Wednesday, January 14, 2004
 Here's the deal: I ordered a dozen 18" tall inflatable penguins for Sophie's birthday, and now I'm stuck with 2/3 of them. As it turns out, my grandparents didn't have as much use for inflatable party favors as I had hoped - go figure! The penguins are cute and served the decorative purpose for which they were intended as well as the alternate purpose of terrifying the dog ("Run, poodle, run!"). Unfortunately, Sophie is only keeping two so the rest must move on to new homes.
Introducing "Postcards from Penguins": A Photo Contest!
The mission is very simple: take an inflatable penguin on an outing and photograph him/her having a grand ol' time. That could be anything from nightclubbing to riding roller coasters to hobnobbing with celebs, as long as the penguin is having fun. Then, email or mail (address coming soon) the photo to me by 11:59 PM EST on February 14th, 2004. Entries will be judged by a panel of extremely qualified connoisseurs of fun. First place winner will receive a $10 (ten US dollars) Amazon.com gift certificate.
Don't have an inflatable penguin? I have five (5) that I will mail to the first five continental US-residing people who email to request one. (One free penguin per person, folks. Don't forget to include your shipping address in your email. You're free to pass the penguin along to your friends or family when you're done with it.) Or you can buy your own. I got mine at Off the Deep End's Inflat-o-rama, but be advised that they have a minimum order requirement so you might wanna split an order among friends. You can also try a penguin pool toy at Mystic Alley or an Inflatable Tux (the Linux penguin) at softwarenirvana.com.
The rules (as of this moment) are as follows:
1. Keep it clean. Don't get any dirty little ideas in your head just because these penguins are inflatable. If your dog Skookums takes an unnatural liking to your penguin and the passion swells between them, let them have their dignity---don't send me pictures of their romantic rendezvous.
2. Keep it humane. The penguin should be having a GOOD time, not an obviously terrifying experience. I reserve the right to disqualify any pictures that show injury and/or probable death to your penguin. In particularly disturbing cases, I might even contact the authorities to report penguin abuse. Let's not have that happen, mmmkay?
3. Keep it legal. Don't contribute to the delinquency of a penguin (or anyone else).
4. Keep it real. Y'all are on the honor system that the pictures submitted of fabulous penguin fun are in fact genuine. Anything that is obviously fabricated in Photoshop or other graphics programs will be disqualified YET posted for public ridicule. Don't test me on that, I'm a mean little thing.
5. All entries should include the name and contact info (email or postal address) of the entrant. This is so I can send you your prize if you win the contest.
6. Contest begins immediately and ends at 11:59 PM EST on 2/14/2004. Contest entries that are suitable for public viewing (that should be 100% of them...see Rules 1 & 2) will be posted here no later than 11:59 PM EST on 2/16/2004. Winner will be announced no later than 11:59 PM EST on 2/16/2004.
7. The point of this contest is purely to have fun. Enjoy it!
Now, go forth and play with penguins!
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