Thursday, November 30, 2006
An "anonymous benefactor" has donated 5 copies of Vista Business and 4 copies of Office 2k7 to the MIA staff. Because we're already aware of the awesomeness of Microsoft, and had these on prepaid preorder anyway, we've decided to GIVE THEM TO OUR READERS. Woot for you indeed.
Here's the catch, you have to work for them.
We want to hear you're best Microsoft related Haiku.
Top 4 win both pieces of software, last place only get's Vista. Usual contest rules apply.
Anonymous Users MUST include email in their comment to be entered in drawing. We will pick pick the top 5 qualifying comments on Friday December 8th 2006 at 12pm EST.
Get started already.
UPDATE 12/01 - We will allow multiple submissions (within reason), make sure to submit before friday 12/08
UPDATE 12/04 - Feel free to Leave comments about who's Haiku you think is best, the totally unbias'ed judging panel (Steve + Evan) will take this into account. And by unbiased i mean totally biased.
UPDATE 12/11 - Congratulations to our winners, we decided to only give out 2 copies of vista and office, we're gonna save the others for future contests. Enjoy
Labels: contest, giveaway, microsft, Office 2007, vista
I ike microsoft
and microsoft is awesome
please give me free stuff
you guys love vista
i want to win free software
but i run linux
^^ basketguy2003@hotmail.com
Microsoft steals money
and i can't afford their stuff
so give me free shit
bsully@gmail.com
Linux does hurt my brain
Need Operating System
Please give me Vista now.
Millions can't be wrong
Computing for the masses
Thank you Bill and Steve
barber107@gmail.com
Lets do the drawing before someone diggs this lol
This deal sounds great but
I don't own a computer
Just the one at work
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Like a long, wet snow
Vista adds a heavy load.
The old p.c. groans.
scrappylaptop@gmail.com
(real haiku have kigo!)
super fast PC,
Win2k hath hobbled thee,
bring on the freebie spree.
Gladly!
janner@codemander.co.uk
i work for the man
but i want free stuff as well
help a brother out
rricardo@microsoft.com
Error so complex,
Far beyond your conscious mind.
Send to Microsoft?
iluvmicrosoft@techoped.com
more geek haiku:
http://www.techoped.com/2006/11/new-geek-haiku.html
Video card upgrade!
re-Activate Windows now
Share your glee with Bill.
iluvmicrosoft@techoped.com
more geek haiku:
http://www.techoped.com/2006/11/new-geek-haiku.html
I crafted my words,
So clever, so true, so clear
as you all can see...
...on the night before
Christmas, Office and Vista
will be shipped to me.
iluvmicrosoft@techoped.com
Bringing joy
glowing Vista
begins to rise
This view is stunning
From top of rolling summit
Billy is to thank
jaytechcomputers@gmail.com
Rich shores of Redmond,
boldly from your Vista spring
Windows to my world.
Linux or MS
The question weighs heavily.
Get Suse and have them both!
Scrappylaptop@gmail.com
Microsoft says jump
with minimum hardware specs
vendors say "how high?"
Scrappylaptop@gmail.com
When the wait is done
Office Two Thousand Seven
will be worth the wait
Scrappylaptop@gmail.com
Bill Gate's legacy
An OS, an Office Suite.
And millions to charity
Scrappylaptop@gmail.com
Bringing joy
glowing Vista
begins to rise
Sorry for the repost, here is my e-mail address:
mbazzoni(at)gmail.com
Vista glows anew
Ashamed, alone, depressed, the
sad Macs look away.
I live in everglades
want VISTA on my server Blades!
MIA put it on my plate
Vista is the land
Office, the ocean. Where they
meet, a topless beach.
iluvmicrosoft@techoped.com
These are getting better and better. Keep it up 7 days left
Do you hear that sound?
