Five Word Speech Submissions: Boy, Are You Guys Good!

On Monday, I asked for suggestions for the 5 word acceptance speech I would give at last night's Webby Awards. And you came through with an embarrassment of pithy riches -- offering up over 1,000 suggestions. Some were impassioned, some were funny, many were both -- and all were very creative. Color me impressed. And appreciative: thanks to everyone who sent one in.

It was a very tough call but, in the end, we decided to go with "President Obama... Sounds good, right?", submitted by Sunflower1 (your book is on the way).

The other finalists were: "Big Brother, we're watching you" (submitted by SilthyTove); "No country for old media" (jungpatawan); and "Fuck it... We'll liveblog it!" (LiarLiarIraqsOnFire)

And here are some of our other favorite 5 word speech submissions:

"Truth: How's that for Change?"
-skepticfromschenectady

"Flag pins can't deflate hope"
-outsidein

"Dissent: American as Apple Pie"
- RoloTomassi

"Well, I blog your milkshake"
-jungpatawan

"O.C.D. Blogging Cures A.D.D. Media"
-TomR

"Reality-based and lovin' it!"
- TomR

"8 years... Please, not 12!"
-KevInAk

"Life is short; Blog Hard!!"
-lonesomejames

"Outrage fatigue musn't cause complacency"
-anastasiabeaverhousen

"Censorship is for political cowards"
-Fightnmad

"Did McCain vote for us?"
-kufu

"Dodging sniper fire since 2005"
-LeoMarvin

"Derailing the Straight-Talk Express"
- Jacksonian

"Fair and balanced news...really"
-desertbreeze

"We bitterly cling to this"
- Jacksonian

"Fist bumpin' Republican dumpin' 2008"
- TomR

"Obama wins, shock and awe"
- Rockwell

"I'm making no decision tonight"
-BartLA

"Justice, where have you been?"
- segagman

"Unclog the public dialogue: blog"
-davidword

"Fist pound or chest bump?"
- imbansheed

"I never envied Haiku before."
- jungpatawan

"We Busted Your Bluster, Buster!"
-- CrankyCurmudgeon

"Imagine all the people, blogging!"
- JoDeeVa

"We know Shia from Sunni"
-foolwriter

"Patriotism is courage in public"
--KLeethemedianstrip

"George Bush wrote this acceptance speech"
- GopherBroke

"Mainstream media, suck on this!"
-Incredulous

Comments

[SouthPrairie]

Derail deplorably dismissive diabolical despots'

[Jaybot]

"George Bush wrote this acceptance speech"
- GopherBroke

I wish I'd written that.

[swkidder]

Read a bunchh of the options ... let's celebrate ourselves ... we're like totally awesome.

[ckdogs]

I like "Truth, how's that for change?" It's the essence - veritas!

[Joeseo]

Your choice is wrong Arianna. Its pure political correctness. Just wait for all the lies this guy will tell. The more things CHANGE, the more they remain the SAME.

It will be very difficult maintaining integrity endorsing this fraud.

[dac253]

"George Bush wrote this acceptance speech"
- GopherBroke

hahahahahaahahah!!!

Great job sunflower1!
Definitely the best submission

[outsidein]

Congrats sunflower1, I think I'll be grabbin the book for the weekend too!

Arianna, thanks for the nod n great interactive, Obamaesque blog on the speech! This is why you are who you are! I've become a swift Huffpo addict, thanks!

Personal faves, "fuck it...we'll do it live!" hilarious, gets me every time, and "We know Shia from Sunni"...oh how I wish that were true. Huffpo forever!

[imbansheed]

Wish I wrote - Fist pound or chest bump - but it belongs to jungpatawan.

[Rockwell]

Thanks for the honorable mention, Arianna! I got goosebumps, Dahling!

[Lilliput]

Why 5 when you can say it in 4?:

"It's the delegates, sweetie"

[SamiNJ]

AnastasiaBeaverHousen ---- winner for best blogger name EVER! :)

[MaxTaylor1]

Baaaawk Baaawk Obama loves chicken!

[provgrays]

That is a great name, but the writing staff of "Will & Grace" should be given due credit. AnastasiaBeaverHousen was an alias of Karen Walker.

[SamiNJ]

yeah i know... and i'm fairly certain so did the person who picked it as their blog name. :)
that is why i loved the name (as someone who just chose their nickname and the state they live in, when i could have picked jack2000 or art vandelay....)

[LiarLiarIraqsOnFire]

Congratulations to Sunflower1, I couldn't agree more with you, though I will admit that I voted for jungpadawan's "No country for old media"

I only entered 'F*ck it... We'll Live-blog it!' for s*its & giggles. I'm glad you were amused, we all could use a chuckle these days.

[Conceptor]

Two words:
HOPE HAPPENS

[peterg76]

How about: Hope happens - deal with it.

[Annoula]

Arianna:
How's this one (for next year)
"BEWARE OF GREEKS BEARING WEBBYS"

Congratulations! OPA!

[in4success]

delightful!

[ejbr]

Here's one for you Arianna: "Nancy Pelosi, why not impeach?" Do you think you can handle it?