Wednesday, February 14, 2007

FIRST SECOND ANNUAL VALENTINE’S DAY SWEEPSTAKES — by Steve Nadis

It’s Valentine’s Day in case you missed the advertising blitz, which means it’s time for our First Second Annual Valentine’s Day Sweepstakes. The contest was inspired by something I heard during the pledge drive for my local NPR station, WBUR. People bought flowers (with the proceeds going to the station) and dedicated them to their Valentines.

“To my first ex-wife,” the first one read.

“You’re my Valentine, no questions asked,” the second one read.

Here’s my offering: “To my Better Half. From the Lower 48.”

Please send in your entries without delay. This competition promises to be a spirited one, with all the controversy now swirling as to whether such contests are “rigged.” (They are not, but there are some sore losers out there.)

Posted by Snake at 14:27:36
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9 Responses to “FIRST SECOND ANNUAL VALENTINE’S DAY SWEEPSTAKES — by Steve Nadis”

  1. Windfall Woman says:
    February 14, 2007 at 12:07 pm

    I’m unclear on what the contest consists of. Perhaps its because W is on TV with a “Special Report” that doesn’t seem special at all.

  2. Windfall Woman says:
    February 14, 2007 at 12:08 pm

    BUT….if the contest is writing a valentine, how ’bout this one?

    “To someone I love better than W”

    That one could fit MASSES of people.

  3. Windfall Woman says:
    February 14, 2007 at 12:10 pm

    Speaking of Valentine’s, did you catch SNL? The skit with the Cheneys? “Dick Cheney” read his valentine from Scooter Libby which read like this…..

    “Roses are red,
    Violets are blue,
    If I go to jail,
    You’re gonna go too.”

  4. Oldroses says:
    February 14, 2007 at 8:36 pm

    Valentine’s Day is my least favorite holiday so my suggestions tend to be a tad misanthropic:

    I’ll send roses when you’re dead.

    You want chocolates? Have you not heard that there’s an obesity epidemic?

    Diamonds are forever. Relationships are not.

  5. Marco Polo says:
    February 14, 2007 at 9:40 pm

    From a soldier in Iraq:
    “Be my Valentine? {I Promise to MARRY you once Bush cleans up all the Terrorists.:) }”

    Found in Miss Smith’s FL motel room:
    (Posted in the Bahamas)
    “Roses are red,
    violets are blue
    I’ve got the baby
    and the mansion keys, too.”

    Shakespere:] “Did my heart love ’til now? Foreswear it, sight! for I ne’re saw true beauty ’til this night.”
    (aaaw…!)

  6. guttersnake says:
    February 14, 2007 at 10:28 pm

    Got one —

    To my fellow gambler,

    Thanks for taking a chance, cause the odds weren’t in your favor… now, would you mind blowing on these again, just for luck?

    - GS

  7. Snake says:
    February 15, 2007 at 12:23 am

    Thanks everyone, we’re off to a good start. If Scooter Libby wins, that might be the best news he has in awhile.

  9. Snake says:
    February 19, 2007 at 11:32 pm

    I’m going to take the easy way out here and repeat the old saw: everyone was a winner.

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