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The Chip Board Archive 05

Evening chuckle vbg for the easily amused rofl

NOT CHIP RELATED

A fellow chipper is sending me some COOL HARRAH'S STUFF grin - and this afternoon, mentioned in his e-mail: I'm at work, so when you get an envelope with a radio station label on it,don't get excited. You didn't win $1000, or a free cruise!

That got me thinking - some years ago a local radio station was having a contest... Here is my official RADIO CONTEST STORY vbg (and Ralph???? It was a TOLL-FREE call vbg)

THE RADIO CONTEST STORY

Some years ago - my daughter listened to POWER 92 - which was a head-banging - bee-bopping, rapping radio station in Phoenix. At Christmas they had (have??) a contest called "Home for the Holidays". One night (after 10 pm) Monica was cranked up the rap and I jumped up and snapped at her to TURN THAT CRAP DOWN.
This is the result of what I wrote that night and faxed to Power 92:

TWAS A COOL NIGHT IN PHOENIX AND ALL THRU THE HOUSE,
MY DAUGHTER WAS CRANKING THE "POWER" ~ AND HOW!! sad

I SPRANG FROM MY CHAIR TO SEE WHAT WAS THE MATTER,
AND SHOUT AT MY DAUGHTER TO SHUT OFF THAT CLATTER. mad

WHEN TO MY AMAZEMENT, WHAT DID I HEAR????
A CHANCE TO GO HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS THIS YEAR??

COME MONICA!! WYATT!! WE MUST WRITE A LETTER!!
IT HAS TO BE GOOD!! IT HAS TO BE BETTER. grin

MY DAD IS RETIRED AND MONEY I LACK -
SO IF YOU BUY THE TICKETS, ALL WE DO IS PACK! vbg

TO HECK WITH MIAMI OR SUNNY KEY LARGO,
ONE THING FOR SURE - BET IT'S QUIET IN FARGO.

YOU CAN SHOW UP AND WAVE 'TIL THE PLANE'S OUT OF SIGHT,
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL - MAY WE HAVE A GREAT FLIGHT.

For the record ~~ we didn't win FIRST prize - WE WON GRAND PRIZE. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA rofl
So winning a cruise from a radio station doesn't seem all that unlikely. >>>>>

jsb


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