I'm starting a contest, just for the heck of it. The contest runs from now (9/14/99) to the end of the day on 9/21/99 (with a grace period of a few hours for those in later time zones). The winner and the first runner up will receive a brand spanking new official RinkWorks ballpoint pen each. The winner will also receive, in addition, a suction cup.

Entries MUST be emailed to contest@rinkworks.com. (Don't post them here.) Participants may submit as many entries as they wish. Shortly following the close of the contest, a follow-up post to this message will announce the winner and runner-up, and all entries will be listed and credited.

That covers all the bases except for what the contest is all about. Here it is: the contest is to come up with the craziest, looniest, and most creative phrase, sentence, quote, or passage that the acronym R.I.N.K.W.O.R.K.S. might stand for. Entries will be judged according to my strange, often unconventional, and seemingly arbitrary sense of humor.

Participants are also invited to come up with acronyms for the shorter R.I.N.K., should that task be easier and lend itself more to comic possibilities -- but please note that entries for this shorter acronym are not eligible for prizes, though they will certainly be listed in the official results announcement.

Please include your name or nickname, as you would like to be credited in the final results.