The 2010 Nik Memorial Grading Contest *Round 14*

[drewincanada]

Here's was my grade submission:

 

ROUND 14

THE FOX AND THE TEC

by Dr. Seuss

 

Please, sir. I don't like this trick, sir.

My tongue isn't quick or slick, sir.

Is it foxing, mold or stains, sir?

Is it really just ink transfer?

I can't do it, Mr. Fox, sir.

 

If I must, here's what I think, sir:

Damage caused by transferred ink, sir.

If that's true, the grade is high, sir.

But there's more that I have spied, sir.

Makes me frightened, Mr. Fox, sir.

 

In behind the transferred ink, sir,

That top corner surely stinks, sir.

Foxing? Stains? It's brownish dots, sir.

I'm confused now! Thanks a lot, sir!

I can't do it, Mr. Fox, sir.

 

Yes, I must submit a guess, sir.

But it puts me to the test, sir.

Tossing coins, I must confess, sir,

This is how I made my guess, sir.

 

What's my grade? You'd like to know, sir.

Could it be a 9.0, sir?

Yes, I think that's what I'll say, sir.

9.0 - I hope and pray, sir!

 

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Followed closely by:

 

 

[DrWatson]

And damn near rewarded with a -5.

[drewincanada]

I got bonus points for verbosity. And visual stimulation.

[DrWatson]

wildly_fanciful_statement.