The Alabaster Stones (1504 hits)
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Submitted by UberMadness! (View user info) at 2005-07-19 10:10:06 EDT
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Entry 1
Sandra arrived in, Sukuta Marmar, a little over two years ago. Her only possessions contained in her backpack, a camera, a few clothes, and a small drawstring pouch filled with a variety of stones. I was wary but intrigued by this fair skinned, fair-haired woman at first, as many of my fellow tribesmen were. Many days turned to nights, hands blistered from chores, and salty tears dried on her face before she gained the trust of our community.I, Makoonwa, was the first friend she made. I would sit with the children outside her cow-dung hut, listening to her stories from another world, another life. Fascinating. I remember every word, every sound. She taught me her language, and most of our young much about herself and of her culture. In turn she embraced ours.
Almost a year had passed when I asked her why she came here.
"I had felt lost, like I didn't belong for such a long time before I journeyed here. I wanted... needed to make a change but couldn't because of my father's ill health. On the evening the hospice called to say he was gone, I felt relief rather than sadness. I didn't cry at all. I was happy that my father was no longer suffering, and that I was now free to do as I pleased. After collecting my thoughts while I sat quietly in his armchair, I took the two coins he had left in his bureau for me to place over his eyes. Don't look so confused, Makoonwa. It's tradition where I come from to place a coin over each of the deceased's eyes as payment for the ferryman in the afterlife. The ferryman will then take them across the river, so they're not left in limbo. Father made me promise to do this..Ha. I always said that he feared me forgetting to do so more than he feared death.
I didn't stay for his funeral; I'd already said my 'Goodbyes'. I booked a Kenyan safari trip and left 3 days later... and well, here I am...still"
She reached out for my hand as if to say thank you. I'm not sure why... and I never dared to asked. The silence of that moment makes the memory sacred.
I spent hours of my time each day with Sandra. We would herd cattle together, we fed and watered together, and did most other things together. She became my light-skinned sister. She wanted to be a part of, and also help the people that she came into contact with. When my fellow tribesmen were sick she would take her stones from her pouch and place them on their forehead's. That along with herbal medicine made from the growth of our land, and the urine from our herds would help the sick recover. She told us that these Alabaster stones would draw the badness, the sickness out of the ill. Sandra made it clear that nobody else was allowed to handle these stones. We Maasai, respected her wishes.
I admired Sandra and had great respect for her. Some suspected that I loved her...and I did, but not in the way that they thought. I loved her for being the foundation of my new desire, to want to go and experience the green land from which she came. To venture pastures new, as she would say. I asked her more than once what it was she loved the most about my land, my home. She told me that some day we would look at the pictures on the film in her camera, and the last picture would answer my question.
A month ago or there about, I went to her hut early in the morning. The sun was still sleeping and so was Sandra. Whilst stooping over her, and trying so hard to focus on her form I knew my love for her was in fact the kind my people suspected it to be. I wanted to tell her but instead I let her sleep.
That was the night she was taken from me.
At dawn I took her backpack and wore it as she would do when she first arrived here. I carried her for eight miles in my arms before reaching the river. There, I laid her down to rest before her final journey. I smeared some of her coagulating blood across my face as a sign of respect. Afterwards I searched through her backpack for the pouch containing her precious stones. Finally I found it and took two alabasters, placing them over her eyes... for the ferryman.
I left her shell there in the barren land that was once our home.
I know she's no longer here because of the relationship she formed with me. This cut's me deeper than the knife that sliced through her chest and ripped open her heart. The only thing that makes the shattering pain of my loss easier is that I'm here looking at the last picture that she captured with her camera, on her rich green land, her first home.
- VS -
Entry 2
Monday 18th July 2005: Saul Blackwood, lead singer of The Alabaster Stones was found dead this morning in an apparent suicide, at his home in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA. Police are investigating but have so far stated that they do not consider it suspicious and are not looking for anyone else in connection with his death.Hundreds of shocked fans have gathered outside the singers residence and have been holding vigil at the scene since the news was announced.
Saul Blackwood shot to fame as the lead singer for Magenta Chair in early 2001 with his frank views and showmanship. Often referred to as a trouble maker, Blackwood was a constant source of tabloid headlines and controversy - his outspoken views on politics and religion regularly leading to clashes with heads of state and religious leaders.
