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A Race For The Americas! Winner Takes All
- Thread starter pedecter
- Start date
Going Fast...
Sorry boys,
This is what you are going to look all the time...
A Big White Tail!!!
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Sorry boys,
This is what you are going to look all the time...
A Big White Tail!!!
.
Oh, no - am I too late?!?!?
I know I'm getting a late start, but I think I'm ready to go...
...but I should warn you guys, I'm a pro - I've been snail racing since I was about that high -
...and I'm not even going to use my motorized snail this time
I know I'm getting a late start, but I think I'm ready to go...
...but I should warn you guys, I'm a pro - I've been snail racing since I was about that high -
...and I'm not even going to use my motorized snail this time
- 16/11/08
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To the Distinguished Entrants of Pedecter's Race For the Americas Contest:
On the last evening of this contest, pedecter asked me to assist him in choosing a winner for this contest. He as much as admitted that the reason was that, despite his insistence to the contrary, he really had gone gay for all you guys, and as such, could not be trusted to impartially choose a winner.
Of course, I was honored to be able to participate (even though it apparently meant that I'd gone all lesbian and would not be similarly biased). I even thought that I might be an ideal jury, having not checked into this thread until tonight, so I had no preconceived favorites as yet. Mind you, as soon as I took my first peek into the thread, I realized that judging would be no simple task. For one thing, you are, as you know, but far too modest to admit, a fantastically creative and original panel of entrants. And perhaps more importantly, I was completely baffled for at least the first twenty posts or so as to exactly what you were actually supposed to come up with (after post twenty, I decided that it didn't really matter).
So after careful perusal of all of the entries, here are the results.
Third Runner Up: acharria, post #42, for using the color scheme to suck up to the admins and mods (although I have no idea where ped's posts went, and can't help him there) and for his continuous commitment to safety with the emphasis on helmet use (mind you, helmets tend to be a lot more helpful if they're actually worn during the race).
http://forum.replica-watch.info/vb/showthread.php/race-for-americas-winner-takes-49286p9
Second Runner Up: avenger007 for post #82, not so much for his bionic snail, but more for the poster of the stoned snail beneath it. It's important to remember what can happen when a well-raised snail starts hanging out with the wrong crowd.
http://forum.replica-watch.info/vb/showthread.php/race-for-americas-winner-takes-49286p17
First Runner Up (and entrant who will assume the Grand Prize if, for any reason, the chosen winner is unable to fulfill his duties as Grand Prize winner, or if he, you know, gets stripped of his crown because it is later discovered that he posed nude for Penthouse in his misguided youth): JellyJoe's post #6, in which he depicts the construction of his frankensnail. This was an early favorite of mine, and remained unbeatable for most of the thread. I like a man who comparison shops.
http://forum.replica-watch.info/vb/showthread.php/race-for-americas-winner-takes-49286p2
Grand Prize winner: theLoveofBotham's entries in posts #81 and #85 took the prize owing to the original design, the ridiculously talented graphics display, impeccable grammar (hey, it was ped who said that I use that as a criterion), and the simple fact that it left me sufficiently in suspense that I, in fact, wanted to see what Prototype Version Three would be.
http://forum.replica-watch.info/vb/showthread.php/race-for-americas-winner-takes-49286p17
A very special thank you must also go out to acharria, for the Original Snail that inspired all of this madness.
Congratulations to all of the winners!
AHW
On the last evening of this contest, pedecter asked me to assist him in choosing a winner for this contest. He as much as admitted that the reason was that, despite his insistence to the contrary, he really had gone gay for all you guys, and as such, could not be trusted to impartially choose a winner.
Of course, I was honored to be able to participate (even though it apparently meant that I'd gone all lesbian and would not be similarly biased). I even thought that I might be an ideal jury, having not checked into this thread until tonight, so I had no preconceived favorites as yet. Mind you, as soon as I took my first peek into the thread, I realized that judging would be no simple task. For one thing, you are, as you know, but far too modest to admit, a fantastically creative and original panel of entrants. And perhaps more importantly, I was completely baffled for at least the first twenty posts or so as to exactly what you were actually supposed to come up with (after post twenty, I decided that it didn't really matter).
