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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Secondary School CompoBack in school, the German classes had a competition. They didn't say exactly what the prizes were, but to enter you had to design a front cover of a book for a German fairy tale. I drew one for Little Red Riding Hood (don't ask me the German translation of 'Little Red Riding Hood'. All I remember after 3 years of German classes was 'Guten Tag' and 'Heil Hitler').
It took me ages to draw it. I did this big forest with the big bad wolf peering round the trees at little red riding hood. I drew all the leaves and coloured them with the different green colouring pens I had. I poured far too much time and effort into this contest but I wanted to win it (being the competitive fellow I am)!
So the big day comes! The winners are announced. Third place won a small bar of chocolate (you probably would have thought German chocolate being a German contest, but we got Dairy Milk instead). Second place won a slightly bigger bar of chocolate (Dairy Milk, again). And first place is... Eddie and his cover for 'Little Red Riding Hood'. HOLY ATHIEST JESUS! I won! I bounce onto the stage eager to collect my prize! Third place got a bar of chocolate, second got a bigger bar of chocolate, so naturally I imagined I'd won an even bigger bar of Dairy Milk - perfect coz I'm a big chocoholic!
My prize - A German Dictionary...
A Fricking German Dictionary...
Arseholes. Das ist nicht zu gut.
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Edd: The Unfunny Try-Hard Edgelord, Fri 5 Aug 2005, 12:10,
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