posted 11-09-2001 20:21            

Win a FREE week. This time a Pointsweek* will be awarded.

After the Bonus Week given away by WONKA, several expressed that it would be nice to have contests for the fun of it. So here goes another. Hopefully other contests will follow.

This is to be a FUN thing, generating interest for ALL that read the boards, NON-members as well.

I wish everyone to become involved for lots of interesting reading.

Please spread the word around the other boards, as I can't double post.

Let the postings begin. Chose from the SUGGESTIONS list, restrict yourself to 100 words, and post those amusing and/or interesting entries.

SUGGESTIONS:
1. Funny Saying or Chuckle.
2. Favorite timeshare memory.
3. Limerick.
4. Why contestant deserves to "win" the Pointsweek.
5. Predict the SuperBowl participants, winner, loser and score.
Explanations of what SuperBowl is may be included.
6. KIDS write (or littler ones could dictate to their parents) stories from their timeshare vacation experiences.
7. Guess the date for BBS post number, or member number 10,000.
8. Timeshare stories, good or bad.
9. Life’s embarrassing moments.
10. Worst exchanges experience or travel time. (One member thought the "worst timeshare " would be interesting, if not funny in hindsight.)
11. Essay on how one spouse would try to convince the other that T/S is a 'good' way to vacation.

POST AS OFTEN AS YOU LIKE. Talk to one another, kick things around a bit. I’m relying on everyone to keep it interesting.

Everyone posting has the same chance. I will place into a box the name of each individual posting entries on this tread. You don’t have to originate; you will be included for replying. Each name will be entered only once. The winner will be picked at random from these names. NEWBEES, this is your chance.

The prize will be one of my Pointsweeks from the RCI space bank. The winner’s resort and time frame choices will be taken into consideration. So, you may get to go where and when you like. As always, this depends on availability.

The contest will end with this month. Unless something happens to Caroll and me, the winning Pointsweek may be taken whenever you wish within limits of availability. I'll place a 2002 limit, just so it won't drag on forever.

I’ll take entries until midnight 30 November 2001. That is three full weeks. So post away and don’t forget to use the SUGGESTIONS list.

*I coin Pointsweeks as a time-share week secured by points.

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posted 11-10-2001 15:19            

A (bad) limerick...

There once was a Pointsweek contender
Who dreamt of where **winning** might send her.
Then she read the TUG Lounge,
Where great writing she found.
Now she just hopes a VC befriends her.

Hey - my name's in the hat, and my fingers and toes are crossed: -)

Kris

posted 11-10-2001 17:09            

Two simple sort of guys are out hunting when one of them grabs his chest and falls to the ground. His buddy immediately calls 911 on his cell phone and says, "Help me, help me, my buddy is dead, he's not breathing and he's dead!".

The 911 Operator says, "Now sir, you need to relax and listen to me. If you're going to help your friend, you need to listen to me and help me. First, lets make sure your friend is really dead."

posted 11-10-2001 17:34            

Sellers abound as you've heard
Some are crooks; some are true to their word
Just make sure you don't buy
from that slick dentist guy
(A root canal would be preferred!)

Once you have found the right buy,
you can finally smile and sigh
Enjoy your first trip,
but when you take a dip...
Hope you don't see that pool-peeing guy!!

posted 11-10-2001 17:53            

A: How many Teamsters does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
B: I give up, how many Teamsters does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A: Eleven.

Long pause.

A: (In a threatening voice) You got a problem with that?!?

posted 11-10-2001 20:28            

quote:

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Originally posted by Beebe:
Sharon,... UserName, I wonder about when will 4 be in there twice.

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By then she may change her username to 4kids4sale :-)

posted 11-12-2001 07:13            

I'm all alone in this house of men,
the only one, the only femme.

I try real hard to keep my wit,
to keep me sane, to keep me fit.

To not fall in, in the midnight hour,
with the seat left up,
on the porcelain tower.

To keep my cool
when they're bouncing high,
I just walk away, and then I sigh.

To think for four
is no easy task,
and so I look for times to basque.
The summer sun does wonders for me,
and then again I love to ski!

Even the dog is male you see,
and so I NEED a place to flee!

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Esther
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posted 11-12-2001 10:41            

TUG post number 10,000 will be on December 22, 2001 and will be posted by... it's foggy, ok, coming through now...

Sharon (3kids4me)!

OK, I'm full of it, I don't really have a crystal ball, I just wanted to be entered!

posted 11-12-2001 11:38            

Every entrant so far is a TUG member, so you could restrict if you liked. Better yet, restrict it to those that have already entered!

As a Fed I like your light bulb joke. And here I thought we contracted them out on a cost-plus basis.

posted 11-12-2001 14:53            

Someone will get an RCI week or possibly some Fairfield nights if they prefer. That was not the reason for starting this thing. This was to be a FUN thing, generating interest for all that read the boards. I'm hopeful those NON-members might jump to joining. So I didn't want them excluded.

Let's see if we can get more participation. Please spread the word around the other boards. Post something to entice others to check out this board and thread. Six or seven submitting was not my goal.

posted 11-12-2001 16:20            

quote:

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Originally posted by esanguin:
...
I'm all alone in this house of men,
the only one, the only femme.
...
To not fall in, in the midnight hour,
with the seat left up,
on the porcelain tower.

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Neat rhyme.
I know this won't come as a welcome note, but I have wondered for years what the little lid is for.
If everyone closed both lids, no one would fall in.

No one seems to like that idea at my house, so the next thing is, everyone put all lids up.

posted 11-12-2001 16:22            

(have NO idea!)

Thanks for the opportunity to win the week!!

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Miracles abound when you are open to the possibilities!

posted 11-12-2001 19:43            

Well, here goes:

With too many weeks to use
TUGger Beebe was getting the blues.
A contest he invented
For poetry demented.
The tough part for Beebe was to choose.