THIS MEANS WAR! The 5th 2000ad Online Short Story Competition.

[Paul faplad Finch]

Very nice Hamster. Had me grinning like a loon throughout.

[locustsofdeath!]

Yes there have been a few ;augh-out-louders. I feel like a pretentious bastard now with my last few entries... .

[Kerrin]

Don't be daft Locust.

That was class Hamster, almost Godpletonian in it's barking madness.

[Alski]

I felt the spirit of Bill The Gaalactic Hero looking over my shoulder as I wrote it.

[Kerrin]

Ah, dear old Bill. What a man. What a cape.

[Roger Godpleton]

If I don't win this time I'm honestly going to fucking murder someone.

[Kerrin]

That's the funniest part.

[Alski]

If I don't win this time I'm honestly going to fucking murder someone.

You are John Smith and I claim my five galactic groats...

[locustsofdeath!]

I am actually really excited for the voting thread. Always a pleasure to read the entires one after the other. You know, a few of you may have done yourselves in with excellent multiple entries...!

[Kerrin]

Contestants. You have four hours. Four hours remaining. Thankyou.

Bumper crop of stories this month men, I'll make a start on the voting thread straight after the comp finishes at 8pm.

That is all. Dismissed.

[Alski]

SO many stories...

Will you list them on teh front page of the voting thread? That would help.

[Kerrin]

Why not, let's give it a try. Not all of them are titled, it's not a requirement, so some of them will be just name and number.

[Kerrin]

Stand down! Stand down! Exercise over. Make all writing implements safe and return all unused adjectives.

Well done men, you have beaten and abused the language into retreat and secured a resounding victory for board based short fiction. Get yourselves a brew and standby for the voting thread.

DOUBLE AWAY!

[locustsofdeath!]

Ah Kerrin, my favorite parts of the comp are your lyrical intros and outros. You must write these things ahead of time  !

[Rio De Fideldo]

Bugger. I thought the closing date was the 18th. I provaricated (?) so long I thought I still had time. never mind. I'll be rading all the entries and voting accordingly. Is it my imagination or are these comps getting more and more popular?