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Bullet Sunday 28

Posted on April 29, 2007

Dave!It's a very special Blogiversary IV edition of Bullet Sunday!

Come back and read this after you skip down to see if you've won anything... I'll be waiting.

Did you win? If you did, many congratulations! If you didn't, I'm sorry about that, and maybe you'll win one of the other events I've got planned for later in the year. And, just in case you're curious as to how the winners were chosen... I had nothing to do with it. I instead enlisted a friend who has no idea who the people were who entered (and doesn't even bother to read my blog in the first place). That way, the drawing is fair and impartial, and that's the only way to really run a contest. Here's how it went...

  1. I printed out a listing of all the emails addressed to each contest, cut them into strips, and placed the names in a plastic bag after counting to make sure everybody who entered was accounted for.
  2. The bags of names were taken to my friend, and I left to buy gas for my car. While I was gone, each bag of names were carefully dumped into a CD spindle cover, and the appropriate number of names were drawn. Each name was taped to a sheet of paper, in order, so I would know who won what.
  3. I went back to my friend's house to collect the winners.
  4. For the free T-shirt drawing, I wanted to maximize the number of winners, so one of the duplicates between Day 2 and Day 5 was removed and a new name was drawn.
  5. For the two major contest drawings, duplicates were allowed. This explains how Avitable (of all people) was able to win both a free shirt and a runner-up prize.
  6. I had lunch with my friend, then ran back home so I could post the winning names in this entry.
  7. After I'm done with this post, I'll be emailing the winners to give them the news.
  8. Tah-daaaaah! We're done!

Duckopen

Here are the winners for this year...

• FIVE FREE SHIRTS... The five winners for voting on the shirts I'll be printing for this year's run are...

  1. Ladypuppy
  2. The Florida Librarian
  3. LeSombre
  4. Carlos H.
  5. Tracy Lynn
Everybody else who voted will be getting a $10 certificate towards any shirt at the Artificial Duck Co. store when it goes online tomorrow afternoon.

• TWENTY-FIVE FREE SHIRTS... The twenty-five winners for entering ShirtFest on Thursday are...

  1. Stephanie P.
  2. Tori S.
  3. Beth (F.H.)
  4. Ms. Sizzle
  5. The Chad
  6. Jill & Mittsy
  7. Harmonica Man (J.L.)
  8. Birdcolor
  9. Laurence
  10. Jacki D.
  11. Kilax
  12. Wade L.
  13. Avitable
  14. Kazza
  15. Delmer
  16. Jason W.
  17. Geeky Tai Tai
  18. Lynne S.
  19. Jespar S.
  20. Baak
  21. Frances Danger
  22. Peter R.
  23. Rick L.
  24. Dave H.
  25. Silvertongue

• BUTTON CONTEST... Here are the winners for the Buttons Contest from Wednesday...
Grand Prize Winner: Cynical Dad
Runner-Up Prize Winner: ~jtm
Runner-Up Prize Winner: Kyle Ice

• PRINTS CONTEST... Here are the winners for the Prints Contest from Thursday...
Grand Prize Winner: Cavan T.
Runner-Up Prize Winner: Avitable
Runner-Up Prize Winner: Sven P.

And that concludes Blogography's Blogiversary IV Celebration! Congratulations again to all the winners, and my most heart-felt thanks to all of you who keep reading Blogography... I wouldn't be doing this without you!

Dave2

Category Tracker: Blogging 2007 × Bullet Sunday 2007
   

Comments

Very cool cerebration this year Dave! No one does it like you do...

Happy anniversary(!) again.

Posted by Gary LaPointe on April 29, 2007

   

YES!! YES!! YES!! I can't wait to get my t-shirt! Thanks Dave!

Posted by kilax on April 29, 2007

   

YOU FREAKING RULE!

Posted by The Chad on April 29, 2007

   

It's amusing that after the autoresponder and other stuff for the contest, the drawing ended up being strips of paper in a CD spindle. Thanks for doing these contests, Dave. A great way to celebrate 4 years!

