500,000 Unique Hits Contest, Giving Away 5 Books
This contest is now closed. Thanks everyone!
Yep, Sitemeter can confirm that nearly half a million unique fools people have visited my humble blog (it’ll roll over sometime tomorrow)… if you asked me a year and a half ago whether I ever thought my blog would get so many visitors, let alone a hundred thousand, I would’ve told you that you were crazy. Why would anyone read this blog!? (Don’t worry, I’m not as self-defeating as my pal Cap at StopBuyingCrap) So, to celebrate this momentous occasion, I’ll be giving away five books that I have sitting on my shelf to one lucky reader. One person will win all five books. I don’t know which five they’ll be (they’ll be personal finance-ish books, books that PR firms have sent me to review) but one person will win them.
So, how can you win these five books? I will draw an entry at random on Midnight on November 3rd (it’ll actually be sometime in the morning of November 4th) and there are two ways to earn an entry (you can earn up to two entries):
- Blog about how I am awesome and am approaching half a million (or have breached) uniques and that I’m giving away five books. (You can skip the awesome part but talk about the five free books… and please link to this post, if you don’t then I have no real way of tracking it and I can’t give you credit for it)
- Leave a comment (with your email) below with a unique Laffy Taffy-type joke (please leave your email or I won’t know how to contact you!).
What’s a Laffy Taffy type joke? It’s a pun, a groaner, a joke you would only ever tell someone because you couldn’t believe how bad it was.
Image courtesy of isogloss.
61 responses to “500,000 Unique Hits Contest, Giving Away 5 Books”
Congrats to Blueprint for Financial Prosperity for hitting a milestone | Experiments in Finance responds:
Posted: October 27th, 2006 at 4:40 pm
[...] It seems Blueprint for Financial Prosperity will be hitting a big milestone very soon by getting over 500K unique visitors over a period of one-and-half years. Personally, I can’t imagine ever approaching that level, but Jim’s helped me a lot by giving me suggestions and tips on my site, and I am sincerely happy for his good fortune
[...]
FMF responds:
Posted: October 27th, 2006 at 4:44 pm
Why did the elephant eat a candle? Because he wanted a light snack.
(My daughter told me that last night.)
Congrats!
Matt P responds:
Posted: October 27th, 2006 at 4:51 pm
Why do elevators make ghosts happy?
Because it “lifts the spirits”.
Golbguru responds:
Posted: October 27th, 2006 at 5:07 pm
Why are Americans welcomed in Ankara in December?
Because after Thanksgiving they smell Turkey-ish.
I am sorry, your Turskish currency image inspired me for this :)… and I should get at least one book for the joke even if I don’t sing your praise.
Congrats.
LAMoneyGuy responds:
Posted: October 27th, 2006 at 6:09 pm
What did one snowman say to the other?
Do you smell carrots?
LAMoneyGuy responds:
Posted: October 27th, 2006 at 6:11 pm
What do you get when you cross and elephant and a rhino?
Eleph-Ino
LAMoneyGuy responds:
Posted: October 27th, 2006 at 6:13 pm
What do you call a cow with only two legs?
Lean beef.
Haha! I love this post. Hey congrats Jim. Very cool.
Savvy Samurai responds:
Posted: October 27th, 2006 at 6:51 pm
What do you call a deer with no eye?
- I have no eye-deer
What do you call a deer with no eye and no legs?
-Still no eye-deer
Gina responds:
Posted: October 27th, 2006 at 7:00 pm
In the spirit of Halloween…
How do you mend a broken jack o lantern? — with a pumpkin patch
Who greets you at a haunted house? — a host ghost
Frugal Mum responds:
Posted: October 27th, 2006 at 7:03 pm
Congratulations!
What do you call a blind dinosaur?
I-dont-think-he-saurus
Cory D responds:
Posted: October 27th, 2006 at 7:09 pm
Two hydrogen atoms walk into a bar.
One says, “I’ve lost my electron”.
The other says, “Are you sure?”
The first replies, “Yes, I’m positive”.
biggrandi responds:
Posted: October 27th, 2006 at 8:25 pm
Have you heard about corduroy pillowcases?
They’re making headlines!
(get it?!?!)
Headlines!
terrence, in Vancouver, BC responds:
Posted: October 27th, 2006 at 8:46 pm
A guy goes to the doctor with some lettuce sticking out of his left ear. The doctor says, “That looks serious”. The guy says, “Serious, it’s only the tip of the iceberg!”
