HOW TO MAD LIB

1.) Copy this code to use as a template:

<script language="Javascript">
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var no1 = prompt("Blank #1: Enter a male NES character's name.", "");
var no2 = prompt("Blank #2: Enter a Female NES character's name.", "");
var no3 = prompt("Blank #3: Enter a funny verb.", "");
var no4 = prompt("Blank #4: Enter a curse word.", "");
var no5 = prompt("Blank #5: Enter an adjective (which would insult someone) with -ing.", "");
var no6 = prompt("Blank #6: Enter a name of a body part.", "");
var no7 = prompt("Blank #7: Enter something used to hurt/hit someone with.", "");
var no8 = prompt("Blank #8: Enter a slang word for a woman.", "");
var no9 = prompt("Blank #9: Enter a exclamatory.", "");
var no10 = prompt("Blank #10: Enter anything you want.", "");
var no11 = prompt("Blank #11: Enter something you would buy (singular).", "");
var no12 = prompt("Blank #12: Enter the place where you would buy that item at.", "");
var no13 = prompt("Blank #13: Enter a form of transportation.", "");
var no14 = prompt("Blank #14: Enter a past tense verb", "");
var no15 = prompt("Blank #15: Enter the name of your least favorite song.", "");
var no16 = prompt("Blank #16: Enter a NES villain name.", "");
var no17 = prompt("Blank #17: Enter a noun.", "");
var no18 = prompt("Blank #18: Enter your real name.", "");
var no19 = prompt("Blank #19: Enter a noun (singular).", "");
var no20 = prompt("Blank #20: Enter a 'violent' verb.", "");
// Show me --!>
</script>

<script language="Javascript">
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document.writeln(no1 + ": So, Error, who do you think is the hottest NES girl?<BR>");
document.writeln("Error: I am " + no2 + ".<BR>");
document.writeln(no1 + ": Oh yes, she has some pretty sweet " + no6 + ".<BR>");
document.writeln(no2 + " " + no3 + " onto the scene and yells, '" + no4 + "!'<BR>");
document.writeln(no1 + ": Speak of the " + no19 + ".<BR>");
document.writeln(no2 + ": How rude! You " + no5 + " clowns! I take offense to such sexual harassment!<BR>");
document.writeln(no1 + ": Come now, " + no2 + ", we were just admiring your big " + no6 + "! Take that as a compliment, " + no8 + " ! <BR>");
document.writeln(no2 + " whips out her " + no7 + " and " + no20 + " " + no1 + " and Error on the " + no6 + ". She then " + no8 + " them.<BR>");
document.writeln(no1 + ": " + no9 + "!! " + no8 + " that done scratched me!<BR>");
document.writeln("Error: I am " + no10 + ".<BR>");
document.writeln(no2 + ": Never and I mean never mess with this " + no8 + ", you " + no5 + " fools!<BR>");
document.writeln(no1 + ": Okay, okay. To make it up to you let me buy you a/an " + no11 + ".<BR>");
document.writeln(no2 + ": Hmm so tempting. Alright then! Let's take the " + no13 + " to the " + no12 + "!<BR>");
document.writeln(no1 + ", " + no2 + ", and Error " + no14 + " into the " + no13 + " and " + no2 + " turned on her stereo to play " + no15 + ".<BR>");
document.writeln("Suddenly " + no16 + " comes out of nowhere and starts breakdancing!<BR>");
document.writeln(no1 + ": Well you don't see THAT everyday!<BR><BR>");
document.writeln("The End.<BR>");
document.writeln("Today's lessons: Never call women " + no8 + "(es)/(s) and comment on their " + no6 + ". Also, " + no16 + " is a/an " + no17 + ". And the last thing we learned was that " + no18 + " is a " + no10 + " without a/an " + no6 + "!<BR>");
document.writeln("Error: I am " + no9 + "!<BR>");
// show me --!>
</script>

2.) Edit the code to your new story.

The variable prompts at the top will be the fill-in-the-blanks and so are transferred into the blanks of the story. The second script is where you make the actual story. The blanks are labeled with a shortened name of the variable prompt (e.g. first prompt = no1 in the script).

Think of each sentence as an math addition problem. If a variable starts at the beginning of the setence, put a plus sign at the end. If it appears inbetween the setence, then do '+ variable +'.

Anything (including punctuation) that will be displayed and is not a variable prompt must be enclosed in parenthesis.

For example (no1 = Name): "Hello my name is" + no1 + "."

3.) Test it out! Fill in the blanks with a few examples to see if everything comes out nicely.

4.) Submit your story to us! Send your original madlib in a .txt or .html file to: mike@nesplayer.com. Make sure it somehow relates to the NES or video games with setting/characters/or situations.