The RedHotPawn Verse Competition

Originally posted by royalchicken
With first-place votes getting 3 points, 2 to second, and one to 3rd, the winners of the RHP Verse Competition are:

3rd Place: Starrman, with 'The Astral Sonnet'.
2nd Place: Nyxie, with the untitled entry 6.
1st Place: Schakuhr, with 'Ye Olde Pirate Song'.

Please distribute props and cookies accordingly 😀.

Thanks to all who entered; I may start a new one when my exams have finished, or anyone else may run Round 2.

To the victors go the props. Mad props to all those who bested me.

Originally posted by royalchicken
With first-place votes getting 3 points, 2 to second, and one to 3rd, the winners of the RHP Verse Competition are:

3rd Place: Starrman, with 'The Astral Sonnet'.
2nd Place: Nyxie, with the untitled entry 6.
1st Place: Schakuhr, ...[text shortened]... ne when my exams have finished, or anyone else may run Round 2.

Interestingly, your first-place winner's entry bears a striking resemblance to this poem:

"TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY"
Words and Music Copyright 2003 by Tom Smith


Most days are like all of the others,
Go to work, come back home, watch TV,
But, brother, if I had me druthers,
I'd chuck it and head out to sea,

For I dream of the skull and the crossbones,
I dream of the great day to come,
When I dump the mundane for the Old Spanish Main
And trade my computer for rum! ARRR!

T' me,
Yo, Ho, Yo, Ho,
It's "Talk Like A Pirate" Day!
When laptops are benches God gave us for wenches,
And a sail ain't a low price to pay!
When timbers are shivered and lillies are livered
And every last buckle is swashed,
We'll abandon our cars for a shipfull of ARRRs
And pound back the grog till we're sloshed. Yo ho ....

- Anyone see my keys?
- Just off the coast o' Florida, matey! ARRR!

Don't pick up yer phone and say "Hello,
Your ten-o-clock meeting's delayed",
Ye scrunch up yer face and ye bellow,
"AVAST! Ye've been bleedin' BELAYED!"

Ye can't keep this fun to yourself, I bet,
So sing "Aye", "ARRR", and "Ayy", every man!
We ain't got much grasp of the alphabet,
But a damn good retirement plan! (raucous laughter)

T' me,
Yo, Ho, Yo, Ho,
It's "Talk Like A Pirate" Day!
Whatever's in fashion is in for a thrashin'
And bein' polite is passe!
When it's ev'ry man's duty to grab his proud beauty
And let out a hearty YO HO!
And if this offends you, hold your breath as we sends
you
Ta Davy Jones' Locker ya go!

- Where IS Davy Jones' Locker, anyway?
- Right near Monkee Island! Arr, aye, arr....

We'll tell every banker "Heave to and weigh anchor!"
Buy latte with pieces of eight
We'll fight to be chosen as cap'n or bosun
The loser, o' course, is worst mate!

When we hoist Jolly Roger the landlubbers dodge 'er,
We fill 'em with loathing and fear,
We'll plunder and pillage each city and village,
Or at least clean out Wal-Mart of beer!

- Ahoy, mateys! And Welcome ta "Iron Chef Pirate!"
Let's see the secret ingredient!
<GONNNG It's Barnacles!
- Oh ho! There'll be some cutting-edge cuisine!

- "AWK! AWK!" <bzzzzzz
- Hold still, Polly! I need this for me salad!
- Avast there, me bucko! Ye need CARROT shavings! CARROT!
- But Captain, I be on Atkins!
- Moron...

- And you! WHAT are ye doin' with that salmon?
- I'm grillin' it on a hunk o' cedar, what d'y'think?
- Ye CAN'T do that in a JAPANESE STIR-FRY, ye bilge rat!
- Oh HO! Ye never heard o' "wokkin' the plank"?

There ain't no computin' or morning commutin',
No "Parking Lot Full" signs for me,
No lawns ta be mowin' or bills to be owin',
I'm knowin' the pull of the sea.

