Nine Words for 2009 – Enter FPF Raffle

You can say a lot with a little.  Witness Hemingway’s short, short story:  “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”

To celebrate 2009 and have a little fun, we invite Front Porch Forum members (any resident of Chittenden County, VT is eligible) to submit postings to their neighborhood forum between now and Jan. 9, 2009.  Any message that has EXACTLY nine words will be entered into a raffle for the following 22 prizes…

Don’t delay!  Post your “car for sale,” “seeking snow removal” or “lost cat” message today… or share a neighborhood resolution, poem, joke, hope for our nation… you decide.  Any nine-word posting received by Front Porch Forum between now and Jan. 9 will be entered in the raffle!  An individual may enter the drawing up to twice a day.

UPDATE 1: Posting a comment to this blog will NOT enter you in the raffle! You must post to your FPF neighborhood forum to enter the drawing.

Thanks to our raffle sponsors and happy 2009!  -Michael

P.S.  Thanks to Champlain College Professor Tim Brookes for inspiration (hey, that’s nine words!).

P.P.S.  Trouble posting?  Read this.

UPDATE 2: Here are some of the entries that are flooding in.  And more.  And here are the winners!

Trackbacks & Pings

  1. People saying it in NINE words… at Ghost of Midnight on 06 Jan 2009 at 11:06 pm

    [...] Porch Forum members are having fun with the Nine Words for 2009 raffle.  Any resident of Chittenden County, VT may join FPF and enter the raffle!  Some entries [...]

  2. Nine-Word Wonders at Ghost of Midnight on 12 Jan 2009 at 8:22 pm

    [...] Once Front Porch Forum members got the hang of our “Nine Words for 2009” contest, the entries started to roll in… 990 at last count!  And more than half were [...]

  3. Raffle Winners! at Ghost of Midnight on 12 Jan 2009 at 8:28 pm

    [...] Congratulations to our 22 Front Porch Forum “Nine Words for 2009″ raffle winners and thanks to our prize donors! [...]

Comments

  1. elizabeth brody wrote:

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    ATTENTION! Commenting on this blog will not enter you in the contest! You must post your nine-word masterpiece on your own FPF neighborhood forum to enter the drawing. Thanks.

    Posted 06 Jan 2009 at 9:45 am

  2. Jordan wrote:

    This winter has been cold; but, not that cold.

    Posted 06 Jan 2009 at 9:54 am

  3. Jane Agran wrote:

    World peace will happen through our own inner peace.

    Posted 06 Jan 2009 at 10:09 am

  4. Bonnie Niles wrote:

    Come on seek God’s face and ask for peace.

    Posted 06 Jan 2009 at 10:28 am

  5. Jane Agran wrote:

    Ford Taurus station wagon. $900/best. Needs work. 434-5034.

    Posted 06 Jan 2009 at 10:34 am

  6. Benjamin Bosher Jr wrote:

    Inventory down STOP
    ReCycle North welcomes furniture donations STOP

    Posted 06 Jan 2009 at 10:45 am

  7. JoAnn Welman McKee wrote:

    Wellie’s best friends…petcare services available 24/7. Call 734-8315.

    Posted 06 Jan 2009 at 3:21 pm

  8. Lonnie Poland wrote:

    I hope to win Higher Ground Comedy battle tickets.

    Posted 06 Jan 2009 at 7:47 pm

  9. samantha cofino wrote:

    Milo is missing.
    white , gray spots.
    Are numbers words? (985-8583)

    Posted 06 Jan 2009 at 9:50 pm

  10. gavin b wrote:

    Travel partner sought, will finance with laughter, heady food.

    [9 raffle]

    Posted 07 Jan 2009 at 1:34 am

  11. Corey N Gottfried wrote:

    Haven’t lost hope. Our hope is older than yours.

    Posted 07 Jan 2009 at 4:24 am

  12. Susan Provost Beller wrote:

    Morning! Warm? Cold? Snow? Sun? Rain? All?! Ahh, Vermont!

    Posted 07 Jan 2009 at 6:50 am

  13. Melissa Scanlon wrote:

    Happy to be a part of Queen City Park!

    Posted 07 Jan 2009 at 6:58 am

  14. Liz Willner wrote:

    Is anyone interested in small, local snow shoveling job?
    [9 raffle]

    Posted 07 Jan 2009 at 7:13 am

  15. Elisabeth Willner wrote:

    Snow shoveler sought for clearing porch and small driveway.

    Posted 07 Jan 2009 at 7:15 am

  16. Joanne Davidman wrote:

    sholved sidewalks makes winter walks safer and more fun

    Posted 07 Jan 2009 at 8:03 am

  17. Fred Widener wrote:

    I’m from the government and I’m here to help.

    Posted 07 Jan 2009 at 8:06 am

  18. Erik B wrote:

    So much powder, stuck at work, want to ski.

    Posted 07 Jan 2009 at 8:12 am

  19. Donna Cunningham wrote:

    Wordplay is a great way to invite people here.

    Posted 07 Jan 2009 at 8:12 am

  20. Maria Weymouth wrote:

    I wish that I was skiing instead of working!

    Posted 07 Jan 2009 at 8:12 am

  21. Brenda Black wrote:

    Morning plans shift; its snow shovel time.

    Posted 07 Jan 2009 at 8:19 am

  22. Jen Porrier wrote:

    Everywhere the schools are closed today, except Chittenden County!

