There are few memes that I really enjoy seeing over and over again. One of them is "y'all'd've", another one is "bredlik" (you might notice that they're both "linguistic" memes. I might be a bit of a nerd when it comes to that).
If you don't know "bredlik", you might want to check out know your meme or just look at this screenshot from the original Reddit post:
I know, I know, it's an old one. But I still love it. And I want to see more of it again because it has died down by now. What better way of achieving this than making a contest?
The rules
- Write your own, original bredlik and post it as a comment (one entry per person, potential winners will be googled to confirm originality)
- If you're a known spammer/scammer/plagiarizer, you're excluded from this contest
- If you're caught stealing a bredlik from someone else, you're excluded from this contest
- You have to stick to the proper "bredlik" structure. Here's a summary of how it works:
The anatomy of a cow poem, or ‘bredlik’
The poem is generally first person and begins with “My name is…”, unless part of a series; series are structured as dialogues.
Cow poems are in strict iambic dimeter.
A cow poem has the scheme XAXAxBxB.
The cow stanza is a 6-line stanza followed by a 2-line ‘punchline’, varying on “I [do the thing]//I lick the [thing]; much like Benadryl Cabbagepatch, the closer the conformity, the better the effect.
Spelling is more-or-less phonetic, especially for vowels, with some exceptions (classical cow poems make exceptions for “I”, notably) and certainly no numbers; the effect is often described as 'pseudo Chaucerian’. The grammar too is fairly standard.
Or to put it another way:
My naym is pome
And wen you noe
The rouls that mayk
My strukchur floe
And poeits bend
Tou hone ther art
I mayk you smyl
I tuch the hart
Source
The Prizes
We have 100 SBD sponsored by @reggaemuffin and 50 Steem sponsored by me, @suesa . These will be split as follows:
20 SBD/10 Steem
10 SBD/5 Steem
10 SBD/5 Steem
10 SBD/5 Steem
10 SBD/5 Steem
10 SBD/5 Steem
10 SBD/5 Steem
10 SBD/5 Steem
10 SBD/5 Steem
Judges will be the both of us.
The contest will end on the 21st of April, 11:59 pm/23:59 GMT+2.
Good luck and have fun!
My naem is meme
And let me tel
Yu broht me her
Tis place is hel
I se te tings
thei writ for pelf
I red one mor
I kil myeself.
Yur naem is kex
And yu did wel
Yur entri is
Just reely swell
I luv it lots
Am reely glad
I reed te rest
Im reely sad.
yay!
aw :(
Well done. I learned a new word today.
Cucumber
my name hijeen
my speshul art
is drawing lynes
apon a chart
i makes the bots
that say im kewl
ten tiems a day
i raep the pool
Yur naem is lem
Or maebi crick
Ar yu a man
Ar yu a chik?
Noebodi nauws
And tat is fine
Yur bredlik's gud
I laik yur shyne.
I don't think
evil killer robotsemergent consciousnesses have genders, @suesa, but if I figure mine out, I'll let you know.Also, I thought you said you were no good at these things? Maybe you should win your own contest.... :)
I've written so many by now, at one point I had to improve I guess ^^
Risky choice for a topic! :D
Lmfao I ded af 😂
Mwaha great stuff!
my naym is space
am very old
and tho I'm huge
most void en cold
and men or cow
of any bred
u betta stay:
i kill ya ded.
I kill ya ded is grand! nicely done
Yur naem is space
And yu did wryte
A perfekt meme
Oh wat a saight
I wish te rest
Was just as grate
But thei ar not
I am afrayd.
mi naem is steph
en wen you read
the poem ah wryte
you'll noe i lead
en pack your bags
to head back home
I maek the rules
I let you roam
Woaw! Am no poet but this sounds really good in head... awesome poem steph
Am inspired, i think i would also drop my entry
Thanks alot @atare! Am glad i was able to inspire you to participate!
Great structure @crystalll i personally think you followed the instructions very well... i enjoyed reading yours☺ #bredlik
Thanks @preciousmumy ...feels good to know you enjoyed reading mine
Really nice one steph... interesting
Yur naem is steph
I zee yu do
Have heer sum fans
Ho do luv yu
Yur poams alrigt
Yu got te gist
I nod mye hed
I wryte mye list.
