Contest Time: Win a Sheldon Original Strip! (181 comments)
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Contest Time: Win a Sheldon Original Strip!
Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 05:59 PM
All right, party people...it's patented Super Awesome Contest Time!
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What Can I Win? A brand-spanking Sheldon Original Comic Strip. Any strip available in the archives!
What Do I Have to Do? Just be your awesome self.
No, C'mon Man, Be Serious For Like Two Seconds In Your Life OK, OK, so here's the deal: We're looking for the best possible tagline to describe "Sheldon."
Wait. Why Don't You Just Write One? You're the Cartoonist? So, funny story. I was actually a Marketing copywriter for many a year at Mattel Toys. Naming toys, writing backgrounds and fake histories for toys, and coming up with taglines for toys. Lots and lots of taglines. Did it for years as a freelancer, too. But oddly enough, when it comes to "Sheldon," I think I'm just too close to it. I can't write one up.
Is It Also Possible That You're Doing It This Way Because A Contest Might Be More Fun? Totally, yeah.
Is There A Limit On How Many Taglines I Can Submit? Nope. But try to edit down to your best ones.
If Someone Thinks Of A Good One, And I Have A Funnier/Better/Awesomer Revision, Can I Submit That? Um...sure. Why not. In fact, should you win with the revised version, I'll give out two originals: To you and to the first person.
What If There's A Revision To A Revision To A Revision? Aw Lord above, why do we have to make this difficult? We'll cross that bridge when we get to it. :)
So Where Do I Submit My Tagline? In the comments section, below, please. My inbox is already swamped...and public sharing of ideas tends to make the whole process more fun!
But I'm Not Registered! Go
here to sign up. (And if you're having registration problems, just e-mail me. The signup system runs like a 1988 Chrysler LeBaron, sometimes.)
How Long Will The Contest Run? New submissions can be submitted until Friday, April 4th.
How Will You Choose The Winner? Depending on how many really good ones there are, I may pick the top 5-10 and post them for comment and feedback. Then I'll probably pick the winner a week later.
Sounds Like The Patented Good Times I've Come To Expect Around Here. Oh yes, my friend. Oh yes.
theblogcomics
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Kitsap County, WA
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Re: Contest Time: Win a Sheldon Original Strip! (Score: 1)
posted Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 06:15 PM (
#41707)
Okay, I'll take the time to think of some better ones, but for some reason what immediately popped into my head was: "Sheldon - More fun than a barrel of lizards."
{crickets}
Yeah, lame, I know. I'll do better next time I promise.
--
http://oycomics.com (formerly, http://theblogcomics.com)
Re: Contest Time: Win a Sheldon Original Strip! (Score: 1)
posted Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 06:38 PM (
#41708)
Hmmm...ok, let's warm up with a couple silly entries...
Sheldon : Holy !@#$, a talking duck!
Sheldon : All the Squee that's fit to print.
Sheldon : There is no tagline.
I'm working on it. I must find my muse.
DAMMIT MUSE! GET OVER HERE!!
Re: Contest Time: Win a Sheldon Original Strip! (Score: 1)
posted Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 07:48 PM (
#41709)
Actually I think Dave already came up with the best tagline:
Sheldon: "The signup system runs like a 1988 Chrysler LeBaron, sometimes."
More seriously, how 'bout this one?
Lizards and Duckys and Billionaires, Oh My!
jsbruns
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Mar 2008
Re: Contest Time: Win a Sheldon Original Strip! (Score: 1)
posted Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 07:49 PM (
#41711)
Sheldon: You just got Arthured.
Or better -
Sheldon: You just got Gramped.
theblogcomics
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Kitsap County, WA
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Re: Contest Time: Win a Sheldon Original Strip! (Score: 1)
posted Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 07:59 PM (
#41712)
Okay, now for some (somewhat) more serious entries:
"Sheldon - Your Daily Dose of Ducky Goodness"
"Sheldon - The best comic on Sheldoncomics.com"
"Sheldon - Go with what works"
"Sheldon - Who needs newspapers?"
and finally,
"Sheldon - From the one-quarter co-author of 'How to Make Webcomics'"
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Fuitad
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Re: Contest Time: Win a Sheldon Original Strip! (Score: 1)
posted Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 08:23 PM (
#41714)
Sheldon - 100% Awesome sauce!
ebiwon
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Re: Contest Time: Win a Sheldon Original Strip! (Score: 1)
posted Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 08:51 PM (
#41715)
Sheldon: It's the boy, not the duck.
Sheldon: It's not just about a duck....really!
Sheldon: Posterchild for Quadspecies Comics
Keighvin
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SLC, Utah
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Mar 2008
Re: Contest Time: Win a Sheldon Original Strip! (Score: 1)
posted Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 09:09 PM (
#41716)
Possibly influenced by Flaco's yoga night and my own general bent toward zen when trying to express something concisely (unlike this introduction):
- Sheldon Comics - The Funny Within
- Sheldon - There Are No Ordinary Comics
- Sheldon Comics - Revisiting childhood, middle-age, lizardhood... and the duck.
I'd probably throw the last one away though. Cute, true, but only really to those already familiar with the comic.
