Congrats To The "Please Welcome The Most Interesting Man In The World To Steemit" Contest Winners!!

Below are the winners of my latest 24 SBD contest. Thanks to @punchline (10 Steem), @dj123 (4 SBD), and @idikuci (3 SBD) for packing some punch onto my original prize offering.

To prove that The Most Interesting Man In The World was on a scuba diving trip with @ned, since I got a lot of messages telling me that comment in my first post was bullshit, I've included this to silence the critics:

As further evidence, this isn't the first time the Most Interesting Man In The World has spent quality time with an important leader.

Now back to the winners...

First Place (14 SBD): @thevillan!!!!

"He doesn't need approval to join Steemit, Steemit needs his approval."

"He posts don't get views, they get stares."

"He once shook your hand at a Steemit meetup, you now cover it with a garbage bag to shower.”

Why would you do this to me? You're only supposed to submit ONE whopper while the rest just make your first one look better. These were all perfect. I gave you an applause without wasting space on this post with a generic awards show clapping gif. Excellent job man!

JUST KIDDING!!

Second Place (6 SBD): @dandesign86

"He once hooked up with Schwarzenegger's wife and then sent a message to Arnold on Steemit saying 'I'll be back' and then he muted him."

"He visited a Steem promo party in Stockholm 10 months ago, now there is a new baby boom in Sweden and imports of Dos Equis have increased by one million percent as the babies prefer it instead of milk."

Dan knows how to write a damn good joke. When he writes two, just like with @thevillan above, I just don't know what to do. To that point, I don't always pick two jokes for a second place, but when I do, it's because I can't tell which one I prefer. Both of these were great. It's no coincidence Dan also won the Chuck Norris facts contest, giving him plenty of SBD to buy his wife a new knockoff Gucci bag.

Third Place (3 SBD): @littlescribe

"He also has a cat. The cat refuses to be named and only defers to his owner in reference to himself: "The World's Most Interesting Man's Cat," who also happens to be good friends with Schrodinger's cat, and they happen to find themselves in a box. The only one who knows if they are alive or dead is The World's Most Interesting Man."

This was so far out there, but perfectly in the spirit of the contest, that it had to get a reward. It was on the fringe... of brilliance, beyond normal Steemian capabilities. Therefore, I'll need to know if you were taking a performance-enhancing drug and get the prize back if so.

Some people may question me for choosing

Honorable Mention (1 SBD): @thedailylaugh

"He once posted an instrumental cover, and people actually noticed."

I caught this tribute to a gaping Steemit wound of mine. I love sarcasm, especially when it's subtly/wisely sympathizing on a sad fact that even Chuck Norris' tears can't cure. Maybe one day my drum covers will earn rewards. Nevermind, I'll save that for a future #punchline post.

**Once again, the fine print of the contest terms state that these winning comments will be forever etched into your wallet history with your prize payout.

Right On The Cusp:

"He once showed his prowess as a man of the soil, and @papa-pepper had to make a lamb sacrifice and the whole homestead community howl in recognition.” - @dj123

I wanted to give this a prize, but they donated to the prize pool. If I gave a prize, I'd get stares... but if I didn't recognize this as awesome, I'd also get stares.

"When he joined steemit, he became a whale instantly, then they made the 'kraken' class just for him." - @sisygoboom

This was my first time hearing of a new class above a whale, so kudos for the creativity and solid laugh.

"He doesn't always get flagged, but when he does, the flagger loses reputation." - @bitfiend

Sometimes you don't need to reinvent the wheel and should just restate the facts. This was right on point.

Thanks to everyone who participated, voted, commented, resteemed, donated etc..

Maybe there will be another contest in the future...

Sources:1, 2, 3

I think Obama needs to join my Steemit Fitness Challenge, which is doing slightly worse than my drum posts.

Steem on,
@steemmatt