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What's In A Name?
Contestants tell how they obtained their user name or handle in 500 words or less.
Rated:
E
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Avg Rating: (3)




~ ~ ~ What's In A Name? ~ ~ ~

That which we call a Rose
by any other name would smell as sweet!

*Heart* *Heart* *Heart* *Heart* *Heart* *Heart* *Heart* *Heart* *Heart* *Heart* *Heart* *Heart* *Heart* *Heart* *Heart* *Heart* *Heart* *Heart* *Heart* *Heart* *Heart* *Heart* *Heart* *Heart* *Heart* *Heart* *Heart* *Heart*

Shakespeare was right. . . A rose is a rose is a rose is a rose -- It doesn't matter what its name is.

*ButterflyB* *ButterflyR* *ButterflyG* *ButterflyB* *ButterflyR* *ButterflyG* *ButterflyB* *ButterflyR* *ButterflyG* *ButterflyB* *ButterflyR* *ButterflyG*

What about you? What is your user name or handle?
How did you end up with it?
Be creative. Make us laugh. Make us cry.
Most of all, entertain us! ! !

*ButterflyB* *ButterflyR* *ButterflyG* *ButterflyB* *ButterflyR* *ButterflyG* *ButterflyB* *ButterflyR* *ButterflyG* *ButterflyB* *ButterflyR* *ButterflyG*


Tell us in 500 words or less
how you ended up with your user name or handle.

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RULES:

1.  Your entry must be 500 words or less; poems are accepted. Word count must be shown after the short story or poem.
2.  Rating must be "E" for Everyone.
3.  Your entry must be submitted ready to be judged, as entries may be judged at anytime.
4.  We reserve the right to hold prizes if there are not enough entries. Then the contest will be  extended until such time that there are enough entries.
5.  Deadline for all entries is on Tuesday, August 31, at midnight, WDC  time.
6.  All entries must be in bitem format. If you not sure how to use the bitem format, please see instructions at:
ID: 1675670   (Rated: E)
Newbie Letter - bitem, static instruct. 
A newbie letter explaining bitem form and static piece creation.
by blainecindy


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*Note**Note**Note* JUDGES *Note**Note**Note*

1.  blainecindy
2.  eyestar
3.

If you are interested in becoming a judge please contact: blainecindy We would love to have you! *Smile* !

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*Note**Note**Note* DONATIONS ARE GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED *Note**Note**Note*

*** ANY DONATION OVER 50,000 GPS WILL EARN THE DONOR A MERIT BADGE OF THEIR OWN CHOICE ***


*Heart* *Star* THANK YOU TO OUR WONDERFUL DONORS: *Star* *Heart*


*Heart* hopefulwriter *Heart*
*Heart* eyestar *Heart*
*Heart* Lunamarcher *Heart*
*Heart* SoCalScribe is 9 today!




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And now for the prizes:

FIRST PLACE:     
ID: 1695769   (Rated: E)
How CountryGranny Came to Be 
The how and why I chose CountryGranny as my moniker
by CountryGranny~working

SECOND PLACE: 
ID: 1704080   (Rated: E)
Rynthae 
A short history of my name...
by Rynthae

THIRD PLACE:     
ID: 1694386   (Rated: E)
My Lifelong Search To Find VictoriaB 
This is the true story of how I came up with my handle for Writing.com.
by VictoriaB



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So . . . What are you waiting for?

Tell us about YOUR name! ! ! *Bigsmile*


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--->>ID #2130660 by JazzyTay on 09-01-10 @ 11:12 pm

>>>>>>ID #2130511 by blainecindy on 09-01-10 @ 5:44 pm

--->>ID #2130146 by Rynthae on 08-31-10 @ 11:31 pm

--->>ID #2128342 by amrutha on 08-27-10 @ 5:33 am

--->>ID #2125052 by Lunamarcher on 08-19-10 @ 4:03 am

--->>ID #2124368 by Tikbee on 08-17-10 @ 1:40 pm

--->>ID #2123692 by CssndrMks on 08-15-10 @ 9:50 pm

--->>ID #2123385 by Dawn Stone on 08-15-10 @ 1:22 am

--->>ID #2121323 by Bob E Sherman on 08-09-10 @ 2:34 pm

--->>ID #2119113 by katiedid on 08-03-10 @ 9:20 pm

--->>ID #2118928 by CountryGranny~working on 08-03-10 @ 10:45 am

--->>ID #2118406 by eyestar on 08-02-10 @ 3:07 am

--->>ID #2118268 by Jack Nyder on 08-01-10 @ 8:40 pm

--->>ID #2118018 by VictoriaB on 08-01-10 @ 9:30 am

--->>ID #2116201 by hopefulwriter on 07-28-10 @ 4:54 am

>>>>>>ID #2116129 by blainecindy on 07-27-10 @ 11:08 pm


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