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Time for a VOAT?

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  • 14-11-2013 10:33am
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    Mr E
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    Our last Variation on a Theme competition was 9 months ago in February.

    Any interest in a new one?


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    #2
    Oryx
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    I may be awol from here, but I do love a good voat.


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    coffee_cake
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 81,310 CMod ✭✭✭✭coffee_cake


    I approve


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    pickarooney
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    Go for it


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    hcass
    Registered Users Posts: 628 ✭✭✭hcass


    Yes please!


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    #6
    Oryx
    Subscribers Posts: 19,425 ✭✭✭✭Oryx


    Does Mr E get to call the topic on this then?


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    Insect Overlord
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    I'll give it a go if the theme suits me.


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    #8
    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,452 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    I'm happy to help run it. Any ideas for a theme?


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    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,100 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Let IO pick it.

    Or else tell the backstory of a Muppet.


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    Leafonthewind
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    IO is a poet so why don't we use a poem? With each of us getting a line or two (or more) as a prompt for our story.


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    Das Kitty
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 17,231 Mod ✭✭✭✭Das Kitty


    Go on, shur!


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    #12
    Das Kitty
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 17,231 Mod ✭✭✭✭Das Kitty


    pickarooney wrote: »
    Or else tell the backstory of a Muppet.

    Why is the thought of writing Muppet fan fiction so appealing to me? I have so many ideas!


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    Oryx
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    Would there be a battle to get Animal?


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    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,452 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    Don't limit it to backstory..... post-Muppet Show has so much potential too.
    Widen the net to include Sesame Street and Fraggle Rock too!


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    Insect Overlord
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    pickarooney wrote: »
    Let IO pick it.

    Or else tell the backstory of a Muppet.

    daily-wtf-003-11182013.jpg


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    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,452 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    Muppets it is, so :)

    Backstory or post-Muppet Show story, up to 2000 words, submit by midnight on Wednesday 4th.
    Sesame Street and Fraggle Rock also included.

    Sound good?


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    Antilles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,183 ✭✭✭Antilles


    I'd love to take part but I know nothing about muppets or any other puppet show, so that topic means I'm out :(


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    coffee_cake
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    Antilles wrote: »
    I'd love to take part but I know nothing about muppets or any other puppet show, so that topic means I'm out :(

    Sure I haven't a notion either - you could read one of these muppet wiki pages
    http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Count_von_Count
    and write a story about the count and how his ocd -symptom counting- traumatised him his whole life :pac:


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    echo beach
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    Antilles wrote: »
    I'd love to take part but I know nothing about muppets or any other puppet show, so that topic means I'm out :(

    You can't give up that easily. I can't remember much about them either but I'm willing to do some research and give it a go. It is fiction.
    Are we confined to characters from the show or can we write about one of the many muppets we encounter in real life?:)


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    Antilles
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    bluewolf wrote: »
    Sure I haven't a notion either - you could read one of these muppet wiki pages
    http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Count_von_Count
    and write a story about the count and how his ocd -symptom counting- traumatised him his whole life :pac:

    Hmm. Maybe.


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    pickarooney
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    Oscar, Gonzo and Animal have to be the pick of the bunch. Although Piggy's adventures in Space and Hospital hold a certain appeal.


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    Oryx
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    pickarooney wrote: »
    Oscar, Gonzo and Animal have to be the pick of the bunch. Although Piggy's adventures in Space and Hospital hold a certain appeal.
    I have a bit of a thing for Beaker.


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    #23
    Mr E
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    The dialogue will suck though.

    "Me me me me me me", exclaimed Beaker. "Me me me me me. ME ME ME ME ME."
    Beaker was angry, and it showed.


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    hcass
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    Oh - so much fun! Will it have it's own official thread now? Who do we send our entries to?


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    Das Kitty
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 17,231 Mod ✭✭✭✭Das Kitty


    Oryx wrote: »
    I have a bit of a thing for Beaker.

    Damn yoooooou!

    Are we just going to keep it to ourselves, to hell with the consequences!

    I have some back up ideas, Oryx, so I'll abandon Beaker.


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    Oryx
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    Das Kitty wrote: »
    Damn yoooooou!

    Are we just going to keep it to ourselves, to hell with the consequences!

    I have some back up ideas, Oryx, so I'll abandon Beaker.
    You can have beaker if you want. Id also like to research one of chefs chickens, so its all good.


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    Das Kitty
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    Oryx wrote: »
    You can have beaker if you want. Id also like to research one of chefs chickens, so its all good.

    Camilla and Gonzo's marital strife. Camilla wants an egg and Gonzo can't provide it.


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    pickarooney
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    The 'Swedish' Chef's battle with Cerebral Palsy is Booker Prize material.


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    #29
    Leafonthewind
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    I was going for Beaker, too. His rendition of Feelings is so, so sad. There's obviously some emotional baggage there. But hey, plenty of Muppets in the sea!


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    alfa beta
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    Hey i wonder what that chef might have been keeping in his freezer?

    Come on, we've all read Stieg Larsson....we know what them Swedes are really like...


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    Mr E
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    It's still a bit floaty I think. No confirmation of entries.
    If you're on board, thank this post (just to gauge interest).

    Let's say midnight on Sunday 8th now (just under 2 weeks), up to 2000 words.

    Who is in?


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