On behalf of Port Elizabeth, and all the unbalanced writers contained herein, I would like to declare war on our closest NaNo neighbour: Grahamstown.
That's right. We see you up there with your smug attitude, and your brownie-in-a-mug fuelled wordcount. Do you think we're scared of you? Well we're not.
So I proposed a formal war; to the death, or 50K, whichever comes first!
As the two largest outposts in East Cape Country, I propose that we draw battle lines to incorporate our local allies, and that the MLs formulate terms of engagement for a war of the words.
Are you in?
"OUR WORDCOUNT WILL BLOCK OUT THE SUN!!!!"
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Oct 29, 2009 - 23 29
Not much of a war...more like a mudwrestling match without the mud or wrestlers :D
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Instant Human - Just Add Coffee
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Oct 29, 2009 - 23 39
Be careful. We might declare a truce and turn our eyes to the interior. We already have spies in your midst.
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Oct 29, 2009 - 23 57
We might not have mud but we have chocolate brownies (in a mug)
----------moonblue - ML for Grahamstown
"You develop a style from writing a lot" - Kurt Vonnegut
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Oct 30, 2009 - 00 03
Nobody ever wars with East London. We're like the Geneva of Nano.
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Oct 30, 2009 - 00 04
You're on. On behalf of the completely insane Grahamstown writers I accept your challenge. You are just feeling smug because you now have the recipe for brownie-in-a-mug.
Hm, now when I welcome the Grahamstown writers to nanowrimo at the kick-off party tomorrow I have to let them know I have entered them into a civil war as well (which might get rather uncivil:)
Should we let the two writers in East London and Port Alfred choose which town they want to affiliate with. If they pick Grahamstown it can be the Eastern part of the Eastern Cape vs the Western Part of the Eastern Cape, as they say on the weather. If they choose PE then it can be coastal vs interior.
Don't worry Woklet and Drythelm, if you side with PE we will still let you come to our write-ins and parties. We just might not let you order the brownies:)
----------moonblue - ML for Grahamstown
"You develop a style from writing a lot" - Kurt Vonnegut
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Oct 30, 2009 - 00 08
On behalf of Johannesburg, I demand the recipe for brownie-in-a-mug.
That is all.
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Oct 30, 2009 - 00 26
You need to recruit more people for your army then. For now you need to decide whether you're remaining neutral, or picking a side.
That is all.
Come and get it!
Sounds fair. So what's it going to be guys?
MADNESS? THIS IS NANO!!!
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Oct 30, 2009 - 00 28
Food...as a tool of war? o.O
I saw your list of work this month Number Seven..you don't have time to look inward...and some spies are not always reliable...some of them have been coerced to the dark side :D
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40,035 / 50,000
Oct 30, 2009 - 02 27
Wait. I thought we were the dark side.
Bother.
Come over to the medium-dark side, we have Brownies (in a mug)
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Oct 30, 2009 - 03 33
*gets her war paint*
I have the hair style to go with the GI Joe thing too...
Just not the build.
Ha.
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Oct 30, 2009 - 04 39
What, you trying to pretend there are people that can read and write in the EC? We have all been to the Grahamstown festival and know that after the clouds fo smoke from unnamed plants have cleared, the people down there are not capable of the level of articulation necessary to string 50000 words together! LOL
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Oct 30, 2009 - 07 53
Okay boys and girls, it looks like we have us a war.
Each week, the battle will be fought on three fronts.
1. The army with the highest average wordcount.
2. The army with the writer having the highest individual wordcount. (Excluding MLs)
3. The army with the ML with the highest individual wordcount.
At the end of each week's battle, we will determine the winning 'town', which will be announced at the Write-in. Medals may be awarded for valorous service.
The ending time for each week's wordcount is currently a secret, so make sure your wordcount stays high at all times.
In order to level the playing field, only writers who have written at least 2000 words will be counted for purposes of determining an average wordcount. So those who don't make it past day one will be left for dead on the battlefield.
