Hello, 10,000!
Blogging, contests November 23rd, 2008This will be a short post, as I was out very late last night at a dinner engagement. We were still being served food at 11:30PM, which means I’m very tired and bloated at the moment. I considered it marathon training for Thanksgiving dinner.
Here’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for AND the moment I missed because I was shoving pecan pie down my gullet.
The Junk Drawer’s 10,000th commenter was ……..
ImitationAngel !!!!
For winning The Junk Drawer Comment Extravaganza, ImitationAngel receives a Junk Drawer magnet, mug and mousepad, as well as a mug or mousepad with her blog’s logo on it. She’ll also receive a $20 Amazon e-gift card.
Thanks for all your comments leading up to the big moment! I could feel the frenzy by late afternoon and it was great fun wondering who the lucky winner would be.
I considered trying to get out of the dinner by explaining that I had to stay home to blogsit. But I’m not sure that reason would have gone over well with the host.
Don’t worry, though. I plan to staple myself to a chair for comment #20,000. I’m not missing that!
Thanks again everyone, and enjoy your Sunday!
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Now I’m workin’ on 10,000 smilies at Humor-Blogs.com!
Stumble it!
November 23rd, 2008 at 7:52 am
Yay! I can’t wait to get my own junk drawer stuff for -insert that one holiday in December where you get presents from Santa here- *winkwink*.
Congrats, ImitationAngel. I’m very jealous. But, good job winning anyway.
November 23rd, 2008 at 8:09 am
Wow ! What an exciting week that was ! Congratulations ImitationAngel ! Enjoy your prizes !
And congratulations to you too Kathy for being so awesome !
Now where’d those commentators go ?
(Hi Regan ! *waving*)
Jaffer’s last blog post..5 point 1 Me
November 23rd, 2008 at 8:10 am
Wow ! What an exciting week that was ! Congratulations ImitationAngel ! Enjoy your prizes !
And congratulations to you too Kathy for being so awesome !
Now where’d those commentators go ?
(Hi Regan ! *waving*)
November 23rd, 2008 at 8:18 am
:p
I’m a sore loser.
muskrat’s last blog post..desperately seeking boners
November 23rd, 2008 at 8:36 am
Congratulations, how neat. That is so neat.
Happy Sunday Kathy and to everyone reading.
Jodi’s last blog post..Saturdays Funny Video, Enjoy!
November 23rd, 2008 at 9:15 am
Congrats to Imitation Angel!
meleah rebeccah’s last blog post..We Have Arrived In Mexico
November 23rd, 2008 at 9:22 am
damn.
November 23rd, 2008 at 9:27 am
Oh man, I was asleep at the wheel! I must have been busy getting enough sleep and taking care of my health. Or taking a shower. I guess I am a slacker. If I were really serious, I would have gotten adult diapers like that crazy astronaut lady who drove from TX to FL and should have just stayed at the computer.
TheSnackHound’s last blog post..All Jello-ed Out…Except for Pretzel Jello (Alternative Title: I, Robot
November 23rd, 2008 at 9:56 am
WTG Imitation Angel
Darn…I was 26 away :o(
amber’s last blog post..Our Wednesday, For Your Entertainment
November 23rd, 2008 at 9:57 am
Yay! How exciting.
And there’s a little awardish thing for you over at She Lives, Kathy.
Carol’s last blog post..Links, Awards and Other Good Blogishness
November 23rd, 2008 at 10:04 am
I feel like the Chicago Cubs….:))..but never never say die..
robert bourne’s last blog post..Now
November 23rd, 2008 at 10:39 am
Congratulations Imitation Angel!
I’m happy, I don’t think second is too bad a place to come ;O) It was fun!
Babs – beetle’s last blog post..A House in North London – Part3 (final)
November 23rd, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Harumph. I’ll comment, but I don’t see the point anymore. Oh! Other than to say: Congratulations, Imitation Angel! Now, Kathy, pass the pecan pie.
JD at I Do’s last blog post..I Fantasize About Tim Gunn so you donβt have to
November 23rd, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Damn I’m a bit late. Nevermind, I’ll wait to be #20,000… lol
Pancutkan Isteri’s last blog post..Bomoh Seks Oral
November 23rd, 2008 at 2:42 pm
OMG! Really? I must say that I am shocked. Thanks so much everyone. It sounds like dinner was good. I hope you managed to bring us a gigantic doggy bag lol.
ImitationAngel’s last blog post..When Did Suicide TV Become So Popular?
