So, has my entry been yayed or nayed?
Enter! TV & Media Av Contest: The 12 Days of Christmas
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What about a television broadcast that's not a regular series--like a special event or performance? Or maybe a publicity shot for a TV show?
I'm saying that before settling on this theme, I did some research on the song, to make sure I had all the verses right. What I found out was that there are differing interpretations of the 4th and 5th verses.
The research says that the original intent of the song for the 5th verse was for 5 ring-necked pheasants. Yet the popular culture we're all familiar with portrays the 5 golden rings as some sort of gold ring-shaped jewelry. Gold wedding rings or gold bracelets would be perfect representatives for the 5th verse.
For the "4 calling/colly birds" I'm not sure how you interpret that, but it makes me think of something like a cuckoo clock. Or, as the research said, a "colly bird" was another expression for "black bird" - in other words, a crow or raven.
Was it ever shown on TV? If so, it's okay. It's a picture of people playing the drums, so it qualifies.
Something actually shown on TV is fine. A publicity shot isn't, since it's just a picture and not something that was broadcast.
Dang it. I can't come up with anything literal.
Would you consider "Dumbo" to be fantasy? It's about as much fantasy as The Simpsons.
Four Calling Birds
Would you consider "Dumbo" to be fantasy? It's about as much fantasy as The Simpsons.
Four Calling Birds
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I have to admit that I'm not familiar with the Simpsons, but unless the piper in the entry is from a fantasy sequence of some kind, I'm going to accept it.
The swan avatar? Well, again, I'm not familiar with the Disney version (though of course I've read the original fairy tale). I don't recall the story being about anything that birds don't normally do.
Strictly speaking, Dumbo is fantasy, because elephants can't fly, and birds don't normally wear clothes.
If I'm incorrect about any of these points, please let me know.
It seems I didn't completely think it through about whether or not entries from animated shows or movies would do. So I'm going to say that if the entry shows something that happens normally in RL (ie. a character playing the bagpipes), it's fine. If it shows something that doesn't happen in RL, it's vetoed. So sorry, but on the basis of elephants not flying and birds not wearing clothes, I'm going to have to veto the Dumbo entry.
The swan avatar? Well, again, I'm not familiar with the Disney version (though of course I've read the original fairy tale). I don't recall the story being about anything that birds don't normally do.
Strictly speaking, Dumbo is fantasy, because elephants can't fly, and birds don't normally wear clothes.
If I'm incorrect about any of these points, please let me know.
It seems I didn't completely think it through about whether or not entries from animated shows or movies would do. So I'm going to say that if the entry shows something that happens normally in RL (ie. a character playing the bagpipes), it's fine. If it shows something that doesn't happen in RL, it's vetoed. So sorry, but on the basis of elephants not flying and birds not wearing clothes, I'm going to have to veto the Dumbo entry.
You are right. The Disney version didn't have any fantasty elements to it at all. They don't even talk like the animals in Bambi.
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3t5BmU3uYQ[/yt]
I originally thought about enter the One Ring from LotR, but that would have been vetoed.
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Well, I'm out then. I've got nothin'.
OK....one last try:
5 appearances of the famous Cross of Lorraine gold team ring on Magnum, PI.
5 appearances of the famous Cross of Lorraine gold team ring on Magnum, PI.
It'll do.
@Showdown: As long as the ring is made mostly of gold, it will be acceptable. That would mean that the part around the finger is gold and it probably has a stone like a diamond, emerald, sapphire, etc.?
@Showdown: As long as the ring is made mostly of gold, it will be acceptable. That would mean that the part around the finger is gold and it probably has a stone like a diamond, emerald, sapphire, etc.?
I'm running a little behind, folks, and since we had a slow start with this, I'll accept entries until 6 pm MST Monday, December 21. After that, whatever valid entries are posted are what will go into the poll.
Please remember: No science fiction or fantasy. No metaphorical or slang interpretations of these gifts. If you use an animal-themed avatar, the animals can't be doing anything they wouldn't normally do.
Please remember: No science fiction or fantasy. No metaphorical or slang interpretations of these gifts. If you use an animal-themed avatar, the animals can't be doing anything they wouldn't normally do.
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I'm sorry, but I did say I was closing entries at 6 pm MST. Your entry came just over an hour too late. I just finished posting the poll.
Hopefully you can use this for another contest.
Hopefully you can use this for another contest.
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