09 Jul 10
Originally posted by Green PaladinWhere in the rules does it say you can use smileys? Are you trying to not-so-subtly influence the esteemed judges? Does that count as another sentence?
'He wasn't sure that the graveyard was really the best place for novel-writing but "a Saturday afternoon in November was approaching the time of twilight, and the vast tract of unenclosed wild known as Egdon Heath embrowned itself moment by moment."' 😵
God, the depths some people will stoop to....
09 Jul 10
Originally posted by GatecrasherBut you don't mind that I sent her roses and a box of chocolates, right? As long as I didn't include a smiley?
Where in the rules does it say you can use smileys? Are you trying to not-so-subtly influence the esteemed judges? Does that count as another sentence?
God, the depths some people will stoop to....
09 Jul 10
Originally posted by pawnhandlerCheapskate. I would send her a diamond necklace if I thought it would do my chances of success any good in this competition. But our esteemed judges here are the plebeians who wash up on the shore of this forum, and we all know how easily their opinions are swayed by cheap tricks, like gratuitous smileys and vulgar innuendo.
But you don't mind that I sent her roses and a box of chocolates, right? As long as I didn't include a smiley?
10 Jul 10
Originally posted by Gatecrasher... and beer. Seriously. Lots of votes can be bought with beer -- cheap 6-packs for Yanks and some sort of brown ale for the folks overseas.
Cheapskate. I would send her a diamond necklace if I thought it would do my chances of success any good in this competition. But our esteemed judges here are the plebeians who wash up on the shore of this forum, and we all know how easily their opinions are swayed by cheap tricks, like gratuitous smileys and vulgar innuendo.
10 Jul 10
Originally posted by Green PaladinGratuitous smiley, vulgar innuendo and plagiarism. Poisoned by the venomous rantings of Monty Python, led astray into the sexual wastelands of Thomas Hardy, and far too much time spent alone diddling yourself silly, I shouldn't wonder. Some neglectful parent spared the rod and ruined the child.
I'm not competing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogPZ5CY9KoM 😵
But at least you've been outed now and I won't have to worry about that "embrowned" business when it comes to the vote.
10 Jul 10
Originally posted by GatecrasherI wasn't going to include the smiley when I presented all the sentences for a vote...I'm tempted to do it now though, just for the lulz.
Where in the rules does it say you can use smileys? Are you trying to not-so-subtly influence the esteemed judges? Does that count as another sentence?
God, the depths some people will stoop to....
10 Jul 10
Originally posted by Gatecrasher"Dad would thrash us to sleep with a broken bottle, if we were lucky!"
Gratuitous smiley, vulgar innuendo [b]and plagiarism. Poisoned by the venomous rantings of Monty Python, led astray into the sexual wastelands of Thomas Hardy, and far too much time spent alone diddling yourself silly, I shouldn't wonder. Some neglectful parent spared the rod and ruined the child.
But at least you've been outed now and I won't have to worry about that "embrowned" business when it comes to the vote.[/b]
14 Jul 10
Originally posted by Bosse de NageVery nice!
He wasn't sure that the graveyard was really the best place to have the medieval fair, but when I rebuked him with a cold hard stare and pointed reproachfully at the slogan on my company teeshirt -- 'Just Do It With Zombies' -- he caved in, grinning in appreciative sheepish derangement.