scribbles VIDEO | Scribbles 47th Anniversary Contest RESULTS

Okay, let me just get to the point...this contest was hexed. 

For the occasion of Scribbles turning 47 on Labour Day, I wanted something special as a prize, something we didn't have before. That's when I got the idea of a coffee mug. I would order two, one for the prize package and one for me. 

The mugs I ordered were allegedly 11 oz, but seemed much smaller when they arrived. When I pressed 8 oz on my Keurig the mug was filled almost to the top. I prefer a larger mug and wanted a bigger one for our prize so I ordered two more this time in the 16 oz size.

Originally the way to play this contest was to watch Scribbles Anniversary Video, then answer questions to have your name entered in our draw 1 to 5 times.

Response was minimal. Only 4 friends answered our questions. 

That's when I decided to offer an easier way to enter. Tell us what you like about Scribbles and you're entered in the draw. Simple. If you chose to, you could also still answer the questions on the video to increase the number of times your name would be entered. But that was up to you. 

6 more friends entered by sharing what they liked about Scribbles, Mr. Sock and/or me! 

When I posted that the contest was closing soon, two Scribbles friends responded a bit late and as a result their names did not get entered in the draw. 

Also, this contest launched on Labour Day weekend, so that probably wasn't a good idea either, as many friends may have been on holidays or enjoying the last long weekend of summer away from their devices.  

Then there's the actual draw featured on the video below. Mr. Sock is on a tilt during the spinning of the wheel and the camera angle sucked. It isn't my finest work but it gets the job done. Had it not been a contest draw, I would have redone it, but ya can't reshoot when the winner has already been determined. 

Wow...so many boo boo's. Was it a jinxed contest? Perhaps. It's only a few minutes long, so you be the judge. But be gentle. We all know I'm somewhat fragile. 

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I Know. I Kinda Cheated

To create cool logos and headlines for Scribbles, I use a combination of apps, one being Microsoft Publisher. I have heavily relied on it literally for decades. I even paid hundreds of dollars extra over the years for Microsoft software that included it.

 
This spring when I launched Publisher, a notice popped up. Effective October, Publisher is gone. Not only will it no longer be supported by Microsoft, you will not be able to open any documents you have saved in Publisher format. They suggested converting files to PDF's, which I have done.    

Periodically over the past few months, I have been searching for alternate apps to create logos and such, with not much luck. Oh, there's apps out there, if you want to fork out big bucks, either that or they're pretty complicated to use. 

Since October is quickly approaching, I searched again today. Of course all sorts of AI options took top billing, so I opened one of them and where you would tell them what you want AI to create I wrote exactly what I wanted and added "WITHOUT USING AI".

 
Ironically, it gave me suggestions, including something called Photopea. It's a free app (paid version is also available) but for my basic needs it does the trick and I'm thrilled.

 
So basically I accessed AI to tell me how to do something without having AI create it for me. It gave very clear step by step instructions on how to use Photopea, and it was a real help. But somehow I feel dirty. LOL. 

I really do not like AI, but today it steered me in the right direction without me relying on it to actually create what I wanted.

  
Dirty. Dirty.

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Another Beauty

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PASSAGES |

ALL ABOUT YOU | Fall Edition

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REVIEW | We Were 'Crazy' For Patsy Cline, During an Adventurous Bus Tour

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SUPER EASY

SCRIBBLES VIDEO | Scribbles 47th Anniversary

It's Scribbles 47th Anniversary Weekend and we're celebrating with a cool collection of new posts.

 
We've got our 47th Anniversary video that includes a brief history of Scribbles and a contest (with some awesome one-of-a-kind Scribbles swag as prizes).

 
All About You returns (formerly 'What's New With You') with lots of your summer adventures.

We have a review of The Legendary Patsy Cline Tribute Show that Scribbles attended in August. What a show....what an amazing bus trip adventure.

