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I thought long and hard about creating this topic, and i finally decided to do so just for the sake of it.
Credits go to travis for inspiration with his "consciousness"-thread and HonestTea for providing some help.
Objective:
Create a short story that includes progamers names.
The topic doesn't matter as long as the story itself makes sense.
A list of progamers names can be found here
Rules:
Preferably use screen names, not real names. If you somehow manage to work a real name into the story without simply naming a character alike, then that's fine.
The story should be at least a few paragraphes in size and should contain 10 or more names of progamers.
Please use spoiler tags, so assuming everybody is being honest, nobody copies from previously posted stories.
Progamers names can be spread out over more than one word, as long as they are not interrupted in any way (by letters, numbers, symbols w/e)
Please highlight the Progamers names using either bold, italics, underline or colours.
Language is required to be english, but commonly used foreign expressions maybe used. (like "de NaDa")
Deadline:
Saturday, Jan 27rd, 9:00 TL.net time
Rating:
Since this is supposed to be a contest, there should be a winner in the end, hence the Deadline and the Rules.
Anybody violating rules above the level of "oops didn't pay attention" or obviously copying others will be disqualified by me.
The rating works as follows:
After the deadline, i want you, the readers, to nominate your favourite story via PM to my person.
I will then create a poll in this post after another 12 hours, featuring the most popular nominations.
This poll will last another 24 hours after which i will (finally -_-) announce the winner.
Prize:
I couldn't think of an appropriate prize for this contest, and i am not willing to ruin this contest by just giving away money. i thought about fame and worship, but i doubt this will be enough of a motivation for people. i can only offer an honorable mention in my signature. but i ask you to PM me any ideas that you have about prizes for this competition. FUCK THAT! 50$ BITCHES! no second prize, no bullshit.
Let's get it on!
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Physician
United States4146 Posts
January 23rd, 0:00 TL.net time < I suggest you extend the dead-line. You also might have to cleverly bump the thread a few times; and at least one with your own submitted story. You might want to post this at starcraft.org where all the story writers hang out; that is, if you want more participation, because you won't find too many into this.
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wow LETS GO
how long shud these short stories be
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I will write one ^^;;
And ya, how long should it be?
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u gotta skate8152 Posts
On January 20 2007 09:10 rhapsOdy wrote:
I will write one ^^;;
And ya, how long should it be?
Read the OP.
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thanks Physician.
deadline will be extended to next Saturday, Jan 27th, 9:00 Tl.net time.
I won't compete myself because i don't want to win my own contest...would be kinda weird.
I will post this at starcraft.org, thanks for the advice.
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+ Show Spoiler +Light, the Dark Magician, put a cup of instant noodles in the microwave. With spellbinding speed, he pressed the button 2 on the microwave. The rest of the MBC Hero team stood by with jaws dropped, awestruck at Light's genius. Rather than using the time cook feature of the microwave, the genius in Light took over! Using the natural mechanics of the microwave, he immediately set it for 2 minutes through the special ability QUICK COOK!
What's this, you say? The Quick Cook? Nice job genius Light!
Reaping the rewards of his toil, he ate the noodles and it was the end of the story suddenly.
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On January 20 2007 09:30 yubee wrote:+ Show Spoiler +Light, the Dark Magician, put a cup of instant noodles in the microwave. With spellbinding speed, he pressed the button 2 on the microwave. The rest of the MBC Hero team stood by with jaws dropped, awestruck at Light's genius. Rather than using the time cook feature of the microwave, the genius in Light took over! Using the natural mechanics of the microwave, he immediately set it for 2 minutes through the special ability QUICK COOK!
What's this, you say? The Quick Cook? Nice job genius Light!
Reaping the rewards of his toil, he ate the noodles and it was the end of the story suddenly.
re-read the rules part of the OP, then re-think your story.
i'm not taking that as a serious entry. i was talking about DIFFERENT names, not a single one used over and over again. and additionally, i asked you NOT to name your character after a progamer. this story is disqualified for rules violation. but it was funny 
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ok gotcha
+ Show Spoiler +Anytime's road to the finals was long and hard. First he had to advance out of his group, which included Midas, Casy, and July. Then he had to beat GGPlay. Then he almost lost to GoRush but he beat him too!
Finally, he had to play against Midas again, but it was okay because he won barely. Thus, Anytime advanced to the finals.
Then de NaDa was his opponent and Anytime easily won. After that Anytime went on to win the golden mouse, beating iloveoov in the following season and breaking the OSL curse. Then Brood War ended because everyone was so satisfied.
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honestly can you give an example of what to write? you told us to refer to a list of progamers and then not to use their names?
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Really cool idea!
Maybe it will be better if everybody PM the stories to you and after deadline you will publish all of them.
+ Show Spoiler +I doubt people won't look at all if its right in front of their eyes (spoilers just make it look more tempting )
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@Locke: might be a good idea, i will think about it. if someone feels more comfortable with PM'ing me his/her story, that's fine, they will be published after deadline then.
@yubee: i'm sorry, i didn't think of the possibility that you might have not understood the concept, i will look for an example of what i expect and post it here. consider my PM not sent. 
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ok i can't even find an example in german, no way to find one in english then.
i'll explain the idea a bit more detailed:
your objective is to "hide" progamers screen names in a text where one wouldn't necessarily suspect them to be. this can be achieved by a) using words that contain the whole name within them or b) using two or more words that, if written without spaces between them, contain the progamers name.
examples in the spoiler, if you didn't get it yet:
+ Show Spoiler + "He reached out for her hand."
or "he stood there in awe for minutes just staring into the rainbow"
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Belgium8305 Posts
you can touch my balls anytime
you can touch my balls, Anytime
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Korea (South)11596 Posts
reserved spot for my story
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On January 20 2007 10:02 Cpt Obvious wrote:
your objective is to "hide" progamers screen names in a text where one wouldn't necessarily suspect them to be. this can be achieved by a) using words that contain the whole name within them or b) using two or more words that, if written without spaces between them, contain the progamers name.
oh wow that wasn't ambiguous at all. you should Cool the fuck down befOru send such Childish PMs. i doubt anyone here understood from "use a progamers name in a story" your true guidelines.
byebye
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Ah , I was really bored.
This thread is my Saviour
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I want to get better at SC and I dont know what to do, I have no idea, nothing, NaDa.
Well that was lame but w/e lol
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EPT
