WEBBY 5-word Acceptance Speech

So . . . when (not "if") Rhett and Link win this WEBBY Award they can choose to accept it in person at the awards ceremony to be held on Monday, May 19th 2014 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

The winners can make an acceptance speech which is limited to only

FIVE WORDS!

How would you suggest the dynamic duo take and own this moment in the spotlight?

Here are just a few of the notable speeches from last year:

(complete list of the past 14 years available at http://www.webbyawards.com/press/speeches.php)

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Tribal DDB Worldwide: "We're hiring, send your resumes."

Steve Wilhite: "it's prounounced jif not gif"

House of Cards: "the oscars, should do this."

Religion & Spirituality

Huffington Post Media Group - People's Voice: "Salam, shalom, shanti, patchi, peace"

Performance & Craft

PBS - Webby & People's Voice: "here's an idea...thank you"

Public Service & Activism (Channel)

The Uncultured Project - Webby & People's Voice: "Don't forget to be awesome."

Comedy: Individual Short or Episode < the category R&L will win this year!

CollegeHumor - People's Voice: Now also Star Wars humor!

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K-ModPermalink Reply by Gumbo V2.0 on April 24, 2014 at 12:59pm

hmmmm . . . dance time? I wonder if the Dope Zebra costume is available that day?

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Permalink Reply by Emily(TheWhovianofAmazingness:) on April 20, 2014 at 10:58pm

If not us, then who?

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Permalink Reply by Marsha L (MythiCaNerdian) on April 21, 2014 at 2:02pm

"Thank you all Mythical Beasts!"
Although I really like Erin's second one too!

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Permalink Reply by HappyHippo123 on April 21, 2014 at 9:31pm

The cops aren't here, right?

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Permalink Reply by Stephanie Marie on April 23, 2014 at 8:19pm

They should go up with the mythical boulder and say: "is this were we pay?"

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Permalink Reply by Karina ( pandailla ) on April 25, 2014 at 10:49pm

Rub bacon on the award . So they should rub some bacon on it . And rhett should wear a nilla wafer top hat .

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Permalink Reply by Karyn (Greater Horned Dingle) on April 27, 2014 at 2:49am

"there's food after this, right?"

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Permalink Reply by Alfiani (Laleyak) on May 6, 2014 at 5:24am

"This is for Mythical Beasts."

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Permalink Reply by Colleen(Uni-Rex) on May 9, 2014 at 4:23pm

At the speed of conversation.

Thanks! Let's talk about that!

I'm not going to cry.

establish identity based on relationships.

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Permalink Reply by Sarah (The Australian Zebronkey) on May 11, 2014 at 9:30pm

Everyone, stay your mythically best!

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Permalink Reply by Nolan (Jedi~Squirrel) on May 16, 2014 at 10:02am

"first off we'd like to"

"so are we done here?"

"thanks for comming! sive drafely"

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Permalink Reply by J. The lake monster on May 20, 2014 at 12:17pm

So this requires setup. R&L make a video where they gets killed by a youtuber but we don't know who the killer is. They close the video by saying they will announce the killers name when they win the webby. Then when they win they say " and the killers name is…"