Aar0n
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Re: Contest Time: Win a Sheldon Original Strip! (Score: 1)
posted Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 09:16 PM (
#41717)
Sheldon: Bringing you the bear minimum in entertainment since 2001.
Sheldon: Where every kid can be a king... or at least buy a country.
Sheldon: A comic that Christ would love.
Sheldon: 100% Free Everyday.
Sheldon: Doing for Klingon jokes what Galileo did for science.
I'm sure I'll think of more.
Aar0n
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Re: Contest Time: Win a Sheldon Original Strip! (Score: 1)
posted Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 09:17 PM (
#41718)
Boom! Got it.
Sheldon: Getting by on our looks since 2001.
Goodrow
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Re: Contest Time: Win a Sheldon Original Strip! (Score: 1)
posted Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 10:12 PM (
#41719)
Sheldon: All that and a talking duck.
Sheldon: Voted Best Comic About a Billionaire 10-Year Old
Sheldon: Not just fart jokes anymore!
Sheldon: France got nothin' on us.
Sheldon: Nerdy goodness for the whole family (and Glornak)
Metta
From:
North Carolina
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Feb 2008
Re: Contest Time: Win a Sheldon Original Strip! (Score: 1)
posted Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 10:15 PM (
#41720)
Sheldon: Squee squee-squee, squee squee. Squee.
cmurrin
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Jan 2008
Re: Contest Time: Win a Sheldon Original Strip! (Score: 1)
posted Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 10:49 PM (
#41721)
Sheldon: You'll laugh until you squee.
Sheldon: Believe the HYPE! HYPE! HYPE!
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Chris Murrin
http://www.mxyzptlk.com
mh3
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Re: Contest Time: Win a Sheldon Original Strip! (Score: 1)
posted Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 11:12 PM (
#41722)
I think I will go for my personal classic:
Sheldon: Home of Glornak the Destroyer
jesaar
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Stockholm, Sweden
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Re: Contest Time: Win a Sheldon Original Strip! (Score: 1)
posted Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 11:39 PM (
#41723)
This one comes with a bit of a preamble. I've begun listening to oldtime radio shows with expired copyrights on my MP3-player. One of them is the 40:s thriller show "Suspense". After the teaser opening of each episode, the main sponsor of the show, The Roma Wine Company (of Fresno, Calif) gets a two-minute sales pitch. Each pitch ends with the slogan...
"Made in California, for enjoyment throughout the World."
Whenever I hear that, I think how well it describes Sheldon. :)
Or, to differentiate yourself from the wine makers...
"Sheldon - prolonged exposure won't give you liver damage!"
(disclaimer: pending FDA approval)
/Jan-Erik (no relation)
Re: Contest Time: Win a Sheldon Original Strip! (Score: 1)
posted Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 11:42 PM (
#41724)
I also think Dave himself already thought of the best taglines...
Sheldon - seven layers of awesome!
Sheldon - ducky goodness, pugly greatness and lizardy awesomeness (ok, too long and too clumsy)
Sheldon - ducks and dogs to dig
Re: Contest Time: Win a Sheldon Original Strip! (Score: 1)
posted Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 11:49 PM (
#41726)
Alliiterations work well:
Sheldon - Puns, Pugs and Pancakes
Sheldon - The fast and the furry-ous? (well, not sure if it's wise to base your tagline off an existing one)
Re: Contest Time: Win a Sheldon Original Strip! (Score: 1)
posted Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 11:53 PM (
#41727)
Another one Dave himself came up with:
The League of Extraordinary Nerds
Griff
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Nov 2006
Re: Contest Time: Win a Sheldon Original Strip! (Score: 1)
posted Friday, March 28, 2008 - 12:07 AM (
#41728)
Sheldon: 10-year old software billionaires can't have too much fun!
Re: Contest Time: Win a Sheldon Original Strip! (Score: 1)
posted Friday, March 28, 2008 - 12:09 AM (
#41729)
Ducks, Dogs and Desperados
ZanQdo
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1
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Oct 2007
Re: Contest Time: Win a Sheldon Original Strip! (Score: 1)
posted Friday, March 28, 2008 - 12:22 AM (
#41730)
- the geek, the duck and the pugly
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Re: Contest Time: Win a Sheldon Original Strip! (Score: 1)
posted Friday, March 28, 2008 - 12:23 AM (
#41731)
7% more awesome than any other comic
Awesomeness Unbound
Reading may be Hazardous to your Grumpiness
Brought to you by Gramps against Grumpiness (tm)
Better than Hot-Buttered Beer (Dave's own invention)
More fun than 72 pink tickling bunnies
Re: Contest Time: Win a Sheldon Original Strip! (Score: 1)
posted Friday, March 28, 2008 - 12:24 AM (
#41732)
Dear Dave,
you said we should try to edit down to our best entries. Can you please explain to silly old me how to edit my own posts on this forum? I've been looking for that for ages.
Re: Contest Time: Win a Sheldon Original Strip! (Score: 1)
posted Friday, March 28, 2008 - 01:12 AM (
#41733)
I've always liked the one you used to sell books.
Sheldon: If your going to read one web comic a day, read Sheldon too.
and I thought of
Sheldon: A big old fashioned can of awesome.
Sheldon: When talking animals doesn't mean insanity.
Sheldon: Where dreams of talking animals, billions of dollars, and awesome come true.
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