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Laramore Black from Joplin, Missouri is reading Mario Kart 8 April 11, 2012 - 8:10pm

You know you wanna chug all your booze and fall asleep.

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PandaMask from Los Angeles is reading More Than Human April 11, 2012 - 8:11pm

Making a sci-fi version of the Odyssey is one of the hardest things I've done. Thanks Matt.

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner April 12, 2012 - 3:15am

I do what I can...speaking of which have you heard from your partner?

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Chester Pane from Portland, Oregon is reading The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz April 12, 2012 - 3:20am

Partner is an androgynous term.

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PandaMask from Los Angeles is reading More Than Human April 12, 2012 - 3:21am

Partner? Text me.

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner April 12, 2012 - 3:34am

Its early....your um....the person you're battling against.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters April 12, 2012 - 4:52am

Matt had wishful thinking about Panda's orientation and relationship status all at once.

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Laramore Black from Joplin, Missouri is reading Mario Kart 8 April 12, 2012 - 5:41am

Somebody challenge somebody already, I've had a prompt ready for two fucking days.

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner April 12, 2012 - 6:19am

@ad he is a sexy beast I can't lie.

@kitts....yeah no...if you've been holding a prompt for that long it's got to stink out loud...wont be me good sir

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Laramore Black from Joplin, Missouri is reading Mario Kart 8 April 12, 2012 - 6:22am

Whoever the victim is, they will either love it or hate it.

I think it will be cool though.

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aliensoul77 from a cold distant star is reading the writing on the wall. April 12, 2012 - 6:33am

I got a prompt for you Laurance, write erotica about the elderly. Go!

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters April 12, 2012 - 6:40am

I'm terrified of prompts since the last one I got. 

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Laramore Black from Joplin, Missouri is reading Mario Kart 8 April 12, 2012 - 6:41am

He was old, his phallus saggy. Her dentures out. He drove himself in, but she wasn't moist, unwanting.

And with the painful look on her face, her metapause began showing.

If they got dressed they could still catch Murder, She Wrote.

And bake cookies for the dogs.

The End.

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Laramore Black from Joplin, Missouri is reading Mario Kart 8 April 12, 2012 - 6:42am

Jessica, you would probably like mine.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters April 12, 2012 - 6:44am

I am tempted, but I just don't have the time for it right now.  I'll be lucky if I get the one due today finished in time. 

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry April 12, 2012 - 7:00am

Okay, so two guys wanted me to post their anonymous Beyond Thunderdome poll.  That poll is now posted.  It is, at this moment, 100% anonymous and set to private access.  If you guys (whoever you are) want either of those things changed, let me know.

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner April 12, 2012 - 12:23pm

Sweet, I'll have to take a look and give this a try myself someday...."Balls of steel" was a nice touch. 

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters April 12, 2012 - 6:29pm

I'm working on my final as I type this.  Last minute stuff.  Sorry for the haste.  But you know, it'll still be brilliant.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters April 12, 2012 - 6:56pm

Okay - submitted!

I didn't see Rachel's in there, so if all else fails I can make a poll inthe morning, or someone else who stays up past 9pm can. 

Thanks for a great battle Rach!  May the best lady win!

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Chester Pane from Portland, Oregon is reading The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz April 12, 2012 - 7:44pm

Good job, looking forward to these.

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner April 13, 2012 - 1:23am

And FYI, Matthew...I did do it at the last minute but it's probably still brilliant."

LOL

 

The poll looks fine. Look forward to reading them ladies! 

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PandaMask from Los Angeles is reading More Than Human April 13, 2012 - 1:14am

"That pole looks fine."

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner April 13, 2012 - 1:24am

@Panda Yeah, when I wrote it, I thought: "should I?" then I was too lazy to change it. It is 4am.....I am lucky to be writing coherently....going to the gym. 

There, changed it word nazi! LOL

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PandaMask from Los Angeles is reading More Than Human April 13, 2012 - 1:25am

It's funny.

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner April 13, 2012 - 1:26am

Yeah, yeah it is. 

