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Started by Ben Stewart at 05-25-2005 4:12 PM. Topic has 39 replies.
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   05-25-2005, 4:12 PM
Ben Stewart

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RE: A duel
Hey guys, sorry I haven't checked in lately. I just got back from Vegas. What happened to the duel?? I begin to understand why so many evil plots never succeed. Time management skills are never taught at the Supervillain level! lol

Phate, you can't forfeit!!! Marshall the Penguin Legion!! Bring on the ice machines and kick some butt!!

Sir Didymus, you being a sir and all, must dig deep into your reservoir of courage and bravery to counter the Legion of Extraordinary Penguins!!! Bring back that loving feeling with your shovel and start digging. The Phate of the world rests in your hands!!
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   05-31-2005, 2:24 AM
obanion

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RE: A duel
so can anyone do this or what? if yes, then first, i will take out my competition by throwing Sir Didymus into the Bog of Eternal Stench, as for Phate, well let's just say that penguins don't stand a chance against my army of angry rednecks with mullets. and these aren't just any mullets, oh no, they're pure trailer trash mullets of doom.
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   06-02-2005, 4:48 PM
PhateKills

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RE: A duel
Sir!

I am back ^_^ Finally

Too bad the weather here is icky.

Wanna try the duel now?
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   06-09-2005, 3:10 AM
LinnAnn

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RE: A duel
Well, someone better start the duel! We've all been waiting, and have you noticed how many times this has been checked? Folks are waiting guys! You can't leave them hanging on who is taking over the world you know!
love, LinnAnn
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   06-13-2005, 10:59 PM
PhateKills

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RE: A duel
Sir! Come back!

Ill submit mine whenever you're ready ^_^

Leave me a line on here so I know you are alive... else you 4fit and I take the world unchallenged!
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   06-15-2005, 1:07 PM
alleycat


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RE: A duel
The Night of the Penguins

It was a dark and stormy night when the penguins first arrived on the eastern shore. I remember that night only too well. To all outward appearances, they were adorable with their tuxedo plumage and Charlie Chapin-like waddle. Yes, we actually thought they were funny at first.

Soon, however, we were to learn the awful truth. By then it was too late of course; there were too many of them and they held all the advantages. What were we to do?

Some innocent and kind-hearted souls tried to appease the penguins with fish they'd gotten at the South End Market. Their kindness was repaid by being the first to be devoured, along with several myopic members of the local Audubon Club (their Eddie Bauer down jackets seem to send the penguin into a frenzy). Nothing, absolutely nothing, remained after the battle but a few tattered copies of Petersen's Guide and a half-eaten can of Spam lunchmeat...

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   06-17-2005, 9:44 PM
Ben Stewart

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RE: A duel
Cute alleycat! If they only had pickled herring!!!
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   06-21-2005, 6:40 AM
alleycat


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RE: A duel
I was trying to jump-start the two guys who started this thing. I forget, they said they were grad students; no wonder they’re procrastinating on writing their story. It’s a well documented scientific fact that as soon as you become a grad student a heretofore unknown and untreatable mental disturbance takes place in the brain that makes one put off doing things.

(Just kidding, guys)
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   06-21-2005, 8:54 PM
Ben Stewart

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RE: A duel
I think it has something to do with the mental stress of taking over the world! I guess that's why the world is still divided, eh?
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   06-28-2005, 7:36 PM
LinnAnn

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RE: A duel
Alleycat, that cracked me up. And they can have all the pickled herring they want, just leave the pickled pigs feet alone.
Actually, I'll call Mark and tell him to get busy. He just got his mission call to Brazil. He may be in a state of shock. I told him his penguins would have to learn Portugese. lol
love, LinnAnn
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   07-08-2005, 11:00 PM
Sir Didymus

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RE: A duel
well, im back, and working on it, i should have it this weekend. i first stalled doing it... then i totally forgot... so yeahhh... i recalled it through linnanns nagging (dont hurt me!) so illhave it up soon.
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   07-09-2005, 1:25 AM
PhateKills

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Yay!

I wondered where you were hiding ^_~

I guess I had better start on mine, eh?

(thanX for the nudge LinnAnn :p)

Say Sunday? Incase our liveZ happen to be occupied by friend or family time in the neXt 48 hourZ? ; )

-Ash
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   07-11-2005, 1:09 AM
Sir Didymus

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RE: A duel
sure, ill work on it tonight. so monday sometime i suppose. hooray!
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   07-11-2005, 8:44 AM
alleycat


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Hmmm…it sounds like I’m going to be forced to continue my own penguin story!

