Round 2 Entries and Results:
Round 2: Jennicide, you are the weakest link - goodbye!
Round 1 loser: Angel of Death
Round 2 withdrawal : [B-A]Kenyan Mangrove
~~
Round 2 entries:
OBeer_not_again
As the predetermined winner of this little contest, I have no problem taking the high
road on this one. No need to put out shots against others' previous posts to strengthen
my own - they are perfectly capable of standing on their own. Now, on to business! I'm
going to make the comparison used to define bad comparisons: Apples versus Oranges.
It's very easy to determine the winner. Apples are red, oranges are orange. Clearly,
whoever named them had a severe lack of originality. Also, when we move to the textural
side of the argument, apples are crunchy, smooth, and make a satisfying noise when
bitten into. Oranges are soft, they look kind of porous, and generally you have to skin
them before you even attempt to eat them. Ew! Apples even represent a whole COUNTRY.
"American as apple pie." Not only that, but even GOD himself backs me up on this one.
Apples are the FORBIDDEN FRUIT, and they make you wiser! I tell you, there is no
comparison. Oranges are barely even tasty - but apples have it all on their side.
novice
Games are a feature of the core drives that humans still carry from bygone days where
the word humanity wasn't a blasphemous curse word said with spittle being spat at twice
the speed of sound. Games allow the domesticated human to experience a kill, or success
if you'd rather in almost the same way his anteceedants would have. Games are a
wonderful sythentic world where we can play with the concepts that surround us. Anyone
can become a warlord, warrior, witch, or madman, the games mechanisms carry the
imagination along. Video games and online gaming are another universe entirely. They
take us beyond our self imposed limits on fantasy.
IndependenZ
Last Blender Standing Round 2: I saw a news report about the discovery of a new Amazon
tribe today. Apparently they never had contact with the outer world yet. The thing is,
should they be left alone? They spotted them from a helicopter, near the border between
Brazil and Peru. Of course they tried to shoot it down with their arrows, they probably
thought it was some kind of evil creature. I'd probably do the same. Now international
organisations are hoping to preserve their way of life by protecting the jungle around
them. And, they don't want anybody to contact them. I think that's a bit... weird. I'm
all for cultural diversity, and I know their culture will change when contacted. But
these are people like you and me. We could help them fight diseases, maybe even learn
something from them. Turning them and their patch of forest into a game reserve is
well, inhumane. They deserve to know about the rest of the world. So I'd say, protect
their forest, and have someone go say hello. At least give them the choice so they can
decide about their future themselves. :)
Tyriel
This contest is about showing our wit, wisdom, and knowledge. Now, a good number of you
reading this message right now may not know me, may never see me on the rare occasion
I'm active in chat, may not read the rare post I have on the forums. I'm sure most of
you know who Novice, GL, OB, and the other contestants are. You see them in chat, you
see them on the forums, but you don't see me. It is my worry that you, the person
reading this right now, will either disregard what you are reading, or already have a
decision in mind. But why would you have a decision already made? This is a contest of
wit, wisdom and knowledge, not of activity in chat or the forums, or of a person's
ability to always have the attention of others. I've never done anything remarkable to
further the understanding of the workings of CB, I've never hosted any fun contests,
I've never raced up the rankings with a highly successful NCB. Yet, these other people,
who may, as you may have already decided, 'deserve' it more than me, I only have one
question to you regarding them: Why do they deserve it? I shall remind you once more
that this is a contest of wit, wisdom, and knowledge, before I begin to pack up my
things for my inevitable loss, and join Angel of Death in the clan of "People who
joined a contest on the forums, and lost because the people who made the decision of
who would stay or go favored certain people in the CB world".
Jennicde
Since I have a public forum of sorts I just want to say something real quick to a
certain individual, Mem, you are a spineless coward.
-{Forger}-Wasp
When growing up I used to idolize, like many others, the Star Wars trilogy saga. Lets
face it a guy with a sword made of light who can move things with the power of his mind
is way cooler then... Eastenders, or other soaps. Even my brother, who is 9 years older
then me, idolizes Star Wars. Lets face it most kids who have seen the film love it. The
reason? This film can never date. It never gets old fashioned. It's set in the future
so no matter how many years its been out, it is still "new". Yes, the special effects
are somewhat dated but that doesn't matter as the story line, plot and actors easily
make up for that. The problem with new films, such as the newer Star Wars episodes and
The Crystal Skull, is special effects. They use special effects to tell the story
rather then using special effects to aid the telling of the story. I hope that makes
sense. Rather then concentrating on building the characters and the plot, the special
effects are more important. Crazy scenes of motor chasing with impossible stunts are
used! Why? Is it to make up for the lack of hard dialog or character building? Who
knows. Please; Don't get me wrong, I'm not suggesting that new films shouldn't be
watched. I found the new Star Wars films enjoyable, as well as the new Indianna film.
They were great watches but are they lacking some sort of zest that the originals had?
GentlemanLoser
The moment after I send this CM, I'll know I think of something better I should have
sent in its place. L'esprit d'escalier, or the wit of the staircase. Staircase wit, a
riposte to an insult, or any witty, clever remark that comes to mind too late to be
useful - when you're on the "staircase" leaving the scene.
JS
I never really understood those old Star Trek episodes. It seems to me that the last
place anybody would want to be beamed is "up Scotty."
[B-A]Kenyan Mangrove
"My last poll, why? because I'm going to some sort of vacantion adventure tomorrow
morning at 3 o'clock. I'm pretty thrilled because I have no Idea of what I'm really
gonna do and with who I will do it, the only thing I know is that we're going to a
mountain in the Appalache with some old friends I've seen in years. I've got my
backpack filled like I was going for a week when I'm only off for 4 days and I'm not
even sure if this is outdoor camping or in a camp site. I prefer outdoor camping, if
you have the same love for nature and I could say surviving in forest with not much,
then I think you can understand why I'm thrilled. Well that's much of it, I hope I'll
have great time hiking(hope it's not climbing cause I'm not prepared for that lol)and I
wish good luck to everyone of this contest and good originnality. Hope I'll get a
chance ine the next one and I'll be please to read the last poll and vote for the loser
;P. So that's much of it, if you want everyone to pass on next round you should get a
vote for me unless someone wrote something really bad :). Good Luck Cya [B-A] K.M."