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Blogroll Contest – Wednesday’s Challenge

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You will find the winners of the Blogroll Contest here.

What a first day… Thank you for participating in such large numbers! I won’t bore you with the post‘s stats [best day since the first man walked on the moon], but let’s just say you were overwhelmingly active. Here are the standings after the first day (11:59PM):

  1. Canvas of the Minds (Ruby Tuesday):17;
  2. The Waiting (Emily): 9;
  3. Curmudgeon At Large: 9;
  4. Something Fat Happened (Maggie): 8;
  5. The Girl in the Cat Frame Glasses (Jenn Jones): 7;
  6. A Rich Full Life (RFL): 6;
  7. Writer Wendy Reid: 6;
  8. A Gripping Life (Grippy): 6;
  9. Alice at Wonderland: 5;
  10. Miss Listed: 4;
  11. Love & Lunchmeat: 4 ;
  12. Boomie Bol: 4;
  13. Doggy’s Style: 2;
  14. Dockfam Adventures: 2;
  15. My Life is the Best Life: 2;
  16. Lyssapants: 1;
  17. Daddy Ranman: 1;
  18. Anansi the Poet: 1;
  19. Little Miss Obsessive’s Anatomy: 1;
  20. Large Self (Cathy): 0.

How about we raise the stakes, just to keep it interesting? I have conferred with Lame Adventures, Madame Weebles and Roller Giraffe, and we came up with 5 new challenges to win bonus points which will you get closer to my blogrolls. Today’s challenge was inspired by Ruby. Se wrote a post on A Canvas of the Minds, about the contest, and asked that her readers visit A Clown on Fire, and vote for her blogroll nomination. By winning a place on my blogrolls, she is hoping that A Canvas of the Minds will some of the attention it fully deserves. And it worked – LIKE votes supporting her nomination poured.

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Today’s challenge: write a mini-post about this blogroll contest on your own blog, which must link to the original post, and win 5 extra bonus points – LIKE votes, if you prefer. These mini-posts must be published today, before midnight. Ruby, I have granted you 5 bonus points, as it is only fair. The other challenges will be posted as follow:

  • Madame Weebles: Thursday;
  • Roller Giraffe: Friday;
  • Lame Adventures: Saturday.

Now for all newcomers, there is still plenty of time to play! If you wish to nominate yourself for one of my blogrolls, you must enter here. For all other participants, show us your best strategies to get more votes. And if you are having duplicate error messages, use other LIKE spellings: likey, l.i.k.e… At this point, it’s anyone’s game!

A Le Clown BlogrollPS: It was pointed out that there are a great deal of comments, and reading through all the comments may take up to an hour… If you wish to find the official contenders (as of today, there are 25), please look for the following logo, it will save you some time:

Blogroll Contest

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Discussion

127 Responses to “Blogroll Contest – Wednesday’s Challenge”

  1. Thank you very much, Mr. Le Clown a.k.a. Eric, for the nod to my . . . strategy, and the points (because today is a very busy one for me). But I do have a feeling this may backfire on me. Oh well, life, yes?

    Posted by Ruby Tuesday | August 29, 2012, 08:51
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  2. Listen why don’t you just generate your own blogging platform and tell wordpress to fuck off?

    Competitions, challenges, next it is going to be a weekly list of Posts on Fire, determined by you and your familiars, presumably based on criteria that I blush to think of. Admittedly all more entertaining than wordpress though.

    But I digress. Unless I have misread this, all someone has to do is write four short posts for the next four days and get 20 points. Which everyone could do. So doesn’t actually change anything does it? Apart from add an awful lot of links to LCoF. Which may or may not be an advantage to – who?

    Posted by roughseasinthemed | August 29, 2012, 08:58
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    • Roughseas,
      It is OPENLY a contest to give exposure to A Clown of Fire, and to every bloggers who are in the blogroll, as the challenges of the week will be demonstrating. There’s no reason to tell WordPress to fuck off, it’s an excellent platform for blogging based on socila media.

