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October 18, 2005

welcome to the real world

Posted by asher at 11:08 PM

October 10, 2005

B.C.E. HONORABLE MENTIONS

Alright guys, I kind of lied. So i didnt put up any honorable mentions over the last week. So i'm putting them all up at once instead. Enjoy.
-Asher
p.s. if you want to see the contest winners, they are over here

THE "SHEEP-EAGLE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT" AWARD GOES TO:

RYAN ARHART FOR "WHAT OUR WORLD WOULD LOOK LIKE"

THE "I HAD WAY TOO MUCH FUN MAKING THIS ENTRY" AWARD GOES TO:

MEGHAN PLETICHA and LAUREN RAAB FOR "HAPPY BIRTHDAY"

THE "I TOOK A FEW CREATIVE LIBERTIES" AWARD GOES TO:

TOMMY LYNCH FOR "DREAM"

THE "I GOT MY PARENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN A RIDICULOUS CONTEST" AWARD GOES TO:

SEAN FLOWERS AND JOEL WEISS FOR "HAPPY THANKSGIVING"

THE "IT TAKES BALLS FOR A JEW TO WEAR A SWASTIKA" AWARD GOES TO:

JON SARLIN (YEAH, IT'S MY COUSIN) FOR "READ"

THE "I JUST HAD A LOBSTER BIB LYING AROUND THE HOUSE..." AWARD GOES TO:

GRAHAM HENSLEY FOR "HAPPY NEW YEAR"

THE "I JUST WANTED TO SHOW MY ASS ON THE INTERNET" AWARD GOES TO:

GEORGE PECHMANN FOR "LINDSAY LOHAN"
AND

LUKE GELLER FOR "LINDSAY LOHAN"

THE "I JUST WANTED TO BE IN A CONTEST" AWARD GOES TO:

KYLA GARDNER FOR "WHEN I DIE"

THE "SPEECHLESS" AWARD GOES TO:

LAUREL BLACK FOR "HAPPY 4.20"

THE "A LITTLE TOO BELIEVABLE" AWARD GOES TO:

JASON ROBERTS FOR "FRILLY SKIRT"

THE "I WAS GOING TO ENTER YOUR CONTEST, BUT..." AWARD GOES TO:
DENNIS MCMILLAN AND DOUG THISTLETHWAITE FOR "A CLEANER, SAFER AMERICA"
THE PORCH HOUSE GIRLS FOR "LEAN BACK"
KAT MORRIS AND LAUREN KOZAK FOR "PIZZA PIE TRICYCLE"
AND TEDDY CHESTNUT, EVAN GASTON, AND ANDY BRUNNER FOR "PLATO POTHEAD"

Posted by asher at 06:05 PM

October 04, 2005

THE WINNERS OF THE BEST CONTEST EVER!!!

Well guys, here is the moment you've all been waiting for. Let me first say there was a pretty amazing number of creative and hilarious entries, and it was difficult to pick which were the best. Yet, it must be done, so here are the winners...

THE GRAND PRIZE (Cartoon Cameo, Free Custom Shirt, Signed Print) GOES TO:

DAN DELANY and RYAN SCHILT for "Happy Thanksgiving"
(See the original here)
When I saw this one I knew it would be nearly impossible to top. Everything is dead on. EVERYTHING. From the shirt and hair colors to the placement of the food and forks, to the actual construction of the speech bubble, this one has it all. Plus, those lego people are just ridiculous. Amazing job guys.

SECOND PLACE PRIZE (Free Shirt, Signed Print) GOES TO:

LILLY O. for "Opposite Day"
(see the original here)
The race for second place was incredibly tight, but the prize had to go to Lilly O. because I still can't figure out exactly how she made that vending machine. It took not just the dedication and creativity to build a vending machine out of cardboard, but also the ability to figure out how to make such a difficult scene work in real life. Fantastic work.

THIRD PLACE PRIZE (Signed Print) GOES TO:

MIKE AIROSUS, RAVI SHAH, DAVE RILEY, and STEPH MAGNUSON for "Extreme Deodorant"
(see the original here)
Again, this was very close to being in second, as these guys also took an extremely difficult, if not impossible scene and replicated it to the last detail in real life. The airplane is my favorite part. Great work guys. (Also, to give credit, it was Mike Airosus' original "Croissant Fever" entry that inspired the contest to begin with.)

Congrats to the winners, you guys were truly outstanding. As for everyone else who entered, I'm sorry, but we cannot all be winners. However, all this week I'm going to be posting some of the other great, bizarre, funny, and downright creepy entries I received, so you may be famous yet.

Thanks again to everyone who entered and made "the best contest ever" the best contest ever.
-Asher

p.s. The Pharaoh cartoon is now a t-shirt design if you are interested.

Posted by asher at 04:14 PM