I've a little extra creative energy to burn off before Nano, so I've got a game for the funniest of wrimos.
If you take the superficial moral of Romeo & Juliet, always tell your parents what's on your mind no matter how hard it is. That's boring, I think the real moral of the story is always insist on an IQ test when you pick a priest.
Can you think of any misinterpreted morals?
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The mind can be a playground if you use it.
Planning progress: I know that it's set in a hotel.
20,920 / 50,000
Okt 27, 2008 - 19 45
Story: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Moral: When breaking into somebody's home, don't fall asleep on their bed.
Story: Cinderella
Moral: If the shoe fits, wear it.
Story: The Matrix
Moral: Special effects are cool!
Story: Titanic
Moral: Don't go on boats.
46,691 / 50,000
Okt 27, 2008 - 20 04
The moral of The Lord of The Rings is that if you destroy a bad person's prized possession, they will commit suicide.
----------The mind can be a playground if you use it.
Planning progress: I know that it's set in a hotel.
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Okt 28, 2008 - 05 30
Apocalypse Now-War's cool, cuz they give you all sorts of drugs and neatly lit rooms, and you get to play groovy German music and ride in helicopters and make things go BOOM!
Gone With the Wind-Morality is a waste of time, as Scarlett found out in the end. If she had just discarded her outdated morals and kidnapped Rhett three hours earlier, the Civil War would never have happened, and the South would never have been destroyed.
Forrest Gump-Talking to stupid people is always a bad idea.
Finding Nemo-There are plenty of fish in the sea, so if you lose one it's no big deal.
-EC
-----------Edward Conway
"Dao Ka Xing"
50,258 / 50,000
Okt 28, 2008 - 08 26
Honey I Shrunk the Kids - Don't play baseball
50,034 / 50,000
Okt 29, 2008 - 04 34
Titanic - go to the bathroom before the movie starts.
Star Wars - There's literally one woman for you in the universe. if it turns out to be your sister you'd better become a monk.
24,273 / 50,000
Okt 30, 2008 - 04 08
excuse my bitterness - I'm torturing myself with the twilight saga as we speak
twilight - being untalented and completely unspecial will not stop hot looking, mythical creatures fighting for/over you.
bonus points for being especially pathetic include complete sets of just as talented friends on whichever side you choose.
----------curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought her back
50,243 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2008 - 04 09
Eregon and Harry Potter: Orphans are super-powerful and magical!
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Stephanie Bryant
http://www.mortaine.com/blog
NaNo08: Getting Buried in Vegas.
"When all else fails, add zombies."
54,090 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2008 - 19 31
The Wizard of Oz: There's no place like home, and you shouldn't let your kids do acid. They'll have whacked out dreams.
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Nov 4, 2008 - 16 12
Interview with a Vampire: Don't fall in love with vampires.
Twilight: DO fall in love with vampires.
It's a vicious cycle.
----------No matter what happens, I love you, Rosette.
Love forever and for always, even if eternity ends.
As long as you still want it, my heart belongs to you.
50,638 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2008 - 12 16
Heh-heh, these are all very clever and hilarious. XD Here are some I managed to distract myself with:
High School Musical 3: Senior Year - We're all in this together...until we go off to separate colleges.
The Holiday - Everyone needs to have a good cry, even people who can't.
Rush Hour 3 - Americans kill for no reason. They also make sequels for no reason.
:D
----------~Nyachu
52,172 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2008 - 12 31
Avengers (1998 version): Teddy bear criminals make patrons leave theatres.
Beloved: "Oprah ego-stroking project." Or, "Oprah: Lonely Emmy ISO Oscar."
Wall-E: "Technology will fix everything. Don't change your habits."
Red Belt: It's not enough to be able to kick the crap out of everyone, you have to do it with style.
Sound of Music: Rich families always have a way out of the worst situations.
My Fair Lady: Having heart, cheer and compassion is meaningless to get up in life. You have to toe the line or you'll die dirty, unloved and unwanted in the gutter.
(Why, no, I'm not cynical at all. Why do you ask?)
----------Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
NaNo 2007: Life at 25 (50,000+ words reached)
NaNo 2008: The Emperor's New Thorn (50,000+ words reached)
4,267 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2008 - 12 53
The Little Mermaid Why yes I will give up my kingdom, my voice and compromise the order of my world just for the first pretty human I saw.
Just at the top of my head, but I will come up with more.
Disney Giving us Mary-Sues since 1937.
Harry Potter Redheads pwn everyone.
50,191 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2008 - 14 13
Pride and Prejudice - 'No' really means 'Yes'
Good Omens - being swapped at birth can save the universe, oh - and always wear gunpowder under your clothes in case you're burnt at the stake
King Lear - never, _ever_ have children.
----------Title: Still haven't got one
Genre: Fantasy/Noir/Comedy
Body Count: 3, well one's just a finger and a lot of blood...
50,859 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2008 - 22 12
300- history was awesome
18,379 / 50,000
Nov 9, 2008 - 00 53
Starship Troopers: All hail our alien overlords!
V for Vendetta: Violence solves EVERYTHING.
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Nov 9, 2008 - 00 55
Twilight: DO fall in love with vampires.
It's a vicious cycle.
best... ever.
