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Sal[Au]pian 
"Four ever European"
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 Posted - 03/28/2007 : 14:04:51
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In F.W.F.R. lore, there is the story of a great challenge, a struggle bewteen pioneers such as noncentz and MguyX. The gauntlet was thrown down to write the shortest review possible. Eventually, noncentz triumphed with the magnificent "Fin" (although I don't love this review quite as much as I did, due to the increasing influence of modern F.W.F.R. standards on my preferences).
I thought it would be a nice idea to lay down another challenge, and then hopefully several more. The current submission limitations lend themselves to spending a lot more time coming up with each review, and many people have expressed the view that quality levels have declined.
I would like to put forward alliteration for the first challenge. This is because alliterative reviews generally do not get many votes, and so coming up with special ones would be a good achievement.
People are more than welcome to post their existing reviews, although I rather more have in mind trying to think of new ones. I think that people should only post those they consider their best, not just all the ones they have.
This will be a completely open-ended challenge, due to the delay in approvals and the fact that inspiration does not come at will. Good luck!  |
Edited by - Sal[Au]pian on 02/20/2010 22:04:49 |
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Ali 
"Those aren't pillows."
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Posted - 03/28/2007 : 14:42:00
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Here is my first entry for the alliteration (or, if you like, Ali-teration) round:
Shhhhh...
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Edited by - Ali on 03/30/2007 14:44:12 |
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Sal[Au]pian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 03/28/2007 : 14:47:03
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| That already had my vote, I'm afraid. |
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Yukon
"Co-editor of FWFR book"
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Posted - 03/28/2007 : 14:50:39
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I like this idea Sal.
I think one of the toughest reviews to write is four rhyming words.
I think I've only done it once in a review for Se7en.
My review refers to the scene at the end of the movie when Brad Pitt finds out what's in the package. (My review isn't a spoiler, however, there are many other reviews that are spoliers so try not to let your eyes wander too much. My review is in the top left corner.)
http://www.fwfr.com/display.asp?sort=2&id=394&Mode=&Rows=100&Start=6&do= |
Edited by - Yukon on 03/29/2007 03:41:46 |
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MM0rkeleb 
"Better than HBO."
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Beanmimo
"August review site"
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Posted - 03/28/2007 : 15:57:47
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I didn't just pick these ones cause of the letter M, it just happens that the rest of them may be alliteration.
Yeah or nay? |
Edited by - Beanmimo on 03/30/2007 16:54:30 |
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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 03/28/2007 : 16:13:26
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Originally posted by Salopian
That already had my vote, I'm afraid.
Mine too!
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 03/28/2007 : 16:16:29
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Originally posted by M0rkeleb
Excellent! I LOVE alliterative reviews - it's my favorite way to give a review a little extra something, and I can rarely resist voting on them.
Here are two favorites from my stable:
One which additionally consists of only monosyllables.
A triple alliteration.
Can anyone come up with a quadruple alliteration?
M0rkey ... isn't this the link you want?
And your "triple" seems to be a quadruple ... unless I'm missing something?!
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Sal[Au]pian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 03/28/2007 : 16:27:14
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Originally posted by Yukon
I think one of the toughest reviews to write is four rhyming words.
I know that rhymes by definition contain alliteration, but I was more thinking that they could have a later challenge of their own. |
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leXXVIycaution
"Long mired in film"
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Posted - 03/28/2007 : 16:44:05
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I have quite a few fourworders, in fact the first review that I ever wrote (second submitted) was an alliterative one.
Nun better than this one for The Sound of Music. |
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RockGolf
"1500+ reviews. 1 joke."
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Posted - 03/28/2007 : 16:56:36
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I've got a quad that also matches the movie. It's for V For Vendetta.
It's additionally a propos, because in the original comics, all the chapters were words starting with V. |
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MM0rkeleb
"Better than HBO."
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Posted - 03/28/2007 : 17:24:45
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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
M0rkey ... isn't this the link you want?
Not really. When I made my links, I wanted my review in the middle in case things move around.
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And your "triple" seems to be a quadruple ... unless I'm missing something?!
Ah, this one seems to have confused. By triple, I meant the first three letters of each word are the same. To my mind, to be a full alliteration, all the words have to start with the same letter - otherwise, it's a partial alliteration (some of which can also be pretty neat).
As an example, I would call this one a half double alliteration - the words are divided into half, with each half being a double alliteration.
So my challenge for a quadruple alliteration requires a review where every word begins with the same sequence of four letters.
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leXXVIycaution
"Long mired in film"
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Posted - 03/28/2007 : 17:44:06
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Originally posted by M0rkeleb
Excellent! I LOVE alliterative reviews - it's my favorite way to give a review a little extra something, and I can rarely resist voting on them.
Here are two favorites from my stable:
One which additionally consists of only monosyllables.
A triple alliteration.
Can anyone come up with a quadruple alliteration?
Neither of your links is giving me your review.
Found your Demon Seed review, however.. Good news--I had already voted. Bad news--I can't vote again. |
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Tori
"I don't get it...."
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Posted - 03/28/2007 : 17:48:07
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Tori
"I don't get it...."
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F.W.F.R.ers' challenge 1: alliteration
