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Trippingbillee
July 7, 2003 8:27 PM

Well, I feel kinda bad about winning the last contest, because it was one of those "First one of the finalists to post wins." So, I'm gonna keep my mouth shut and try not to be proud.

But...on the other hand, I want to yell and shout about winning my first contest! Yay me! I rule! Man, if I weren't me, I'd wish that I was.

So because of this, I came up with the rules for this CC. They are fairly simple.

You have two options:

#1. Make a comic with no dialogue, no thought bubbles, and no narration. The only thing that can have any sort of writing is the title.

#2. Your comic must have WAY too much dialogue. Both right and left characters in EACH panel must completely fill the bubble. I'm talking serious conversations here. How can you tell if its enough? Make sure that each bubble messes up the background, so that the characters appear "forced" beneath the floor. Also, no "filler" dialogue. It's all gotta be relevant.

I really like minimalist comics and I really like comics that use too much dialogue, so don't worry about me preferring one kind over the other. If it's funny, you'll win.

Remember, if you choose option #2, I have the right to void any comic I feel doesn't have enough dialogue. I'll send you a PM if I void one of your comics.

Any questions?

None? Good. Go!

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flickguy July 7, 2003 8:35 PM	157353
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Trippingbillee July 7, 2003 8:39 PM	Oh yeah, I'll be judging one week from today on Monday. And about option #2... you don't have to go insane, just a lot more than average. Ok, now go.
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not_Scyess July 7, 2003 9:27 PM	quote: Well, I feel kinda bad about winning the last contest, because it was one of those "First one of the finalists to post wins." So, I'm gonna keep my mouth shut and try not to be proud. Hey, you wouldn't've made it unless you made it to the finals. And once it gets down to five or so "whoever posts first" is no less arbitrary than my actual opinion, so hey. Feel happy.
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Whimsy July 7, 2003 9:38 PM	blows a raspberry It's only because you have no life and constantly check the forums!!! grins Just kidding. Hell, I'm the only person to enter it twice- I'm glad I got a mention. Now, for yours... How many entries are we allowed? I'd like to take a shot with each option... will it be worth my time? Here's the minimalist. 157378
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Bargaintuan July 7, 2003 9:39 PM	OLD COMIC JAMBOREE! 125140 125142 135435 150907 150910
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kaufman July 7, 2003 9:50 PM	157382
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Trippingbillee July 7, 2003 9:56 PM	quote: How many entries are we allowed? I'd like to take a shot with each option... will it be worth my time? As many as you'd like. Go for it!
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Whimsy July 7, 2003 10:25 PM	I'm cranky, so sue me. 157394
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jes_lawson July 8, 2003 4:34 AM	124075 And one I had to enter as a satire/tribute rather than as anything that is laugh out loud funny. 157451
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jes_lawson July 8, 2003 6:36 AM	That last strip is now out of date - the other one has died now. I'm quite sad now...
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KungChiFu July 8, 2003 10:25 AM	I don't know how rules-compliant this is, but I have this actual George S. Patton quote here, which I found funny in a twisted way... hope you do, too... 157496 157499
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KungChiFu
July 8, 2003 10:45 AM

More fun with Patton:

"Now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.

Now, there's another thing I want you to remember. I don't want to get any messages saying that we are holding our position. We're not holding anything. Let the hun do that. We are advancing constantly and we're not interested in holding onto anything, except the enemy! We're going to hold on to him by the nose, and we're gonna kick 'em in the ass!

Thirty years from now, when you're sitting around your fireside with your grandson on your knee and he asks you, "What did you do in the great World War II," you won't have to say, "Well... I shoveled shit in Louisiana.

The Nazis are the enemy! Wade into them! Spill *their* blood! Shoot *them* in the belly! We're gonna keep fighting!! Is that CLEAR?!! We're gonna attack all night we're gonna attack the next morning!! If we're not VICTORIOUS!! Let no man come back alive!!!

When you put your hand into a bunch of goo that a moment before was your best friend's face, you'll know what to do.

We're not just going to shoot the bastards, were going to cut out their living guts and use them to grease the treads on our tanks. "

Sigh.

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CrunchyCheese July 8, 2003 10:50 AM	157507
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mmyers July 8, 2003 11:13 AM	157501
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umfumdisi July 8, 2003 12:13 PM	157519 157521 157523 Subcontest: First person to identify the eight plays represented wins... my respect and admiration.
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UnknownEric July 8, 2003 1:19 PM	157537 Maybe not that funny, but wordy? Whew.
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eponine
July 8, 2003 1:52 PM

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First person to identify the eight plays represented wins...
my respect and admiration.

