And just like that...there was nothing left to fight for. Prize acquired.
51I've spent the past 1 year, 3 months, and 15 days fighting a noble fight, to acquire a goat prize that @JonT promised. The fight was not an easy one and now, there is a sudden bittersweet-ness to the whole situation. Having fought this fight for so long I'm no longer sure what I will do with myself here on the forums. Alas, my duel with the scapegoat prize is over...but here is a play by play of its final moments.
As I walked home from work on a frigid 21 degree January day, I noticed something strange...a box, sitting on my doorstep. My doorstep is covered in about 8 inches of snow and yet, strangely, the deliveryman decided to place it there...instead of inside my garage...like they have done with literally every other package I've ever received. This package, was special. The parcel itself did not appear out of the ordinary...a standard size, well taped, just sitting there in the snow. The parcel was moved into the house and placed gently on the kitchen counter.
I then selected a blade. This blade, that I have named Irk the Impaler has opened every parcel I have received from Meh. Irk the Impaler quickly sliced through the tape barrier with ease. As the box flaps were pulled backwards, another strange sight...bubble wrap. Odd that a Meh package would have bubblewrap. Peeling the bubble wrap from the package revealed the gloriously Meh insides. One item however captured my attention...another bubble wrapped item. Inside, was a MOTHER FUCKING TROPHY! Not just any mother fucking trophy, a goat trophy with the follow message hand inscribed..." Meh Scapegoat StuderC 9/14. I sat there admiring her beauty, nearly forgetting there was more to be seen.
The remaining contents were quite nice, granted they were not the DJI drone, dyson, or roomba I was secretly assuming would be granted to an individual having to WAIT SO FUCKING LONG. Alas, an acceptable form of prize for such a "scapegoaty" position. These items are detailed below. One additional item however, deserves special recognition. The last item I discovered as a white packing slip shielding a thin item. The item, was a certificate. An adequately Meh certificate, Lorem Ipsum and all. The one and only @snapster was kind enough to place his signature at the bottom!
I want to express my sincere thanks to the Mediocre staff for being so fantastic with special props to @hollboll, @MEHcus, and @galmaegi as I can only assume they all played key roles here. Thanks to @snapster for signing my officially bad-ass certificate, one that my dear wife @chaoscatapult is so "thrilled" that I decided to frame and place in my office near my diplomas and accolades.
Contents:
Tenergy Mini Power Bank (2600mAh)
Stainless Steel Motorcycle Cup Holder
Set of 4 Silicon Kitchen Spoons
Bright Orange Beer Coozie
Eggplant Meh Shirt
Haier 9" Tablet
Scapegoat Trophy
Certificate of being a "for realsies" scapegoat on Meh.com
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omfg yes.
Bonus content :
Opened up the tablet. Doesn't charge so I got that going for me which is nice. Touch screen captures about 30% of the touches. Sounds about right. Meh continues to play games with my heart.
@studerc
@jaremelz Wow, just when you think you've seen all the memes...
The Lorem Ipsum certificate alone is worth its weight in tin!
@carl669 - Laughing so hard at the octopus signature.
@studerc - dude! why do you have the same table and chairs i do?? are you at my house?! if you are, can you get the towels out of the dryer and fold them. and maybe take the dog for a walk. thanks.
@carl669 towels werent quite dry...still a bit damp and i didnt want them to get that mildew smell.
Dog did great, pretty much peed on everything and dropped a steamer in Joe's yard. Left it there because, you know, fuck that guy.
@studerc serves Joe right. that asshole puked on my azaleas last year.
@studerc the snacks are in the kitchen, in the double cabinet, the one on the left.
@thismyusername @studerc
Snacks? What kind?
@FroodyFrog
@nadroj
You could eat my distant cousins. They're pretty much useless since they're non-toxic.
@FroodyFrog
@thismyusername
(That's a toad, not a frog)
That episode is one of my all time favorites from back when i used to watch the show a lot. (I haven't for a long time for various reasons)
@FroodyFrog toads are just anura frog to me ;)
I got a very similar box. No shitty tablet. There were two things that I got that you didn't get.
First, a note ensuring that no canines in my household are to go near said box.
Second, I got quite possibly the best item that could ever be put into a box and mailed out:
That's right. @jont's WRESTLING LEGENDS CUP! I took it to the Manitowoc DNA testing lab and they confirmed that @jont used this exact same cup.
