Competition: Round Eleven

maggiethecat · October 2, 2003

You may already be a Winner!

I'm taking the Smackdown to the people.

I see great writing here every day just by reading your posts, and you're going unrewarded for all that brilliance, wit, and hard-hitting Food Journalism. Also, I suspect that many of you are too busy, too bashful or too damn lazy to show off your writing chops here at the Smackdown, where they belong.

I'll be keeping a list of the terrific material that you've been posting, and award prizes to the Top Three Literary Posts over the next couple of weeks. My fellow judges, JAZ and Dave the Cook, will also be on the alert, and I hereby announce that I expect lots of PMs from them. And from you! I can't be everywhere and still go through the motions of having a normal life, so if you spot something particularly tasty, please send it my way.

Self-nomination is just fine.

Deadline: Midnight, October 12th.

maggiethecat · October 16, 2003

Obviously, the deadline for this Smackdown has come and gone; in fact the Dark Lady was revelling in Raleigh and didn't get back until Monday afternoon.

So I'm extending the competition until midnight October 18th. Be brilliant!

Schneier · October 16, 2003

Isn't pithy good enough?

Bruce

MatthewB · October 16, 2003

I nominate Guajolote's current sig line sans pic.

Edit: spellin'

Edited October 16, 2003 by MatthewB (log)

guajolote · October 16, 2003

I nominate Gualojote's current sig line sans pic.

I nominate the pic :raz:

maggiethecat · October 16, 2003

Bruce: Pith works too, as long as it's Brilliant Pith!

Matthew: I love it too.

Dean: I'll deal with you in Grand Rapids. :angry:

foodie52 · October 19, 2003

Jaymes' bio has to win something.....

Marlene · October 19, 2003

Jaymes' bio has to win something.....

Oh yeah? Then so should mine :blink:

Schneier · October 19, 2003

Bruce: Pith works too, as long as it's Brilliant Pith!

I'll get my Pith Helmet.

Al_Dente · October 20, 2003

18th has come and gone...

maggiethecat · October 20, 2003

18th has come and gone...

I am forwarding the winners this afternoon, my sharp-eyed friend! The 18th was spent at The Heartland gathering in Grand Rapids, and your Moderator is guilty of serious dereliction of duty. (She figured sobriety would be useful when making a reasoned decision, and waited! :wacko: )

Al_Dente · October 22, 2003

18th has come and gone...
I am forwarding the winners this afternoon, my sharp-eyed friend! The 18th was spent at The Heartland gathering in Grand Rapids, and your Moderator is guilty of serious dereliction of duty. (She figured sobriety would be useful when making a reasoned decision, and waited! )

18th has come and gone...

maggiethecat · October 22, 2003

The winners have been chosen. I am waiting for the publisher to find time to get them on the Front Page...will nag him--er, remind him-- now.

Get your buns over to the current competition and be fuckin' brilliant. Now.

Thanks,

Betty

Fat Guy · October 22, 2003

We're working on the announcements. Look for the first one tomorrow.

Varmint · October 22, 2003

Yeah, leave Fat Guy alone. He's busy making movies for Pringles.

Al_Dente · October 23, 2003

"Blondie" just made me aware I've been honored.

Thanks for the recognition! It made it worth being scarred for life by that experience :raz:

maggiethecat · October 23, 2003

"Blondie" just made me aware I've been honored.
Thanks for the recognition! It made it worth being scarred for life by that experience

"Al:"

The one day you didn't check. :raz:

Yes, you may brag in bars about winning a major literary competition! Babes love that kind of thing.

Now, maybe you could find a haggis thread and discuss bagpipers?

Congrats,

"Betty"

Al_Dente · October 23, 2003

Yes, you may brag in bars about winning a major literary competition! Babes love that kind of thing.

I'll be sure to try this out this weekend. Maybe I'll get one of those big cheap trucker's baseball caps with "Literary Genius" and the eGullet logo emblazoned above the brim.

Schneier · October 23, 2003

I'm confused. The link talks about a third place win, but not about second or first place.

What's the deal?

Bruce

maggiethecat · October 23, 2003

second or first place.

The suspense is still building, Bruce. These prizes are TBA.

snowangel · October 24, 2003

Yes, you may brag in bars about winning a major literary competition! Babes love that kind of thing.

Speaking from experience, this is not true if the winner is a 46-year old babe with three kids. I tried it.

Schneier · October 24, 2003

second or first place.

The suspense is still building, Bruce. These prizes are TBA.

Oh, I get it. Build suspense. Build it slowly. Slowly and slowly....zzzzzzz....

What?

Was there something going on?

Al_Dente · October 24, 2003

Well done, Snowangel!

snowangel · October 24, 2003

Thanks. Re-reading it made me wistful for the cabin. Only 7 months give or take a few days. Peter wll begin the countdown in early February.

maggiethecat · October 24, 2003

Yes, you may brag in bars about winning a major literary competition! Babes love that kind of thing.

Speaking from experience, this is not true if the winner is a 46-year old babe with three kids. I tried it.

Snowangel: Give it another try this weekend! :smile:

We're all looking forward to next summer's Cabin Diary.

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