Our expatriate participant, Huushita, is now a co-ML in Calgary and has asked if we want to resurrect the Calgary/Manitoba word war for this fall. I'm in - anyone else game?
Last year we compared average word count by individual and that worked well to balance out the difference in numbers.
If people are interested, post here... this worked really well for us as a way to get people involved and active last year... (Please remember, a little good-natured ribbing between the cities is fine - personal attacks, flaming, and just plain nastiness are not. Be. Nice.)
-Betty & Heather-
(For the record, we beat their pants off. Which means there are now a lot of pantless Calgary wrimos facing the winter....)
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Participant / Winner: 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08 ...09
Winnipeg, MB Municipal Liaison: 04, 05, 06*, 07*, 08*, 09*
* with help
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Reach the Winnipeg co-MLs at
http://www.nanowrimo.org/mlcontact
10,100 / 50,000
Oct 20, 2009 - 07 10
I'm game... This time I want a shirt though, I already have a pair of Calgary pants.
30,000 / 50,000
Oct 20, 2009 - 08 18
I for one, just want to say, I'M TOTALLY GAME FOR THIS.
We can BEAT those Calgarians. YES WE CAN!!!!!
*impish grin*
What? Winnipeg will ALWAYS be my true home.
----------33,337 / 50,000
Oct 20, 2009 - 12 02
We can crush them with the weight of our words...
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3,057 / 50,000
Oct 21, 2009 - 15 03
Okay but if we steal their pants I want the one with the Flames symbol on it. ;)
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NaNo '09: Undecided
44,897 / 50,000
Oct 21, 2009 - 23 55
Children of Alberta, you will know what true mastery is, and you will weep for that knowledge.
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2,699 / 50,000
Oct 23, 2009 - 08 46
Sweet! Even more incentive to win NaNo this year. ;)
11,266 / 50,000
Oct 28, 2009 - 08 46
Well, as I'm losing the pants I wear now because of the arse I'm kicking in the club I'm not supposed to talk about....I need some new pants!
I'm in!!
51,028 / 50,000
Oct 28, 2009 - 09 55
Count me in, too!
40,025 / 50,000
Oct 29, 2009 - 17 53
I'm in, the contest helped keep things interesting.
Also, we need to give it back to them for that little snow storm they sent our way. Good thing it all melted right away.
Lady Bhugg
45,139 / 50,000
Oct 29, 2009 - 19 14
I'm very much in! I need all the motivation I can get this year!
And I need new pants. ;)
3,000 / 50,000
Oct 30, 2009 - 16 50
Well if I'm gonna go for it why not go all the way this year. I'm in!
10,100 / 50,000
Oct 30, 2009 - 20 05
I'm thinking I'm gonna push Scarlen to do it... as he has signed up and WILL becoming to the first all nighter at the very least.
36,097 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 06 59
ywgdana has suggested in the Saskatoon Gauntlet that we add a donation war to our word war challenges; randilin has seconded it, and I'm good with this, so let the games begin.
-Betty-
(PS: If you throw bills at the screen it hurts less than toonies....)
Quoted from Saskatoon thread:
Manitoba: $450
Saskatchewan (I included both Regina and Saskatoon): $245
Calgary: $210 (although Edmonton has $520 donated so far)
I think while they are trying to match us in word count, SK and Calgary should also try to compete for donations raised.
AND we Nanotobans should try and pass Edmonton!
Participant / Winner: 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08 ...09
Winnipeg, MB Municipal Liaison: 04, 05, 06*, 07*, 08*, 09*
* with help
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Reach the Winnipeg co-MLs at
http://www.nanowrimo.org/mlcontact
96,028 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 07 09
Ha, I'll just stop wearing pants. That will show you...
30,000 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 07 17
*laughs* YAYYYYYYY I can now root for both teams on the same post!!!
Come on 'Peggers. Beat them Calgarians.
Come on Wrimo's... beat them 'Peggers!!! *snickersnort*
This. Is Awesome. :)
Also, just so the Peggers know, we're taking a cute little piggy bank named Mr. Piggy to all the meet ups. At the end of them month we'll count it all up to see just how much we've raised. Then, we'll be donating all of that to the OLL on behalf of our region. :)
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Nov 4, 2009 - 07 16
These threads have now been crossposted to their respective cities so that all may participate in the snowball fight.
Let the depanting begin! Oh wait, that sounded really bad outside of my head...
Now I need to quit farting around on the forums and get back to work...
-Betty-
----------Participant / Winner: 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08 ...09
Winnipeg, MB Municipal Liaison: 04, 05, 06*, 07*, 08*, 09*
* with help
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Reach the Winnipeg co-MLs at
http://www.nanowrimo.org/mlcontact
58,278 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 07 19
And if you stop, I promise to start wearing pants.
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Paul Webber
Don’t settle for shampoo! Demand real poo!
10,100 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 07 33
Hehe yes if we stop... That would mean we'd have to take last years pants off the wall and return them to you wouldn't it?
I think that would suck I paid good money for that plaque to mount them pants... Not a chance. ^.^
96,028 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 07 38
Please stop...Paul in the full monty...not a pleasant sight. Paul post a screen shot to show everybody what I mean.
40,025 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 08 56
I like the pants, I'm sure they have more than one pair! Shirts are just so hard to get a proper fit.
So, do our hard working MLs raise their piggy bank - I'm sure we can find something more substantial.
Lady Bhugg
58,278 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 08 59
See, now I'm a brit so to me those things in the pic are pants to me. What I would normally wear over them are trousers.
But yeah, shirts are terrible for me, with the rippling muscles I find when I flex my muscles all the buttons pop off. Oh woe is me, I am cursed with a perfect body! ;)
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Paul Webber
Don’t settle for shampoo! Demand real poo!