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The Official (for now) Toronto War Thread
TEN HUT!
CALLING ALL PANDAS!
This year we've declared war on Toronto! We need to show dem-even-more-northern-than-yankees we know how to write! And donate! And write and donate a lot! We're battling against toronto for highest total word count and highest total donations. It's a total war with those ToNaNos.
Use this thread for smack talk, the loving kind, both Pandas and ToNaNos (who clearly need some kind of mascot. How about a Snowman?)
Maybe our first order of smack should be suggesting mascots for Toronto? :D
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Check your NaNoLanta twitter, Matt. :) We've got a mascot about to be rolled out for our new mentorship program... ToNaNo Manatees!
And Atlanta is so going down in this year's word war!
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TO be fair, I got that after I posed this thread :D And can't edit. I like the idea of Maple Leafs. Sure, overdone, but as puppynme2 says, pandas eat leaves. nomomom.
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Ah, the editing-ban strikes again! No worries, just wanted to make sure you'd seen it :)
And ToNaNo will not be eaten!! Our Attack!Manatees will cuddle you first!
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Okay, glitchy site. That second response was to Matt's "To be fair..." comment. :P
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Wait, who's cuddling whom now? :)
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Manatees? In Canada? They don't like the cold. $20 bucks (we'll go with Canadian dollars since I think your money is worth more at this point) says your mascot is begging our Panda for a hug and a blanket by the end of Week 1.
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I'd say manatees are just as suited to Toronto as pandas are to foraging in Atlanta :P
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We've got pandas in our zoo at least!
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At least we have Pandas at Zoo Atlanta and not one of them was waving a white flag to protest our climate last weekend. They were too busy contentedly munching on their bamboo leaves.
I suspect if there is a manatee in an aquarium somewhere in Toronto (and I demand a pic!) he's probably etching "Help Me" in the frost on his windows.
You're really sticking with a manatee as mascot? Okay, I'm off to check the African regions to see if they've gone with a Polar Bear or Penguin to help them beat the heat in the Sahara.
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Wait, are there even any asians in your group? :D
Speaking of Pandas, I always think Genma Saotome. That's why I like them.
And did you know they are considering a Ranma 1/2 live action TV show? So very cool. :D
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I have only one thing to say to that.
Also, Toronto is still going down.
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What, you're calling me fat again, aren't you. :)
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I borrowed that link for my manatee post. Thanks! :D
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...From a native Floridian, can I ask why manatees?
Do you particularly enjoy being hit by boats?
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The explanation is here. :)
And, really? They're such friendly, loving souls, and you're going to go with "hit by boats" as the defining characteristic of manatees? As a Florida visitor who has met manatees in the wild, I'm deeply disappointed.
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Oh. Lookie here. Toronto finally got a thread going.
Let's all go say hi.
http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/10471
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I just did! An old online friend just posted there too, so I said hi! :D
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NOT moose. Anything else is fair game.
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Polar bear, of course. The bears can duke it out.
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Well, as long as they don't pick the Maple Leaf. There's already one team in Toronto with that name and a losing tradition ;)
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Haha, good one. Tell me, RuncibleSpoon, how's that NHL team doing down at Phillips Arena anyway?
(Go Jets Go!)
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I thought their mascot was Queen Elizabeth? She's on the money, right? Since her grandson is in California, I say we have major leverage over the Canadians since possession is 9/10s of our law and we aren't afraid to use it or him.
If any Nano writer in Toronto updates a word count, that's it! Gloves are off! Ft. McPherson here in GA makes a call to the CA base. Prince Harry's Apache training route will now buzz every Toronto writer's sacred space throughout the month of November.
Good Luck to all and Go Pandas! (Leafs----it's what Pandas choose for dinner :D)
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Hahahahaha
Yeah, the Queen...You see, she and the rest of the royal British family has absolutely no power over Canada. And in our ethnically diverse city, we don't really care much for what she or her grandson thinks (the Royal family has no power other than symbolic power!), although we do think she is ADORABLE. That is why she is on our colourful 20$ bills! :D
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Greetings from the Great White North:
I sense smack talk. :)
The manatee is a short but dull story and not the official mascot so far as I am aware.
For the record, if we chose the Leaf Mascot (as in Toronto Maple Hockey) ... I will become a free agent.
Still ... I think even without an official mascot, we are due to give you (y'all?) a run for your money. :)
Love,
RedParrot
(Go habs go)
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You're on! :D
Please don't choose a leaf. Pandas by nature eat leaves so it's really a self fulfilling losing so badly even your mama won't give you love prophecy.