COD WARS: Episode IV – The Emperors Strike Back

With the penguins now fully in control, what was left of the defeated human race went into hiding. The safest place was found to be a steep, barren hill on the outskirts of the city. Our small ragtag band fled there, led by Princess Mononoke . The penguins sent out magpie probes and soon discovered our location. We thought the end had come. Luckily for us, when the penguins tried to climb the steepest part of the hill they would waddle almost to the top and then tumble over backwards. Gathering speed as they rolled, they would slam into the crowd of penguins below like a bowling ball. One penguin tried ten times and scored a perfect game. He won a lifetime supply of beak wax and a Hotpoint Fishwasher.

Not all were as fortunate as we. The humans who hadn’t made it to the safety of the hilltop were soon turned into slaves. Day and night they fished to satisfy their penguin overlords. If they stopped for even a moment the penguins would peck them unmercifully, leaving ugly gashes that looked like angry red smiley faces. We could hear the bloodcurdling cries of “Ouch, ouch, ouch…” from below but there was nothing we could do. Our forces were too weak, and we were too few. The penguin masters kept up a never-ending cadence of "ek, eka, ek, ekekek"...which apparently meant "less talking, more fishing" in penguin-English. Nothing seemed to satisfy their hunger.

The brash penguins even took over the local television broadcasting facility. Along with their regularly scheduled programs of Who Wants to Marry an Emperor, Nature (they got off on the sex scenes), and Survivor IX: Fat Walrus Island, they ran endless reruns of one particular episode of Seinfeld. It was the one about the marine biologist. If you remember, the always-zany Carol Kane guest starred. Gene Shalit at the time called it "..the high point of the television season...". The penguin had a mysterious and unexplainable fondness for Kramer, much like the French do for Jerry Lewis. Some mysteries can never be explained apparently. We humans could only sigh.

Things were quiet for a while but we knew it wasn’t to last. Using their advanced technology and an old "how-to" article from Martha Stewart Living, the penguins were building a new, more hideous weapon of mass destruction…the Death Scoop. It’s was similar to a giant 7-Eleven Icee machine (the penguin operators couldn't speak English either). When it became operational it would be able to hurl 800 pound snow cones into our encampment in their choice of orange, cherry or (dammit!) lime.

Our plight seem hopeless and despire began to set in amongst the troops. There was open talk of treachery. Some went so far as to smuggle in copies of penguin propaganda such as Our Feathered Friends. We had reached the lowest point of human existence. Led by Princess Mono, we devised a bold but risky plan…the future of the human race, or at least the Fish & Wildlife Department, depended on its success.

NEXT…Episode V – Return of the Jedifish.
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   07-12-2005, 6:35 PM
PhateKills

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RE: A duel
Im almost finished! dont give up on me yet... just making a few revisions and grammar checks ^_^

Mwahaha and AlleyCat... I wish to procure you for my entertainment sector :p
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   07-12-2005, 9:23 PM
PhateKills

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RE: A duel
Ok, I know this is long in comming, but... RL and all :p


Our world. It is plagued by disease, famine, war, and – most destructive of all – Stupidity.

No man could rein the universe more effectively than the blatant idiocy that now rules over our society with an iron fist.

Since Adam and Eve inherited the earth, Stupidity has been lurking in the shadows waiting to pounce upon his chance to rule.

And it didn’t take long. (Apples are not that good!)

Thousands of years of lording its power over this planet and I say it is time for a change of leadership.

Me.

This world of spinning rims, blonde sex pots using their apartments as a brothel, and really horrible movies getting funding will be no more!

How would I take over this planet? Well, I would prefer if humanity handed it over to me along with a platter of pineapple as garnish, but somehow I do not foresee this happening. Instead – I imagine – I will be obliged to take the earth by force.

I will not use unsubstantiated threats, as these are easily seen through and give any would-be heroes time to group together and form the irrational and dangerous plans that are “so crazy it just might work,” that tend to overthrow evil regimes.

Nuclear bombs and Rocket Propelled Grenades seem to be all the fad in world domination these days, but I have opted for something more environmentally friendly (yes, I will be that kind of ruler) and less cost intensive.

Penguins!

Many of my future subjects may consider themselves to be immune to the fear of penguins (“Oh! They are so cute!”), but I will enlighten them. There are seventeen species of penguins – all carnivorous. The Macaroni boast 24 million members, the Chinstrap claim 14 million, and the Rockhopper have 8 million penguins at last count. In sheer numbers alone my penguins could wipe out humanity… and all for a few buckets of fish.

If a stunning array of black and white (hungry, meat eating,) soldiers quickly marching down on you does not strike fear into your heart, then maybe my generals will: the Emperor Penguin, who can weigh as much as a boy band member – of which there will be no more when I have control over the world.

Added to the fact that animal rights activists would most likely join my side upon realizing their ultimate dream has come true (a world overtaken by animals), there would be those who still – even while having their eyes pecked from their heads – would find it impossible to shoot such an adorable little creature.