Have to say I got a little confused by the bredlik in the original Reddit post having the scheme of ABCB, the rules stating AABB, some using ABAB / ABCB down here, but fudge it, haha.
I tried writing one in AABB but it was too difficult and I had to scrap it... so please forgive me, as I present to you an original ABCB bredlik by @kristves:
hi dear
mein naem ist krist
follow me
und follow mein fist
upvoet for upvoet
here ist mein post
great phapography
appreciate, toast!
EDIT: Sh*t, it should've begun with "my name is..." ah well, whatever. Still proud of it!
PS! Disqualification is totally okay!
You did good!
Yur naem is krist
And tho yur tekst
Is not te meme
I am not vekst
Yu reely tryed
I can se tat
I voht at yu
I tip mye hat.
My naem is krist
Und on my list
Yu are on top
Cuz gurl, yu rock <3
Contest wus fun
Am rly glad
Now point dat gun
away, yu mad!!!
🔫
PPS! Those confused about the "fist":
It was supposed to be a part of "if beg you must / yer face it will bust" kind of thing in the AABB bredlik but I failed and it somehow fit with the ABCB's rythm.
My name is Lord,
I'm a war Lord,
staging wars at all deserts,
picking blood at all chests,
mourning sons at all desk,
but I smile cause am stupid,
I know death is inevitable.
I know war never dies.
Yur naem is lord
And tho yu did
Start with "my naem"
Yu mast admit
Yur bredlik dos
Not fit te meme
Yu can not win
Id haf to screem.
my naym is Kat
And wen I care
then pigs wyl fly
lyk byrds in air
so I will sit,
eat and get fat
But I move coz
I smel a rat
mi naem is sue
en wen I red
de shit u writ
I want be ded
ur bredlik suck
I want to cri
but u all lose
I dry my eye
(thanks @geekpowered for improving the spelling :P )
my naym is steem
I am crypto
I pay you write
wit upvote doe
but you vote shit
and buy vote bot
best post you make
go chamber pot
I try one too:
my naym is reg
and wen I see
te mennow crey
plez upvot me
I raiz me hand
up to me hed
I clik te link
I flag tem ded
My english is bad and i didn't know the meme before. Nevertheless i will try it:
my name is Vladi,
i help my friend,
i like to party,
bombs in my hand.
all the people,
stand against me,
even the skripal,
lies under a tree.
Confirming that I am sponsoring this contest. Looking forward to seeing this meme being revived!
my name is sun
I give yee fun
keep ye warm
kip ya calm
heal da ache
af winter take
yaa cant fake
what I make
mi naem is presh
en wen you feel
the heat ah bring
you'll know the deal
en let's be frank
to make sure i win
I play no prank
I write from within
messed up some syllables there but not bad! :D
mi naym is weil
en lav mennou
they want be me
"fol for follou?"
nou I flag yu
their dreem is ded
I eet smal fis
I increes rep
my nyme is jul
en wen you hear
the sounds ah make
u canurt bear
coz wen i sing
no fella competes
I noe my music
I rep d classics
I just have to say: Grammarly just found 8 mistakes in my thing. I guess I'm illiterate after all.
ma naem is jeff
I haev no job
I wunt to sei
ma fren is bob
bob jus hate me
but bob from syria
I dun hate bob
imma goat frum algeria
wtf, Kristjan?! :'D
MY NAEM JEFF angery
sory Jef
Why do so few people read the rules?
Ah! I have no idea why I didn't notice that rule at first. I edited it, I think it feels a bit more like an iambic dimeter now.
You are applying to those who are Commenting and Voting, saying that you will upvote and follow me. I hope you have it. You are waiting for them.
What are you talking about
xd
my name is fruity
I am sweet
I am happy
drinking nonstop
drunk was so not
when it fainted, did not fall
come friends added so
all drink and then die
Yur naem is fruit
Yu maye be sweet
But if yu'd win
I'd get som heet
Te thing yu wrot
Is no bredlik
I wish yu wel
I won't get sik.
