Howdy Folks! The challenge has been made and Delaware has accepted. So lets have some fun taunting and challending each other to ever ascending word counts.
Here's the competition widget:
Here are the categories:
Wordiness Award : to the region with the highest average word count per active member.
Loquacious Award: to the region with the greatest number of 50K winners per active member.
"All Words Are Good" Award: In the NaNo tradition, every region which participates is a winner. This is not a lame consolation prize, because, ALL WORDS ARE GOOD.
An "active member" is a member who is "homed" to the region and who has logged a word count of any size.
This is the thread that, by the magic of the NaNo site, appears in both. And this is where we taunt one another. In a FRIENDLY fashion, of course.
Let the taunting commence!
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0 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 13 18
Delaware vs Mississippi?
That's unexpected! But fun all the same.
Come on Delaware, we can totally be wordier then them. After all, what else is there to do in this tiny silly state? *grins*
8,014 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 13 25
Oh, of COURSE we're going to win!
Sorry Mississippi, but you're goin' down. ;D
9,476 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 13 28
*giggles* looks like Delaware is jumping on the bandwagon pretty quickly. And one of our heaviest hitters at that (welcome back Ziko!)
I want to inspire everyone to write *grabs her pompoms* think of me as your writing cheerleader.
...but Mississippi my cheers are telling you to write less words then Delaware!
<3
10,060 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 17 19
Please here in Mississippi we have nothing to do but to write so we will totally win... (wait I am suppose to say outside of those large towns of Jackson, Tupelo, ... there is nothing to do).
There is a very important rule for this challenge... you mention KoP Mall or Christina Mall you are disqualifed :D (I really miss those malls rofl)
So Good Luck Delaware because you will need it
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Co-ML for Mississippi
75,000 words while getting over being ill, subing at local schools and still looking for a university that will allow me to take 3 classes to finish the MBA... *deep breath*
9,476 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 17 23
KoP shouldnt count against us, its in PA. But I suppose that the Concord Mall is ok? which is good, cuz it has a chick-fil-a (althouth the other C mall Im not allowed to name is getting on in Thursday)
36,478 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 17 28
Good grief! PLEASE DON'T MENTION Christiana Mall (does this disqualify me for mentioning it? I hope not--I HATE THAT PLACE!); that place is scary and not at ALL like it used to be. Guess I'm getting old and remember the fun times when hanging out at the mall was cool--and not so confusing!
But I look forward to the challenge; I will do my best to reach 50K by November 30th. Good luck to both Delaware AND Mississippi writers!
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2005: The Pig Woman (6K words)
2006: Truth or Dare (14K words)
2007: -----
2008: The Chocolate Festival Murders (50,270 words)
35,423 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 19 03
Please.
We got this.
There is no way that we can lose this game.
Game on!
Go Delaware.
I don't want to wait an hour.
----------2006: The Chronicles of Ahlterra: Medari (winner)
2007: The Chronicles of Ahlterra: Kyrin(winner)
2008: The Chronicles of Ahlterra: The Devoted (winner)
2009: The Chronicles of Ahlterra: The Wandering
9,476 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 19 48
oh heck yeah! Our 90 wrimos can totally take your 120 wrimos!
Bring it on!
(10 minutes left!!)
28,257 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 19 55
Y'all northern folk don't quite seem to realize that we really don't have anything better to do here in good ol' Mississippi.
Not to mention, we've got state pride to uphold. Lots of pretty fantastic authors have come from here. We've got to make sure to keep that ideal going! Y'all don't stand a chance! Come on, Mississippi! Let's show these northerners what we're made of!
----------"The world is afraid of what they don't understand. That makes me one of the most intimidating women on the planet." ~ Elia Sindra, Captain of the Naiya
9,476 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 20 02
hey! Who you calling a Northerner?
Oh... I guess DE is north, isnt it? *sigh* I'm not in the South anymore.
oh well - in that case... us Northerners are gonna kick your butts!
25,132 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 20 13
Just shy of New York...pretty darn sure y'all are north. Unless we've been lied to all this time 'bout where Delaware is.
And as stated, we've got a reputation to live up to down here! *raises a rallying flag* C'mon, Mississippi! Let's take 'em!
----------"All I want to do is live my life without having to fear for someone killing me because of what I am. I can't help what my parents made me." - Tristol Baxlell
25,132 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 20 13
Aagh, double post. Stupid internet. *thwacks it*
----------"All I want to do is live my life without having to fear for someone killing me because of what I am. I can't help what my parents made me." - Tristol Baxlell
10,060 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2009 - 06 05
KoP shouldnt count against us, its in PA. But I suppose that the Concord Mall is ok? which is good, cuz it has a chick-fil-a (althouth the other C mall Im not allowed to name is getting on in Thursday)
It may be in PA but I use to go there when I lived in Delaware... I eat at that Chic-fil-a so many times when I lived there... alright lets kick their backside Mississippi
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Co-ML for Mississippi
75,000 words while getting over being ill, subing at local schools and still looking for a university that will allow me to take 3 classes to finish the MBA... *deep breath*
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Co-ML for Mississippi
75,000 words while getting over being ill, subing at local schools and still looking for a university that will allow me to take 3 classes to finish the MBA... *deep breath*
6,680 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2009 - 06 40
Today's Sunday dinner could feed the state of Delaware! Surely we can write more! :)
9,476 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2009 - 07 18
oh yay! Im hungry, send some dinner over this way! *winks* Feed my writing obsession.
8,153 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2009 - 12 38
Well, my eyes are dry and itchy so I'm taking a break...but will return to work and have a HUMONGUS word count for when I submit again later tonight! See if I don't!
----------Linda B. from MS
34,320 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2009 - 14 48
Well, I'm not up to "Humongous" word count yet, but thou are not alone in itchy eye syndrome.
----------9,476 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2009 - 14 51
I work for an optometrist, and he says "If you live in Mississippi and have itchy eyes while doing Nano, you need to stop and take a break. But if you live in Delaware, get back to work ya wuss!"
16,788 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 06 21
Oh, hello, Delaware. Ummm... Grrr? I'm not very good at this type of competition, so I'll just let the others handle it.
The word count things don't appear for me at work. Hmmmph.
----------Co-ML for Mississippi
25,132 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 07 20
Hey, at last update, we were 88,225 ahead! :D
----------"All I want to do is live my life without having to fear for someone killing me because of what I am. I can't help what my parents made me." - Tristol Baxlell
9,476 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 14 35
The word count things don't appear for me at work. Hmmmph.
The word count widgets arent working quite yet - its not just you *smiles*
16,788 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 16 55
I can't tell, because they wouldn't work at work anyway. They've got most online images of any sort blocked. But I'll keep an eye on it at home. ;-)
----------Co-ML for Mississippi
16,788 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 10 09
*evil grin*
Lookit that working widget.
Better pick up the pace, Delaware.
*runs*
(Numbers on both sides looking good so far, though! What good little writers we have on both sides.
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Co-ML for Mississippi
32,712 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 13 12
I see Delaware's winning....the words behind competition!
Go Mississippi! *flies her Faulkner flag*
----------2004: The Chronicles of Tenrai Amamori [DNF]
2005: Endless Timeline [won]
2006: Burn In My Light [won]
2007: The Book of Pallad [won]
2008: Reflections of Chance [won]
2009: The Other Side of the Sun [in progress]