Vista breaking from its shell
Like the rising sun
Free software for me
The prize is all I can see
Thank you Microsoft
Many haiku ring
All across the fruited plain
Only four will sing
Stronger than iron
Sir Robin, don't run away
Vista will save thee
Billy betta make
Vista good; else I'll give him
wet willy
atomic1221@gmail.com
Microsoft sux nuts
Can't even afford daughter's
schooling. Now vista?
amarawi@gmail.com
Microsoft is doing
well. First they make three-sixty
And kick sony's ass...
Soon they launch Vista
;making billions of dollars
but they are monopoly...
Vista will be hacked
Just like xp and everyone will be real happy...
But what about the
dreaded WGA? How will
i get updates?...
Also I'm ethical
but i still don't want to pay
I'm flat broke...
Thats where microsoft-
is-awesome comes in and gives
me freebie
You guys are the best
I read your website all the
time. Please award me.
bmaaraoui@hotmail.com
^^ sorry i pushed enter button before i looked over my haiku...here is the final copy
Microsoft is doing
well. First they make three-sixty
And kick sony's ass...
Soon they launch Vista
;making billions of dollars
but they are monopoly...
Vista will be hacked
Just like xp and everyone will be
real happy...
But what about the
dreaded WGA? How will
I get my updates?...
Also I'm ethical
but I still don't want to pay.
I'm flat broke. No joke...
Thats where microsoft-
is-awesome comes in and gives
me a nice freebie
You guys are the best
I read your website all the
time. Please award me.
bmaaraoui@hotmail.com
Sorry about mistake.
^^guys for some reason the spacing doesn't work properly so some of my haiku's syllables are a bit off because the lines won't format properly.
Thanks
Anonymous uh?
Microsoft sure is awesome
And you are even more
nothing is for free
and if haiku is the price
i gladly pay it
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hard to compare both
this great blog or microsoft
which is more awesome?
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so now i give up
i can do no poetry
and hope for the best
(mail for all my entries:
mothmanbr - - - - - @gmail.com
without the dashes and spaces of course. Thanks for this great opportunity)
if microsoft were aids
i would have unprotected sex
all the time, non-stop
(email up there)
I think bob's is the best one so far...Good luck to all.
I think bob's is the best one so far...Good luck to all.
Is this contest for real? I hope it is..what time is the drawing?
Here's my Haiku, maybe i'll get lucky :P
Microsoft is awesome
Mac has Tigers and Leopards
Vista has everything
I think that j.ello's haiku (from 11/30/2006 7:54 PM ) and Bob's haiku (12/03/2006 9:50 AM) are the best so far.
kayla3400@hotmail.com
I wake up in the office cube,
with shitty smell of coffee lube,
this fatty lady standing still,
she says she kick me will,
I had a dream of nicest OS,
just checked my screen and it is not.
Oh god, this VISTA shines so bright,
Macs - are no longer of my type.
I know the guys from Microsoft,
Adore them too, a lot,
So one of them had given me,
A taste of VISTA DVD.
There is no time to praise,
We all know what it takes,
to be the AWESOME between them all,
when billions will be sold.
But this is just a beta hype,
So please be so polite,
And give me the real thing,
Cause i need to bling...
With poem of this kind,
I should get VISTA and OFFICE,
if you do not mind,
Alenas -at- hotmail.com
Vista is here
Mac, Linux sux
The dream came true
Tho OS'es come to battle,
The VISTA hype has started,
The AWESOM wins for sure.
Vista is a true beauty
Linux is no cutesy
OS X is of fanboys.
Office is of Ribbon
OpenOffice.org is of Java
Million's can't be wrong.
95% people's live now made better
One name Microsoft
One goal Computers for the masses, True and easy to use software
We love you Microsoft
We root for you Bill
Good luck with your charity work.
As I walk through the valley
Vista is rising bright
on Unix graves
Because I've been looking
and searching for so long
It seems that all doubt is gone.
As I walk through the valley
I realize what life is all about
Grand Vista whispers the sound
Ella *at* kisonas.net
Hey everyone..i made a mistake on my email address it isn't bmaaraoui@hotmail.com (which doesn't even exist)its bmaaraoui@gmail.com.