Our friend Ellen shares her tasty breakfast "Fry-Up" Recipe.

plus...We have a FALL TV program grid courtesy of TV Line, featuring the return dates of your favourite series and debut dates of new shows.
It was Labour Day weekend 1979 when the very first Scribbles was created. It was called SUNNY Digest back then and was a single-copy hand drawn magazine back then, but it had the same unique Scribbles feel to it. Here's a video that looks at our history and includes a contest with some very cool prizes.

    

MORE WAYS TO ENTER SCRIBBLES 47TH ANNIVERSARY CONTEST

So this is the ORIGINAL method to enter our contest. Answer one or more of the questions below and you are entered. BUT you can also just tell us what you like about Scribbles if you don't want to answer a bunch of questions. The more ways you enter, the more chances you have at winning our prizes. 

1. What was the name of the publication we debuted in 1979?

2. What year did Scribbles Magazine debut?

3. When Ken worked at Gustos, what did he create?

4. What year did Ken create crudely drawn magazines for his grandma's?

You will get entered once for each question you answer correctly. You only need to answer one question correctly to be entered in our draw.  But if you answer 2 correctly, you're entered twice, 3 correct, you're entered three times and if you answer all 4 correctly we will enter you in our draw FIVE TIMES!  That's 5 chances at our prizes.

SEND YOUR ANSWERS TO US BY EMAIL, MESSENGER OR TEXT

You must be either an existing Facebook friend of Ken's or be on Scribbles email list to enter this contest. And to our New Jersey friend Jojo  if you want to enter, you are allowed. (But you are the only out of Canada pal that we will allow and that's because you have always participated in past games, etc. and we truly appreciate that.)

EVENT | Fri. Oct. 2

 

This show celebrates the October birthdays of Chase Hart & Deanna Stevens 

(and it just happens to fall on MY birthday, how do you like that??

RECIPE | Ellen's Breakfast 'Fry-Up'

One of the friendly rounds in Scribbles recent Battle of the Best Series 7 asked what was your best breakfast food. Our Dunnville Scribbles friend Ellen told us her favourite is a breakfast "fry-up". It sounded quite yummy, so I asked her if she'd be willing to share her recipe with Scribbles. Not only did Ellen send her recipe, she also sent a series of step by step photos. 

Here is Ellen's Recipe...

-Chop onions and garlic. 

-While you give them a 5 minute rest to develop the allicin, put a dollop of olive oil in your pan. (Yes, olive oil is perfectly healthy to use for frying.) 

-Turn on the heat. 

-Sauté the onions and garlic. 

-Slice the mushrooms. Add to the onions and garlic. 

-Chop peppers and add to the pan. 

-Zucchini and broccoli are great additions here too. 

-Add tomatoes. 

-Stir things up as you go to prevent anything from getting too dark. 

-Beat two eggs and add to the pan. 

-Give it a tilt or two to spread the egg evenly. 

-Add a teaspoon or so of herbs de Provence. 

-At this point I add some spinach or kale if I have it. 

-I love adding lots of feta or cheddar cheese at this point. 

-I turn the temperature down to medium, cover the pan, and give it ten minutes to cook the egg and melt the cheese. 

-If I have lots of moisture from tomatoes I may let it cook a bit longer to let that evaporate. 

-Then I try to fold it all neatly in half but it usually ends up a marvelous delicious mess on my plate. 

-An alternative is to not use eggs and cheese, just fry up all the veggies, and then stir them into a big bowl with a cup of cottage cheese. Really ugly—seriously ugly—but again, delicious! 

-I don’t add salt at all because the feta or cheddar is salty enough for my taste.

Thank you Ellen, we love sharing Scribbles friends recipes like yours!

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No AI on Scribbles

On two occasions this past week, something I posted or was about to post on Scribbles had a couple friends thinking I had used AI and since the posts were about them, they asked that I don’t use it.

Scribbles will always remove or modify anything that anyone may be uncomfortable with, in regards to posts that feature them in it.

 
However, I also want to say that I DO NOT use AI to create Scribbles posts and videos.

