How baaaaaaahffling

Last Saturday I went to College Library in order to work on a paper. Saturday? Shouldn't I have been at a frat party or working on my tan? Why was I doing this on a Saturday? Good question.

I'm in a group of four people for my sociology/ethnic studies class. We have to deconstruct a current issue relating to race and write a paper about different strategies used by both sides of the debate. To make a long story short, group member X wrote the same section of the paper as I did, only much, much worse. Her solution was for us to each write half of the remaining section. I wasn't exactly pleased about this, but it really wasn't a big deal. It was two pages that any decently educated middle school graduate could write without consulting references. Since I barely fit that description, it was gravy cake.

So after playing Yahoo! Gin for about two hours, I decided I was ready to get to work. But first I needed a Diet Mountain Dew, or DMD as HDR claims we Haydens say. So I went to the vending area in College Library, I bought a DMD, and as I was walking away I saw a piece the following piece of paper wedged behind an electrical outlet behind a table:

My new friend Drew

Intrigued, I went to the computer lab and sent an email to the given address asking what it was for. I didn't want to take it if it was part of an organized game. The "most sheep" led me to believe that it was part of a scavenger hunt, or something similar. The email I sent read:


Hi,

I found a picture of a sheep that said to email this address.

I was wondering if there was some way to find out more about this; it
seems pretty interesting.

Thanks,
PH


Notice how sneaky I was, using my initials only, despite the fact that my entire name will show up as the sender when he receives the email.

When I left the library, I still hadn't heard back, so I decided to take the paper.

Today, I got an email back. It read:


Congratulations you have won the BIG prize!

Though Little Bo Peep still needs confirmation of the safety of her sheep.
Please forward a photo of you with the sheep to this email and your prize
with be sent immediately.

The lost sheep investigative staff!


I googled the name that was on the email I got back, and it looks like he's a student artist. I'm really curious as to what "the BIG prize" is. I think I'm gonna do it. Maybe I should take a picture of the paper with Metzger while he's sleeping, just to be safe.

I will report as the story develops.