To provide backstory to our audience listening at home, I direct you to the first thread and the second thread that spawned this contest.
Gather round, ye children, and hearken to uncle lno as I set the groundwork for this test of skills, this contest of wills, and plot to get me some more bills. Unmarked and non-consecutive, please, and no smaller than $20s.
In the second thread linked above, ShibbOleth wrote
The deadline is this Saturday night at midnight Chicago time. There is no minimum or maximum length of submissions. Email submissions to the address in my profile. All models over 18 years of age. Void where prohibited by law. Do not fold, spindle, or mutilate. Accessories sold separately. Slightly higher west of the Mississippi. Penalty for private use. One size fits all. No animals were harmed in the production of this post. Parental discretion advised. Contents may settle during shipment. All rights reserved. Packaged by weight, not volume. Batteries not included. If swallowed, do not induce vomiting. No purchase necessary.
On Sunday, I will post all submissions with names removed. People can vote (or give me money (or both)) and we’ll collectively decide who should be shot on sight and who should be tortured and then shot.
I think at least 2 weeks would be a good deadline, that way we can at least have a chance to do one decent revsion ( or more depending on how fast you write)
I’m excited. Hell, MY ass could use some closure here, too!
Unfortunately the only closure I’m getting is the privilege of helping to clean out her office, which is just gross. (I believe Vincent Price (via Michael Jackson) put it best: The Funk of Forty Thousand Years. Well, actually, only 12 or 13 years, but dude–the sheer volume of dead bugs and other skank up in all those piles of crap has me seriously skeeved.)
Looks like MC was smarter than we gave her credit for–she’s getting all of her stuff sorted and packed up, her files organized, and her office cleaned, none of which services will be deducted from her final paycheck!
I think the story should be immortalized in poetry and set to music. It’ll be a big hit. The Ballad of the Missing Co-worker. The melody should be a cross between “The Ballad of Billy Joe” and “The Son of a Preacher Man”. The Trucker should be named Billy Joe.
Maybe we should keep this up in the front where everyone can see it. And maybe you should email to lno if you’re considering participating, so he knows if this thing has legs or not.
Yeah, INO lets add a bit more structure to this just so we can make sure it goes off good. Maybe have this friday be the dead line to e-mail you saying that we are interested and will submist something, and keep the same final deadline, this way we’ll know if it’s going to work or not.
I think it’s a great idea (Not auntie em’s ass closure, shh). I’m a bit bummed this comes right after jarbabyj loses her internet access for awhile sigh
Oh, the things those firefighters could be doing to MC right now. :dubious:
