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Why I should win a MacBook Pro

macbookAnyone who has been following me will know that I get easily wrapped up in competitions that involve winning a MacBook. First came #moonfruit and this week it’s all about #mpora. I love these viral promotions but they have the unfortunate side effect of causing my feed to be flooded with cheesy rubbish. That said, I really do thing that I should win a MacBook for my efforts. Check out the “quality” content I’ve been churning out to increase my chances.

The basic promo tweet:

Win a MacBook Pro with @mpora http://bit.ly/svZNM #mpora
2:58 AM Jul 27th

A bit of word analysis

If you take away the letters #mpora from “MacBook Pro” you get #cbokro. Best anagram of that I can think of is “Bo Rock”.
3:08 AM Jul 27th

A tribute to 90’s band “Snow”:

Back to the 90s: #mpora, you no say that’s who I’m gonna blame, A licky boom boom down.
3:31 AM Jul 27th

Travel tips:

Was thinking about one day going on holiday to Bora Bora but now think I may go to #mpora mpora
3:45 AM Jul 27th

A new take on a classic story:

Hmmm, maybe I should read my kids “The #mpora ’s New Clothes” tonight.
3:49 AM Jul 27th

An apology for my mpora tweeting:

Sorry guys, the possibility of winning a MacBook Pro brings out the creative cheesy side of me #mpora
3:55 AM Jul 27th

A liquid solution:

Having trouble transferring liquids beginning with the letter ‘M’? Try an #mpora for guaranteed satisfaction.
3:58 AM Jul 27th

A hopeful last tweet before the first draw:

Going offline for a while. Hope when I get back I will be the proud winner of a MacBook Pro #mpora
4:38 AM Jul 27th

The battle with Yoshimi_S begins:

@Yoshimi_S you can try to beat me but only if you can shoe-horn #mpora into a sentance.
about 20 hours ago

Spreading the word:

#mpora – 70% lower in saturated fat than butter
about 20 hours ago

Boots the Monkey’s new friend:

A favourite TV show of my kids is #mpora The Explorer
about 20 hours ago

A fairy tail memory:

What’s the name of Sleeping Beauty? Oh yeh, it’s Princess #mpora
about 19 hours ago

Trash talking Yoshimi_S:

@Yoshimi_S could you attempt be any #mpora considering you can’t even type my name properly?
about 5 hours ago

Rhyme time

Under my fedora there is a plethora of #mpora
about 4 hours ago

Pop-tastic:

A bit of Scissor Sisters action: #mpora Can’t you give me some time? I got to give myself one more chance. To be the man that I know I am.
about 4 hours ago

Film buff:

Favourite line from Notting Hill: I knew a girl at school called #mpora. Never got to see her box, though.
about 4 hours ago

Time to go back to English class:

@Yoshimi_S I’m the #mpora of bad spelling.
about 3 hours ago

Who says romance is dead?

Wedding vows: …for better or for worse, for richer, for #mpora, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish…
about 3 hours ago

How far will I go to win?

@Yoshimi_S as long as I don’t loose friends I’m willing to loose some followers if it means I win a MacBook Pro from insane #mpora tweets
about 3 hours ago

Yoshimi_S starts to cheat:

@Yoshimi_S retweeting me to get an entry… Cheap shot to win #mpora
about 3 hours ago

Can’t agree more with Rob:

RT @RobOusbey: Will #mpora please give @StephenTallamy a prize, just to make him stop? (me: yup gimme that MacBook!)
about 3 hours ago

I find a new friend:

RT @Moxley: @StephenTallamy ‘How to lose followers and influence #mpora’ (me: I’m doing my best)
about 3 hours ago

A desperate man foiled by retweets:

@Yoshimi_S hmm, how do I copyright my #mpora entries?
about 2 hours ago

Selling out my kids for a MacBook:

A lot of people say my kids are #mpora -ble
about 2 hours ago

What I will do if Yoshimi_S wins:

@Yoshimi_S I will hunt you down a rip that MacBook out of your arms #mpora
about 2 hours ago

Long distance relationships never work:

@Yoshimi_S or we could share it. Hmmm how can you share a MacBook from either end of the M1? #mpora
about 2 hours ago

Giving everyone a well deserved break:

You will be glad to know I’m going offline for a while. #mpora out.
about 2 hours ago

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  1. Matthew Oxley
    July 28th, 2009 at 14:56 | #1

    Good timing – only a few minutes to go to today’s draw, maybe they are reading?

  2. July 28th, 2009 at 14:58 | #2

    I’m really hoping they give you the MacBook, you definitely deserve it (plus if you win today it gives me a better chance for the rest of the week)

  3. Matthew Oxley
    July 28th, 2009 at 15:53 | #3

    Damn, none of us today. Always tomorrow.

  4. July 29th, 2009 at 09:56 | #4

    I’ve decided if I win one you’re all invited to come round and admire it…no touching though!

  5. July 30th, 2009 at 13:40 | #5

    Stephen, hats off to you sir.

  6. Caroline Eccles
    February 8th, 2010 at 22:24 | #6

    I have a macbook. But I dropped it :-( And now its broken and I’m sad.

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