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Gizmodo PSA contest
« on: April 23, 2007, 08:18:24 AM »
Gizmodo.com, which is my favorite blog that I read pretty much 24/7, is having this contest where readers submit their own 80's/90's style PSA-style/anti-drug-style commercials.  If I win, I get a kickass $1,100 video camera!  Here are all the entries so far:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=GizmodoPSA&search=Search

Most of them are shit.  But there are a few that are really good.  I'm not sure if mine belongs in the shit category or the good category.  Anyone think I have a chance at winning?  The contest ends this Thursday. 

Why should you care?  Cause I will likely put this camera to evil use for PLAish things!  I haven't had a reliable video camera for several years now.  I sold my old DV camera on Ebay a few months ago because it was mostly broken and useless.

By the way, don't watch the one with the fat lady and the man in the purple shirt.  It's long and horrible.

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Re: Gizmodo PSA contest
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2007, 08:22:23 AM »
i hope you win, you deserve that camera, it would benefit us all!! heh, i saw a vx6100.. want some accessories for it??

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Re: Gizmodo PSA contest
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2007, 08:25:49 AM »
i hope you win, you deserve that camera, it would benefit us all!! heh, i saw a vx6100.. want some accessories for it??

Nah, I don't use that phone.  It's just one of my giant collection.  Thanks though!

There was an old-school gold and brown redbox in there too.  Probably hard to see with the terrible lighting.

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Re: Gizmodo PSA contest
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2007, 08:33:16 AM »
maybe if ye dont win we could have some kind of fund raiser for one.  like "raise money to get brad a new camera!" It would be like investing you were a real fan of pla if you think about it.  I down 100% for it.  we could make it so your donation increment size gets you a cool gift like on public tv.   I once saw a donation marathon that offered a shitty dvd for a $50 donation!!  And your dvd kicks their dvd's ass.  PLA TV would r0x out with a better camera ;)

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Re: Gizmodo PSA contest
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2007, 01:14:18 PM »
I hate to just beg for money though.  I'd rather people buy tons of PLA merchandise so I'm actually giving something back for the money.  I plan to buy a video camera one of these days myself, no matter what.  A $200 DV camera is all I need.  That HD camera in the contest is way more than I need.  I sure hope I win it, though!

If Gizmodo decides to ask readers to vote, I'll definitely beg everyone here to go vote for me.

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Re: Gizmodo PSA contest
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2007, 03:07:28 PM »
When you do, send out an email that says you're ging to delete members hat don't vote for you.
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Re: Gizmodo PSA contest
« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2007, 01:12:35 PM »
If I had any chance of winning before, I definitely don't anymore.  Because this video rules too much:

[youtube=425,350]oTrzjknq-Ps[/youtube]


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Re: Gizmodo PSA contest
« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2007, 01:09:56 PM »
no way they showed an LG 6000, fsck them! you showed an LG 6100!! :D 

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Re: Gizmodo PSA contest
« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2007, 01:47:23 PM »
no way they showed an LG 6000, fsck them! you showed an LG 6100!! :D 

And there was an LG VX9800 in there!  But it was too dark to see it good.

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Re: Gizmodo PSA contest
« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2007, 03:41:42 PM »
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/digital-cameras/gizmodo-psa-contest-fin-255631.php

"Our Gizmodo PSA Contest wrapped up today. We will be going through all of the entries today, so expect a poll to show up sometime tomorrow where you can vote for your favorite to win the Canon HV20 Camcorder."

Woo!  They're going to let the readers vote so I might have a chance after all!  Expect me to beg all of you for votes at some point tomorrow.

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Re: Gizmodo PSA contest
« Reply #10 on: April 26, 2007, 06:20:59 PM »
how many evil plaish things?
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Re: Gizmodo PSA contest
« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2007, 10:41:55 AM »
I suck so bad I didn't even make the Top 9. Here's the voting page if anyone wants to vote for the other entries.  There's some funny stuff in there.