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Sludge 
"Charlie Don't Serf!"
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 Posted - 06/16/2010 : 21:00:05
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Pre-empting America's foreclosure crisis,
House of Sand and Fog
is a poignant modern tragedy. Wonderful performances all around were punctuated by that of Shohreh Aghdashloo, whose sensitive portrayal of the Iranian housewife Nadi earned an academy award nomination and thrust her into western consciousness.
The Rules
The first line of a haiku poem has five syllables.
The second line of a haiku poem has seven syllables.
The third, and final, line of a haiku poem has five syllables.
The Movie Haiku Contest (MHC) is open to every member of the FWFR site.
To enter, all you have to do is think of a Haiku for the current movie, then post into the current thread. Simple as that. Also, haikus may be risque, but nothing explicit please.
Only one entry per person as per The Blevins Rule. However, you are allowed to edit your existing entry until 9pm Tuesday FWFR time. *
Voting.
If you have entered the MHC, then you have to vote. If you do not vote, you'll lose 3 points from your total. This could mean the difference between the adoration and envy of your fellow Fwiffers or being the feckless butt of our jokes!
You do not have to enter an MHC to vote. Vote away. It'll be like a lurker vote!
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For each round, you get to vote for your three favourite MHC. The voting is as follows:
3 pts Stalean
2 pts Conan
1 pt Benj (Gotta get a jab in here at Benj on account he confessed that haikus aren't his thing. Stay tuned for "movie limericks.")
not
1) AC
2) GHcool
3) thefoxboy
As I will not know if AC gets 1 vote or AC is your favourite for 3 votes.
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You cannot vote for yourself.
You can vote for the previous winner
You vote by sending the currently designated Haiku Meister your votes in a PM (Private Message) here.
You may vote only once.
When the voting deadline ends (9pm Wednesday FWFR time), the votes are tallied and the top three places are announced.
*After winners are announced, the floor is open for posting of alternate Movie Haikus under that topic heading.
The winner then gets to make an acceptance speech, and choose the movie for the next MHC contest. The winner will post the new movie as a new topic under Movie Haikus in this format:
Movie Haiku Contest: Movie Title
(Acknowledgement: FWTO after which these rules are modeled.)
Note for academic purists: What we're doing here is not Haiku in its purest form (unless Cheese_Ed has another one up his sleeve).
Check FWFR time (assuming the server is in England?).
PM me, Sludge with votes.
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ChocolateLady 
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 06/17/2010 : 05:37:16
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A house, a home or
just a state of mind? And then,
Gandhi rests his case.
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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 06/17/2010 : 18:58:01
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Kathy knows only
Death and taxes are certain.
She's paid her taxes.
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ci�nas 
"hands down"
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Posted - 06/18/2010 : 10:39:01
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jen�s not holding it
together � ben can�t let go �
hangs on for dear life
(Fantastic movie.)
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Sludge
"Charlie Don't Serf!"
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Posted - 06/18/2010 : 14:37:10
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That new family
was once very neighborly.
Now, I'd 'pass' on tea. |
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clay 
"Viewer discretion is revised."
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Posted - 06/21/2010 : 00:43:45
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Default, for closure,
Lies not in our errant stars
But in where we dwell. |
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 06/22/2010 : 12:53:58
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| The fog cleared, the sand shifted and I voted - on the house! |
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Sludge
"Charlie Don't Serf!"
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Posted - 06/23/2010 : 00:02:43
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NOTICE OF SEIZURE OF PROPERTY AND INTENT TO FORFEIT
TO: BaftaBabe (an alias) and Clay (an alias)
ADDRESS(S): www.fwfr.com and/or www.fourwordfilmreview.com and/or www.fwfr.co.uk
You are notified that on June 22nd or 23rd, 2010, the following property valued at less than $50,000.00 was seized by SLUDGE (Law Enforcement Agency), pursuant to Public Act 368 of 1978, amended, being MCL 333.7521, et seq. The property to be forfeited is described as:
Haiku #209 Award (votes pending)
If you claim an interest in this property, you must do the following within 1 day after receiving this notice:
1. File a written claim at the address Haiku Contest #209: House of Sand and Fog, indicating your interest in the property;
2. You must post a bond with the agency of SLUDGE, which will be used to cover costs and expenses.
You must post the amount which is checked below:
__XXX__ If the seized property value is $2,500.00 or less, you must provide your votes for the referenced contest to SLUDGE.
_____ If the seized property value is greater than $2,500.00, but less than $50,000.00, you must post ten percent (10%) of the value to-wit: _____________.
If you do not file a claim and post a bond within 20 days after receiving this notice, the listed property will be forfeited.
If you lose your court case and any or all of the listed property is forfeited, you must pay all actual costs and expenses of the forfeiture proceeding.
Date: _____June 22, 2010_____
By: _______Sludge________
Signature of Serving Officer |
Edited by - Sludge on 06/23/2010 00:14:26 |
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 06/23/2010 : 00:23:23
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I keep paying and paying and you keep promising the debt's been erased, you cad and bounder. Should know by now never to trust a realtor. I voted. You can't kick me out. I voted!!
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clay
"Viewer discretion is revised."
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Posted - 06/23/2010 : 00:28:56
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Sludgehammer, you'll be hearing from my solicitor, not to mention my dog, who will be exercising her Squatter's Rights on your front lawn.
Voted! |
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Sludge
"Charlie Don't Serf!"
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Posted - 06/23/2010 : 16:32:03
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RESULTS
Well, this sure is democratic.
TIED FOR 3RD with 4 POINTS EACH,
Chocolate Lady (3 1)
BaftaBabe (2 2)
Lamhasuas (2 1 1)
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In 2nd, but still losing the house, with -7- points
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SLUDGE (3 2 1 1)
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The leader by far, winning the game AND crapping on my lawn,
CLAY!!!!
-11- points (3 3 3 2)
Clay, really nice work here. Please pick a film that has not been chosen before for Haiku #210. |
Edited by - Sludge on 06/23/2010 16:33:45 |
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clay
"Viewer discretion is revised."
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Posted - 06/23/2010 : 16:59:32
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Thank you, Sludge, and thanks for the votes, folks. I'm proud to be in such august, inventive company.
I will peruse and choose our next subject a little later today... |
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