A Contest-Contest

Way back in the day last April, I had a Mystery Box O' Stuff. I still have a Mystery Box O' Stuff, and it's not getting any more interesting in my closet. Kat said I should have a contest, and I did - anyone who read through a godawful trivia entry saw a request for an mp3 version of "West Virginia, My Home". Shockingly enough, no one responded.



So I'll try again. But I still can't think up a good contest subject. So, motley readers, the contest is this: what kind of contest should I run on my weblog?



Submit your answers in the comments, in a standard fixed verse form (including haiku). The contest will close after two weeks or when I get tired of it, whichever comes first. Limit three entries per person. Anyone may enter, but winners outside the United States will receive a smaller, lighter alternative prize, probably a postcard.



a fabulous box of stuff
yami · 23:41 · 18 Aug 2020

15 Comments to 'A Contest-Contest'

  1. Hmph. If I was in the US, I’d sue you for discriminating Europeans. But then, if I was in the US, I’d be eligible for the grand prize …

    In other words: never mind. ;oP

  2. You mean the honor and glory of winning a contest *and* the thrill of fun snail mail isn’t enough for you? Such materialism! ;)

  3. Stretch your poetry:
    glorify the box, without
    having looked inside.

    Vicki Rosenzweig · August 19th, 2020 · 06:49
  4. Oh, I have an idea! How about a Haiku Contest!? ;)

  5. Gee, that’s a great idea! Can’t think where I might have gotten it, either. *looks innocent*

  6. Do I see Mr. Potato Head?
    I do see Mr. Potato Head!
    I want a Mr. Potato Head.

  7. you want a contest?
    confess your darkest secret
    win yourself a prize

  8. Want mystery box
    Just like a Lynch movie prop
    Don’t want no postcard

  9. Twenty bucks postage
    Sigh of empty bank account
    Rasmus, send me stamps!

  10. What good will stamps do?
    Depicting the Danish queen
    To send from Cali?

  11. Buy eagles online
    From USPS.gov
    No stinkin’ queens there!

  12. grabbo mystery
    bring warmth in winter,
    surprise balitm

    hehe this was fun, obviously Ive got too much time
    on my hands. ;)

  13. Cannot buy online
    No credit card do I own
    Will not win the prize

  14. I knew the Dankort
    Would be great Denmark’s downfall
    As well as Pia

  15. … and the winner is “Grim” Tim, for being the only one to provide a sensible contest idea.

    Frankly, I’m a bit disappointed in all of you (except maybe Rasmus). I was really hoping for a sestina.

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