Unlike parliament, there will be no floor-crossing once the games have begun. So if you are currently neutral, pick your side carefully.
Any questions?
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Oct 30, 2009 - 09 31
I'm declaring for GHT as they're closer and PE is a stinky hole.
I shall fight guerilla style and sporadically slaughter with adjective bombs and pronoun mines.
Maybe a participle or two.
113,989 / 50,000
Oct 30, 2009 - 12 14
I shall fight guerilla style and sporadically slaughter with adjective bombs and pronoun mines.
Maybe a participle or two.
Oh don't make me gerund you into the dust
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Instant Human - Just Add Coffee
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Oct 31, 2009 - 02 58
Be careful. We might declare a truce and turn our eyes to the interior. We already have spies in your midst.
*dons trench coat and Darth Vader helmet*
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Oct 31, 2009 - 03 30
I have Death on my side, remember? Best character to write... perhaps he'll feature in this NaNovel too!
It's on!
*arms self with the smiting sWord of Syntax*
----------Unnecessary Deaths: 4
Zombies: 0
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Oct 31, 2009 - 08 50
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Whohoo! Welcome to the team Woklet.
So the lines are east vs west, with East London and Port Alfred aligned with Grahamstown. If anyone signs up from any of the towns between PE and Grahamstown we will have to negotiate borders.
I announced the word war at the Grahamstown kick-off and they are all psyched up and ready to write.
we will write them on the beaches ... :)
----------moonblue - ML for Grahamstown
"You develop a style from writing a lot" - Kurt Vonnegut
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Oct 31, 2009 - 22 28
*Tries to picture TK with an oversized helmet on her head*
*cackles*
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Oct 31, 2009 - 22 36
This morning, at 01h15, a young woman was seen running from Grahamstown toward PE in her pyjamas, shouting, "2081 words, mother f*ckers!"
While it has not yet been established exactly who she was shouting at, she was not the only person seen shouting out arbitrary numbers in their direction.
An eyewitness said, "It was the most frightening thing I've ever seen, " while another clasped her young children to her chest protectively and wept.
Psychologists from the nearby Fort England mental institution have speculated that it may be linked to November Madness, which takes over the town every year around this time. Students have reported seeing warning notices posted about this madness around the Rhodes University, and it has been confirmed that the young woman is indeed a student.
Some wonder if this is linked to the NaNoWriMos, a group who are known to be militant, edgy and not a little crazy during this time. These people are dangerous, and should be approached with caution. They are a global group who claim to be writers, and their cell has grown to almost 200 official members in South Africa alone, after the group's founding by Chris Baty in 1999.
Chris Baty is considered to be the leader of the "Wrimos", sending out videos set against anonymous backdrops from his hideout in the Rocky Mountains, as well as "motivational emails" to spur this madness on.
Doctors have stated that the madness is contagious, and that people who wish to avoid it should wear blindfolds and earplugs to avoid being brainwashed or indoctrinated by members.
Some religious figures have deemed the Wrimos a dangerous cult of word-worshippers, invading coffee shops and slowing down economic productivity every year. No one really understands why they do this, as it is not yet clear how they are rewarded by the end of the "Madness Season."
There have been signs of growing animosity between the Wrimo cell in PE and that in Grahamstown, with them declaring civil war just a few days ago. Blood has yet to be shed, but it appears to have accelerated the speed at which the Madness spreads and at which infected people go completely berserk.The public is advised to be cautious around these people, and the President has declared a State of Emergency. A curfew will be announced on Monday, as the evening appears to be the time at which the Wrimos are at their strongest, taking up the town's bandwidth and slowing everything down.
A local shop owner defends the wrimos, however, saying, "While I'm not going to do it myself - I don't have time - I support the Wrimos with what they're doing. I think they're terribly brave, and I think it's up to us, the public, to not get in their way. I've set aside some tables in my shop for them, and this has so far been a successful means of preventing them from interfering with my other customers. Sure, they are a little noisy at times, but they seem pretty harmless, really."