Posted by Avitable on April 29, 2007

   

Congratulations on your anniversary!

Great contest and totally de luxe!

Posted by Göran on April 29, 2007

   

Thank you for the contest Dave. Sitting here at work on a Monday morning wondering how I can get through the week when I get a nice email telling me a super sweet t-shirt is mine for the taking! Wow this is going to be a good week.
Thanks so much Dave, you are way cool.

Posted by Jacki on April 29, 2007

   

Thank you very much, Dave !
You are so great !

I will wear a T Blogography ! YES !
Merci beaucoup ! :-)

Posted by Laurence on April 29, 2007

   

Thanks for a great competition, although I didn't win, I did enjoy going through the back articles and the search results.
Thanks again - we're all winners here.

Posted by Andy on April 29, 2007

   

Woot! Wonderful, a prize for me :)

Posted by ssp on April 29, 2007

   

Huzzah! The moment I've been waiting for has arrived! Thanks, Dave! You're the tops!

Posted by Stephanie P. on April 29, 2007

   

oooooooooh, goodie goodie goodie.

funny that it's bullet sunday... i actually found a bullet on the floor of the circulation workroom this afternoon at work. a real bullet. different bullet than your bullet, but i laughed to myself when i found it.

then i realized there was a bullet on the floor in a library. WTF?


the florida librarian

Posted by t.l. on April 29, 2007

   

There must be some mistake. I didn't win and Avitable did. Something seriously wrong here and the "independent" accounting firm will be hearing from me or my lawyer...

Seriously, it was fun just to enter and I will look forward to using the gift certificate for a T-shirt!

Posted by bogup on April 29, 2007

   

What a sweet end to a busy weekend.

Thanks Dave.

Posted by delmer on April 29, 2007

   

Wahoo! I am swooning just thinking of my official Blogography t-shirt :) Thanks so much Dave! Just out of curiosity, what ended up being the second place t-shirt, after Little Geeky?

Thanks again!

Posted by Jill on April 29, 2007

   

I think you might possibly have the best blog in the universe...at least by my standards you do.

Happy Anniversary!!

Posted by Daimiel on April 29, 2007

   

This was so much fun! I can't wait to use my certificate. I can't wait to see if a (and if so, which) second shirt made it.

Posted by kim on April 29, 2007

   

Woohoo!! I feel just like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman except for that whole not bing a whore thing!

Thanks Dave, not just for the shirt, but also for making me laugh and think on a daily basis.

Posted by Francesdanger on April 29, 2007

   

way cool. that was a good idea on how to draw for the winners as well. Im excited for the opening of the artificial duck store. how did you pic its name anyway?

Posted by bluepaintred on April 29, 2007

   

Goodness gracious! Just reading that makes me tired!

Posted by Bre on April 29, 2007

   

How cute is today's toon? Dave you are so awesome and deserve some prizes of your own :).

CONGRATULATIONS EVERYBODY WHO WON!!!!

Posted by Hilly on April 29, 2007

   

What a great week! Lots of good memories and excitement. No win? No problema. I still get $10 off a new T!!!

Thanks for another fab celebration, Dave2. You RULE.

Posted by SJ on April 29, 2007

   

I can't believe it!

I didn't win a thing.

I guess what my parents said about me was true.

Posted by Pauly D on April 29, 2007

   

Consider the odds.

Last Thursday, for the first time in my life, I was shat upon by bird as I passed under a tree. Saturday, it happened AGAIN, and that time, in an open parking lot ~ I can only hope by a different bird.

Now it's Sunday afternoon and guess what drops, an email from the Artificial Duck Store announcing that I've won a free T-Shirt. Finally, a bird drop that didn't require a shower.

Thank you so very much for the shirt and running an amazing blog. Congratulations on four years!!!

Wade

Posted by Wade on April 29, 2007

   

I didn't win and that makes me sad. But the fact that you do this for us Dave make me happy :)

Posted by Troy on April 29, 2007

   

This was very cool, Dave. Can't wait for the store to open!

