Obscure For A Penny Zero 6: From Ashes We Rise FINAL 4

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Obscure For A Penny Zero 6: From Ashes We Rise FINAL 4

Boom! Here we are, fam. The Final 4. Seems like just yesterday, 128 contestants set out on this journey. And round by round–Bang! Bang! Bang!–they fell, until just you battle-hardened handful remain. So close to victory you can taste it. Sluuurrrrrp! (Victory is a soup, FYI fam.)

Theme: If you haven’t guessed it yet, the theme is Pimpri Onomatopoeia. Phonetic sound-words, of comic books and advertising jingles fame. Plop-plop them into a tweet. If you need help understanding the concept, check out the Wikipedia article: http://bit.ly/2uvFGu5 

Cleethorpes Due: 9/11 11:34am PST

Instructions: Tweet must be both posted and DM’d to @theobscuregents by the date and time above.

Reminder: Tweet as many or as few potential entries as you want. Submit as soon as you wish or wait until the deadline. Judging will not commence on your match up until both you and your opponent have submitted your tweets. If you have any questions for the judges, DM them to @theobscuregents. Additionally, please remember that Obscure Gent himself is not a judge, gets no vote, and is barred from expressing his opinion or attempting to sway the judges. In this way, we protect your anonymity and the integrity of the contest.

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OBSCURE FOR A PENNY ZERO 6: FROM ASHES WE RISE…Elite 8

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OBSCURE FOR A PENNY ZERO 6: FROM ASHES WE RISE…ROUND 5

The Elite 8. You’ve come a long way, fam. There are only two more rounds before the championship. Will you make it all the way, or become history

Speaking of history, it’s the basis of our new theme: Tweet like a historical figure. But not just any historical figure. We’re challenging you to choose from one of the iconic real-life personalities featured in the greatest film about history, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure.

Theme: Tweet in character as one of the historical figures listed below. You may mention the name of your historical figure in the tweet or not, but one way or another, it should be clear who you’re tweeting in character as.

Historical Figures to Chose From:

– Billy the Kid
– Beethoven
– Joan of Arc
– Socrates
– Genghis Khan
– Abraham Lincoln
– Sigmund Freud
– His Imperial and Royal Majesty, Emperor of the French, King of Italy, First Consul of the French Republic, President of the Italian Republic, Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine, Co-Prince of Andorra, and Mediator of the Swiss Confederation – Napoleon Bonaparte I.

Due: 9/8 11:34am PST

Instructions: Tweet must be both posted and DM’d to @theobscuregents by the date and time above.

Reminder: Tweet as many or as few potential entries as you want. Submit as soon as you wish or wait until the deadline. Judging will not commence on your match up until both you and your opponent have submitted your tweets. If you have any questions for the judges, DM them to @theobscuregents. Additionally, please remember that Obscure Gent himself is not a judge, gets no vote, and is barred from expressing his opinion or attempting to sway the judges. In this way, we protect your anonymity and the integrity of the contest.

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Obscure For A Penny Zero 6: Sweet 16

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OBSCURE FOR A PENNY ZERO 6: FROM ASHES WE RISE…ROUND 4

Congratulations on making it to the Sweet 16. The judges would like you to know that our last round may have been the highest quality and most competitive round of tweets in OFAPZ contest history. It says a lot that you made it through.

Now on to our new theme: Famous quotes. They’re famous and they’re quotes, fam. But we’re asking you to put a new spin on some of the most recognizable quotes from the worlds of film, music, literature or politics. Choose one of the four quote-starters below and write a tweet that includes it. You don’t have to use the quote at the beginning of your tweet, you just have to include it somewhere within the new statement you compose.

Theme: Quote tweets. Write a new tweet that includes part of a famous quote.

Quotes to Choose From:

– We’re gonna need a bigger

– Tear down this

– Three sons have I and

– Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world

Due: Tuesday 9/5 11:34PST

Instructions: Tweet must be both posted and DM’d to @theobscuregents by the date and time above.

Reminder: Tweet as many or as few potential entries as you want. Submit as soon as you wish or wait until the deadline. Judging will not commence on your matchup until both you and your opponent have submitted your tweets. If you have any questions for the judges, DM them to @theobscuregents. Additionally, please remember that Obscure Gent himself is not a judge, gets no vote, and is barred from expressing his opinion or attempting to sway the judges. In this way, we protect your anonymity and the integrity of the contest.

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