You’re being sent on a secret mission to Paris…(Contest)

Credit: Switchhook on Flickr

Credit: Switchhook on Flickr

I recently interviewed my good friend Grace Carter and I asked her a question that I thought would bring the spy out in her…

You’re being sent to Paris on a covert mission. Who do you take and why?

I have been lucky to be in touch with the fantastic folks of The Arts Club, and they’ve agreed to be an awesome sponsor, so we are giving away two sets of tickets to Les Miserables. So I’ll be drawing one set on Father’s Day (Sunday) and the other one on Tuesday, the day we have the Meetup of Meetups! Thanks to the lovely people from The Arts Club for sponsoring my contest!

So what’s the contest? Drop a comment on my blog answering the question above (you’re being sent to Paris on a covert mission. Who do you take and why? and I’ll draw a random winner on Father’s Day at 11:00am and then another one on Tuesday at 2:00pm. I look forward to the entries! Be creative, and have fun with it! :)

UPDATE – Since I didn’t draw a winner on Father’s Day, I’m going to draw 2 winners randomly today at 2:00pm.

UPDATE – Thanks to @elijah and @jkparker for drawing the random numbers, and the winners are Richard (@mozy19) and Kirsten (@6oz). Congrats! Thanks to the Arts Club for sponsoring the tickets! Stay tuned for more contests in the future!

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Comments (19)

@jodie_nodesJune 19th, 2009 at 9:27 pm

Hands down, Kim Possible. Why? Aside from being able to thwart any evil, possessing the coolest hairdryer, having access to the world’s best geek and a sidekick with Essential Ron-ness… I totally want to hang out with Rufus, the naked mole rat.

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AshleyJune 20th, 2009 at 1:19 am

Jack Bauer without a question. Can you imagine? What could be better for girl? In Paris doing covert ops with a handsome field agent in the most romantic city in the world.. I would woo him with my bi-ligual abilities…

gregJune 20th, 2009 at 9:36 am

While it might be nice to take someone else who hasn’t been there yet, the wise move (for a covert agent like me) would be to bring along an attractive sharpshootin’ accomplice to distract attention from me. Now, I know a few who are sexy enough, but I’d have to do some interviewing and skills assessments on the marks(wo)manship. So maybe I’d have to run my own sub-contest…? Either way, I’m definitely the lead guy to have on the op.

Jon JenningsJune 23rd, 2009 at 7:23 am

This one’s so easy… I take my wife Helen.
Why? Well, besides the unprofessional reasons like she’s never been there and she loves to travel (well, actually she loves to BE places more than she loves to travel… I might have to medicate her to get her on an airplane!)… besides all that, what could be LESS suspicious than a guy travelling to Paris with his partner? She’d be the perfect cover for me – and maybe in amongst all the shopping, sightseeing and coffee shops I could find time to duck out the back entrance of somewhere and nip off for a quick hour of espionage.

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JulesJune 23rd, 2009 at 7:37 am

Jason Bourne. Do I need to go into details? Not only can he kick serious ass, speak several languages and look good doing it, he is, uh, JASON BOURNE. We’d blend in as silly ‘merican tourists, kick ass in vintage Dior later that night in retro Citroens before watching the sun come up over bottles of champagne in Montmarte.
Sigh.

LesleyJune 23rd, 2009 at 9:32 am

I’d totally take Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She’d somehow manage to have random people (Angel, Spike, etc.) show up, and plus she has her huge army of slayers at her beck and call. Ok so that might not be so helpful for a COVERT mission, but hey – Willow could cast an invisibility spell or something!

Billy FungJune 23rd, 2009 at 9:33 am

Liam Neeson, so incase I get kidnapped he will come and find me. We all know of all those people waiting to kidnap young boys, but if I bring Liam Neeson with me, he will hunt them down and kill everybody. Also Liam Neeson was Qui-Gon Jinn, a Jedi Master, so his jedi mind tricks would be very helpful in getting us into secret French places.

@_lisasJune 23rd, 2009 at 9:35 am

Public Enemy. The essence of trickery is misdirection, and who would be watching me with Chucky D and Flava Flav nearby? No one that’s who.

AndreaJune 23rd, 2009 at 9:36 am

Chuck Norris – simply for the stories I would have afterwards to tell all my friends, and the jokes :)

ErinJune 23rd, 2009 at 9:47 am

Ah hah, I have the answer! Phedre no Delauney…who is this, you might ask?

Complete and utter fiction – a character from a series of novels under the ‘Kushiel’ name by Jaqueline Carey. Phedre is a (pseudo) Parisian courtesan who also happens to thwart international intrigue on a regular basis through rather unorthodox and thoroughly effective methods. Forget about those boys who carry big stick/guns/fists, Phedre is stunning, smart and tough as nails…Paris doesn’t stand a chance.

KirstenJune 23rd, 2009 at 9:52 am

Daniel Craig – because everyone needs a pretty face to look at while kicking butt and taking names.

Cheryl WaddellJune 23rd, 2009 at 11:36 am

I’d take Roller Derby girl Suzy Shameless of the Terminal City Rollergirls. Why? Because she’s shameless and Paris needs more excitement and her dirty pillows. She’d be the perfect distraction…dazzling the Parisians while I accomplish my missions. Paris wouldn’t know what hit ‘em!

GwenJune 23rd, 2009 at 12:13 pm

I think I might take my darling hubby on the secret mission, because who the hell would suspect *us* of being at all nefarious? Besides I have always want to get romantic in Paris and it might be good to bring someone I can be romantic with!

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@picktangJune 23rd, 2009 at 12:19 pm

i’d take my mom. not only because i’m a momma’s boy, but also because she’s one of the wiliest and most resourceful women i know. and to top it off, she’s also (or thinks she is) a ninja.

@roshenahuangJune 23rd, 2009 at 12:24 pm

Easy – I’d take Lady Gaga. She knows how to get attention. There’s no way she travels alone, but you never notice anyone but her in the pictures. She would ride her bicycle around the streets of Paris, distracting everyone with her ridiculously loud headpieces and flashy leotards (and probably get pulled over a few times by the cops for indecent exposure)… and I would then be left to do my business in peace!

Gary Jones :: BlueFur.comJune 23rd, 2009 at 12:29 pm

I would take my wife because she wants to go to Paris.

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mozy19June 23rd, 2009 at 12:34 pm

Britney Spears. With all the distraction she’d cause, the covert spy mission would be able to go ahead with no interruption because everyone would be too busy absorbed in her hype.

AngieJune 23rd, 2009 at 12:35 pm

Austin Powers: already an international spy. So he’ll know a thing or two. Killer Mojo. He’ll take care of all the evil ladies that might come our way!

VicJune 23rd, 2009 at 12:54 pm

I’d bring Remy the Rat from Ratatouille…with him pulling on my hair I can get a cover job as a chef in a 3-Michelin stars restaurant and can conduct my convert operations on my days off…after all, it is France and with a 35-hour work week, I’ll have plenty of ‘free’ time to operate.

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