Wow. Well, I'm still in shock that I actually won the last comp.

Anyway, the theme for this one is incorporating at least two of the following topical news stories in to one strip (however the more stories you're able to combine in one strip seamlessly, the better your chances are of winning ;).

1. Telemarketing

2. The California recall and election of Schwarzenegger.

3. Iraq war.

4. CIA source leak.

5. Kobe Bryant case.

6. The what-if scenario of the Cubs facing off against the Red Sox in the World Series.

7. Hurricane Isabella.

8. The big Blackout over the summer.

There will be bonus points if Dr. Pedantic is revealed to be the mastermind behind at least one of these occurances.

No archived strips allowed. Judging will be on Wednesday afternoon. Good luck!

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I misspelled a few things, please don't hold it against me.
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ObiJo, crabby and others... guys just a reminder that for a strip to qualify it needs two or more news stories in it. I'm seeing some funny ass strips here though, so keep it up.

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Dammit, I forgot that you had to have two of the news stories.. so.. uh.. .. . I have an even less chance of winning than ever before.

Not only that, I put CC 125 INSTEAD AGHGGHGH.

damn. i forgot you had to have two news stories too. oh well i like this strip so im putting it up anyway. haha. i will probably put another one up that actually conforms to the rules though.

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Not only that, I put CC 125 INSTEAD AGHGGHGH.

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there, that should suffice.

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And I post another one, for good measure.

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Enjoy! =D

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Not one of my better efforts.

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If we make a series, do all of them have to comply with the rules?

If you're asking if every individual strip in the series must comply with the rules, then yes.

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ObiJo, crabby and others... guys just a reminder that for a strip to qualify it needs two or more news stories in it.

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Just to make sure Obi's dad is dead:

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I am a silly, silly man.
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And an epilogue: What the Architect did to destroy the Matrix.

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Comp ends a couple hours early today, because I'm gonna be busy for most of the day. Anyway, it was fun, but I never realized how hard and agonizing it would be to judge it. Some really strong entries...

Contenders who ran the distance:

TheGovernor, EvilZak, Ahsirakh, BigFrank105, niteowl, Matchbook_Romance, Tom_D666, fzh, areallystupidguy...

And now... winning the Bronze medal:

Kaufman for his:

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And its sequels.

In second place with the Silver:

mmyers for his:

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And the man who shocked his country by taking home the Gold...

umfumdisi for his:

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So there we have it. umfumdisi is the new winner... Let's hope he doesn't pull a Muhammed Ali on that Gold we awarded him.

In addition here are some extra catagories:

Runners who recieved special sponsorship from the Dr. Pedantic fund for including him in their commercial endorsements:

Tom_D666, akirajim, Ahsirakh.

Good runners who were disqualified for steroid abuse:

ObiJo and crabby.

(just kidding guys, ;P)

Looking forward to the next comp...

cool.

there's nothing like winding down from a long day's work, logging in, and finding out you've won a CC.

new contest...now!

At least I ran the distance, Not bad for my second CC. Especially seeing as how it wasn't particularly inspired.