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Poll
Question: Sum up WWI in a tweet - and the nominees are...
Option 1: Gavrilo Princip the father of WW1 votes: 0
Option 2: Serb shoots wrong German.  Old World dissolves in blood, leaving a war we continue to fight. votes: 3
Option 3: "So the poor ol' ostrich died for nothing."  -Baldrick votes: 1
Option 4: The Great War That Wasn't Really All That Great votes: 0
Option 5: The war to end all wars...didn't. votes: 3
Option 6: FAMILY FEUD: Inbred Royals with Mobilized Armies edition. votes: 1
Option 7: We'll be home by Christmas. Didn't say which Christmas. votes: 4
Option 8: The powder keg ripe / Fat Prince rots in back of car / Hitler, Part Two, soon votes: 5
Title: To End All Wars contest archive thread
Post by: bayonetbrant on August 27, 2014, 11:24:51 AM
1. No purchase necessary to enter contest. Entries are limited to one (1) per person.  To enter, post your entry in the "Contest Entries" thread under "To End All Wars Giveaway" located at the http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=11044. Entries received by any other method (phone, fax, courier) or in any other format, will not be accepted. Contest commences on August 27, 2014 and closes on September 13, 2014 at midnight Eastern Standard Time.

2. This contest is open to all registered members of Grogheads.com, who are over eighteen (18) years of age. Employees, agents, representatives and members of Grogheads, LLC, as well as members of their immediate families and households, are not eligible for contest participation. Membership at Grogheads.com and participation in the contest is free. No purchase necessary.

3. There will be one (1) grand prize winner of the contest. The grand prize will consist of a free download key for one copy of "To End All Wars" as provided to GrogHeads.com by Slitherine, Ltd.  Winner will be notified by email and/or via private message through the Grogheads.com forum. If the winning entrant cannot be reached, or does not claim his/her prize within 48 hours of the selection date, or does not meet all the contest conditions, another entrant(s) will be selected from the remaining eligible entries.

4. The entrant who receives the most votes for his/her entry in the contest, as recorded with the "poll" feature in the GrogHeads.com forum, will be declared the winner.

5. Chances of winning are dependent on the total number of eligible entries received. This contest is subject to all federal, state, provincial and municipal laws and regulations and participation in the contest indicates acceptance of all contest rules and regulations. This contest is void where prohibited by law.

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Title: Re: To End All Wars contest archive thread
Post by: bayonetbrant on August 27, 2014, 11:31:15 AM
We're giving away a Steam Key for "To End All Wars"!

Here's the deal:

Sum up WWI in a tweet.  You get 140 characters, including spaces.

Post your entries in the thread for contest entries.

Limit of ONE ENTRY per person!  If you post multiple times, we will use the most recent entry.  So you can post multiple times, but you only get one entry.

We will collect all the entries and put them up for a vote among the GH forum members.  Highest vote total wins.  In the event of a tie, we will eliminate the non-tied entries, and let everyone vote on just the remaining entries.

ENTRIES MUST BE IN BY 10PM EDT, as date-stamped by our forums, on September 4th.
Voting will start on 9/5 and continue until 9/13, and we will announce the winner of 9/14.

You want more details?  Go read the legalese!
Title: Contest Entries for "To End All Wars"
Post by: bayonetbrant on August 27, 2014, 11:32:23 AM
Post your contest entries here:

"Sum up WWI in a tweet"

Contest entries posted anywhere else will be ignored.

GOOD LUCK!
Title: If You Can't See The Contest Entry Threads
Post by: bayonetbrant on August 27, 2014, 11:35:23 AM
You have to be a registered member of the forums to participate!  O0
Title: Re: Contest Entries for "To End All Wars"
Post by: Asid on August 27, 2014, 11:54:02 AM
"Gavrilo Princip the father of WW1"
Title: Re: Contest Entries for "To End All Wars"
Post by: Cyrano on August 27, 2014, 12:14:25 PM
Serb shoots wrong German.  Old World dissolves in blood, leaving a war we continue to fight.

Best,

Jim
"Cyrano"
:/7)
Title: Re: Contest Entries for "To End All Wars"
Post by: Silent Disapproval Robot on August 27, 2014, 01:39:36 PM
"So the poor ol' ostrich died for nothing."
                                              -Baldrick
Title: Re: Contest Entries for "To End All Wars"
Post by: Sir Slash on August 27, 2014, 01:48:33 PM
"The Great War That Wasn't Really All That Great"-- unless you're playing it now sitting on your ass dragging & dropping millions to their doom... I mean victory!!!
Title: Re: Contest Entries for "To End All Wars"
Post by: steve58 on August 27, 2014, 02:20:57 PM
The war to end all wars...didn't.
Title: Re: Contest Entries for "To End All Wars"
Post by: Martok on August 27, 2014, 02:39:52 PM
Quote from: Cyrano on August 27, 2014, 12:14:25 PM
Serb shoots wrong German. 
Ha! 

