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Friday, June 16, 2006The Big Chocolate Contest for my Wonderful Readers!!
 To extend yesterday's delightful theme -- and to express my gratitude to all of my faithful readers -- I offer you this Win The Chocolate comment box contest. It's fairly simple. Leave a comment to this post in the following format: "Chocolate is better than ___ because ___." Be creative (but please -- let's not get too dirty!). Enter as many times as you wish between now and 11:59 PM Central Daylight Time on Sunday, June 18. But please write a new sentence each time you leave a comment. Here's the catch: The contest is NULL AND VOID unless there are at least 50 COMMENTS left in the box! So warm up your typing fingers and get to work. The winner will be chosen by random from all eligible entries in the comment box. I will announce the winner on Monday, June 19. The prize? Of course there's a prize! The lucky winner will receive a MINI TRUFFLE BOX from The Cocoa Tree in downtown Franklin, Tennessee.* Yes, that's two delicious, hand-dipped truffles in your choice of three flavor combinations. What better way to let you know how much I appreciate the time you spend reading my blog? So, are you ready? On your mark... Get set... Go! * To my readers who do not live on the North American continent: I am currently checking with The Cocoa Tree to determine what their overseas shipping policy is. I may have to end up offering a $5 gift certificate to The Cocoa Tree if the winner happens to be one of my readers from the UK or elsewhere. Go ahead and enter; I'll take care of the details. |
About Me
I am: Mother to five stunningly individualistic children... Writer of young adult fantasy... Passionate advocate for Women At Home... Madly in love with my husband... In need of Organic Gourmet Chocolate on a regular basis. I've got a Paypal account if you'd like to contribute to the cause....
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48of my readers are feeling chatty:
Chocolate is better than Santa Claus...because you never have to discover it doesn't really exist!
Chocolate is better than sex...because I don't have to have a shower after I eat it.
Chocolate is better than WalMart because it works to ease stress instead of causing it.
In the words of my mother...
Chocolate is better than WalMart because chocolate is to die for and WalMart is NOT!
Choclate is better than a kick in teeth, because it doesnt hurt, and it tastes better.
Chocolate is better than my first wife, because it doesnt leave a bad taste in my mouth!
Chocolate is better than spinach, because WHOEVER HEARD OF SPINACH ICE CREAM?
Chocolate is better than golf, because you dont have to dress funny, and it's much easier to hit the hole.
For all you Friends lovers out there...
Chocolate is better than mocolate because it's the real thing and it's FDA approved. ;-)
Still not helping with the diet...
Chocolate is better than sex because sex produces babies who will eventually want to eat your chocolate!
Chocolate is better than a day at the beach because you may have chocolate in your teeth, but at least you don't have sand in your bathing suit!
You didn't tell me I was going to have to think! :)
Let's see...
Chocolate is better than chicken because it has no bones.
(Wow, that was truly lame. I'll be back!)
Chocolate is better than a gerund because I actually know what it is. ;-)
Chocolate is better than prozac because it makes the brain feel good minus the (negative) sexual side effects.
Now if I could only get our insurance to cover it.
robin
Chocolate is better than shopping because it works for valentine's day, mother's day, birthdays and anniversaries.
robin
Chocolate is better than....just about everything....because the good kind makes you forget that there is anything else to think about.
robin
chocolate is better than the "diet coke guy" (remember him?) because you can be lustful without the adulturous sort of guilt.
robin
i really REALLY sort of like chocolate.
robin
can it be 50 comments or does it have to be 50 contest entries?
robin
Believe me, I am not creative at all. Sorry girl - although tempting - I can't come up with anything...They do look delish - but time with my hubby is better than chocolate any time *grin*.
Chocolate is better than beer because you can have as much as you want then drive home. I've never heard of anyone getting pulled over for a sugar high.
I think Dave's "First wife" comment is best so far.
hmm...
Chocolate is better than sex because you can have it all night long, repeatedly, with no commitment and without having to worry about making too much noise waking up the little ones or disturbing the neighbors who would otherwise start banging on their ceiling or calling the police!
Can you tell I live in an apartment building?
Sure not to win THIS contest!
Chocolate is better than women because you never have to buy a box of chocolates for a box of chocolates.
Chocolate is better than my dog, Charley, because chocolate never drools all over my feet while I'm eating it.
Chocolate is better than a cat, because with chocolate you never, ever have to clean out a litter pan.
Chocolate is better than hugs because, no, wait, nothing is better than hugs.
From my daughter Isabel, 6 years old:
Chocolate is better than onions because it doesn't give you bad breath or make you cry.
Chocolate is better than bumble bees because you can get a buzz without getting stung. (my dh's entry)
Chocolate is better than vanilla because it makes life worth living.
Chocolate is better than my husband because it doesn't hog the remote or snore. But a chocolate covered husband....Hmmmmm?
Last one, I promise...
Chocolate is better than the president, because no matter what package, shape or form it comes in, it's still very well liked.
Chocolate is better than a birthday because even when it's bittersweet, you don't get any older.
Chocolate is better than baking in the sun in a hot desert being stung by scorpions, and with no water, and there's a hole in your shoe, because... WELL, DUH!
Chocolate is better than butter, because chocloate is smoooth and goes down like... well... butter!
Uh oh, this contest ends tomorrow and I'm up too late and too brain weary to come up with anything... but wait, it's random right? So I can say something stupid like ...
"Chocolate is better than a salamander because it's tasty and doesn't slide out of your hands and hide under the couch!" and still be in the running!
Ahh, an entry! A lame entry but an entry nonetheless.
I'm really not all that crazy about the stuff in most forms, but I do like a good truffle every now and again so I'll be back in the morning after I've had my coffee. ;-)
Is it too late to join the contest? Are there enough comments to make sure the contest pushes through? Anyway, I say that chocolate is better than eggplants because I love the texture of chocolate and hate the texture of eggplant.
Chocolate is also better than liver because chocolate actually tastes good!
Chocolate is better than bitter gourd (a vegetable in the Philippines known as "ampalaya") because even bittersweet chocolate is not as bitter as bitter gourd. I hate ampalaya! I love chocolate!
P.S. I totally agree with your definition of "chocolate" (from/in your last entry)! =9
P.P.S. I replied to your comment on my blog. =) How about assigning your 9th grader "the classics" (for example Shakespeare, Dickens, etc.)?
Wait, mayonnaise with chocolate?!?!?!
I think that chocolate is better than oatmeal. I actually hate oatmeal. Oatmeal? Ewww. I feel too heavy after just a few spoonfuls of oatmeal, and I don't like that feeling. I don't feel too heavy after a few bites of chocolate. Hehehe.
This contest is fun! =) And now I want some real chocolate! =9
Chocolate is better than kids because it doesn't whine back at you.
Chocolate is better than contests because with chocolate you always win.
Chocolate is better than squash, because it goes better with a good glass of wine.
Chocolate is better than relatives, because it disappears quickly.
Saved my best for last, darling....
:-)
Chocolate is better than breathing because I would DIE for chocolate.
Chocolate is better than vanilla because it's like going from a black and white to a technicolor explosion in your mouth....lol
Chocolate is better than sliced bread because it doesn't get moldy.
(OK...these are getting lame. But I'm trying to get the total up to 50...lol)
Big hugs to you all -- the contest is now closed. We didn't quite make it to 50, but those of you who entered put out a WONDERFUL effort, so I'm going to award the prize anyway. Stay tuned! :)
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