To Everyone Who Contested

I say a big Thank You. No, really, I’m saying, thank you, thank you, Thank You.  The support was overwhelming. 848 comments is not an easy thing – especially those that showed the elements of madness in them by commenting over. And over. And over.  And over.  I won’t mention any names. They know themselves.  The comments for the giveaway were everything from bible quotations, gospel songs, alleged fiction manuscripts, jokes, riddles, songs, tweets, retweets, proverbs, stories, threats, and much more.

Now I know you’re all waiting for the announcement of the winner.  Yeah, well, here’s the thing. There’s no winner.  There are winnerS. You didn’t read the fine prints that said the gifts will be split into three. I know what you’re thinking now: What fine prints?! There were no fine prints! On that note, you’re probably right. In fact, you’re mostly right. Okay, you’re completely right.  There were indeed no written fine prints, but that’s because the fine prints were mental. They were all in my heart. And in my head.  If you had asked me, I would have told you. But you didn’t ask. See, technically, this is all your fault.

The actual break down of the gifts:

1.  Tee shirt + one bow tie = First random person

2.  Shoes + one bow tie = Second random person

3.  Pillow case + Bracelet + one bow tie = Person with the most comments

However:

Say the person with the most comments also happens to be a random winner, he/she cannot get both gifts.  I can be nice enough to ask the person which set of gifts he/she would rather have. If he/she chooses to have the random person gift, the person with the next highest number of comments will be chosen. If he/she chooses to have the highest commenter gift, another random person would be chosen.

And, of course, I now know what you’re thinking: So who the heck are the winners??? Yeah, about that ….

To God be the Glory. Watch out for Part II [of this post… to be posted tomorrow].

P.S. When LucidLilith accused me [on Twitter] of doing a “419-ish giveaway,” I thought someone had given her my secret.  But alas …

P.P.S. When we were  working out the details of the giveaway, I actually did intend to do a winner-takes-all giveaway. This new plan was Mr. Shoes’ idea. The plan to trick you was also his idea. He said you’d like it.

P.P.P.S. I currently do not know the winners. I will choose the winners before I update later, after which the comments of the giveaway post will be visible again.

P.P.P.P.S. Of course, I couldn’t tell you that there’ll be a gift for the person with the most comments. I cannot imagine the commotion that would have erupted in the comment section if I had told you.  In my defense, however, I was going to tell you, but Mr. Shoes said no. Okay, fine, I’m lying. This one was totally my idea.  On second thoughts, however, maybe the commotion would have been fun to see.

You still love me, right?