle because of the prompt!
I actually have the most amazing story idea from the honey badger prompt.
I'll go with it, but the connection will be tenuous.
Oh man, JR. If only I had thought that gif through instead of just posting it in the thread I had opened when I found it. Someday... someday... I will be back, and it will be ME giving the prompt, and THAT will be it.
Wow Tom. All that chicken talk and then you try to back out of it. Just wow.
Am I the only person here, as everywhere else, with a severe distaste for memes?
Okay TomMartinArt...same general rules as on page 1 (2500 word limit), BUT only one draft, no workshop, stories due Sunday, March 24 at 7:00 pm central standard time, e-mail story to averydoll and she will put up the poll, which will be up for one week, to be closed the following Sunday, March 31st. Cool? Let me know if you have any changes to this proposal. Otherwise, I think we are ready to start. Good luck sir.
Sounds good, hit it.
@Tom - No, lots of folks hate them. But once you call someone out (as you did) social convention asks you follow the rules of the game without further complaint if they agree to participate. Also in admitting that you have probably ensure your next prompt to be LOLcats, and the next several of anyone to be memes. Never let folks online know what you hate man.
People that do what you hate because that's funny to them are shits to be ignored.
I didn't say "this isn't fair so give me another prompt," I conceded. I called it a loss without giving reasons or a fuss. Let's not pretend I pitched a fit here.
That is impractical, although very logical. It will often be people who are otherwise well worth interaction with, or ignoring creates somewhat awkward situations.
You did. You seemed to be questioning why anyone would give that prompt or express shock, so I explained the reasons. Not trying to start a knife fight man, it'll be okay.
Hey now, the battle is between myself and TomMartinArt...everyone else just needs to wait their turn, or better yet, challenge somebody else to a Thunderdome battle.
I didn't mean to cause any kind of ruckus. Glad you guys are going with the prompt and I'll probably just stick with word prompts for now on. Good luck Tom. Good luck Sean. Can't wait to read your stories!!!
Don't let me quench your prompt inspiration, I'm just a hopeless carmudgeon.
That was a pretty bad ass prompt, Jonathan. As was Renee's. I may PM Renee when I plan to call down the thunder just so she can slap that sucker down.
Sorry, been on Gizoogle all day...
ew, is that a snake???