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| Tweet Topic Started: Nov 13 2012, 01:12 PM (1,202 Views) | |
| CJ | Nov 13 2012, 01:12 PM Post #1 |
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Those of you who watch Have I Got News For You? will know that in the final round of the show, the contestants are shown news headlines with certain words blanked out, and the idea is to suggest what the missing words might be. This contest follows a similar format: I post one news headline, one quotation, and one well-known idiom with certain words blanked out, and the object is to fill the blanks in the funniest way you can (we don't care about getting what they originally said - that will often be easy enough to look up anyway !).Now, the boring bit where I list the rules:
So, here are the first three missing words. You don't have to enter all three at once; if you only have a good idea for one, that's fine, and you can enter the rest later (or even not at all): News headline: "_______ rises to 2.7%" Quotation: "I am not a _______" - Richard Nixon Idiom: "Don't put all your eggs in _______" Good luck! Edited by CJ, Nov 17 2012, 11:54 AM.
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| Pyrite | Nov 14 2012, 12:23 AM Post #2 |
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News headline: "Employement rises to 2.7%" |
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Nov 14 2012, 02:53 AM Post #3 |
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My one suggestion may to be to have one per category since there are three different options (instead of a total of nine guesses, I'm thinking three). Of course, this is just an idea. It's your call. |
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| CJ | Nov 14 2012, 02:56 AM Post #4 |
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We'll meet halfway, then. I'll set it to two. |
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Nov 14 2012, 02:55 PM Post #5 |
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It can only be one word for each, right? |
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| CJ | Nov 14 2012, 03:17 PM Post #6 |
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It doesn't have to be just one word, but try to keep it brief. For the first one, for example, something like "Train punctuality rate rises to 2.7%" would be fine, but "Passengers rejoice as train punctuality rate rises to 2.7%" would probably be too long. (I say 'probably'; if it is too long, I'll let you know at the time, and it won't count as one of your two entries in that category) |
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| Pyrite | Nov 15 2012, 12:05 AM Post #7 |
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Idiom: "Don't put all your eggs in the bin!" Quotation: "I am not a happy bunny" - Richard Nixon Edited by Pyrite, Nov 15 2012, 07:40 PM.
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| Pyrite | Nov 17 2012, 11:00 AM Post #8 |
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Come on guys! I don't want to win a red ribbon by being the only person to enter .Idiom: "Don't put all your eggs in Pokémon Day Care" |
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| CJ | Nov 17 2012, 11:55 AM Post #9 |
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It's awarded only if at least three people enter. That was supposed to be in the rules from the start, but for some reason, I forgot to put it in . It's in now, though. |
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Nov 18 2012, 01:20 AM Post #10 |
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"Don't put all your eggs in the co.cc domain." |
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| CJ | Nov 18 2012, 01:51 AM Post #11 |
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Nice entries: Just a bit of advanced notice: I'll close this in 22 hours. I would say 24, but I don't think I'll be awake then. |
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Nov 18 2012, 07:23 PM Post #12 |
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"I am not a ninja" "Propaganda rises to 2.7%" |
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| Pyrite | Nov 18 2012, 08:44 PM Post #13 |
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News headline: "Nick Clegg's popularity rises to 2.7%" Quotation: "I am not a Nazi" - Richard Nixon |
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| CJ | Nov 18 2012, 11:59 PM Post #14 |
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Some good entries here - and they weren't that easy to judge, but here are the winners: News headline: 1st: Daniel - "Nick Clegg's popularity rises to 2.7%" 2nd: Adam - "Propaganda rises to 2.7%" Quotation: 1st: Daniel - "I am not a happy bunny" - Richard Nixon 2nd: Adam - "I am not a ninja" - Richard Nixon (This was close - this category was the hardest to judge) Idiom: 1st: Adam - "Don't put all your eggs in the co.cc domain." (I loved this one!) 2nd: Daniel - "Don't put all your eggs in Pokémon Day Care" So, Daniel wins 40 points overall, while Adam wins 35. Congrats, Daniel! You get to do the next one. It doesn't have to be a news headline, quotation and idiom; it could be two news headlines and a quotation; three idioms; or even include something else altogether (like an advertising slogan). Whatever it is, I'll look forward to seeing what you come up with! |
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| Pyrite | Nov 19 2012, 12:48 PM Post #15 |
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Wow! I actually wasn't happy with either of my entries for the Richard Nixon quote (I also loved Adam's co.cc entry, I thought it was the best entry of the round). Anyway, here's the next three: Quote: "Please don’t call me arrogant, but I’m European champion and I think I’m a ________" - José Mourinho Idiom: "Look before you _______ " Advertising Slogan: "Ideas for ______ " If you didn't already know, the last one is the slogan for Panasonic. |
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| CJ | Nov 19 2012, 12:59 PM Post #16 |
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Quote: "Please don’t call me arrogant, but I’m European champion and I think I’m a demigod" - José Mourinho |
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Nov 19 2012, 03:19 PM Post #17 |
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May I make a suggestion? It might be easier if we give a common theme to go with these three entries, otherwise I'm personally lost. Like someone could say "ball" or "crown" and people would have to answer the three blanks along one of the said themes. That being said, "Please don’t call me arrogant, but I’m European champion and I think I’m a monument." Edited by thecostumedanceparty, Nov 19 2012, 03:26 PM.
