For the past few years I have given away a box of worthless Mardi Gras trinkets, on another website.
This year I have decided to hold the raffle on this site.
(Hopefully Wendell can make this a sticky.)
I have a 12"X12"X6" USPS box that I will cram with said useless Mardi Gras trinkets and hold a raffle two weeks before Mardi Gras, which this year is March 8th.
If you would like to enter the first ever "Beerleg.com useless Mardi Gras trinket raffle" add your name to this thread.
I will let Angel pick the winner and will mail them their box of trinkets, with the only rules being, 1 entry per poster, the box must be opened on Mardi Gras day and lastly, the winner must post some pictures with their useless Mardi Gras tinkets.
Last year's winner was Dan Rittel.
Happy Mardi Gras and laissez les bons temps rouler.
I'm in. My wife will love for me to bring home some more "useless trinkets". 🙂
Me! Me! Choose me!
Mardi Gras junk is something that I definitely do not have. Mrs. Cow swears I have the most complete collection of junk imaginable already. This would be the "coup de grace".
I'm in.
IN!
We're in, too...
Andy is in!! we are thinking of having a neighborhood Parade, so this would be great!!
I'll pass.... as I can look out the window now and see strands of glistening beads hanging from the neighbor's barren crepe myrtle trees.
🙂
I'm IN!!!!!!
Yes, I am.
Last Year's Winner
Fun Times!
The "ultimate" of worthless Mardi Gras junk
The Krewe of Zulu for decades has had hand-painted coconuts as the "ultimate" prize for Mardi Gras junk afficionados. Some years ago, a local ordinance was passed that outlawed throwing the things from the floats as some people were badly injured when not successfully caught.
A late spouse of mine possessed several coconuts given to her by our maid, but her goal was to actually "catch" one herself. One year she had the maid arrange to get a Zulu Krewe member to keep one specifically for her and to get it to her during the Mardi Gras morning Parade of Zulu.
We got up the children early that morning, and got down to South Claiborne Avenue near Louisiana Avenue a little after sunrise to meet the Parade of Zulu. The particular float finally passed by, she went forward to the base of the float when it paused in the parade, the gentleman carefully bend down to place the coconut into her hands, but she was too short to reach up high enough. She then pleaded to the fellow to please let it just slip out of his hands so that she could catch it as it fell.
It fell. It fell between her hands and bonked her on her forehead directly above one eyebrow. It split her scalp, she caught it as it bounced off of her hard head, and she was absolutely delighted to finally possess her objective. When I brought her to the Emergency Room with our bemused children, by that time her face was covered with blood, she was laughing, and instructed the Physician that she wanted BIG sutures so that she could show off her "Zulu coconut scar" for the rest of her life. Indeed she did for the rest of her life, and delighted in explaining to others the origin of the tiny scar on her forehead.
Go ahead and throw me into the raffle!!
Carl
Last Year's Winner
I want your palm tree Dan!!! 🙂
Ok I will pick the winner. Me!! LOL J/K That wouldn't be fair. But what I can do is also toss in some Beerleg decals to the bounty. Should I just mail them to you Dan or??
:angel:
My little girl would LOVE that stuff!:-)
I'm In
Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country. Typing class 9th grade!
Last Year's Winner
Nah, just send them to whomever wins.
The "ultimate" of worthless Mardi Gras junk
That is a funny story Professor Mugnier and yes, I too would like to enter into the raffle.
Thank you and a Happy Mardi Gras Season to everyone!
Dugger
Put my name in the hat, please.
Thanks,
Phillip
Okay - I'm in.