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For Laughyourheadoff.org's First International
Islamic Joke and Cartoon Contest

1. The Holger Danske Cartoon Awards, all 3 categories;
2. The Munch-Nielsen Medal for best original joke; and
3.
The Esteemed Mr. Bean Essay.
4. The Asma b' Marwan Poetry Prize

A. Specific Rules                                                                              All Deadlines June  1, AD 2006

 The Holger Danske Cartoon Awards

Max.one entry per category (see prizes re: categories). Each entry must be a digital image, less than 100KB, and preferrably as a .jpg. or .gif (NO bitmap!) Topic should be related to Islam in some way. All entries must be received by e-mail to charlesmartel@laughyourheadoff.org before June 1st, AD 2006, with creator’s (or their legal guardian’s) name or pseudonym, address and phone number. Scanned drawings are OK. Emails must also include the category for each image.

By submitting an entry to laughyourheadoff.org in this fashion the entrant is giving legal permission to publish the submission on our website, with the copyright remaining with the author. There is no guarantee of monetary prizes for any submission. Entries will be judged according to our standards!

 

The Munch-Nielsen Medal

All jokes submitted in this category must be under 201 words and, most importantly, be FUNNY, by golly. It must be original (anyone caught plagiarizing will be beheaded at once). The joke should be related somehow to Islam. It can be sent as a WORD or .txt attachment, or in the body of an e-mail, to charlesmartel@laughyourheadoff.org before June 1, AD 2006.  Any language is acceptable, as long as a translation in English is included. By submitting an entry to laughyourheadoff.org in this fashion the entrant is giving legal permission to publish the submission on our website, with the copyright remaining with the author. There is no guarantee of monetary prizes for any submission. Entries will be judged according to our standards! See prize for details about joke content restrictions.
Must include name or pseudonym, address and phone number for notification.

 

The Esteemed Mr. Bean Essay

All essays submitted must address the topic "Humor in the New Testament and the Koran." The maximum number of words is 10,000 and entries must be sent as Word or .txt attachments, or in the body of an e-mail, to charlesmartel@laughyourheadoff.org before June 1st, AD 2006. A reliable Enlish translation must accompany essays written in other languages. By submitting an entry to laughyourheadoff.org in this fashion the entrant is giving legal permission to publish the submission on our website, with the copyright remaining with the author. There is no guarantee of monetary prizes for any submission. Entries will be judged according to our standards! See B, below, for more details.

The Asma b' Marwan Poetry Prize
 
Submit 3 or less entries.
Any Length; Any Language; Any Style
Funny or Serious; Limericks Welcome
Should be related to Islam in some way
(English Translation Requested, not required)

Send to charlesmartel@laughyourheadoff.org

Deadline: June 1, AD 2006


B. General Rules

The winners will be chosen by eminent judges to be picked by laughyourheadoff.org. Or, we may decide a different way  to judge if no eminent judges can be found to volunteer. Any prize-winnings will depend on the amount of money raised to support the contest and might only consist of publication on laughyourheadoff.org’s website and announcement in a press release.
 

By submitting an entry according to the guidelines the entrant is giving legal permission for LYHO to publish the created work to our website, with copyright remaining with the author. We are not responsible if some other person or entity publishes copyrighted images (steals 'em from here) without legal permission.
 

 

