Finally, some good luck for Georgie!
25/05/15 10:51
At last! It's MONDAY! (I thought this new week would never start!) And what a SPECIAL Monday this is!
Guess what happened to me on Saturday! Do ya' give up? Okay then, I'll tell you: I WON THE LOTTERY! I can't beelieve it!!! (Okay, it wasn't really the lottery, actually, it was more like a Contest, but it might as well bee the Lottery.)
Right around lunch time on Saturday, we heard a knock on my boot box door and I went to see who it was. There were two bees standing there. One of them was holding a big bunch of balloons (he told me later that they were from the Bee Balloon and Aerial Flotation Device Emporium - the same place I get everybody's Happy Birthday Balloons) and a giant-sized check. The other guy was holding a camera and was taking a bunch of pictures.
The guy with the balloons and the check asked, "Are you Georgie Bee?"
"Yes, It's me," I said.
"Mr. Georgie A. Bee?" he asked again.
"As I told you beefore, yes, I am Georgie A. Bee."
"The one and only Georgie A. Bee?" he asked.
"YES. It is I, the one and only Georgie A. Bee," I told him.
"Congratulations, Mr. Bee," he finally said. "you have won!"
"I've won?"
"Yes!" he said.
"What did I win?" I asked.
"You, Mr. Georgie A. Bee of 1 Boot Box Lane, Manitou Springs, Colorado... you did say you were Georgie A. Bee, right?" he still seemed suspicious of my identity.
"Yes, I am he of whom you speak," I said.
"Good, then, YOU, Mr. Georgie A. Bee have just won the Grand Prize of a Lifetime's Supply of Fine, Gourmet Honey from the Honey Shack - Your Reliable Source for Deliciously Untainted Honey and Honey Supplies, Serving the Pikes Peak Region for over 500 years."
I didn't want to mess this whole thing up, but I had to ask, "Why did I win?"
"You won the Grand Prize for correctly guessing the precise number of grains of pollen contained in the hermetically-sealed 50-gallon barrel we have had locked beehind the door of an unused Utility Closet in the basement of our offices since April of 2010," he said.
At first, I didn't know what to say. I didn't even remember the Contest or entering a guess, but I guess I did.
By this time, Kevin, Great Grandma Gee, and Bert had come to see what was going on. (I think they were a little skeptical, for some reason, that this whole thing was legitimate, but they've since been convinced it's for real. That's a good thing.)
Anyway, after the guy verified my identity, he gave me the check and the other guy started taking my picture.
"Is this for posterity?" I asked the guy with the balloons.
"No," he said. "It's for our records. Within the next 72 hours, you'll bee issued a Photo I.D. card. This card - which may bee used by only you - will bee delivered via Registered Mail to your local Post Office and will require your signature confirming that you have received this necessary document. Upon receiving your Prize Winner Photo I.D. Card, and calling the number listed on the Card, the Card will bee activated. Do not lose the Card. Bee sure to keep the Card in a cool, dry, and safe place, preferably in a darkened closet to help prevent fading and cracking of the I.D. Card you will bee receiving," he told me.
"Okay. I won't and I will," I reassured him.
"Whenever you wish to claim your prize," he continued, "you will need to present that I.D. card, along with the check and a notarised statement confirming your existence, to the Prize Dispersal Manager. Bee sure to sign the back of the Card as soon as it arrives. Do not fold, staple, bend, mutilate or in any other manner alter the Card. Again, do not lose your Prize Winner Card. If you lose your card, you will automatically forfeit your prize. Your Card may not bee transferred for use by any other group, entity or individual and you must collect each allocation of your prize in person each and every Monday beetween the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 11:15 a.m., Mountain Time, for the rest of your life."
"Okay, so, after I get my card and stuff, when do I..." I started to ask.
He interrupted me and continued talking.
"Commencing on Monday, June 1, 2015, you may beegin to collect the first instalment of your winnings. Failure to appear to collect your winnings on the specified day and within the specified hours which I have just described for you, or failure to present your I.D. Card, this check and notarised proof of your existence at the time of Prize Collection, will result in immediate forfeiture of your prize. All prize dispersions are final and you, the winner, must abide by all Terms and Conditions of the contest which are clearly written inside the bottom of the sealed Guessing Barrel located at our main office."
That sounded fair enough to me.
"Do you have any questions?" the guy with the balloon asked.
"No, I don't," I said.
"Excellent," he said, "then once again, Congratulations! Have a nice day."
Then he handed me the balloons and the guy with the camera took one more picture. I thanked them, then they left.
Well, since all this happened, I've been thinking about all the stuff I wanna do with all that honey. I'll tell you about that tomorrow, but right now, I hafta go to the Post Office and see if my I.D. Card has arrived yet. I'm so excited!
