TakeFive Reader Contest: Win a D23 Finn or a D23 Sub Finn!
Courtesy of a secret Santa from the Pacific Northwest …
Grand Prize – Maroon D23 Finn McMissile!
Second Prize – Submarine Finn McMissile!
What’s the contest? You will need your creative thinking cap!
Which Cars are in your “favorite things”? Describe it in 1-5 sentences. Be Creative. Have FUN!
In case you’re stumped, here are some samples.
You will be judged on entertainment and creativity so copying the answer below will win NOTHING! Well, except scorn from a 3-year, do you really want that? 🙂
My Favorite Cars
McQueen in Ransburg with silver Lightning flashes
Snowflakes that stay on Sally’s nose and eyelashes
Gold Mia & Tia with McQueen that blings
These are a few of my favorite things
When the pegs bite
When the price stings
When I’m feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don’t feel so bad
Contest starts right now. You may enter once a day until September 9, 2011 11:59:59 PM PST.
Enter in the comments with the words CONTEST ENTRY followed by your
Judging will be done by the secret Santa and Santa’s cute elves so you can bribe me all you want but I have no vote in the judging. 🙂
Good luck!
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1 September 2011
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Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner?
CONTEST ENTRY
“Finn McMissile” (sung to Paul McCartney’s “Mull of Kintyre”)
Finn McMissile, oh you’re clogging all of the pegs
My desire is always to see here: no Finn McMissile
Far have I travelled and much have I spent
Dark Kmart aisles, my dollars and cents
Past tired stockboys, who work on broke tiles
As they put out more cases of Finn McMissile
Finn McMissile, oh you’re clogging all of the pegs
My desire is always to see here: no Finn McMissile
{ cue the Royal Pitty Bagpiper Guards }
Sweep through my Wal-Mart like Frank in the field
Hurry me back to the Toys, soon I yield
Signs pointing me to the Gardening aisle
When I get there I find shelves of Finn McMissile
Finn McMissile, oh you’re clogging all of the pegs
My desire is always to see here: no Finn McMissile
{ more from the Royal Pitty Bagpiper Guards }
Piled up at Target and stacked high at Kohl’s
Still more at Walgreens, this really gets old
Flickering embers grow higher and higher
How I wish they’d replace Rod with Finn McMissile
Finn McMissile, oh you’re clogging all of the pegs
My desire is always to see here: no Finn McMissile
Finn McMissile, oh you’re clogging all of the pegs
My desire is always to see here: no Finn McMissile
Finn McMissile,
Finn McMissile,
Finn McMissile,
Finn McMissile…
Contest entry:
Todd! Todd! He’s our man!
If he can’t be in [almost] every pixar film, no one can!
(Well, other than John Ratzenberger)
Contest Entry:
In the beginning I wasn’t too keen
But then my wife brought home a Lightning McQueen.
She loved how his eyes seemed to bring him to life,
So this whole Cars obsession is because of my wife.
We began to collect them from the first day of release.
It began with a few, then we needed each piece.
We would drive to the Walmarts and then to the Targets
We would hit all the Kmarts and search all the markets.
We got all the townies and thought we were done
I put up a shelf and displayed every one.
But sure as the sun will come up in the east
We found ourselves riding the wave of this beast.
We’ve spent tons of money and have no regret
We’ve collected so many that some we forget.
We’ve bought all the Desert Arts, Skylines and more
We have all the Semi’s and Haulers galore!
We were lucky to find some that turned out to be rare
But choosing a favorite, we have to compare.
Is my favorite one valuable or it’s cost quite obscene?
I looked back at the shelf and chose Lightning McQueen! 🙂
Contest entry:
Sung to the tune of Ren and Stimpy’s “Log”
It’s Todd!…Todd!…
He’s yellow. He’s rusty. He’s got food.
It’s Todd!…Todd!…
He’s better than bad, he’s good!
Everyone loves him, Todd.
You’re gonna love him, Todd.
CONTEST ENTRY
The Sound of Cars
(To the melody of “The Sound of Music”)
My Cars are alive with the sounds of racing
With noises they’ve made for the last few years.
