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[Poem Contest] 11th-29th november 2003. |
Hussaro
Cadet
Joined: November 20, 2002
Posts: 516
From: Antwerp, Belgium
|  Posted: 2003-11-11 14:13
Poem Contest
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Be creative and do it with style. Thats what we want to see from you! Make a nice Poem about DarkSpace or about someone from the community and if we think you got the talent you might just win one of these incredible prizes!
3rd place = 1 week free playtime!
2nd place = 2 weeks free playtime!!
1st place = 1 month free playtime!!!
Its worth the effort I'ld say. So dig deep in those poetic souls of yours and bring it all out, here, in this thread! Remember, only post your Poem nothing else and like in all competition threads, disable your signature please!
The deadline for the Poem contest will be on saturday 29th of november 2003 at:
1pm CST
6pm GMT
7pm CST
The judges will decide over a winner 24 hours after the deadline.
Have fun and may the best Poem-writer win!
Greetings from the Community Event Judges!
[ This Message was edited by: Patrowsky on 2003-11-11 15:00 ]
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Antdizzle
Joined: February 07, 2003
Posts: 860
| Posted: 2003-11-11 14:32
Dark~Space
What is it?
Is it just a game?
Is it just a place to “chill”?
Maybe it’s a community?
Or maybe....just maybe, its all of this
Could it be possible? or the real question.....
How could it not.
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Sovereign
Fleet Admiral
Joined: September 14, 2003
Posts: 260
| Posted: 2003-11-13 14:09
DarkSpace...
Is it a game...
or is it life...?
Those who play it...
Those who grow it,
and those who kill it...
Is DarkSpace and its people anything at all?
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Sopwith Camel
Grand Admiral
Galactic Navy
Joined: March 07, 2002
Posts: 651
From: Toronto
| Posted: 2003-11-16 14:23
How to Play Darkspace
Darkspace is a game of fun and skill
Playing only requires a ten dollar bill
With your dread deluxe,
Just press 'v' to flux,
And you will be all dressed up to kill!
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DarkStar
Admiral
Joined: December 11, 2002
Posts: 7
From: Canada, B.C.
| Posted: 2003-11-16 21:57
DarkSpace
In the darkness of space
We mine, build and fight
Here, there and in the dark
When other ships come to rip us apart
May we be ICC, UGTO or the alien K'Luth
We just want to know if you can hear
Screams in the darkness of space
When you are near
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Sardaukar
Admiral
Raven Warriors
Joined: October 08, 2002
Posts: 1656
| Posted: 2003-11-16 22:07
The Ring's Flash
A flash of light, a ring expanding...
A dagger clean, blood demanding...
Enemy mine, oh how our ships met,
The dance begins, the game is set!
Torpedo bays open in preparation,
Their tips alight with damnation,
To you, my dear, sweet enemy,
To you and your crew, I thus decree:
"I am the storm that shall strike you down,
my torpedos are rain, they pelt, you drown!"
But then! Once more, the ring of light!
Another enemy ship, joining the fight!
Again! A ring, bursting wide
As another joins right by its side!
Thrice the blasted ring returns to scorn,
White pearls of victory, now a bull's horn!
The tables turn, how cruel they spin!
I dash to the relay to call help in,
And now, as I wait for help to arrive,
My ship, she turns, jigs, and dives!
Flares of rockets and beams ablaze,
I weave through them like some sadist's maze.
The pace of it all does not slacken,
Unlike my ship, who is hole-racken.
And then, that same ring begins to blossom!
But as I look at it, joy fills my bosom!
My allies at last have arrived here!
And now, the grand finale draws near...
Our two fleets, numbers parallel-
Ship for ship, gunbarrel for barrel...
A flash of light, a ring expanding...
The first torpedo, its target, branding.
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[ This Message was edited by: Sardaukar {C?} `Hates fluxers too` on 2003-11-16 22:12 ]
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Null {C?}
Admiral
Evil Empires Inc.
