Can you believe that the Olympics start in less than a week??!!??  Crazy, I know.  Even crazier?  It’s suppose to snow here in Chicago for the next three days.  By the time it’s over, we may have a foot of snow.  What’s the best thing to do when you have so much snow?  Snowball Fights!!

Did you know that there is an International Federation of Snowball Throwing who would love to be part of the Olympics?  Until recently, me either!  If you think snowball throwing should be an official sport, please sign this petition!  This is something that is definitely taking off that even Coca-Cola is 100 percent behind this mission!

Ok, enough with the silliness (though do check out the petition and leave a comment if you like a good snowball fight).  I’ve arrange with the IFST and Coca-Cola a pretty cool giveaway.  3 of my lucky readers will win an official IFST t-shirt and a collector’s edition bottle set from the 2008 Beijing Olympics!  Here’s what you need to do:

Head over to the IFST site and tell me something you learned (there is a whole post of Q&A about the sport.  For example, you can find out how to keep your hands warm).

Each of these gives you one additional entry:

1. Twitter about this contest. Please leave me your username so I can verify. Or use something like this:

Win an official IFST t-shirt and a collector’s edition bottle from Coca-Cola and @blm03! Enter here: http://mythoughtsideasandramblings.com/2010/02/08/snowball-throwing-coca-cola-and-a-giveaway-too/

2. Stumble this post and add this post to other social media sites like Digg, Kirtsy, Blogging Zoom, Reddit, Propeller, Etc. (1 entry for each social network).

3.  If you sign the petition, let me know in the comments below and I’ll give you an extra entry.

Each of these gives you 5 additional entries:

1. Blog about this on your blog. Please give me the URL, so I can verify.

2. Add this to any forums you belong too. Please give me the URL, so I can verify.

3. Comment on another post on this blog. Let me know which one, so I can give you credit.

4. Subscribe to this blog using either my email or RSS feed

5. Add blm03 to any of your lists on Twitter.

6. Add my badge to your sidebar:

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If this isn’t working, please let me know. For some reason, WordPress seems to be eating the code up when I post.

This contest will end at Feb. 12th at noon CST! Good Luck!

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