My Cars fill my ears with the sounds of racing;
If they stop it would bring my eyes to tears.
My heart wants to hum like a fine tuned exhaust
From a Piston Cup racing car
My voice wants to sing like four Light Year tires
Rolling fast and far.
I laugh quite a lot and I know that it’s not
Really happening at all
It just makes me smile and I feel like
I’m having a ball!
I go to my Cars when my heart is lonely;
I know I’ll hear sounds that I’ve heard before.
My heart will be pleased with the sounds of racing,
And I’ll smile once more
CONTEST ENTRY
sung to this tune: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSUyD1I9OoU&feature=related
“My Favorite Site”
Metroxing keeps us informed of the cases,
Once the stores open it’s off to the races,
Looking for new Cars all day and all night,
Take Five a Day is my Favorite Site.
Wal-Mart’s and Target’s and Kmart’s galore,
Searching the pegs and the shelves in the stores,
Bessie’s in Timbuktu, when’s the next flight?
Take Five a Day is my Favorite Site.
Forums for trading, we’re wheelin’ and dealin’,
Technical help from our good bud Tizmanian,
He makes sure everything operates right,
Take Five a Day is my Favorite Site.
…comment waiting,
…moderation,
What’s that really mean???
I simply remember My Favorite Site,
And then I won’t yell… or scream.
PirateDad, Jester Jeff, and Chuki Mama,
Rob and his 6 Kids are spreading some karma,
NascarFan, BumperSave, Tom, and Slicepie,
Take Five a Day is my Favorite Site.
Samuel, Jack, and Mia Señorita,
Julia, Micky, and sweet Mariela,
She went to D-2-3 and stood in line,
Take Five a Day is my Favorite Site.
Lorri and Eric, The Captain, and SnoSno
TYPING IN CAPS LOCK IS SOMETIMES A NO-NO,
DanRio, Sodabear, Manifold Mike,
Take Five a Day is my Favorite Site.
…comment waiting,
…moderation,
What’s that really mean???
I simply remember My Favorite Site,
And then I won’t yell… or scream.
…comment waiting,
…moderation,
What’s that really mean???
I simply remember My Favorite Site,
And then I won’t yell… or scream.
Contest Entry:
Finns with missiles, Finns with Mater
Finns with Holly, Finns are greater.
Purple Finns and Finns with wheels
Finns for trade and Finns for deals.
Finns that talk and Deluxe Finns
Whoever has the most Finns wins.
Contest Entry:
My Favorite Place
(sung to music from Green Acres)
Sally-
Radiator Springs is the place to be,
Slow livin’ is the life for me.
Land spreadin’ out so far and wide,
Keep garages, just give me that countryside.
McQueen-
Speed Raceways are where I’d rather stay,
I get allergic smelling hey.
I just adore a garage penthouse view,
Dah-ling I love you but give me a race pit crew.
Contest Entry:
Grem the Gremlin, Acer the Pacer
Trunkov the lemon, Carla the racer.
Mama Topolina with fuel so delicious
Miles Axlerod he seems so suspicious.
Lewis Hamilton & Jeff Gorvette
Are the sleekest race cars yet.
Brent Mustangburger & Darrell Cartrip
Call the results of the races so hip.
A spy plane named Siddeley is tough
And with Stephenson is quite enough.
But my favorite in CARS 2 for sure
Is Kabuki Okuni for her allure.
contest entry
we started our collection with lightning mcqueen.
along came “thunder” cause he is so mean.
lizzie is a must have, since she’s so rare.
my oh my the prices, it’s just not fair.
to answer the question, what is our favorite car?
it’s plain and simple, they are the ones we don’t have at all!
CONTEST ENTRY:
Inspired by the 12 Days of Christmas and hundreds of peg warmers…
On the day Cars 2 opened my true love gave to me,
Finn McMissile and Holly.
On the second day of Cars2 my true love gave to me,
Hydrofoil Finn and Finn McMissile and Holly.
