TAM London Scholarship Essay Competition

tkingdoll · 19th July 2009, 04:49 PM

Hi all,

We just launched an essay competition for students and the unemployed with the chance to win TAM tickets. Details here: http://tamlondon.org/essay/

Please pass on the link to anyone who is eligible and wants to come to TAM London!

Closing date is 14th August.

The Central Scrutinizer · 19th July 2009, 08:29 PM

My essay:

I would like to attend TAM London because it is being organized by the smartest, funniest, hottest Skepchick on the planet.

The End.

Do I win?

tkingdoll · 20th July 2009, 04:39 AM

That's the only essay submitted so far, in the few hours the comp has been live. If that remains the case until the closing date then yes, you win.

Marquis de Carabas · 20th July 2009, 10:01 AM

My essay:

I would like to attend TAM London because I hear they sell alcohol in Great Britain. As a skeptic, I must investigate this claim thoroughly and repeatedly.

BillC · 23rd July 2009, 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by tkingdoll

That's the only essay submitted so far, in the few hours the comp has been live. If that remains the case until the closing date then yes, you win.

Ooh! Ooh! Please, Teacher, he's not unemployed! He's cheating!

The Central Scrutinizer · 23rd July 2009, 07:55 PM

Originally Posted by BillC

Ooh! Ooh! Please, Teacher, he's not unemployed! He's cheating!

Ha! But I am a student at Washington University. At least some of the time.

tkingdoll · 24th July 2009, 11:07 AM

Bump!

LostAngeles · 24th July 2009, 12:13 PM

Dear TAM London,

Here is my essay:

Tits.

Thank you,
LostAngeles

The Central Scrutinizer · 24th July 2009, 12:24 PM

Originally Posted by LostAngeles

Dear TAM London,

Here is my essay:

Tits.

Thank you,
LostAngeles

You win!!!!!

Wowbagger · 26th July 2009, 06:41 PM

Dear whoever the hell this is,

No, I don't want to attend your stupid TAM London. Yes, I am employed and make more than enough money to afford the trip, if I did want to go. But, I also know that you folks strive for honesty. So, this being the only truly honest essay you are probably going to receive, perhaps you can give me a pair of tickets, anyway? I would like to give them to a friend.... who is unemployed... and really works hard for skepticism. I promise!!

Sincerely,
Wowbagger

19th July 2009, 04:49 PM	#1
tkingdoll AKA TEEK Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Up Myself Posts: 12,468	TAM London Scholarship Essay Competition Hi all, We just launched an essay competition for students and the unemployed with the chance to win TAM tickets. Details here: http://tamlondon.org/essay/ Please pass on the link to anyone who is eligible and wants to come to TAM London! Closing date is 14th August.
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19th July 2009, 08:29 PM	#2
The Central Scrutinizer Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The White Zone Posts: 21,719	My essay: I would like to attend TAM London because it is being organized by the smartest, funniest, hottest Skepchick on the planet. The End. Do I win?
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20th July 2009, 04:39 AM	#3
tkingdoll AKA TEEK Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Up Myself Posts: 12,468	That's the only essay submitted so far, in the few hours the comp has been live. If that remains the case until the closing date then yes, you win.
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20th July 2009, 10:01 AM	#4
Marquis de Carabas Dark Lord of the Pith Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: beneath the vast indifference of heaven Posts: 22,586	My essay: I would like to attend TAM London because I hear they sell alcohol in Great Britain. As a skeptic, I must investigate this claim thoroughly and repeatedly.
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23rd July 2009, 07:21 PM	#5
BillC Bazooka Joe Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,794	Originally Posted by tkingdoll That's the only essay submitted so far, in the few hours the comp has been live. If that remains the case until the closing date then yes, you win. Ooh! Ooh! Please, Teacher, he's not unemployed! He's cheating!
BillC Bazooka Joe Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,794	__________________ "Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?" - Douglas Adams "If homeopathy works, then obviously the less you use it, the stronger it gets. So the best way to apply homeopathy is to not use it at all." - Phil Plait Do you want to know about Sylvia Browne?

23rd July 2009, 07:55 PM	#6
The Central Scrutinizer Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The White Zone Posts: 21,719	Originally Posted by BillC Ooh! Ooh! Please, Teacher, he's not unemployed! He's cheating! Ha! But I am a student at Washington University. At least some of the time.
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24th July 2009, 11:07 AM	#7
tkingdoll AKA TEEK Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Up Myself Posts: 12,468	Bump!
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24th July 2009, 12:13 PM	#8
LostAngeles Anti-WM Jihadist Join Date: May 2004 Location: Having a cup of tea. Posts: 10,025	Dear TAM London, Here is my essay: Tits. Thank you, LostAngeles
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24th July 2009, 12:24 PM	#9
The Central Scrutinizer Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The White Zone Posts: 21,719	Originally Posted by LostAngeles Dear TAM London, Here is my essay: Tits. Thank you, LostAngeles You win!!!!!
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26th July 2009, 06:41 PM	#10
Wowbagger The Infinitely Prolonged Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Westchester County, NY (when not in space) Posts: 7,725	Dear whoever the hell this is, No, I don't want to attend your stupid TAM London. Yes, I am employed and make more than enough money to afford the trip, if I did want to go. But, I also know that you folks strive for honesty. So, this being the only truly honest essay you are probably going to receive, perhaps you can give me a pair of tickets, anyway? I would like to give them to a friend.... who is unemployed... and really works hard for skepticism. I promise!! Sincerely, Wowbagger
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