Digital Scavenger Hunt - 10th Birthday Edition
1010 years, folks.
10
Years
That’s how long you’ve been playing along with our stupid experiments here on Meh.
Since we’ve been around so long, we’ve run out of new games and ideas we figured looking back on one of the more popular birthday games would be a fun way to spend the day.
I present you with the 10th Birthday edition of our Digital Scavenger Hunt!
Here’s a reminder of how it works:
- We’re going to post a comment to this topic every hour from 8am - 5pm ET.
- All answers must be submitted as a reply to the clue comment.
- All photos must be real-life photos, taken today, by you. (No google image searches!)
- All photos submitted must include a handwritten note with today’s date and your username clearly visible.
- Post your photos as a reply to the relevant comment.
On Wednesday, July 10th, we’ll pick a few folks who participated with valid photos at random and send you something. (It won’t be an Instant Regret Kit, but it will be Meh related.)
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It’s time to party! Find the Irk Party Hats we created a few birthdays ago and show us your party spirit! (If you don’t have a printer, do your best with what’s available.)
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I had to go adult and put on a shirt for this, lol. Just so you know the extent of my love…and competitiveness. 1st pic???
@Thumperchick idk printer ink… printer gets used once a year around tax season.
@Thumperchick I found my original hat printout, It’s kind of ratty but my color ink ran out years ago and I don’t want to print it again.
@Thumperchick A bit sketchy (no printer access) but as close as I could make it.
@Thumperchick moved here
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@Thumperchick Charlie was not much better about wearing a party hat this time around
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And for comparison from 2021
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No working printer at the moment so went back to the original thread, copied my post from there of my cat, added a text box with my user name and date.
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@Thumperchick Uncle Buddy showed up and wanted to wish the folks at Meh a happy birthday
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@lisaviolet @Thumperchick love the pic
@Thumperchick @tinamarie1974 Thanks.
@lisaviolet @Thumperchick @tinamarie1974 Yes, great pic!
Do you have short hair now?!
@Kyeh @Thumperchick @tinamarie1974
I do! I cut it off last year and keep on cutting!
I thought it wouldn’t be as bothersome. I was wrong.
@lisaviolet @Thumperchick @tinamarie1974
I know what you mean - it’s just bothersome in a different way. Less hot, at least, right? (Temperature, not good looks! )
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@Thumperchick still life with pillows.
“and send you something. (It won’t be an Instant Regret Kit, but it will be Meh related.)”
Some of Meh’s bills…
@OnionSoup damnit! You’ve ruined the surprise.
Remember the time that Irk’s face fell off? Find that post and show us your version of Irk’s face.
@Thumperchick ms paint ftw
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@Thumperchick OMG MOOSE WAS THE BEST. (Probably still is.). I’m going to bet I didn’t enter this contest because I couldn’t figure out how to do the computer stuff. Well I just downloaded an app and got out my stylus and made a masterpiece!
Gotta say I’m proud of myself. Maybe I’ll do my dog next.
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@Thumperchick third time’s the charm. Gotta follow instructions, gotta follow instructions.
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Oops … now with name and date
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@Thumperchick One of my entries from 2019
AI to the rescue
(crossed with a fox)
@Thumperchick Another one of my entries from 2019. Irk with a fidget spinner face.
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@Kidsandliz Oh wait forgot to add my username and the date. Oops.
@Thumperchick (original post) [https://meh.com/forum/topics/irks-face-fell-off-draw-him-a-new-one#5cc22e8c9768f70ee80c2cce]
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ewww. speediedelivery 7-9-24
@Thumperchick Irk Potato Head
Just wanted to add that the one I made above is a shout-out to @koolhandjoe. I heard he no longer works here, but maybe he still reads the forums occasionally. I have a few of his “dolls.” Well, technically, they have me now.
Random photo not part of competition… Remembering that time I kidnapped Irk and locked him in my trunk.
@OnionSoup he looks so sad. Did you ever let him out?
@tinamarie1974 yes… But he’s shut in the game closet now… Also one of his feet has fallen off… I need to retape the cardboard pieces back together.