 
There was only one time a year or more ago when I shared the results of putting photos on an app that made them move. A few looked cool but for the most part the results were strange looking (like my dearly departed wee dog Timmi who had a second head pop out of his back…YIPES! …very creepy looking). The video was more of a scathing report about AI than an endorsement.

 
It was shortly after that when I read about the resources required to achieve AI and I made a decision that AI would not be a part of Scribbles.

 
I like knowing that what you see on Scribbles was achieved by using traditional creative tools like Photoshop, which is not AI and my vivid imagination.

FALL TV GRID | All the Premiere Dates for New & Returning Series

Here's a program grid from TVLine. The dates for all returning series and debut dates for new shows are featured here. 

VIEW TV LINES FALL TV PAGE 

WHERE YOU WILL FIND EVEN MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE UPCOMING TV SEASON - CLICK HERE 

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Namaste

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It's A Kind of Magic

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Thieving Tallulah Brings Joan Joy

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Dan Turns Another Page

 

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PASSAGES | Dolly Parton & Tim Curry Were Truly Iconic

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SCRIBBLES VIDEO | Battle of the Best Series 7 RESULTS

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SCRIBBLES VIDEO | Yabba Dabba Doo, Bedrock You Contest Results

We invited you to create a cool Flintstones name for Scribbles YABBA DABBA DOO BEDROCK YOU CONTEST.  You were to use your own first name and then make-up a pre-historic Flintstones last name. 

18 Scribbles friends took our challenge and submitted their names. Then EVERYONE in Scribblesland was asked to vote for the name you liked most. 

The results are in and ready to be revealed on the following new Scribbles Video. 

Plus we've got a surprise for the friends whose name didn't get the most votes. You could still be a winner. Find out how here....

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SCRIBBLES VIDEO | Mr. Sock's Mini Stuff

Over the years we've featured many different versions of Mr. Sock, but we've also presented many miniature accessories. In this video we take a look back at some of the coolest mini Mr. Sock stuff plus we present a brand new mini item you're sure to love. 

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Bright Red Visitor

ENCORE POST FROM 2024

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Lots to Be Happy About

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EVENT | Sept. 1

Grab your cleverest friends and put your intuition to the test! Step inside St. Catharines’ historic Brown Homestead for a spooky paranormal mystery game filled with curious objects, hidden clues and stories waiting to be uncovered.

Can your team solve the mystery? Tickets available at Halfpennydreadfuls.com

Winner To Be Announced Soon

YOU CAN HELP PICK OUR WINNER of Scribbles YABBA DABBA DOO BEDROCK YOU CONTEST.

We had 18 Scribbles friends turn their names into Bedrock themed names.

I chose Ken Rockfall, even though I obviously can't enter.

Here's the names you came up with...

1. Shelley Stardust Glitterrock

2. Susan Shale

3. Michael Von Sladerock III

4. Claudia Cobblestone

5. Michelle Bedstone

6. Gloria Brockman

7. Nick Hardrock

8. Jackie Jellystone

9. Joan Stoney

10. Loretta Pebbletown

11. Dug Hardrock

12. Bev Boulderrock

13. Merry Rubble

14. Jojo Bamm Bamm

15. Cathy Von Boulderstone

16. Kim Rockwood

17. Susan Serpentine

18. Seika Boulderbuns

Instead of spinning a prize wheel to determine who wins Scribbles YABBA DADDA DOO BEDROCK YOU CONTEST,

We want YOU to choose one of the names on our list. which of these 18 names do you like best?

If you entered this contest you must vote, but not for your own name.

EVEN IF YOU DID NOT ENTER THIS CONTEST... YOU ARE A SCRIBBLES FRIEND AND WE WELCOME YOUR VOTES TOO.

The name with the most votes will win our Flintstones themed prizes plus bonus Mini Mr. Sock & Scribbles keychain.

We would prefer you MESSENGER or EMAIL your vote so there's more suspense as to who will win (if you choose to your vote in the comments section below, we will register your vote and then delete it)

Which Flintstones/Bedrock themed friend's name do you like the most? VOTE NOW!!!!