On the third day of Cars2 my true love gave to me,
Grem with Finn in two pack, Hydrofoil Finn, and Finn McMissile and Holly.
On the fourth day of Cars2 my true love gave to me,
Talking Finn McMissile, Grem with Finn in two pack, Hydrofoil Finn and Finn McMissile and Holly.
On the fifth day of Cars2 my true love gave to me,
Five deluxe submarines.
Talking Finn McMissile, Grem with Finn in two pack, Hydrofoil Finn and Finn McMissile and Holly.
On the sixth day of Cars2 my true love gave to me,
Action Agent Finn, Five Deluxe Submarines. Talking Finn McMissile, Grem with Finn in two pack, Hydrofoil Finn and Finn McMissle and Holly.
On the seventh day of Cars2 my true love gave to me,
Color Changing Finn, Action Agent Finn, Five Deluxe Submarines. Talking Finn McMissile, Grem with Finn in two pack, Hydrofoil Finn and Finn McMissile and holly.
On the eighth day of Cars2 my true love gave to me,
Exclusive Finn with Tomber, Color Changer Finn, Action Agent Finn, Five Deluxe Submarines. Talking Finn McMissile, Grem with Finn in two pack, Hydrofoil Finn and Finn McMissile and Holly.
On the ninth day of Cars2 my true love gave to me,
McMissile with a weapon, Exclusive Finn with Tomber, Color Changer Finn, Action Agent Finn, Five Deluxe Submarines. Talking Finn McMissile, Grem with Finn in two pack, Hydrofoil Finn and Finn McMissile and Holly.
On the tenth day of Cars2 my true love gave to me,
Security Guard McMissile. McMissile with a weapon, Exclusive Finn with Tomber, Color Changer Finn, Action Agent Finn, Five Deluxe Submarines. Talking Finn McMissile, Grem with Finn in two pack, Hydrofoil Finn and Finn McMissile and Holly.
On the eleventh day of Cars2 my true love gave to me,
Wheel variation Finn. Security Guard McMissile. McMissile with a weapon, Exclusive Finn with Tomber, Color Changer Finn, Action Agent Finn, Five Deluxe Submarines. Talking Finn McMissile, Grem with Finn in two pack, Hydrofoil Finn and Finn McMissile and Holly.
On the twelfth day of Cars2 my true love gave to me,
Top Secret Ransburg Finn! Wheel variation Finn. Security Guard McMissile. McMissile with a weapon, Exclusive Finn with Tomber, Color Changer Finn, Action Agent Finn, Five Deluxe Submarines. Talking Finn McMissile, Grem with Finn in two pack, Hydrofoil Finn and Finn McMissile and Holly.
1) LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!
2) You might want to question if this is indeed your “true” love!
3) There goes my “My Favorite Finns” entry I was going to do. 🙂
Still singing……
Contest Entry:
My Favorite Things –
Mr. The King & Mrs The King
VW Beatles that smart when they sting
Purple Ramone that turns into green
These are a few of my favorite things.
Sally & Mater, Stanley & Lizzy
All of these Cars are making me dizzy
Sheriff, Doc, Fillmore, Flo & McQueen
These are a few of my favorite things.
Mac the trailer & Chick Hicks the loser
Shiny Wax, RPM & Gask-its the schmoozer
All of them racing around with no dings
These are a few of my favorite things.
When I miss Cars
That were on sale
When I’m feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don’t feel so bad.
Contest Entry:
Sarge in surplus green to be sure,
Fillmore with his colors endure.
Sally is cute in blue and pinstripes,
Lightning McQueen fell hard for her, Yipes!
Sheriff is tough and always on duty,
Doc is Piston Cup champ with his booty.
All of these are favorites of mine,
Because CARS the movie is super fine!
CONTEST ENTRY
No Favorite Things
(To the tune of “My Favorite Things”)
Acer the Pacer, a Gremlin named Grem,
Fred Fish and Tyler alongside of them;
These cars are villains and all that they bring
Is trouble and mayhem and terrible things.
Why do they fight?
Why do they sting?
Why do they feel so bad?