Sorry for posting the wrong email address...i fixed the spaces though ;)
Microsoft is doing
well. First they make three-sixty
And kick sony's ass...
Soon they launch Vista
;making billions of dollars
but they are monopoly...
Vista will be hacked
Just like xp and everyone will be real happy...
But what about the
dreaded WGA? How will
I get my updates?...
Also I'm ethical
but I still don't want to pay.
I'm flat broke. No joke...
Thats where microsoft-
is-awesome comes in and gives
me a nice freebie
You guys are the best
I read your website all the
time. Please award me.
Hallelujah,
I wet my pants,
It's raining Vista's
Angry nerds suck it
From the teat of Mount Redmond
Take it in the ass
Bob sucks up badly
Writes like 5 year old with downs
Wishes he were cool
Evan Reiser yes
Microsoft is awesome Yes
Linux is Devil
Even in the night
I awake in a cold sweat
I must have Vista!
What is it you say!?
Surely this is not the case?!?
Vista rocks my balls!
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Okay i'll give an honest breakdown of who have the best haiku so far. I'm completely neutral and unbiased..because I didn't even enter the contest(my company gives us vista and word for free :P). Also I have only considered poems which qualify as HAIKU because some people have been writing limricks which are much easier to write and this isn't fair to the people who followed the rules (to all those who don't know haikus have 5 syllables in the first line, 7 in the second line, and 5 in the last line.
In order, here are my rankings.
1. Bob's haiku is probably the best so far. He's got the most "microsoft" related poem so far and its pretty creative how he made the syllables fit.Also the person who wrote those "hate haikus" about Bob are pretty desperate to win.
1. (tied with Bob) j.ellos is really witty and I think that this is probably one of the most difficult things to achieve in a Haiku. Very well done.
3. I also really liked kayla3400@hotmail.com's poem even though its rather short (doesn't contain multiple haikus) because it does plays on the double meaning of "Tiger" and Leopard"
4. I think marcelo should also win. His haiku's aren't particularly poetic but are nonetheless really funny (I liked the aids one most)
5. The consilidation prize (just Vista) should be awarded to Robert. Its pretty sad that he can barely pay for his daughter's tuition so he can't afford to buy vista. What makes this stand out from other "I'm broke" haikus is that this person actually gives a legit excuse.
My winning poem
That deals too much with Vista
That I can’t afford.
No installation…
Because there’s no computer,
So now what to do?
I have an idea!
You give me a computer
Along with Vista.
So then I’m assured
I’ve done this for a reason
Instead of for fun
Vista would be great
To actually use it
Instead of for looks
All kidding aside,
Vista would be great to have.
Computer, I’ll buy :)
Funny to see how each of the comments recommending bob seem the same... seach the page for "so far" and you'll see what I mean. Coincidence?
Scrappy, J.ello, and Jaytech seem to be the only ones sticking to the rules - with true Haiku and something Microsoft would actually like to hear.
BTW, thanks for the laugh Jaytech!
*Brave Sir Robin ran away. Bravely ran away, away!*
http://www.stmoroky.com/sirrobin/song.htm
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The winter wind
blew Vista in
now I have it
From BASIC bedrock
Now hundreds of countries strong
Bill ate vitamins
Ack! I just read the Microsoft article on Wikipedia, and one of my facts was wrong. Here's my resubmission:
From BASIC bedrock
Now one hundred countries strong
Bill ate vitamins
Bill stole the GUI,
So Jobs made one prettier.
Say, "Hi" to Aero.
Hello everybody! I hope you all have a very happy Christmas. Good luck to everyone who entered.
I hope I'm not to late because nobody will vote for me now because I'm one of the last people to enter...*sighs*. I would like all of poems to be treated as one entry because I don't want to be seen as not being "within reason". I hope you guys like them because it took me an 2hrs to write them (like I have anything better to do anyway lol)
_______________________
A 12 Year old's Christmas Wish
I've been a good boy
this year Santa. Please grant me my only Christmas wish...
Some people ask for
Barbies or Pokemon but
I am too old now..
