Contest

Adults with ADHD and their partners agree. . . Keeping a sense of humor on the ADHD Roller Coaster provides the emotional equivalent of safety shocks and airbags.

To celebrate that idea, we invite you to write an ADHD-themed quip for each of the 12 Yvan Dalain photos featured on the www.ADHDRollerCoaster.com website in the coming months. If your entry is selected:

  • You'll receive a free autographed copy of Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.?
  • Your winning quip will be used on this website and credited to you (your real name or a pseudonym—your choice!).
Sept Contest Photo

January 2009 Photo Caption Entry


Caption:
Name (first name alone is enough):
Email Address:

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Here's how it works:

1. As you explore our website, we hope you enjoy the photos of patrons riding the Geister-Express in Zurich, as captured by photographer Yvan Dalain in 1956.

We've written a few quips to give you an idea of what we're going for. (To see them, look through the various topics about the book Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.?)
2. Now, look at the photo above and consider the subjects' facial expressions and "body language." (Yes, they’re sitting in what looks like a car, but pretend that they’re anywhere.)
3. Ask yourself: What on earth might these people be saying (or thinking) that relates to my experience of the ADHD's roller coaster's ups and downs, twists and turns, surprises
nd delights?

Guidelines:

1. 20 words max
2. Enter as many times as you like—but only one winning quip per person per month will be awarded a Prize.
3. Spread the word!



Special thanks to the Fotostiftung Schweiz, in Winterthur, Switzerland, and Artists Rights Management for help in obtaining the rights to share Yvan Dalain's work with you.


WE RESPECT YOUR PRIVACY. NAMES AND E-MAIL ADDRESSES WIIL NOT BE SHARED WITH OUTSIDE PARTIES, AND WE WON'T PESTER YOU UNLESS IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

Contest Regulations:

  • NO PURCHASE NECESSARY

  • Winner will be chosen according to which quip induces the most laughter, smiles, guffaws, chortles, snorts, or pained recognition among the 1201 Alarm Press staff.

  • The monthly winner will be chosen on the last day of the month, with contest ending entirely at a date not yet specified.

  • Each winner will receive an autographed copy of Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.?

  • Only the Winner will be notified. (Due to anticipated volume of submissions, we cannot respond to every entry.)

  • Open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States.

  • Must be 18 years or older by August 31, 2008 to enter and win. Certain other restrictions and eligibility requirements apply.

Entries that are lost, misdirected, mangled, or incompletely received, for any reason, including by reason of hardware, software, browser or network failure, soda spilling into the keyboard, malfunction, sunspots, or software incompatibility are ineligible. In its sole discretion, 1201 Alarm Press reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process, the operation of the website, or otherwise in violation of the rules. It further reserves the right to cancel or terminate the contest due to infection by computer virus, tampering, unauthorized intervention, iron-poor blood, or technical failures of any type.

Winners’ quips will be published on the ADHD Roller Coaster website, along with each winner's name and city and state (if so desired), within 30 days of being chosen. In the event two or more valid entries contain the identical quip (including punctuation) and are selected as a finalist, our Judge(s) will draw the finalist by random selection. All decisions of the Judge(s) are final and binding.

If the winner cannot be contacted via e-mail address provided or does not respond within three (3) days, an alternate winner may be selected, at the sole discretion of the Judge(s). The approximate retail value of the Prize is $20. Income and other taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the winner.

Subject to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Void outside the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, and where prohibited.

The Prize is not transferable. No substitutions will be made for the Prize. All entries become the property of 1201 Alarm Press and will not be acknowledged or returned.

If you do not want your e-mail address used for future marketing purposes, please uncheck the box marked ADHD Roller Coaster mailing list on the entry form. But know that we will respect your privacy and will send e-mail only when we think you'll find it useful.