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#157724 - 08/26/08 10:43 PM
Re: Contest ideas please
[Re: jawjaw]
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topic... What is the nicest thing someone has done for you in your lifetime?
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#157743 - 08/27/08 12:06 AM
Re: Contest ideas please
[Re: jawjaw]
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Registered: 01/16/07
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AYYYYYYYYY, JJ, I can't get the image that popped in, out of my head!
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#157796 - 08/27/08 04:19 PM
Re: Contest ideas please
[Re: Dancing Dolphin]
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Registered: 01/16/07
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chick, that monkey is hilarious! a keeper.
* is some type of a lottery legal, instead of numbers - boomer terms? * how 'bout boomer riddles * a boomer who done it, with boomer clues * passwords - boomer terms * post an image with hidden boomer items and whoever finds them all, wins - remember the "find the items" page in the kids magazine, "Highlights"
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#157797 - 08/27/08 04:21 PM
Re: Contest ideas please
[Re: gims]
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Registered: 01/16/07
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*scavenger hunt with boomer women items... pretty much need the polling feature for this, I think
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#157861 - 08/28/08 01:00 AM
Re: Contest ideas please
[Re: chatty lady]
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Registered: 01/16/07
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How about auctions? Swaps? White Elephants?
I hate the thought of you having to pay postage. Media Mail has gotten so high. For a 13oz. or lighter it costs $2.23 (base media mail). You can send it first class cheaper, sometimes - if the book is lighter weight, but I haven't gotten below $1.85 that way.
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#157863 - 08/28/08 01:12 AM
Re: Contest ideas please
[Re: gims]
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Da Queen
Registered: 07/02/03
Posts: 12025
Loc: Alabama
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You have a white elephant to swap, Gims? Wow...
Whattt?
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#157934 - 08/28/08 07:41 PM
Re: Contest ideas please
[Re: chatty lady]
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I must not understand the categories then. I was of the understanding that media mail is 3rd class, unless the weight is over 16oz (I messed up above and put 13oz), at which time it becomes 4th class media mail. There is a library rate, which is cheaper, but it has to be between libraries. And there's the bound printed matter category. I send my books media mail, because they do open packages nowadays, as periodic audits. Please, correct me if I'm wrong. If there is a cheaper way, I'd love to use it. I mail a lot of books.
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#158241 - 08/31/08 01:40 AM
Re: Contest ideas please
[Re: gims]
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Da Queen
Registered: 07/02/03
Posts: 12025
Loc: Alabama
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How about a CAPTION Contest?
Like take these picture below...I love what they say! We could find a picture and then have everyone submit a caption for it. I did that one time with my site and had tons of entries. TONS! or this one
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#158256 - 08/31/08 01:32 PM
Re: Contest ideas please
[Re: jawjaw]
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Registered: 03/22/05
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JJ, I think that's a fun idea! I love the wit and humour of the women here and would thoroughly enjoy hearing what ingenious captions would emerge.
Would we be able to see the captions here or would they be submitted directly to you or Dotsie? Wouldn't that be a lot of work for you? Or is it possible to get the community at large to vote for, say the top five (the number of winners could be based on how many books Dotsie wants to get rid of, ex, 2 books each.)
Anyway, I like the idea of a caption contest.
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#158693 - 09/04/08 05:51 AM
Re: Contest ideas please
[Re: Dotsie]
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Registered: 01/21/07
Posts: 3675
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
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Best boomer women haiku about boomer women concerns, growing up, etc. Have to post the format of haiku as a reminder. Allow each person if they wish, to post up to 2 different haiku. Give a deadline of the weekend or 1 wk. But we should be notified 1 wk. in advance.
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#158694 - 09/04/08 06:35 AM
Re: Contest ideas please
[Re: orchid]
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Registered: 09/26/04
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Loc: Alabama
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Maybe Dee from Minniepause could give us one of her uncaptioned pictures and we could caption it.
