http://www.stripcreator.com/view.php?ID=48542

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Crazy Little Thing Called Love.

http://www.stripcreator.com/view.php?ID=48543

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Kaufman, I have a couple of questions if you don't mind refreshing my memory...

Must you be a contestant to be a judge?

And

Must you be a judge to be a contestant?

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*swoosh*

I'd really rather have a decision this side of Christmas, rather than wait till 2002 for Kitty_Kat to return. The idea of sending her e-mails to beg for her vote sickens me.

But if you really want a decision (checks to make sure that Mystery_Ninja is on his "nice" list), I guess we can give you that as an early Christmas present.

Six of one by kaufman 12-20-01

So these guys want a decision in the contest. How best to resolve it? Better do some historical research. The contestants receive the news I've sought out the best way to resolve the tie, and I think I've found it in the First Book of Kings. Like Solomon, I've cut the trophy in two, and sent half of it to each of you.

You got it, Bazilla! Cast those votes!

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I wanted to vote for MyBreastsAreScottish just so I could say "The tits get my vote!"

Unfortunately, I thought megaton's was a better strip.

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We're awaiting Bazilla's tiebreaker, and Megaton has a seemingly comfortable lead, so let's put another log on the fire. We'll start with this classic, then I'll open the voting on another in a few hours.

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Wirthling_Sucks vs. Norman_No_Mates
[list=1][*] Narration only -- no dialogue or thoughts.
[*] Only use characters who have visible feet.
[*] Describe the flavor of a sponge.
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MC Round 1 - The Glaswegian Bible by Norman_No_Mates 12-19-01

(Mark 15:35) And some of them that stood by, when they hear it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias. (Mark 15:36) And one ran and filled a sponge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. (Bampot 94:42) And it tasted pure boggin'.

Mystery Cup Comic by Wirthling_Sucks 12-20-01

Said Tobor to Clango , "Im in a Dilemma. Im afraid ive just cornholed a young girl named Emma" Said Clango to Tobor "I dont think you should worry. Im afraid ive just eaten a young boy named Murray" "But i just didnt meant it , i slipped and i lunged" , "Im afraid i did mean it. People taste like a sponge"

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breasts
and
norman

And I'll be a dick and point out that Mr. Sucks didn't follow the "feet" rule in the slightest.

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...Trot and Cap'n Bill were free from anxiety and care. Button-Bright never worried about anything. The Scarecrow, not being able to sleep, looked out of the window and tried to count the stars.

Sadly I have to go with No_Mates... While Wirthling Sucks was funnier, (s)he really did completely and totally ignore the "Visible Feet" rule. If there were a way to interpret the strip as having just hedged the rules, I wouldn't mind voting for Sucks, but there's just no way I can see to do it.

MyVotesareScottish

and

Norman_default_votes

because Wirthling-sucks sucks at following rules.

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When they invent BookFace, I'm -there-.

I misread it and use characters who DONT have feet.

*sigh*

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Crazy Little Thing Called Love.

I think there both funny, but this line does it for me

megaton Had the better comic
Norman no mates Whirthling sucks broke the rules

And going through to the 2nd round......(drumroll)...Antimatterswirl

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I am not 16 going on not 17, I know that I'm naive.

I hope this works

48554

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Megaton
and Norman

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Vulgarity is simply the conduct of others. -Oscar Wilde

megaton and Norman. As others have said, Wirthling_Sucks' strip was good, but hopelessly illegal.

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The what mentioned above is total fiction. Please don't take it seriously!

Half of our Round 2 field is set: Kajun_vs_Dougans_Per, SalmanRushdie, my_fawn_has_diarrhea, big_evil_deciever, AntimatterSwirl, and megaton_b_boy2000

Qualifier Number 7 seems on his way thanks to careful RTFMing. So, with a few slots yet to fill, I proudly present:

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Frosty vs. Mr_Jass
[list=1][*] Pick any word with multiple meanings, and use that word at least three times, each time with a different meaning made clear by the context. Eg. "bat" as a piece of athletic equipment, a winged mammal, and a verb.
[*] You may only use backgrounds (other than "none") if its name is used in the dialogue. This does not include the numbers at the end of the background's name.
[*] The characters have to travel to Canada.
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fliznik by Mr_Jass 12-18-01

I need background info: Why exactly are we flying to Canada? I already told you, we wanted to know the answer to the eternal question, "Does Brad pick his nose?" Oh my god the airplane is crashing! I told you it was a bad idea to pick Afghanistan Airlines. So, who's your pick for winning this war? Well, he has room for improvement as seen today, but clearly George W. Bush is better. And if you're wondering too, the answer is no.

We love you, Brad! by Frosty 12-20-01

O Canada! What a desolate snowscape this place is. Why did we come here again? We like Brad's web site so much that we want to boot him in the nuts and steal his wallet. Oh yeah, I remember. I also want to boot his car with the Denver boot and throw bricks through his windows, to boot! Ah ha, now I know all aboot your evil plans! KER-TRANS-FORM! Canadians! That's right! And now I'm going to put on my combat boots and give you a boot in the boot! I mean arse!

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Not only was Frosty funnier, but Mr_Jass didn't quite use pick in three ways... just two that I could count.

Norman_No_Mates made me laugh out loud. Good final line!

Frosty the funnyman... woman... thing.

My votes are Andy_No_mates and Frosty

pick as in picking at the nose
pick as in choose and
pick as a noun aren't three types of picks? Explain please.

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"I'm astounded by people who want to 'know' the universe when it's hard enough to find your way around Chinatown." -- mrjass@mindless.com

Norman_No_Mates is in. And now someone else will be!

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cheryl_bork vs. Mister_E
[list=1][*] Have one character say something that sounds like it should be a famous quote; assign it to an actual historical figure.
[*] Use only animal characters.
[*] Must be about meatgrinders.
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Revolting by cheryl_bork 12-17-01

To die knowing your sacrifice nourishes others, is to die fulfilled. But it doesn't make being made into sausage any easier. And who let you in anyway? Yeah, I thought this was one of those longhair tree-hugging low-fat sausage plants. They just stuff a pig in now and then for flavor. The stoners will never know. I can't stand the noise! Those grinding gears! Fuck this crap. I got a can opener. Anyone wanna help me use it?

Mystery Cup Round 1 by Mister_E 12-20-01

The annual Chcken Clan Meatgrinding Day has come, and we are here today to talk to the famous Goerge W Bug. Is there anything you'd like to say. Today was the day that all will remember as "The start of WW2" WW2 already happened. It would be WW3. And we have no reason to start a war. This is a meatgrinding celebration. Huh???? Whatever. Just help me grind this cow into hamburgers. Huh???

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Picking a flight and picking a winner in a war bears the same meaning of the word "pick." They are both "To Choose." One may be a verb and the other a noun, but both the verb and the noun ultimately have the same meaning.

I'm not voting, and I'm not telling anyone how to vote. However, as I see it:

- "Pick", the noun, is being used as "selection based on prediction", while the verb is being used as "select based on preference." Small difference, perhaps, but it can be taken as a difference.

- In Frosty's comic, the first and the penultimate uses of "boot" have the identical meaning, "kick", save that one is a verb form and one is a noun. Sure, Frosty has plenty more than 3 types of "boot"s, but the rule specifies that each is to have a different meaning.

So anyway, as far as I'm concerned, this issue is a wash.

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More nit-pickery: cheryl doesn't attribute the quote to a historical figure. But his/her strip is considerably better than Mister_E's. I'm going to have to think about this...