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

Follow Arianna Huffington on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ariannahuff

Comments

[DietrichMoody]

Sounds good....now let's do it...

great choice. btw.

[JoshuaF]

Now I feel like Hillary. (5 word concession speech)

Congrats Sunflower1, shoot me that book when you're done : )

[wadenelson1]

Blogging truth to power.

[Shake-A-Spear]

A lively, witty, and intelligent concatenation of submissions. Brava Arianna!

[EngineerBill]

"Outrage fatigue mustn't cause complacency" I am no expert but that sounds like one really good Haiku.

[lizr]

yeah I think it's pretty great also.

[Politicallie]

That was teh perfect speech!!

[BlueOnBlue]

OK, I'll buy the book.

(that's 5, by the way)