Magenta Chair enjoyed critical acclaim in 2002 with their debut album "Origin of Faeces" featuring the popular Internet joke of George W Bush as a chimpanzee pull out poster. If this wasn't publicity enough, the band was also faced with several death threats from religious groups over the blasphemous lyrics contained within their songs.
Despite these set backs, which did nothing but further fuel their popularity, the band were presented with a 10 album deal from Virgin Records, however, record bosses soon realised that there were problems within the band.
Tabloid stories and kiss and tells followed, including unconfirmed reports of a torrid relationship with Chelsea and Hilary Clinton, and later Rosey O'Donnell. The singer was linked to many famous beauties, but seemed unable to make a relationship last, and in latter months blamed the failures on heavy media attention.
The band seemed to take this in their stride, until Blackwood's outlandish behaviour became indefensible. In the year that followed, there were reports of typical rock star parties and drug abuse, culminating in an evening where Blackwood is reported to have vomited on Christopher Reeves at an after show party.
Shortly after reaching number one in the billboard charts with their second album "I'll Suck You For 100", Blackwood was unceremoniously dropped as lead singer after failing to arrive for two sell out concerts in May 2003. Blackwood's family later stated that he was suffering from depression, exhaustion, and drug addiction with a mild case of the flu and in July, the ex-front man was arrested on drug charges and sentenced to rehabilitation.
On completion of his detox, Blackwood decided to stay on at the exclusive Holyhead Clinic, as he felt that it would help him further to aid others in their own recovery. Blackwood was reported as saying that his addiction developed because "drugs feel good" and "life, is generally boring [without drugs]".
With his straight talking attitude the singer was later called upon to act as spokesman for addiction awareness, but declined to take up the offer fearing that parents would not appreciate his message. Blackwood's quote "You can only help yourself" when talking to Oprah about his recovery was then used as the slogan for the Governments latest anti-drug campaign, and the singer became a reformed character.
But the story didn't end happily ever after - Blackwood's outbursts against the Governments handling of the War on Terror, racism, abortion and even the English Monarchy's wardrobe had left the star marginalized and avoided by producers and record companies alike. Undeterred, the singer formed The Alabaster Stones with close friend and confidant James Roseby in 2004. The project was completely funded by Blackwoods earnings as a model for Calvin Klein, and early on, the band set themselves apart from their peers.
Quickly becoming the fastest selling artists of all time, Blackwood declared that it was "all about the music" and that people didn't care about his opinions if his songs were good. This however, didn't stop his opinions from hitting the headlines.
Most famous for his backlash against Pope John Paul II, when he accused him of being "single handily responsible for the AIDS epidemic in Africa". The Vatican immediately banned the singer and his group from entering the city, but, after pressure from the worlds press, later relented and invited the band to the Papal States for a charity concert. Many felt that this was too little too late, but the enigmatic Blackwood complimented the Pope on his change of heart, and urged others to do the same. The Vatican have since advocated sex education programmes in Africa in an attempt to help stem the flow of the disease, and have released "the Pope Approved Condom".
The Alabaster Stones first single "I love the Pope, the Pope Smokes Dope" continued the close relationship that the band shared with the Vatican, with the Pope agreeing to pose for the front cover, hoping that the new approach would help them reach the youth that the church were so desperately missing.
Without doubt, this technique worked, with the debut single outselling any other release by five to one. The Catholic Church has commented today that it will not forget the important work started by The Alabaster Stones, and this unfortunate turn of events it realises that it will be the fans that are affected worst of all. Blackwood had become for many, a shining beacon in today's harsh reality of unemployment and dissatisfaction with politics. Many schools are providing counselling sessions, through the church, to any teens that feel the need to discuss their sad loss.
James Roseby earlier this morning issued the following statement:
"Although many on this planet will not understand the loss that we have suffered today, I feel for all of those that do. I also feel sorry for those of you that do not realize what a great man Saul Blackwood was. He was a misunderstood genius of rock, and a much needed hero for the common man. There is nobody that can possibly take his place, and no matter what anyone says from now on, it should be written that without him, a lot of truths would have been left unsaid.
It is also important at a time like this to make sure that we talk about our feelings. Saul would not have wanted us to suffer in silence - he never did."
