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There could very well be. If this turns out to be a success then the idea you suggested would be a logical follow up. Ragen, thank you! It takes a lot of balls to be the first one up for judging and you did it. You'll hear from the judges shortly.

Hehe. The judges will also take into consideration recording quality and be sure not to let it count against the entrant.

For the open auditions it doesn't have to be the whole song. In fact, 90 seconds of any part of it would be ideal.

Happiness is: Finding a pencil Pizza with sausage Telling the time Learning to whistle Tying your shoe for the very first time Playing the drum in your own school band. Walking hand in hand. Two kinds of ice cream Knowing a secretÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâæ Climbing a tree. Happiness is five different crayons Catching a fireflyÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâæ Setting him free. Happiness is being alone every now and then. And happiness is coming home again. Happiness is morning and evening, Daytime and nighttime too. For happiness is anyone and anything at all ThatÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s loved by you. Sharing a sandwich Getting along Happiness is singing together when day is through. And happiness is those who sing with you. Happiness is morning and evening, Daytime and nighttime, too, For happiness is anyone and anything at all ThatÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s loved by you.

I can dislocate my shoulders at whim. I have a perma-orange tan. And I've got one leg bigger than the other by nearly 2 inches. In medical terms, I'm a gimp :-$

^ Which is derogatory to both parties. Most of the time that black man won't be happy knowing the fact that the only reason he was employed was not because of his ability, but his ethnicity.

Wine-making course. There's something strangely satisfying watching you and your partner mashing grapes in your bare feet..

I know what I think: By trying to fulfill ethnic quotas they are doing the exact thing they are trying to avoid: being discriminative. Employers should give jobs based solely on merit. Race, ethnicity, religion shouldn't come into it, it should be their ability. Mind you, in this crazy P.C. world, it would take a brave company to start championing that example.

If you truely believe so strongly in your beliefs, then someone else pressing theirs onto you won't make any difference. How do I put this...get over it, you hypocrite? Yeah, that'll do.

Pretty much. You can't use original stuff, because it's testing your singing mainly, and original songs aren't a level playing ground. But you can be as creative as you want with existing songs, like that extremely intriguing mash-up you proposed! :P

Interesting because I don't think they've changed their sound at all. I mean, they can try to pass it off as rock all they want, but you're still going to find their music on a cheesy dancefloor on a Friday night.

As mentioned in the tutorial, you're allowed to have instrumental backings. Whether that's you playing the instrument, it doesn't matter. However, it cannot be a unique composition (ie. play an existing piece). For the open auditions, you don't have to submit an entry with music in it - you won't be marked up or down either for doing so. There's no real deadline as yet. Once the ball gets rolling, I'll set one well in advance.

I wonder how many of you have actually noticed the competition >_

...That's still not karma. That just opitomises my point, even.

For smeg's sake... That's not karma. It's nowhere near close to it. All you "My Name is Earl" and Leesters wannabes have no idea how far you get up my nostrils.

Oh, it's gotta be this dude: \ I mean, look at him! He's so happy, and he's having the best party of his life. Man, I'd like to hang out with that guy!

To be honest, I'm more thankful that he didn't kill anyone else by doing what he did, than I am upset that he's dead. That may sound harsh, and I do truly give you and his family my condolensces, but having experienced loss of a close one by a road accident over some...sorry, the only thing I can describe it is: as an idiot...I'm relieved no-one else got hurt.

Do you guys have a NSPCA equivalent? Basically, a charity organisation which looks after the welfare of animals? I'd ring them up. The kitty may have suffered unnecessarily, and those guys could prosecute the person responsible. Should the cat, thankfully, have died of natural causes, then they'll also know exactly what to do with it.

I loved LT United of Lithuania. "We are the winners" really got to me in a subliminal voting kind of way :P

Cook her a nice dinner. Do all the washing up for her when you've finished and give her telly control. If you hopelessly can't cook, shell out on a few dollars to take her for a meal. Nice of you to think and thank your mother like this. Good on you man.

When I stopped making gash threads about my noobability.

Quite recently, Top Gear conducted a similar survey, in which Don't Stop Me Now - by Queen came out on top. I think Detroit Rock City by Kiss is pretty good for tearing some rubber. Ride of the Valkyries through a busy street is kind of funny as well :P Oh and remember, if you vote for Meat Loaf, you are statistically more likely to have no mates.

By pretending you've got rid of it on a forum, in a feeble attempt to drive the prices up, so you can increase your net worth?

Boy, that was original!

Smmmmell the irony!