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Old 02-05-2008, 06:23 PM
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Be Creative, Win a Prize!

MONSTER GUTS IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE A CONTEST OF MONSTROUS PROPORTIONS.

If you've visited Monster Guts, than you've probably seen a certain character lurking about. You'll find him on our home page www.monsterguts.com or by clicking here . He's the handsome fellow with an enviable chest cavity. We have grown so fond of him, he has become our mascot. And while we have no problem coming up with new designs, new themes and new products for Halloween, coming up with fitting names is a different matter. You see, since the monster first appeared on our website, we've simply called him "the Monster". While this label may be accurate, we feel it's not very personal. And we don't want our monster to be just another pretty face. We'd like him to have a name. But none of us at Monster Guts can think of a name that truly captures the monster's persona. So we are asking for your help.

To give you a brief history, our monster was the brainchild of Mr. Brian Orlowski. Brian is the madman, uh, we mean genius, behind the website www.drawnofthedead.com . Brian's work is outstanding, and we knew he was the man for the job to create the monster. We told him what we wanted, and he came up with the monster you see on our website today. If you ever have need for some artwork, consider Brian. He's talented, works fast and has great rates, plus he's a little insane like the rest of us.

The contest will run from now until February 29, when the poll will close at midnight Eastern Time. Once the contest ends, the Monster Guts staff will review the submissions and select the three finalists. At that time, we will invite you to vote for the name you think should win. The winner will be announced once the finalist poll has closed.

Not only will the winner enjoy the bragging rights to tell their friends and family that they created the name for our monster, but we'll reward him or her with $100 in Monster Cash store credit.

So screw, bolt, staple, stitch or weld that thinking cap on and get creative! Enter as often as you like. There's no purchase necessary. Click http://monsterguts.com/polls/index.php?sid=1 to go directly to the contest. And most importantly, have fun!



We look forward to serving you this coming haunting season.

Monstrous Regards,

Dean Davis



OFFICIAL RULES

Monster Guts "Name Our Monster Contest" is open to the general public. No purchase necessary to enter the contest. Employees of Monster Guts and their families are not eligible to enter. Entrants must be eighteen years of age or older and a resident of the United States. Contest prize is not redeemable in cash, and must be accepted as awarded. Contest prize is only valid if used at monsterguts.com. By claiming the prize, the winner authorizes the use, without additional compensation, of his or her name and/or likeness and/or voice/photograph and municipality of residence for promotion and/or advertising purposes in any manner and in any medium (including without limitation, radio broadcasts, newspapers and other publications and in television or film releases, slides, videotape, distribution over the internet and picture date storage) which Monster Guts may deem appropriate. In accepting the prize, the winner acknowledges that Monster Guts may not be held liable for any loss, damages or injury associated with accepting or using this prize. In the event of a tie, Monster Guts will choose the winner. Any entries deemed inappropriate or vulgar will be discarded and ineligible for consideration. In the event of duplicate names entered by separate individuals, the name submitted first will be eligible for consideration.
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Were the finalists ever announced?

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Finalists will be announced next week. We received a lot of entries, and currently are reviewing the nominees for the final three. We will post the finalists soon. Thanks for your interest.
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Thanks for the update!
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Well, it's done! After several weeks and countless cups of coffee, the Monster Guts staff has finally chosen the three finalists for our "Name Our Monster" contest.

We received many entries, and want to take this time to thank everybody who participated. There are a lot of imaginative minds out there, and that was reflected in the many unique names we received. This really comes as no surprise to us, though. Haunters are some of the most creative people on the face of the planet.

Originally, we had planned to release the finalists last week. After two weeks of deliberation between staff members, we still had not reached a trio of contenders we could all agree on. There were so many good entries, it was really difficult to choose only three. All the names were exceptional, and we needed just a little more time to decide. If you did enter, give yourself a pat on the back. There wasn't a bad name in the bunch. If we could, we would let everybody who entered win. But since we can not, we must make our final decisions.

Before you proceed to the poll, we at Monster Guts just want to say again, thank you. And if your name did not make it to the final three, do not despair. We have more contests planned for the future.

Polls will be open from now until March 31, 2008. To reach the poll, follow the link below or copy and paste it into your address bar.

http://monsterguts.com/polls/index.php?sid=2



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Woo HOO! I just voted!
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He didn't pick mine. I suggested Patrick Star. :-(
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Greetings fellow haunters,

Well, the votes are in and we have a winner for the Monster Guts "Name Our Monster" contest. The results were close, and we had to recount them several times just to be certain the numbers were consistent.

Before we announce the winner, we just want to say thank you to everybody who participated. You are all winners to Monster Guts.

As for the winning name, it is...


Seymore Guts

Submitted by Erik Szabo of Woodland Hills, CA..

Congratulations. Erik will be receiving a gift certificate worth $100 in Monster Cash that he can use toward purchases at Monster Guts.

Once again, we want to thank everybody who entered and voted. There are a lot of clever haunters in the world, it was tough to decide on only three names. We have another contest planned, and will be announcing it at a future date. We can't wait to see the ingenuity we've come to expect and appreciate from our fellow haunters for the next contest.

Also, keep an eye out for our annual "6 Months to Halloween" newsletter, coming later this month to our newsletter subscribers. It's going to be jam packed with new guts to help your monsters come alive.

Until then...happy haunting.



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