Friday, February 4, 2011

Master Pity Baiter 2011 Winner Is...

As you know, International Pity-Bait Day was February 1. We had literally dozens of people participate around the world. The trick to writing a brilliant Pity-Bait post is making it just vague enough to merit attention but not so specific that the reader knows what is happening. After much deliberation, the organizers have narrowed it down to five finalists. We simply could not decide who deserved the most pity, so we need your help. Below, you will find the five Pity-Baiters who we felt deserved to be a winner. However, we have turned that decision over to you. Please comment on your favorite. You have until Monday February 7 at noon to cast your vote and we will announce the Master Pity Baiter on the morning of Tuesday, February 8th.

And the nominees are:

  1. Cynthia Swenceski: I wish Oprah would respond to my letters...She would know what to do.
  2. Anne Marie Dailey: I feel so guilty feeding my pets non-organic, but I can't afford anything else.
  3. Gretchen H. Webber-Manzella: Carnie Wilson did it and I know that deep, deep, deep, down... I have it in me too...
  4. Corinne Rogers: And then there are the bed bugs...
  5. Donna Reed: Why do they feel so lumpy?
Please comment below with your favorite. Just type in the number that you think deserves your pity the most. And nominees, this is your chance to get all of your friends to come and vote for you (and get some traffic to this blog...) The winner will be contacted via a Facebook message and we will ask for your address so we can mail you your prize. We will more than likely only use your address for that purpose. The prize is special. And real.





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90 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 1:24 PM

    #1

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  2. KathyFebruary 4, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    #2

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  3. CorinneFebruary 4, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    #4

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  4. Wanton Redhead WritingFebruary 4, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    #1

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  5. Marsha66February 4, 2011 at 1:35 PM

    5

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    #3!!!!

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  7. VelaNoonFebruary 4, 2011 at 1:38 PM

    Number 2. Using your pets as pity bait? Priceless.

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  8. MichaelFebruary 4, 2011 at 1:40 PM

    #4

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  9. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 1:40 PM

    #3!!!!!
    come on folks.....throwing in a Carnie Wilson reference....AWESOME!!!!

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  10. donna freakin' reedFebruary 4, 2011 at 1:44 PM

    Really? Wow. I'm so freaking honored! I'm so excited I'm just gonna plug my lil' ole blog right here.


    www.mydirtykitchenfloor.blogspot.com

    And I thought "So I just got off the phone with the ER...," or "Is it supposed to ooze like that?" were much better. But still, I am so honored.

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  11. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 1:45 PM

    #3

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  12. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 1:48 PM

    #4

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  13. KellyFebruary 4, 2011 at 1:54 PM

    #2

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  14. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 2:07 PM

    # 5

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  15. TracyFebruary 4, 2011 at 2:11 PM

    #1

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  16. Domestic DivaFebruary 4, 2011 at 2:40 PM

    #5 Donna Reed

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  17. DSSFebruary 4, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    #2

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  18. CorinneFebruary 4, 2011 at 3:07 PM

    I'm so honored! Good luck to us all!! Go check out the pity bait page to see our other posts - some of them were better than the ones we were nominated for I think. Personally, I liked my, "I think I just shat glass" post. lol.

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  19. JillFebruary 4, 2011 at 3:15 PM

    #4

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  20. JillFebruary 4, 2011 at 3:16 PM

    #4

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  21. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 3:16 PM

    #4

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  22. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 3:20 PM

    #3

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  23. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 3:31 PM

    #4

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  24. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 3:33 PM

    # 4!

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  25. UnknownFebruary 4, 2011 at 3:50 PM

    #4!!

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  26. Margie GornnertFebruary 4, 2011 at 3:52 PM

    #4 FOUR

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  27. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 3:52 PM

    #4 NO DOUBT!!!!

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  28. kit von b.February 4, 2011 at 4:00 PM

    #4!!!

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  29. UnknownFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    #4!!!!

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  30. Practical ParsimonyFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    #3

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  31. CynthiaFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    Can I vote for myself? If I can, then #1 all the way! Congratulations to all of the finalists...the very pitiful finalists :'( </3

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  32. v.noFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    #4 for suuure!!

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  33. El CaseyFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    #1 -- and no, she wouldn't; no one really could

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  34. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:14 PM

    #1, without a doubt.

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  35. OphiuroidFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:14 PM

    #1

    Oprsh would know.

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  36. cuke loverFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:35 PM

    It's 3 for sure!

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  37. perpetually on a dietFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:36 PM

    ummmm yeah, 3!

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  38. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:37 PM

    #4

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  39. UnknownFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:40 PM

    #2

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  40. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:45 PM

    #3 - extremely vague, with a hint of seriously lame Celebrity Associative Disorder.