You truly have outdone yourselves. Thank you.
@jont yes, I'm using it right now. No, I didn't wash it. Yes, I may have run my tongue along the rim and made gross sex sounds.
@marklog yum
@studerc what will you have to moan about now???
In the mean time, "hey siri, remind me about goat prize in 1 year 3 months and 15 days." :)
@thismyusername there isnt anything left to moan about. I guess ill start being productive and shit.
@studerc There are few things more rewarding than a productive shit.
I got mine today, too, and I'm so excited! I'm looking for someone to take a picture for me since I don't have a camera. Stay tuned!
@Barney cell phone? no?
@marklog No, I live in the Dark Ages. -sigh-
@Barney perhaps you could create lovely drawings of the items, ,maybe even with a purple crayon.
@jaremelz Hmm...
@Barney Sarcastically serious.
@Barney I'll send you a camera if you promise to send it back without taking 847 photos of your fave college basketball team.
@jsimsace Hahaha! Looks like I have one lined up and I'm told it takes mahvelous pictures of my team. Go KU!
@Barney That's probably for the best because my camera is apparently like your team...it's not very good at focusing. WPS!
@Barney Would you like a nice, unused Amazon Fire Phone? I haven't a clue how to use it [why I have it is a tale for another day], but I'll bet there are some tech-wise folks here who could guide you. Drop me an email to let me know; I may not be here for a couple of days.
@Barney I would love to see the purple crayon drawings!
@looseneck The Mona Lisa would have nothing to fear from me.
@Barney But they would bring joy to the masses :)
P.S. The package is done touring the midwest and decided to come see the better part of the country.
@looseneck Ahh, I see it made it to your mailbox. Finally! Maybe it just didn't want to leave the bosom of its homeland.
@Barney I'm guessing it's because nobody makes a pruple enough cell phone, and a purple cas just won't do for you?
@MrsBeckett Ha, close! Actually no one makes purple enough money for me to spend.
@Barney AMEX purple card!
@narfcake Aw, wasn't that a beautiful? I love purple.
@Barney waitwha...!?! I remember it being mentioned at some point that you're in KS, so with the whole purple obsession, I just assumed you were one of those people... but you're actually a huge KU fan?!?
mind.blown.
@Turken Weird, huh? But during basketball season I bleed crimson and blue. I love college basketball and have been following the Jayhawks since 1985. Rock Chalk Jayhawk, Go KU!
Dang.
I love that the plaques on the trophies are hand-written. Also, that after ALL of the shit talking, you seem to have gotten your goat prize first - even though you weren't the first goat. They do love you @studerc!
I am however, bummed that I read this thread before that mystery 5lb package that popped up on my fedex notifications arrived - because now I know about the goat trophy. Damnit @thismyusername, why did you make my package arrive later than @studerc's?!?
@Thumperchick i was thinking of adding (spoilers) to the top line but i figured everyones would be different.
I also love that they were hand engraved. Adds that personal touch.
@Thumperchick
Well shit. I guess you can have a star for your post, @studerc.
@MEHcus Thanks buddy.
This is fantastic, especially the trophy and the certificate!
My trophy and certificate were misspelled; it's supposed to be shirtgoat, not scapegoat! It's possible that this month's goat, @thismyusername, is to blame, but there wasn't a cat in the box and there was a meh shirt, so you're double unblamed.
But seriously, thanks to all the Mediocre Labs staff for everything, including putting up with us on a daily basis! And even more so, thank you for recreating a site that's not just about selling stuff but about the experience and interaction.
Go my box today. Awesome considering I didn't expect anything. I love surprises like this. Thanks Meh.
Bubble wrapped item with crime scene tape. Loved the tape.
Opening it up, it was the goat trophy with some mediocre handwriting :)
A Slip and Slide
An authentic Goodyear cap. Was wondering about the hologram and curious if these are so popular that people are counterfeiting them.
A set of orange spatulas. These are very useful and I was actually considering buying some so this is a real win!
Medium sized Meh shirt.
Tablet Anti-slip grips
The next two items were shrink wrapped together as one package. Some sort of audio digitizer and a stereo walkman style cassette tape player.
That was another awesome score because when my dad passed, I had to go through all his belongings and found some precious cassette tapes that have voices of family members. Many of the people on those tapes are deceased and I've never been able to convert them to MP3. Now I can and will be able to finally share them with the rest of the family.