Roseby was also quick to state that he was sure that his friend had not relapsed, and that today was an inevitable conclusion to the stars genius, and possibly down to Blackwood refusing medication for his depression. Blackwood was reported to have withdrawn from his anti-depressants last month after feeling that they were polluted his body in much the same way as illicit drugs had. Police have indicated that they will wait for the conclusions of the autopsy before passing comment.
The Pope was unavailable for comment today, but is expected to issue a statement later this evening.
Blackwood is survived by his wife, his girlfriend and manager, twelve children and his dog Fluffy. It is expected that a legal battle will ensue over the singers estate, as he did not leave a will.
Entry 1:
badassmofo
BLITZKREIG_BOB
bob
Brdn_Nkd
BuckeyesTHEGAME
c1ndy
comicbookguy
Davros
Deidra
Dervel
doctorj24
DonovanMD
Ducky
Exodus
Fabish
FallenZer0
firefly
indigogecko
indoninja
JMG114
joedaddy
Katastrofadark
Kre8rix
loki
Magicaddict
MandaPanda
MANICMOTHER
Merlina
munkeypants
Natsukau
nitty34
Norman
notyou
Pentameter
potatomanjack
RandomJose
salmonofdoubt
Snark
Soley_Trinity
Spam
sparkle_pink
spedmonkey
Stin
Teephphah
thecaes
TigerLilly
TimeCop
wardy
youarsoghey
zakalwe
46 eligible votes (50 total) *
Entry 2:
absolutes
Adamdidit2u
apollo88
AwesomeJohnson
axisofjesus
Badlands
Bellebrown
BobLobla
CaptainThorns
Circe
Coyote
DanielH
darko
dodahdave
DonkeyOnTheEdge
electrictoothsyndrome
engine13
Envenom
ess-arr
godking
GodLovesALittleLovin
HadToBeDone
Impassive-Digressive
Jack_McCallum
jgreening
JonnyX
kimmy02721
knucklesnelson
kwame_johnson
LadyPlural
mbstateside
Method
OnEdge
pantsarestupid
Phallic_Cymbals
rad1101
RyuFu
satchel
shadow
Slovin
southernmiss
SPECIALk
Stabkill
steph
stevie_says
swamp_donkey
Viciousriffs
Wiggles
William_Q_Percy
YouLookLikeINeedADrink
47 eligible votes (50 total) *
* Eligible votes are those made by users who had either (A) posted 3+ messages OR (B) written 100+ [lowered from 750+] reviews as of the beginning of the UberMadness! competition.
User Reviews
Submitted by Envenom (user info) at 2005-07-21 16:39:56 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Wow, and I almost didn't vote...sorry author # 1. :(
Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2005-07-21 12:04:19 EDT (#)
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aaaaaaaand author two wins!
what a finish!
well played the both of you with a shitty, shitty title.
Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2005-07-21 11:54:14 EDT (#)
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7 minutes for number two to hold on!
Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2005-07-21 11:53:50 EDT (#)
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jebus this one is close!
Submitted by Envenom (user info) at 2005-07-21 11:52:17 EDT (#)
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"Sandra arrived in, Sukuta Marmar, a little over two years ago."
Use of random commas in the first sentence? Auto # 2
Submitted by kimmy02721 (user info) at 2005-07-21 11:29:31 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Method (user info) at 2005-07-21 09:28:22 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Coyote (user info) at 2005-07-21 05:41:06 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Ducky (user info) at 2005-07-21 05:01:10 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by DanielH (user info) at 2005-07-21 03:59:04 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Meant to post zero for entry 2: as shown in next to last line of review. I'll skate it off.
How do you think he does it?
(I don't know)
What makes him so good?
Ain't got no distractions,
Can't hear those IM bells,
Don't see pop-ups flashin'
Plays by sense of smell.
Always gets a replay,
Never spell-checks at all
That unemployed, alcoholic online kid,
Sure plays a mean Uberball.
Submitted by Phallic_Cymbals (user info) at 2005-07-21 02:23:51 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
?
I thought i voted for 1. Oh well, i dont really like either.
Submitted by Phallic_Cymbals (user info) at 2005-07-21 02:23:10 EDT (#)
Ranking: -1
Interracial lesbianism just slips this one ahead. Two didnt really have a point.
Submitted by Fabish (user info) at 2005-07-21 01:47:16 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by joedaddy (user info) at 2005-07-21 01:35:47 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
Too close to call????