My true desire is
Vista. Daddy says its bet-
ter than hardcore sex.
____________________
Vista I dream of
you. Vista I need you
Vista come to me...
Oh Vista I long
for you and would kill for you
Vista come for me.
Send it by Christmas
and I'll be happy. When will
Vista come for me?
____________________
Apple uneaten.
Microsoft hungry for power.
World domination
_________________
Here's my personal favorite:
Say "Microsoft" what's
the first image in your mind?
Bill's Philanthropy
Bill you're the greatest,
Opening your Gates to the poor
A walking legend
You have saved millions
of lives... Billions given to
charity. Respect
For more information on what Bill Gates has done for charity look here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_&_Melinda_Gates_Foundation
If everyone was as generous as him the world would be a better place...remember to donate to charity to help those in need during Christmas time. Donating feels better than any present in the world.
Thanks.
_________________________
Apples roasted
in open fire. It's Christmas
for you, Microsoft.
___________________________
Vista is a drug:
Addictive,costly and fun.
Microsoft's masterpiece.
___________________________
Evil shalt not prevail
While Microsoft has command.
Linux runs away.
_____________________________
^^thebackdoor99@gmail.com
sorry I forgot to put email address
Flip 3d calls forth
the windows once forgotten.
Stand and be counted.
Still seems many people are not understanding what haiku is. It is not about writing 5-7-5 sylabales in separate lines. It is 2-3 phrases separated by gramatical break that would fit in aproximately 5-7-5 morae. So if Bob writes 5-7-5 without thinking about phrases it does not mean it is haiku.
:)
Vista burning bright
in Redmond sky of the night
immortal Vista
A new star rises
GUI, devices, shining Aero
Vista OS Hero
Smiles his work to see
Autumn leaves fall from tree
he made MS, made thee
Vista burning bright
interfaces of the night
immortal Vista
Ella -@- kisonas.net
I have rewritten my Haiku with 5-7-5 :)
On the Unix graves
as I walk through the valley
Vista is shining
Now that I looked
and searched for so long
all doubt is gone
Grand Vista whispers
I am here for a fight
Vista Survives
Ella ^at^ kisonas.net
It's not an error,
Unixes - don't be jealous
It's awesome Vista.
Low down on their knees,
Vista knocked them all out
Unix trashed again
Six years skies rumbled,
the thunder loud like hammers.
Vista beam of light.
"MicrosoftIsAwesome.com is open only to legal residents of the 48 contiguous United States, Hawaii, and the District of Columbia"
You guys really need to think about making a contest for us Brits. Americans get all the nice things in life.
PS. Just so that this isn't a whining post I'll post somethin constructive: "merry christmas to all's" poetry is f*cking awesome. His gate's poem has got inspiration.
The Ribbon is here,
a new Office interface.
Run, helpdesk grunts, run!
scrappylaptop@gmail.com
Uh, I believe the contest ended at 12pm. So who won?
I think it'll take them a while to post the winners. Maybe Evan and Steve are at work?
You also have to remember that it takes time to read poetry.
Dang, had a server go down, been busy...Well, here are two more that are obviously past the deadline:
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The Christmas deadline
is met for system builders.
dba's snag WinFS!
scrappylaptop@gmail.com
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Lock down the kernel,
protect users from evil.
McAffee sheds tears.
scrappylaptop@gmail.com
Unfortunately for everyone else, I won all 5 copies of Vista and 3 out of four copies of office. The final winner of office will be posted in approximately 3 months.
Hah, probably not us since we didn't get an e-mail. I'm with Jaytech though, I'd love to know which haiku's you guys voted best.
Evan Reiser is a Troll. He fakes his domain contact information along with his fictitious-sounding name. And he publishes fantasy claims-to-fame he could never achieve in real life because he's such a loser.
AND NOW he deletes post to try to cover up the fact that he A FRAUD. Too bad someone already archived it!
Im a Mega Super Fan Of Microsoft
l own amost every thing that they came out with
I Dont Care About Free Stuff
let chill and chat
jgoebel93@msn.com
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