Thanks Meh. Love the surprise gifts.
@cengland0 Unexpected prize boxes are one thing. Unexpected prize boxes containing something that allows you to listen to those tapes is a new level of awesome happiness.
@jaremelz Sort of worried about listing to one of them. There's a title that says my dad is angry with me. Wondering what that's all about and what stupid thing I did back then.
@cengland0 I would listen to that one first. It can only get better after that, right?
@cengland0 I did yours before I figured out the dremel engraving bit 100%, so sorry the handwriting sucks. Everyone else's also sucks because it was still hard once I fixed the dremel.
@Moose I like it that mine says Bamey.
@Moose That's okay about the bad handwriting. It actually adds character and makes it mediocre. It is sort of funny this way.
@Moose hahahaha I'm glad it is actually engraved. I thought it was written in sharpie and you just had really bad handwriting!
I'd really like to know how it went when presumably @hollboll had to get in front of @snapster with a stack of certificates to sign..
@marklog
@hollboll: can you sign all these?
@snapster: why?
hollboll: they're for the goat prizes.
snapster: why haven't we signed these until now?
hollboll: i don't know. blame @thismyusername.
@carl669 not enough 'fucks'. try again.
@marklog
@hollboll: can you sign all these fucking things?
@snapster: oh for fuck's sake, why?
hollboll: they're for the goat fucking prizes.
snapster: ??
hollboll: errr... fucking goat prizes.
snapster: ????
hollboll: the prizes. for being the fucking goat. not the goat that literally fucks or is fucked. you know what, just sign these damn things for @studerc will quit bitching.
snapster: whoopdy-fuckin'-do. why haven't we signed these until now?
hollboll: i don't know. blame that fucking @thismyusername.
@carl669 Verified. You are @carl669.
@carl669 Well... That certainly brightened up my day.
@carl669 do you think I'm a sailor?
@hollboll maybe? in a past life?
@carl669 Fucking fantastic. I heart you, ya fucking shit.
@jaremelz based on your gif, i thought this song was appropriate.
@carl669 Excellent. I'm glad I went nosing around here today.
@carl669
@hollboll Yes.
on a side note @StuderC You sir are AWESOME! Thank you. (no reply needed but want to pass on the message)
@Foxborn you are welcome.
Well, I'm finally over the shock. At sixty-two years of age, I finally got my first ever trophy along with a certificate of authenticity.
My bucket list is complete. (I got water on my sweatshirt doing the dishes.)
And I also got
A slip and slide (wonderful choice for a drought area...)
Wisp travel toothbrushes
A 300 piece puzzle
A keychain power pack
A blowup sword
A Dora the Explorer projector
A medium Meh shirt
and a cup with wrestlers on it.
Thank you, meh!
@lisaviolet
P.S. if you were taller we'd be able to see you over that certificate. ;)
@lisaviolet
Just "wrestlers", no adjective? THAT'S ROWDY RODDY PIPER, you heathen! He's beaten Ric Flair, wrestled Mr. T and Hulk Hogan, even had his own interview segment.
Sheesh. The unwashed masses... ;) You're welcome. 😉
@stinks
I keep forgetting to take pics of my goat prize! If I don't have pics up by tomorrow, someone pester me, k?
@Thumperchick I'm right there with ya, sister.
@Thumperchick Is it tomorrow yet?
@MEHcus Nope, but the @ isn't linking to a user's profile now. Will notifications still work?
@narfcake oh snap! @thismyusername done broke it!
(yes, i realize the irony of putting the @ in there when the @ isn't working)
edit: the second @ works.
@MEHcus FUCK YEA, the @ doesn't work....ANARCHY...but....I suppose we should tell @shawn with the secondary @ symbol.
@studerc @MEHcus @shawn notifications still appear work for the first @. it just doesn't seem to turn the first @ mention into a link. (i just got notified for a different thread)
@narfcake @studerc @carl669 fixed
@carl669
@Thumperchick its been a day .......................
@communist I was just thinking that I need to go take pics... but the box is downstairs, and I'm upstairs with a furry blanket and in no hurry... blame @thisusername for my laziness and procrastination!
@Thumperchick
You may wanna stay there over the weekend.
The weather reports coming in for the East Coast for the upcoming snowfall are just bothersome.
(I don't like snow.)
@FroodyFrog eh, it's winter. We get snow and ice and cold - happens every year.