Bullshit!
.1...
Submitted by zakalwe (user info) at 2005-07-20 22:28:08 EDT (#)
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I broke the stalemate? I hope my vote is not the decider.
Submitted by zakalwe (user info) at 2005-07-20 22:25:17 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by salmonofdoubt (user info) at 2005-07-20 21:57:15 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2005-07-20 21:19:57 EDT (#)
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Oh, #2, I forgot to mention that it was well written, but it just didn't do anything for me. I think you were trying to go for funny, but it just wasn't absurd enough for me to find it funny...I dont' know if I'm explaining myself well here, but when you're trying to go for absurdity to convey humour, it has to be REALLY absurd.
Not that there will be a 'pope-approved condom' any time soon, granted.
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2005-07-20 21:17:21 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Didn't I vote for this yet? Shit, guess not.
Anyway, both were pretty good, but I really enjoyed entry 1. I felt like it was really taking place in a different country; the language was well used and the story was pretty touching. Except I'm irked that someone killed whitey and you never explain a single thing about it. People just get randomly stabbed 'round those parts?
Submitted by engine13 (user info) at 2005-07-20 20:34:12 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by notyou (user info) at 2005-07-20 19:56:30 EDT (#)
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Entry 1. Just didn't know what happened at the end.
Submitted by MandaPanda (user info) at 2005-07-20 19:37:35 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Viciousriffs (user info) at 2005-07-20 19:21:42 EDT (#)
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Oh, poor grammar and sentence structure.
Submitted by DanielH (user info) at 2005-07-20 18:51:58 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
How do you think he does it?
(I don't know)
What makes him so good?
Ain't got no distractions,
Can't hear those IM bells,
Don't see pop-ups flashin'
Plays by sense of smell.
Always gets a replay,
Never spell-checks at all
That unemployed, alcoholic online kid,
Sure plays a mean Uberball.
+++
Submitted by Exodus (user info) at 2005-07-20 18:28:02 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
both sucked but im voting for the pic of the black guy, they be cool.
Submitted by satchel (user info) at 2005-07-20 17:43:02 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by LadyPlural (user info) at 2005-07-20 16:05:35 EDT (#)
Ranking: -1
For shame, both of you.
Submitted by Wiggles (user info) at 2005-07-20 15:57:39 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Oh god. I'll vote for Entry 2 so someone in the next round gets an easy win.
Submitted by MANICMOTHER (user info) at 2005-07-20 15:51:47 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
No contest.
Submitted by Pentameter (user info) at 2005-07-20 15:39:52 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
No Comment
Submitted by Deidra (user info) at 2005-07-20 15:35:52 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by indigogecko (user info) at 2005-07-20 15:29:47 EDT (#)
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I get the feeling this will be close.
Submitted by OnEdge (user info) at 2005-07-20 15:11:43 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Loved the Jeopardy Album Cover
Submitted by Teephphah (user info) at 2005-07-20 14:41:23 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2005-07-20 14:37:35 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Kre8rix (user info) at 2005-07-20 14:33:40 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by BobLobla (user info) at 2005-07-20 14:28:51 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Badlands (user info) at 2005-07-20 14:19:34 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by pantsarestupid (user info) at 2005-07-20 13:13:26 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
The 1st one was good but incomplete....the 2nd one was just great. Pope-tastic if I may say so myself.
Submitted by munkeypants (user info) at 2005-07-20 12:46:40 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by RyuFu (user info) at 2005-07-20 12:19:29 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
And in a completely unrelated note, this is 4th time I've broken a tie. Wonder how long that'll last?
Submitted by RyuFu (user info) at 2005-07-20 12:18:27 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
No Comment
Submitted by electrictoothsyndrome (user info) at 2005-07-20 11:33:31 EDT (#)
Ranking: -1
crap
I didn't like either of these
Submitted by Dervel (user info) at 2005-07-20 11:15:32 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by BLITZKREIG_BOB (user info) at 2005-07-20 11:09:44 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by RandomJose (user info) at 2005-07-20 11:07:09 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Spam (user info) at 2005-07-20 11:06:01 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
this is getting a bit close then eh?
is the DQ valid?
Submitted by doctorj24 (user info) at 2005-07-20 10:58:20 EDT (#)
Ranking: -1
Lame.
