And now, the winners of the pointless fun Zune swag giveaway contest.
The Sir-mix-a-lot-Zune Tribute "Best in Show" Award:
Winner: Callidus. Excerpt:
Ooh, Rump-o'-smooth-plastic
You say you wanna get my songs?
Well, link me, link me
'Cause I don't got that average playlist
Congratulations, Callidus! You wrote the best Sir-mix-a-lot-Zune Tribute I've ever seen! You win the DLO case and the t-shirt! High-five!
The Sir-mix-a-lot-Zune Tribute Contest "early bird gets the worm t-shirt" Award:
Winner: Marco Darius McJohansenn. Excerpt:
I like big screens and I cannot lie/
My batteries rarely die/
that when a vid gets played on an itty bitty screen and it's dim and dull
you get stung/
Very nice, MDMc, you were the first entry and you win a t-shirt. High-five!
The Sir-mix-a-lot-Zune Tribute Contest "best disclaimer" Award:
Winner Greekgoat. Excerpt:
This is really lame, but I really would like a poster or t-shirt. . .
[rap]
. . . I will never forgive myself for thinking that up
And now that you've won, Greekgoat, maybe you kind find it in your heart to forgive you. Congratulations! High-five!
The Sir-mix-a-lot-Zune Tribute Contest "best addendum" Award:
Winner: Sean. Excerpt:
to add to my last one.....
I think we can all relate, the Zune really great!
High-five, Sean! FWIW, I agree. The Zune *is* really great! ;)
The Sir-mix-a-lot-Zune Tribute Contest "best re-submission" Award:
Winner: Mazola. Excerpt:
So, fellas! (Yeah!) Fellas! (Yeah!)
Has your girlfriend got the Zune? (Probably not!)
Tell 'em it's cool! (Cool!) It's cool! (Cool!)
The Zune is really cool!
Nice work, Mr. Mazola. As I said before, you're a winner in my book. Your first one was great, and your second one was also great!
The Sir-mix-a-lot-Zune Tribute Contest "best troll" Award:
Winner: Koi 2. Excerpt Full Entry:
Bill gates is liking the ipod
Not much to say about that one except: high-five!
The Sir-mix-a-lot-Zune Tribute Contest "most fun line to say outloud" Award:
Winner: Nick Butterz Excerpt:
I wanna get my zune home
And UH, sync it up UH UH
That line's been in my head most of the morning. Congratulations! You win a t-shirt!
So there you have, dear blog reader. I still think you're all winners in my book ;)
*And by "the votes are in," I of course mean "I've picked the ones I like," since I'm the only one voting. If you won, please email me at askzune (then type the at symbol) microsoft.com.