Very poetic, btw.  8) 

Title: Re: Contest Entries for "To End All Wars"
Post by: Staggerwing on August 27, 2014, 06:21:31 PM
FAMILY FEUD: Inbred Royals with Mobilized Armies edition.
Title: Re: Contest Entries for "To End All Wars"
Post by: mirth on August 27, 2014, 08:46:36 PM
We'll be home by Christmas. Didn't say which Christmas.
Title: Re: Contest Entries for "To End All Wars"
Post by: BanzaiCat on August 27, 2014, 08:56:08 PM
The powder keg ripe
Fat Prince rots in back of car
Hitler, Part Two, soon
Title: Re: Contest Entries for "To End All Wars"
Post by: mirth on August 27, 2014, 09:01:52 PM
^Haiku. Impressive.
Title: Re: Contest Entries for "To End All Wars"
Post by: Boggit on August 28, 2014, 06:06:11 AM
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on August 27, 2014, 01:39:36 PM
"So the poor ol' ostrich died for nothing."
                                              -Baldrick
Very funny :2funny:, but you should have put the youtube link up to give it full effect... and dammit, I can't find it for you - it was there....

This is the best context I could find at short notice -

[discussing how the war began]

Private Baldrick: I heard it started when some fella called Archie Duke shot an ostrich 'cos he was hungry.

Captain Blackadder: I think you mean that it started when the Arch Duke of Austro-Hungary got shot.

Private Baldrick: No, there was definitely an ostrich involved.



Whilst I loved that clip, this one is rather more poignant...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH3-Gt7mgyM&list=PLwCd_jgvjTjQzP7Q9REbcqJNJuyzhJzC0
Title: Re: Contest Entries for "To End All Wars"
Post by: undercovergeek on August 28, 2014, 09:06:18 AM
Quote from: Boggit on August 28, 2014, 06:06:11 AM
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on August 27, 2014, 01:39:36 PM


Whilst I loved that clip, this one is rather more poignant...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH3-Gt7mgyM&list=PLwCd_jgvjTjQzP7Q9REbcqJNJuyzhJzC0

i remember drinking and laughing with some guys from school when this episode was first shown, everyone commenting and talking, when this happened, total silence, noone knew what to say - speechless

still powerful
Title: Re: Contest Entries for "To End All Wars"
Post by: bayonetbrant on August 30, 2014, 09:21:41 PM
bump
Title: Re: To End All Wars contest archive thread
Post by: bayonetbrant on August 31, 2014, 12:24:59 PM
Don't forget to enter to win your own Steam Key for "To End All Wars"
Title: Re: Contest Entries for "To End All Wars"
Post by: Bison on August 31, 2014, 07:48:20 PM
Haiku and seemingly logical historical references.  Well I'm out of out of original ideas to complete.  I do believe that Common Core societal rules mandate we all receive participation trophies therefore we should all receive free keys to the game. :P
Title: Re: Contest Entries for "To End All Wars"
Post by: bayonetbrant on September 05, 2014, 07:13:47 AM
Contest Entries closed!
Title: Voting for "To End All Wars" Contest
Post by: bayonetbrant on September 05, 2014, 07:19:17 AM
You have to vote to see who's winning! :)

Voting closes on 9/13 and we'll announce the winner on 9/14

If there's a tie, then the non-tied entries will be eliminated, and we'll just put the tied ones up against each other.
Title: Re: Voting for "To End All Wars" Contest
Post by: bayonetbrant on September 05, 2014, 02:24:39 PM
y'all gotta vote for this to work...  sheesh
Title: Re: Voting for "To End All Wars" Contest
Post by: bayonetbrant on September 10, 2014, 02:55:44 PM
I suppose it's easier for y'all to vote when I make this thread visible, huh?
Title: Re: Voting for "To End All Wars" Contest
Post by: Martok on September 10, 2014, 03:04:34 PM
Only three days to vote??  What's the rush? 
Title: Re: Voting for "To End All Wars" Contest
Post by: bayonetbrant on September 10, 2014, 03:10:46 PM
Note that I started the thread on the 5th...  I'm an idiot and didn't make it visible for everyone else

let me check w/ legal to see about extending the voting
Title: Re: Voting for "To End All Wars" Contest
Post by: Martok on September 10, 2014, 04:37:57 PM
Ah, okay.  Yes, I see the problem... 
Title: Re: Voting for "To End All Wars" Contest
Post by: Staggerwing on September 10, 2014, 06:41:36 PM
Is it crass to vote for your own entry?
Title: Re: Voting for "To End All Wars" Contest
Post by: bayonetbrant on September 10, 2014, 07:27:10 PM
Only if its not the best one ;)
Title: Re: Voting for "To End All Wars" Contest
Post by: W8taminute on September 10, 2014, 07:45:47 PM
This was a tough poll to vote in because all those entries are superb.  Finally made up my mind though and cast a vote!
Title: Re: Voting for "To End All Wars" Contest
Post by: Staggerwing on September 10, 2014, 09:02:52 PM
Yeah, I ended up voting for one that was better than mine anyway.  O0
Title: Re: Voting for "To End All Wars" Contest
Post by: BanzaiCat on September 11, 2014, 10:56:53 AM
I have my own opinion as to what's best of course, so I voted for it.   :D
Title: Re: Voting for "To End All Wars" Contest
Post by: MetalDog on September 11, 2014, 11:32:01 PM
Three way tie for now!
Title: Re: Voting for "To End All Wars" Contest
Post by: bayonetbrant on September 16, 2014, 08:34:06 AM
Looks like we've got our winner - congrats Suicide Kitty!