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A Challenge to the One Known as ScalziDear Mister Scalzi, You knew this day would come. Ever since Chicago, when we faced one another on the stage, hips out-thrust, chests bulging in the instinctive challenge pose, a pose written into our very DNA, the product of millions of years of geeky evolution. From the days when the very first cave-nerd dislocated his spine in order to imitate the ridiculously disproportionate and improbably attired cavewoman on the classic fantasy cave painting Saber-Tooth Vixens of Mars, the true alpha beta upsilon males of our herd have established their dominance through the time-honored tradition of the pose-off.1 As a proud upsilon male, I cannot allow your actions to go unanswered a moment longer. The time has come for you to pose-up or shut up. I challenge you, sir, to a pose off! Tradition allows you to choose from one of three covers, which I present to you here.
As is the custom of our people, once you post your pose and whatever commentary or extras you wish to include, you shall be judged on accuracy, wardrobe, props, humor, and all-around ridiculousness. In return, I shall attempt to duplicate the cover of your choosing.2 I look forward to your answer, sir.3 Yours, —
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“Duplication” in this context includes wearing the same outfit (or not… the one on the left does not appear to be wearing anything) as shown on the cover.
I pulled a muscle in my gut just reading this.
Jim, if I have not mentioned it before, I will now…you are a brilliant and devious man.
Thank you
YAY! Great options for the challenge!
I think if we hit the $5k mark, we need to get you both together at a con and do this LIVE!
That is … a definite possibility
The Smedman cover is the start of a yoga pose, so I’m only going to be able to give points if the participant also includes the outfit.
I just heard about this from a Facebook post by Kim Harrison. Before today I didn’t know who Jim was but now I am rushing to Amazon to find his books. Any man that has enough b*lls to do this is some one I should be reading!
Thank you
And Kim Harrison mentioned this? Sweet!!!
Meticulously well done, sir. Hilarity is afoot!
LoneStarCon 3, the 71st Annual World Science Fiction Convention, would like to offer to you and Mr. Scalzi, a venue for your upcoming pose-off. We can think of many ways to help in your noble cause of raising money for Aicardi research. Please contact me through e-mail.
Jannie – just sent you an email, thanks!
Per my note above, I think this is perfect (I was going to Liase to a local con, but a WorldCon will be so much of a better venue). This could go big.. A multi-author pose off judged very possibly by one of the cover authors?
Y’all aint right.
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