    Posted 07 Jan 2009 at 8:22 am

  23. Brenda Black wrote:

    Whoops! Last entry counted syllables, not words. Scratch that!

    Posted 07 Jan 2009 at 8:22 am

  24. irishgal wrote:

    We miss the sun. We miss the sand. Hawai’i.

    Posted 07 Jan 2009 at 8:25 am

  25. Tami Esbjerg wrote:

    peace within; compassion, forgiveness, empathy, integrity. Simple world changer.

    Posted 07 Jan 2009 at 8:26 am

  26. Cherie Marshall wrote:

    Woe is me,
    Lost my gators,
    Got some extras?

    Posted 07 Jan 2009 at 8:52 am

  27. Andrea Morgante wrote:

    Inaugural Ball at Town Hall January Twenty Come All !

    Posted 07 Jan 2009 at 9:13 am

  28. Louise Brill wrote:

    Would you like to join new round singing group?

    Posted 07 Jan 2009 at 9:19 am

  29. Heather Anderson wrote:

    Wishing you inner peace, contentment and appreciation in 2009.

    Posted 07 Jan 2009 at 9:19 am

  30. Judy Lance wrote:

    Help a senior neighbor clear snow from their walkway.

    Posted 07 Jan 2009 at 9:37 am

  31. Becky Wang wrote:

    Love my neighborhood, love my neighbors, see you around!

    Posted 07 Jan 2009 at 9:39 am

  32. Ken Picard wrote:

    Peter Freyne died. What a curmudgeon! Still, he’s missed.

    Posted 07 Jan 2009 at 9:48 am

  33. Robert Di Ferdinando wrote:

    Now more then ever is the time to come…

    Posted 07 Jan 2009 at 10:54 am

  34. sarah crocker wrote:

    most important words anywhere, anytime; please and thank you!

    Posted 07 Jan 2009 at 2:12 pm

  35. Cherie Marshall wrote:

    Oops, Not Gators!
    No reptiles, please!
    Just dry legs!

    Posted 07 Jan 2009 at 3:18 pm

  36. Penny Grant wrote:

    Here’s to 2009; a year of hope and promise!

    Posted 07 Jan 2009 at 3:50 pm

  37. Leslie Moulin wrote:

    Nine words

    “Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today”

    Posted 07 Jan 2009 at 8:09 pm

  38. Mary Beth Boe wrote:

    Young, female Golden desired…….
    of the four legged kind!

    Posted 08 Jan 2009 at 9:21 am

  39. Joan Jarvis wrote:

    Positive outlook, peacefullness, progress, perservance, great philosophies for 2009.

    Posted 08 Jan 2009 at 9:24 am

  40. Kerrie Timmons wrote:

    ***waste of gas***

    City sidewalks, little slow, yet they still plow them.

    Posted 08 Jan 2009 at 10:56 am

  41. Lois wrote:

    community service, community change,
    a better life for all.

    Posted 08 Jan 2009 at 1:50 pm

  42. nemontague wrote:

    Winooski-onion,leaks,ramps,community,river; a saory mix.

    Posted 08 Jan 2009 at 7:55 pm

  43. nemontague wrote:

    oops! spelling/typing
    a savory mix

    Posted 08 Jan 2009 at 7:57 pm

  44. Beth wrote:

    Nine Words

    Snow day! Freedom. Excitement. Relief. Yummy. Timeless. All mine.

    Posted 09 Jan 2009 at 7:44 am

  45. Alice Brown wrote:

    Winter in Vermont: Pray for snow; curse the rain.

    Posted 09 Jan 2009 at 8:33 am

  46. JoAnn Welman McKee wrote:

    The days are getting longer and much brighter…whew!

    Posted 09 Jan 2009 at 12:06 pm

  47. Jennifer Kochman wrote:

    Nine Words

    Eastwoods comes through: so pithy and witty, who knew?

    Posted 09 Jan 2009 at 12:51 pm

  48. Peggy Luhrs wrote:

    9 Words

    wafting down in slo mo
    early morning soft snow

    Peggy Luhrs
    Peru St.

    Posted 09 Jan 2009 at 2:59 pm

  49. Anne Brown wrote:

    Cardinals fighting squirrels at bird feeder. Need more seed!

    Posted 09 Jan 2009 at 5:32 pm

  50. Anne Brown wrote:

    Winter is here.
    Man, it’s cold!
    Where’s another blanket?

    Posted 09 Jan 2009 at 5:35 pm

  51. Jeanne Comouche wrote:

    Snow and cold days,
    Cold and snowy nights,
    WINTER!

    A New Year,
    A New President,
    A BIG job!!

    Posted 09 Jan 2009 at 10:23 pm

  52. Neth Urkiel-taylor wrote:

    It’s National Gorilla Suit Day January 31st. Go Ape!

    Posted 09 Jan 2009 at 11:28 pm

  53. Neth Urkiel-taylor wrote:

    Whoops! National Gorilla Suit Day last day of January!

    Posted 09 Jan 2009 at 11:31 pm

  54. samantha cofino wrote:

    Milo is found!
    happy are we,
    who love her.

    Posted 11 Jan 2009 at 2:19 pm

  55. Laurie Darling wrote:

    taking “small” local jobs for desktop publishing, wedding invitations designs…
    check out my webpage:
    criversgraphics.com

    Posted 14 Jan 2009 at 12:20 pm

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