Mike responds:
Posted: October 27th, 2006 at 8:47 pm
A woman had twins, and gave them up for adoption at birth. One of the twins went to a family in Egypt, and was named “Amal.” The other twin went to a family in Spain, and they named him “Juan.”
Years later, Juan sent a picture of himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she told her husband that she wished she also had a picture of Amal.
Her husband responded, “But they are twins. If you’ve seen Juan, you’ve seen Amal.”
EasyChange responds:
Posted: October 27th, 2006 at 10:57 pm
If athletes get athletes foot, what to astronauts get?
Missletoe!
Geoff responds:
Posted: October 28th, 2006 at 12:07 am
What gives a ghost the right to scare you?
A Haunting License
Binary Dollar responds:
Posted: October 28th, 2006 at 12:37 am
#1
Q: Why does Snoop Dogg carry an umbrella?
A: Fo’ Drizzle.
#2
Q: What do gay horses eat?
A: Heyyyyyyy.
#3
You hear about the new Pirates movie? It’s rated ARRRRRR.
Boo yaw Jim.
Hotpot responds:
Posted: October 28th, 2006 at 10:52 am
Congrats on so many hits!
Where do fish keep their money?
In The River Bank!
The Sarcasticynic responds:
Posted: October 28th, 2006 at 6:22 pm
Q. How do dogs listen to music?
A. On their I-pawed.
The Sarcasticynic responds:
Posted: October 28th, 2006 at 6:23 pm
From what organization does a pirate receive an invitation on his 50th birthday?
AAAAAAARP!!
John Wilks responds:
Posted: October 28th, 2006 at 6:38 pm
Two silk worms decided to race and ended up in a tie.
JoAnn Dragland responds:
Posted: October 30th, 2006 at 6:25 pm
A golf club goes into a bar and says to the bartender “I’ll have a double scotch”. The bartender replies “Sorry, I can’t serve you - you’ll be driving later”.
GaryP responds:
Posted: October 30th, 2006 at 11:14 pm
Q: What do you call a sleepwalking nun?
A: A Roamin’ Catholic
Congratulations!
Win 5 Free Books over at Blueprint at the Money & Investing Dogberry Patch responds:
Posted: October 30th, 2006 at 11:22 pm
[...] To celebrate the 500,000 unique visitor to his site, Blueprint for Financial Prosperity is giving away 5 personal finance type books from his shelf to one lucky winner. [...]
Blogging Away Debt » Blog Archive » A Contest to Win 5 Personal Finance Related Books responds:
Posted: October 31st, 2006 at 11:08 am
[...] All you have to do is visit his blog (which you should do anyways - good stuff over there), and leave a coment on his post detailing the information about the contest. [...]
Blaine Moore (First Time Homeowner) responds:
Posted: October 31st, 2006 at 11:54 am
What did one hot dog say to the other?
“Hi, Frank!”
(My mother’s favorite joke. Man do I hate it.)
William Barnes responds:
Posted: October 31st, 2006 at 12:30 pm
Two blonds were driving to DisneyLand when they came upon a sign that read “Disneyland Left” … so they turned around and went back home.
Joe Machina responds:
Posted: October 31st, 2006 at 12:36 pm
My one-liner is: I want to die in my sleep like my grandfather, not like those poor five guys who were with him while he was driving.
Annie P responds:
Posted: October 31st, 2006 at 12:52 pm
What’s black and yellow and goes Zub Zub?
A be flying backwards!
Tehehehe
I don’t know why, but I LOVE that one. Oh well
John G responds:
Posted: October 31st, 2006 at 1:02 pm
Where did the general hide his armies?
Up his sleevies.
Emily responds:
Posted: October 31st, 2006 at 1:04 pm
What do you call cheese that is not yours?
Nacho cheese!
(Hehe, I love that joke.)
Paul responds:
Posted: October 31st, 2006 at 1:56 pm
How do you drown an idiot?
Put a scratch and sniff sticker at the bottom of a pool.
Kira responds:
Posted: October 31st, 2006 at 2:18 pm
Why does a chicken coop have only two doors?
Because if it had four, it would be a chicken sedan.
Free Money Finance responds:
Posted: October 31st, 2006 at 3:05 pm
FMF Passes 700,000 Visitors, Blueprint at 500,000
Just a quick note to say thanks to all of you for continuing to read Free Money Finance. Thanks to you, we’re over 700,000 visitors since this blog started in April 2005 and we’ve raised a good amount for charity.
