Maryland Accepts Naperville's Word War Challenge!

punahougirl84 — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:54:31 +0100

Dear Naperville Wrimos, After asking your amazing ML Tim/NewMexicoKid to add USA::Maryland to his faces tool, he lamented the lack of an inter-regional word war to help motivate your word count efforts. Maryland, despite being embroiled in a heated traditional battle with the Lushguins of Austin-Houston, is a compassionate region and has accepted the gauntlet thrown by your own WritingStudent. The little widget is very cute. We look forward to shifting those numbers a bit, and watching your recording of Maryland, Mighty Maryland! Lee, ML, MD (who must now finish WRITING Maryland, Mighty Maryland, based on our state song, which is sung to the tune of O Tannenbaum, aka Oh Christmas Tree)

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tidewaterbound — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:16:09 +0100

Bring it! (Smiles...snapping with crabby claws swimming swiftly amid the murky depths)

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cabush79 — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:21:42 +0100

As Johnny Bravo would say: "Hoo Ha!" (In this instance, it means "Bring it!" ;-) Looking at you, Carol.) Also, their widget is wicked adorable. And now, I need some sleep so that I can write words that make sense tomorrow... Much love! --Cheryl

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NewMexicoKid — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:42:00 +0100

Wow--I can see that your region likes the idea of a word war! You've added ten more to your faces page and narrowed the gap by about 1000 words per wrimo! *rallies the troops to write, write, write* :-)

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Tairisanders — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:17:50 +0100

Sarah!! (AKA Writing Student) You bin out starting fights again!!!!???? ;) David

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Steampunk Scribbler — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:54:24 +0100

That little crab with the pennant is so cute! Maybe we could make some lapel buttons?

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scrapacat — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:53:38 +0100

Rah Rah Rah! The write-fight is ON! Gather up the plot bunnies!

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Tairisanders — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:16:33 +0100

Guys the evil Marylanders are catching us up ...make sure you update your word counts regularly!!!!!!

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Tairisanders — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:35:45 +0100

He we better win this considering the smart alec remarks I'm leaving on the Maryland board!!!! There somg will sound REALLY bad with a English accent ya know!

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AmaranthMuse — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:53:54 +0100

Give me a plot bunny or three. I'll be there to pick them up at some point or another. I'm in the region (homed, oh yes) and... hell, let's have four 10,000 word days. Why not. I'm stalled out and I could use something to motivate me. See you at 108,000 on Sunday. TAKE THAT, MARYLAND. Is that even a state? ;)

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punahougirl84 — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:10:52 +0100

We have a bunch of people involved in our traditional word ward, but I think other people realized that hey, we have a Welcome thread and decided to post in it! I guess we have people needing some okoke-kicking too. I'm just sorry our million-word-a-month writer moved to our Lushguin competitors. But Maryland is not only a state, but a VERY wordy region despite our loss of Caeraerie - so HAH! Heck, our cute new crab even has a jousting lance so have at you LOLOL! Lee (ML who must bake at the moment but will get back to writing... must finish my story... ack ack!)

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WritingStudent — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 01:10:46 +0100

I'm Sorry! I just couldn't resist starting another war! They're just oh so fun! Maryland, have you started to practice our song yet? You probably should! ;)

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vix — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:51:05 +0100

We're writing away here in MD, determined to trounce y'all with our awesome wordage. We really do NOT want to sing your song and that will motivate us as much as anything else.

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NewMexicoKid — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 22:45:47 +0100

[quote=vix] We're writing away here in MD, determined to trounce y'all with our awesome wordage. We really do NOT want to sing your song and that will motivate us as much as anything else. [/quote] It's actually quite a fun song to sing (focused more on NaNoWriMo than anything else and quite catchy). And we always sing the songs of our word war opponents just to be neighborly (though sometimes we tweak the lyrics a tad). :-)

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scrapacat — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 22:47:38 +0100

We boiled a pot of crabs this week. Delish! I, however, do NOT want a case of Maryland Crabs! LOL Naperville! Writers Unite! Writers Fight! Write Out the Crabs! Rah!

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Cee-Bee — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:21:10 +0100

The Battle Hymn of Naperville Our eyes have seen the stories, it’s our duty to record, For our region it is mightier than any mouse that roared, And mightier are 50,000 words than any sword, Our region marches on. (Chorus) Story, story hallelujah—story, story, hallelujah—story, story, hallelujah, Our region marches on. We have seen the tales of Naperville and have given them our stamp, We have typed so late into the night we’ve had to light a lamp, We have made our hands keep writing ‘til they seize right up and cramp, Our region marches on. (Chorus) Story, story hallelujah—story, story, hallelujah—story, story, hallelujah, Our region marches on. We have sounded forth the trumpet call, so Marylander flees, We’ll get more words no matter just how hard we have to squeeze, Oh be swift, my mouse, to heed the call, be jubilant, my keys! Our region marches on. (Chorus) Story, story hallelujah—story, story, hallelujah—story, story, hallelujah, Our region marches on.