Posted by RW on April 29, 2007

   

You rock! Thank you so much for ending my very busy stressful week/weekend with a smile.

Posted by tori on April 29, 2007

   

Congrats everyone who won! And Happy Blogiversary again! I can't wait to order oodles of things I don't need from the Artificial Duck store.

Posted by Shannon on April 29, 2007

   

Whoo-hou!

I won a shirt! I won't have to go to work naked anymore!

;-)

Posted by LeSombre on April 29, 2007

   

see? this is why i love blogography...i never win anything but here i win!

yay!

happy anniversary dave. :)

Posted by sizzle on April 29, 2007

   

I didn't win a thing. You have way too many devoted readers. How about lending me a few.

Posted by yellojkt on April 29, 2007

   

Two years in a row?! Nothing?! Bah, I'm never entering another contest. You know, until next year for the next Blogiversary.

Posted by Karl on April 29, 2007

   

I don't even have a job and can't imagine how you got all this together. Maybe I should get a job. I might get more done. But I doubt it.

Posted by Suzy on April 29, 2007

   

This is most excellent timing. I've just about worn out my *first* Bad Monkey shirt and have plenty of miles on my Zombie. I loves me shirts!

Thanks Dave!

Jeff (aka Harmonica Man)

Posted by Jeff on April 29, 2007

   

Thanks again, Dave! You are a very generous person to provide such sweet prizes for your readers!

Posted by Chag on April 29, 2007

   

Congrats on throwing a great shindig, Dave - you deserve some good karma for this week.

But, daggnabbit! A librarian won and it wasn't me?! There better have been no hanging chads there, dude. ;-)

*sigh* Guess this means I'll have buy my Little Geeky t-shirt...unless...Hey Florida Librarian?! What size do you wear? I'll swap you a "Books: The Original Laptop" sweatshirt for a "Little Geeky" t-shirt. Have your people talk to my people, babe...

Posted by Caffeinated Librarian on April 29, 2007

   

Speaking of t-shirts, what other design won?

Posted by Caffeinated Librarian on April 29, 2007

   

Thanks for the T-Shirt! Feels like Christmas! :D

Keep up the excellent blogging, Mate!

Posted by Baak (formerly Kapha) on April 29, 2007

   

Geez if it wasn't for bad luck I wouldn't have any! Ah well, I look forward to my $10 gift certificate for a new Blogography shirt.

Posted by Mooselet on April 29, 2007

   

Happy Anniversary Dave!

I didn't win, but that's ok....Maybe there's a t-shirt still in my future...

Posted by Nancy on April 29, 2007

   

And here's to FOUR MORE YEARS of Blogography!

Posted by Iron Fist on April 29, 2007

   

Great celebration Dave. Can't wait for my t-shirt!

Really appreciate the time you put into your blog, the cartoons, the celebration. I'm excited to see the winning designs (in addition to little geeky)!

Posted by Robin (birdcolor) on April 29, 2007

   

Fantastic contest, Dave. This was an awesome blogiversary.

Is is still bullet point Sunday if your list doesn't actually have bullets?

Posted by Joefish on April 29, 2007

   

Congrats to the winners. Every year, you get more people and every year, the odds of winning get harder.

At least I can look forward to $10 off my t-shirt order.

Echoing Caff. Librarian's post... what were the winning designs (besides Geeky T)? Or do we wait for the Artificial Duck Store to open tomorrow for the big unveiling?

Posted by ChillyWilly on April 29, 2007

   

Blast!!

Rigged....RIGGED I tell you!!! :)

Posted by adena on April 29, 2007

   

Awesome! Congratulations everyone and Happy 4th Blogiversary! :D

When do the buttons go on sale? I NEED THE DAMN BUTTONS MAN. teehee

Posted by Kentucky Girl on April 29, 2007

   

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! No no no no no no no no no no nooooooooooo no no no NOOOOO!!!

My computer crashed and I was off the internet for 2 weeks. I come back today and see THIS?! That I totally missed the blogiversary bash??!