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  41. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:53 PM

    # 4 for sure

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  42. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 5:02 PM

    #4

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  43. DickFebruary 4, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    5

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  44. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 5:29 PM

    # 4 because she's hot!

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  45. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 5:33 PM

    #4

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  46. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 5:35 PM

    #5 !!!

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  47. Gabriele AgustiniFebruary 4, 2011 at 5:36 PM

    #5

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  48. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 5:37 PM

    #4 because she has nice bitties!

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  49. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 6:15 PM

    Five

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  50. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 6:15 PM

    #5...Donna Reed.

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  51. WingnutFebruary 4, 2011 at 6:31 PM

    #2

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  52. Where is my mind?February 4, 2011 at 6:41 PM

    #5

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  53. kristinFebruary 4, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    I say #4 all the way!

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  54. AnnieFebruary 4, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    I'm #2. Don't bother voting for me...I never win anything. And I don't even have pets - they wouldn't love me.

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  55. Corina 1.0February 4, 2011 at 7:13 PM

    3

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  56. MonicaFebruary 4, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    #1

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  57. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 8:15 PM

    5

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  58. OliviaFebruary 4, 2011 at 8:21 PM

    #4!!!

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  59. Mary A.February 4, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    number two. definately number 2.

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  60. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 10:49 PM

    #2

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  61. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 11:26 PM

    5. all the way

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  62. SkippyMomFebruary 4, 2011 at 11:53 PM

    #2 Made me laugh the hardest...oh, ...and, um, pity. Yes, and I felt pity too.

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  63. EdenFebruary 5, 2011 at 12:23 AM

    omg, I laughed out loud at:
    3. Gretchen H. Webber-Manzella: "Carnie Wilson did it and I know that deep, deep, deep, down... I have it in me too..."


    so much more creative than my own "Why does it have to cost so much?" pity-bait.

    BTW, Bravo to the genius's who recognize pity-baiters for what they are and have decided to make fun of them to their face without them even knowing it!

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  64. donna freakin' reedFebruary 5, 2011 at 1:03 AM

    Ouch, Eden. Who says I'm not in it for the blog numbers? Huh. That's all I want. If I need pity, I turn to my mommy. She's good for that.

    www.mydirtykitchenfloor.blogspot.com

    that's where the real pity-bait is...

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  65. GEMFebruary 5, 2011 at 1:42 AM

    #2 Definitely!

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  66. RachelFebruary 5, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    It's between 1 and 2 for me. I should have voted right after I read the post, but I didn't. Then I stupidly read the comments and now I don't care. And now I am one of the people who didn't say which number, they wrote a paragraph. Great.

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  67. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2011 at 11:53 AM

    I left a gift for you on my blog! go check it out =)

    http://jenniferscavone.blogspot.com

    Ciao!

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  68. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    #3. It was a hard decision for me. None of them really sound pitiful enough, in my opinion. But that's the beauty of being vague.

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  69. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    #5!!

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  70. DebiFebruary 5, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    #5

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  71. StaciFebruary 5, 2011 at 2:56 PM

    #3. If you are going to try and relate to Carnie, then you may have my pity.

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  72. JesFebruary 5, 2011 at 3:56 PM

    #4!

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  73. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    5

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  74. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    5

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  75. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2011 at 7:27 PM

    #2

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  76. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2011 at 8:32 AM

    I vote for Donna-#5
    Her post could be about a failed casserole; her husband's balls or pillows she left in the washer afor crying out loud. 5 stars for vagueness and creating a sense of the pathetic by querying her audience for an explanation to what we could only imagination is a horrific ordeal which requires sympathy.

    -WastedPotential

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  77. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2011 at 12:51 AM

    FIVE!

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  78. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2011 at 12:51 AM

    #5

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  79. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2011 at 12:52 AM

    five, five five

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  80. UnknownFebruary 7, 2011 at 12:59 AM

    Number Five!

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  81. jaimegunnFebruary 7, 2011 at 1:00 AM

    5....number 5.

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  82. mehFebruary 7, 2011 at 1:00 AM

    number f ing 5

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  83. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2011 at 1:01 AM

    5

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  84. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2011 at 1:01 AM

    numbero cinco

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  85. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2011 at 1:01 AM

    may i have the number please????

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  86. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2011 at 1:02 AM

    I found five to be very vague. Very.

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  87. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2011 at 1:34 AM

    5. Why do they feel so lumpy? All the way baby! Just like the Packers!

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  88. KellyFebruary 7, 2011 at 9:31 AM

    #2

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  89. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    numero 4

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  90. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2011 at 6:32 PM

    I was threatened with a weapon fashioned from a dirty bat and rusty nails. #5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5

    oops. darn 5 key got stuck.

    -WP

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Thanks for your comments. I read every one. I post all of them unless it is mentioning my real name, where I work or the comment is solely to annoy me. If your name is Springs1, fuck you. It ain't gonna happen.