      What I will do however is not accept any trolling as I did write in my email to you. This is all for fun, with its strategies. Now if it doesn’t cater to you, fair enough. You don’t need to visit.

      And furthermore, I will enjoy the traffic that comes my way… I work hard enough for it, with all my fellow bloggers.
      Eric

      Posted by Le Clown | August 29, 2012, 09:04
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  3. Le Clown

    Bet you are having fun with this :) , well so am I.

    Posted by boomiebol | August 29, 2012, 08:58
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  4. Yesterday I starved, today I broke a the rules I self-established regarding numbers of posts a day.
    This gives me rush I can’t explain, need help for sure.

    Posted by Doggy's Style | August 29, 2012, 09:09
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  5. I guess I have some serious reading to do then, eh? I’m so behind!

    Posted by Fish Out of Water | August 29, 2012, 09:40
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  6. I’m game! Done and done! Do I get bonus points for linking to this post, too? (Hey, I’m the one who asked . . . Reek of desperation? Try competitiveness . . . )

    Posted by Angel Fractured | August 29, 2012, 09:41
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  7. Eric! This is turning into quite a big deal. Good for you! Lots of fun to be had and a great way for people to interact and get to know each other. Unfortunately, I’m thinking that I don’t have what it takes to keep up with all the festivities. I’m old, you know? Therefore, with a heavy heart, I ask that you resign my application. Please, if possible, divide my points between The Waiting, Curmudgeon, and Maggie.
    Have fun and Carry on!
    Your friend,
    Lisa
    PS – All 20 seem pretty damn worthy to me!

    Posted by a gripping life | August 29, 2012, 09:48
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  8. Geez, you’re really making me work! Can’t promise that it won’t be Miss C actually writing the post about the contest, but it will happen. Somehow. She owes me anyhow because I’ve gotta wash her clothe diapers today.

    Posted by The Waiting | August 29, 2012, 09:54
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  9. I just went back and LIKE’d Cathy’s. She posted after I went to bed. Damn that time difference!

    Posted by Madame Weebles | August 29, 2012, 10:08
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  10. Alright-y then! Dammit, I was going to do this exact same thing last night…with or without permission but I got lazy. It’s ON. Check out my post….I’m not too far away from begging, LOL

    Posted by dockfam | August 29, 2012, 10:53
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  11. I love this game you’re playing, Eric/Le Clown. It makes your spot on my blogroll all the more necessary.

    Posted by meizac | August 29, 2012, 11:00
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  12. Le Clown:

    1. I’m appreciative of Grippy’s magnanimity (Thank you AGL!);
    2. I willing to write A Post on Fire today but
    3. Could you at least get my blog to be linked in your list of contenders?

    C-a-L

    Posted by Curmudgeon-at-Large | August 29, 2012, 11:02
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  13. With this much ability to move the masses, why is Le Clown limiting himself to a blog? Isn’t there an election awaiting his candidacy somewhere?

    Posted by Carrie Rubin | August 29, 2012, 11:39
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  14. Le Clown, my freshly pressed blog had 798 comments. And since I can’t put an emoticon on here, I’m kidding but bragging at the same time.

    Like.

    Posted by Brigitte | August 29, 2012, 11:51
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  15. Even though I have a headache just thinking about the challenges, I’m game :)
    I’ll send you my medical bills.

    Posted by MissFourEyes | August 29, 2012, 12:15
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  16. This contest is a fabulous idea. As often (ha! you thought I was going to say always!) I love what you do!

    Posted by asoulwalker | August 29, 2012, 12:19
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  17. Am I in yet?

    Posted by No Blog Intended | August 29, 2012, 14:38
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  18. I sometimes wonder if bloggers give up their jobs or something. Just wanted to add that I wrote a comment, I wrote a post – I did my job. Hopefully I did it well.

    Posted by No Blog Intended | August 29, 2012, 15:12
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  19. Challenge accepted.

