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Sludge 
"Charlie Don't Serf!"
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 Posted - 09/22/2007 : 06:03:30
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Am I blind? Have we really let 73 contests bypass this all time classic? Correct me if I'm wrong and I'll change the title. Until then...
Number Ten of the AFI 100, The Wizard of Oz is an adventure for children with layers of meaning which have enabled the work to age like wine... laced with opium.
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The Rules
The first line of a haiku poem has five syllables.
The second line of a haiku poem has seven syllables.
The third, and final, line of a haiku poem has five syllables.
The Movie Haiku Contest (MHC) is open to every member of the FWFR site.
To enter, all you have to do is think of a Haiku for the current movie, then post into the current thread. Simple as that. Also, haikus may be risque, but nothing explicit please.
Only one entry per person as per The Blevins Rule. However, you are allowed to edit your existing entry until 9pm Tuesday FWFR time. *
Voting.
If you have entered the MHC, then you have to vote. If you do not vote, you'll lose 3 points from your total. This could mean the difference between the adoration and envy of your fellow Fwiffers or being the feckless butt of our jokes!
You do not have to enter an MHC to vote. Vote away. It'll be like a lurker vote!
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For each round, you get to vote for your three favourite MHC. The voting is as follows:
3 pts Stalean
2 pts Conan
1 pt Benj (Gotta get a jab in here at Benj on account he confessed that haikus aren't his thing. Stay tuned for "movie limericks.")
not
1) AC
2) GHcool
3) thefoxboy
As I will not know if AC gets 1 vote or AC is your favourite for 3 votes.
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You cannot vote for yourself.
You can vote for the previous winner
You vote by sending the currently designated Haiku Meister your votes in a PM (Private Message).
You may vote only once.
When the voting deadline ends (9pm Wednesday FWFR time), the votes are tallied and the top three places are announced.
*After winners are announced, the floor is open for posting of alternate Movie Haikus under that topic heading.
The winner then gets to make an acceptance speech, and choose the movie for the next MHC contest. The winner will post the new movie as a new topic under Movie Haikus in this format:
Movie Haiku Contest: Movie Title
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Sludge
"Charlie Don't Serf!"
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Posted - 09/22/2007 : 06:09:06
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Dor-o-thy sees kin
in lion, scarecrow and tin.
Clicks three times... and fin.
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Whippersnapper.
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 09/22/2007 : 08:58:12
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Even if it's Kansas,
(And not a munchkin in sight,)
There's no place like home.
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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 09/22/2007 : 09:06:40
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Garlanded trio
find false wizard pulling strings:
Sounds like home to me.
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Beanmimo 
"August review site"
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Posted - 09/22/2007 : 15:42:49
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Dorothy runs to
parallel world in her head.
Returns with the shoes! |
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Montgomery 
"F**k!"
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Posted - 09/24/2007 : 19:12:50
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Mean Glinda withholds
"Click slippers!" info. till the
second witch is dead.
EM :)
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 09/25/2007 : 08:40:28
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| Ooops! I wanted to enter but got too busy. Next time. But I voted anyway. |
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Montgomery
"F**k!"
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Posted - 09/25/2007 : 20:30:26
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Voted, then eased on down the road. Oh wait, that's a different movie.
EM :) |
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 09/25/2007 : 23:24:25
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I'm voting
I'm voting
I'm melting
I'm voting
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Sludge
"Charlie Don't Serf!"
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Posted - 09/26/2007 : 01:19:54
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quote:
Originally posted by ChocolateLady
Ooops! I wanted to enter but got too busy. Next time. But I voted anyway.
Tell me about it. I'm married into a family of activists from Burma. Busy week.
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Whippersnapper.
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 09/26/2007 : 15:11:18
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I voted:
1st Tin Man
2nd Lion
3rd Scarecrow
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Montgomery
"F**k!"
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Posted - 09/27/2007 : 15:43:54
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quote:
Originally posted by Whippersnapper
I voted:
1st Tin Man
2nd Lion
3rd Scarecrow
I don't get your ordering system.
It should be either -- Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion (In the order she meets them.)
Or, if you're going by who was the best -- It's the Lion, hands down for first. The other two tie for second with me.
EM :) |
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Whippersnapper.
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 09/27/2007 : 16:08:59
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Well, actually it was a dead heat between the Tin Man and the Lion, and fortunately the Scarecrow was there, so they drew straws. 
(And lions don't have hands, Em!  ) |
Edited by - Whippersnapper. on 09/27/2007 16:11:11 |
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Montgomery
"F**k!"
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Posted - 09/27/2007 : 21:34:52
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Where did the saying "hands down" come from?
I'm just saying, there's no beating the Lion.
Too hilarious.
EM :) |
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 09/27/2007 : 23:23:50
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quote:
Originally posted by Montgomery
Where did the saying "hands down" come from?
EM :)
From the Online Etymology Dictionary
"To win something hands down (1867) is from horse racing, from a jockey's gesture of letting the reins go loose in an easy victory. "
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Montgomery
"F**k!"
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Posted - 09/28/2007 : 14:40:43
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quote:
Originally posted by BaftaBabe
quote:
Originally posted by Montgomery
Where did the saying "hands down" come from?
EM :)
From the Online Etymology Dictionary
"To win something hands down (1867) is from horse racing, from a jockey's gesture of letting the reins go loose in an easy victory. "
Ahhhh, interesting. Thanks.
EM :) |
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Movie Haiku Contest #74: The Wizard of Oz
