FLYING DUTCH-MEME CONTEST

CONGRATULATIONS TO Our Flying dutch-meme winner:

Benjamin Hopkins

This is his winning meme:

Our runners-up:

Thanks for all your submissions! 

FROM THE MIND of the flying dutchman

Make your own Flying Dutchmeme!  Simply use the image below and create your own meme.

Here are a few staff favorites to get your imagination flowing.  

Now it’s your turn… Create your own Dutch-Meme! We’ll upload them to our Facebook page at http://bit.ly/Dutchmeme and the memes with the most likes, win! Remember to be creative and (please) keep it clean!

Here are a few meme generators we’ve used in the past to get you started:

• http://imgflip.com/memegenerator
• http://memegenerator.net/
• http://memecrunch.com/generator/custom/

But, feel free to use the program or image generator of your choice.

PRIZES:

• Grand Prize - a pair of tickets to The Flying Dutchman on March 27 and entry to our post-performance Ironclad Affair gathering.
• 1^st runner - limited edition Flying Dutchman poster.
• 2^rd runner-up – a copy of the Billboard Illustrated History of Opera.

RULES:

1. Contest begins Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 10:00am PT.
2. Voting ends and winners will be announced on Friday, March 1, 2013 at 6:00pm PT.
3. Use the photo provided to generate your own Flying Dutchmeme jpeg.
4. All memes must include the hashtags #SUCKS2BGHOSTLY #LAOPERA and #LAODUTCHMAN
5. Email your finished meme to contest@laopera.com
6. Winners will be determined by the number of “likes” each photo receives.
7. LA Opera employees and their families are not eligible to win.
8. Entries that are obscene or contain profanity are ineligible.