# B-L Contest. Did our guy win? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 31, 2007, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-l-contest-did-our-guy-win/413844 "2007-07-31T17:41:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-l-contest-did-our-guy-win/413844/21 "2007-08-01T00:03:17Z")
Just out of curiosity, what do you win (besides a bit of fame) for winning a contest like that? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-l-contest-did-our-guy-win/413844/22 "2007-08-01T00:38:16Z")
[QUOTE=asterion] Just out of curiosity, what do you win (besides a bit of fame) for winning a contest like that? [/QUOTE] two hundred fifty bucks. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-l-contest-did-our-guy-win/413844/23 "2007-08-01T00:41:19Z")
[QUOTE=Boyo Jim] two hundred fifty bucks. [/QUOTE] That’s more than I expected for “a pittance.” I was thinking maybe a free copy of the book they’re going to publish. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-l-contest-did-our-guy-win/413844/24 "2007-08-01T00:53:58Z")
[QUOTE=asterion] That’s more than I expected for “a pittance.” I was thinking maybe a free copy of the book they’re going to publish. [/QUOTE] I thought the same, and emailed to the judges the prize should be worth no more than 10 bucks. They did not respond, but OTOH I don’t have a check yet. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-l-contest-did-our-guy-win/413844/25 "2007-08-01T00:56:58Z")
I saw the Madison Wisconsin hospital mentioned and thought you might have won. Enjoy the fame and prize. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-l-contest-did-our-guy-win/413844/26 "2007-08-01T00:57:58Z")
[QUOTE=Boyo Jim] I thought the same, and emailed to the judges the prize should be worth no more than 10 bucks. They did not respond, but OTOH I don’t have a check yet. [/QUOTE] I also asked whether my entry was in time to make the next edition, due in August. I didn’t get an answer to that either. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-l-contest-did-our-guy-win/413844/27 "2007-08-01T01:02:05Z")
[QUOTE=sciurophobic] **Boyo Jim** , here’s what The Washington Post’s Gene Weingarten had to say about you in his weekly chat: [Gene Weingarten Chat](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2007/07/24/DI2007072400955.html) [/QUOTE] I am going to swoon. If I am that damn funny then I ought to be making a living at it. I lived in Washington for 12 years and that should be MY column, dammit! ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-l-contest-did-our-guy-win/413844/28 "2007-08-01T01:02:05Z")
[QUOTE=Boyo Jim] Oh Jeez, yes, it was me. I asked that the last thread be removed because I wasn’t real comfortable with my RL name being known on the boards… [/QUOTE] So, did they accede to your request to remove that earlier thread? Because i couldn’t find it either. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-l-contest-did-our-guy-win/413844/29 "2007-08-01T01:02:07Z")
[QUOTE=Shirley Ujest] YAY! One of us excels at really crappy writing! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! That would be something to be able to put on a resume. Congrats **Boyo!** We knew you were the worst! [/QUOTE] Imagine how that’d look: BoyoJim _Crappy Writer_ I like it ! 😃 Hey **BoyoJim** , that’s truly hilarious. Congratulations !!! Cartooniverse ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-l-contest-did-our-guy-win/413844/30 "2007-08-01T01:03:28Z")
[QUOTE=mhendo] So, did they accede to your request to remove that earlier thread? Because i couldn’t find it either. [/QUOTE] Yes, they took it out… for all the good that did. You people have too good a collective memory, and you can’t keep your mouths shut either. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-l-contest-did-our-guy-win/413844/31 "2007-08-01T01:05:02Z")
I am thinking about starting my in insanely boasting ego thread. But that would be… egotistical. One of you do it. Now! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-l-contest-did-our-guy-win/413844/32 "2007-08-01T01:56:56Z")
Jeez, it you folk can’t start a thread on command, you can’t be relied upon to drink the koolaid either. 😉 Ok, no new thread. ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-l-contest-did-our-guy-win/413844/33 "2007-08-01T02:01:10Z")
How about if we just keep this one going? Does that count? Or maybe the Mods could unhide your original thread? I say lots and lots of Dopers should enter the next round so as to maximize the possibility of Dopers winning two years in a row! So, have we mentioned that we’re impressed? GT ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-l-contest-did-our-guy-win/413844/34 "2007-08-01T02:14:43Z")
Thank you… not exactly like being willing to kill or die on command, but… small steps. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-l-contest-did-our-guy-win/413844/35 "2007-08-01T02:46:39Z")
I saw the article in the Chicago Tribune today - front page of the Tempo (A&E/comics) section. 😃 From my recollection of the last thread I knew for sure who the winner was, but the mention of your location clinched it. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-l-contest-did-our-guy-win/413844/36 "2007-08-01T11:09:28Z")
[QUOTE=gardentraveler] I say lots and lots of Dopers should enter the next round so as to maximize the possibility of Dopers winning two years in a row! [/QUOTE] It would certainly go a long way towards proving our worth to our new Owner Overlords… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-l-contest-did-our-guy-win/413844/37 "2007-08-01T11:19:39Z")
[QUOTE=gardentraveler] …I say lots and lots of Dopers should enter the next round so as to maximize the possibility of Dopers winning two years in a row!.. [/QUOTE] You can submit as many entries as you want, all in one email if you want, for free. Read the rules [here](http://www.bulwer-lytton.com/#The%20rules), and click the pic at the bottom to open up an email for submission purposes. I submitted my entries in August of last year, so you may as well get an early start. ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-l-contest-did-our-guy-win/413844/38 "2007-08-01T13:04:55Z")
Yea!!! So proud of you…and what fun you must be having! ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-l-contest-did-our-guy-win/413844/39 "2007-08-01T14:41:14Z")
Congratulations! As one who works in the other realm of really bad writing (computer manuals), I say, ‘well done’! ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-l-contest-did-our-guy-win/413844/40 "2007-08-01T15:16:40Z")
:sniff: That was just…_beautiful_…congratulations, **Boyo Jim**! Your parents must be _so_ proud! Your high school English teacher must be _so_ suicidal… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-l-contest-did-our-guy-win/413844.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-l-contest-did-our-guy-win/413844.md?page=3)