Yesterday was the seventh day of my Ultimate Swag Bag giveaway meaning the contest was closed, my dusty random integer generator was rolled out of the closet, and a winner was selected. After doing an IP check on the winning entry (to make sure it was their first entry in the case of multiple comments), I began to attempt correspondence with the person lucky enough to win my shit. The communications went a little something like this:
Me: The random integer generator loves you. It also wants to have your babies but I said that was going too far. So I’m excited to tell you that you are the winner of my Ultimate Swag Bag! All you have to do is respond to this email within three days. The timer starts … NOW.
(three minutes later) Handmade Hero: OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!
Me: I regret to inform you that your random string of letters does not count as a response. You are disqualified.
Handmade Hero: Fuck you, send me my shit.
Ok, I completely made that last line up but the other three are 100% legit. Handmade Hero not only wins my Ultimate Swag Bag giveaway but he also wins the quickest response time for claiming a prize. w00t! To everybody who entered but didn’t win, thanks for your participation and kind comments. You don’t have too long to cry about your loss though because I will be starting a new giveaway on Monday, this time in celebration of Halo 3’s upcoming birthday. The prize? A certain highly coveted permutation of virtual Halo 3 armor. No, I’m not kidding. See you then!
Posted by mendicantbias00 on September 12, 2008 at 11:58 am
Congrats Handmade Hero!!!! You lucky such-n-such!!!! :D
A certain highly coveted permutation of virtual Halo 3 armor.
o_O
The precious????
Posted by snorkle256 on September 12, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Noooooooo!
Not the Hello Kitty Armor Permutation?
YAY
Posted by Viktim on September 12, 2008 at 12:07 pm
They made a Hello Kitty version?!? I WANT IT!!! :)
Posted by The Handmade Hero on September 12, 2008 at 12:08 pm
This was an excellent way to start the weekend!
Thanks Again bs
p.s. since I won does that mean I can no longer participate in any of the other contests?
Posted by Discopete on September 12, 2008 at 12:08 pm
noooo waaaaaaaaay….
Posted by CrazedOne1988 on September 12, 2008 at 12:13 pm
awwww, i wantz hello kitty armor!
Posted by bs angel on September 12, 2008 at 12:17 pm
You can enter as many contests as you want Handmade Hero!
And if I had access to Hello Kitty armor, there is no way in hell I would give it away. That sucker would be on my Spartan in no time flat!
Posted by petetheduck on September 12, 2008 at 12:18 pm
I bet he is gonna look great in that size L female Dead Space t-shirt! ;-)
Posted by Jim 028 on September 12, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Congratulations Handmade Hero.
Posted by RIFT on September 12, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Woot. Congrats HH.
Sooooo… if it’s not Hello Kitty armor… then what could it possibly be?… Murloc Armor from Blizcon?
Posted by MR Jones93 sk8 on September 12, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Are you serious about the armor part?
Posted by mendicantbias00 on September 12, 2008 at 12:41 pm
@ MR Jones93 sk8
Would angel lie to you? 0=)
Posted by Salen on September 12, 2008 at 12:57 pm
If it’s the armor type we’re all thinking of, it’s got some sort of scary defect, doesn’t it, like it being “Lightish Red”. That’s it, isn’t it.
Anyways, congrats, HH!
Posted by d4ng3r0u5 on September 12, 2008 at 1:01 pm
HOOK ME UP!!
And grats to Handmade Hero!
:-)
Posted by rexthegreat on September 12, 2008 at 1:03 pm
lightish red is a great color Salen. Thats not a defect. Remember eveyones favorite spartan Donut.
Posted by boringinternet on September 12, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Congratulations!
Posted by mendicantbias00 on September 12, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Don’t you mean Caboose?
Posted by Aperture S on September 12, 2008 at 1:15 pm
awwww fuck-a-ducks, i didn’t win :(
Oh well Congrats to the winner.
Posted by Herr General on September 12, 2008 at 1:33 pm
The armor should be a chicken suit.
Posted by Deadguy on September 12, 2008 at 1:35 pm
hmm.. NOW I see why Hawty’s email never arrived. Sheesh! I reinstalled windows and everything.
;)
Congrats, Handmade Hero.. I’d say it couldn’t happen to a better guy.. but it could have..
it could have happened to me.
But that’s ok.. all tears aside, that’s a really cool bunch of prizes you got there. I can’t even imagine the situation where the bag arrives.. it’s in your hand.. It’s not like you can even just go.. “ok, I won’t look at the shirt yet, or the masterchief pic with the guns all laid out, or look through and see how many signatures I recognize… I’ll just check out the Fronks pic first”.
For me, I’d hand off the bag to my gf’s daughter and be like.. “Ok.. quickly, BUT CAREFULLY!..find the soundrack in there and get the mood music going… then hand me another item from the bag. Watch the clock.. I can take no longer than 1 hour to appreciate any single item, and must determine a final display place for the item before moving on to the next one. Ready? let’s begin!”