Joined: December 14, 2001
Posts: 314
From: Hidden away in my secret research facility.
| Posted: 2003-11-16 22:53
A crime was commited, most heinous
Though we laughed and no one could blame us
When Josef and Varz
Capped Earth and capped Mars
And wrote Demo all over Uranus
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The Monty
Cadet
Joined: October 07, 2002
Posts: 967
| Posted: 2003-11-16 23:45
My Ode to DarkSpace
Flux is Evil,
We know this to be true,
We also know pulse
Is what makes the ICC so blue.
When you hear elf,
You think of big ears,
But ELF is evil too,
But not enough to bring you to tears.
One time at band camp,
You’ve heard this story before,
So I won’t tell it this time,
& I won’t cause you to snore.
But I will tell you one thing,
With my peg-leg in hand,
Josef is full of crap,
Or maybe its sand.
Don’t get me wrong,
Rosef is a good guy,
Just ask him about that time
That he got caught with a pie..
Rogue Spear is interesting,
Although sometimes a twit.
Just kill him someday,
But he might throw a fit.
Together their scouts
Have pushed quite a few.
They don’t really mind
If you say you are new.
Now, g0ds & Yule,
Although they may smell a bit funny,
Are really the guys
Who makes PB's money.
Sims was a guy
Who worked as a nurse.
But don’t be confused,
He carries no purse.
Monty Hood & Lil Jon,
Their tale is quite long.
Just don’t ask Demo
About that picture of his thong..
Juxtapose, oh Juxtapose,
With AdmBito the Monkey,
You may type with your tongue,
But your begining to smell funky.
But now its the time,
When the end is near,
That I ask good ol’ Darkheyr,
To pass me a beer.
The End....No offense was meant to anyone who was mentioned in this post, except, ofcourse, for Josef, Rogue, Juxtapose, Yule, & g0ds.
[ This Message was edited by: Monty {C?} on 2003-11-19 15:42 ]
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Ash'elth
Grand Admiral
Galactic Navy
Joined: June 07, 2002
Posts: 1128
| Posted: 2003-11-17 00:20
CHANGING SUBMISSION!
This is a copy of the Kluth-peot warrior's epic commerating the start of the Human-Kluth war.
There once was a transport from Mars
whose Captain frequented bars.
One day after drinking his fill
he neglected to pay his bill.
Jumping in his ship
he took a quick trip.
Racing to Eri
for fear they would harry.
Now the irate bar keep
Called up his friends from the deep.
These smelly Kluth
were lacking any ruth.
They were promised many things
Among them majestic golden blings!
Unfortunatly for the hunter
the captain was drunker.
He began his jump
thinking there wouldn't be a bump.
Opening a new bottle
he went to full throttle.
Suddenly he spied
a ship named Enterprise!
He looked for someone to blame
for he had jumped to the wrong game!
The Kluth lay waiting
for they were baiting.
A cunning trap
with much beer on tap!
Into this came a fleet from Earth
filled with much mirth.
Their pilots were wierd
one even had a beard!
Into deep space they flew
searching for the ultimate brew.
Into the Kluth trap they went
looking to get bent.
The Kluth came a jumping
looking to give a thumping.
With a cry of 'you sux'
the UGTO fired their flux.
The Kluth turned tail to run
UGTO's fun had now begun.
But the Kluth had been tracked
they felt the odds had been stacked!
The slaughter was bad
Maybe the Kluth had been had!
One flew back to their Queen
To report what he had seen.
The UGTO rejuiced
with their beverage of choice.
And took with them a bottle of gin
On the trip to report on their win.
Alas they got so drunk
their ships ran amok!
Flying too close to the Sirrius sun
Before they could speak of their fun.
The Kluth thought the news might be stale
so he thought up a new tale.
To redeem his fleet
in the eyes of the elite.
He spoke of the evil
Cunning human devils.
Unfortunately for him
It was too much of a limb!
The Queen was mad
there was no bling to be had!
For failing the mission
He was sent for revision.
Shipped to some barren rocks
and forced to service big cocks.
