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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."
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 Posted - 07/23/2009 : 10:03:23
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We seem to have neglected this sandy classic:
Lawrence of Arabia
So put your camels to bed, it's midnight at the Oasis, and there's some tribe-trouble for O'Toole. See what you can make from these Lean pickings 
Abbreviated rules (re)borrowed from here to encourage some new entrants .... or old ones back.
The Rules
The first line of a haiku poem has five syllables.
The second line has seven syllables.
The third, and final, line 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, and suffer from Significant Shrinkage. This could mean the difference between Stardom and a big fat Dumpster Dive.
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 haikus. The voting is as follows:
3 pts fwfr a
2 pts fwfr b
1 pt fwfr c
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You may vote only once
You cannot vote for yourself.
You can vote for the previous winner
You vote by sending me your votes in a PM (Private Message) to me.
When the voting deadline ends (9pm Wednesday 31 July FWFR time), the votes are tallied and the top three places are announced.
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Edited by - BaftaBaby on 07/23/2009 10:05:29 |
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Whippersnapper. 
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 07/23/2009 : 10:27:26
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Just picture O'Toole
lying on an Ottoman,
puffing a Camel. |
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 07/23/2009 : 14:26:53
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Guinness, Bey, Rains, well:
Lotsa drink in Pete's desert.
Bike luck deserts him.
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Beanmimo 
"August review site"
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Posted - 07/23/2009 : 14:33:14
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Lawrence survived through
Aqaba and the desert
but not a bike crash. |
Edited by - Beanmimo on 07/24/2009 15:23:52 |
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rockfsh
"Laugh, Love, Cheer"
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Posted - 07/23/2009 : 18:11:15
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Lawrence cavorting
His white desert robes flowing
Gold bands, fabulous |
Edited by - rockfsh on 07/23/2009 18:13:03 |
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clay
"Viewer discretion is revised."
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Posted - 07/24/2009 : 03:13:12
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At intermission
After Crossing Desert scene
Coke machines ran dry. |
Edited by - clay on 07/24/2009 03:20:04 |
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clay
"Viewer discretion is revised."
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Posted - 07/29/2009 : 16:19:36
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Whippersnapper.
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 07/29/2009 : 16:22:51
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Got on my bike and voted.
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 07/29/2009 : 17:13:49
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I've PM'd Beanie for his votes. YIKES - without them we have a 3-way tie.
Beanie, where are yoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
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Whippersnapper.
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 07/29/2009 : 17:37:57
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Dublin, I believe.
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ChocolateLady 
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 07/30/2009 : 11:12:26
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quote:
Originally posted by Whippersnapper
Dublin, I believe.
Perhaps he hasn't had time to get to the library yet.
Hope my lurker vote helps somewhat. |
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 07/30/2009 : 11:32:20
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OK we're now down to a 2-way tie. Let's leave it till a bit later for Beanie to connect with Earth. After that - no more missus-nice-haiku! 
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 07/30/2009 : 13:21:33
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Okey dokey - thanks to Beanmimo camel-racing back to the oasis to score ...
we have a winner and a tie for 2/3 place. So here it is folks, cue the music, who is that out there on the horizon, the desert sands stretch far ... who IS that riding out of the haze and shimmer ... wait a minute, there's two of 'em. Are you sure? Put your shades on ...
With their camels tied together
The shifting sands reveal
With 8 points each
With their camels tied together
over the dunes they ride
It's ...
rockfsh [1, 2, 1, 3, 1]
and
clay [3, 1, 2, 2]
BUT
her camel nosing them both out with a Bo-Derek-like 10 [2, 1, 3, 1, 3]
It's ...
 me again
Thanks guys for trekking through that one!
I'll be back in a bit with another loverly film.
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Movie Haiku Contest #164: Lawrence of Arabia ['62]