It's very good
My naym ith clur
I haev a pur
Ith greeyn thow greeyn
Cum'on down't be thow mean
I down't mayk thenthe
Butt am clur
I own thith pur
I wown't thare
Yur naem is clur
And tho yu did
Som parts corect
Yu fayled te bid
To win today
But du not feer
I lov contests
I hold tem dear.
Ma nemis bcash
I'm prolly better
fun is endless
fools are greater
ma life is simpl
be quikly rich
i take yur king
i make yu bch
Yur naem is p
And tho yu suk
Yu vot yurself
Naow wat te fuk
Yur bredlik's shit
Yu fyled a lot
I close my eys
I type mye dot.
lol what a shitty approach to conduct contests. Upvoting this comment too because it triggers you.
You didn't even slightly follow the rules and then you upvoted yourself. Just saying things as they are.
If following rules is your only trigger, then there are better ways to tell people what rules you're enforcing, cunt. Just telling you who you are.
I did find a better way: I stated the rules to the contest in the post about the contest :)
Woah, did you also mention that participant is not supposed to vote themselves? Admit it, you just wanted to shit on people. Maybe that's your thing, who knows.
Flagged for past vote abuse, ie. voting up garbage posts.
Flagged for having no clue, ie. not knowing who voted. Edit: removed 😅
What are you talking about? She voted on a post of mine for $1.06 that she says wasn't worth $0.01.
And you flag her for that? We live in a weird world 😅
I see bad behavior by Dolphins and Whales as WAY more to blame for any problems on steem than people that buy votes, spam, etc.
She upvotes something that she thinks is worthless but that's fine?
Maybe if Dolphins and Whales woke up then they'd get a handle on the platform again.
Please don't hijack this contest for such a discussion.
Steamcleaners will post on subsequent posts of people that are suspect of plagiarism or identity theft, so this is just the same idea, but ok no worries.
I just want her to put her money where her mouth is, I already told her she should flag it if she feels this way.
I refuse to discuss this on the blockchain. Would you please just come online and talk to me?
No, you broke my steem heart there. I'm not made of meds to cheer up so I think I'll pass.
OH wow! You're very generous to give away $100 SBD total. Good thing there's a good soul on Earth like you :)
Thank you...
Lets get this shii started
You're exceptionally liberal to give away $100 SBD add up to. It's fortunate there's a decent soul on Earth like you.
Mye neme is joe
I pust abat mye flow.
I want to repe de pool
bet I don't even know.
hew te meke MI post grow
Yur naem is joe
And yu can nott
Raep steemits pool
And had yur shot
To win this thing
But fayled dat too
I saye goodby
I smyle at yu.
My name is Anna
The thing in here
is me bein queer
Wit my babe Jonna
Whom I hold dear
I wil show thee
What is real
That's what's the deal
Yur naem is Ann
And I am sure
Yur girlfrind is
So cute and pure
But bredliks are
Qwite hart to write
Cant let yu win
I hav no right.
Hahah I know I didn't do too well so I'm not bitter even if I don't win! Just wanted to try something. I actually read the instructions and googled the rules as well but didn't get the AABB thing or other rules at all!😅
My namies Powet
Rite words get payd
Afta the ours
i lykal bred.
If coodav woodav
be somone els
stil afta ours
Wood giv it glaze.
Yur naem is art
And tho I see
That yu do trye
To impres me
Yu fayled te form
Of tis contest
I red yur poem
I did get stressd.
My name is MOO,
I am a Desi cow,
But Sankhis think,
I am their maa,
And they eats & drinks,
What I shits & pisses,
I lick wounds of India,
And maketh her cry!
@suesa : in my entry I have used two words which you may not understand. Should I clarify those?
I know "Desi" but not "Sankhis"
@suesa Sankhis are nicknames for right winged extremists in India. You can think them similar to neo Nazis. Maa is mother.
Thanks for clarification!
My naim is mikael
All i do all dai is yel
From simpu poems like bredlick
To sunni dais in a week
I laved Suesa once and twice
But she brok mi hart like meltin ice
Now, I'm a wonderin Poet
And who's hop for a duet?
