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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."
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 Posted - 03/06/2010 : 08:21:22
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We all love a cute cuddly penguin. No one more than our Se�n. So let's help them catch some fish with a catchy ditty as we join The March of the Penguins.
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: I acknowedge that what we're doing here is not Haiku in its purest form.
Check FWFR time (assuming the server is in England?).
Thanks to Benj for giving Movie Haiku Contest its own folder under Games!
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 03/06/2010 : 10:16:50
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"Open wide, Chickee?!
Mama's got fish glop." "Yuch! Where's
my chateaubriand!"
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Beanmimo 
"August review site"
Ireland
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Posted - 03/06/2010 : 14:47:43
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Emperors new Egg
No Vanilla or Jedward
but ice, ice, babies. |
Edited by - Beanmimo on 03/06/2010 14:51:46 |
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clay
"Viewer discretion is revised."
Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Posted - 03/06/2010 : 16:20:28
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The feet are the floor.
Down covered fat is the roof.
A nest: pure Penguin. |
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ChocolateLady 
"500 Chocolate Delights"
Israel
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Posted - 03/06/2010 : 19:42:52
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Antarctic birds get
an anthropomorphic film -
in French, sans dancing. |
Edited by - ChocolateLady on 05/06/2010 13:06:16 |
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 03/06/2010 : 19:59:17
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quote:
Originally posted by ChocolateLady
Arctic birds get an
anthropomorphic movie -
in French, sans dancing.
Arctic? Surely not ...
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bife
"Winners never quit ... fwfr ... "
Singapore
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Posted - 04/06/2010 : 04:24:41
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It's "Film of the Year"
Squeeks man dressed in penguin suit.
Sean proves he's no sheep
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
Israel
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Posted - 04/06/2010 : 08:35:45
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quote:
Originally posted by BaftaBabe
quote:
Originally posted by ChocolateLady
Arctic birds get an
anthropomorphic movie -
in French, sans dancing.
Arctic? Surely not ...
Why not? |
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Montgomery
"F**k!"
USA
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Posted - 04/06/2010 : 15:22:32
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quote:
Originally posted by ChocolateLady
Why not?
[/quote]
ANSWER:
Penguins live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere, mainly in Antarctica. There are no penguins living in the Arctic.
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Edited by - Montgomery on 04/06/2010 15:23:12 |
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Montgomery
"F**k!"
USA
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Posted - 04/06/2010 : 16:38:32
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If you have to march
for months, Morgan Freeman's voice
helps time pass faster.
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Edited by - Montgomery on 04/06/2010 16:38:56 |
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 04/06/2010 : 16:42:49
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quote:
Originally posted by Montgomery
quote:
Originally posted by ChocolateLady
Why not?
ANSWER:
Penguins live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere, mainly in Antarctica. There are no penguins living in the Arctic.
Thanks, Monty!
I'm sure you meant well, CL, but certainly the Emperor pengs in this film are southerners! In fact, if you investigate all the links you posted, you'll find they all confirm pengs do not live in the arctic. But I think you can re-jig your haiku ... in fact I'm sure you can! 
There are plenty of refs online, including:
http://www.athropolis.com/arctic-facts/fact-penguins.htm
Wikipedia
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Edited by - BaftaBaby on 04/06/2010 16:49:52 |
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
Israel
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Posted - 05/06/2010 : 13:04:22
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| Silly me, then. I'll fix it now. |
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MguyX
"X marks the spot"
United States
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Posted - 05/06/2010 : 17:25:28
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They take a long walk.
Orderly Antarctic mob;
formal way of life. |
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Sludge 
"Charlie Don't Serf!"
United States
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Posted - 08/06/2010 : 19:41:41
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Lonely 'top an egg
and also pretty darn cold
waiting for hubby
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Edited by - Sludge on 08/06/2010 19:44:52 |
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bife
"Winners never quit ... fwfr ... "
Singapore
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Posted - 09/06/2010 : 04:36:59
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Sludge
"Charlie Don't Serf!"
United States
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Posted - 09/06/2010 : 16:37:02
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| Voted with my happy feet. |
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Movie Haiku Contest #207: March of the Penguins
