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Literature theme packet

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I wrote a 20-tossup packet called "Ways of Dying" where all the questions, predictably, are common link tossups on the various ways that literary characters have died. I'll be reading it at some point tonight or tomorrow night in the IRC, for those interested.
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This sounds splendid.
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Right now my plan is to read this tonight at 9:00 Eastern.
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Here's the packet. Susan won this with 30 points, with a lot of players close behind at 20.
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I am writing a similar packet except it is trash based. Will read tonight at some point.
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why must you fiends read amusing packets while I'm at work
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Ukonvasara wrote:why must you fiends read amusing packets while I'm at work
Agreed; some of these were given awfully short notice.
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Don't work on the Sabbath.
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Tell the people who want to stay at hotels!
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here is the packet
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I wrote another one of these packets, with a mystery theme. I'll read it at 10:00 Eastern tonight, unless there are interested parties who object before then.

EDIT: It has come to my attention that this is when Auroni is reading his packet, so I'll read mine after Auroni's is done instead.
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This happened, and Dan Passner emerged victorious.
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After reading this packet just now, I'm a bit disappointed it failed to mention Colin McGinn's literary masterpiece, Bad Patches: http://40daysofbadpatches.wordpress.com/ [warning: NSFW content, awful writing]
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And no meta! I would have negged alternating author questions with David Seal and Ray Luo.
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I am disappointed by the lack of "It Tastes Like Chicken".
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