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Old July 11, 2003, 23:02   #61
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The Envelope Please...
Judging has been completed by an impartial, 3rd part observer - ie a certain Ms. Beta. If any of you have issues with her decisions, take it up with her.

And the winners are:

Sixth place prize - A copy of the Hitchhikers Guide to Gather Storm, signed, yes signed, by Vulture himself.

The prize goes to.....nbarclay! Who can now get away from his spreadsheets and stretch his legs a bit!

Quote:
Vox had a plan ever so grand
But the forces of Storm made their stand
Vox's troops did their best
But in peace they do rest
And today peace is now close at hand
Fifth place prize is a numbered print, entitled "Grog's Mountain", depicting the legendary battle between Eli and Grog. In the background, highlighted by the sun's rays, is a cloud which, for some unknown reason, is shaped like a tank.

The prize goes to.......Shiber! Congrats! Trust it will look good on your wall.

Quote:
There once was a Voxian commander
Who wanted to strike like the thunder
But he decided too soon
He did not attack Monsoon
And now he's to blame for the blunder
Fourth place prize is a signed and authenticated copy of the complete Gathering Storm Private Forum peace debate. Special 'out take' commentaries by nbarclay, Theseus, and Arrian are included.

(now - this is the prize I dearly wanted....)

And the prize goes to..... (damn accountants from Price Waterhouse...) ... Frustrated Poet - fittingly enough...

Quote:
There once was a man known as Miller
Who's people were keen for a thriller.
They went weak at the knees
Now they'll take to the seas,
And keep a firm hand on the tiller.
Third place prize is as many authentic Voxian Immortal scimitars as you can carry.

And the prize goes to...... UnOrthOdOx! Who can use all those curved swords for his riders (please see the latest Trappings of War.)

Quote:
Immortals once gave the Storm fear
when beneath Grog they did first appear
But the winds did soon change
War Chariots came within range
and now they both sat down for beer.
(and special mention for his inspirational, non-limerick compositions.)

Second place prize is one lightly used catapult of recent vintage.

And the prize goes to.... Darekill and Vulture for their joint foreign language effort.

Please note that after this contribution, next year's awards will have a foreign lanquage category.

Quote:
Das kleine Heer von Vox ist nach Süden gegangen,
hat einen Krieg dort angefangen.
Sie sind gestiefelt
Ueber Berg und Feld wohl bestellt,
und wurden getötet durch Huehner und Bananen.

Translation without the rhyme:

The little Army from vox did walk south,
begann a war then and there
they stalked
over mountain and field well prepared
got killed by chicken and bananas!


The judges have awarded a honorary prize for best amateur translation of a foreign language limerick - to yours truly for this effort:

The small guys(hey watch it) from Vox charged south
And had a war .....(angefangen?) (we used our teeth in anger?) (or was that the chickens? Do chickens have teeth?)
They had ...(gestiefelt?) (felt up the guests?)
Over Mountain and Cowfield
After going toe-to toe with two guys from Gathering Storm we have never heard of before - Huehner and Schlangen.
And now - the moment you have all been waiting for.....

The grand prize is an all-expenses paid trip for two to your choice of North Estonia's most beautiful resort towns - either Harry's Hideout, or Beta-by-the-Sea.

Said prize to be used very quickly after the winner is announced. (in fact - you will really need to hustle, and please don't be disturbed by the large number of people leaving town when you arrive)

And the first place prize goes to .......Aidun!!!!! (cheering! Hurrah Hurrah!).

A splendid effort! The judges felt what was lacking in tempo in some of the verses was more than made up for by the overall effort, historical content, and heartfelt ending message.

Quote:
The Lesson of the Estonian War

One day, a nation named The Voice
faced a terribly difficult choice:
No more land to settle
and they prepared for battle
south they marched with their boys

The Stormians saw the armies coming
So soon they had stopped their humming
Instead some were cought by fear
others became mad like a steer
Vox's plans were to them a bit stunning.

All hopes they literally put in Arashi
But they feared Vox would soon crash it
Such did never happen though
because Vox lacked scouts so
and they decided not to dash it

The Storm saw its second chance
They madly produced new arms
and managed to stop the Voice
by throwing rocks at Vox's brave boys
and arrows to stop them at once

More troops were demanded by the war
The first armies existed no more
City defences were reduced
too few swords were produced
And suddenly the enemy stood on the shore

Diplomatically the war then began
Peace treaties were proposed now and then
But lack of trust from both nations
made the players lose their patience
And the world demanded peace between them

Now the peace treaty is there:
Vox has agreed, they will settle elsewhere
The Storm shall have an island for its own
To let their civilization properly grow
And no war will ever be there

The future will tell us what is to come
Will it be war or cooperation?
Will we maintain with each other a good relation?
We can only play if we keep having fun
And the game will, by all of you, be won


Aidun
Thanks one and all for contributing to this contest, and congratulations to the winners!!!

The awards dinner follows shortly. Please proceed to your stretch chariots which will take you there. Don't be frightened by the paparazzi outside - there have been hundreds of them here ever since Gathering Storm showed up with their charioteers. Also - please don't be alarmed if Joan Rivers tracks you down for an interview...

And remember - unless you are from Gathering Storm - you need to be out of town by Monday at 10am. All special event visas will become invalid at that time. The last galley leaves Wittlich City on Sunday at 2pm. Be there. (or be square...)

...Beta.
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Old July 12, 2003, 12:45   #62
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Thank you , thank you

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Old July 12, 2003, 13:17   #63
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Thank you.
And without Vulture that would have been imposible to do!
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Old July 12, 2003, 16:50   #64
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Old July 13, 2003, 11:57   #65
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I'm not even in the first 6 !! Women

Beta: thank you for the contest

Btw, my personal favourite: (from a poet who's frustration for not winning the competition must be even bigger than mine. Ehh, he is probably used to it )

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The men of the nation Controli
Had a plan that was rather holey
They marched off to the south
And barely opened their mouth
Before their ass was handed back to them slowly
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Old July 13, 2003, 16:19   #66
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Btw, my personal favourite: (from a poet who's frustration for not winning the competition must be even bigger than mine. Ehh, he is probably used to it )
Yes I am used to it.
/me is so misunderstood.

Actually my personal favourite, which didn't even get a prize, was by redstar1:
Quote:
There was a young virgin from Storm
Who only wore clothes to keep warm
She saw the Vox coming
The handsome lad drumming
And of course she was pregnant by morn
Of course there were all good, but this one made me laugh the most.
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Old July 13, 2003, 17:10   #68
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Yes, actually it would be a good idea (for the upcoming contest, that is) to award category prizes:
- foreign language
- most humorous
- irish
and so on ...
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Them's fightin' words...

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