November 23rd, 2008 at 2:54 pm
Congratulations!! That was exciting I was only 3 or 4 comments off…
November 23rd, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Congrats ImitationAngel! π
Diana’s last blog post..eHarmony – Fun For All Ages
November 23rd, 2008 at 5:06 pm
Regan — Is there anything you don’t already have from the Junk Drawer showroom? I’ll see what I can do.
Jaffer — Yes, it was exciting and insane and I’m pleased to have marked you as he evil-doer who suggested I take the comment counter down for a bit. I love pointing blame elsewhere!
muskrat — Nah. If you were a sore loser, you’d be saying how unfair it was that I took the counter down during the critical commenting period. You’re not mad at me too, are you?
Jodi — Glad you liked the contest. I think it was a success, though more so for ImitationAngel!
meleah rebeccah — Hear hear!
Canucklehead — I’m so sorry, CH. Better luck next 10,000. Check back in a year.
TheSnackHound — LOL! I’d forgotten all about that lunatic. Thanks for the laugh.
amber — Not too shabby. You almost made it!
Carol — Thanks for the award! Appreciate it, deary.
robert bourne — Every time you come here trying to win a magnet and don’t, I want to send you ten of them. But then, I want to see how long your losing streak will go. I love rooting for the underdog.
Babs beetle — Ah! I should have had 2nd and 3rd place winners, huh? But you and Jaffer already have magnets. And isn’t it enough to know you almost made it? Tee hee.
JD at I Do — I notice you’re leaving your name now as “JD at I Do” instead of “JD at I Do Things.” It’s very disconcerting to realize that you only “do” now. You do things! Fix that! I would have passed you the pie if you were there. It was twice the size it needed to be. Couldn’t finish it, which is remarkable because I rarely push away pie.
Pancutkan Isteri — But not too late! And come back for some other chances to win things. Always offering prizes in The Drawer.
ImitationAngel — There she is! The Big Winner! For the record, I was full after the appetizers, so yeah. I could have brought home a gigantic doggy bag, but I kept shoveling it in anyway. I’ll be in touch soon for your address and stuff.
Michelle Gartner — I love a good down-to-the-wire contest. It was really fun running it and I’ll definitely do it again for the next 10k. Count on it!
Diana — She done good.
November 23rd, 2008 at 5:54 pm
I’m with CH and Muskrat on this. But begrudgingly π I’ll continue to read your posts. I guess…if I have to…and I have to.
unfinishedrambler’s last blog post..Superfluous Surfing Saturday #1: Eurovision
November 23rd, 2008 at 6:40 pm
Missed it by that much…
@JD at I Do – Kathy’s right, you gotta start doing ‘things’ again π
Tim’s last blog post..Spam-a-Lam-a-Ding-Dong – Spametry Lives On
November 23rd, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Thanks for pointing that out. Man! Who am I, if I just do? I’m a big fat nobody! No, sir. I DO THINGS!
JD at I Do LOTS OF THINGS!’s last blog post..I Fantasize About Tim Gunn so you donβt have to
November 24th, 2008 at 12:45 am
congrats ImationAngle.
mike golch’s last blog post..I just do not get it.
November 24th, 2008 at 2:34 am
The excitement was palatable! We made Mom give us Temptations! It seemed to help!
Gandalf and Grayson’s last blog post..Do Something Meaningful Today!
November 24th, 2008 at 7:06 am
Well, I have a magnet and a mug, but that’s it. A tote bag or a tshirt would be a fabulous gift for Christmas. *winkwink*
November 24th, 2008 at 9:18 am
Awww, I missed it. Congrats, ImitationAngel.
HeatherHere’s last blog post..A Drunk + A Car = Life Interrupted
November 24th, 2008 at 10:05 am
Always a bridesmaid; never a bride! Boo Hoo! Congratulations to ImitationAngel. Next time I’m gonna get it though! I’m gonna be 20,000. O yea baby!
Preston’s last blog post..Super Sized Award Combo, a Bookworm Meme, and My Daughter Is 29!
November 24th, 2008 at 11:21 am
I’m not sure, but I think pushing away pie could be considered a crime. All the other courses are just a precursor for dessert, in my world.
Congratulations to the lucky winner!
absepa’s last blog post..A Paradigm Shift in Household Chores
November 24th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
Congrats!!
November 24th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Hi Kathy,
Oh well, next time I suppose… π
Congrats to ImitationAngel!
I’m curious to know if you’ve gotten 10,000 legitimate comments, do you know how many spam comments you’ve gotten? I don’t see an askismet counter (do you use that)? I read somewhere that only about 5% of comments are legit, which might mean you’ve gotten about 200,000 spams?
