Last week, I announced a giveaway. Fifty nice people left comments, in the hopes they would win a DVD Box Set of “Fawlty Towers”.
Initially, I thought I’d use a random number generator to pick a name. But that lacked warmth. So I went with the most honest person I could find, who wasn’t taking a nap at that moment:
He may look smug, but I knew he could be trusted.
We put all 50 names onto pieces of paper:
And then, we inserted all the strips into a forlorn pumpkin, still redolent with the scent of the previous night’s chocolate lucre:
The boy carefully swished them:
And then, triumphantly drew a winner:
The winner is:
Veronica, I’ll be mailing the set to you as soon as I receive it.
Thank you all so much for entering!
Aaaaand, if you’re not Veronica and therefore didn’t win, you can still enter the Fawlty Towers Look-a-Like Contest.
a fine process! happy to lose, when a rendolent pumpkin and a cute child is in play…
Thanks. The Girl wanted to do it, but she kept picking 5 names at a time. And when I tried to explain that mommy wasn’t going out to buy 4 more box sets, she told me I was a poopy head. A nap ensued.
Nicely done! Love the post!
Thanks Theresa. Hopefully, I’ll have more free stuff soon.
Ok, seeing my name(or nom de plume if you will) on a piece of paper in your house somewhere in the Canada (eh) makes me a weiner anyhow.
Awwww! Be even cooler to see the actual you in my house somewhere in Canada. Isn’t there some waxing conference here you can hook up?
That was odd…I saw my name on the scraps of paper and my first thought was “I don’t remember posting a comment under that article. Did I forget that I did?” But it turns out that there is another Dan already, so henceforth, I will be know as Dan2.
By the way, I’m one of the people that came over from emailsfromcrazypeople.com and, since I understand sarcasm (usually) I decided to stick around. I read a couple of your blogs to my wife and she said, “This woman is awesome.” I would have to agree.
Glad you stuck around, Dan. (See, when the other Dan’s not here, we can be informal.)
couldn’t have put it better than daisyfae. Congrats Veronica!
You are gracious, Amanda. Plus, your avatar is adorable.
You should have used wee pictures instead of names.
My big fat head would have ensured I was pulled out on the biggest bit of paper there.
How are you gonna get that to Tasmania!
I have an enormous melon too. We’re clearly a superior bunch.
That was the sweetest contest I have ever seen. And the world needs more sweet. I am sure of this.
Al Soran
Yup. Thanks for entering!
Congrats Veronica.
[lurker mode engaged]
Noooooo! Don’t go back to the dark side!
AAAAAAAWWW
Mmm hmm. I agree.
and I’ve just realised that there is more than one Veronica on the planet. I’m not at all stupid. No, not at all.
Kind of wondered what you were talking about. Luckily you’ve built up enough good will that I wasn’t going to call you out publicly. Dummy.
That is awesome! What a wonderful way to pick the winner
Thanks, Jaime. He took it pretty seriously.
Wow, I’m impressed, that’s such a totally legit way to have a contest. I’ll keep trying.
Thanks for entering, Carlae.
Cute way to pick the winner.
Who knew I could stretch a post out of it?
Aw, man! Picked the wrong week for a feed reader break.
Next time!
You gotta be careful. What if you miss Topless Week?
Wait, Erin, come back, COME BACK, I promise I won’t….
That was rad. Bummed I missed it.
Do more!
(please)
Just as soon as I get more free stuff slid my way, you betcha!