WHY, GOD, WHY?!?!?!?!?!

Fine. I'm going to go cry in a corner now. (And perhaps while I'm there, I'll listen to all the free CDs I won last year. Woot!)

DAMMIT.DAMMIT.DAMMIT.

Happy blogiversary, Dave. Sorry I missed the fun! I LOOOOOVE the new shirt design though!

Posted by Chase on April 29, 2007

   

Two years and I still ain't won jack. RECOUNT!!! ;-)

Posted by kapgar on April 30, 2007

   

Yay to t-shirts! Yay to Blogography!

Posted by Dave H on April 30, 2007

   

Yay, a free shirt AND a new Veronica Mars this week? Looks like the first week of May is going to be a good one - thanks, Dave!

Posted by Silvertongue on April 30, 2007

   

Another great year!

I'm looking forward to the reopening of the Artificial Duck. Once again, I didn't win a shirt, but I'll definitely use my coupon to buy another.

Posted by timothy on April 30, 2007

   

You know the web world's closing in on you when your brother-in-law's name is in the winner's list of a blogography contest :)

Happy Anniversary!

Posted by Tonya on April 30, 2007

   

Great contest. I didn't enter this year -- I would have felt guilty getting more free stuff after winning last year -- but I'll definitely be ordering some shirts and prints from the store.

Posted by Jon on April 30, 2007

   

I didn't win anything this year, but I can't wait to buy more Dave stuff. I doubt I go three days without wearing one of your shirts.

Posted by ajooja on April 30, 2007

   

Thanks Dave, its been a great week, and I'm really looking forward to your store opening (will bad monkey be cutting a ribbon?).

Posted by serap on April 30, 2007

   

WOOOHOO! Free T-shirt, score! Happy Anniversary! I will wear it pride!

Posted by JMW on April 30, 2007

   

WOO HOO! I won! I never win anything! I am so psyched! DAVE ROCKS!

Posted by Tracy Lynn on April 30, 2007

   

Damn it Dave! I'm sitting on the artificial duck store waiting for it to open. I need some blogography crap and I need it now! My skins itching, itching Dave. I need my fix and I need it now! I'll be waiting shirtless at my door until my blogography t-shirt makes it to my porch! If you're selling underwear you'll be receive hate mail from my wife.

Walt

Posted by Walt on April 30, 2007

   

I am an idiot--I read too quickly and thought the 25 free tee shirts were all going to one person. And I thought, what the hell would I do with 25 tee shirts??
And so, I missed my chance to enter and when.
Dumb dumb dumb.

Posted by diane on April 30, 2007

   

Yay, thanks! I can't wait to get Bad Monkey into bed, even if it'll just be on the shirt I'm sleeping in.

Posted by Erin on April 30, 2007

   

Dave:

I have violated your copyright by drawing a crewed Davetoon on my stomach with a permanent marker. I don't care what the law says; no amount of torture can come close to this - open the store, open the store! For the love of god please open the store!

Walt

P.S. My chest hair has really brought the drawing to life! I'm working on getting it to dance. If I can get it worked out to where my wife can view it without vomiting I'll tape it and post it on youtube.

Posted by Walt on April 30, 2007

   

you throw a great party! It's been a great week ^_^

Posted by tobi on April 30, 2007

   

So THAT'S how you get blog traffic! (Kidding, well, maybe not.) Sorry I missed all the fun and the excruciating anticipation of the not-winning. Maybe next contest.

Happy blogiversary!

Posted by Stacey on April 30, 2007

   

dammit! and I was feeling lucky too. :)

Posted by webmiztris on April 30, 2007

   

Wait.... I didn't win? Waddya mean, I DIDN'T win? I should have won! I'm a WINNER DAMMIT!

Hmph. And...hmph. And...drat to boot.

Posted by karla on April 30, 2007

   

I'm with karla re: my sentiments and will hold my resentment against Avitable forever -- or until next month, whichever comes first.

Posted by bogup on April 30, 2007

   

   

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