Weekly News Thread 9-16 Dec

[Pudding]

Feel free to post and discuss the day's news here!

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9th December

Enjoy some Sorbet from the Healthy Food Shop.


When you get a chance, make sure you take a look at these new Poems.


Your conversations about the snow won't be complete without one of these new Buddy Icons



The lastest Minigolf Spotlight award goes to zac_d_sup for rocky rocky place. Can you find your way through?

If you can't find your way through the Minigolf spotlight you might take some time to play with these new toys from the Toy Shop.




Congratulations go out to Jhortcely and yodod101! Each has proven spiffier than the rest in the Customisation Spotlight. Voting for this week's contest has begun. Good luck to this week's entrants!



The Story Telling competition has begun! Test your creative writing skills by continuing the story.

Lia stared wistfully at the pretty, brown-haired Usul dancing on the table, her voice ringing out over the cheers of the restaurant's customers. To the young Krawk, Hannah seemed to have it all -- beauty, talent, and a knack for finding adventures. All Lia had was a boring job clearing tables at The Golden Dubloon. It just didn't seem very fair.

SNOWBALL FIGHT! Can you think of something witty for our latest Caption Contest?




A rather friendly Wocky called Cuteblue123456229 has just won this week's Pet Spotlight award!


The Gift Shop has some rather pretty boxes.


Try guessing the song in our latest sponsor game Alvin and the Chipmunks: Undeniable

[Pardona]

Oh, are we doing news threads again? For the longest time I was hesitant to post up the news, but if we're going to post it up again, that's good to know.

And it really does seem like each week they're introducing more and more plushies.

[May]

I think this box is absolutely gorgeous!



I've been wondering what to do with my gallery now for a while... Perhaps I'll move all of my Advent and plot items to my side account and create a gallery of shiny, pretty boxes.

As for the old news threads, I stopped posting it up because no one was commenting on it... It made me sad

[Pudding]

Anyone can feel free to post up the news whenever they want; I just got it started again because GC's very quiet lately and I could do with the entertainment. (Why yes, I do consider moderating your posts to be entertainment. Post more threads here or I'll just spend all my time talking about lizard people in Misc. Disc.!)

I've been wondering what to do with my gallery now for a while... Perhaps I'll move all of my Advent and plot items to my side account and create a gallery of shiny, pretty boxes.

That sounds awesome. I've never seen a box gallery before.

I quite like the new sorbets. However, the art style doesn't look very Neopets-y to me. I've never quite gotten used to some of the pastel colored items with no black lines.

[May]

December 10

* Today is randomly themed Chestnut Celebration!

* Neopets that love chestnuts will like this new roaster from the Gift Shop.


Mmmmm... those look quite tasty.

* chikinki has earned themself the User Lookup of the Week. Nicely done!

* There are some new Shopkeepers for you to choose from with a chestnut theme.



* We have a new Gallery Spotlight award winner - paganmoon with their shop Heaps of Holly.

* Mmmm... What better way to celebrate the chestnut than with some treats from the Food Shop.



* The Art Gallery has some new pictures to look at.



* This holiday season receive huge savings when you sign up for Neopets Premium Web Pack! Click here to learn more about this special limited time offer.

* A tree from the Garden Centre can add a nice touch to any Neohome.



* There is a new Mystery Pic competition. The answer to the last one was Hissi Avatar. 39 people guessed correctly, earning them 51,283 NP each.

* Your chestnut shop, gallery or lookup won't be complete without one of these new Fun Images.



* This week's Meridell Castle Spotlight has been awarded to magentey for their Risky Dungeon.

* The Grooming Parlour knows that chestnuts can make great products!

[lotusgenie]

TNT comes up with some really lovely looking grooming items, as these chestnut items demonstrate, it's such a pity that you can't do any more with them than you can with, well, most of the rest of the stuff I suppose. I guess I would like to see more actually wearable make up, like they have in NC Mall, or at least allow grooming items to have a temporary effect on your neopet. Perhaps a "dirty" neopet that needs to be groomed, an average neopet (like present), and a "glowing" neopet that is well groomed. Or just a little sparkle or shine to the picture of a well groomed pet if it would be too hard to allow grooming items have an individual effect on neopets (red lips, blush, shiny hair/coat, etc.).

Barring a change in a neopet's appearance, it would be nice to be able to use some of these nice looking items as either clothing or furniture. Wouldn't it be nice to put a nice, shiny looking bottle like above on a shelf or table in your neohome?

[Pardona]

11th December

These new cobblers from the Bakery are sure to be quite tasty.



Congratulations go to danishkookys, who just won the Site Spotlight award!

This week's PPL award has been given to the Bazatlan. Well done Mazatlan, Yaniq, Silverwing, Biff, and all the others.