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Nov 9, 2008 - 05 26
grease: change your personality completely for the first self-centred asshole who gropes you on the beach - no one wants a good girl.
i always thought that was a stupid movie, lesson-wise. ]:
46,691 / 50,000
Nov 13, 2008 - 08 55
Anything by Dickens: If you're a male over the age of 13, you are evil, get used to it.
----------The mind can be a playground if you use it.
Planning progress: I know that it's set in a hotel.
50,045 / 50,000
Nov 16, 2008 - 21 15
the grapes of wrath: if you're starving, just look for a nursing mother.
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Nov 19, 2008 - 15 16
lol, this is a pretty funny thread... Here are my tries:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - While seven old men living alone in the forest won't touch you, a handsome prince who could have anything he wants will come check you out while you're asleep and vulnerable.
----------Mulan - No matter how pretty you are, as long as you cut your hair and lower your voice, you can totally get away with claiming to be a man.
Johnny the Homicidal Maniac - Go ahead and kill people brutally, you'll be able to get away with anything as long as you don't try to hide what you're doing.
Richard III - People with deformities are after one thing - revenge against the world.
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2007 - Awaken - Winner - 77921
2008 - No Hero - Winner - 80,126
2008 - Zombie Story - To be determined
Stand up for what you believe in, even if it means standing alone.
20,920 / 50,000
Nov 19, 2008 - 21 08
Aladdin-When a crazy old man tells you to walk into a giant talking lion head, do it! You could find a genie.
An American Tail-There are no cats in America, except for all of those cats in America. But that's okay, because some of them pretend to be mice.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory-Never eat out of a chocolate river, or chew experimental gum, or want things, or jump into a teleporter machine, but drinking soda that makes you float is okay, as long as you promise to give back the candy at the end.
50,188 / 50,000
Nov 20, 2008 - 00 43
@AlwaysBeingDifferent: About that last one; read the book instead of watching the movie.
Hmm...
The Merchant Of Venice: Money > revenge.
Chicago: Don't pay your cheating murderess wife's legal fees.
Lord Of The Flies: Don't wander about on your own at night.
A Series Of Unfortunate Events: The only way to obtain riches is to obsessively hunt down orphans.
----------NaNoWriMo 2008 - Tranquillity (Sci-Fi/Adventure/Humour/YA?) WON!
20,920 / 50,000
Nov 20, 2008 - 09 47
That wouldn't be as funny, would it?
50,868 / 50,000
Nov 21, 2008 - 11 01
The Matrix - Cooler shades wins out
The Chronicles of Narnia - Sometimes in life one needs to stay in the closet (someone come up with a better closet reference)
Mamma Mia - How to invent the 2nd worst movie for a guy to attend (after Leo (puke) De (ugh) Caprio in..the Ti...(bang))
50,083 / 50,000
Nov 26, 2008 - 12 53
Pirates of the Caribbean: pirates may steal, cheat, lie, pillage, plunder, and sack, but they never get caught for long, and death is never permanent
Ender's Game: if you torture squirrels, you will eventually become president of the world
Pocahontas: historical accuracy is unimportant, and white guys are way more exciting than Indian warriors (I actually like Pocahontas, and the musical score is way underrated and way awesome, because Alan Menken is cool like that)
Sweeny Todd (broadway version is way better than the movie): human meat pies are really delicious, and revenge is profitable
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Well, that was fun.
----------I wrote 1131 words in 30 minutes with Dr. Wicked's "Write or Die."
You can, too.
53,129 / 50,000
Nov 26, 2008 - 17 18
Mamma Mia - the worst singer gets the wife.
----------Quantum of Solace - blow up everything in sight and everything will be explained to you.
The Incredibles - If the cape fits, don't wear it.
Dune - If you are the ruler of the known universe, issue orders from as far away from where the action is as possible. Or Never depend on one resource alone.
Star Wars - If you are a tyrant, terraform all desert planets immediately, or you'll lose your throne.
Percussus resurgio
NaNoWriMo History: 2008 - Keldostri Acaleros (Won - 53129 words)
50,057 / 50,000
Nov 28, 2008 - 09 36
The Little Mermaid- Run away from home to marry someone you don't know!
----------The Lion King- If you abandon your friends and family and let them suffer for years, they'll still love you even though its all your fault.
The Three Little Pigs- Don't build nice houses; just freeload off of your brother/sister when the wolf comes.
The Prophecy of the Stones (book)- If the prophecy says you have to die to restore peace, when you jump off a cliff you'll be saved by a plot device and the world will be peaceful again despite the fact that you didn't die.
Most Disney movies- If you do bad things, you totally die in the end.
101 Dalmatians- However, if you're getting ready to skin 100 innocent puppies, you'll fall off a cliff but live, much like the girls in the Prophecy of the Stone!!!
2008- Locked Away: WINNER!
53,344 / 50,000
Nov 28, 2008 - 19 12
Alice in Wonderland: Do let your kids do acid; they'll have wacked out dreams but it will become a wonderful book and disney movie. -_-
----------Fairy tales don't teach children that monsters exist.
Children already know that monsters exist.
Fairy tales teach children that monsters can be killed.
-- G. K. Chesterton
50,057 / 50,000
Dec 6, 2008 - 09 54
Cinderella: Attending parties you're not allowed to go to is a good way to live happily ever after.
----------Three Blind Mice: Always invest in a Seeing Eye Dog.
The Three Little Pigs: Trying to save money by building your own house is a bad idea.
OR: Get a room at a hotel.
2008- Locked Away: WINNER!