Since I have noted the large number of viewers and responses plus a slight tendency to play “Can You Top This†in the threads concerning the delays in arrival of the AAW Journal, I’ve tried to come up with a way to turn this unfortunate situation around to something positive. I have therefore decided to post a contest with regard to the Winter Journal.
I’ve dubbed it the Last Man Standing Contest.
Prize: A 1-year membership renewal in the AAW [$40 value, non-transferrable, non-redeemable]
Rules are simple:
1. The prize will be awarded to the person who can substantiate that they were the very last person to receive their copy of the Journal from those sent in the Issue’s general November mailing. Obviously, replacement copies do not qualify.
2. To be Eligible participants must
a) have been AAW members on November 15, 2005, the date of the alleged mailing of the Winter Issue of the Journal; and
b) have mailing addresses within the 50 States of the US or the U.S. Protectorates of Puerto Rico or Guam;
3. Contest submissions must be made over the entrant’s signature, must be accompanied by the sworn attestations of the entrant’s letter carrier and local post master/mistress as to the actual date of delivery, and must include a copy of the entrant’s Membership Card and the entire back page of the Journal including the address box as received.
4. For obvious reasons, this contest is not open to AAW Members who are or who have family members (by blood or marriage) who are employees of the U.S. Postal Service or the Journal’s printer/publisher.
5. We must also exclude those deserving AAW members in foreign countries, and hope you all understand that residents of Norway and the Northern Territories of Australia would have an unfair advantage in this instance.
6. All entries must be received before the mailing date of the 2006 Winter Issue of the Journal; sorry folks, but there’s got to be an end to it somewhere.
7. In case of a tie, the Judge’s decision will be final; most likely arbitrary, but still final.
8. In the event we do not have a clear winner based upon a date certain, a consolation prize may (or may not) be awarded for the most original entry containing reasons why your copy arrived late. We must stress, however, that strict rules on plagiarism will be followed, so stuff about the dog (cat, donky, ferret, or other domesticated animal) having abused it in some way, the death of a grandparent, or hijacking of the mail truck by Bass Separatists, and the long list of others which I personally already used back in college will be immediately disqualified.
The lucky winner will be announced here on the Forum as soon after the submission deadline as possible, but before the Membership Renewal date.
Good Luck!
I’ve dubbed it the Last Man Standing Contest.
Prize: A 1-year membership renewal in the AAW [$40 value, non-transferrable, non-redeemable]
Rules are simple:
1. The prize will be awarded to the person who can substantiate that they were the very last person to receive their copy of the Journal from those sent in the Issue’s general November mailing. Obviously, replacement copies do not qualify.
2. To be Eligible participants must
a) have been AAW members on November 15, 2005, the date of the alleged mailing of the Winter Issue of the Journal; and
b) have mailing addresses within the 50 States of the US or the U.S. Protectorates of Puerto Rico or Guam;
3. Contest submissions must be made over the entrant’s signature, must be accompanied by the sworn attestations of the entrant’s letter carrier and local post master/mistress as to the actual date of delivery, and must include a copy of the entrant’s Membership Card and the entire back page of the Journal including the address box as received.
4. For obvious reasons, this contest is not open to AAW Members who are or who have family members (by blood or marriage) who are employees of the U.S. Postal Service or the Journal’s printer/publisher.
5. We must also exclude those deserving AAW members in foreign countries, and hope you all understand that residents of Norway and the Northern Territories of Australia would have an unfair advantage in this instance.
6. All entries must be received before the mailing date of the 2006 Winter Issue of the Journal; sorry folks, but there’s got to be an end to it somewhere.
7. In case of a tie, the Judge’s decision will be final; most likely arbitrary, but still final.
8. In the event we do not have a clear winner based upon a date certain, a consolation prize may (or may not) be awarded for the most original entry containing reasons why your copy arrived late. We must stress, however, that strict rules on plagiarism will be followed, so stuff about the dog (cat, donky, ferret, or other domesticated animal) having abused it in some way, the death of a grandparent, or hijacking of the mail truck by Bass Separatists, and the long list of others which I personally already used back in college will be immediately disqualified.
The lucky winner will be announced here on the Forum as soon after the submission deadline as possible, but before the Membership Renewal date.
Good Luck!
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