Winner: "The Map Says We're Fucked"

Somebody, er, un-fucked themselves. Who was it?

Tom at Half-Moose!

FUBAR? We think not. He's our newest Augean Stabler, after all. Congratulations! Read his winning entry:

"The Map is What!?"

Runner-Up: Patti, "Where the Hell Are We?"

The winner's Muse will be deferred to March 16th due to the upcoming River of Mnemosyne Challenge. Regular Muses will return on March 1st, with a Muse from JeffScape.

If you're not scared (and we'll understand if you are... cowardice is easy, after all), come back on February 1st for the River of Mnemosyne.

-10thDoM

Voting Closed

Voting is now closed for "The Map Says We're Fucked." The votes will be made public shortly (check the Voting post) and the winner will be announced in 12 hours.

-10thDoM

Voting: "The Map Says We're Fucked"

Find your way or still in the wilderness? Either way it's too late, voting is on.

Time to list your Top 3 in the comments box.



Avoid the finger and make sure you vote! There are 2.5 days to vote. The winner will be announced on the 29th.

Voting Reminder: Multi-part entries are voted for as A SINGLE ENTRY in its entirety. Do NOT vote for "Entry, Part 3" or "Entry, Part 7." Vote for "Entry."

-10thDoM

Reminder: "The Map Says We're Fucked"

Time's almost up. Has X marked the spot or have you lost all sense of direction? Only a few more days to navigate your way out of this hole.



Fingers of Aidos - "Webster's, p.983"
Two have earned a dreaded Finger of Aidos: Lceel and Harnett-Hargove. Shame, shame.

-10thDoM

"The Map Says We're Fucked"

Baino took a wrong turn and found herself at a dead end? Perhaps she's reading the map upside down? Either way, it aint gonna help because:

"THE MAP SAYS WE'RE FUCKED"

*image taken from Google Images

Hone your sense of direction, follow your intuition, do whatever it takes to get out of a sticky situation. We hope you have a good sense of direction!



Remember, don't sign up until you've posted the entry on your site and link that entry directly (not your blog home page). In the meantime, leave a comment and let us know you're game!

Post as soon as you're ready, and we'll post a reminder on the 22nd. Voting begins on the 26th!

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Winner: Webster's p. 983

Uncharted and unfinished, a six-part epic had us enthralled. The master of the dictionary is:

JeffScape!

Congratulations is due for making his entry all the more entertaining by using every element of the muse (along with some subtext). JeffScape is also 10thDoM's first Cretan Bull! Read his winning entry here:

• "Uncharted, Part I"
• "Uncharted, Part II"
• "Uncharted, Part III"
• "Uncharted, Part IV"
• "Uncharted, Part V"
• "Uncharted, Part VI"

Remember, because of The River of Mnemosyne, JeffScape's Muse won't appear until March 1st. Stay tuned for Baino's on January 16th!

-10thDoM

Voting Closed

Voting is now closed for "Webster's, p.938." The votes will be made public shortly (check the Voting post) and the winner will be announced in 12 hours.

-10thDoM

Voting: "Webster's, p.983"

Close the book, weigh anchor, it's time to vote.

List your Top 3 in the comments.



Get a wiggle on and focus on your sense of direction; there are 2.5 days to vote and the winner will be announced on the 14th.

Voting Reminder: Multi-part entries are voted for as A SINGLE ENTRY in its entirety. Do NOT vote for "Entry, Part 3" or "Entry, Part 7." Vote for "Entry."

-10thDoM

Reminder: "Webster's, p.983"

Slow as a turtle or fluid as an octopus? Keep turning the page, time's almost up.



Fingers of Aidos - "Extreme Robot Vodka"
None! Everyone voted!

Which brings us to...

Voter Integrity (again) - 

• Seriously, READ ALL THE ENTRIES if you're going to participate. It's the 21st Century... we can see who reads what. Yes, we caught someone voting without reading everybody's entries. Again. Do we need a confirmed reading system? We hope not, because that would, like, suck.

-10thDoM

"Webster's, p.983"

Well, Julie's come up with something... different. Picture this: octopus-eating turtles with a sense of direction and a love of the written word. Is that what she meant? Time to explore all possibilities.

"WEBSTER'S, P.983"

(click to enlarge... the image IS the Muse)
 

It's a bit hard to read, so here's what it says:

• "He stretches up to the book on the shelf above his head. It is musty, and very heavy, each page top-edged with gold-leaf. He never tires of reading the title page: 'Webster's International Dictionary, Harper & Bros., New York City, 1900', while his fingers dally in the luxury of the recesses, brushing the embossed letters."

The page numbers listed for each image are:

• sextant, p.1932; octopus, p.1489; green turtle, p.949.

Turn a page, turn back time, turn the tables... time to turn this muse into a work of genius.



Remember, don't sign up until you've posted the entry on your site and link that entry directly (not your blog home page). In the meantime, leave a comment and let us know you're game!

Post as soon as you're ready, and we'll post a reminder on the 7th. Voting begins on the 11th!

-10thDoM