They simply don’t have any favorite things
And that’s why they’re always mad!
CONTEST ENTRY
“My Favorite Toons”
sung to the following tune: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSUyD1I9OoU
Mator with Oil Cans and Rodney the Rocker,
Kabuto Ninjas chase Tokyo Mater,
Paddy O’Concrete and Nurse GTO,
These are a few of my favorite Toons
Yokoza, Manji, and Teki and Paki,
Corporal Kim decked out in green and khaki,
Orderly Pittys there’s “1” and there’s “2”,
These are a few of my favorite Toons
Mia and Tia are red Señoritas,
Nutty and Lug launching Cannonball Mater,
Referee Pitty, Big Fan, Tabinu,
These are a few of my favorite Toons
…Mater P.I.???
…Cars on the Moon???
When I’m feeling sad,
I simply remember My Favorite Toons,
And then I don’t feel… so bad!
Mator with Oil Cans and Rodney the Rocker,
Kabuto Ninjas chase Tokyo Mater,
Paddy O’Concrete and Nurse GTO,
These are a few of my favorite Toons
Yokoza, Manji, and Teki and Paki,
Corporal Kim decked out in green and khaki,
Orderly Pittys there’s “1” and there’s “2”,
These are a few of my favorite Toons
Mia and Tia are red Señoritas,
Nutty and Lug launching Cannonball Mater,
Referee Pitty, Big Fan, Tabinu,
These are a few of my favorite Toons
…Mater P.I.???
…Cars on the Moon???
When I’m feeling sad,
I simply remember My Favorite Toons,
And then I don’t feel… so bad!
…Mater P.I.???
…Cars on the Moon???
When I’m feeling sad,
I simply remember My Favorite Toons,
And then I don’t feel… so bad!
Winner! 🙂
Is there anyone else who has been singing “My favorite things” since yesterday? I can’t get it out of my head!
After listening to it 583 times last night trying to get my lyrics just right, I was ready to check myself into the mental ward. I was pleasantly surprised that it didn’t go through my head all last night, but after checking this site this morning, during my drive to work I was again singing it.
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Contest Entry:
Flo is fine in her dine.
Ramone is swell, can’t you tell.
But Tach O Mint dressed in Holiday colors,
Is my favorite above all others.
I’d like to tweak today’s entry a bit so please use this one instead of the above…
Contest Entry:
Flo looks finer in her diner.
Ramone is swell, can’t you tell.
But Tach O Mint dressed in Holiday colors,
Is my favorite above all others.
CONTEST ENTRY:
RDMS, MSOTS, SC, and K-days
Just to think of these things makes a bad day okay,
There’s nothing not great you can abbreviate- well, wait…
Never use Dex for a Dexter/checkered flag
An exclusive!
It’s in a box set
(one new car in six)
I just want some brand new favorite things-
not more Maters, Lightnings, and Finns.
RDMS, MSOTS, SC, K-days-
One look at these things makes a bad day okay,
There is nothing not good that we abbreviate, wait…
Well you never use Dex for a Dexter/ checkered flag.
😆
There hasn’t been a single contest where I haven’t forgotten to put “contest entry” at least once. Keeping the streak alive!
[WORDPRESS HASHCASH] The poster sent us ‘0 which is not a hashcash value.
Not a single contest has gone by where I haven’t forgotten to write “contest entry”. Keeping the streak alive.
(MET: Winner! 🙂 ).
CONTEST ENTRY
“My Favorite Things”
Music: Richard Clayton Kensington Rodgers
Lyrics: Oscar Hamm-erstein II
Supercharged Tunerz and Desert Art Lizzies;
Luigi and Guido, his wig looks so frizzy;
Thousands of Ramones, all yellow or green;
These are a few of my favorite things.
Tar-covered Bessies and crisp Apple iCars;
Pittys and Crew Chiefs and Racers from Kmart;
Frank chasing Mater and Lightning McQueen;
These are a few of my favorite things.
Dinoco Haulers with blue helicopters;
Darrell and Bob and those nosy reporters;
Cletus, Jud, Buford, Race Damaged Mood Springs;
These are a few of my favorite things.