Jennifer Moody responds:
Posted: October 31st, 2006 at 3:38 pm
What did the man say when the picture fell on his head?
I’ve been framed!!!
Wendy responds:
Posted: October 31st, 2006 at 4:07 pm
Buddha walks into a pizza shop and says, “Make me one with everything.”
Congrats!
Eric G. responds:
Posted: October 31st, 2006 at 4:25 pm
Do zombies eat popcorn with their fingers?
No, they eat the fingers separately…
twins15 responds:
Posted: November 1st, 2006 at 4:06 am
Why was 6 afraid of 7?
Because 7 ate 9!
Sheila responds:
Posted: November 1st, 2006 at 9:02 am
Love the blog!
Cory Aldrich responds:
Posted: November 1st, 2006 at 10:27 am
What’s brown and sticky?
A stick.
(Congrats!)
Denise responds:
Posted: November 1st, 2006 at 2:04 pm
Hey..
I think it awesome you are giving away the books!!I love the website, and saw you on High Networth.. Really enjoy reading the blogs.
jim says in reply:
Posted: November 1st, 2006 at 2:35 pm
High Networth? I don’t think I was on that.
Tracy responds:
Posted: November 1st, 2006 at 4:42 pm
Great site! Congrats!
What’s green and has wheels?
Grass, I lied about the wheels.
MiddleClassMoney responds:
Posted: November 1st, 2006 at 7:16 pm
Congrats on the hits!
Two potatoes are standing on a corner. How do you know which one is the prostitute?
The one that says “Idaho”
Christelle responds:
Posted: November 1st, 2006 at 9:34 pm
Q. How do you catch a unique bird?
A. You “neek” up on it….
nd92126 responds:
Posted: November 1st, 2006 at 10:09 pm
how long did it take you to get that many?
OtherMichael responds:
Posted: November 2nd, 2006 at 1:26 pm
Two Pennsylvanians are visiting New York City. Lost in MidTown, they bump into Leonard Bernstein, and they ask him “excuse me, how to you get to Carnegie Hall?” Bernstein replies, ‘practice, practice, practice.”
Curtis responds:
Posted: November 2nd, 2006 at 1:47 pm
Ad for a copywriting agency: Typos our are business
OtherDenise responds:
Posted: November 2nd, 2006 at 10:45 pm
What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire?
Frost bite!
Matthew responds:
Posted: November 3rd, 2006 at 12:21 pm
Q: What do you call Pat the Postman after he retires?
A: Pat.
Hugo responds:
Posted: November 3rd, 2006 at 12:33 pm
If we aren’t supposed to eat animals, why are they made of meat?
Jasom responds:
Posted: November 3rd, 2006 at 12:40 pm
Congratulations, Jim. I check you site daily and almost always leave learning something useful.
What is worse than finding a worm in your apple?
Finding half a worm!!!
angry dinosaur responds:
Posted: November 3rd, 2006 at 1:11 pm
Q: Everyone knows that most bees make honey. What kind of bees make milk?
A: boobies!
Jeremy responds:
Posted: November 3rd, 2006 at 1:43 pm
What do you call a crab who plays baseball?
A pinch-hitter.
Eva responds:
Posted: November 3rd, 2006 at 2:27 pm
Thank Tricia at bloggingawaydebt for pointing me to you. Congrats on half a mil.
Mickey Mouse explaining to the judge at his divorce proceedings: “I didn’t want to divorce Minnie Mouse because she was crazy. I said she was f____n’ Goofy!
Generation X Finance » November 3rd Friday Five responds:
Posted: November 3rd, 2006 at 2:55 pm
[...] Win Five Free Books - Blueprint for Financial Prosperity is giving away five free books to celebrate reaching 500,000 unique hits. Congratulations! [...]
Brian Samson responds:
Posted: November 3rd, 2006 at 4:33 pm
A man walked into a bar.
It hurt.
Beavercow responds:
Posted: November 3rd, 2006 at 7:07 pm
What did the three-legged dog say when he walked into the bar?
I am looking for the guy who shot my paw
steven responds:
Posted: November 3rd, 2006 at 7:59 pm
What do you call a snail on a boat?
A Snailer.
jane responds:
Posted: November 3rd, 2006 at 10:36 pm
What happens when a duck flies upside down?
It quacks up.
Love the blog….
Dawn responds:
Posted: November 3rd, 2006 at 10:57 pm
Why are goldfish red?
Because the water made them rusty.
Congrats! You rock!!!
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