The Spider Grundo is the latest challenger to beat in this round of Better Than You.

If someone you know is feeling a bit under the weather you might send them this new Greeting.



If you want a chance to have your videos viewed by others on Neopets why not submit them?

Wrapping up! Our Neocash Card Holiday Giveaway ends on December 16th in the U.S. and on December 22nd in Canada! Enter for a chance to win a free Neocash Card.

The squid scarf from the Clothes Shop can now be worn!


Squishy, squishy, squish!

A new Lenny Conundrum competition has begun. The answer to last week's was 03595811419484193166. 4811 people guessed the correct answer earning themselves 416 NP each.

There is a new Shenkuu-themed Background.



Why not give wefora's Pirate Cave Of The Week - Vibration a try?

The Faerie Book Shop has some fun new activity books!

[May]

12th December - Wocky Day

* Wockys can be painted skunk at the Rainbow Pool!



* There is a new page of Wocky-themed Poems for you to read in the gallery.

* If you are a fan of the Wocky you might want to check out these new instruments from the Neopian Music Shop.



* There is a new Mystery Pic competition. The answer to the last one was Game Room Background. 6 people guessed correctly, earning them 333,334 NP each.

* There is a new page of Wocky-themed pictures for you to enjoy in the Art Gallery.



* These fun outfits from the Clothing Shop are made especially for the Wocky!




Now that is a red suit!

* Change up your shop or gallery with one of these new Wocky Shopkeepers.



* There are some rather unsual Wockys that have been seen around...



* Congratulations bear_and_ugleee, your humble abode 264236, Neopia Central has just won this week's Neohomes Spotlight award.

* A new Caption Contest has begun!



* Any Wocky that pays Cap'n Threelegs a visit will be able to claim free training, all day long!

* The Food Shop has some wonderful Wocky themed dishes.



* Today's Petpet Spotlight award has been given to Scritch the Flightning Bug.

* You might want to take some time and join our sponsors the official I Spy: Treasure Hunt Site-Wide Collection Quest.

[butterflygirl]

I like the new skunk wocky!

[May]

I like the Skunk Wocky too - It's probably one of the best Skunk pets I think.

The new Wocky food items seem a bit... flat... to me. They just look boring and like the artists didn't attempt a whole lot of effort.

[Pudding]

I'm surprised that there wasn't a Skunk Wocky before; it seems like an obvious candidate. Regardless, it is an amazingly good colour/species combination--moreso than most Skunk pets.

The perspective just looks weird to me on all of these. I'm not impressed.

[Urthdigger]

Squeeee! Like the others on this thread, I loooooove the new skunk wocky. Though, wockies are one of my favorite pets anyway, but still! CUTE!

[Blue]

Oh, are we doing news threads again? For the longest time I was hesitant to post up the news, but if we're going to post it up again, that's good to know.

And it really does seem like each week they're introducing more and more plushies.

I'll toss in a "me too" on being happy that the news is being posted here again. Somehow I just can't be bothered to look at it on Neopets' main site, but I'll take the time to read it here

Thanks!

-Blue

P.S. I like the new skunky wocky, too. In fact, it's probably the only Wocky I really care for... Well except for the Scratchard Kiosk Wocky when he's giving me an Icetravaganza Scratchcard or 10,000 NP

[May]

13th and 14th December

* The newest issue of the Neopian Times has been released! Keep your eyes open for great stories and adventures like Mini-Guide to Key Quest Mini-Games and The Hero Society.



* This week's Neoadventure Spotlight goes to o_owater_faerie for Do you know your avatars?.

"So you think you know avvies eh! Well then try answering this quiz..."

* The wonderful smell from the Bakery is sure to bring in Neopets.



* The Random Contest is continuing for another week! Good luck to all the entrants.

* There are some new Fun Images for you to use on your page.



* The next round of the Beauty Contest is about to begin! Head on over and vote for your favourite.

* These holiday School Supplies are sure to bright your day.



* If you want a chance to have your videos viewed by others on Neopets why not submit them?

* Wish your Freinds and family a happy holiday with this new Greeting.



* This week's Faerie Caves Spotlight goes to bunnikatgrrl for Treasure Traps.

* Neopets will love playing with these new toys from the Toy Shop.



* Free Exclusive Neopets Poster with the purchase of any 5 inch plush at Toys "R" Us in the US! Also at Toys "R" Us, Buy One, Get One Free on all 5 inch plush! This is only for Friday and Saturday, December 12-13 in the US, and only while supplies last!

[Pardona]

Mmm... the Haunted Woods snowglobe doesn't look very... snowglobe-y. The other one does have a nice retro feel to it, though. And is it just me or is the winner of the Neoadventure Spotlight not featured yet?