On Monday, I asked for suggestions for the 5 word acceptance speech I would give at last night's Webby Awards. And you came through with an embarrassment of pithy riches -- offering up over 1,000 suggestions. Some were impassioned, some were funny, many were both -- and all were very creative. Color me impressed. And appreciative: thanks to everyone who sent one in.
It was a very tough call but, in the end, we decided to go with "President Obama... Sounds good, right?", submitted by Sunflower1 (your book is on the way).
The other finalists were: "Big Brother, we're watching you" (submitted by SilthyTove); "No country for old media" (jungpatawan); and "Fuck it... We'll liveblog it!" (LiarLiarIraqsOnFire)
And here are some of our other favorite 5 word speech submissions:
"Truth: How's that for Change?"
-skepticfromschenectady
"Flag pins can't deflate hope"
-outsidein
"Dissent: American as Apple Pie"
- RoloTomassi
"Well, I blog your milkshake"
-jungpatawan
"O.C.D. Blogging Cures A.D.D. Media"
-TomR
"Reality-based and lovin' it!"
- TomR
"8 years... Please, not 12!"
-KevInAk
"Life is short; Blog Hard!!"
-lonesomejames
"Outrage fatigue musn't cause complacency"
-anastasiabeaverhousen
"Censorship is for political cowards"
-Fightnmad
"Did McCain vote for us?"
-kufu
"Dodging sniper fire since 2005"
-LeoMarvin
"Derailing the Straight-Talk Express"
- Jacksonian
"Fair and balanced news...really"
-desertbreeze
"We bitterly cling to this"
- Jacksonian
"Fist bumpin' Republican dumpin' 2008"
- TomR
"Obama wins, shock and awe"
- Rockwell
"I'm making no decision tonight"
-BartLA
"Justice, where have you been?"
- segagman
"Unclog the public dialogue: blog"
-davidword
"Fist pound or chest bump?"
- imbansheed
"I never envied Haiku before."
- jungpatawan
"We Busted Your Bluster, Buster!"
-- CrankyCurmudgeon
"Imagine all the people, blogging!"
- JoDeeVa
"We know Shia from Sunni"
-foolwriter
"Patriotism is courage in public"
--KLeethemedianstrip
"George Bush wrote this acceptance speech"
- GopherBroke
"Mainstream media, suck on this!"
-Incredulous
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