Wrimos from this area are easily identifiably by the bags under their eyes, pasty skin, caffeine twitches and some small rocks that they carry around as if they are pets. Science Fiction author Jean H Mackie has speculated that the rocks are sentient creatures, perhaps from another planet, that are influencing the thoughts of the Wrimos. This has yet to be confirmed.
If you or someone you know are approached by someone fitting this description, try to remain calm and appear unthreatening. Call the police and get to safety. Places of work appear to be safe for now, as the Wrimos are known to be extreme procrastinators, however, a local nightclub, Friars, has turned its dance floor into a bunker in which the illiterate can hide away for the month. Whatever you do, do not allow yourself to be talked into asking them about their plot - one of the most startling features about this group is that they'll happily tell you all about their plotting and scheming, in the hopes that it will attract you to their cause. Do NOT be fooled by their friendly banter, as this is just one of their methods of controlling the public: captivating an audience with an elaborate tale of zombies, vampires and were watermelons and generally being an obstacle to productivity.
Unnecessary Deaths: 4
Zombies: 0
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Oct 31, 2009 - 23 13
*laughs*
Too much caffiene so early in the morning, Salambander?
Great article. Are you adding it to your story? ;)
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Oct 31, 2009 - 23 17
Too much caffiene so early in the morning, Salambander?
Great article. Are you adding it to your story? ;)
Ha ha, no, no caffeine whatsoever. And my story... Hmm. Maybe something similar. Bwa ha ha ha ha.
PS: My wordcount is bigger than yours, PE scum. :PNever mind. *scuttles off to write some more*
Unnecessary Deaths: 4
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Unnecessary Deaths: 4
Zombies: 0
25,000 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 23 26
ROTF Brilliant, Salambander!
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Oct 31, 2009 - 23 26
I don't know what to say
I like you :D Pity you from the EC so fail motherf#$%er......you too lower class to win :p
exactly what is the ecology of a werewatermelon? Would you use a stake made of birds beaks to kill it?
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Nov 1, 2009 - 22 16
I have a theory that I'm going to share here.
I think the Grahamstown Guerrillas may be using germ warfare on PE. I dunno about anyone else but I got a massive allergy hit ever since this thread went up.
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Nov 1, 2009 - 23 02
I think the Grahamstown Guerrillas may be using germ warfare on PE. I dunno about anyone else but I got a massive allergy hit ever since this thread went up.
Could very well be.
I used up all my super-Cs yesterday in a pre-emptive dosage, but I don't think it was enough. I too have been feeling the ravages of allergies and what-not.
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Nov 2, 2009 - 02 49
And after a day of hostilities, the score is as follows.
1. Average Wordcount : PE is in the lead with 3155 versus 3149 (6 words!!!)
2. Highest Wordcount : Grahamstown currently dominating with 5057 from Salambander (PE's best: Stilldormant - 3901)
3. ML Wordcount: A close battle, with Grahamstown in the lead 2538 to 2408.
With a very slim lead in both the average wordcount, and the ML wordwar, this first round really could go to anyone.
And if you think your 50 words a day mean nothing, bear in mind that 36 words would swing the result of the Average wordcount from PE to Grahamstown today.
So keep writing, and we'll check back later this week with updates on the front lines.
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Nov 2, 2009 - 07 35
Woot for G-Town!
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Nov 2, 2009 - 09 04
Can I write for G-town? My spiritual writing home ....
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Nov 2, 2009 - 20 34
Can us Joburgers help the losing team? :P
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Nov 3, 2009 - 07 34
ML's, I insist that eponine254 be disqualified from battle on the basis that she is not in fact human but a murdering demon!
Herewith is my evidence taken from one of the other threads:
Oh no! You have discovered my secret! Now you have to die, too.
*stabs you with a spork*
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