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lara7
July 18, 2002 11:58 PM

I really didn't expect to win that last one at all, so forgive me for not having a better contest in mind.

The rules:
1) pick a prime number. If you do not know what a prime number is, go read all 63 pages of the "I am a colossal geek" thread. You still won't know after that, but at least you'll be adequately punished for daring to compete in this contest without the proper mad skillz.

2) Find the comic that corresponds to said prime number.

3) Rewrite said comic to make it funnier. You will post the original (along with its number, so I can check your prime-o-geniture) with your comic.

4)Someone in your new comic is a Star Trek character from THE ORIGINAL FIRST SERIES ONLY. ie, Kirk, Spock, Uhuru = good; Data, Wesley Crusher, 7 of 9 = fuck off.
You may use peripheral characters (ie tribbles, Romulans, Spock's mom) from the first series but if I don't get the reference, you will lose.

5)it's okay to remake a prime numbered comic that's already been remade (whether for this contest or not), BUT.....if you remake the comic that has a prime number that's pretty famous 'round these parts, expect extra special harsh judging criteria.

I will select a winner at 11pm Pacific Standard time on Monday 7/22.

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wirthling July 19, 2002 12:13 AM	Dastardly.
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ObiJo July 19, 2002 12:20 AM	female + mathematics + star trek = me + love
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Ranma_X. July 19, 2002 12:50 AM	Here we go 77950 and here is the prime-numbered source 19913 I used a web-based prime # generator as I am not a l33t mathematician or coder, so my sources are going to be less that 20000 in number... Shame 1 isn't prime, though it's pretty funny on its own. 2 however, is a challenge.
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fuzzyman July 19, 2002 3:52 AM	The original... 2316 And the fixed version... 77963
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boorite July 19, 2002 7:49 AM	quote: female + mathematics + star trek = me + love I saw her first.
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gabe_billings July 19, 2002 8:18 AM	quote: THE ORIGINAL FIRST SERIES ONLY. ie, Kirk, Spock, Uhuru = good; Data, Wesley Crusher, 7 of 9 = fuck off.
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gabe_billings July 19, 2002 8:27 AM	I know it's hard to make perfection better, but someone had to give it a shot. Orignial 11 New 77993
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BigEvilDan July 19, 2002 8:27 AM	2 quote: Shame 1 isn't prime, though it's pretty funny on its own. 2 however, is a challenge. Nonsense. It's already a Trek cliche. 77994
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ObiJo July 19, 2002 11:12 AM	quote: quote: female + mathematics + star trek = me + love I saw her first. But I stared longer.
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BigEvilDan July 19, 2002 1:45 PM	47 78012 It's a pretty heavy rewrite, but I had to do something with comic 47 and ensure my status as an obsessed trek geek.
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Scyess July 19, 2002 6:14 PM	Don't you wish someone would simply provide a list of prime numbers so people wouldn't use just any comic, say, for example, #2316? Me, too.
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fuzzyman July 19, 2002 6:34 PM	The original... 7012 The entry... 78025
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BigEvilDan July 19, 2002 7:01 PM	quote: Don't you wish someone would simply provide a list of prime numbers so people wouldn't use just any comic, say, for example, #2316? Me, too. The only thing better would be a list of direct links to the comics.
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ObiJo July 19, 2002 7:09 PM	Wow, thanks Dan! That's great! How'd you link those all so quickly? I want to link all my comics on a page for reference but don't want to copy and paste 800+ urls.
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fuzzyman July 19, 2002 7:13 PM	Argh! Misunderstood the rule. I thought the comic had to mention a prime number. Two good gags down the drain.
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fuzzyman July 19, 2002 7:26 PM	Comic 14591 14591 And mine... 78029
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DMSO July 19, 2002 7:33 PM	The original, number 6703 6703 ...and my entry: 78030
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fuzzyman July 19, 2002 8:05 PM	Geocities limited Dan's bandwidth, so here are the links to the prime numbered strips, again.
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fuck July 19, 2002 8:20 PM	hears the 1rst comic1237 + hears my new verson[comic]78048[comic]
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fuck July 19, 2002 8:52 PM	ok i fucked up the forum code but dosnt mater be cause i forgot startrek any way. hears an entry that fit's the rule's originial23 my verson78049
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kaufman July 19, 2002 10:16 PM	The magic prime number was 66239 ... 66239 becomes: 78055
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lara7 July 19, 2002 10:50 PM	quote: quote: female + mathematics + star trek = me + love I saw her first. thanks guys. If only it worked that way in real life. :-) The irony is, I'm not that much of a trek geek. though I am a prime number geek. "Prime, Prime, What is Prime?" - chick from "Spock's Prime" episode.
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ObiJo July 19, 2002 11:58 PM	quote: quote: quote: female + mathematics + star trek = me + love I saw her first. thanks guys. If only it worked that way in real life. :-) You've obviously never dated an engineer. We hit on you with "Hey, baby, want to help me find out the coefficient of friction for skin?" and write you love poems like: Integral [d(my love)/d(eternity)] = you
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itsclark July 20, 2002 5:52 PM	quote: You've obviously never dated an engineer. Q) What do engineers use for birth control? A) Thier personalities. Ho ho ho!
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itsclark July 20, 2002 5:55 PM	Number 7: 7 Number 7 of 9 (not really): 78147
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itsclark July 20, 2002 7:15 PM	Comic #68521: 68521 And the patently inferior homonculous: 78156
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kaufman July 20, 2002 10:33 PM	68389 68389 becomes: 78171
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ObiJo July 20, 2002 11:09 PM	78175 Loosely based on comic 79999.
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ObiJo July 20, 2002 11:19 PM	I'd also like to point out that my total number of comics is currently toll free.
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ObiJo July 20, 2002 11:51 PM	78178 This one's based on the square root of negative one.
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ObiJo July 22, 2002 11:31 AM	quote: quote: You've obviously never dated an engineer. Q) What do engineers use for birth control? A) Thier personalities. Did I give you the impression I enjoy crying?
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Namgubed July 22, 2002 1:54 PM	My very own #41399: 41399 Improved by (appropriately) #78347: 78347
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lara7 July 22, 2002 11:37 PM	Thanks to all that played. The finalists: Big Evil dan - rewrite of comic 47 - Set Wang to vibrate/CC 132: Who? fuzzyman - rewrite of Comic 14591 - M5 versus Nomad itsclark - rewrite of 7 - Ahead Snoop Factor Seven Namgubed -rewrite of 41399 - When Psychic Ferns Attack And the winner: itsclark 78147
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israphael August 11, 2002 1:32 AM	Oh sure, after this competition is over, NOW this paper is published!
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