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'Name that Gorilla' Essay Contest

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Postby CoasterDave316 on September 19th, 2005, 8:38 pm
Giant gorillas were created by the Hollywood masters of the1930s, and live on in fables, modern film and at Six Flags Great America. Since making its debut in 2003, a giant, nameless gorilla has loyally emerged each September in preparation for one of the Midwest’s largest fall festivals, Fright Fest. But where did it come from?

Starting September 19, 2005, Six Flags Great America invites writers of all ages to create an exciting short story or essay about the famous gorilla answering those age-old questions: where did it come from, why is it at Six Flags and most importantly, what is his/her name?! The essay contest will initiate the start of Six Flags Great America’s 15th Annual Fright, scheduled to open Saturday, October 8.

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Postby w00dland on October 1st, 2005, 1:43 pm
I actually had some time to kill this afternoon and wrote something real quick, if you guys wanna read it:

Four years back Larry the Gorilla was on a vacation in the European Alps because he absolutely loved being high up in the air. Everything was going great on his climb when he slipped off a giant cliff! The situation was dire when a giant net suddenly stopped him! But it wasn’t a net, it was a spider web! When Larry met Tiny the spider they instantly fell in love. Tiny explained how she usually lived on American Eagle at Six Flags Great America. Larry couldn’t leave his love so he followed her and now lives on Sky Trek Tower.
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Postby Binks Drake on October 1st, 2005, 2:40 pm
That's acutally a cool Idea.
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Postby ihauntu2 on October 1st, 2005, 5:30 pm
Woodland - I hope you submitted that. It's crazy and bizarre enough to work.
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Postby w00dland on October 2nd, 2005, 11:50 am
The hardest part was that damned 100 word count limit. I mean seriously, when I was done (it wasn't long at all) Iwas still at 142 words. Had to take out a lot of descriptive sentances that were used to allow the story to make sense. Oh well I sent it in.
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Postby Binks Drake on October 2nd, 2005, 9:43 pm
I'll be there for the winner ceremony thing, So It'll be cool to find out.
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Postby w00dland on October 5th, 2005, 5:39 pm
Hah, I won. :D
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Postby Binks Drake on October 5th, 2005, 6:49 pm
Did you really? That's cool.
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Postby twixmix0303 on October 5th, 2005, 7:29 pm
Can you post your essay here? I want to read it. :)
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Postby w00dland on October 5th, 2005, 8:00 pm
2nd post.
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Postby twixmix0303 on October 5th, 2005, 8:49 pm
Wow. It's so short I skipped right over it. Congrats! :)
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Postby joiclarrissa on October 23rd, 2005, 9:43 pm
Hey I like that! I wish I was creative!
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Postby twixmix0303 on October 23rd, 2005, 10:56 pm
joiclarrissa wrote:Hey I like that! I wish I was creative!


Now there's a self-esteem boost for yourself...
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Postby joiclarrissa on October 28th, 2005, 8:37 am
What?? :?
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Postby twixmix0303 on October 28th, 2005, 8:44 am
When you said "I wish I was creative!" you made yourself sound like you can't do anything that requires creativity because you have none. That's all. :)
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