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters April 13, 2012 - 4:48am

"boys are dumb."

They really are.  Bless their hearts.

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry April 13, 2012 - 5:16am

I just checked out your pole, Rachel.  It's got nothing on Panda's.

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Laramore Black from Joplin, Missouri is reading Mario Kart 8 April 13, 2012 - 5:31am

Shit, have you checked mine and Chester's? It's going to be a long week.

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Laramore Black from Joplin, Missouri is reading Mario Kart 8 April 13, 2012 - 5:31am

Double post.

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry April 13, 2012 - 5:55am

@Laurance:  I'll check out your pole any time you want, but I'm forwarding the photos on to the alien.

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Laramore Black from Joplin, Missouri is reading Mario Kart 8 April 13, 2012 - 6:05am

Well at least I know he has the decency to keep them and not put them on isanyoneup.com.

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner April 13, 2012 - 7:45am

Poles....that god damn Matt, I swear...

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Bill Tucker from Austin, Texas is reading Grimm's Fairy Tales (1st Edition) April 13, 2012 - 7:50am

All righty.  Due to circumstances beyond my control, I'm going to have to nix my original plan to defeat Grigori and do a traditional Battledome submission.  This means I'm re-working Part 1 of my self referential detective tale based off the feedback from the Workshop and submitting that as my final.  I'm still going to write Part 2, as there are at least two people out there who want to see how it ends, but Part 1 will be my official cannon blast against the literary tank that is Grigori.  I pray it's enough to give me at least a fighting chance.

Sorry for the change.  Life, work and the rest of it conspired against me.  That and playoff hockey.  Will be submitted sometime this evening!

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aliensoul77 from a cold distant star is reading the writing on the wall. April 13, 2012 - 8:03am

I've smoked a few poles in my day but the few of them were uncut.

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Chester Pane from Portland, Oregon is reading The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz April 13, 2012 - 9:04am

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Courtney from the Midwest is reading Monkey: A Journey to the West and a thousand college textbooks April 13, 2012 - 12:15pm

Did Grigori die? I haven't seen anything from him since his last post here. Anyway, my final for our battle is uploaded.

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Dave from a city near you is reading constantly April 13, 2012 - 12:49pm

He's all over. Just not this thread I guess.

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner April 13, 2012 - 12:53pm

@Dave, since you're official now..

 

HRM....

 

I CHALLENGE THEE DAVE (AKA SMIRKY MCSMIRK)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Dave from a city near you is reading constantly April 13, 2012 - 1:17pm

Dave accepts said challenge. 

Dave would also like it noted, for the record, that I've posted in this thread many times.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters April 13, 2012 - 1:18pm

Prompt!

Create a story in which the main character is lying about what actually happened.

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Dave from a city near you is reading constantly April 13, 2012 - 1:18pm

Dave finds this prompt...

 

Acceptable!

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner April 13, 2012 - 1:19pm

I haven't seen you get challenged. Alright, call down some thunder son, it's on! 

Did you want to do the anonymous thing, or just thunderdome classic?

Prompt us! 

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner April 13, 2012 - 1:20pm

Wow, that is a hell of a prompt....not bad at all

So classic, or the other? 

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Dave from a city near you is reading constantly April 13, 2012 - 1:20pm

Doesnt matter to me, I'm here to write.

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner April 13, 2012 - 1:21pm

Alright, I don't have an issue going classic. 

7 days rough, 7 days final and poll. See ya in a week brah

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Dave from a city near you is reading constantly April 13, 2012 - 1:22pm

Se7en days

 

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner April 13, 2012 - 1:23pm

Ha! I see what ya did there. 

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Dave from a city near you is reading constantly April 13, 2012 - 1:24pm

I couldn't resist.  I never get to type the word "seven"

 

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner April 13, 2012 - 1:27pm

Well it is the completion number in numerology...so, I thought...let it riiiddddeeeee

I think my contribution for this challenge will be the theme song. Enjoy. 

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PandaMask from Los Angeles is reading More Than Human April 13, 2012 - 1:31pm

Government army versus a group of guerrilla fighters.