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scrapacat — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:54:25 +0100

♥ LOVE ♥

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Cee-Bee — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 03:49:33 +0100

Thanks, Ky, it was fun to do. Plus, I put it in my novel, which is about writing a novel for NaNoWriMo. It's an endless loop!

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Merimde — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:57:44 +0100

Okay okay, that song is pretty awesome. But we are going to trounce you all. Now to get back and try and Win today...

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Merimde — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:00:54 +0100

I second that... The crab really is cute.

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vix — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:43:26 +0100

Remember Merimde, if we don't out-write them we'll need to sing that -- and VIDEO IT -- at next Saturday's TGIO. This is so not what I had in mind when I proposed karaoke.

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Cee-Bee — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:41:41 +0100

I guess you don't HAVE to sing the Battle Hymn of Naperville. The only one that will be required will be our official regional song, "Typing Away Again Near Dear Old Naperville." I just thought you might enjoy the chance to expand your performance!

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Tairisanders — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:08:01 +0100

Just make sure you include the song in your word count ;)

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Cee-Bee — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:00:05 +0100

Oh, yes, it's definitely included!

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punahougirl84 — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:54:57 +0100

LOL! I can't believe how motivating this has been! People who missed out on our Lushguin challenge got to join in and have this motivate them to the end! Really hoping you all get a chance to sing this!: Maryland, Mighty Maryland Written by Lee/punahougirl84 (to the tune of Oh Christmas Tree, this parodies our state song) The time has come to write some more, Maryland, Mighty Maryland! NaNoWriMo’s at our door, Maryland, Mighty Maryland! We’ll plot ‘til every hand is sore, We’ll flood the streets of Baltimore, With hearty tales of yesteryore, Maryland, Mighty Maryland! Our characters have deep appeal, Maryland, Mighty Maryland! Our settings others wish to steal, Maryland, Mighty Maryland! For sight and sound, the senses reel, But touch and taste and smell reveal, Our writers craft novels with zeal, Maryland, Mighty Maryland! We’ll not cower, write we must, Maryland, Mighty Maryland! Our shining laptops never bust, Maryland, Mighty Maryland! Remember Baty’s sacred trust, Dodge any region’s warlike thrust, We’ll leave them all back in our dust, Maryland, Mighty Maryland! Don’t despair the red dawn of day, Maryland, Mighty Maryland! The finish line’s not far away, Maryland, Mighty Maryland! With Tom Clancy’s wordy ways, With Poe’s spirit for the fray, Writers great as the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, Mighty Maryland! Come! For thy pen is bright and strong, Maryland, Mighty Maryland! Procrastination does thee wrong, Maryland, Mighty Maryland! Join our write-in’s heroic throng, Stalking 50K along, And pad a new scene with a song, Maryland, Mighty Maryland! Break your inner critic’s chain Maryland, Mighty Maryland! Your editor should call in vain, Maryland, Mighty Maryland! High self-esteem should be quite plain, Write On Blue Crabs our proud refrain, Our region reigns supreme again, Maryland, Mighty Maryland! A blush upon our rival’s cheek Maryland, Mighty Maryland! For their writing’s ever meek Maryland, Mighty Maryland! What ho we hear their urgent shriek Poor challenger more words they seek But their word count was too weak Maryland, Mighty Maryland! We must ignore the laundry toll Maryland, Mighty Maryland! We’ve pitched the darn remote control Maryland, Mighty Maryland! Forgot to check our Facebook scroll Forgot to fill the children’s bowls Sacrifice is good for the soul Maryland, Mighty Maryland! Finally our books are done, Maryland, Mighty Maryland! We verify we’ve really won, Maryland, Mighty Maryland! The purple bar’s a welcome sight, And thus we prove our writing might, We’ll ne’er give up without a fight, Maryland, Mighty Maryland!

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punahougirl84 — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:23:41 +0100

Wow! I've never seen writers push so hard in the last week of NaNoWriMo! Thank you for your motivating challenge, which helped push us over the edge... I mean, finish line! I think both sides did an amazing job - our averages are well beyond the norm for NaNo. We hope you had as much fun as we did, and we wish you good luck finishing/editing/sleeping/shopping or whatever you are off to do after your TGIOs! I still need to buy more purple beads for my party. And in case you need this: http://wildandbad.com/files/Maryland%20Mighty%20Maryland.mp3 Can't wait to see/hear you! Lee, ML, MD

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HeatherA — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:52:06 +0100

Congrats to you Napervillans - that video was hysterical. I loved the guest appearance by William Shatner especially. I didn't realise this thread existed (I was too busy writing), or else I would have posted my version of the song here for you to use for rehearsal. There are a couple of spots where you really have to concentrate on where to put the accent. http://wildandbad.com/files/Maryland%20Mighty%20Maryland.mp3 I can't wait to join in on next year's word war with you guys. Maybe next year you'll do harmonies for us. :)

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Tairisanders — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:22:37 +0100

I am most interested as to why the tune is the communist anthem .... The Red Flag.... I smell a conspiracy!!!!! First Maryland could not decided North or South now it is planning to take over the world with devious plots like rigging Word war counts!!!! David - PHD in Conspiracy Theory