The fresh salty brace of the wind on my face
Through hurricane, sunshine or squalls,
I'm keepin' my eyes on the distant horizon,
Verizon can hold all my calls!

To wear a red coat full o' buckles,
To earn a few duelling scars,
Well, at least we can get a few chuckles
By filling the office with ARRRs!

And maybe we'll never get closer,
Than watchin' 'em on the big screen,
So here's to old Errol and Depp as Jack Sparrow,
And every damn one in between!

T' me,
Yo, Ho, Yo, Ho,
It's "Talk Like A Pirate" Day!
That time in September when sea dogs remember
That grown-ups still know how ta play!
When wenches are curvy and dogs are all scurvy
And a soft-wear patch covers your eye,
Ta hell with our jobs, for one day we're all swabs
And buccaneers all till we die!

So hoist up the mainsails and shut down your brain cells,
They only would get in the way,
Avast there, me hearty, we're havin' a party,
It's "Talk Like A Pirate" Day!

Yo Ho!

http://www.talklikeapirate.com/songs1.html

Originally posted by DoctorScribbles
I withdraw my props and demand a recount. Am I the only one who actually composed something original?

Are you accusing me of plaguerizing my piece?

Originally posted by Nyxie
Are you accusing me of plaguerizing my piece?

No, just asking.

Originally posted by DoctorScribbles
No, just asking.

ok then: The answer is no you're not the only one. I wrote my piece at 4 am when I saw the thread.

It actually had a title I forgot to add, I think it was supposed to be "original sin".

The pirate song hmm....

I still like the astral sonnet, is there question on it's authority?

Originally posted by royalchicken
Thank you Bbarr. Props are to be withdrawn and cookies returned; the correct order is [b]Nyxie, Starrman and Dr. S in 1-3 place..

I hadn't even thought to look for plagiarism, because I didn't think anyone would have a motivation to do so.

Defiling the good dame of ITLAPD is disgraceful 😠.[/b]

OMG! I won? 😕

Originally posted by Nyxie
OMG! I won? 😕

Congrats Nyxie, well done! 🙂

I can assure everyone that the Astral Sonnet is my own composition if anyone was unsure. Whether or not you believe me is, I suppose, up to you, but I'm not the sort of person that plagerises.

Originally posted by royalchicken
Thank you Bbarr. Props are to be withdrawn and cookies returned; the correct order is [b]Nyxie, Starrman and Dr. S in 1-3 place..

I hadn't even thought to look for plagiarism, because I didn't think anyone would have a motivation to do so.

Defiling the good dame of ITLAPD is disgraceful 😠.[/b]

Which piece did DoctorScribbles write?

I'm very interested to hear what schakuhr has to say on this.

I think the biggest props go to royalchicken for organizing this, and being the only person out of all you poets who spelled plagiarism correctly.

Looking forward to round 2.

Originally posted by hopscotch
being the only person out of all you poets who spelled plagiarism correctly.

I think he playjarized the spelling

Originally posted by royalchicken
Thank you Bbarr. Props are to be withdrawn and cookies returned; the correct order is [b]Nyxie, Starrman and Dr. S in 1-3 place..

I hadn't even thought to look for plagiarism, because I didn't think anyone would have a motiva ...[text shortened]... to do so.

Defiling the good dame of ITLAPD is disgraceful 😠.[/b]

I demand a new vote altogether. The presence of the invalid entry may have taken votes directly away from mine, as many people share a common interest in pirates and wolves.

I would also like to state for the record that I suspect bbarr was aware of the stolen poem the entire time and kept his silence as an act of sabotage.

Originally posted by DoctorScribbles
I withdraw my props and demand a recount. Am I the only one who actually composed something original?

no, mine was original too... wrote it out of sheer boredom in school... maybe that's why it didn't get many votes? Guess which one's mine 😀