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Our final Grickle contest winner
Posted by emily	March 9, 2007
Grickle Contest Winner #3 The Amazing Flying Plumber by Jude Austin Anyone wandering along my road on a pleasant September morning five years ago might have been happy to pause for a minute and listen to the sounds of nature. They go something like this: "Cheep cheep" as the sweet little birds serenade the cool morning. "Skritcha-skritch" as the happy squirrel races headfirst down the tree and starts hunting for food. "Miaow" as one or more of the local cats catches sight of the happy squirrel and starts to stalk it. "Chatter-wham-screech-patpatpatpatpat" as the local cat leaps for the happy squirrel, which accelerates at Mach One up a tree just in time for the cats to thud into it and get bombarded by various objects by the sweet and now irate little birds. Hey, it could happen. If that person should chance to look up, however, they may see something more sinister; a desperate-looking man frantically attempting to spell out the word HELP by sticking pizza boxes onto the window. There's more to this entry! Keep Reading »
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The Grickle contest's cringeworthy winners...

Posted by emily

March 7, 2007

We asked (again), and you listened! This time around we had over a dozen entries for our "tell us your awkward story, win a rare, signed copy of Grickle" contest. Graham picked through them to select his two favorites, then slaved over a hot drawing table to illustrate them to perfection.

Our lucky winners, Todd Kolbuck and Jude Austin, will be receiving two of the last remaining copies of Graham's first book, Grickle, on their doorsteps in the near future. Autographed, no less.

Here's one of the winning entries, for your cringing pleasure. The other one will be dragged onto this very blog, kicking and screaming, later in the week.

Many thanks to everyone who entered, and to Graham for supplying the prizes and illustrating the winning entries!

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A contest that has nothing to do with Sam & Max
Posted by emily	February 1, 2007
Okay, here's an embarrassing story... we had this great idea for a contest and no one entered. Well, that's not quite true. One person entered, and therefore he wins! We love you, Daniel Løke! So, we still have two signed (and incredibly rare) Grickle books to give away. All you have to do is send us your witty, ~500 word story about something awkward or lame that happened to you. Send you story to contest@telltalegames.com by February 15 and you just might win a prize! And here's the winning story from round one... Grickle Contest Winner #1 The Wrong Side of the Bed by Daniel Løke I woke up by the sound and excruciating pain of myself falling to the ground, and as I attempted to climb back up on my feet, I noticed that time was way later than it should have been. I pulled on some pants in a hurry, and ran for the kitchen to acquire some digestible substances to go. Opening the refrigerator, two options unfolded themselves before my eyes: Expired milk or a brown banana. First I went for the banana, and shoved it into my mouth so fast I couldn't even taste the foulness of its atrocious taste, and then I drank the milk without giving it a second thought. I grabbed a couple of socks, pulled them on, and leapt into my saggy shoes so fast even Lucky Luke would envy me my speed. There's more to this entry! Keep Reading »
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If you were a stick figure...

Posted by emily

December 22, 2006

A few weeks ago when we were working on getting Graham's Further Grickle and Stickleback into the store, it came to light that there are only a handful of copies of the first Grickle book left for sale, and then they'll be out of print. Around here (and by "here" I mean my desk), whenever someone says something like "only a few left in the whole entire world," it sounds an awful lot like "hey, let's hold a contest." So, hold a contest we shall!

Much of Grickle's charm lies in the way Graham uses the characters to illustrate the funny aspects of mundane, everyday life. With that in mind, all you have to do to win one of these few remaining books is write up in a little story about an embarassing, lame, or sad thing that happened to you. You know, one of those stories that makes you cringe every time you think about it.

The books, sitting on my messy desk awaiting their new homes.

Graham will help us choose the three best stories. Not only will you win a copy of his award-winning Grickle book -- signed with a personal note! -- but he'll also illustrate your story in that special Grickle way. Sort of like how he illustrated that Post-It note to the left, which I am never ever throwing away.

Just send your story (about 500 words) to us at contest@telltalegames.com by January 10. Include your real name and address so we know where to send your book if you win! We'll announce the winners on this very blog January 17, or thereabouts.

Oh, and then we'll put your story up here on the blog for everyone to laugh at. Because that's the best thing about embarrassing stories!

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