Time for a VOAT?

Mr E

Our last Variation on a Theme competition was 9 months ago in February.

Any interest in a new one?

Oryx

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

I approve

pickarooney

Go for it

hcass

Yes please!

Oryx

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

Insect Overlord

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

Mr E

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

pickarooney

Let IO pick it.

Or else tell the backstory of a Muppet.

Leafonthewind

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.

Das Kitty

Go on, shur!

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!

Oryx

Would there be a battle to get Animal?

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!

Insect Overlord

pickarooney wrote: »

Let IO pick it.

Or else tell the backstory of a Muppet.

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?

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

Antilles

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:

echo beach

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?:)

Antilles

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.

pickarooney

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

Oryx

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.

Mr E

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.

hcass

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

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.

Oryx

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.

Das Kitty

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.

pickarooney

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

Leafonthewind

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!

alfa beta

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...

Mr E

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?

oh right we're really doing it
I better get cracking so

pickarooney

Make a fancy thread
People dig fancy threads

Mr E

Jesus don't strain yourself there, picka.

Done.

pickarooney

Honestly, I tried to create a thread with links and things from the mobile interface but it was more hassle than writing a novel!

Mr E

Tongue firmly in cheek..... no offence intended.