Submitted by loki (user info) at 2005-07-20 10:33:13 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by BuckeyesTHEGAME (user info) at 2005-07-20 10:15:30 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by JMG114 (user info) at 2005-07-20 09:37:33 EDT (#)
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No comment.
Submitted by HadToBeDone (user info) at 2005-07-20 09:26:15 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by potatomanjack (user info) at 2005-07-20 08:57:51 EDT (#)
Ranking: -1
Lesser of two craps. Yuck for both.
Submitted by Natsukau (user info) at 2005-07-20 07:38:15 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Don Cheadle gets automatic +2
Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2005-07-20 07:01:30 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by DonovanMD (user info) at 2005-07-20 02:45:44 EDT (#)
Ranking: -1
These both sucked.
Submitted by YouLookLikeINeedADrink (user info) at 2005-07-20 00:15:59 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Impassive-Digressive (user info) at 2005-07-19 23:25:19 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by FallenZer0 (user info) at 2005-07-19 22:24:18 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
that dude suuuure is black...
Submitted by Slovin (user info) at 2005-07-19 22:06:45 EDT (#)
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JonnyX, stop voting with your fucking alter "knucklesnelson":
http://www.ubersite.com/m/60850#1256719
Submitted by knucklesnelson (user info) at 2005-07-19 21:32:22 EDT (#)
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I I I
Submitted by SPECIALk (user info) at 2005-07-19 19:11:35 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Katastrofadark (user info) at 2005-07-19 19:02:14 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by bob (user info) at 2005-07-19 17:08:41 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Magicaddict (user info) at 2005-07-19 17:00:57 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Stin (user info) at 2005-07-19 16:21:42 EDT (#)
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Euew.
Submitted by TimeCop (user info) at 2005-07-19 15:42:06 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by youarsoghey (user info) at 2005-07-19 15:29:52 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
I hated both of these. I'm voting for #1 because I appreciate the decent attempt at a normal plot vs. the shitfest that is #2.
But for God's sake, #1: WHEN IN DOUBT, LEAVE IT OUT. How many, different ways, can you find to insert a, comma, into your sentences? The grammar was atrocious as well. Why is it "fair skinned" and then "fair-haired." Does the hair deserve a hyphen where the skin does not? It goes on and on like this. Keep trying, I suppose.
Submitted by Jack_McCallum (user info) at 2005-07-19 15:12:56 EDT (#)
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#2 was damn fun.
#1 was about as tasty as braised rhino rectum stuffed with roasted black walnuts. Trust me.
Submitted by Snark (user info) at 2005-07-19 15:04:00 EDT (#)
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Submitted by southernmiss (user info) at 2005-07-19 14:50:15 EDT (#)
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Submitted by mbstateside (user info) at 2005-07-19 14:46:48 EDT (#)
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Submitted by mbstateside (user info) at 2005-07-19 14:45:39 EDT (#)
Ranking: -1
I think I now know what people who teach English to 9-12 year olds have to go through.
Both these storiers had at half decent idea of where to go with the stories but the prose was not good, not good at all.
Apoligies to the authors but that's how I saw it.
Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2005-07-19 14:32:12 EDT (#)
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i liked entry one's theme, but the story was rushed and the plot didn't fill out very well
entry two was more organized and thought out though the content was not as moving
Submitted by Slovin (user info) at 2005-07-19 14:29:56 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Stabkill (user info) at 2005-07-19 14:11:37 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by darko (user info) at 2005-07-19 14:11:26 EDT (#)
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I'm just voting for the better picture.
Submitted by dodahdave (user info) at 2005-07-19 13:42:49 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Crap on a crutch, #2 is DQ'd?
That means the steaming pile of shit that is #1 moves on to round 2.
Oh well, here's hoping the author of #1 comes up against jack11058 or someone like that.
Seriously, #1, grammar and punctuation are your friends.
Submitted by comicbookguy (user info) at 2005-07-19 13:37:12 EDT (#)
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Submitted by godking (user info) at 2005-07-19 13:35:52 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by dodahdave (user info) at 2005-07-19 13:34:39 EDT (#)
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You know, even though I knew who the author of #2 was before I started (thanks, D.C. Jesus!), I tried to keep an open mind.
And I liked #2 on its own merits. I hope the author isn't DQ'd.