Look! My Eyes Change!
This new line STINKS!
When I’m feeling sad,
I simply remember My Favorite Things,
And then I don’t feel so bad.
Clever.
Thanks — it helps to sing my lyrics while listening to the music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSUyD1I9OoU
Nice job.
CONTEST ENTRY
The Naming of Cars
Lizzies decrepit
Mcqueen is a snob
Mater is silly
And Bubbas a slob
Holly is smart and
And Sally is too
Fred needs new teeth
and the Bumper Save Crew!
Barrys in need of a trip to AA
While Fillmore’s hip mind is miles away
Doc. Hudson was modest
And Frank is so strong
I could name all the cars but the list is too long!
These cars are addictive
I can’t seem to stop it!
Need Stu-Bop, Chuck cables,and Mater with Rocket!!
They all are my favorites
I never could choose
A few favorite cars while the others to lose?!
In the world of the cars personalities abound
Thanks to them in my wallet not a penny can be found!
Please dismiss my first entry. I had to change my entry because I forgot Bessie had to be pulled by the other cars, so I guess she was not very strong.
Um, I have an art degree and maroon is dark red.
huh?
Met keeps calling the Deep Purple Finn “maroon”.
…and it’s not even deep purple, it’s dark blue! IMO
yes, maroon is dark red… Lorri is right… unless you are color blind…
There are two major types of color blindness: those who have difficulty
distinguishing between red and green,
and who have difficulty
distinguishing between blue and yellow….
How is maroon and deep purple fit in that… hmmm… I have no idea…
(MET: So you’re implying I don’t know my colors? Okay, I thought maroon was purple-ish … guess it’s not? how about I call it “wurple.”)
I think Im going to call this Finn “Blue Violet”
It doesn’t look like there’s any purple in it at all. Going with Mariela on this one, it’s just dark blue! Maroon is just a dark red with a hint of purple. This definitely is not that 🙂
Wurple is the new Purple-Nurple
Navy Blue Finn… 😀
~a dark blue almost purple under certain lights…
Navy Blueberry!
hey Met!
LOVED “WURPLE”!!!!!
Wurple it is!!!!
Contest Entry:
Lightning is Red, Dinoco is Blue.
I am speed, and all my dreams have come true!
Wow, even in metallic they still can’t get the faceplate color right! 🙁
I think it’s just the lighting and the angles and the reflections.
CONTEST ENTRY
The Naming of Cars
Lizzies decrepit
Mcqueen is a snob
Mater is silly
And Bubbas a slob
Holly is smart and
And Sally is too
Fred needs new teeth
And the Bumper Save Crew!
Barrys in need of a trip to AA
While Fillmore’s hip mind is miles away
Doc. Hudson was modest
And Bessies so strong
I could name all the cars but the list is too long!
These cars are addictive
I can’t seem to stop it!
Need Stu-Bop, Chuck cables,and Mater with Rocket!!
They all are my favorites
I never could choose
A few favorite cars and the others to lose?!
In the world of the cars personalities abound
Thanks to them in my wallet not a penny can be found!
Contest Entry:
Love my Apple white & shiny
Dressed in all it’s silver finery
But my favorite Car for luck
Is the Pizza Planet Truck
A car that I love is Bumper Save
But right now Cars 2 is all the rave
But we’re saddened by pegs full of Finns
Then we look to our Cars in their bins
We see Frank, Captain Munier, and Shu
Chase cars, even pegwarmers too
And we remember how lucky we are
If we have them all, or only one car
This entry is completely invalid
But I wanted to share my nice ballad
Thanks to Met, Tiz and everyone
Who make this awesome site so fun
Remember to be happy and that Cars are the best
And don’t be too sad Leland T was compressed
Thanks everyone! 🙂
CONTEST ENTRY
I looked at Damaged The King,
He’s a well designed little thing.
But my favorite
In this limerick
Is surely Race Damaged Mood Springs!
Working double shifts, I cannot think of anything at the moment other than thanks to this secret Santa for the contest.