As you can see, my massive army has the sheer numbers and bulk to stage a successful world coup against humans, so there should be no question as to my ability for domination.

But what of my plans when the world falls into my hands? Drastic change will be my theme as the people of this world – along with a bit of nudging from my penguin allies – help me in melting down all spinning rims for the raw material for the world first space cruiser. Members of college sororities and fraternities will be my test subjects for the first few launches of the world’s ship into space. I am hoping for at least a few explosions (‘twill help clean the gene pool of alcoholics).

The money for our space project will be pulled from movies that I deem unfit for viewing, such as “Meet the Fockers” or “Dodgeball”. These are a vapid waste of money which can be much better spent on a space exploration project that will extend my Empire to the stars.

Not only do I wish to extend my Empire to other galaxies, but I also want to search for a type of giant slug that I know must exist somewhere in this vast universe. The slug is about five feet long and man eating, but still sort of cute in the that “I am a slimy being” kind of way.

I plan to keep the slugs happy and in no way mistreated so that one day – if it ever comes to this – when the slugs accidentally escape from their confines, their first bit of business will not be to eat me in revenge for tearing them away from their homeland of Putrid 5. They will be fed daily and be allowed to gorge themselves on the delicacy known as all liars.

That’s right; all liars of my realm will be fed to giant man eating slugs for slow and painful ingestion. It will be televised to act as further deterrent.

Such lies as: “The walls of these apartments are perfectly sound-proofed and you will never hear the people above you,” will be punishable by devourment and a hearty and slightly maniacal laugh from me.

To make my penguin legion feel at home, even while they are not, I will have all armories turned into frozen penguin habitats. A law will be put into effect that will prohibit homelessness; therefore all homeless will be given the jobs of converting the armories into suitable habitats for my army. My workers will be fed well – probably fish of some sort – and housed in capital buildings around the globe for I will have no need of fat bureaucrats in my new society.

In fact, all old government workers of high ranking will be weeded out – with the most ambitious weasels being fed to my slugs – and the most eager to please being put in charge of a food program that will convert all Abercrombie & Fitch stores into edible matter – they are of no use to anyone left in their current form.

Speaking of clothing, because I am so fond of the stereotype that all futuristic societies will wear skin tight, silver synthetic (and because I am sick of seeing twelve year olds in bad Moulin Rouge knock offs) I think that will be the new uniform. Mine, of course, will have some sort of elaborate feather and leather decoration a la the evil queen in Red Sonya.

Anyone that does not have a pleasing aesthetic look in the skin tight suit will be put into an intensive program with controlled exercise and food intake, thereby securing – if the said participant does not die – that only healthy genes are passed on.

On the note of passing genes, I will not pull a Brave New World and control breeding in a sterile environment. However, you will be required to acquire a missive granting you the right to marry and procreate (WWII, anyone?). Any subject found with a particularly nasty disease will be attained for testing in one of my labs and either frozen until a cure can be found or ejected into space to test the actual effects of being ejected into space has upon a human.

Rap and Country music will be abolished as well as all singers under the age of twenty five. Rammstein will be attained for my own viewing pleasure and anyone that rolls into a supermarket or sits in traffic with their bass at a level that would kill squirrels will be immediately pounced upon by my legion and brought to me for torture.

Since the threat of torture and being a slugs lunch is not enough to deter some of the harder headed humans on the planet, I plan to keep humanity happy. Prostitution will be legalized, but heavily screened. It will only take place in certain zones of my new world and anyone caught deviating from the health codes and safe zones will become hard laborers in bringing the third world countries up to par. Las Vegas will become a reward for good behavior for my human generals, and all theme parks will be used as incentive for cooperation and hard work.

Along with happy subjects, I would like to rule over intelligent subjects. A world wide system of learning will be established to educate (and socialize) the masses. And in the spirit of my American heritage there will be only one religion: mine.

All drugs will be laced with arsenic so anyone stupid enough to ingest, smoke or otherwise put the crap into their bodies will be eliminated from my empire.
For fairness all unlawful acts will be posted across my new internet (free of pop up and credit card ads) and every man, woman, and child will be required to learn them from heart. This stops the lame and overused excuse of, “I just didn’t know.”

Overall I believe I will be a fair and just ruler, with only the occasional burst of Hitler-esque mania. My subjects will be treated fairly as long as they dwell within my laws and do not toe the edge of stupidity.

Wow, that didnt take any of the spacing and/or italiX that it was meant to o_O
Oh well -__- You get the point, eh?
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   08-06-2005, 1:24 AM
Earthbound Rrocckkss

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QUOTE: Originally posted by alleycat

I was trying to jump-start the two guys who started this thing. I forget, they said they were grad students; no wonder they’re procrastinating on writing their story. It’s a well documented scientific fact that as soon as you become a grad student a heretofore unknown and untreatable mental disturbance takes place in the brain that makes one put off doing things.