So after careful perusal of all of the entries, here are the results.
Third Runner Up: acharria, post #42, for using the color scheme to suck up to the admins and mods (although I have no idea where ped's posts went, and can't help him there) and for his continuous commitment to safety with the emphasis on helmet use (mind you, helmets tend to be a lot more helpful if they're actually worn during the race).
http://forum.replica-watch.info/vb/showthread.php/race-for-americas-winner-takes-49286p9
Second Runner Up: avenger007 for post #82, not so much for his bionic snail, but more for the poster of the stoned snail beneath it. It's important to remember what can happen when a well-raised snail starts hanging out with the wrong crowd.
http://forum.replica-watch.info/vb/showthread.php/race-for-americas-winner-takes-49286p17
First Runner Up (and entrant who will assume the Grand Prize if, for any reason, the chosen winner is unable to fulfill his duties as Grand Prize winner, or if he, you know, gets stripped of his crown because it is later discovered that he posed nude for Penthouse in his misguided youth): JellyJoe's post #6, in which he depicts the construction of his frankensnail. This was an early favorite of mine, and remained unbeatable for most of the thread. I like a man who comparison shops.
http://forum.replica-watch.info/vb/showthread.php/race-for-americas-winner-takes-49286p2
Grand Prize winner: theLoveofBotham's entries in posts #81 and #85 took the prize owing to the original design, the ridiculously talented graphics display, impeccable grammar (hey, it was ped who said that I use that as a criterion), and the simple fact that it left me sufficiently in suspense that I, in fact, wanted to see what Prototype Version Three would be.
http://forum.replica-watch.info/vb/showthread.php/race-for-americas-winner-takes-49286p17
A very special thank you must also go out to acharria, for the Original Snail that inspired all of this madness.
Congratulations to all of the winners!
AHW
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Congrats, Loveham! It's an honor to be mentioned with the fine participants here. (Not really....but I'll take what I can get.) Thanks to Pedecter for sponsoring a great contest. This one was a blast.
Mobius
I'm Pretty Popular
Congrats to the winners! I had a lot of fun jeering....I mean cheering you on! LOL! Great job ped and ahw on a really fun contest!
Wow guys, what can I say?!?
:notworthy::notworthy:
*Goes into Oscar acceptance speech mode*
I want to thank Ped for a great idea for a great competition. Such an original idea always makes me want to draw - I did it for the laughs, not the watch!
AHW, for being the judge of such a tough competition (this thread has made me laugh out loud at work - thanks everyone!) and her kind and eloquent words.
But lastly, to ach - for keeping snails. You, my friend, are a twisted genius!
To everyone; thanks for making this place such a pleasure to hang out. And no, I didn't go all gay on you guys.
:notworthy::notworthy:
*Goes into Oscar acceptance speech mode*
I want to thank Ped for a great idea for a great competition. Such an original idea always makes me want to draw - I did it for the laughs, not the watch!
AHW, for being the judge of such a tough competition (this thread has made me laugh out loud at work - thanks everyone!) and her kind and eloquent words.
But lastly, to ach - for keeping snails. You, my friend, are a twisted genius!
To everyone; thanks for making this place such a pleasure to hang out. And no, I didn't go all gay on you guys.
Winner takes all...
TheLoveOfBotham AKA LoveHam...
Congratulations my friend, you did an outstanding job drawing the Silent Killers Team, Team which before you, were trained Ninja snails and you get them into the 21 century warfare.
Really a remarkable work and kindly words..
Wear it well my friend..
TheLoveOfBotham AKA LoveHam...
Congratulations my friend, you did an outstanding job drawing the Silent Killers Team, Team which before you, were trained Ninja snails and you get them into the 21 century warfare.
Really a remarkable work and kindly words..
Wear it well my friend..
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