That was the only full-sized image of Irk I could find at the time, so only one I could use to make a Life-sized cardboard IRK out of (actually, I delegated the task of making it to one of my kids)… I would have preferred a happier Irk.
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Find the original DIY Candy Corn Kit and send us a screenshot of the write up.
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/showme the original Candy Corn Kit and write Mediocrebot and today’s date on the picture and include the text “Mediocrebot wins”
@Thumperchick Literally, a screen shot.
@Thumperchick nvm I see I was wrong. Hopefully you will accept this additional entry.
going with this one.
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@Thumperchick Did you notice we’re getting better at following instructions?
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@Thumperchick it’s ok it’s not in the same hour as the post, right?
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Glen & Chad have graced us with a few songs, find the first one and send us a screenshot of the video intro.
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@Thumperchick It think it’s this one but “it’s hard to find a t-shirt” may be my favorite.
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@tinamarie1974 July what?
@sammydog01 hahahahaha…um, I am psycic and knew yesterday they were gonna ask. Thats the ticket…
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@Thumperchick its actually July 9th, please do not make me redo
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yoooooo
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@Thumperchick @tinamarie1974 Blame it on Charlie.
@sammydog01 @Thumperchick ih thats a great idea!
I blame Charlie
Well and that pesky goat @mycya4me
@sammydog01 @Thumperchick @tinamarie1974 I agree! Blame Charlie!
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There are still some Drinking Terrible With Meh recipes I need to try.
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@mossygreen I have a drinking terrible pin.
@sammydog01 SO JEALOUS
speediedelivery 7-9-24
/showme the first Glen and Chad music video. Sign it with “Mediocrebot” and today’s date and include the text “Mediocrebot wins the prize”
@mediocrebot does that say murderbot?
Since we’re on a roll with firsts, find the first OHSHIT report on Meh and send us a screenshot.
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Got the date right this time
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My phone isn’t cooperating. (In a waiting room with no internet). Found the same one before tomatoes posted and I have no way to put my name on it here so I know it may not count.
@Thumperchick OHSHIT I posted a screenshot of the wrong report the first time!! (diligently begins drafting a professional-yet-overly-verbose summary of my errors)
It won’t let me edit despite the time not up. Meant tinsmarie not tomatoes it auto corrected to. Also will have to add my name and state to this later since it won’t let me now.
@tinamarie1974 Why can I not find this? It’s driving me bananas.
@sammydog01 it’s ohshit not oh shit.
@Thumperchick Left out an H.
@sammydog01 @Thumperchick yea you found it!!
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Oh Shit!
Ohshit ohshit ohshit!
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There you go
That’s the first ”oh shit” or ”ohshit” report that is submitted by @f00l!
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07/09/2024
11:38 am CDT
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Here’s a screenshot for proof
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Finally home so I can post it with my user name and the date
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speediedelivery 7-9-24
What’s the username of the First Meh Scapegoat ever? (You can send a screenshot or just write the username on a piece of paper.)
I didn’t word this one specifically enough, so I’ll take either the first one called out or the first one the community voted for.
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@Thumperchick Not sure if you mean the OG Kickstarter Goat or the first Forum goat. I’ll go with the OG
@denton I went with the one Thumperchick posted as being first on the official goat list.
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Ironically i had the biggest crush on a guy named David Gray for most of my adolescent years. This post just reminded me of him.
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speediedelivery 7-9-24
Covering all bases I screenshot far enough down to capture both names
Remember when @jaramelz made that spooky story for me? Send a screenshot of your favorite moment in that video.
@Thumperchick I found one from KittySprinkles, but not jaramelz…is this the right one?
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@daunting @Thumperchick She changed her username, that’s her.
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@Thumperchick no, I don’t remember. I couldn’t find it either
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This part was so spooky I had to close my eyes and hope for the best while fumbling for the screenshot button.
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@Thumperchick and now I know IRKS origin story!!! I had no idea
@Thumperchick Hilarious and utterly horrifying. What is the green stuff on his face anyway?
