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A Fun Little Contest with actual prizes

Posted by pointlessbanter • 4/21/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: contest, fun

Every one and awhile I answer questions from Seventeen Magazine for fun. Just because I think they open themselves up to comic fodder.

So today I left the last question in my post open for you to submit an answer to. The funniest answer gets an amazon gift card or itunes gift card for $25.

Just figured it would be something different or fun to do. If you want check it out look at it here:

pointlessbanter.net/2008/04/21/i-answer-the-hard-hitting-questions-from-sev...

(And if you want to give it a stumble or submit it to reddit in their funny category I wouldn't complain)

So tell a funny friend or ten...

Also if you want to place bets that I end up getting like ten people in the contest and I fall flat on my face go right ahead... I am sure that is where it is heading. (I don't think contests work)

User Comments

4/21/08

clioandme

Can we correct grammar too? "Frankly I feel that the answers they give this girls is usually wrong . . . " Subject/verb agreement? Agreement of "this" (singular) and "girls"? Early morning blogging is dangerous.

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1. 4/21/08
  
  pointlessbanter
  
  wow... thanks for the heads up on that... I started writing it at 5:45 while doing other things... going to go correct it now.
4/21/08

pointlessbanter

wow that was like an inexcusable mistake on that one... ugh

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1. 4/21/08
  
  clioandme
  
  We all make them, which is why I never trust myself first thing. language4you.wordpress.com/2007/12/08/the-dangers-of-late-night-writing/
  Sometimes I even print stuff out first.
  
  Worse is when I notice something in a cover letter or resume I just sent.
2. 4/21/08
  
  pointlessbanter
  
  I had a horribly typo on my linkedin profile for the longest time. It took me months before I caught it.
  
  I actually have a horrible time proofing my own stuff, a lot of the time I will correct it in my head when I read it. I started paying my friend that is a soon to be English professor to proof my papers, why improve my skills when I can just sub contract it out?
4/21/08

crkian

hmmm fancy a book being thrown in with the prizes/

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1. 4/21/08
  
  pointlessbanter
  
  we could do that!
2. 4/21/08
  
  crkian
  
  Well if you fancy adding my ebook as a prize you can
3. 4/21/08
  
  pointlessbanter
  
  I will add it in... What is the best link to use in the post for people to learn about it?
4. 4/21/08
  
  crkian
  
  mattnutts.com/buy-power-of-a-social-network/
  
  I will try and tidy it up a bit for you
5. 4/21/08
  
  pointlessbanter
  
  the link is up
6. 4/21/08
  
  crkian
  
  Thanks very much me ole mucker
4/21/08

aningeniousname

Great post Pointless, I've entered because I need something to put under my dining table leg.

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1. 4/21/08
  
  pointlessbanter
  
  I can't think of a better reason
4/21/08

flamingpoodle

Great idea for a blog post!

I commented

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1. 4/21/08
  
  pointlessbanter
  
  Thanks! There are some pretty funny replies in it so far... i am going to reply to them in a bit.
4/21/08

crpitt

There are some great answers so far, who decides the funniest one?

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1. 4/21/08
  
  pointlessbanter
  
  Me... I rule all.
2. 4/21/08
  
  crpitt
  
  Okay that's your choice, its your site after all. If I disagree I will just bump your birthday thread
3. 4/21/08
  
  pointlessbanter
  
  damn you
4/21/08

ekim941

So, just to be clear, you read Cosmopolitan and Seventeen magazine?
Will you admit to reading "O" and Living AFTER you come out of the closet?

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1. 4/21/08
  
  clioandme
  
  According to an article in the NYT yesterday ( tinyurl.com/3zreke ), the market for online humor is predominantly male, so while it might be fun to make fun of men in GQ, Esquire, or maybe some of the warrior/gun type magazines, he probably wouldn't get enough readers.
2. 4/21/08
  
  pointlessbanter
  
  I will read anything for material.
  
  Actually I have more female readers than male. Which I can't figure out either.
3. 4/21/08
  
  aningeniousname
  
  It's probably because women love having gay best friends, you are like their gay cyber friend Pointless.
4. 4/21/08
  
  ekim941
  
  According to a comment by MarStoneman, it is ok to make fun of girly magazines but not the men who read them
5. 4/21/08
  
  pointlessbanter
  
  Damn it... I am totally straight... Where is Claire?
  