(Just kidding, guys)



Or are you? Hmm... **Has his eyes on allycat** o.O O.o 0.0 o.o O.O 0.o o.0 O.0 0.O

KIRBY NUMA NUMA!! (>'')> <(''<) ^( ' ' )^
(Muffled voice of Kirby): I HAVE NO MOUTH!
**Kirby turns into... KIRBY VAMP): (>^w^)> <(^w^<) ^( ^ w ^ )^
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   08-06-2005, 8:24 AM
LinnAnn

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RE: A duel
Alleycat--Gathering speed as they rolled, they would slam into the crowd of penguins below like a bowling ball.--You switch from plural to singular.

He won a lifetime supply of beak wax and a Hotpoint Fishwasher.--CUTE pun!

Ouch, ouch, ouch…” from below but there --needa comma in front of 'but'

and despire began --I think that "I" should be an 'a'?
You got a few chuckles out of me on this. lol
love, LinnAnn

Phatekills--could rein the universe --are you sure you mean this 'rein' and not 'reign"?

subject found with a particularly nasty disease --Do you mean any disease, such as cancer, or do you mean only those found in folks that do too much fooling around with other folks of opposite gender? It would be rather harsh to throw all those poor kids, parents and old folks with cancer out into space.

As one of those without the 'pleasing' physical features, I'd take that fat farm offer! lol

Rap and Country music will be abolished as well as all singers under the age of twenty five.--Now you are going too far to get rid of all country, and there are a lot of very talented kids under 25, that 'Church' girl to name one. I was a fabulous singer at an early age!
Prostitution will be legalized,--This one definately should not happen. It hasn't helped any nation prosper yet.
Las Vegas will become a reward for good behavior --Now right there would be a flaw...not everyone loves to gamble. Reading a good book would be better for me...and as a fellow writer, you should consider this. lol

All drugs will be laced with arsenic --do you mean ALL, or only the illegal ones? If you mean all, you will have to have some mass burial sites ready when everyone with a heart condition, or diabetes, or cancer,(forget the cancer ones , those are to be spaced), ulcers, thyroid problems etc.

You would probably have a high suicide rate....better keep shovels handy.
Love, LinnAnn



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   08-18-2005, 12:35 AM
alleycat


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Re: RE: A duel

 LinnAnn wrote:
Alleycat--Gathering speed as they rolled, they would slam into the crowd of penguins below like a bowling ball.--You switch from plural to singular.

He won a lifetime supply of beak wax and a Hotpoint Fishwasher.--CUTE pun!

Ouch, ouch, ouch…” from below but there --needa comma in front of 'but'

and despire began --I think that "I" should be an 'a'?
You got a few chuckles out of me on this. lol
love, LinnAnn

Phatekills--could rein the universe --are you sure you mean this 'rein' and not 'reign"?

subject found with a particularly nasty disease --Do you mean any disease, such as cancer, or do you mean only those found in folks that do too much fooling around with other folks of opposite gender? It would be rather harsh to throw all those poor kids, parents and old folks with cancer out into space.

As one of those without the 'pleasing' physical features, I'd take that fat farm offer! lol

Rap and Country music will be abolished as well as all singers under the age of twenty five.--Now you are going too far to get rid of all country, and there are a lot of very talented kids under 25, that 'Church' girl to name one. I was a fabulous singer at an early age!
Prostitution will be legalized,--This one definately should not happen. It hasn't helped any nation prosper yet.
Las Vegas will become a reward for good behavior --Now right there would be a flaw...not everyone loves to gamble. Reading a good book would be better for me...and as a fellow writer, you should consider this. lol

All drugs will be laced with arsenic --do you mean ALL, or only the illegal ones? If you mean all, you will have to have some mass burial sites ready when everyone with a heart condition, or diabetes, or cancer,(forget the cancer ones , those are to be spaced), ulcers, thyroid problems etc.

You would probably have a high suicide rate....better keep shovels handy.
Love, LinnAnn



 

Sorry, that was a throw-away and not meant as an actually story. There was no reason to critique it; as a matter of fact, it's a little insulting that you did. -ac

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   09-10-2005, 12:55 AM
LinnAnn

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Re: RE: A duel

Sorry to take so long to get a response back to you Alleycat, but since this is a challenge in the 'critique' section, I thought critiquing was what you wanted.  In the future, if you could put up a disclaimer, 'not for critique' then I won't step on your toes.  It's unfortunate that you were offended as none was ment to be given.

love, LinnAnn

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