My first thought was WTF?
read and see for yourself
Welp, its that time of year again. The time when I ask everyone in my
> email address book to to vote for me. Thats right, ME DAMMIT, ME! The
> Powder Mag reader's poll is pretty much the only ranking system which
> encompasses the entire freeride side of skiing these days. I
> desperately need your vote in order to maintain my position in this
ski
> biz and to feed my family! By the time this poll is closed Sherry and
I
> will have another mouth to feed. If you don't vote for me then I
could
> get last place and then loose all my sponsors and then the bank will
> foreclose on my house and then I will have sell our baby's clothes
for
> $ and then our baby will die of exposure and then Sherry will kick me
> in the balls for being such a loser at which point I will have to
sell
> my body on the streets all because you wouldn't vote.
> The poll is incredibly easy to do. It shouldn't take you more than 30
> seconds. You simply click on the link below,
>
http://powdermag.com/events/powpoll06/
> then vote for at least 1 male and one female. Easy! Place Shane
> McConkey in the "Male # 1" position. (Ingrid Backstrom is a good
choice
> for the women's category. J.T. Holmes, Chris Davenport Robb Gaffney
and
> C.R. Johnson are other good names to put on the mens list too.)
> When you are finished forward this on to at least 20 of your friends
> and then Bill Gates will share his fortune with you. If you don't
then
> you will die a slow and painful death and 47 children in Albania will
> get simultaneously eaten by black mambas while coloring Mother's Day
> cards.
> Thank you for saving my life!
> Shane McConkey
