Personnel Today Awards ticket competition: best entries so far (Guru)

Personnel Today Awards ticket competition: best entries so far

September 21, 2009

Guru's august organ Personnel Today is running a competition to win five pairs of tickets to the glitzy annual awards / booze-up at the Grosvenor House Hotel at the end of November.

Disciples wishing to win these golden tickets should email personneltoday@rbi.co.uk saying why - in fewer than 30 words - you should get to go along. Extra points awarded for witty and imaginative entries. Extra, extra points awarded for genuine bribes.

For inspiration, you can read some of last year's attempts here.

Here's a selection of the best so far. They range from the mildy amusing to the genuinely dull. Guru feels you can all do much better - there's still time to enter, so get thinking!

"I am nearing the end of an interim role and I would love to treat my HR Advisor in return for the support, committment and humour she has given throughout"

"I think I should get them because I'm a friendly, smiley person and I had to suffer through making lots of people redundant in the last 12 months. Also, one of my gerbils died two weeks ago and I am upset about it."

"...to the vets... chickens need antibiotics... to the orthodontist ... daughter needs braces ...to the office (late)... can anyone smell chicken poo? Please rescue me ... I need to get out more..."

"Such a lavish and gracious night
With faces filled with such delight
A chance to share a special time
Hoping one day a prize will be mine."

"I'm fun: who else would ask Jacqueline Gold (CE0 of Ann Summers): 'Do you know where I can get a spare set of keys for the handcuffs?' at PPMA conference?"

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