A contest for a contest?. . . Where else but here?

Jerry Busse

Jerry Busse

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Here's a wild one. We just feel awful that we have introduced a new knife and haven't given one away yet. In light of this we've decided to have a contest in order to give away a combat grade Mr. Mojo. . . . . . Bummer is, that he's already got a name. So, we need a new and exciting idea for a contest. . . .which in and of itself sounds like a contest.

Here's the deal. Whoever comes up with the most creative idea for a contest. . . wins a $30.00 coupon towards the purchase of a new Busse Combat Knife.

It's a contest for a contest.

Pop those corks and let the creative juices flow.

Yours in nucreativity,

Jerry Busse

 
Gee Jerry.... you need to get some sleep...

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He (or she) who buys the most knives in the next three weeks wins...
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My wife would love that one...imagine trying to convince her that I NEED to win!
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How about pictures or videos of how far some people would go for a free busse, like tape their hairs up with duct tape and have it removed really fast in the name of busse, or paint their house with a pic of a busse, etc...
 
How about the most creative display of their Busse Knives. This gives someone that has only 1 and someone that has 10 the same opportunity to win. Heck, for that matter they don't even need to own one, just borrow one for the photo.

Eric Isaacson


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Outside of a dog, a Knife is man's best friend. Inside a dog it is very, very Dark.
 
How about a naming contest to give Busse forum fanatics a Collective nickname?

Once we had a group indentiy, T-shirts and ballcaps could be used at gatherings to spot those lost souls striken with Busse Habitual Compulsive Disorder.

Recently Radiated Nuclear Neophyte,

Seth

 
Hmmm, I think Eric and chubby are on to something!

...or we could always have a "Who sends the most Gold & Milds" contest
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OR!!!, (in the spirit of Cool Hand Luke) -"Who can smoke the most Gold & Milds"
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I got it, how about a Busse rhyme/tongue twister contest?

sort of like: "Better buy a Busse, bet you'll bet yer bottom dollar on her"

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Strabs,
Great idea.

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck had a Busse?

Pretty original, huh?

I like Eric's idea, too.

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Photos, videos, descriptions and models releases showing:

The most productive thing done w/a Busse.
The most destructive ...
The most seductive ...
The funniest ...
Real life action with a Busse.

Clever acronyms for B.U.S.S.E.
i.e. "But U Said Steel Excels" or Better U Should Slice Everything, than something slice you.

How about Better Urban Situation through Superior Ergonomics.

You get the idea.

How about a photo contest surrounding a marketing theme such as "If only everything were built like a Busse." That line could be on a photo of a crisply focused, well lit Busse knife with a background of not so well lit, just out of depth of field pile of junk cars, many late models. (This theme and proposed illustration is that of JJN [2001], all rights reserved).

How about photos of outdoor situations that are SNAFU, approaching FUBAR where the theme is "If only I had a Busse!" Could show a couple of campers with a broken aluminum tent pole, a half carved wooden tent pole a nd a broken knife. (This theme and proposed illustration is that of JJN [2001], all rights reserved).

I'm going to go grab some coffee now ... I'll be better later.
 
How about the..."How far can my wife kick my ass if I buy another knife contest". It would be judged by your weight vs. hers and where your butt makes an impression in the ground upon landing. Oh yeah, plus style points for obscenities shouted when she kicks.

Anyway...What about a short story contest? It seems we all have vivid imaginations.

Dan
 
How about a contest about the wildest story involving a Busse knife. It could be anything.
 
Post a digitalised picture of a Busse combat knife and have the words "You're THE man!" laser-printed on the blade and "bury" the knife in one of the millions of sites in the World Wide Web.

Clues to the Busse Hunt can only be found in understanding the history and the creators of Busse, or something to that effect. No use for anybody to key in the word "busse" or "knife" and do a search because it can't be found that way.

The contest will last for one month. If it is not found by then, a second Busse picture will be buried somewhere. If a winner emerges in the stipulated time, he gets both knives.

If there's no champion, the knives stay with Jerry Busse and company, after Busse is ONLY for winners.

Next year, a third knife is "buried" and it snowballs - three knives for the picking.

The trick is there are almost no clues. There is a hint and nothing else. It's like searching for a needle in the haystacks of the world. Complicated, confusing, frustrating, and downright infuriating. Heck, that's how tough the Busse contest will be. The motto reflects the knife.

You don't find it, you don't get to keep it.
It is MISSION IMPOSSIBLE!



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How about the most abusive thing you will do with your most expensive Busse. For example what will you use your collectors grade mint condition BM for, or maybe you have an old straight handle BM that has significant value, what you gonna do with it. OF course the knife could be a user to start with and this really might not cause any significant loss of value, but interesting to see what they might do
Eric
 
How about a pic of your favorite Busse(s) being modeled by a babe ? While I would like to say that I am wildly creative, this is a takeoff of G. Gordon Liddy's "Stacked and Packed" listener-donated series, with which every year he makes a calendar.

Jerry, I would suggest that Busse Combat do a similar thing and sell the limited edition calendars that have pics of customers' Busses and their lovely spouse (or spouse equivelant) modeling the knife.

Certainly something different! Jerry and co. could either foot the bill for 12 winners but OR, just pick the top knife and babe pic as the overall winner. (If there were 12 giveaways you might get even more interest and you could easily recoup the cost as the calendar is certain to become a collector's item !)

Heck, this would be fun....I know I would buy (at least) one calendar, as well as enter the old lady (she'd only do it under protest!).

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The contest can be centered around pictures. Pictures of Busse expeditions/vacations. Busse blade should be visible in pic. Best pic can be used in future magazine adds.

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Of all the ideas so far, I think Contender's is the best. How about they all be bikini shots or better !
 
I like Seth's idea. The Busse Butt-Kickers? Hill #(the list price of the latest unnamed Busse)? or, for the calmer, more esoteric types, Busse: Where the Rubber Meets the Road and the Steel Meets the Sky...Team 1? Ground Zero?

That's enough. Anyway, I wanna join and wanna founding member t-shirt.

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