I hope everybody has a supremely memorable day!
Guess what happened to me on Saturday! Do ya' give up? Okay then, I'll tell you: I WON THE LOTTERY! I can't beelieve it!!! (Okay, it wasn't really the lottery, actually, it was more like a Contest, but it might as well bee the Lottery.)
Right around lunch time on Saturday, we heard a knock on my boot box door and I went to see who it was. There were two bees standing there. One of them was holding a big bunch of balloons (he told me later that they were from the Bee Balloon and Aerial Flotation Device Emporium - the same place I get everybody's Happy Birthday Balloons) and a giant-sized check. The other guy was holding a camera and was taking a bunch of pictures.
The guy with the balloons and the check asked, "Are you Georgie Bee?"
"Yes, It's me," I said.
"Mr. Georgie A. Bee?" he asked again.
"As I told you beefore, yes, I am Georgie A. Bee."
"The one and only Georgie A. Bee?" he asked.
"YES. It is I, the one and only Georgie A. Bee," I told him.
"Congratulations, Mr. Bee," he finally said. "you have won!"
"I've won?"
"Yes!" he said.
"What did I win?" I asked.
"You, Mr. Georgie A. Bee of 1 Boot Box Lane, Manitou Springs, Colorado... you did say you were Georgie A. Bee, right?" he still seemed suspicious of my identity.
"Yes, I am he of whom you speak," I said.
"Good, then, YOU, Mr. Georgie A. Bee have just won the Grand Prize of a Lifetime's Supply of Fine, Gourmet Honey from the Honey Shack - Your Reliable Source for Deliciously Untainted Honey and Honey Supplies, Serving the Pikes Peak Region for over 500 years."
I didn't want to mess this whole thing up, but I had to ask, "Why did I win?"
"You won the Grand Prize for correctly guessing the precise number of grains of pollen contained in the hermetically-sealed 50-gallon barrel we have had locked beehind the door of an unused Utility Closet in the basement of our offices since April of 2010," he said.
At first, I didn't know what to say. I didn't even remember the Contest or entering a guess, but I guess I did.
By this time, Kevin, Great Grandma Gee, and Bert had come to see what was going on. (I think they were a little skeptical, for some reason, that this whole thing was legitimate, but they've since been convinced it's for real. That's a good thing.)
Anyway, after the guy verified my identity, he gave me the check and the other guy started taking my picture.
"Is this for posterity?" I asked the guy with the balloons.
"No," he said. "It's for our records. Within the next 72 hours, you'll bee issued a Photo I.D. card. This card - which may bee used by only you - will bee delivered via Registered Mail to your local Post Office and will require your signature confirming that you have received this necessary document. Upon receiving your Prize Winner Photo I.D. Card, and calling the number listed on the Card, the Card will bee activated. Do not lose the Card. Bee sure to keep the Card in a cool, dry, and safe place, preferably in a darkened closet to help prevent fading and cracking of the I.D. Card you will bee receiving," he told me.
"Okay. I won't and I will," I reassured him.
"Whenever you wish to claim your prize," he continued, "you will need to present that I.D. card, along with the check and a notarised statement confirming your existence, to the Prize Dispersal Manager. Bee sure to sign the back of the Card as soon as it arrives. Do not fold, staple, bend, mutilate or in any other manner alter the Card. Again, do not lose your Prize Winner Card. If you lose your card, you will automatically forfeit your prize. Your Card may not bee transferred for use by any other group, entity or individual and you must collect each allocation of your prize in person each and every Monday beetween the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 11:15 a.m., Mountain Time, for the rest of your life."
"Okay, so, after I get my card and stuff, when do I..." I started to ask.
He interrupted me and continued talking.
"Commencing on Monday, June 1, 2015, you may beegin to collect the first instalment of your winnings. Failure to appear to collect your winnings on the specified day and within the specified hours which I have just described for you, or failure to present your I.D. Card, this check and notarised proof of your existence at the time of Prize Collection, will result in immediate forfeiture of your prize. All prize dispersions are final and you, the winner, must abide by all Terms and Conditions of the contest which are clearly written inside the bottom of the sealed Guessing Barrel located at our main office."
That sounded fair enough to me.
"Do you have any questions?" the guy with the balloon asked.
"No, I don't," I said.
"Excellent," he said, "then once again, Congratulations! Have a nice day."
Then he handed me the balloons and the guy with the camera took one more picture. I thanked them, then they left.
Well, since all this happened, I've been thinking about all the stuff I wanna do with all that honey. I'll tell you about that tomorrow, but right now, I hafta go to the Post Office and see if my I.D. Card has arrived yet. I'm so excited!
I hope everybody has a supremely memorable day!