@Thumperchick I cannot follow instructions…7/9/24
jaybird
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@jaybird @Thumperchick I’ve never had a kid but I’m thinking afterbirth.
@Thumperchick This might be the end of me posting pics today, it took WAY TOO LONG to post this and only worked after about 15 times trying!
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@jaybird it was cupcake frosting. He was every bit as irritated with me as that photo depicts.
@Thumperchick Dang… sorry I thought I had it in the right spot.
Where is Hoverkid going? Send a screenshot of your favorite entry.
@ExtraMedium only correct answer. Also, he needs some of that Meh TP
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@ExtraMedium I just reached the limits of my technical capabilities. Unless there’s an app I can figure out.
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@ExtraMedium not at PC so can’t Photoshop
I’m not sure why I drew him with a tail
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To infinity, Jim, and beyond.
@ExtraMedium I was a big fan of this one.
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@ExtraMedium Oh wait, no photoshop required. I like the one @medz did- I should play some mariokart tonight.
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@ExtraMedium Since others posted some of my original contest entries (cat vac and Star Trek), here’s another one I kind of like.
@ExtraMedium and don’t forget the shark week design contest. That was fun too
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@ExtraMedium Here’s an unpublished entry. Another version I had done of Shark Cat and Hoverkid wearing matching outfits.
Because cats.
Well, I like the cat vac too, but I’ll go for this as my second choice:
What was the first Speakerdock sold on Meh? (We’ll also accept the product description written instead of a screenshot of the deal.)
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Yes of course, my daughters 16th birthday.
@ExtraMedium is this it?
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http://www.catler.org/woot/docksrock.mp4
@ExtraMedium I think I have one in a closet.
I think this is the one where if you guessed how many pieces jonT and company smashed it into you won one. I won one using statistics (and use that as an example with students on how statistics can be useful on occasion )
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@ExtraMedium I was a winner once. Cue the sad song from Cats.
Being fuck speaker docs and all, actually I like this photo better from that July 18th, 2014 sale (the last one - the first one is it in the packaging, the second one most of us have up is it out of the packaging and, of course the last one is meh’s entertainment photo).
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Fuck Speaker Docks.
We’re sick of your bullshit, speaker docks. “Doiee, lemme stick my phone on you because I’ll never need to send a text or check my email or do anything else with my phone while I listen to music and maybe I’ll forget I put my phone there and walk out of the house without it because speakers you guyez DUHHUHUH.”
You should not be. You’re methylcyclohexanemethanol industrial waste leaching into the drinking water of civilization. You are dribble from the Satanic anus of consumerism. You are what idiocy vomits up when it’s had too much greed to drink. And you’re not even good at playing music! HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO SCROLL THROUGH MY SONGS AT THIS ANGLE, MUCH LESS ASSEMBLE A PLAYLIST? IT’S TORTURE!
“Oh no,” these say, “I don’t understand Bluetooth! It’s complicated!” Listen — you own a device that contains all human knowledge ever on it. If you can’t figure out Bluetooth, get a fucking flip phone.
You know who agrees with us? JBL, because this Lightning-compatible OnBeat is essentially the last noxious bubble that will ever gurgle up from their speaker-dock cesspool without a wireless connection. Even they were able to see what the rest of us figured out years ago: speaker docks are inferior to literally every single other option for either charging your phone or playing music.
So fuck off and die, speaker docks. We like it when our mobile devices are actually mobile.
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Who named the Meh-rathon?
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@ExtraMedium Wow you guys are good. Apparently so is @adastra. Who I’ve seen floating around here today.
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@ExtraMedium OK fine I’ll do the thing too. I think my writing is getting better. Also JonT was the best. He taught me to swear like a sailor.
@ExtraMedium is that a record number of likes?
@OnionSoup Yea for posting all of us who starred that suggestion.
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@Kidsandliz @OnionSoup There are some old names there.
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adastra said Wed, Jul 9th 2014 at 3:59pm ET:
A meh-rathon? speediedelivery 7-9-24
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It seems to me @adastra should have gotten free fukos and irks for life not just fame and now glory. At least if that person is still active here they should get one this time around.