But I got to love the parrot. Another Canadian with a tropical animal! I'll give you a free laugh even though it may get me tossed from my adopted region but Atlanta closed down for a week last January when we got 6 inches of the white stuff. When you pick yourself up off the floor from laughing, realize that I got a week off from work because of it. I've still not stopped smiling and I hope for more this coming winter. The cold makes for good writing weather, y'all!
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LOL ... it never occurred to me until you mentionned it re the tropical animal deal. Maybe we're trying hard to cast against type? Or perhaps a longing for what we don't have? We are spiritual creatures and the embodiment of seeking that which we dream of?
Or maybe it's just that there's only so many times you can be a bonne homme, a polar bear or an ootpik. For the love of god, every one of them is the colour of freaking snow.
:)
I have to say ... loving lurking in Atlanta-land ... you (y'all) do some very very cool nano stuff. I'm watching and learning and happy to call you worthy word war adversaries!
Love,
RedParrot
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And manatees are the color of dirty snow... :P
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Raquelin:
That is ... hysterical. :D
Embarassing, but hysterical ... :D
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It's a good thing our Wikiwrimo page can't compete with yours.
Oh wait :D
(psst, hint hint ;) )
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I'm guessing it helps that one of your MLs runs the wiki site! :P
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Well, to be fair, she ran wikiwrimo before MLhood.
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For well over a year before MLhood, in fact. The regional directory is still somewhat new, so naturally regions I'm familiar with (and people I know are familiar with) are going to get articles first. ;)
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Anyone can sign up and edit pages though :D (Well, anyone that isn't a spambot or a troll.) Sushi isn't the one that did most of the Atlanta page >_>
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Duly noted!
TBH, I didn't know wikiwrimo existed (or maybe had heard of it but never actually visited?) until you linked to it above :P
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Most people don't for some reason, so we've been trying to get it out there. The regions especially need a lot of work. So I figured you guys would like the chance to make yours more awesome than all the redlinked ones. We must have worthy rivals, after all! ;)
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That's all well and good, you know typing up a page or so on your city and strutting it about
(though admittedly the one line for toronto is kind of sad by comparison)but we've got out very own splendiferous webpage, with all events and pretty pictures, and ML bios and more importantly A CHAT! <--- seriously, come spend you time at the chat! It's tons of fun and it's all the better todistract you guys....make new friends with! -grins-- Morbid
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I think after the last time our chat invaded yours, we'll hold off a bit.
Bunny had to set the room to +m and not let any of us speak.
I don't think you're ready for this jelly.
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Oh dear, are you serious? The problem with chat is that _I_ am in it doing my best to expunge the most verbal diarrhea this side of the solar system. :D
No matter how much you think you Pandas can be annoying, I will still be able to top you. :D
There's a reason Deathbot kills me.
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I signed up! I signed up!
I wanted to put up a page where I could list every song written about Nanowrimo. And then I didn't know where to put it. Ah well.
But I did go the "wanted" page, and man, was THAT overwhelming. I then retreated to the front page and started looking for lolcats, but eventually gave up. :D
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Ooh. Excellent idea. Sushi will be able to tag it with a proper category (or make one up).
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Oooh, Errol. I like this idea. List of songs about NaNoWriMo, maybe?
I can categorize it myself later. :)
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Yes, it was a list of songs about NaNoWriMo. A thread was already started so I was hoping to take what was in that thread and put up links. :D
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And now you can write the Toronto page, too! So I don't have to! Yippee!
*giddy, delegating ML backflip*
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No way man, if _I_ wrote the Toronto page, I would write about how much you pick on poor Errol and how everyone needs to buy him coffee and chips.
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Okeydoke! I made a page! I don't know where to put it though...
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Yay, thank you so much! I'm putting it under Lists for now. Other categories can be figured out later. :)
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Huzzah! Thanks! :D
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I'm not usually one for bringing up historical facts, but for this Word War, I'll just leave a date...
OCTOBER 1992!
...Enough said. ;)
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Wait a minute, HL. You do realize a lot of these people weren't born yet. On both sides.
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That's actually really scary... that means I'm getting old :(
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Have you passed twenty yet, Tabs? :D
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Yes, Errol... 5 1/2 years ago :P
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What? No. Say it isn't so...
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Seriously?
Our mascot should be the Narwhal.
NARWHAL! :D
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Errol: You're not helping!!
