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Continuing my period of balmy Summer non-productiveness until a new one-handable keyboard cums my way, I propose a nice little activity that I hope to make into a real contest in the future when I goddamn feel like it. It's simple:

1. Seek a random Wikipedia article. It calls out to you.
2. The first article to which you're directed - Attempt to write a funny article on the subject in your userspace.
3. ???
4. Profit!

Ready?

GO

Entries

1. I got Wikipedia:Wilson Sanches Leal on my first hit. -- Kip > Talk • Works • • 23:45, Jul. 2, 2011

   Total unrelated gibberish, with a dab of self-hating obesity. -- Kip > Talk • Works • • 07:57, Jul. 3, 2011

2. I got Christopher Smart's asylum confinement. I'm so lucky.-- Talk - Contributions 01:53, July 3, 2011 (UTC)
3. I got Sonderbehandlung. Ohhh boy. Although I can't be bothered to write about it. Anyone wanna trade?-- Talk! Contribs! 17:29, July 4, 2011 (UTC)

You could always write the article as if it were the German word for "euphemism", and pepper the article with references to Hitler (and how he fell in love with the word, including singing it in his shower). Old hat, but in this case, it definitely has some basis. Talk about a challenge! -- Simsilikesims(♀UN) Talk here. 02:57, July 7, 2011 (UTC)

1. I got Chris Korzen. I can't wait. -- 02:31, July 7, 2011 (UTC)

   Weee! -- 15:54, July 7, 2011 (UTC)

2. I got Gregg Seamount. Eventually I might write an article. -- Simsilikesims(♀UN) Talk here. 02:41, July 7, 2011 (UTC)
3. Fuck yeah! -- T​K​F​​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​CK 11:53, July 7, 2011 (UTC)

   Man! You got the best one! Just think of all the possibilities with a name like Reuben Gaylord! -- 02:40, July 8, 2011 (UTC)

Discussions

1. I got English cricket team in Australia in 1878–79 and there's no way in hell I'm going to write an article about that. :| —Sir Socky (talk) (stalk) GUN SotM UotM PMotM UotY PotM WotM 13:51, 4 July 2011

What? The first hat trick in a Cricket test! Deserves an essay. --87.236.134.210 11:33, July 5, 2011 (UTC)

The wikipedia mentions a related riot. Surely there must be a humorous angle to that? (Sore losers and all that?) -- Simsilikesims(♀UN) Talk here. 03:02, July 7, 2011 (UTC)