the results are in.
Excerpt from Mr. Huggle T. Puggle's speech earlier this evening/morning upon hearing that he had won the so-called Great MSN Picture Contest, a sober and difficult campaign to determine the superior cuteness of himself, or his defeated opponent, an otter (who during the campaign presented himself anonymously, but who our sources have recently discovered may actually be a rat, due to the fact that his name may be "Dexter").
Earlier today:
"Friends, supporters, advocates for puggle superiority, online friends of friends of acquaintances, of relatives, Chelsea, - to everyone who helped me run such a clean and thoroughly meaningful campaign, I say a hearty thank-you. And also woof.
I think this was an important campaign. In the past, both my supporters and those who held differing views knew that I was cute. Today, my supporters and I can stand up and take a victory prance, catch a victory frisbee, eat some victory Kibbles n' Bits, because today, what truths we knew to be self-evident were upheld by a majority of reasonable, intelligent, conscientious voters of the Greater MSN Area.
I fully respect my formidable opponent, whether or not he is an otter, whether or not he is, in fact, named Dexter. He fought a long campaign, and I won't deny that at times, even *my* confidence in my cuteosity was shaken. I will always support those who maintain that otters and otter-rat hybrids are adorable. But I will always be glad that the cutest animal won here today - and that the rights of Puggles to be considered the cutest things in the world were secured - for tomorrow, and for always.
Throughout the campaign, I was called upon to determine what precisely made me the cutest animal in all the world. This self-examination not only lead me to a deeper and greater appreciation of my perfectly proportioned puppy eyes, and my delicately squashed features, but it also lead me to a deeper and greater appreciation of those around me, who make my life as a puggle, or, should I say, THE puggle, truly worth living.
So in conclusion, it is with great pride that I thank those who envisioned this contest, defended my unbelievably cute nature, and ultimately lead me to victory. Not just my incredibly savvy and witty and generally awesome campaign manager Chelsea, but her graphics coordinator and campaign spokesperson Tristen, and her friend Ryan, who was relentless in demonstrating his puggle love and in working on our "Get Out the Puggle Vote" for this crucial campaign to win Decision 2006. I accept this victory, not because it was such a given, due to my being so freaking cute, but also because I won.
Thank you all.
One last thought - an important one for young people and MSN conversationists everywhere to take to heart. For there may well be another contest like this someday, and the lessons we learned in the past few days will be invaluable for the individuals involved in that future conflict. Integrity and promotion and accurate counting are all lessons to take on with you, but let this be the greatest lesson of all.
Otters suck."
-Taken from Mr. Huggle T. Puggle's victory speech upon winning Decision 2006. Used by permission.
Earlier today:
"Friends, supporters, advocates for puggle superiority, online friends of friends of acquaintances, of relatives, Chelsea, - to everyone who helped me run such a clean and thoroughly meaningful campaign, I say a hearty thank-you. And also woof.
I think this was an important campaign. In the past, both my supporters and those who held differing views knew that I was cute. Today, my supporters and I can stand up and take a victory prance, catch a victory frisbee, eat some victory Kibbles n' Bits, because today, what truths we knew to be self-evident were upheld by a majority of reasonable, intelligent, conscientious voters of the Greater MSN Area.
I fully respect my formidable opponent, whether or not he is an otter, whether or not he is, in fact, named Dexter. He fought a long campaign, and I won't deny that at times, even *my* confidence in my cuteosity was shaken. I will always support those who maintain that otters and otter-rat hybrids are adorable. But I will always be glad that the cutest animal won here today - and that the rights of Puggles to be considered the cutest things in the world were secured - for tomorrow, and for always.
Throughout the campaign, I was called upon to determine what precisely made me the cutest animal in all the world. This self-examination not only lead me to a deeper and greater appreciation of my perfectly proportioned puppy eyes, and my delicately squashed features, but it also lead me to a deeper and greater appreciation of those around me, who make my life as a puggle, or, should I say, THE puggle, truly worth living.
So in conclusion, it is with great pride that I thank those who envisioned this contest, defended my unbelievably cute nature, and ultimately lead me to victory. Not just my incredibly savvy and witty and generally awesome campaign manager Chelsea, but her graphics coordinator and campaign spokesperson Tristen, and her friend Ryan, who was relentless in demonstrating his puggle love and in working on our "Get Out the Puggle Vote" for this crucial campaign to win Decision 2006. I accept this victory, not because it was such a given, due to my being so freaking cute, but also because I won.
Thank you all.
One last thought - an important one for young people and MSN conversationists everywhere to take to heart. For there may well be another contest like this someday, and the lessons we learned in the past few days will be invaluable for the individuals involved in that future conflict. Integrity and promotion and accurate counting are all lessons to take on with you, but let this be the greatest lesson of all.
Otters suck."
-Taken from Mr. Huggle T. Puggle's victory speech upon winning Decision 2006. Used by permission.