As stated prior to this thread, VOTING is worth points.  If you vote and did not enter this contest, you will get 3 points towards the overall 5 year standings in the Artistry contest.  When you vote as an entrant in this round, you receive 5 points for voting. . .that means no one who votes ends with no points. . . .

Anyway, the rules are pretty similar to other contests.  This is round 38 so please know that ALL rounds will count EQUALLY toward the final standings, and NO rounds will be omitted from the final total.

1. All participants must comment on all entrants and vote by the deadline, which for this rounds is December 18th, 2008.  Failure to vote will forfeit all points from this round, and if that is less than 20 points, the difference will be forfeited in the following round (No Disqualifications)

2. Voting will take place by replying to this thread

3. If a person withdraws from an Artistry Round prior to the end of a round, all entrants who voted for that person's entry will be permitted to pick one new song to earn a bonus point, all other songs will be realigned accordingly.  There will be no penalty on those who don't change their vote.

4. Once a vote is posted, it cannot be changed UNLESS rule 3 applies OR there was a double-vote by accident.

5. Late entries will be accepted until the 1st vote has been posted.

6. The deadline is a strict deadline, the moment the date has reached the day after the deadline, no votes will count, this is to reduce last minute voting, or sympathy/favoritism towards different entrants.

7. We ask that any entrant who posts a link to his/her original song (source of parody) not be DKTOS for the contest.

8. All other basic competition rules as applied in other competitions are generally followed.  The rules may not be changed or altered unless two/thirds of those voting in a round where a rule change is requested agrees.  Rules may be added by host (Below Average Dave) if it was a rule in the ABC or SOTM contest that was thought to be common knowledge, but not known by a particular entrant.

Deadline:
EST (New York) December 18th/19th at midnight
Central (St. Louis): December 18th at 11pm
Mountain (Denver): December 18th at 10pm
Pacific (Los Angeles): December 18th  at 9pm
Sydney, AUS: December 19th at 2pm
The UK: December 19th at 5am

1. Messy Bedroom by The Conqueror of Parodies
    Buddy Holly

2. Chronic Hiccups by Agrimorfee
    Island in the Sun

3. Barbeque Grill by Rex Ungericht
    Beverly Hills

4. Jim Henson by Matthias
    Keep Fishin

5. Poppin' Advil by Below Average Dave
    Beverly Hills

** Please note that because this round has 5 contests, entrants should vote 5 points, 4 points, 3 points, 2 points,  the one point will automatically be awarded to the voter like it was the last time we had 5 entrants.  Anyone who votes who isn't required will still receive the 3 points for voting in a round when they weren't obligated to do so, but gets to rank all 5 entrants.