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Contest: Roomie Droppings Posted March 19, 2001, 9:38 AM It's time for the "Guess What My Roommate Left Behind" contest!!! All you have to do is guess what my roommate left behind to be eligible for a cash drawing from my piggy bank!!! My roommate, an assistant professor from somewhere in the United States, left behind 3 concrete, tangible things. I know that some of you may be thinking things like "well, your roommate left you her love and professional support" or "your roommate left you warm fuzzies to sustain you till the next conference." Sure, she did that. But she also left three things that I smushed into my overly full luggage and am carrying in the TechnoVan back to Champaign, Illinois. ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS Write an email to me, off-list, guessing the three things that my roommate left behind. Your guess must take the form of a comma-separated list to facilitate the creation of a compendium of guess. Here's an example: item #1, item #2, item #3 Your entry should include typical identifying information about yourself, AND you must identify your shoe size, your favorite flavor of ice cream or sherbert, and your least favorite bug (no wagering please). Your email message must use the subject line: Roomie Droppings Guess. DEADLINE Because long deadlines just lend themselves to procrastination, all entries must be submitted by midnight, Saturday, March 24th, 2001. The contest sponsors are not responsible for network failures, computer problems or other mechanical, electronic, or network difficulties that affect the submission and receipt of your guess. ADDITIONAL LEGAL STUFF Members of my roommates' immediate family, the Adam's Mark staff, and electronic or robotic pets are not eligible for this contest. All entries must be the original work of the submitter. The submitter of any plagiarized entries will be presecuted by a jury with beers. The decision of the contest judges is final, regardless of whether it it fair, nice, or what you wanted to hear. AND!!! SPECIAL BONUS ENTRY ROUND!!! If you believe that you were my roommate, all you have to do is identify in complete and total detail every single thing and send a stamped, self-addressed shipping crate of the appropriate size to my daytime, postal mailing address. You get enough mail from NCTE to be able to figure out what it is. If you get the info right, I'll send it back to you. If you get it wrong, I'll assume that it was a gift from the Adam's Mark. After all, they gave me that flower with my room service. |