Steve, aka the (waiting on 20,000) trade show guru
Steve | Trade Show Guru’s last blog post..Five Keys to Marketing Success
November 24th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Way to go Angel! I just won $10 and 5000 EC credits from Turnip of Power’s site too. Yay us! π
Carol’s last blog post..Three Free Guest Passes To Club Pogo – Want One?
November 24th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
unfinishedrambler — There’s no whining in the Junk Drawers. Well, there is, but it’s usually me. Not go dab your eyes and try again on the next 10,000. And pleeeeze keep reading!
Tim — I emailed JD right away to notify her of her infraction. Two more strikes and she’s out.
JD at I DO THINGS — Ahhhhhhh! Much better. Thank you. I can sleep tonight.
mike golch — I think she has the Winner’s Glow!
Gandalf and Grayson — I’m glad you made a Temptation party out of it!
Regan — I’ll see what I can do for ya!
HeatherHere — That’s OK, I’m always running some kind of contest. I swear, eventually everyone will have a magnet!
Preston — I trust you will. Stick with me for the next 10K, will ya?
absepa — You have no idea how it killed me to do that. But NOTHING else could be sent down to my stomach. I walked out with such a bulge, I grossed myself out.
David — People are thinking you’re David, my husband, because you don’t have a blog link. Next time, leave your name as “David, not Kathy’s Husband.”
Trade Show Guru Steve — Yes, I use Akismet spam blocker. I have over 11,000 spam comments that never get through. So yes, the 10,000 comments really were authentic. It’s disheartening that for every real comment, there’s a stupid spam one being logged.
Carol — Yeah, I saw a bunch of winners on Turnip’s site. I’m glad you were among them. Winning is FUN!
November 24th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
I think this was all rigged and fixed….I want the Obama Administration to conduct a full investigation. We ALL deserve magnets…….
Bruce’s last blog post..I’m Out Of Touch
November 24th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
hi Kathy,
A 1 to 1 legit to spam comment ratio (well, 1 to 1.1) is great. I thought it would be more like 1 to 20. I wouldn’t be disheartened. I’d be glad that’s all you get! Thanks for letting me know.
~ Steve (aka the trade show guru)
PS. My new blog has an even better ratio, but I think that’s just because I haven’t been “discovered” by the spammers yet.
Steve | Trade Show Guru’s last blog post..Five Keys to Marketing Success
November 24th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
congratulations! that’s a huge accomplishment!
Kelly’s last blog post..PartyLite
November 24th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
Thanks a lot folks. It definitely made a good weekend when I got the news. Congrats to the other winners as well.
Carol double congrats for winning here and at Turnips.
ImitationAngel’s last blog post..When Did Suicide TV Become So Popular?
November 25th, 2008 at 5:17 am
Bruce — I’m not touching that. I’m tempted. But I’m not.
Trade Show Guru Steve — I thought it was bad, but if the ratio you gave is accurate, then I’m very happy I don’t have more. It’s a pain enough now to pick out the ones that Akismet caught accidentally.
Kelly — Thanks! I really think I won the lottery to have somehow attracted such a talkative group. Reading all the comments here is half the fun of blogging. I’m very lucky.
ImitationAngel — You’d better guard your cache when you get it! Congrats again!
November 25th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Wow, congratulations on an impressive milestone! I’m not even sure I’d know how to count my comments, but my visitors are nowhere near as chatty!
Happy Thanksgiving…I’ve been enjoying that turkey leg in your photo every time I drop by.
Roxy
Roxy’s Best Of’s last blog post..If You Build It, They Will Come
November 25th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
Very good job ImitationAngel!
November 26th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Congratulations to ImitationAngel, and also to you, Kathy! What a milestone! I was busy being a curmudgeon and totally forgot about keeping track of what the count was. The last I remember there were still about 200 comments to go. Sorry I missed all the excitement.
November 26th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
Roxy’s Best Of — Thank you! Only reason I know the comments is through that nifty plug-in I use on the sidebar. I shall be eating much turkey tomorrow. There won’t be much of the leg left by nightfall. Enjoy your Thanksgiving!
brooke — She did well! Lucky girl!
Lee — That’s OK. It was tough to win anyway, but better luck next time. Hope you’re enjoying your vacation. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family.
November 28th, 2008 at 10:21 am
But I was supposed to be the 10,000th commentator! Ahhh! Well, congratulations to ImitationAngel for being the lucky winner.
November 30th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Airsoft — Sorry you missed the big moment! Come back for the next 10,000 (or maybe 5,000 if I think of it).
March 22nd, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Congratulations to the winner of the Junk Drawer magnet, mug and mousepad! This is a very cool contest. I’ve noticed that you really encourage your readers to comment on your posts. This is a good way to interact with your readers.