Writer of 2012 - MVP AWARD!

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poohcarrot

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Writer of 2012 MVP AWARD

In all major competitions nowadays, the award of MVP (Most Valuable Player) is awarded to the competitor who has had the biggest impact on the tournament. It's a tradition, or an old charter, or something. :cool:

So without further ado, I would like to award the MVP to the writer of the story "The Puzzle." :dance:

The Puzzle

So I sat in my chair, the magazine stretched across my lap;
Only ten minutes given this time”, I pondered, clasping my pen tightly.
Dispelling all other thoughts from my mind, I would concentrate on the task before me.
Until I emerged victorious!
Kicking off, I placed the first, with the second soon following, and then the third......Time flew by!
Utilizing only one to nine, I would finish with just seconds to spare.......and then;

Suddenly I saw my error!
Using one twice!
C*ck!” I shouted.
Knowing I could never find the mistake in time, I screamed in rage;
SODUKU SUCKS!”

I must confess that even though I read this story on several occaisions, I spectacularly failed to notice its sheer inventive brilliance, with the first letters of each sentence spelling out the final line. :oops: Amazing! :clap: Jano also failed to spot this, for when she put it into a word document, she altered the lay-out, so instead of saying "SODUKU SUCKS" it said "I AM THE DAUGHTER OF SATAN" (or something a bit like that. :laugh:)

When this was brought to my attention (and rightly so) by the author, I apologised profusely and Jano restored it to its former glory. :p

So the writer of "The Puzzle" is hereby awarded the MVP in the Writer of 2012 competition.
:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

However, MVP on this occaision stands for "Mike Verily P*ssed-himself-laughing," because something suddenly dawned on me. :think: :eek:

This writer clearly has as twisted and devious a mind as Professor Moriarty riding a helter-skelter with a pocketful of corkscrews, but unfortunately has the spelling ability of an ant! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

SODUKU??! SODUKU??!
Shouldn't that be SUDOKU? :whistle: :whistle:
 

poohcarrot

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Sep 13, 2009
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#2
...so if the author is brave enough to reveal his/her true identity, before you can say, "Urgh! What is this cr*p?" a (now almost legendary) packet of shredded, dried curious squid from the Agatean Empire will be hurtling through the post to reward his/her truly heroic effort. :clap: :clap:

(pm me your address! :cool: )
 

Jan Van Quirm

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Nov 7, 2008
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#3
:clap: well done MVP - whoever you are. :laugh:

As for IAMTHEDAUGHTEROFSATAN incident - that was a formatting error because it was in a table with other drabbles and so the margins weren't long enough to have the lines kept entire (until I rectified matters). Unlike pooh I'd always noticed that there was a message in the layout ;)
 

poohcarrot

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Sep 13, 2009
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#4
Jan Van Quirm said:
:clap: well done MVP - whoever you are. :laugh:

As for IAMTHEDAUGHTEROFSATAN incident - that was a formatting error because it was in a table with other drabbles and so the margins weren't long enough to have the lines kept entire (until I rectified matters). Unlike pooh I'd always noticed that there was a message in the layout ;)
:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :laugh: :laugh:
 

deldaisy

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Oct 1, 2010
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Brisbane, Australia
#9
Yeah I want to know too......... 2 am huh? hmmmmmmmmm....... its 1:12am here now......

Flu... head exploding, nose dripping, cant be assed to think where it may be 2am now or anytime in the future. (New Zed?)
 

Penfold

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Dec 29, 2009
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#12
Ackseptanse Speech

Wel its tyme to addmit that the persson hoo can't* spel Sudoku is nun uther than myselph! In my deefense, I woz thinkin abowt crikkit at the tyme and a "soduku" is a allturnitiv naym for a "Carrom Ball".** Allso, Speling haz allways bean a probblem as mi manajer at the caseeno sed wen he sore mi rekord-keeping on the payperwerk.

Enyway, I am honord too reseeve this awawed and wood lyke too thaynk evrywon hoo took prat, espeshally Poo and Jan four awl there hard werk too mayk it the suksess it haz bean!

Wunse agane,
Thaynk-yoo awl.

Pinflod.*** :laugh:





* Had to be very careful spelling this one. :laugh:

** This is true! :eek:

*** Incidentally, this acceptance speech is 100 words long, discounting the appendixes. :laugh:
 

Batty

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Feb 17, 2009
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#13
Well Done, Penfold!

... If it's any consolation, I did realize that you had spelt 'soduku sucks', so all your hard effort wasn't wasted! ... Mind you, I couldn't open Jan or pooh's link, which is why I copied and pasted every poem to documents (to save chasing for them all over the thread) ... so spotting the wording was more obvious ...
:clap: :clap:
 

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