Your ML's have been diligent in your honor this fall! One of our many cool surprises for you this year is a partnership with the Portland Region Novelists! We had a conversation with the guys and gals over there and are now fighting for our right to claim we're the best! If you guys decide you want to do it, they have challenged us to a duel of words!
This is not just any duel, it's a Word War Extravaganza! Anyone who wants to do this (on both sides) will have their words counted at the end of November in order to show who, between Portland and Vancouver is the most awesome at word count! Portland did pretty well last year. And they have a new ML this year, so that means they may have some hidden tricks up their sleeves. But we too have a new ML this year, and I'm certain our bag of tricks will kick their bag's butt!
What do you say guys? You up to the challenge?
Do you know what the Municipal Liaison from Portland told me? She told me that she was going to beat me in word count this year! I'm not going to stand for that! There's no way she's going to beat me. There's no way they can beat us!
Lets show them what we've got!
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27,067 / 50,000
Sep 29, 2008 - 09 10
Count me in for the challenge!
Carissa
33,271 / 50,000
Sep 29, 2008 - 11 10
I'm definitely in. Match me up with a Portlander and we'll see which side of the river is wordier. :p
Can we call this "The Battle of the Bridges?"
32,556 / 50,000
Sep 29, 2008 - 15 07
Portland has suggested that instead of matching person-to-person (because of the size difference) we should instead do a word war average. Team's average word count per person. It would bridge the gap! Also, they seem to like the Battle of the Bridges title.
0 / 50,000
Okt 3, 2008 - 16 50
I am sooooo on board. Woot woot and down with portland!!!
32,556 / 50,000
Okt 3, 2008 - 18 05
Thanks Ris! You rock my socks!
32,556 / 50,000
Okt 3, 2008 - 18 08
Tally2! You rock as well! Thanks for volunteering.
839 / 50,000
Okt 4, 2008 - 07 55
Oh, I'm so in! Any chance to show Portland that Vancouver kicks their butts!
9,116 / 50,000
Okt 10, 2008 - 05 55
Sounds like much fun, I'm definitely in!
50,766 / 50,000
Okt 13, 2008 - 15 07
Totally count me in.
Thanks for organizing this!
/innowen
32,556 / 50,000
Okt 13, 2008 - 22 53
We love kicking portlands butt! If only Vancouver had a pro-sports team as well. We'd totally beat some bum.
50,766 / 50,000
Okt 15, 2008 - 22 23
We totally need bowling shirts. :)
/innowen
32,556 / 50,000
Okt 16, 2008 - 00 03
That'd be awesome.
We can pick a team name, and nicknames to put on the backs of our shirts. But be careful, the shoes are slippery.
20,200 / 50,000
Okt 29, 2008 - 21 29
Poor punks won't know what hit them. After all, we need to fill our own Powell's worth, don't we?
32,556 / 50,000
Okt 29, 2008 - 23 17
Ohhhh! I just got a Nano-Mail message from one of the Portland ML's and THEY THINK THEY'RE GOING TO WIN! PFFT!
We definitely cannot have that.
41,474 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2008 - 23 48
Definitely count me in too.
27,233 / 50,000
Nov 11, 2008 - 11 34
*Dons her rainbow striped sweatband and matching wristbands*
I guess I'll jump on this bandwagon!
Come on Coovians!
*Performs a hamstring stretch and then attempts to touch her toes*
30,002 / 50,000
Nov 11, 2008 - 16 06
Count me in too!
23,327 / 50,000
Nov 11, 2008 - 17 39
LOL! I laughed a lot when I read this thread. Count me in too! I'd like to show them that Vancouver is just as "weird" as Portland and that we'll bury them in a mountain of our words!