On these chickens he tended
until his prestige was mended.
Many years did he wait
while he learned to hate.
That human fleet
which was too elite.
Eventually he was redeemed
and much more than he seemed!
Cunning and quick he was
ready to spread the buzz.
Of a massive Kluth fleet
To stop out those who were elite.
Thus this war ended
And I'm sure your taste will be mended.
By my terrible rhyming.
[ This Message was edited by: Ash'elth on 2003-11-19 18:33 ]
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Hussaro
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Joined: November 20, 2002
Posts: 516
From: Antwerp, Belgium
| Posted: 2003-11-18 16:47
People,
as you see some poems and comments have been deleted and this has its reasons.
Please take note of the following guidelines:
1. There will be no insulting/flaming tolerated anymore. Not even if it was meant as a little joke. Use this contest for competing with your poetic skills, don't use it to hash out personal differences between players/fleets/etc...
2. No discussion of competing poems is allowed in the contest-thread. If you want to discuss them, just start a new thread in the DarkSpace event forum.
3. No double entries. So far wa asked nicely to remove double entries. We will not keep asking you to remove double postings. Next put you put 2 poems or wathever in the thread it will be deleted/removed with no warning.
I suggest everyone to read the sticky topic in the DarkSpace Event forum first BEFORE posting a poem/screenshot and read what is asked of you well.
If these guidlines are not followed your entry will be deleted and you will be disqualified from the contest! The people who's poem have been deleted get a second chance and may post another one.
Pls don't let this happen again.
Thanx for your attention.
Greetings from the Community Event Judges.
[ This Message was edited by: Hussaro (CW) on 2003-11-18 16:51 ]
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Varz zZz zz
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Joined: March 16, 2002
Posts: 702
From: East Coast, USA.
| Posted: 2003-11-18 20:17
A Deep-Space Encounter with a Strange Being
Chemical lasers chew into the hull,
Of a pitiful frigate driven by Null,
The rescue by Griff fails to succeed,
But Darksworde's supply continues to proceed.
As Darksworde shows up with a head of steam,
His drones begin repairing but no ship could be seen,
Where Null used to be there is now a bug,
It has six arms and its name is Goththug.
It looked like a Gaifen with the body of a Kluth,
Its head was extra-large and it had one tooth,
There was a bag of Fritos floating nearby,
And Darksworde's ship ran into a chicken thigh.
Now Darksworde was surprised and he called for some backup,
So Kamikaze Chicken showed up with Josef and Malduc,
They turned on their sensors and what did they see,
Nothing other than a lifesize model of Hussy.
Her eyes were closed and she seemed almost dead,
But she was dreaming of community events instead,
Kami and Malduc fired torps in a blaze of glory,
Josef used his dictor and they ended her snoring.
These events go on even with her passing,
Which is why I'm here and not in the sun basking.
Josef and Kami are now in bodybags,
Killed in a bar fight with Nimby and Trag.
Malduc is still serving time in an Uggy fleet,
While Null is moderating and keeping the lobby neat.
Griff is administrating the best way he knows,
But with people like me in Darkspace his job really blows.
[ This Message was edited by: Varzadium on 2003-11-18 20:54 ]
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Depthcharge
Fleet Admiral
Galactic Navy
Joined: December 08, 2002
Posts: 1549
From: DFW, Tx
| Posted: 2003-11-18 21:18
Ooooooh Shiny
There once was a ship named Tim,
Belonging to the scout class,
And Flying never phased him,
One day he flew past some glass,
A glimmer, a shimmer, something ever hinting,
Being at a tender age and not having gone very far,
At first he turned to see,
what could it be?
Was it the gentle form of Mars?
Negative, it shone at him, from everywhere and nowhere, a kind of splinting
He turned again and finally saw the it,
The source: A big yellow ball, was producing the light quite a bit.
"Hmmmm" Tim said to himself as he gazed ever so longingly,
He thought he had said it but it sounded more Cheech and Chongingly.