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Yes, Narwhals are very cool. :D
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I have a song about narwhals.
At least Manatee would be easier to rhyme than narwhal... Or panda... maybe...
I still think Genma Saotome. So cool.
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Narwhals are cool.
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I think more people will get it over here -
WORD WAR OF NORTHERN AGGRESSION!
/settles in with her stolen Southern wife and prepares for WAR
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Um, that army never made it past Pennsylvania (see Gettysburg) in the last war so good luck crossing that border if by some miracle you make it through Upstate NY and Buffalo and continue your march on down. I should warn you we have orders to slash and burn on sight (Sherman taught us well) and I see dangling participles and split infinitives clogging the Niagra River as they are edited and lost forever from your word count....
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I think butchcraft is misquoting the wrong war. Instead of citing the American Civil War, she should refer to the War of 1812. That would be the one where British forces "assisted" in giving the White House it's name. ;)
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Oh, well, word to the wise, I think Britain and its former principalities are 0-it ain't never gonna happen ever in war victories against the USA. We've been kicking royal butt since 1776. Nanowrimo 2011 is just another notch on the totem pole.
As for the White House, I think most Americans at this point in politics consider it our God given inalienable American right to burn down the White House again ourselves and start over. Most of us would start with Congress first though.
That's really not a legitimate threat. You'd just save us the match and we do like our bonfires. We'll add your word count to the blaze. Marshmallows and hot dogs ready!
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Wow, when you go to FLAT view... it looks like I've...
Completely abused the rule about double posting.
My excuse was that I was replying to threads! THAT'S MY EXCUSE! IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE DOUBLE POSTING AT ALL!
This is how I got in trouble with Chicago about a few years back. I posted in every one of their threads. I've learned not to spam other regions threads. I got a time out. You seriously cannot fathom how annoying I can be.
Just ask any Toronto member.
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I have a vague idea poo bear.
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Heh, yes, I poo a lot. Are you reading my comics or something? :D
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Oh oh! This reminds me of a joke:
A bear and a rabbit are both taking a crap in the woods. The bear looks over at the rabbit with a panged look on his face and asks, "Does poo stick to your fur?"
The rabbit responds with a confused look, "No."
The bear then grabs the rabbit and wipes his butt with him.
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Atlanta is going down so hard that Tenessee and Florida are going to feel the impact of Toronto's crushing blow.
That is all.
(PS Manatees PWN Panda Bears)
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All this delusion. No wonder Americans get their drugs from Canada. It must be good stuff.
Actually, if Georgia fell you'd probably only take Alabama down but I don't think the rest of America would miss them.
(Sorry! Sorry! Not meaning to declare war on a third region but the LSU-Bama game is only a week away. Geaux Tigers!)
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Oh, the drugs we get here are faaannnttasssstic. Plus you know, you 'Mericans don't even have real beer! And you say 'Ya'll'. :P
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The Milwaukee region is stampeding across the border as we type over that beer remark.
Oh and only the Southerners say y'all (note correct spelling). When you get really good, all y'all is even better. Try saying that across your border up North and you would get a really funny look from the Northerners. Trust me, when I go home to Philly I've gotten it before I went back to speaking all proper like with 'yous guys' instead.
And BTW, any country that makes a word out of 'Eh' shouldn't really be talking about the English language now. :p
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Pfft. It's common knowledge that only Newfies say 'Eh'. Most Canadians do not ;)
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Er, I say 'eh'. :D
Although, seriously, I don't think any of us should be bragging about the English language. Seriously. :D
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So do I...in fact I say i t quite a lot when I'm at a loss for intelligent comments. But hey, if we add 'eh' to the end of every sentence we write, that one more word than you guys...what with the condensing of words and dropping of vowels!
Also...hello ERROL, haven't talked to you all year!
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That's because you're a snobbers, morbid. :D
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Actually, we all write in the Midwestern accent in our novels, just to throw you guys off.
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Waffle House > Tim Hortons.
Enough said.
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Oh, oh, you did not just go there.
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Poutine > Freedom Fries
Sorry.. uh, couldn't come up with anything else...
My house mate turned me into a coffee snob. Sad state of affairs...
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Om noms... now I want poutine.
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I have to admit I don't even know where you guys are on a map.
I do know where kentucky is though, now that someone showed me that little picture of the chicken.
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Look for the Peach! We're above the Orange, next to the Palmetto tree and below Dolly Parton which is just under your Chicken.
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See? A chicken!
