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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A bloody magnet!!!!When I was a wee lad, fancy dress parties were all the rage. (I won prizes dressed as the milky bar kid!)
One year my primary school decided to join in. The theme (somewhat bizarrely...) was 'What were you doing when the ship went down'. You could never do that now as I guess kids are a bit more 'advanced' in their thinking.
I decided to dress up as a waiter, complete with little dicky bow and a tray with fake glasses of wine stuck to it. I also made a sign saying 'Have a drink before you sink!' which to a 9 year old was very funny. I even practised falling over as the ship sunk. Everyone loved my costume and I won a prize! I stepped forward to get my award and was handed a small wrapped gift. What could it be? I opened the box and found.....
A magnet.
The numpties for all my hard work had given me a bloody magnet.
The bloke who won dressed as a clown - what was he doing on the sodding ship anyway?
(apologies for flux line length)
(, Fri 5 Aug 2005, 15:13, Reply)
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