@Kidsandliz My house already contains so much crap, I don’t need anyone to send me more.
Bonus item! - After so many firsts, here’s a last. Before the Instant Regret Kit came the Fukobukuro. What date was the final Fukobukuro offered?
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@ExtraMedium 7/9/18
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@ExtraMedium That was a fun year! I think I got like fourteen Fukos. Played a lot of games.
@ExtraMedium seems like yesterday
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Anyone else singing The Final Countdown?
@ExtraMedium @sammydog01 Are you getting tired?
@ExtraMedium @lisaviolet I switched from my iPad to my phone. It’s so tiny.
@ExtraMedium @sammydog01 I thought you were just getting tired.
My husband’s writing gets really bad when he’s had a long day. Fun when I’m filling out shipping labels or printing out invoices.
7/9/2018 speediedelivery 7-9-24
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@ExtraMedium I was going to post my order, but it was from the 12th. And then the 16th somehow.
I hope you all had fun, that’s it for me in the thread for the day. Pester @Thumperchick tomorrow for a list of winners.
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@ExtraMedium Thanks, this was the best part of your birthday.
@ExtraMedium it definitely helped the work day go by on my birthday.
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This is not an easy game to play when your in the car driving all day
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Bummed I missed so many opportunities through the afternoon. Had to go do a brain scan on someone. Don’t get shot in the head people. It doesn’t have good results.
@cinoclav I’m sure it’s not too late. They say they’re not picking winners until Wednesday.
And thank you for your advice. I will take it and live by that advice. Hope all works out well for you.
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I know what you mean. I had dr appts and was in the car for a lot of the day, I could only get a few of them.
God, I wish I had time to do this…
@somf69 Me too. And I wish I was able to use my computer rather than my phone.
Thank you all so much for playing along with us yesterday.
I grabbed everyone’s username from the submitted answers (even the folks who couldn’t post in the replies) and ran a random number generator.
Here are the winners:
@ladyhawke001
@mike87
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You’ll be getting some
weird shitfabulous prize. Give me time to get that all together and shipped, though.@Thumperchick woohoo! Congrats everyone! Hope your prize is extra fantastic!
@Mediocrebot Sorry Mediocrebot… I tried to get you to win it, but failed. To be fair all your generated showme for the clues were wrong though.
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I’m so excited. I’ve never won anything.
@FreePasta if you’ve seen the random stuff we send out, you wouldn’t be excited.
@FreePasta @Thumperchick Are there sill speaker docks in a corner of the warehouse? Congrats winners!
/giphy Congrats!!!
@Thumperchick Another rigged election.
@Thumperchick Wow, what a surprise! Random act of kindness is a good thing still right? Even from Meh? Kinda scared but thank you regardless
@ShotgunX if it were rigged I would not have made the list. This too could happen to you, so smile and be happy… or don’t
@ladyhawke001 No I demand a recount.
@ladyhawke001 @ShotgunX Where’s the hanging chad emoji?
@agnesnutter @ladyhawke001 @ShotgunX hey now! Let’s not hang Chad over this.
you’re an all-star
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I got your prizes ordered!
@agnesnutter @ladyhawke001 @OnionSoup @ShotgunX how about Kevin?
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My reward came today! Thank you!
@FreePasta What did you get??? Don’t make us die of curiosity.
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But it would make it easier for me to get more IRKs.
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It was a collection of different Meh-rchandise from the second day of the Meh-rathon.
@FreePasta That is pretty cool. Hope you liked at least some of them. PS You’d need to kill off a lot of us to make it easier to get a random chance irk. On the other hand I am sure a jury of your true peers, selected from meh, would likely find that justifiable homicide.
@FreePasta @Kidsandliz @djslack posted a much more detailed list of his prize in the 20 Questions thread.
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It looks like each box is different.
I’ll put my list together later.
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My Meh merchandise box contained:
2 pens.
3 balloons.
Mug.
2 sets of the 2 pack of temporary tattoos.
2 beach balls.
Stress ball.
Beanie.
@djslack @FreePasta @Kidsandliz Fun!