It’s probably a good thing I didn’t win it.. lol What else IS there in life.. How does one progress when the pinnacle of experience has been acheived and is now behind you? Hmm.. perhaps you could remember me in your will regarding your halo stuff?
I’m still tempted to print out all the artwork and get it all remade to poster size and layer my walls with it. Of course, if I could afford that, I’d have made my OWN PAX grab bag lol.
Oh well.. gotta’ keep reminding myself that just because I was here studying the stuff, and imagining it all framed on my walls.. it was never actually mine to begin with.
Congrats! and by the way.. kudos on that site your post is linked to.. that’s some great stuff there.
-Mike
Posted by Dan (tehviruss) on September 12, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Congratulations Handmade Hero! Enjoy your prize ;-)
Posted by CrazedOne1988 on September 12, 2008 at 2:06 pm
I didn’t want it anyway…..
….sad face……..
lol but seriously congrats.
Posted by SonofMacPhisto on September 12, 2008 at 2:22 pm
You lucky bastard you! Congrats! :-D
Posted by snorkle256 on September 12, 2008 at 2:27 pm
http://www.joystiq.com/2005/10/04/say-halo-kitty/
Posted by Mike C on September 12, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Congrats on the WIN Hero! I won the Gamepro sweepstakes for an H3 Xbox, so I’m pretty set for now.
Though, winning the *gasp* Reconz would totally f–king rule.
I’ll be on the lookout when that contest pops up fo sho.
Posted by WolfSarge on September 12, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Handmade Hero deserves to win. It’s Karma after his generosity with Project Pangea. Spartans never looked so good.
Posted by bs angel on September 12, 2008 at 2:40 pm
I didn’t recognize his username when his number came up but when I did the IP check, I chased the link he left with his comment and recognized his project immediately. I then had the same exact thought you did WolfSarge. Karma, definitely.
Posted by Nid on September 12, 2008 at 2:54 pm
ZOMG SHEES GIVING AWAYY HAYABUSSA
Lucky you, Handmade.
Posted by Factor on September 12, 2008 at 2:58 pm
You could throw in a bra or two aswell for the guy, you know seeing as you love your fans so much!
Infact you could make regular ‘win my shit’ contests to this effect.
Mabye some panties aswell…….
.
.
Ill be in my bunk.
Posted by A Ghostly NINJA on September 12, 2008 at 3:03 pm
Hello Kitty armor > Recon, and I’ll tell you why:
1. These days, *everybody* has Recon armor. I’m pretty sure I saw Sarah Palin wearing it on MySpace months ago, which means it’s no longer in style, what with her being a fashion maven and all. I think she said she’s saving her Hello Kitty outfit for her acceptance speech, which means McCain has my vote ‘cuz Sarah Palin == The New Hotness. Or the New Black(ness?), but that has far reaching implications, what with Obama supposedly being black (I don’t buy it!).***
2. Personally, I find that kind of stuff (Hello Kitty, Power Puff girls, anime, etc.) ridiculous and my feelings border on hate; however, I don’t think I could actually *SHOOT* a Hello Kitty. They’re just so damn cute! (AAARRRGGGHHHH!!! I HATE myself!) Could you? Thus, it makes its wearer pretty much invincible on the field of combat.
While these are only two reasons, I think they are rather powerful arguments in favor of Hello Kitty becoming the new badass H3 armor perm, and also, quite incidently, a rather intelligent exposition of Barack (Barrack? Baraka?) Hussein Obama’s irrelavancy.
*** Lemme spell this out for those of you who don’t have as firm a grasp of political science (not to mention one’s sanity!) as I do: Sarah Palin == The New Black(ness), which would infer that Barack Obama, having been black most of his adult life == The Old Blackness. It’s pretty common knowledge (at least among scholars) that in the field of politics, especially as viewed by John & Jane Q. Public, NEW > OLD. Ergo, Sarah Palin is the smart choice as our next President since she has rendered Obama obsolete, and McCain is, well, let’s be honest: OLD. What? “But NINJA, she’s running for *VICE* President!” Pssshhh, semantics. Ever heard of a WRITE-IN vote? Exercise your rights, people! Thus endeth the sermon.
Wait, this isn’t RocktheVote.org! Oh well, if MS/XBLive can run a poll based on Gamerpic downloads, I think this is acceptable. Your thoughts, Hawty?
Posted by bs angel on September 12, 2008 at 3:09 pm
I don’t think I can stop laughing long enough to type out my thoughts, LOL … but I do agree with your general sentiment that Hello Kitty armor > Recon!
