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Acceptance speeches: Say it in five words

 

Tuesday 21 May 2013 19:42 BST
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Tonight is the 17th annual Webby Awards, which are almost as famous for their five-word acceptance speeches as they are for the websites rewarded for their excellence.

Some of 2012’s winners proved masters in succinct supremacy, from The Daily Beast’s “Post the news, raise hell” to travel site Kayak’s “Get a room... with us”. We asked our writers to offer their own five-word takes on famous acceptance speeches.

Click VIEW GALLERY to read the succinctly reimagined speeches

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