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| CJ | Nov 19 2012, 03:41 PM Post #18 |
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That sounds quite limiting, really. It would probably make things harder, both for hosts and entrants. Besides, imposing a box inside which people have to think would take away the opportunity for great outside-the-box answers, like your answer about the co.cc domain in the previous round. |
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Nov 20 2012, 01:09 AM Post #19 |
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"Ideas for suppuration." |
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| CJ | Nov 23 2012, 12:39 AM Post #20 |
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Idiom: "Look before you cross the road." |
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Nov 23 2012, 08:12 PM Post #21 |
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"Ideas for kitchen factory." |
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| Pyrite | Nov 26 2012, 01:10 PM Post #22 |
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This one's overrun a bit (sorry about that). I liked all of the entries. Anyway, here are the results: Quote: 1st: Adam - "Please don’t call me arrogant, but I’m European champion and I think I’m a monument" - José Mourinho 2nd: CJ - "Please don’t call me arrogant, but I’m European champion and I think I’m a demigod" - José Mourinho Idiom: 1st: CJ - "Look before you cross the road" Advertising Slogan: 1st: Adam - "Ideas for kitchen factory" So Adam has 30 points, and CJ has 25 points. Congratulations, Adam! Your turn to do the next one. |
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| CJ | Nov 26 2012, 01:12 PM Post #23 |
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Congrats, Adam! Congrats, Adam ! Congrats, Adam !
Edited by CJ, Nov 26 2012, 01:13 PM.
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Nov 26 2012, 02:37 PM Post #24 |
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Thanks, guys. Here's the new ones (I adjusted one to fit the context): Quotation: "It is not in the stars to hold our destiny, but in _______" - William Shakespeare Advertising Slogan: "How many licks does it take to get to the center of a _______?" - Tootsie Roll pops (adjusted a bit to fit the context) Idiom: "Iron in the ______" Edited by thecostumedanceparty, Nov 26 2012, 02:38 PM.
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| Pyrite | Nov 26 2012, 03:09 PM Post #25 |
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Quotation: "It is not in the stars to hold our destiny, but in 42" - William Shakespeare |
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| CJ | Nov 26 2012, 03:17 PM Post #26 |
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Advertising Slogan: "How many licks does it take to get to the center of a political scandal?" |
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| Pyrite | Nov 26 2012, 03:19 PM Post #27 |
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Advertising Slogan: "How many licks does it take to get to the center of a UN conference?"
Edited by Pyrite, Nov 26 2012, 03:19 PM.
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| CJ | Nov 26 2012, 03:21 PM Post #28 |
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Quotation: "It is not in the stars to hold our destiny, but in Chuck Norris" - William Shakespeare (I myself think that Chuck Norris jokes are annoyingly over-used, so that makes me a hypocrite )Or, one for the Apple fanboys: Quotation: "It is not in the stars to hold our destiny, but in Steve Jobs" - William Shakespeare |
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| Pyrite | Nov 26 2012, 03:29 PM Post #29 |
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Quotation: "It is not in the stars to hold our destiny, but in The Coffee House" - William Shakespeare Couldn't resist. |
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Nov 26 2012, 10:28 PM Post #30 |
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Some good entries so far, this will be tough to decide. |
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. It's in now, though.
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