Crappy PrizesCompetitions, raffles, give-aways... sure the prizes look great, but don't they always turn out a bit crap should you happen to win them?
The last raffle I bought tickets for, they'd just given away the all-expenses paid weekend in New York when my number came up. Rushing up to find out what I'd won, I was a little disappointed to be handed a box of "Biscuits for Cheese". Especially as they were busy serving the cheese course (complete with biscuits) as they drew the raffle.
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chthonic, Thu 4 Aug 2005, 11:16)
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Stupid PrizesI was 7 years old. It was a fair for my baseball league and I was very excited to go. Mom gave me $5 and I figured I would come home with duffle bags full of prizes.
I did not.
I spent a great deal of time attempting to win this prize: A Mark Fidrych poster. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Fidrych
He was a quirky pitcher back in the 70's and an absolute loon. $5 for a stupid poster of an idiot who talked to the pitching mound. I anticipated being the envy of all my friends, inviting a select few into my inner sanctum to view it on my wall...noone even wanted to see it on my walk home.
On my way home, I thought about demanding my money back when the ice cream van drove by, playing his music loud for all to hear.
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Citadel Because the world needs less morons, Thu 4 Aug 2005, 15:11,
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