@Thumperchick
Not every year. It was either last year or 2 years ago that it barely snowed. At least in my area.
@FroodyFrog we still got some snow, though! But yeah, a couple years ago we got hardly anything. Then we had the summer that wasn't summer, just rain.
@Thumperchick
The problem is, I don't have nearly enough t-shirts to have a nice winter collection due to all the nice weather which I am used to having this time of year.
It's a good argument to prove existence of global warming- it's the winter, I'm walking around in a T-shirt, and people are doing landscaping.
Then again, in college i had a teacher who commuted from Vermont daily, to him this was ALL nice weather, so he'd only wear shorts and t-shirts. Yet he thought we were crazy for wearing hoodies.
@MEHcus it is now tomorrow. My pics are uploading to imgur as we speak.
Received my Goat prize today...
I opened it, and lo and behold... More Built Neoprene Sleeve cases! 18 of them.
Oh, there were some items stuffed in the sleeves too. Things like
-Bluetooth suction cup speaker.
-5 pack of a variety of colors of nail polish.
-1 small bag of gobstoppers.
-mini whoopie cushion.
-1 meh XXL shirt
-one goat trophy with certificate.
Thanks Meh. Haven't had a laugh opening a package like that in a while.
OK... Fine fine... I'm posting pics up ( I had an awesome weekend which this just took the cake after a good day of Magic... Did I mention it was my birthday last friday... well my gift was a little late... but not as late as @studerc's prize....)
@sohmageek
I tried it myself before, but...
OK here they are:
Box: (what's inside is at the bottom...)
I really want to know where I can send some of these out to people... Optimus L9 screen protector... I think I have 4 now...
Edward.... Photo holder?
Apparently either I stink or I need to stink more... ;)
Here's the really good stuff...
(Goat statue missing photo... maybe tomorrow)
Part of a heat sink for a graphics card... It has cardboard on the back, the sticky part was peeled... so... mostly useless.. unless I want to scrape off the stuff and find thermal double stick tape...
Meta M1 all black... I'm tempted to open it to see if it's all working, but I have a feeling I know someone that would like it...
What was in the box... no not the mouse pad... (razer ouroboros refurb)
And the thing that almost got me a bit teared up..
Size 18 Month. (should fit him now. I haven't tried yet...)
@FroodyFrog Not that kind of magic... this kind: https://www.facebook.com/events/900515636663897/?ref=2&ref_dashboard_filter=past&action_history=null
(yes facebook link, but that's where and what I was doing last saturday :P)
@sohmageek
Oh, THAT kind.
Shame; my mind involves more blood sometimes.
Although I suppose yours can become violent too, especially if someone does this:
(And no, I'm not hinting anything.)
@FroodyFrog Bringing out a black lotus... Doesn't bother me... last weekend I did get to see someone's complete power 9 collection... It was very pricey, and not as mint as that... however.. given how old the cards are unless it was put right into a sleeve I would say fake... There aren't many that are that good quality these days... However there has been a big movement from china of counterfeit cards and Black lotus being one of the more popular Counterfeits... There are tests to check to see if it's a valid card... But even the blue test is starting to be counterfeited well.
@sohmageek
Pulled that image from Google.
Was just reading a whole discussion on Reddit about it, and all i can say is WOW.
(https://m.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/2jyqd0/how_do_i_tell_if_this_black_lotus_is_fake/)
@sohmageek awesome that you got the meh baby gear! I'm jealous that yours will get to wear it long before mine will.
@Thumperchick @sohmageek...@studerc here to also express his raging jealousy over meh related baby gear! Hey @hollboll, can i buy Charlotte a 12 month size for her birthday in May? Pretty sure it would be the perfect birthday gear!
@studerc I think they said the smallest size the printer could make them was 18 months.
@Thumperchick hmm...well Lottie is sizing up in most of her clothes. Going from 12 to 18 might be a bit of a jump but i bet it might be close...good to know nonetheless!
@Thumperchick @studerc If Raylan keeps growing the way he is... He won't be in 18 month for long... his head is too big... but scalloped and it's not a onesie with snaps... seems like it will work a little longer than most... :)
October 2014 goat checking in!
My fabulous golden goat, hand engraved by the not-so-engraving-talented @moose - but it is perfectly meh.
Terrible picture of my goat certificate - complete with breakfast octopus approval:
The haul!