    Posted by RFL | August 29, 2012, 15:25
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  20. DAMMIT Eric, didn’t you read my most recent blog post? I AM TOTALLY OVERWHELMED, about to snap! fly the coop! Just making this comment is using up ALL MY FREE TIME TODAY!!!! Talk me off the ledge here Eric….

    Posted by misslisted | August 29, 2012, 15:47
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  21. Le Clown,
    I have been on your blog all day…i fear the child police might take my kids away considering i have let them watch tv all day while nose feeding them applesauce, just so i can click refresh a million times on your blog to see if my odds have increased…i hope none of your readers work for the police.

    Posted by boomiebol | August 29, 2012, 16:42
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  22. My mini post is up. http://wendysworksdotcom.wordpress.com/. Hope it meets his highness’ expectations. *bows deeply*

    Posted by writerwendyreid | August 29, 2012, 18:19
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  23. I’m confused. What am I supposed to do?

    Love,

    Feeling a Bit Daft Here in California

    Posted by robincoyle | August 29, 2012, 18:49
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  24. Le Clown …….
    i know you prob don’t do awards
    but anyways
    just wanted to show some LUV
    your way
    xx
    all the best
    Cat
    http://catforsley.me/2012/08/29/no-rules-award-thank-you-summer-hearts-xo-cat-forsley/

    Posted by Cat Forsley | August 29, 2012, 19:00
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  25. OK. Baby’s asleep. I’ve got a glass of wine. I’ve got 15 minutes. Let’s do this.

    I ran into Le Clown on the street the other day. I was very surprised to see that he was eating Spaghettios with a spoon. I said, “Hey, friend, what the processed nastiness are you doing with that bowl of crap?”
    Le Clown looked up and said, “I’m simply sharing my magnificent saliva with the bowl, my friend.”
    “Wow,” I said. “You really are eating some crud, Le Clown!” And I bid him good day. As I continued on my journey, I heard the weeping sounds of Italy whose cuisine Chef Boyardee bastardized behind me. It made me weep for the future.

    I ran into Le Clown on the street the other day. I was very surprised to see that he was painting with his fingers. I said, “Hey, Van Gogh, what the WHAT are you doing with that chocolate pudding?”
    Le Clown looked up with brown smudges all over his face and said, “I’m simply sharing my magnificent piece de resistance, my friend.”
    “Wow,” I said. “You really are French Canadian, Le Clown!” And I bid him good day. As I continued on my journey, I heard the squealing sounds of a group of children behind me. It made me know where the pudding came from.

    I ran into Le Clown on the street the other day. I was very surprised to see that he was doubling in size by eating a white-spotted red mushroom. I said, “Hey, Italian plumber, what the Tanuki suit are you doing with that green turtle shell?”
    Le Clown jumped ten feet and said, “I’m simply sharing my magnificent invincibilty star, my friend.”
    “Wow,” I said. “You really are going to get a dinosaur named Yoshi soon, Le Clown!” And I bid him good day. As I continued on my journey, I heard the sounds of a spiky turtle named Bowser behind me. It made me nervous.

    I ran into Le Clown on the street the other day. I was very surprised to see that he was orange with white overalls. I said, “Hey, Oompa Loompa, what the vaguely Bavarian city are you doing with that golden ticket?”
    Le Clown grimaced and said, “I’m simply sharing my magnificent chocolate, my friend.”
    “Wow,” I said. “You really are condescending Wonka, Le Clown!” And I bid him good day. As I continued on my journey, I heard the rattling sounds of a stupid meme dying behind me. It made me relieved.

    I ran into Le Clown on the street the other day. I was very surprised to see that he was shopping with a cat. I said, “Hey, guys, what the frick are you doing with that fricken cat??”
    Le Clown meowed and said, “I’m simply sharing my magnificent feline, my friend.”
    “Wow,” I said. “You really are saucy, Le Clown!” And I bid him good day. As I continued on my journey, I heard the pathetic sounds of a the last Mad Lib behind me. It made me relieved that I can no longer write these things.

    The quality really dwindles towards the end.

    Posted by The Waiting | August 30, 2012, 21:42
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