Rays of light hit his observations deck, warmth flooded systems and parts
The cold of space, gone, at last much needed heat was here, however sparse,
"I want to be even more warm!" Tim cried!
He aligned his ship and prepared to jump to the big yellow shiny ball,
He slowed and slowed, preparation for the jump he tried.
At last, the leap, the flash, the intensity came.
He reached the star, and right on through,
A small explosion, a ball of heat, Tim was destroyed, or rather - chewed
The bug zapper, the oversized mass of doom,
Are many names the object goes by,
However Star seems to be the most common, As bright as Orlando Bloom [his hair in LOTR anyway]
Whenever you see the light just look on, stare if you must
But whats best is to sigh and hesitate and just keep flying High.
It will pull you, crush and burn you among many other torturies,
Its Greatest, is its strong invisible attraction to small and large ships alike,
Who put it there? Some say the alien kluth, but they too are effected by the giant light.
Then where did it come from? Most dont know,
But some the Admins, but that just goes to Show,
Big objects and shiny lights, always attract,
And with fatalities they sometimes subtract.
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JackSwift
Cadet
Sundered Weimeriners
Joined: October 30, 2002
Posts: 1806
From: Where the Sun dont Shine (Seattle-ish)
| Posted: 2003-11-18 23:45
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Don't stand there too long
Or you'll be fluxed too. 
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Malduc{-GTN-}
Cadet
Joined: January 19, 2003
Posts: 544
From: New Jersey
| Posted: 2003-11-19 01:39
Everyday Darkspace Life
Flying around in the Metaverse,
I'm all by myself, trying not to get hurt.
Looking around for something to do,
Hoping to turn my day to bright from blue.
Entering comes my wingman Krim,
An EAD is what he is in.
Depthcharge seems to be the next who enters,
For some reason he thinks he's a winner.
We all get together with our dictor Griff,
But he kind of stinks when we take a wiff.
But he's flies quite well,
And is there when we need him,
We go into a hostile system,
And in jumps |2eason.
Flying a Cruiser
It looks like a heavy,
In jumps more ICC
And hit the dictor with the force of a Chevy.
A battle begins, we are evenly matched
But we send a fleet call and help is dispatched.
The fight rages and ships become damaged
But in jumps Bobamelius with his supply carriage.
He patches us up, drones with duct tape,
The ICC see this and think he is bait.
The AC's come at him, defended by us,
But Boba asks, "what's all the fuss?"
He proceeds to flux them, one at a time,
Then mounts sabots instead and yells "YOU ARE ALL MINE!"
Chasing down the cruisers, with vengence galore,
He's got more sabots than you can buy at the store.
The ICC flee, they don't know what to do,
Chased by a supply, and several dreads too.
They turn to fight, because they can't jump out,
Dictored by Griff, they come in with a shout.
Torps flying everywhere, the finale begins,
Several ships go down, we'll see who wins.
A valiant effort is put up by all,
But against a sup and a dictor the ICC fall.
Escape pods are launched, and fly into space,
The GTN advance with the victory taste.
The system is liberated, indeed it is free,
After the long battle we discontinue the spree.
The ICC that escaped are left alone and spared,
They fought valiantly, and didn't run away scared.
The escape pods are picked up, and returned to their base,
To command new ships to launch into space.
By the time they return, their system is capped,
But the ICC aren't having it, and they want it back.
So all together a new fleet moves in,
And this whole story begins yet again.
So is life in the MetaVerse.
Malduc
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[ This Message was edited by: Malduc on 2003-11-19 02:29 ]
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Archon
Grand Admiral
Joined: October 14, 2003
Posts: 331
From: Queensland, Australia
| Posted: 2003-11-19 02:01
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We play because we are silly
We play because we are bored
We play because we wanna slaughter a hord
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We play to be cool
We play to have fun
We just play to blow up scum
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sum ppl are sleak
sum ppl are bleak
but we wanna kill at least for a week
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its not the best but thats all i can think of at this point in time
also i cant rythme 
p.s i cant spell 
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