LINGUIST List 23.1347: Limerick Contest: Round 1 Winner and Round 2 Contenders

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LINGUIST List 23.1347
Fri Mar 16 2012 Limerick Contest: Round 1 Winner and Round 2 Contenders Editor for this issue: Anna Belew <annalinguistlist.org>
Date: 16-Mar-2012 From: LINGUIST List <linguistlinguistlist.org> Subject: The Grand Limerick Contest Has Crowned Its First Victor! E-mail this message to a friend Dear LINGUIST List Subscribers, Barely two minutes have passed since posting this week's round of limericks, and you're already voting for your favorites. We marvel at and applaud your promptness. For those of you who haven't seen them yet, the limericks of Round 2 have been unveiled! Our exceptionally clever subscribers contributed in droves this week; we're excited to announce that we have no less than THIRTEEN superb limericks for you to vote on this week. Have a look, and vote for your favorite: http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2012/limericks.cfm Round 1 was a tight competition, with three excellent limericks vying for victory. Only one could emerge the winner: here it is, your very first Grand 2012 Limerick Competition victor! WINNER! Graham Shorrocks, Memorial University of Newfoundland There is a young Linguist List Crew, That's asking for dollars anew; So send your donation Without hesitation, Be it many dollars or few. Congratulations to Graham Shorrocks, poet laureate of the week! This limerick will move on to the Final Round, and compete against subsequent weeks' winning limericks. Vote for the winner of Round 2 today: http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2012/limericks.cfm One last thing: What would a Fund Drive message be without a plea for donations? Please chip in whatever you can to support LINGUIST List: https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm Happy reading, The LINGUIST List Crew This Year the LINGUIST List hopes to raise $67,000. This money will go to help keep the List running by supporting all of our Student Editors for the coming year. See below for donation instructions, and don't forget to check out Fund Drive 2012 site! http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2012/ There are many ways to donate to LINGUIST! You can donate right now using our secure credit card form at https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm Alternatively you can also pledge right now and pay later. To do so, go to: https://linguistlist.org/donation/pledge/pledge1.cfm For all information on donating and pledging, including information on how to donate by check, money order, or wire transfer, please visit: http://linguistlist.org/donation/ The LINGUIST List is under the umbrella of Eastern Michigan University and as such can receive donations through the EMU Foundation, which is a registered 501(c) Non Profit organization. Our Federal Tax number is 38-6005986. These donations can be offset against your federal and sometimes your state tax return (U.S. tax payers only). For more information visit the IRS Web-Site, or contact your financial advisor. Many companies also offer a gift matching program, such that they will match any gift you make to a non-profit organization. Normally this entails your contacting your human resources department and sending us a form that the EMU Foundation fills in and returns to your employer. This is generally a simple administrative procedure that doubles the value of your gift to LINGUIST, without costing you an extra penny. Please take a moment to check if your company operates such a program. Thank you very much for your support of LINGUIST! Read more issues\|LINGUIST home page\|Top of issue

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