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2005-07-19 13:21:37 EDT (#)
Ranking: -1
#1 started well, but left me shaking my head - what happened? How am I supposed to care about a story if you don't tell me what happened? Plus, your punctuation needs tightening up.
#2 was stupid fun, from start to finish. Rambled quite a bit, but the pictures saved the post.
Submitted by stevie_says (user info) at 2005-07-19 13:17:36 EDT (#)
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Submitted by absolutes (user info) at 2005-07-19 13:12:57 EDT (#)
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I felt like number one seriously abused commas.
Submitted by Davros (user info) at 2005-07-19 13:05:17 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
The pictues on Entry 2 almost did it for me.
But I had to go with #1.
-Dave
Submitted by sparkle_pink (user info) at 2005-07-19 13:04:57 EDT (#)
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Submitted by spedmonkey (user info) at 2005-07-19 12:46:54 EDT (#)
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Submitted by William_Q_Percy (user info) at 2005-07-19 12:35:43 EDT (#)
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Definitely creative!
Submitted by CaptainThorns (user info) at 2005-07-19 12:11:15 EDT (#)
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Submitted by kwame_johnson (user info) at 2005-07-19 11:55:37 EDT (#)
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my god number one was terrible.
Submitted by firefly (user info) at 2005-07-19 11:46:59 EDT (#)
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Submitted by ess-arr (user info) at 2005-07-19 11:37:29 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Spam (user info) at 2005-07-19 11:05:58 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Adamdidit2u (user info) at 2005-07-19 11:04:49 EDT (#)
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Entry 2 by a landslide.
Side note: Made me think of Bill and Ted's excellent adventure because in the future they changed the world.
"Be excellent to each other!"
Submitted by wardy (user info) at 2005-07-19 11:02:32 EDT (#)
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Submitted by steph (user info) at 2005-07-19 10:55:41 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Brdn_Nkd (user info) at 2005-07-19 10:50:11 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
No Comment
Submitted by Soley_Trinity (user info) at 2005-07-19 10:48:56 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Bellebrown (user info) at 2005-07-19 10:45:16 EDT (#)
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Yeah, that does in fact suck balls... I apologise.
And WILL BE BACK FOR THE NEXT UBERMADNESS (if they let me, because that was totally NOT MY FAULT.
Honest.
I hit the back button, and for some reason it posted it again...
Sorry, sorry, sorry!
I now can't believe I wasted all of two hours writing that, and an hour more on the album covers.
I HAVE WORK TO DO DAMNIT.
Congrats to whoever else that was.
Good luck with the rest of the competition.
Submitted by Norman (user info) at 2005-07-19 10:44:49 EDT (#)
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hahaaha!
Submitted by nitty34 (user info) at 2005-07-19 10:43:16 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Bellebrown (user info) at 2005-07-19 10:42:34 EDT (#)
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Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2005-07-19 10:41:46 EDT (#)
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I don't even want to vote these are so shitty.
Submitted by axisofjesus (user info) at 2005-07-19 10:40:17 EDT (#)
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#2 is Bellebrown.
DISQUALIFIED!
Submitted by c1ndy (user info) at 2005-07-19 10:37:22 EDT (#)
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both very original
Submitted by AwesomeJohnson (user info) at 2005-07-19 10:36:30 EDT (#)
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too, many, unnecessary commas, in the first, post.
Submitted by badassmofo (user info) at 2005-07-19 10:36:05 EDT (#)
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Submitted by GodLovesALittleLovin (user info) at 2005-07-19 10:34:08 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Circe (user info) at 2005-07-19 10:24:40 EDT (#)
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Submitted by DonkeyOnTheEdge (user info) at 2005-07-19 10:22:22 EDT (#)
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Horrible, horrible title.
Submitted by jgreening (user info) at 2005-07-19 10:22:07 EDT (#)
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"Sandra arrived in, Sukuta Marmar, a little over two years ago. Her only possessions contained in her backpack, a camera, a few clothes, and a small drawstring pouch filled with a variety of stones."
I'm sorry, but I couldn't read past this.
I actually tried to pick the story up a bit later to see if the writing and punctuation had improved, and it hadn't.
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2005-07-19 10:17:59 EDT (#)
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Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2005-07-19 10:16:46 EDT (#)
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one was good and worthy but two made me laugh.
Submitted by swamp_donkey (user info) at 2005-07-19 10:15:19 EDT (#)
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