Which Limerick Will Win the HP TouchSmart PC?
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HP was one of our sponsors for the Gnomedex conference this year. Ann Finney and her team did an amazing job of being there, integrating with everyone, and even giving things away! This last giveaway of theirs is a doozie… and you guys will be deciding the winner!
Anyone at the conference who wished to enter to win this contest had to write a Limerick of their own, that focused somehow on the Gnomedex conference. Their Limerick had to be recorded into a short video on the TouchSmart, while still present at the conference. We’ve had a couple of late submissions which I will include at the end of this post. They are not, however, eligible to win. Ann has stated that the rules were very clear. It had to be a Limerick… and it had to be recorded at the conferece. Also, duplicate entries are not allowed, as well as anything that didn’t follow the AABBA pattern of a Limerick.
All of the Limericks have been mashed together into one video, to make it easier for you to watch. Below this, you will find a list of all of the participant’s names, along with the words to their Limericks. It’s up to you to choose your favorite, and vote! The poll will stay open for one week, and the majority vote holder will win.
What do they win, you ask!? How about a brand-new, decked-out HP TouchSmart!!
The HP TouchSmart PC is the next-generation, touch-enabled PC. It combines a 22″ diagonal hi-def widescreen with a powerful energy efficient Intel Core 2 Duo processor into a single, integrated design. It includes HP TouchSmart software, a webcam, a media card reader, and premium speakers for fast, easy access to photos, videos, music and applications.
Without further ado, here are the entrants and their submissions:
- Beth Grigg
We had a good topic from Lacey
who used to wear skirts that were racy.
She asked us if blogging
had turned into flogging
and drove all the Gnomedexers crazy. - Jeremy Wright
There once was some Gnome-like sex
That Miss Lacey attempted to hex.
She showed some leg.
They attempted to beg.
But she couldn’t hear through her book checks. - Seth Strump
You’ve engaged and inspired the masses.
You’ve replaced the old chattering classes.
Great content will flourish
if you take care to nourish
your instinct to keep kicking asses. - Shawn Rogers
There once was a Chris from Seattle
who dreamed Techies would follow him like cattle.
He created an event
where we all could vent
and where Winer and Calacanis could do battle. - Cheryl Allen
There once was a Geek Fest called Gnomedex
Thrown by Pirillo, who’s matchless.
No speakers were bland
all the comments were grand.
Will I be here next year? Oh hell yes. - Kat Armstrong
Speakers and Cyborgs and LOLCats… oh my!
Bloggers and HP and Igniters I spy!
From Andru and @spin
I learned Tweeting can be a sin.
Yet, I’m not quite ready to say Goodbye. - Mark Carras
There once was a Gnome from Seattle
who gathered together Geeks from all levels.
With too much good food and drink
one could honestly think
Chris Pirillo is really the devil. - J.P Taylor
Racing down 249 in Houston
I passed the compound of HP
Late for my flight
My heart stricken with fright
I nearly shorted my Human Circuitry. - Eric Lin
There once was a wee little Gnome
who moved to call seattle home.
He brought Gnomedex here
so we need not fear
that our lattes would have velvet foam. - Beth Goza
Chris once was a locker gnome
who made many a locker his home.
til he got famous one day
making “the Internet pay”
and now has a conference of his own. - Chris Brogan
Gnomedex is better than TED
but if I say that I might be struck dead.
From cheeseburgers to Kanter
and good hallway banter
I’m tired. Now I’m going to bed. - Shelly Farnham
While my Blogosphere angst at an Apex
I once haz a cheeseburger at Gnomedex.
On Twitter I followed
our host Chris Pirillowed
and on stage Matt Harding and I flexed. - Steve Fisher
There once was a conference named gnomedex
whose content is better than TEDs.
I’ll be here next year
cuz the biggest thing I fear
is that all I hear is “did you hear what they said?”. - Kathy Gill
Here we are at Camp Gnomedex
where the iPhone thinks we’re all about sex.
But if you’re enraptured
by community and captures
Follow Pirillo! It’s not that complex. - Duncan Riley
Gnomedex is really curious.
Sometimes it’s not even quite serious.
Mag.no.lia tried
it’s been quite a ride.
I just wish I wasn’t so tired. - Drew Olanoff
There once was a conference called Gnomedex
with a small guy at the helm who couldn’t flex.
I came and I saw.
I ate some cole slaw.
Then at lunch, Sarah Lacey and I parasailed. - Alex Williams
I hope that this Limerick doesn’t get banned
It was just a song from the band
who came with me on the Gnomedex bus
no, it was no fuss.
that magic bus. - Josh Quarles and Trisha Gerber
TouchSmart is so slick that it hurts.
It’s as sexy as a hot girl in a skirt.
The Touch Screen though is hard to clean.
That’s ok. HP has thought of that meem
and given us all free shirts. - Michael Turpin
There once was a man from DesMoines
who had more ideas than coin
So he took his garage
turned it into a lodge
and asked all his Geek friends to join.This visionary’s real name is Chris
And one thing I can tell you is this:
Just Google the same
He’s #1 for that name
Human Circuitry’s given him bliss.His cartoon alter-ego is Gnome
Who no longer calls Iowa home
So he picked up and moved
With wife Ponzi he grooved
Into the land of Starbucks and Kingdome.Now his annual soiree’s called Gnomedex
The author Charlene Li did text
Late at night all alone
With her trusty iPhone
She mis-Twittered and called it “GnomeSex” (true story… google it!)The first day inspired with ways
Nonprofits could Twitter and raise
Money for causes
Yet most the applauses
Was for ICanHazCheezeburger strays.Some sessions they need referees
As it’s built around the attendees
Sarah Lacey-dot-com
Dropped her Blogosphere bomb
About the A-Lister’s ad-backed disease.Francine Hardaway and Mark Bao
Discussed Boomers, Gen X, Y and how
As a mere High School Soph
The Facebook Apps he’s sold off
Made the audience audibly “wow”.Now this year, there’s a sponsor HP
With their famed birthday girl Anne Finney
If you like my video
Vote right now so they’ll know
And give a cool Touch-Screen to me.
So now it’s in your hands. Which of those 18 people do you feel should win the HP TouchSmart? Who has the best Limerick? Remember… you may only vote once, so get your vote in today![poll id="3"]
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