Here is my own entry for the Flickr contest, which I am not eligible to win but that's okay. Just being nominated is an honor. I'll announce the winner as soon as I figure out who it will be.

Flick couldn't believe his luck. What a year it had been for him! First his beloved hometown of Halifax had finally gotten a CFL expansion team- the Black Schooners. That alone would have made his whole year. Then they announced that the Grey Cup would be held here in Halifax! Wow! He almost thought he would burst. But that wasn't even all. His entry for the design-the-mascot contest had won!!!!!!!!! He knew it would, of course. How could such a brilliant, though admittedly obvious, concept not? He had submitted a drawing of a Nazgul. But not just any old wraith. This was a robot. And a pirate! A robotic pirate Nazgul was the official mascot of the Halifax Black Schooners! His prize had been season tickets, and best of all . . . they asked Flick to wear the mascot costume during the Grey Cup! Overload overload overload! Flick wouldn't have been at all surprised to be contacted by the Nobel guys to tell him he had won their prize too, that's the kind of year it had been.
When the big day arrived, Flick made sure he was there early to get the costume on. First he put on a metallic robot mask with an eye-patch, then the Nazgul robe. For a crowning touch, Flick let his pet kea perch on his shoulder, completing the whole robot-nazgul-pirate look. The fans went wild as he took the field for the pre-game warmup. Flick basked in their adulation, and then poured out some of his own when his heroes the Black Schooners took the field.
At half-time the score stood at 44-37 for the Edmonton Eskimos. Flick hated those Esks! And their mascot- a polar bear named Nanook? Please! Though he had to admit their bear suit looked surprisingly convincing. Flick's ruminations were interrupted when Mea Culpa (his kea) squawked loudly, a sign for Flick to turn and look at the stage erected for the half-time show. The special musical act was a tightly guarded secret. Flick had no idea who it would be, but he was eagerly anticipating the . . . ohmygoodness!! Could it be? It was! His favorite band of all time ever in eternity was walking past him to take the stage! Slipknot!!!!! #3 turned to him as he passed and said something that sounded like "Nice mask", though it was of course muffled. Flick was in heaven. It didn't even matter that the Eskimos broke the game wide open in the second half and won by 72-30 (an unprecedented event in Grey Cup history- the Black Schooners actually lost points for some reason). Flick even went over to the opposition mascot after the game to congratulate him, and was surprised to discover it was a real bear! The bear introduced himself as Homie, not Nanook, explaining that he just played Nanook for the games- they gave him a PSP for his troubles.
"But you know, I have a hard time working the controls with my paws, so why don't you have it?" Homie Bear gave Flick the PSP.
"Homie Bear, you are truly a great person," said Flick, "The very best." And thus ended the Best Grey Cup Ever.