Sorry to hijack the thread, but now I'm really curious about umfumdisi's challenge. I feel reasonably sure about six of the eight plays, but I'm really not sure about the other two. I'll throw out my guesses, though: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, As You Like It, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth?

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TheBlairZip July 8, 2003 3:21 PM	I concur with eponine.
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Whimsy July 8, 2003 4:23 PM	with the guessers above I'm not sure about As You Like It, but I think the others are right...
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KungChiFu July 8, 2003 4:26 PM	157596
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flickguy July 8, 2003 5:05 PM	(With apologies to both jes_lawson and Brad...) 157604
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codehappykid July 8, 2003 5:09 PM	Here's my WAY TOO MUCH entry 157605
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codehappykid July 8, 2003 5:18 PM	And now for the minimalist. It's a serious comic. 157608 P.S. One Duck Point will be awarded to the first person who knows where the line I paraphrased in the last comic title came from.
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umfumdisi
July 8, 2003 10:54 PM

eponine posted 7 of 8 correct.

They weren't in the correct order, but I'll forgive that.

"As You Like It," as Whimsy offered, is not present.

No one has correctly guessed Comic 1:Panel 1 yet. I suppose the "subplot winner" will be the first to identify that one.

However, they will have to share my respect and admiration with eponine since I've revealed that ep's other 7 answers are correct.

The breakdown:
Comic 1--
Panel 1-?????????????????? 2-Romeo and Juliet 3-Merchant of Venice (a bit of a stretch, but the water was key)

Comic 2--
Panel 1-Midsummer Night's Dream 2-Hamlet 3-Othello ("I'm sorry, the correct answer is 'Moops.'")

Comic 3--
Panels 1 & 2-King Lear 3-MacBeth (good ol' Kajun)

***Please resume your regularly scheduled CC

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umfumdisi July 8, 2003 11:06 PM	157731
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choadwarrior July 8, 2003 11:19 PM	quote: No one has correctly guessed Comic 1:Panel 1 yet. I suppose the "subplot winner" will be the first to identify that one. Richard III I guessed all the others but Merchant of Venice (read it 20 years ago) and Midsummer Night's Dream (never read it, prefer tragedies). I really liked the King Lear panels.
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User #16352 July 9, 2003 7:43 AM	157811 I would like to say to the people who don't know, I am retard. Would it be ok if I use some of that stuff, or shouldn't I? I just want to make sure before posting EVEN MORE stuff......if not, I'm done posting.
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umfumdisi
July 9, 2003 8:20 AM

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No one has correctly guessed Comic 1:Panel 1 yet. I suppose the "subplot winner" will be the first to identify that one.

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Richard III

I guessed all the others but Merchant of Venice (read it 20 years ago) and Midsummer Night's Dream (never read it, prefer tragedies). I really liked the King Lear panels.

Thanks. Lear wouldn't have been as good without the forum ladies and the littlegirl.

Yay. A nation breathes easier.
Teh key to Richard III was the horse, of course.
"A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!"
Also, the sunset background was a metaphor for the sun setting on Richard's reign. As for the owl, he looks somewhat dignified and royal to me.

Congrats to eponine and choadwarrior who will be added to my favorites list.

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mmyers July 9, 2003 8:50 AM	quote: Congrats to eponine and choadwarrior who will be added to my favorites list. One day,I'll be one of your favorites and then you'll all be sorry. Meanwhile, I'm back in the lab, working on more comics. 157815
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umfumdisi July 9, 2003 9:02 AM	157816 157818 157819 157821 Yes, all four comics refer to one play.
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umfumdisi July 9, 2003 9:19 AM	157824 That's all--I promise.
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kaufman July 9, 2003 9:27 AM	157814
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Chi_The_Cynic July 9, 2003 12:23 PM	To Umfumdisi: Here goes... The elongated Shakespearean set of comic strips is "Twelfth Night". Panel 1 of the final abridged set is "The Tempest", panel 2 is "Love's Labours Lost" and panel 3 is "Julius Caesar". How did I do?
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kaufman July 9, 2003 1:05 PM	The middle one of Umfum's last set is "Taming of the Shrew". 157859
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