The 'How To' Contest Support Thread

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[Boxlicker101]

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Originally Posted by Boxlicker101
I strongly suspect that the winner of this contest will not be the person with the highest score. I say that because there are relatively few votes, at least on mine, and it is quite possible that the highest score will not have the required 25 votes.

I haven't gotten to yours yet, Box, but I'm working my way up the list.

Thanks. That was not intended to be a complaint, just an observation. When I enter a contest, I do so with no expectation of winning or even having a particularly high score. I have been right so far. The only thing I have ever won has been the last place "prize" in the most recent Halloween contest.

 

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[TxRad]

I'm working on the HT Last Place av as we speak, doing it in colors I happen to like.

You better make that color blue.....

Even after the troll sweep I'm last.... 4.43.... HAHAHAHAHA....

*Grumble grumble* the trolls will be back believe me....

 

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[TxRad]

Navy blue or Smurf poop blue?

Somewhere in the middle.....

Smurf poop blue..... Now that made me smile....

 

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[Boxlicker101]

I just looked at my vote total. It has gone from ten earlier this morning to nine. I wonder it it will ever make it to a negative number. Yesterday it was 14.

 

[TxRad]

I just looked at my vote total. It has gone from ten earlier this morning to nine. I wonder it it will ever make it to a negative number. Yesterday it was 14.

Troll sweeps... mine went from 64 to 44... the trolls must love my story... nothing to wank to and they are up in arms....

 

[Munachi]

I just love the way you say "y'all"...

hehe when i was going out with that guy from new york it'd drive him crazy when i said "y'all". and i said it all the time, just for the reaction...

 

[angelicminx]

I must not have troll votes, since y'all said they swept. I have 26 votes and I didn't lose any. Interesting. Shhhhhhhhhh... don't tell them.

 

[drksideofthemoon]

hehe when i was going out with that guy from new york it'd drive him crazy when i said "y'all". and i said it all the time, just for the reaction...

Yup...I can see you doing that! It just seems so out of place for you. Hell, I don't even say y'all. How about "fixin'"? Do you ever use that one?

 

[damppanties]

Wow! I've read three entries so far and all the three I've read are awesome. This is turning out to be a really good contest.

Let me offer up a general 'well done'.

 

[Boxlicker101]

Yup...I can see you doing that! It just seems so out of place for you. Hell, I don't even say y'all. How about "fixin'"? Do you ever use that one?

"Fixin'" is one of the most important words in the English language. "I'm fixin' to start writing smut."

 

[oggbashan]

Eurovision Song Contest

I am thinking that there is a need for either:

How To write and present a Eurovision Song

OR

How NOT To write and present a Eurovision Song - most of the countries entered tonight appear to have read this one.

Og

 

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[fifty5]

Ouch. Two "1" votes and the following comment in my e-mail:

I found this pretty poor in both how helpful it was, and in content in
general. You even contradicted your own advice by saying "skip the
humour" and then "keep the in-jokes to a minimum." In-jokes are a form of
humour.

Ouch ouch ouch

I see Anonymous is keeping up to scratch: seeing "skip" and "keep to a minimum" as contradictory suggests just how valuable that comment might be...

It makes me want to find your article and read it. Give me a mo...

... to realise that there's a link in front of my eyes.

Read, Voted & Commented (and, accidentally, Commented again).

 

[Boxlicker101]

I am thinking that there is a need for either:

How To write and present a Eurovision Song

OR

How NOT To write and present a Eurovision Song - most of the countries entered tonight appear to have read this one.

Og

What is a Eurovision song?

 

[oggbashan]

What is a Eurovision song?

See other thread on Eurovision Song Contest.

It has now been going for 51 YEARS and celebrates all that is WORST in songwriting.

It is supposed to be a contest for songwriters. It is really a political exercise in trying to bring Europe together through popular culture. It was originally staged as an exercise in cross-border TV production when the technology was new.

Neighbouring countries vote for each other and the voting is very predictable for most. Most artists who compete know that 'Eurovision' on their resume = No hopers! Only ABBA went on to achieve fame and fortune after a Eurovision win.

Malta scored a total of ONE POINT from 36 countries allocating points from 1 to 12. Their singer was notable only for his bushy eyebrows.

The event is so massive that they now have to have a semifinal to reduce the finalists down to 24 countries. Even then the event lasts three hours including the voting.

This year more female leg was displayed than ever before and some of them were not aesthetic...

The choreography varied from breakdancing to vague jigging on the spot with a few windmachine blown draperies floating around. Armenia specialised in dancing with aerobic rubber exercise bands.

It is watched by up to 250 million people, most of whom can't believe what absolute C**P they are seeing.

It is so bad that it is sublime.

Og

PS. If the live show wasn't bad enough, you can now buy all 37 performances on DVD or CD. AVOID!

 

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[fifty5]

What is a Eurovision song?

Atypically: it comes from Finland, and is written and composed by one of the the performers; the musicians are on stage; the whole group clearly 'own' the song; and the makeup and costume show effort and relevance.

More often, it's a piece of plastic pop, performed by a singer (plus dance group), wearing itsy, glitzy costumes (often badly derived from national dress), to what usually sounds like a pre-recorded backing track, and showing clear signs of external coaching and choreography.

It is always submitted for a song contest broadcast annually over the Eurovision TV network, that was originally intended (50 years ago) to demonstrate the technical ability of different TV companies in Europe to work together to produce and broadcast a single show.

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

I've been a good boy, sorta. I have now voted for every "How-To" entry. However, I haven't left a single Public Comment.

Part of the reason could be the PC line being so long on Selena's entry (52? sweet mother of pearl) I got lost and gave up. Whether that's true or not is immaterial because a craven desire to hide my lack of competence in the How-To field, combined with a big dose of sorry-ass laziness, should be more than explanation enough.

Good luck to all.

Rumple Foreskin

 

[Selena_Kitt]

Part of the reason could be the PC line being so long on Selena's entry (52? sweet mother of pearl) I got lost and gave up.

I know.

 

[Aurora Black]

See other thread on Eurovision Song Contest.

It has now been going for 51 YEARS and celebrates all that is WORST in songwriting.

*threadjack* I hate Eurovision. It ruined my evening. *end of threajack*

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

*threadjack* I hate Eurovision. It ruined my evening. *end of threajack*

Thank you for sharing that with us, Aurora, I think.

No doubt it will inspire you to compose a contest entry, How To Have Eurovision Ruin Your Evening.

Rumple Foreskin