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#158929 - 09/06/08 09:23 AM
Re: Contest ideas please
[Re: chickadee]
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Registered: 01/16/07
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chick, your PM box is full... or so it's telling me. Do you have this one?
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#161414 - 09/30/08 06:36 PM
Re: Contest ideas please
[Re: chatty lady]
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Registered: 09/09/08
Posts: 779
Loc: American living in Germany
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I have an idea!
How about a contest where we all vote ourselves. For example, every one can submit a short story of, let’s say; 150 words. Topic is open. In the end, every one who submitted has to vote for the best story; and of course is not allowed to give herself a vote. It should be based on the most readable, sellable, and entertainable…(I just had to say that.) The votes are sent to JJ or Dotsie. The winner gets her story published in BWS.
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#161433 - 09/30/08 08:47 PM
Re: Contest ideas please
[Re: chatty lady]
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Registered: 09/09/08
Posts: 779
Loc: American living in Germany
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I was just thinking along the entertainment line. Like which story is most entertaining; or just plain grabs you the most.
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#161458 - 10/01/08 04:48 AM
Re: Contest ideas please
[Re: jawjaw]
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Registered: 09/09/08
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Loc: American living in Germany
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That was my point, JJ. You wouldn't have to read the documents/ essays; the gals in the forum would do that, and then submit their votes to you. Actualy this isn't my idea. I have joined a photography site, (thanks to your advice, gals), and this is what they do. The members vote on the pictures they like best. (Hey, by the way.... I got quite a few votes allready. ) The winner gets to be photographer of the month, and then eventually year...Many of these photographers are approached by big time magazines. Plus it's cool to get the recognition from your peers.
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#161518 - 10/02/08 12:54 PM
Re: Contest ideas please
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Da Queen
Registered: 07/02/03
Posts: 12025
Loc: Alabama
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That was my point, JJ. You wouldn't have to read the documents/ essays; the gals in the forum would do that, and then submit their votes to you. I'm going to sound like a big old meanie here so please don't hurt me...but I have to say that the point of it all is that it doesn't take much time (trust me, we work very hard), and that entries are sent to Dotsie (this way, more new people join the forums and join in the fun) and that it's quick and dirty...you know? There are a lot of people who aren't writers who might join in the fun if it were just a caption or two...but it would limit the number of entries if they thought they had to write something. If only a few people voted, or if there was a tie, we would still have to be the ultimate say-so. Put down that gun...help! Eeeeek! Help! EW is shooting at me! Lola! Chatty! Someeeeebody! Help! <Queen picks up royal robes and takes off running at break-neck speed...okay, maybe not break-neck, but a trot...anyway>
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#161528 - 10/02/08 01:27 PM
Re: Contest ideas please
[Re: jawjaw]
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Registered: 09/09/08
Posts: 779
Loc: American living in Germany
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Shooting at you JJ? Eeeehaaaaa…you’re too fast for me, honey! Why I see you way over the hoizon, your robes blowing in the wind, laughing. Laughing? You laughing at my pop gun, with the flag saying; bang bang? Oh and as for getting the point. Yes, I got the point. It sure ain’t easy pleasing the queen. Okay,….now I’m running!
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#163219 - 10/19/08 06:48 PM
Re: Contest ideas please
[Re: Dotsie]
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Alley cats? Sorry couldn't resist. I am still laughing at the Queen running a break neck trot.
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#163861 - 10/27/08 06:48 PM
Re: Contest ideas please
[Re: chatty lady]
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Registered: 09/26/04
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Where is the contest thread? I'm so lost.
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#163862 - 10/27/08 07:02 PM
Re: Contest ideas please
[Re: chickadee]
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#163867 - 10/27/08 07:25 PM
Re: Contest ideas please
[Re: jawjaw]
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Thanky.
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#183073 - 05/26/09 07:53 PM
Re: Contest ideas please
[Re: chatty lady]
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Registered: 05/14/09
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Chatty, send me what you dont want,,, lol I have wanted to build a mini library for myself since FOREVER. I love being surrounded by books.
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