City - Thursday, November 5, 2009 11:12 - 2 Comments
Who Wants to be Miss G Train?
If you want to be a part of something publicized and demeaning, and reality shows just aren’t your bag, perhaps a pageant is perfect for you. Anyone who lives in Brooklyn or has ever even heard of it knows of the G train, and there’s a new title to win–”Miss G Train.”
The G train is a disgrace. It runs erratically, it runs only in Brooklyn and part of Queens, it only has four cars. But it’s the only way to get from Williamsburg to Park Slope or from Red Hook to Greenpoint, so like the town bicycle, Brooklynites are required to ride it at least once in their lives. If you would like to be the beauty who represents this miracle of public transportation, you can send a sexylicious photograph and a 200-word essay to missgtrain@cityreliquary.org. Oh, and this isn’t your promiscuous grandmother’s pageant, it’s open to all ages–and all genders. Get in touch with your ambiguous side–and do the G train proud.
Don’t forget, FreeWilliamsburg is looking for a contestant on the inside if you’re into that sort of thing. So kinky.
On Campus - Wednesday, March 4, 2009 12:28 - 4 Comments
So You Think You Can Write
Gallatin’s most recent edition of the Writing Program News email was particularly heavy on contests currently running for all of you little Jonathan Safran Foers out there. Peep them all after the jump and hit me with a 15% finder’s fee if you win anything. Continue…
On Campus - Wednesday, January 21, 2009 17:26 - 12 Comments
Have You Ever Wanted A Whole Fridge of Soup?
Who are the ad wizards who came up with this one? I don’t even know where to begin so I’ll get right to the point: if you are an NYU student you can win a fridge full of The Original Soupman’s Zagat-rated soup.
There’s a joke in here somewhere, but this is just too bizarre.
All you have to do is log into your Facebook and “become a fan of” the Original Soup Man on the specially created New York University page. One fridge will be given away for every 100 fans added, with up to ten winners in all. You have until February 28 to make all of your wildest soup dreams come true.
And because contests are really just free advertising, it should be noted that this absurd promotion is to garner publicity for the new Original SoupMan Bailout Package — a discounted new menu. Mission accomplished.
City - Tuesday, October 21, 2008 9:14 - 0 Comments
Andrew Piccone is the CMJ Badge Winner
Congratulations to Andrew Piccone, who left the saddest/smartest comment in our CMJ Badge give-away contest, winning him the prize:
I buy a CMJ pass in Europe on craigslist and came to NYC and it was fake.! I lost 400 dollars. Please help me out!
City, On-Campus Developing - Monday, October 20, 2008 10:37 - 24 Comments
Win A $500 CMJ Badge Today with a 25 Word Comment
Today we’re giving away one free CMJ Badge, WE ARE SERIOUS, as well as a DVD prize pack from “The Happening” and “Joy Ride 2.” Highlighted performers at CMJ this year are Lykke Li, Broken Social Scene, Crystal Castles, Deerhoof, Beach House, David Banner, Gang Gang Dance, Chairlift, Jay Reatar, among thousands of others.
To win, leave a comment (with your name and email address) with the best reason – real or made up – for why you deserve to win, in 25 words or fewer.
The badge itself sells for about $500, so it would be dumb not to try.
Everybody but NYU Local editors gets a shot. The contest closes at midnight, and we will announce the winner tomorrow morning. Be creative, and good luck!
