June 13, 2005
Less Then 1000 To Go!
Woody and I have noted in various e-mails to each other that we are rapidly closing in on our 10,000th visitor. That seems to be a landmark for blogdom. We have had, as of this posting 9,037 visits to the site and just shy of 25 thousand page views. Not bad for an old fart and a young whipper-snapper (GM is NOT the young whipper-snapper....ed.)
So, we came up with an idea for a contest. The winner will be the one to be randomly drawn for a lucky visitor number between 9,975 and 10,025. The sooner we get there, the sooner we can award the winner with a grand prize. Our discussion of prizes went like this:
GM: What about a new hummer2
Woody: What if they don't like SUV's, how about a new diamond ring?
GM: We won't know their ring size and they may not like diamonds. How about a trip to the Virgin Islands?
Woody: Nah, too many people get seasick. I've got it, how about an all expense paid trip to the 2008 Democratic Convention to watch Hillary get crowned?
GM: Our readers? They are usually conservatives and the liberal ones don't really like Hillary. How about a complete makeover?
Woody: No way, you saw what happened to that makeover volunteer at American Warmongers. I've got it.... buzzbuzzwhisperwhisper....
GM: GREAT IDEA WOODY. Just a GREAT IDEA!!!!
And so, our winner will receive:
An all expense paid trip to the winners own kitchen. There, amidst comfortable and familiar surroundings, our winner can dine on all of the sumptious foodstuffs contained in their own refrigerator. Our second place winner will receive honorable mention in the blog and our third place winner will know that they participated in the GREAT 10,000th Visitor Contest!
Good luck to all of you!
Posted by GM Roper at June 13, 2005 02:39 PM | TrackBackTalk about C H E A P. This is clearly as C H E A P as having won a bag of rubber bands from the Woodster while the GMster was on vacation. And did I get the rubber bands? F A T chance. And all of this makes me think that (1) there is no Woodster, (2) GM and Woody are one in the same, (3) both of GM's personalities are C H E A P. Whyyyyyiiiioughttttaaaaa.
Posted by Mustang at June 13, 2005 03:12 PM
Well, I`ll do my best in future for your record.
Keep up the good work, nice blog!
Regards,
Ch. Arm
Posted by Ch. Arm at June 13, 2005 03:53 PM
Now, hold on, Mustang, I haven't forgotten about you. The rubber bands are on backorder. They're a very rare type.
Now, this "conversation transcript" between G.M. and myself has been cut and is somewhat misleading as to prizes that we discussed. Frankly, G.M. is controlling the purse strings and has to consider the economies of the web site.
I can tell you this. G.M. took half of my pay to cover the cost of the prize. I suggested a trip to Aruba, but we wanted the winner to come back. Let me work on G.M. for a better prize. I'll do whatever it takes, including giving up my entire pay for a month.
Right off the bat, I'll commit to this, and then we can look at it further. I will take the winner, at my cost, to a Braves game with seats right behind home plate--if you can get to Atlanta. Otherwise, you can watch a game on television at the same time that I'm watching it while we talk over the phone--which is just like the same thing.
Or, and I'm jumping the gun here, I think that I can talk G.M. into having you over to his house for a cookout and a game of bowling that evening--if you can get there, too.
If travel is a problem, then we have to look at a third option. Maybe you can help us with that. For instance, I could send you on a trip to San Antonio! where you can experience the famous River Walk, visit the Alamo (and see the basement made famous by Pee Wee Herman), drive along the 410 Loop and see office buildings and malls while witnessing wrecks and stalled trucks, and drive to exciting military bases where you can challenge the guards at the gate! Better, yet, we can treat you to a game to watch the San Antonio Missions play at beautiful and fun Wolff Stadium. Now, that's special!
So, what do you think? Any better suggestions than that?
Posted by Woody at June 13, 2005 04:33 PM
Um. Can we explore the Aruba thing in greater detail? I'm not worried about "disappearing," and even if that did happen, my wife would be ecstatic -- clearly a win-win situation.
Woody, I don't think you should have to give up any of your salary. Any man who can afford to make a trip to the Caribbean three or four times every year should be able to pay you a decent salary (and perks). Have you considered affiliation with the Bloggers Federation of Labor?
Posted by Mustang at June 13, 2005 05:22 PM
Are family members excluded from this prize extravaganza?
Posted by jeni at June 13, 2005 05:35 PM
Don't buy into this, Mustang...it's nothing more than an attempt to dump off those excess Richard Simmons videos.
Posted by jim hitchcock at June 13, 2005 06:11 PM
Jim, you are SO wrong. But then you ARE a democrat, so what can I expect. Besides, Woody cherishes his Richard Simmons Videos.
Mustang, I can't believe it, shilling for a UNION... how low can some folk sink? On the other hand, you are a Marine, so I guess you do have SOME saving graces.
Jeni, family members are excluded in the realm of fair play. Besides, you're my kid and I love you dearly. Isn't that enough? (careful how you answer that, I'm still your Dad)
Posted by GM Roper at June 13, 2005 06:30 PM
Thanks for reminding me, Jim. I still owe rosedog a Richard Simmons tape and will have to get her address. For your reminding me, I will send you one, also; because I can tell that is what you were hinting. Just send me your address and I'll have Richard personally deliver it to you at your office. Your fellow workers will be so jealous and will know that you and Richard have something special together.
Posted by Woody at June 13, 2005 06:44 PM
There truly are fates worse than death.
Posted by jim hitchcock at June 13, 2005 07:19 PM
Yeah, but Daddy-guy love AND a hummer? How much would that ROCK?
Posted by jeni at June 13, 2005 08:35 PM
GM and Woody - y'all are too funny!
Pack out almost complete, and bband signing off sometime today, but I'll try to finagle *some* sort of connectivity on an irregular basis!
Many hugzzz to y'all, and thankthankthankthank YOU for looking after CatHouse Chat for me!
-- R'cat
Posted by Romeocat at June 14, 2005 12:17 PM
Maybe if your grammar was good enough to tell you the difference between "then"and "than", you would have attracted more hits already! These little boners are like painful pinpricks, and an accumulation of discourage return visits.
;) ;P
Posted by Brian H at June 16, 2005 12:12 AM
Brian writes: "Maybe if your grammar was good enough to tell you the difference between "then"and "than", you would have attracted more hits already! These little boners are like painful pinpricks, and an accumulation of discourage return visits."
Parse: Maybe if your grammar was better and you could tell the difference between "then" and "than," you would have attracted more hits. These litle boners are like painful pinpricks; an accumulation of which discourage return visits.
Maybe one should take the log out of one's eye before complaining about the mote in someone else's. ;-P
Posted by English Teacher at June 16, 2005 06:40 AM
