Rome Demising Headline Contest October 12, 2007
Posted by Wilhelm2451 in Humor, Misc MMOs, Sony Online Entertainment, blog thing.Tags: contest, Gods & Heroes, Rome Rising
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One of the nice things about the arena of MMO blogs is that with any big announcement somebody usually comes up with a very witty headline, something makes me at least chuckle or even laugh out loud.
But with the cancellation of Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising, the headlines were somewhat disappointing.
The best I could find were:
Considering the source material available, these were okay, but nothing fantastic.
So I am declaring a minor contest… the first ever for this site. So stop carving your pumpkins and put on your thinking caps.
To enter, in the comments for this post you may either:
1) Make up your own headline about the cancellation of Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising
2) Point us all at a worthy headline that you or somebody else has already used
The Prize: The winner will be featured in a post declaring his or her fine taste, wit, and wisdom and generally praising them with great praise. If the winner has a web site, blog, podcast, or something else they would like linked, that will be included.
All entries must be in by 23:59 GMT, Saturday, October 20th, 2007.
Multiple entries will be accepted, but too many will dilute your chances. If you want to ammend, delete, or otherwise alter your entry before the deadline, use the form on the About page.
The winner will be picked by the Saturday Night Permanent Floating Instance Group and current members of the Shades of Twilight Guild that feel inclined to participate. (They can decide or they can enter, but they cannot do both. This will be a tough choice for Gaff.)
In event of a tie, severe indecisiveness, multiple group wipes, or some other set of circumstances that produces no clear winner, I will throw together a poll and let the readership decide among the top contenders.
Tips:
- Brevity is the soul of wit
- Quality trumps quantity
- With puns, the worse they are, the better they are
- Latin is good: We have lawyers and scholars on staff
- Acknowledge the work of others: We have lawyers and scholars on staff
- References can be too obscure… but you will have to work hard to get there
You didn’t like Rome Rising Falls to the Wayside? Bah. :)
Et tu, Chris McKibbin?
Gods & Heroes cancellation turns Rome Rising into Claude’s & Zeros.
Hmmm….
Pets make a mess, Rome declared full of crap and flushed.
Fallen Gods & Heroes No More: The Rome that will not be Rising
Veni Vidi no Vici
Oups! Bring on the viagra, cuz Rome won’t be Rising!
“Veni, Vedi, Mortuus” was the original title I decided not to go with…
“Rome Burns: Perpetual Fiddles”
Spitto, Spittere, Actui, Spittum: Gods and Heroes Chewed Up and Spat Out
(Helps if you’re familiar with Latin’s “principle parts” verb system.)
Easy!
Romani ite domum!
(written 100 times before sunrise of course)
Or:
A general idea who became a MMO. A MMO who became a beta. A beta who defied the timing of the emperor.
Aww that’s not nice telling them to stop carving their pumpkins!! =(
Hehe.
Accounts & Lawyers: Klingons Win
Well here was my title: Rome Falling: Abortion of an MMO
But I vote for Two Hammers’ title!
One day left!
The entries are now being examined by the panel.