  Haven't you learned women love to hate on other women? While they all read these magazines they love to rip them apart.
6. 4/21/08
  
  thegoodknife
  
  @aningeniousname i think you're onto something. everyone should have at least one gay cyber friend, good thing we have kevin.
7. 4/21/08
  
  aningeniousname
  
  Bringing Claire into the argument don't really help your cause, it just proves the point.
8. 4/21/08
  
  ekim941
  
  I agree with you Kevin.
  Well, except for the part about you being totally straight
9. 4/21/08
  
  crpitt
  
  Sorry Kevin I have no proof that you are actually straight, are they picking on you?
10. 4/21/08
  
  pointlessbanter
  
  When are you coming here again?
11. 4/21/08
  
  aningeniousname
  
  He wants to know when you're coming Claire so he can book you both a manicure before you go shopping.
12. 4/21/08
  
  ekim941
  
  He's looking forward to "Ladies night out".
13. 4/21/08
  
  aningeniousname
  
  Inside the beauty parlour.
  
  Claire- Isn't George Clooney just dreamy!
  
  Pointless- Not as dreamy as Colin Farrel, girl!!!
  
  Claire- Oh it's so good to have a gay best friend.
14. 4/21/08
  
  pointlessbanter
  
  come on I would have better taste than that drunken irish bum if I was going to switch teams
15. 4/21/08
  
  aningeniousname
  
  Should have known you were more of a Di caprio man, you like the boyish looking ones so you can dominate them.
16. 4/21/08
  
  ekim941
  
  So, Anin, you are assuming that he would be the "Man" of the relationship?
17. 4/21/08
  
  pointlessbanter
  
  Once again you are away off.
18. 4/21/08
  
  ekim941
  
  So, you don't want to be the "Man" of the relationship?
19. 4/21/08
  
  aningeniousname
  
  You're right Ekim, I have got this all wrong! Pointless is obviously a receiver. Taking that into consideration his dream man wouldn't be Leo, probably someone like Hulk Hogan or John Goodman.
20. 4/21/08
  
  ekim941
  
  Hulk Hogan wouldn't be interested "Brother!!".
  Maybe Mel Gibson.
21. 4/21/08
  
  pointlessbanter
  
  No way I am pitcher all the way... wait a second
22. 4/21/08
  
  ekim941
  
  either way, you're handling balls.
23. 4/21/08
  
  crpitt
  
  Hmmm I think your flirting with anin and ekim, tart!
24. 4/21/08
  
  aningeniousname
  
  And hanging round the showers.
25. 4/21/08
  
  ekim941
  
  Yeah, Anin, next thing ya know he'll be in the bar offering to "push in your stool"
26. 4/21/08
  
  aningeniousname
  
  Or treat me to a "Large one"
27. 4/21/08
  
  ekim941
  
  I did catch him talking about "Plugging his crap":
  www.blogcatalog.com/discuss/entry/when-is-spam-spam-when-is-spam-not-spam-w...
28. 4/21/08
  
  aningeniousname
  
  That must be how "they" meet each other, some kind of secret language for dating.
29. 4/21/08
  
  ekim941
  
  Like what? "Would you mind plugging my crap for me?"
30. 4/21/08
  
  aningeniousname
  
  Yeah I think that means he wants to take you out.
4/21/08

ekim941

Serious question though, what is URI? and how come when I click on my avatar (Or lack there of) it takes me to some red haired chicks mybloglog page?

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1. 4/21/08
  
  pointlessbanter
  
  I keep forgetting to change it to url. Lol... that is some crappy thing having to do with the plugin... It is all getting changed in two weeks. I am doing (well paying for) a major redesign.
2. 4/21/08
  
  ekim941
  
  Oh crap. And I can't edit my comment. So now red haired chick gets all my props
3. 4/21/08
  
  pointlessbanter
  
  what do you want me to change?
4. 4/21/08
  
  ekim941
  
  Well, can you get me a date with the red haired chick
4/21/08

ekim941

Is this one of those threads you wish you wouldn't have started?
I think I blew my chances of actually winning your contest
Give the prize to the red haired chick.

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1. 4/21/08
  
  pointlessbanter
  
  come on... you see what I write about this is nothing.
  
  I don't think there is a thread I regret starting at all.
2. 4/21/08
  
  aningeniousname
  
  Don't worry Ekim, Pointless can take it that's why he is a receiver and not a giver.
3. 4/21/08
  
  ekim941
  
  Hmmm. Then you won't mind if I bump your birthday thread?
4. 4/21/08
  
  ekim941
  
  Is his real name Ben Dover?
5. 4/21/08
  
  pointlessbanter
  
  Actually it is Adolph Oliver Nipples
6. 4/21/08
  
  ekim941
  
  And your friends, Neil and Bob. And my last name is Hunt. Classics.
11/01/09

benmaxime

Good idea, thanks!

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