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Guinness Beer Offers Drinkers Chance to Win Space Flight

telegraph.co.uk — Guinness has launched a competition offering drinkers the chance to win a trip into space aboard Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic spacecraft. To mark its 250 years in business, the company is sending one winner into space, another to the depths of the ocean, and a third to an exclusive Black Eyed Peas concert.

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  • gcnaddict, on 07/01/2009, -0/+57One of these prizes is not like the others!
  • inactive, on 07/01/2009, -1/+56seriously, WTF is up with the black eyed peas being the 3rd trip? that is a disgrace compared to the first 2
  • fluidfoundation, on 07/01/2009, -3/+44They just get you so ***** smashed that when they ride you around in the back yard in a wheelbarrow you don't know you're not in space. Weeeeeeeee!
  • MrDNA, on 07/01/2009, -0/+21fourth prize is an official Guinness bar towel!
  • djfacemachine, on 07/01/2009, -0/+21drunk..... IN SPAAAAAAAAAAACE
  • borez, on 07/01/2009, -0/+16Ha, we just gave the Guinness website the Digg effect.
  • mountain1488, on 07/01/2009, -0/+16I feel bad for that poor guy who wins the black eyed peas concert.

    Guiness: "Hey sorry we couldn't send you to space or into the depths of the ocean, but here is 5 free cases of Guiness to bring with you to the concert so you can get so drunk you won't have to remember you were there."

  • earthforce1, on 07/01/2009, -0/+153rd prize should be a trip to the south pole.
  • xxacefirexx, on 07/01/2009, -0/+14I went to this concert called Rock the Bells, and Black Eyed Peas were announced as the secret special guests. Everyone just got mad, starting booing, and threw water bottles at the stage. It was a dissapointment to say the least.
  • inactive, on 07/01/2009, -0/+12Third prize is more like a penalty. The only way I would get anything out of that "prize" would be from selling the ticket on eBay.
  • GodAImighty, on 07/01/2009, -2/+14Space = Heaven
    Bottom of Ocean = Hell
    Black Eye Peas = Purgatory?
  • inactive, on 07/01/2009, -0/+11stouts ales and lagers are all types of Beer.

    Though it must be said people don't say the phrase "Guinness Beer".
  • camaroz06, on 07/01/2009, -0/+11Get to rocket into the sky higher than most ever would, dive beneath the ocean surface, and hear the Peas sing a song you already heard 100's of times on the radio...I guess that is the "safe" prize.
  • BryanTravers, on 07/01/2009, -0/+8I actually had to open to article to confirm the Black Eyed Peas concert wasn't a joke.
  • SpazAttack5000, on 07/01/2009, -0/+8It should all be one prize where you go into space on a submarine piloted by Fergie.
  • AriaNoelle, on 07/01/2009, -1/+9I am incredibly jealous of whoever will win the space and ocean trips. Especially the space one.
  • fucknuggets, on 07/01/2009, -0/+7but it makes it more fun
  • icdev, on 07/01/2009, -0/+6@alan19
    I guess you have some work to do correcting all the fail here:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer#Varieties_of_bee ...
    and here
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stout_beer
  • ploben, on 07/01/2009, -1/+7Guinness website fail....http://www.guinness.com/
  • mikalveli, on 07/01/2009, -0/+6This is by far the most epic fail i have seen in quite some time.
  • inactive, on 07/01/2009, -0/+6"Black Eyed Peas concert."

    Genius on all levels.

    Simultaneously get your contest registrants to be excited about space/deep sea adventures, but with a catch: the third "reward".

    So in the back of their minds there is a hope for the adventures and, "please, PLEASE don't let me win the last one..."
  • chinadrum, on 07/01/2009, -0/+6@alan19 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stout_beer
  • T8erT0T, on 07/01/2009, -0/+5Space? BRILLIANT!
  • ennuisquared, on 07/01/2009, -0/+5Pray you won't get third place.
  • bmcnally, on 07/01/2009, -0/+4Lifetime supply of Guinness.
  • ClevelandBrown, on 07/01/2009, -0/+4Yeah BEP suck hard.
  • pinchduck, on 07/01/2009, -0/+4I take it since your kneecap hurts you are from Ulster?
  • slapded, on 07/01/2009, -0/+4I'mA GET GET GET YOU DRUNK, off my virgin galactic spaceship
  • nwhysee, on 07/01/2009, -0/+4The Black Eyed Peas concert, unaware to the band itself, was meant to symbolize the depths of Hell.
  • rongallant, on 07/01/2009, -0/+4Smithwick's is an ale beer.
    A stout is a variety or style of beer.

    http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style

    You are right about one thing, you don't have to be a rocket scientist. You can however be a beer sommelier. ;-)
  • geniusNOTatWORK, on 07/01/2009, -0/+4This is the first contest that I actually would want to lose if I didn't get the first or second prize
  • thehyker, on 07/01/2009, -0/+4Best. Prize. Ever.
  • TheUngod, on 07/01/2009, -2/+5Or possibly...Ireland?
  • simon182, on 07/01/2009, -1/+4Patty's? corn-beef? You sure you're talking about Ireland?
  • pagno, on 07/01/2009, -0/+3Definition of irony.
  • indyGuy, on 07/01/2009, -0/+3How bout... Let's be realistic here the majority of Guinness drinkers COULDN'T GIVE A FLYING ***** ABOUT THE BLACK EYED PEAS.
  • DigDugDigger, on 07/01/2009, -0/+3I'm 22 and I think Guiness is good *****. Not my favorite, but definitely good.

    And no I don't want to see Black Eyed Peas.
  • dime5150, on 07/01/2009, -0/+2I'd rather be thrown into space naked with my flesh burning off on reentry or thrown out of a ship underwater 5 miles from the surface to drown, then go to the black eyed peas concert.
  • inactive, on 07/01/2009, -0/+2Hey alan, that was a nice fist full of self pwn.

    Leave the insults to winners next time ok honey?
  • Leviathan433, on 07/01/2009, -1/+3You're legit. Irish! Not just another American whose family has been in the states since forever but thinks it is awesome to wear green on St. Patty's Day! Congrats you corn-beef and cabbage eating bastard.
  • 92fsInox, on 07/01/2009, -0/+2Through the tail pipe.
  • OisinT, on 07/01/2009, -0/+2It's ***** people in Ireland can't enter. wtf is up with that?
  • Oinkie, on 07/01/2009, -0/+2I hope the third prize is will.i.am punching Perez Hilton in the face.
  • nipterink, on 07/01/2009, -0/+2you don't have to drink anything to enter the contest...
  • inactive, on 07/01/2009, -0/+2The "depths of the ocean" was a bit misleading, as you're only going down 70m. Still, that's an awesome prize. I want.
  • MisterFurious, on 07/01/2009, -0/+2I don't know which is worse about living in California. The shame of Proposition 8, or not being allowed to enter this contest!
  • Wareznuke, on 07/01/2009, -0/+2needs reverb
  • spokenrope, on 07/01/2009, -0/+2I'd enter, but I'd be afraid that I would wind up at a Black Eyed Peas concert and I just can't take that risk.
  • somedudemanguy, on 07/01/2009, -0/+2It's the ***** space olympics
  • pagno, on 07/01/2009, -0/+2Irish Car Bomb = Guinness Milkshake. mmmm
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