Goat Trophy
Certificate of goatiness
Tiny Whoopi Cushion
Clip Light
Muffin Pan
PoGo (blue)
Braun Cool-Tec (I assume this is for my manly beard?)
Lots of bubble wrap!
Apologies for the awful pics. Not sure why they turned out so crappy.
Thanks for the goat prize!
@Thumperchick
Muffins!!!
@Thumperchick So you can make us Muffins for when we visit the baby? ;) Oh and the gorgeous nursery? :)
@sohmageek I'll get right on jumping up and baking for visitors. ;)
@Thumperchick I have to work on the wife still... @Tiwanaku maybe you will see this and think of when we are making a trip across the pond again...
April 2015 goat, reporting as ordered.
1 most kick ass goat trophy, beautifully engraved.
1 gigantor "Bubba" 48oz sports jug (will go nicely with the 1/2 gallon flask from my fuku)
1 giant red party cup
1 bottle of "super miracle bubbles" - i really wish i had these to blow on my lotto ticket last week. then i would have been assured a win.
1 color tunes pink earbud. comes with FREE ear cushions.
1 toilet can coozie
1 led light up margarita glass
1 chrome motorcycle cup holder
0 motorcycles
3 googly eyes. one of which was at the bottom of the above mentioned party cup and freaked me out for a second.
not pictured - Lorem Ipsum certificate. (because it's out in my car and it's raining really hard and i'm too lazy to walk across the parking lot.)
all in all, an excellent haul for spending the entire month of April basically telling people to fuck off. now, if i can just figure out how to do that for a living, i'm golden.
thanks meh!
@carl669
Flow charts °_°
@FroodyFrog yeah. but, much better than trying to read a wall of text in a design spec.
@carl669
I know. I happen to like flow charts for a reason.
It's just...
@carl669 I feel like I need that toilet can coozie. I would offer vodka for it, but we already know you own all the vodka already.
@carl669 Coozie sounds nasty.
@jaremelz felt zombies can also be used as currency.
@lisaviolet - i know, but no one put me in charge of naming things. if they did, i'd probably come up with an even nastier sounding name.
@lisaviolet I usually call them cozies, for this very reason. I winced a bit typing that.
@carl669 my one zombie so far went to mfladd not too long ago. But he didn't have that exotic toilet to trade. Maybe I should make him give it back.
Realizing I would never get around to taking a better picture, I looked at my terrible options and thought, "How could I make this worse?" I think you will find that I answered that question in a satisfactory manner.
Items are listed in the image:
Here, the trophy sits in its place of honor:
When I looked at the second image, I realized I needed to adjust the objects on the right. But tonight's uploading experience really put the GRRR in imgur, so we're just going to call that good enough. Sorry I was so slow!
@christinewas At least you were good and bothered to find the thread and get creative! I'm lame. Love yours!
I've also been meaning to post the unexpected package I received from @sligett right around Christmas. Because @sligett is awesome. (Thanks for making me smile/laugh/whatever sign of amusement I showed when I opened this last month!)
A Dogs Rule scrap and brag book (aka simple photo album).
I think we can assume the "etc." includes goathood, so this is definitely on topic. I have a plan for the book. But... Considering how long it took me to post this, who knows if I will ever complete that project.
@jaremelz Well... @hollboll posted a link when she cough-accused us, so I didn't have to look very hard. I do hope the effort that went into making that so terrible will make up for my tardiness, though.
Also, I neglected to add... Thanks, meh! I love my goat prize!
@christinewas Oh man, I'll be honest, i only saw i was called out in my email while running around today. I should have investigated more thoroughly!
@christinewas - It's a proper goat enshrining - Love this for realsies!!
@christinewas Well done. I still haven't posted mine, of course. I just have to know: how much of the picture of you was freehand drawing?
@christinewas And I love that mantle. What folks might not realize is that just outside of the frame (one is peeking up in the right corner) are your husband's awesome handmade walking sticks--which I'm sure could be a successful online business if not for the hassles of mailing them.
@christinewas Yayyyy! That cough was worth it!
@christinewas Hey! I have one of those "lanterns" ;)
@joelmw I roughly traced over a picture, deleted the picture, and then added a few lines to make things more... recognizable. Well, I also deleted most of the face lines because it used to look even scarier than it does now.
@christinewas You were a unique goat. Or as we say nowadays, you were a very unique goat. I tip my Meh party hat to you.