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                                IMPORTANT LEGAL NOTICE
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UNLESS OTHERWISE STIPULATED BY THE ENTRANT, IN THE E-MAIL CONTAINING THE SUBMISSION, THE AUTHOR IS ALSO GIVING LAUGHYOURHEADOFF.ORG (HEREAFTER “LYHO”)THE PERMISSION TO PUBLISH THE WORK, ONCE, IN A BOOK. THE AUTHOR DOES NOT GIVE UP COPYRIGHT TO HIS OR HER WORK IF IT APPEARS IN PRINT, BUT HE OR SHE DOES GIVE UP THE CLAIM TO ANY MONETARY RENUMERATION FOR SAID WORK. LAUGHYOURHEADOFF.ORG IS ALSO NOT LEGALLY LIABLE IF SOMEONE SUBMITS A STOLEN WORK CREATED BY ANOTHER AUTHOR. IN SECTION B, WHICH SECTION THIS IS, “WE” REFERS TO THE PERSON/S OR ENTITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR LAUGHYOURHEADOFF.ORG. THIS IS IN CASE BILL CLINTON ENTERS THE COMPETITION. “WE” DOES NOT MEAN “THE PEOPLE.” LYHO IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYONE WHO IS MAIMED, BEATEN, SLICED, DICED, RAPED, BEHEADED, BOMBED OR HAS THEIR CLITORIS REMOVED BY ANY ISLAMOFASCIST FREAK OR OTHER MENTALLY-DERANGED INDIVIDUAL DUE TO THE MERE FACT THAT THEIR ARTWORK APPEARED ON THIS SITE. WE WILL TRY OUR HARDEST TO KEEP ANY PERSONAL INFORATION COMPLETELY PRIVATE, AND WILL NOT INTENTIONALLY GIVE IT TO ANY THIRD, FOURTH OR FIFTH PARTY, OR NON-PARTY. (IF HE OR SHE EXISTS, WE CANNOT HIDE THAT INFORMATION FROM “ALLAH,” BUT WE CAN DAMN WELL TRY OUR BEST TO PREVENT IT FROM FALLING INTO THE BLOODY HANDS OF HIS/HER SLAVES WHO LIVE BY THE ERRONEOUS NOTION THAT HE/SHE [THAT IS ALLAH] IS PLEASED WHEN THEY JUDGE PERSONS AN INFIDEL AND THEN TRY TO MURDER THEM, THEIR OFFSPRING, OR THE WHOLE NATION OR CIVILIZATION IN WHICH THEY LIVE OR TO WHICH THEY BELONG.  IF, DURING THE COURSE OF THIS COMPETITION, ANY PEOPLE ASSOCIATED WITH “WE” ARE KILLED OR MAIMED  BY CRYBABY FANATICS WHO CANNOT TAKE A JOKE, OR OTHERWISE HARMED BECAUSE OF SOME FRIGGING FATWA ISSUED BY SOME BEARDED MORON IN A CAVE OR A MOSQUE, THEN WE CAN GIVE NO GUARANTEE THAT ANY SUBMISSION TO THIS CONTEST WILL SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY NOR APPEAR ON THE WEBSITE. ALAS, ALL JUDGEMENTS ABOUT THE MERITS OF SUBMISSIONS ARE FINAL. THE RECORD LENGTH FOR LEGALESE LINGO, STIPULATIONS, WARNINGS, ENDEMNITIES, QUALIFICATIONS, DENIALS, AND UNINTELLIGIBLE NONSENSE LEARNED AT
LAW SCHOOL IS NOT KNOWN TO US (THAT IS, “WE,” BILL). WE JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD LOOK PRETTY COOL AND MORE LIKE AN OFFICIAL, WELL-FUNDED COMPETITION IF WE INCLUDED ALL THIS BIG-CAPPED LETTERS AT THE END OF THE RULES. ANYONE WHO HAS READ THIS FAR IS PROBABLY A LAWYER, A LUNATIC, OR PERHAPS JUST HAS NOTHING BETTER TO DO WITH HIS/HER/OR ITS TIME, OR IS GENUINELY CURIOUS ABOUT THE SMALL PRINT, WHICH IN THIS CASE COULD BE CONSIDERED BIG. THIS CAN IN FACT CAN BE A VERY HEALTHY HABIT TO HAVE IN LIFE. AND PAAAAAAHHHHHHLLLLEEEEAZZZZZZZZZE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, IF YOU ARE SOMEONE WHO IS OFFENDED BY THIS SITE, AND SENDS US YOUR WARNINGS, THREATS, OR OTHER ASSORTED VERBAL ABSURDITIES, DO NOT, DO NOT, DO NOT USE HORRIBLE GRAMMAR, MANGLED PUNCTUATION, OR HARDLY-RECOGNIZABLE WORDS THAT YOU DON’T KNOW HOW TO SPEEEL CORREkTLY. ALL SUCH ANNYOYING LETTERS, WHICH OVERPOPULATE THE FORUM OR FEEDBACK SECTIONS OF SO MANY WEBSITES, WILL FACE THE SWORD OF INSTANT DELETION. SHALOM/SALAM


 

 "Let freeedom and humor live--
because Jihad is not a joke."

 Charles Martel