Egmont: UK Nameless Novel Promotion

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Egmont: UK Nameless Novel Promotion Sept 25, 2005 7:29:51 GMT -5

Post by Antenora on Sept 25, 2005 7:29:51 GMT -5

If you take the missing letters, you get either "I call" or "ciall", but I"m probably over-analyzing this. I think the intention here is that Olaf's taken over for Lemony, who has gone missing according to other sources.

Deleted Posts: 0	Egmont: UK Nameless Novel Promotion Sept 25, 2005 9:57:45 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2005 9:57:45 GMT -5 I'm impressed dante, i would have never seen that. if we had karma you would be applauded.

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Egmont: UK Nameless Novel Promotion Sept 25, 2005 10:56:39 GMT -5

Post by Sixteen on Sept 25, 2005 10:56:39 GMT -5

I didn't notice the spelling mistakes, but did find it strange that Lemony was supposedly missing and the sapling insult. It's also as if they're encouraging you to spoil it for everyone. And there's none of the usual "Please stay away if you wish to be a hapy person" warnings.

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Egmont: UK Nameless Novel Promotion Sept 25, 2005 11:26:44 GMT -5

Post by Juan Roberto Montoya De Toledo on Sept 25, 2005 11:26:44 GMT -5

This is ironic. The winner doesn't get a copy of Book The Twelfth.
EDIT: I've just noticed the picture of Olaf in the corner of the letter.

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Three Rings for the G-Mods under the sky,
Seven for the Mods in their halls of stone,
Nine for mortal members, doomed to be banned,
One for the Admin, on his dark throne
In the land of 667, where the noobs lie.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the land of 667 where the noobs lie.

Credits go to PJ.(I think)

Sixteen Corrupt Concierge Posts: 4,691 Likes: 464	Egmont: UK Nameless Novel Promotion Sept 25, 2005 11:32:15 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Sixteen on Sept 25, 2005 11:32:15 GMT -5 I was just about to post that. Why would Lemony have Olaf stationery?
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Egmont: UK Nameless Novel Promotion Sept 25, 2005 11:34:10 GMT -5

Post by Juan Roberto Montoya De Toledo on Sept 25, 2005 11:34:10 GMT -5

ffwf said:

A promotion to guess the title of B12, and get some fabulous prizes! But wait - what do you mean it's not on TheNamelessNovel.com...?

www.egmont.co.uk/thenamelessnovel/

The winning entry will be that unique entry judged to provide the most appropriate and original title for Book the Twelfth, based on the others in the series. It will not be the actual title that will appear on the book when it hits UK bookshops. The 12 runners-up prizes will be awarded to the first entries picked under independent supervision and at random from all entries received. The promoter's decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
Entrants must be resident in the UK but not employees (or members of their families) of Egmont UK Ltd, their agents or anyone professionally connected with the promotion. Parental permission for anyone under the age of 16 is required for entry.
All entries must be received by October 17th 2005.
The winner and the 12 runners-up will be notified by email within 28 days of the closing date.
Entry is free and entries must be made via the website.
Entries are restricted to 12 per person.
No cash alternatives to the prizes will be available.
For the names and counties of the winners and details of the winning entry send a SAE to The Nameless Novel, Egmont Press Publicity Department, 239 Kensington High Street, London W8 6SA.
The information you enter on this website will only be kept for the purposes of administering the promotion and will be not be passed to third parties. After the winner and runners-up have been decided, this information will be deleted.

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From the rules, it seems that we don't actually have to guess the title (although if you did, you'd probably win) - you just try and come up with a title that's good. Which is odd. But anyway, excuse me while I just steal a few guesses.

Note that this competition, as stated in the rules, is U.K.-only. If you live outside of the United Kingdom, then you cannot enter (or rather, you are not eligible to win). If this is so, you may still suggest original titles here which have a chance of winning the competition.[/quote] Dantee, if you move your cursor over the Reward Offered section of the letter, it lists the prizes and says: Guess Correctly the title of B12, and win some prizes.

Three Rings for the G-Mods under the sky,
Seven for the Mods in their halls of stone,
Nine for mortal members, doomed to be banned,
One for the Admin, on his dark throne
In the land of 667, where the noobs lie.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the land of 667 where the noobs lie.

Credits go to PJ.(I think)

Deleted Posts: 0	Egmont: UK Nameless Novel Promotion Sept 25, 2005 12:32:02 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2005 12:32:02 GMT -5 If I win, witch i doubt, can use someone elses adress cause i don't live in the UK. you can have everything except the signed BB, and maybe some of the other stuff they don't name.

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Egmont: UK Nameless Novel Promotion Sept 25, 2005 14:06:06 GMT -5

Post by Dante on Sept 25, 2005 14:06:06 GMT -5

sc0tty said:

Dantee, if you move your cursor over the Reward Offered section of the letter, it lists the prizes and says: Guess Correctly the title of B12, and win some prizes.

I know, but the Terms & Conditions contradict this. I personally am hedging my bets by coming up with possible titles as well as cool titles which obviously aren't going to happen.

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Dear Dairy Xenial Xylophone Old Broad Extraordinaire Posts: 2,303 Likes: 17	Egmont: UK Nameless Novel Promotion Sept 25, 2005 23:29:57 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Dear Dairy on Sept 25, 2005 23:29:57 GMT -5 The author of the message also encourages entrants to break the rules. It sounds like a Villainously Fiendish Design, to me!
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	Three Rings for the G-Mods under the sky, Seven for the Mods in their halls of stone, Nine for mortal members, doomed to be banned, One for the Admin, on his dark throne In the land of 667, where the noobs lie. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In the land of 667 where the noobs lie. Credits go to PJ.(I think)

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Egmont: UK Nameless Novel Promotion Sept 26, 2005 6:05:15 GMT -5

Post by Flaneur on Sept 26, 2005 6:05:15 GMT -5

I haven't even attempted to enter, but now I want to, just so I can see the Olaf stationary and suspicious-making things.
I thought this was fishy when I first read about it...doesn't seem like a Lemony sort of thing to me...

Well, I'm duly creeped out. Olaf is sinisterly insinuating himself into the world of aSoUE promotion, methinks, first with the movie and movie books, and now this. No wonder Lemony does not want us to buy his books and such: is Olaf living off the royalties?

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Dante Awful Administrator Arsonist Archivist -~< #o# Posts: 26,428 Likes: 2,886	Egmont: UK Nameless Novel Promotion Sept 26, 2005 10:40:28 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Dante on Sept 26, 2005 10:40:28 GMT -5 There's certainly something weird going on. Or at least, I hope there is; it'd be rather depressing to think that the oddities are just due to some dim Egmont employee.
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MikeT Splenetic Surgeon From That Sad Age, One Sad Page.. Posts: 748	Egmont: UK Nameless Novel Promotion Sept 26, 2005 12:38:24 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MikeT on Sept 26, 2005 12:38:24 GMT -5 Oh Dante..you're absolutely awesome! I have no idea which titles to enter. HELP. Actually don't I want original ones. I think The Dreadful Denoument is a safe bet to put in? Or is that too obvious!? Argh

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Egmont: UK Nameless Novel Promotion Sept 26, 2005 15:50:27 GMT -5

Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2005 15:50:27 GMT -5

hatramroany said:

If I win, witch i doubt, can use someone elses adress cause i don't live in the UK. you can have everything except the signed BB, and maybe some of the other stuff they don't name.

I'll ask again