Do people say your ideas are ridiculous? Perfect, that's just what we're looking to finance here at The Vault! Tell us all about the most ridiculous thing you've always wanted to do and why and you could be a monthly winner of $5,000!

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How To Participate: To participate, you must submit an essay in five-hundred (500) characters or less (counting all characters including spaces, punctuation, numbers, etc.) describing what ridiculous idea you have always wanted to do and why (the "Theme"). Submit your essay, along with the fully completed Official Entry Form as described in Section 4 below (collectively, the "Entry"). Please exercise common sense in your choice of "ridiculous idea". You may enter as often as you like, however to be eligible, Entry cannot have been previously published or submitted in any competition and must be (i) complete; (ii) in English; (iii) substantially different from any other Entry you are submitting (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion); and (iv) your original creation and solely owned by you. In addition, to be eligible, Entries must not infringe upon any intellectual property or any other third party rights or violate any laws.

No purchase necessary. Ends 12/14/10. Must be legal resident of 50 U.S. or District of Columbia 13+, except for residents of ME who must be 18+. Void where prohibited

Complete Rules: http://thevault.stridegum.com/rules/...m=%2Findex.php