Monday 12 August 2013

300th Post Spectacular

Well, this one crept up on me.  It turns out that this is the 300th Muppets For Justice post!  I can hardly believe we’ve made it this far, from scratching out fart jokes on the Internet to, well, bum jokes and willy jokes.  We’ve really come a long way.

When I first started Muppets For Justice I thought I would soon get bored of it.  The first post was back in 2007, and I subsequently did get bored of it because I can’t stick with anything.  I call those the wilderness years because I can hardly say I ran the Blog during this time.  After drifting on the breeze for a couple of years, I picked it up again in the summer of 2011.  This time, I took it a lot more seriously and set myself 3 simple goals.  I still try and adhere to these goals today which influence a lot of the content I produce.  These are:

1. Stick to a regular posting schedule of twice a week (Monday to Friday).
2. Build a community (I try to respond to everyone who leaves a comment).
3. Don’t be nasty.


That third point is actually rather difficult to adhere to without limiting yourself slightly.  A lot of the topics I tend to cover can easily offend some people, and I’m sure many people have been turned off by posts such as this.  However, what I mean by “Don’t be nasty” is that I try not to pick on a specific target and offend them.

For those observant readers out there, yes, there are several examples on this Blog where I’ve had a pop at a celebrity.  A few years ago I made the mistake of writing a piece called Ewan McGregor Is A Bag Of Wank.  While I make no apologies for what I wrote, it did come across as quite bitter and subsequently, not funny.  It’s still available because I want it to serve as an example of what not to do.  Since this, I have tried to steer clear of what could be construed as a personal attack.  Sarcastic commentaries are much better in this regard

This is what came up when googling Muppets For Justice


Other than that, this Blog is a place where creativity can run rampant, a place where the only limit is your imagination. Well that, and a self-enforced character limit of 500-1000 words.  During the last two years we’ve covered some utterly bizarre concepts.  We’ve set up a cuddling business, had a date with a sexy psychic, and learned some important life lessons.  We’ve also given out countless nuggests of advice for pet owners, let a pigeon give out sex tips, and hit a whole bunch of kids.

But it’s not only me who has all the fun.  Sometimes I let other Bloggers loose to cause whatever mayhem they desire.  Chiz came over to tell us how to churn out Will Smith styled clones, and Pickleope taught us about the paranormal.  Myself and Chiz lampooned some horrible movie lines, and countless people contributed to the Podcast.

In the spirit of the community that has built up around this Blog, on my 200th post celebration I wrote a collaborative story.  Basically, everyone contributed a sentence that I had to weave into a story, which proved to be such fun that I’ve decided to do it again.  That’s right, I want you to submit some more sentences for me to use in a new story.  Don’t be afraid to hold back.  Some of the submissions were utterly ludicrous last time, which is exactly what I’m after.

So, all I need from you is come up with the most ridiculous sentence you can muster and leave it in the comments.  Please write your submission between hash tags like so:

#Jonny picked up the hurdy-gurdy and gave the finest rendition of ‘Sweet Child Of Mine’ that the folks at the retirement village had ever heard.#

I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

**Please note that submissions close 16/08/13.  Any entries after this point will not be considered.

19 comments:

  1. Just know that I'm using hashtags because you asked and because 300 is a great accomplishment, and not because I'm some Twitter/Facebook fiend that uses them like commas. I hate that hashtag crap.

    #It was then, after spoon feeding Steven his own half-digested testicles, that the manatee knew it had a meth problem, and it needed to get its life together#

    #DidIDoItRight #Swag #YOLO

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    1. That's perfect. I only asked for Hashtags so that I can easily pick them out amongst the comments. That's exactly the kind of thing I'm looking for, awesome!

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  2. I wish I could do a special post every 100 posts, but about 20% of my early blog posts were Facebook-esque status updates. Clearly I didn't know what blogging entailed. But thanks again for the shout-out, and congrats on reaching 300 posts!

    #Up until this moment, I never would have thought that my knack for impersonating a violently hormonal Rosie O'Donnell would come in handy.#

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    1. Thanks! Your early Blog posts were great and definitely count. Don't forget yo' roots!

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  3. Haha - congrats! I am nearing my 300th post too...here goes #When I say Atch, you say Choo, Atch, Choo, Atch, Choo!# You're welcome! :)

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    1. Ha! I hope you're going to do the same for your 300th post.

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    2. hehehehehhe.....erm....NO! Its beyond my capabilities ;)

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  4. Congratulations on reaching this auspicious milestone.

    #When I died and approached the Pearly Gates I was shocked to see that St. Peter looked like a mosquito, and I started counting all the bugs I'd killed in my lifetime.#

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    1. That's a bad situation to be in if you happen to be an exterminator!

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  5. 300 posts?!?!?!? Wow, that really dwarfs our 100 post extravaganza. Congratulations! I mean congratulations on the 300th post, not on dwarfing us.

    #Steven soared higher than he ever had before until he got caught in the jet wash of a passing Boeing 777 causing him to crash down violently onto the island of misfit cats.#

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    1. Thanks. While the volume of my posts may eclipse yours, the quality of your eclipses mine.

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  6. Well done

    #There is nothing more annoying than a ferret eating your mobile phone while you are trying to buy goldfish in the pet shop, that's the last time I try anything impetuous.#

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    1. Haha! Maybe the ferret was on an All You Can Eat data contract.

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  7. #...and that, ladies, is why men are born with foreskins.#

    *walks away with equal amounts of pride and shame at writing that sentence*

    Well done on 300. Someone should make a film about that.....

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    1. But...but...why are men born with foreskins?

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  8. #When he woke up he saw that even though he was in a tub of ice, and his kidneys were gone, another set of kidneys were left next to the tub#

    I don't know how I came up with that. But congrats on hitting the 300th post and lasting so long. Even if you did drift off for a while it still counts as having a blog last 5 or 6 years.

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    1. Cheers bud. It sounds like you have first hand experience of the illegal organs trade.

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  9. #'Sharknado' won the Oscar for 'Best Picture'; a sequel is in the works.#

    Congratulations on the 300th post, by the way. Blogging does have its ups and downs regarding schedules, content and one's personal sanity, but in the end, it's always something that one can come back to. :)

    -Barb

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    1. Agreed, it's something that you can always come back to no matter what happens to you.

      Also, Sharknado is actually getting a sequel.

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