Did anyone fall overboard? Did anyone take a grapefruit and wear it like a hat? Come on in to check out the party winners!

Thanks again, Hive account@ddschteinn, for contributing this fun art for my Dolphin Party!

My Dolpin Party celebrating my transformation from a Steemit Minnow into a baby Dolphin ended on Friday -- and it took me awhile to recover! At least I didn't have to make a 2-Pound Post-Party Pancake of Regret Recovery! Nobody got hurt, nobody fell overboard, and nobody wore a grapefruit hat. It turned out to be a great party, thanks to everyone who stopped by for some fun! Now let's look at the all the party winners!

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Contest 1 - MUSIC - Help me make a Dolphin Party Music Playlist

For anyone that becomes a Steemit Dolphin now, there's now a great Dolphin Party Music Playlist for celebrating! Thanks to Hive account@craig2911, Hive account@matthewtiii, Hive account@vegetarianbaker, Hive account@globocop, Hive account@brimax, and Hive account@stillwater for contributing all that music! There's a karaoke song in that playlist, a live performance by a Steemian, fun songs, real party-life music, and meditative music to mellow out the end of any party. For their winning music links, Hive account@craig2911, Hive account@matthewtiii, Hive account@vegetarianbaker, Hive account@globocop, Hive account@brimax each got $3 SBD.

However, as Hive account@cryplectibles remarked:

Finding songs about dolphins is hard. Only after this contest do I see the huge gap in the market with Dolphin songs.

So maybe some of Steemit's great singer-songwriters can get get busy with some dolphin songs that are good for celebrations!

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Contest 2 - PARTY FOOD - You bring some food to the party

Every party is better with good food! Out on our boat, looking for more Dolphins, the party started with super Crab Dip made from fresh crab from Hive account@the-bitcoin-dood, made right on our boat! We tossed the scraps overboard for the fish! Then we had an entire party kit of tapas from Hive account@amy-goodrich. We finished off our party with the fun Swirl Cookies from Hive account@ewkaw. Each of these posts won $3 SBD for their cooks. And we are all winners for enjoying their cooking!

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Contest 3 - JOKES - Tell me some Dolphin jokes

I'm glad we had a real comic - Hive account@improv - show up to the party! Check out his posts. He will even teach you how to tell jokes! Here's the winning joke that got the $5 SBD party joke prize:

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Contest 4 - CARDS - Design a greeting card from the Dolphin Party Announcement

I haven't figured out how to play a card game here on Steemit. So this party contest was to make a postcard-style greeting card from the great Dolphin Party Art contributed by Hive account@ddschteinn. Some might even call it a Meme, but not me. The $10 SBD prize goes to Hive account@carrinm, for this card that made me laugh out loud:

I did check with Hive account@ddschteinn and that is a pond -- it's better for the dolphin! ;D

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Contest 5 - POETRY - Write poetry about dolphins

There was only one poet at this party. Maybe folks were more focused on the karaoke music in the party playlist. I'm glad Hive account@ddschteinn showed up to contribute his absurdist limerick. Here's the $5 SBD winning poem in the limerick category.

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Total Party Prizes

Prizes were flying at my Dolphin Party! It started with giving a total of $35 SBD to 7 people. Three played a special role in my start here on Steemit -- Hive account@papa-pepper, Hive account@the-bitcoin-dood, and Hive account@nonameslefttouse. And 4 have been the most consistent in supporting my posts over the past month - Hive account@ddschteinn, Hive account@tangmo, Hive account@rileyechard, and Hive account@carrinm.

During the party, I gave out another $47 SBD in prizes. And there are still two $10 SBD prizes to watch for. There's $10 SBD for the winner of the "Newbie Special" of the Steemit Culinary Challenge, that's going on right now for anyone who joined Steemit in May, June, or July. And there will be another $10SBD "Newbie" prize in an upcoming Steemit Photo Challenge, later in July -- keep an eye open for that if you are new to Steemit!

So that's a total of $102 SBD in Dolphin Party awards. That's a big improvement over the $23 SBD I gave out at my Icicle Party during the winter. Who knows what the next Haphazard Homestead party will bring? Stay tuned! :D

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I hope you enjoyed my Dolphin Party! I appreciate each one of you who look at, upvote, or comment on my Steemit posts! I have enjoyed getting to know many of you through your comments on my posts! I feel so fortunate to be part of the early days of Steemit. And I'm glad that you are here, too! I hope to see every Minnow become a Dolphin, too!

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** Haphazard Homestead **

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Except for the custom original art created by Hive account@ddschteinn and Hive account@nonameslefttouse, all content is 100% Haphazard Homestead!