Christmas/Hanukkah Short Contest

[Kwvillen]

CHRISTMAS/HANUKKAH/KWANZAA/OR COMPARABLE - HOLIDAY SHORT CONTEST

I thought it would be fun to host a Holiday Short Contest for anyone who's interested.

Contest Rules:

- The short must have a Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or comparable Holiday Theme. But if you are feeling super festive and would like to incorporate all Holidays, into one short, go for it. The more the merrier. Get it? Merrier...

- Only one entry per person [no resubmissions of previous short entries]. Any genre is acceptable.

- Five page maximum.

[Any entrants submitting a short with more than 5 pages will be automatically disqualified].

- The top three winning shorts will be judged by fellow Done Dealers on the familiar 3 point system:

3Pts. - Your number 1 pick.
2Pts. - Your number 2 pick.
1Pt. - Your number 3 pick.

- The shorts will be posted here no later than December 15, 11:59pm.
[Any entrants submitting later than December 15, will be disqualified].

- When I recieve all of the shorts I will create a new thread where judging will commensurate:


[So PLEASE do not begin judging the shorts until I compile all of the entries on a separate "voting thread" after the deadline of December 15, 2006].

PRIZES:

Bragging rights.

[Unless someone would like to offer a little more: ].

KWV

P.S. - I hope that a lot of people participate, since I think that Done Deal needs some Holiday Cheer, esp. lately.

[Fortean]

Originally Posted by Kwvillen

Contest Rules:
- The short must have a Christmas OR Hanukkah Theme. But if you are feeling super festive and would like to incorporate both Holidays, into one short, go for it. The more the merrier. Get it? Merrier...

As one of those godless atheists, who dreads the festive insanity of the masses at the end of the year, I'll complain, right now, that you've neglected that marvellous secular holiday, Kwanzaa, celebrated by many African-Americans, (tho we're all supposedly descended from Africans, thus we may all feel a bit of kinship, however distant our family relations).

"Merry Christmas!" "Happy Hanukkah!" Pshaw! I'll take my delight, confounding the rascals, by responding, "Habari gani?"

[Kwvillen]

I did an edit, Fortean, since I aim to please:

KWV

P.S. - I don't know EVERY Holiday, so if I missed one, just post your Holiday Short and have fun.

[OzFade]

Maybe a prize could be somebody/dd'ers donating something like a hard to get script they have or something?

[Harbinger]

Originally Posted by OzFade

Maybe a prize could be somebody/dd'ers donating something like a hard to get script they have or something?

Or a kidney.

Either way, I'm game.

Although don't expect some jolly portly santa, happy dancing elves thing. I don't do festive (at least story wise).

Think dead festering santa corpse wedged in the chimney since last christmas and you'll get the general theme of my entry.

Still, we celebrate xmas in different ways.

Now.....where's that broom?.....the house is really beginning to smell.

EDIT: ohhh and 'Captain Contests Kev', where was your entry in the action shorts challenge? Eh? Ehh?

EDIT2: Like the avatar K, TNBC is the best animated film EVER. Altogether now...

'What's this?
What's this?
I can't believe my eyes.
What's this.......etc etc.

Or

'And since I am dead
I can take off my head
To recite shakespearian quotation
No animal or man
Can scream like I can
At the fury of my recitation.


Great stuff!

...........I'm a TNBC geek....I've been outed!

[Kwvillen]

Harbinger: Think dead festering santa corpse wedged in the chimney since last christmas and you'll get the general theme of my entry.

I wouldn't expect anything less, from you, Harbinger: And I'm glad you like my avatar - I love TNBC too, one of my all time favorites! Kick Ass Classic!
Can't wait to read your entry, along with these other fine folks:

I came in late on the action contest: Guess I'll have to wait for another time on that one.

KWV

[OzFade]

Harbinger you ass I was thinking along the same lines...harkening back to Phoebe Cates story from Gremlins.

[Harbinger]

Originally Posted by OzFade

Harbinger you ass I was thinking along the same lines...harkening back to Phoebe Cates story from Gremlins.

BINGO! YATSEE!

That was exactly what was going through my head when I wrote that.

That story chilled me to the bone as a kid. Especially the way it's filmed. Shivers down the spine!

But truth be told, my entry won't be anything like that.

My initial thought is based round a violent Elf revolution agains Santa's tyrannous reign! I'm thinking Holly leaf torture, bondage with christmas lights and violation with sharpened candy canes!

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......................................anyone got the number of a good therapist?

[OzFade]

Hmm...I might write a magical realism peice to keep me in the zone...let me think.

[Mark Somers]

Hey KW, great idea. Can I submit what I wrote last year for the Winter Solstice contest?

Can we enter more than once?

Can I use crayon? I like crayon. It's the only thing they'll let me use here.