Yur naem is mike
And tho yu rhyme
Yu fayled ad tis
It is no cryme
Win tis yu won't
Te form is wrong
I shaek my hed
I am so don.
mi naem is great
en wen ah see
the contest enteries
ah want to flee
en leave this fight
to die another day
I believe in me
I know it'll pay
Yur naem is great
Yu almost won
But then yu fayled
Yur price is non
Te form is wrong
Te rymes ar too
I wayf goodby
I wil see yu.
Moi name is Ericka
I pley a lot
I maek you laugh
Untel you cry
De gal's a mess
Bet still I rock
And dah's de wave
So try ya luck
Yur naem is queen
And tho yu pley
And maek me laf
I have to sey
Tis post won't win
It fails te form
I stil liek yu
I hug yu warm.
I dant hug yu back
Coz des gal fel sad
And naw i teka my leave
Cause i haev none mor to say
Bet fel dah pain
And move a away
So gud byi Esa
and cheers tu yu
My name is pres
I liek to say
T'is contest is sane
Buh not for me
Cos Im scared to lose
Cos wen i lose
I start to cry
en wen i cry
It means Im ded
to suesa and friends.
Yor naem is pres
An you did trye
To win this ting
But yu wil crye
Yu failed te flouw
Of bredliks fast
Yu wil not win
Yu won't be last.
HAhahahahahaha....
I reli hoep
I don't coem last
My name is Veronica,
I am the daughter of chimuelo
if you know who is chimuelo
look at my pet is a dragon
I try to fly
and you do mu
like mamu
Mye naem is Ver
I can not flye
Or folow rules
I stil do trye
To write a meme
And win tis here
I clik on post
I disappeer.
my name is longberry.
I am a coffee variety
I am very taste to tasty
if you are surfing steemit
please drink me.
My naem is long
I did not reed
The contest rulez
Cos of mye greed
Mye meme is bad
The rimes are too
I do not care
I post for you.
This one is great
my naeem is flag
and i cum to annoi
if u hav 2 much steem
i need to destroi
if u want to complain
lemme see dem teers
why u no crai
upbot plz resteam
But...the structure is wrong ._.
My naem is fleg
And I wil com
For all yor steem
The compleet sum
If yu complain
And crie sum teerz
I do not care
I feed yur feers.
I’m noun as Scou,
I nouu yu’ve heard
but I doun’t nouu
iyf I can dou
ai guud courrect
bredlik pouem
touu I suohspect
I did juost so.
Close.
"poem" and "so" don't rhyme.
XAXAXBXB - A/A rhymes, B/B rhymes, X doesn't
Ah dammit, you're right, I messed up the second half. :P
...
ai guud bredlik
wiyth all courrect
bouut hier iy diyd
'least I suohspect
would have been better.
my nemis Un
am fat shor kid
Te crazy one
Buh all I nid
Mi hangri men
and ghud toy nuke
I blow bhald Trump
ah one tym fluke
Mi naem is rex
I caul mi ben
I rite mi meme
Of craezi men
Does Sue so tink
am luckles lad
I wantu die
Mi bredlik bad
mi nYm is ur ex
de guy u thynk u hate
I wented to give sun n de stars
Butt yu needed space
Got no feelyngs now
Relationship ded
yu want de wine
But I lik de bread
Mi naem is Kat
often weer black
I 'njoy hot daees
sammer is alwaees
Ne'er too boerd
Ne'er too tierd
wanna bee happeee
just to bee alaeeve
💙~🌞~💙
no aee wont ween
bat have to be een
so haee I saee
see ya la'er todaee
My naym is Anton
I lurk in shaddoe
Whilst you hav funne
I spye thatte floe
I lurn seekruts
frum gurl and boi
So wen tyme kums
I sae 'paot psoy'.
mi naem is jen
en wen ah read
d poems yhu wryt
ah wan to run
buh no its fun
some r quite fyn
I drop myn too
I wait in lyn
Ah poetry... But am not good at it. I thought it was a pic meme until I read the mechanics. 😂
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