Posted by A Ghostly NINJA on September 12, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Next, I shall search earth and the Heavens for the ever-elusive solution to world peace. It’s gotta be around here somewhere, ‘cuz all those beauty queens keep talking about it, and they’re quite possibly the Grand Masters of foreign policy. I mean, look at the qualifications: Look great in a swimsuit; Have a talent; Ummm; Uhhh; Look great in a swimsuit…
Actually, I’m pretty sure that after we elect Sarah Palin as POTUS, things will more or less just click into place. Wars will become a thing of the past; Al-Qaida/Taliban will have a spiritual awakening and begin showering our Soldiers (and their own people, too) with confetti, rather than hot lead and brass; The polutants in the air will magically go out the hole in the ozone layer; speaking of magic, unicorns will once more roam the plains; people will no longer get “skid marks” in their underwear; I’ll finally get a girlfriend, perhaps marry (Ok, let’s not get carried away!); we’ll finally tame the packs of wild dogs that are taking over our cities; and a cure will be found for snow-blindness in cats.
Basically, Sarah Palin will bring Hello Kitty to the world, and one day, the universe!
Posted by Predator5791 on September 12, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Congrats HandmadeHero.
….wait a minute, A certain highly coveted permutation of virtual Halo 3 armor!?
I don’t beleive you, PROVE IT! :P
Posted by caelan96 on September 12, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Do you mean R-R-R-Recon? I’m so sorry for offending your mighty comments section, Hawty, with my strange keyboard stutter. How will you ever forgive me? Actually, I think YOU should apologize to ME. No, no. Not with words. WITH RECON (or like hello kitty or somethin’… whatever floats your boat). Well… I’d even be fine with Hayabusu. I can’t really be bothered getting EVERY SINGLE SKULL in campaign again, so really, I’d be fine with anything. Please I’ll pay for it? (I’m seriously not joking there… well maybe… but seriously, I’m considering it… well, not really.)
Posted by caelan96 on September 12, 2008 at 4:46 pm
P.S:
This is a gaming website, could we please keep politics out of this? Plus, just before we start keeping politics out… vote for Obama! Please? I’ll be ya friend!
Okay… start… NOW!
Posted by caelan96 on September 12, 2008 at 4:46 pm
P.S P.S: Congrats Hero!
Posted by Handmade Hero on September 12, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Wow, you guys are the epitome of why project pangea was constructed!
Wish everyone the best of luck on the next contest:)
Posted by Avateur on September 12, 2008 at 5:37 pm
Nice job Mr. Sprinkles! :P
Posted by PikminGod on September 12, 2008 at 5:46 pm
Does handmade hero’s winning of this contest exclude him from the next one? one more chance for me to win if so!!
(Isn’t handmade hero just angel’s husband?):)
Posted by Assassin on September 12, 2008 at 6:05 pm
Awesome! Excellent response to the disqualification email! lmao! congrats handmade!
Posted by Azraeus on September 12, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Aaw! It wasn’t me :(
Congrates to Handmade Hero…..and….
I can haz recon?
Posted by davyboy94 on September 12, 2008 at 8:05 pm
gratz
knew i wouldnt win :(
Posted by Queen 0f Blades on September 12, 2008 at 8:05 pm
Who wants to bet it’s a plasma grenade permanently stuck to our faces, thrown by a certain bs angel?
*cough* >.>
Congrats, Handmade Hero.
Posted by Azraeus on September 13, 2008 at 1:20 am
@queen of Blades:
That would mean we got to be her teammate, I guess!
Posted by AusQB on September 13, 2008 at 4:05 am
Congratulations Handmade Hero.
I could’ve entered, but I’m so lucky that it wouldn’t have been fair to everyone else. :P
Posted by Havoc 101 on September 13, 2008 at 8:48 am
RECON!!!! Well, congratulations handmade hero, in suceding where I epically failed.
Posted by Queen 0f Blades on September 13, 2008 at 10:59 am
@ Azraeus
Yeah, that was the gist of my comment. :P
Posted by bs angel on September 13, 2008 at 11:45 am
If that’s what you want Queen of Blades, I can happily oblige at any given moment. Unfortunately I can’t stop quite so easily. :)
Posted by ShadowRaven on September 13, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Congrats, HH! A well deserved reward for all of your hard work on Project Pangea!
From:
ShadowRaven
Posted by the Light Show on September 14, 2008 at 1:05 am
i figured it’d be armor that would always attract Angel’s rounds/grenades/etc if you were on her team and make is so the rounds would be repelled by you if you were on the opposing team.
congrats HH! :-)
Posted by Ken Raves on September 14, 2008 at 9:06 am
Mrs. Angel, do believe you owe me a napkin.
Posted by Ragingterror on September 14, 2008 at 9:22 am
GG Handmade Hero… GG
Posted by gunstar2 on September 14, 2008 at 6:19 pm
Wow, you have to respect a dude who’s won shit. Shit is nice.
Lol, could it really be the precious? That would be awesome.
Posted by Das Kalk on September 15, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Grats on that one Handmade Hero! i’m glad it went to a deserving person :) And about the armor permutation…I heard thay made a Chuck Norris one…but only Jason Jones has it. Maybe bs has some hook-ups inside Bungie?
Posted by jamalp on September 17, 2008 at 2:58 pm
congrats handmade hero :D
Posted by ramzhalo3 on September 19, 2008 at 2:36 pm
lol
Posted by KnightMare2I on September 20, 2008 at 6:52 pm
I posted.