Project Blog #3: Conveying the Get Incensed Style In 50 Words — Like Speed Chess, Only Harder .. And No, The Headline Doesn’t Count Because Then It Would Be Practically Impossible
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Get Incensed is a humor blog.
Savvy observers will note the website banner implies that we (me and the voices in my head) view humor as a tool – to be used righteously against those who deserve it and sheathed when appropriate.
It’s much the same philosophy I use for dating.
The blogtestant entries are beginning to roll in, so that means it is time to vote for your favorite! The reader poll counts for 5 points in the overall score. First place gets 3 points, second place 2, and third place 1. Each judge also gets 5 points to distribute as they want, and the person with the overall highest score WINS! So, your votes could determine the winner this week and the blogger who gets immunity in next week’s competition.
In this week’s challenge, blogtestants were asked to give us a post in just 50 words. If you played along, don’t forget to send Allison your link!
The blogtestants:
1. Winnie, Watching the View: “The State of the View Address”
2. Sally, Style Fix: “Deck My Halls with Lights, and Ornaments, and Shiny New Dresses”
3. Kate, Babylune: “Fifty Words on Babylune for Project Blog“
4. Mark, Get Incensed: “Conveying the Get Incensed Style…………….”
5. Kara, Colorado Review, “Stuck at Denver International Airport”
6. Cynthia
7. Jodie, Gossip on Sports, “The Supermodel Effect”
Blogtestants are listed above by time of post and below by their previous week’s points. They have until Friday at 8 AM to post! If you came here from one of their sites, I encourage you to check out the other entries before voting. You can vote once every 24 hours, and the polls officially close Tuesday at noon! Happy voting!
AND DON’T FORGET: After you vote, leave a comment here telling everyone who you’re voting for and why (it can be anonymous). Use a valid email address, because leaving a comment will put you in the running to win an awesome surprise prize from Reality on Bravo next week!
November 29th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
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November 29th, 2007 at 4:53 pm
Clever use of the title! (and why is the woman in your banner stabbing herself?)
November 29th, 2007 at 5:42 pm
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November 29th, 2007 at 5:58 pm
@Winnie
Some days you’re just a little more emo than others.
Actually, it’s a bit of an optical illusion, she’s really just resting and leaning on the sword.
November 29th, 2007 at 8:18 pm
That post is hilarious, as are your others I’ve seen. A dry, intelligent humor that makes me chuckle.
November 29th, 2007 at 10:30 pm
I came to your site … and voted for mine
Had your title been exactly 50 words, I might have considered sacrificing one of my self-supporting clicks.
November 30th, 2007 at 12:03 am
Yes, my stomach hurts from the laughter, but I stil felt compelled to vote for myself.
November 30th, 2007 at 11:38 am
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November 30th, 2007 at 3:16 pm
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November 30th, 2007 at 3:51 pm
Speed chess, clever humor, and dating: In other words, Checkmate Versus Matecheck. Or something like that, if I could come up with a not-corny pun.
November 30th, 2007 at 11:24 pm
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December 1st, 2007 at 4:00 am
Looking at the results so far, it seems that there might actually be something in a name. Winnie seems to be winning.
December 1st, 2007 at 3:11 pm
@Sally
And it would’ve been if I’d been a bit more clever enough to have thought up the idea. Brilliant.
@Jodie
A not-corny pun? Next thing you’ll tell me there’s a Santa Claus, too.
@Doug
Obviously, you’re not familiar with the “lull them into a false sense of security” strategy practiced by others such famous people as George Custer and Michael Dukakis.
December 1st, 2007 at 3:14 pm
@Jo
Thanks for visiting and thanks for the compliment.
@Kate
hehe! Guess we’re even.
December 2nd, 2007 at 11:21 am
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December 2nd, 2007 at 3:24 pm
Nice post Mark, you’ve got my vote! - You know, I’m still a bit “incensed” that no one spoke up for me when I was eliminated! I at least hoped that someone would say “hey - her post was good and creative (much like your title) - *sigh*”
December 2nd, 2007 at 9:12 pm
@Randi
Thanks for the vote. I’ve always enjoyed your stuff — both the 451 Press blogs as well as If You Can’t..
Take it from someone who’s done a ton of stand-up comedy, it’s almost impossible to figure out what people are going to like ahead of time. I’ve had bits I thought were “can’t miss” only to get on stage and have a the place sound like midnight in an Amish town square.
The only thing you can do is write what you like and are proud of and keep trying to improve.
I’m pretty sure you do that already, so I guess all I’m really saying is if you can enjoy your own work, that puts you ahead of a lot people in life.
I’m not sure when this comment turned into a Tony Robbins seminar, but that’s my 2 pesos, FWIW.
December 6th, 2007 at 9:57 am
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December 6th, 2007 at 11:27 am
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December 6th, 2007 at 7:06 pm
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