Oooohhhh, I see where you guys are now... underneath the plate.
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Oh! Look! Errol! Something shiny in the corner! Go see what it is! :D
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I think that's florida... :)
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If you think that looks like a chicken, you should come down here and see what they really look like :D
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It's a fun pictoral mnemonic to remember where Kentucky is!
Admittedly, I have no idea what the other states are.
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I like it! It's especially funny when you think of KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken). Col Sanders must be rolling knowing his state is a chicken. You could probably sell that to KFC for some real advertising money.
I only hope the word count is as good as the geography. I may take a day off now during November....
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*laugh* that's not my pic. :D I found it on the internet! :D
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Aren't we supposed to be trash talking in this thread? Fine.
OUR ML IS CRAZIER THAN YOURS!
Wait, whom are we supposed to be trash talking?
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Word counts? I'll start...
Starting Tuesday, Pandas shall rise atop their grand mountain of words that shall dwarf the pitiful excuse of a tally that will come from our Northern neighbors. I hereby contribute a virtual box of tissues for your tears as you weep at the awesomeness that is the Pandas of Atlanta!
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Oh! Uh, ok.
Starting Tuesday, I shall assault you with a ferocity of nonsense the likes you have never experienced and the barrage of idiocy from my lips shall not only cause much weeping and gnashing of teeth but you shall feel compelled to never ever utter my name in morbid fear that this would summon the horror upon each of your souls.
You will beg for Deathbot to manifest itself in your forums.
But that salvation will never come.
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The drugs ARE good up there! If I didn't need to focus for the next 30 days, I'd demand you share!
I shall counter your Deathbot with my own solemn ritual. I am now marking the name "errol" on 30 note cards that I shall burn in effigy each November morning. I shall say a silent prayer for your writing soul since I am not a heartless Panda and I will respectfully offer you up to the low wordcount gods at sunrise each day. I was going to throw 30 darts at the Ontario province of my North American map as a warm up for my writing arm each day but somehow I now find this more fulfilling.
And besides, it's cold up there and you and your manatee could use the heat....:o)
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Oh, just in case you didn't know, Deathbot is a bot in our chat room.
It has two purposes, one is to facilitate word wars.
It's first prime directive was to kill me.
30 Note cards burnt in effigy? That's only once per day.
Pfft, you can't hold a candle to what my own teammates do to me. ;D You will have to try harder. In fact, I think there are a number of novels throughout the year that have my death in it. Spanning pages. They loathe me.
That's why I'm here. :D
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I don't know, Errol. I'm Sicilian. My people invented the body count. I could become very creative with your virtual death:
Errol drowning under the pages of my Nanowrimo manuscript.
Errol being fed to the Georgia Aquarium's pirranha tank.
Zoo Atlanta Pandas muching on Errol. I have a membership. It could be done and I might like the jail time.
Oh, the gory possibilities and it's Halloween! I shall spend my final weekend observing horror films for inspiration. Errol's in trouble.......
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Oh!
Feel free to add:
https://github.com/slangley/deathbot/blob/master/deathlist.txt
That's Deathbot's deathlist. :D
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GRRR lack of edit:
Deathbot's Deathlist
So you don't have to cut and paste...
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Oh, btw, I'm Filipino.
My people are good at... being conquered. :D
They also like eating, dancing, and karaoke...
I could become very creative with my virtual dying... I guess...
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If only that were true.
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Do YOU work with our ML.
No. I have.
Number of ML's for Toronto Last year - 3
Now? Two and no returning.
You, on the other hand, have a whole multitude of ML's dying to do your bidding and worshiping the very keys you type on.
:D I think Vix is going to kill me.
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Actually, Errol, I think I'm one of the very few people who hasn't yet killed you in a novel.
I may have become immune to you with prolonged, small-dosage exposure.
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I thought you said "Smell-dosage"
And then I was all like - "What? I don't smell? That much... I think. Well, today I smell like fried food or something, went out for Japanese. But I don't smell! Unless... it's been a month since I changed my pants. And then my wife has to force me to change them. But I like it when she forces me out of my clothes... and then we reach a realm where I've crossed the line again..."
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I'm also one of the few that has not killed Errol is in a novel :P
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You will seriously doubt the veracity of that claim once November starts and the MLs start writing >____>
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Yep. You haven't seen anything yet. >.>
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*Salutes Matt*
Reporting for duty, SIR!
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Hello MaatRising! Yay! Someone else in the thread! :D