Richard
Altamonte Springs,#2Consumer Comment
Thu, February 26, 2004
I don't see a rip-off. They sent you a letter saying that you're in a semi-final contest? You interpreted that as winning? Semi-final means that you were selected out of THOUSANDS or MILLIONS to be in a contest of a fraction of that. Perhaps a semi-final contest of a hundred, a thousand or less or more. It seems like you ripped yourself off. I'm sure it is a very good poem, however - contests are contests. Everyone doesn't win. I would suggest that the letter they sent you is a fine recognition of your talent, and also implies a regard for your late father. If you did not buy whatever they were selling you, fine - but you weren't ripped off... and you have no evidence that they ever attempted to rip you off. They don't seem to deserve such a bad wrap. Also, those sweepstakes letters everyone gets in the mail should be regarded lightly too. And the lottery is not a sure thing. Good luck with poetry, I'm sure you're talented. I'm sorry to hear about your father, too. He's lucky to have a fine poet for a son. And a fine poem commemorating his fine life. Be well.