February 25, 2007
MARSHMALLOW MISE EN SCENE
The Washington Post is happy ("with glee") to announce a reader contest today to see who can construct the best diorama populated by marshmallow Peep characters. It is the paper's inaugural Peeps Diorama Contest:
We want you to make a diorama of a famous occurrence or scene. It can be a historic or current event, or it can be a nod to pop culture. The one rule is that all the characters in the diorama must be played by Peeps.
(Our ideas? "The Peeple v. Larry Flynt." Or Penelopeep Cruz in "Volver." Or a scene from MTV's "Peep My Ride.")
So, to recap: Think of a scene. Buy the appropriate number of Peeps. Make your diorama using a shoe box or comparable item. (Dress up the Peeps, if you want. Give them pipe-cleaner arms or jelly bean feet.) Take a couple of photos of the diorama. E-mail them in JPEG format to sundaysource@washpost.com with "Peeps" in the subject line. Include your name, daytime phone number and home town, plus the diorama's title.
If your diorama is chosen as one of five finalists, a courier will be sent for it and it will be photographed professionally and featured in The Washington Post. Contest guidelines don't say so explicitly, but that indicates to me that entries wishing to advance may have to come from the DC metro area.
Tagged:Posted by Lexiphane at February 25, 2007 7:48 AM
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