I just noticed the woot-off anthem. Are they making fun of Meh? It kinda seems like it. But it's a weak attempt. Let's just say they didn't spend the big bucks to hire They Might Be Giants.
It's been around for a very, very, very long time. I don't know when it started, but it was before I joined in 2010. Maybe @matthew knows the origins of the Woot-Off Anthem?
Woot! Has had a woot-off theme for as long as I can remember. Don't know if it's changed, since I don't usually have the sound on my computer. However, I'm not sure they had a goat shirt before tonight. Too bad it wasn't purple. Missed the BoC, as usual.
@heartny That shirt and tote design have been around for about a year. I have that tote bag. The shirt is still available, through their print to order catalog. http://shirt.woot.com/offers/totes-mcgoats
@heli0s They're also only selling 10 BOC at a time. 'Stagger the releases', some mehricans said about the stuff here. BAH! Look at the frustration there!
@BillLehecka Yeah, the last couple BOCs I got had just dollar tree crap in it. I can grab random Dollar Tree crap myself. Far cry from previous craps like the unique hammer/hatchet and a little Texas no-sno globe I got in other bags. They were just sort of phoning it in the last few times I managed to score one. And now that people are waking up, I'm not going to score one this time either.
@BillLehecka I would also rather have a Fuku than a BoC. At least with a Fuku you usually get a spiffy red Fuku consolation bag/tote even if everything else is crap. Nothing says heart and soul like a red Fuku bag.
@christinerenee I think this is a classic example of people putting their own expectations on something. I find the weird comparisons and "finding" jabs from one site to another interesting. Especially given that most of the crew of both sites are still friendly and they don't really directly compete very often.
But yeah, the Woot-Off theme is verrrrry old. I would guess it dates to 2005. Jesus! That's 10 years. It has long been in need of an update -- not just because it's old enough to have worn out many, many welcomes by now, but because it hasn't even been factually accurate for some time. (There hasn't been "one thing per day" on Woot since whenever Plus Sales started, years ago.)
@matthew Meh. It's not the only thing outdated at Woot nowadays; the opening template posts for the weekly shirt.woot derbies still reference aspects which don't apply anymore. Likewise, the weekly reckoning too.
@matthew I get that dang theme in my head all the dang time, and now I get to blame you directly. Thanks for that. (I actually like it. Don't tell anyone.)
@matthew And don't forget that travesty of a theme song when you outsourced the theme to that croonthattune website and they basically just set the words to "She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes"... TRAVESTY And then YOU went and re-recorded your own version of their version of the song, which was somehow quite charming. KINDA CUTE
There's a Woot-Off going on and they are putting up BOC's every other item. I just bought one a few minutes ago for $10. I bought several BOC's before but never got anything I really liked or needed. I did make some $ off some items that I sold on eBay though that made up for the costs and then some. If this BOC comes up with more stupid beer coozies, notepads and broken pens, then I'm definitely not going to be buying any BOC's in the future.
I've only gotten one Fuku from the Kickstarter campaign and that was junk too but from seeing the past Fuku bags, it seems Meh has some items that are useful and better quality. I'm hoping that the Fuku #4 will land me some useful items.
BOC. 1000 x 1, or 100 x 10 or 10 x 100? Whats better? Making one BOC available at the end, or 100 at a time about 10 times throughout the woot-off, or like they seem to be doing now, only about 10 at a time about 100 times throughout the day? Ha.
@phatmass The chances of getting an order in when you are fighting for one of ten BoCs over and over again is far worse than fighting over 1000 craps at once. (I would have called it 3000 craps, but they really have done away with the whole "buying three craps and a bag" thing)
It's been around for a very, very, very long time. I don't know when it started, but it was before I joined in 2010. Maybe @matthew knows the origins of the Woot-Off Anthem?
Woot! Has had a woot-off theme for as long as I can remember. Don't know if it's changed, since I don't usually have the sound on my computer. However, I'm not sure they had a goat shirt before tonight. Too bad it wasn't purple. Missed the BoC, as usual.
@heartny I missed it too, had it in my cart but I wasn't fast enough.
@heartny That shirt and tote design have been around for about a year. I have that tote bag. The shirt is still available, through their print to order catalog. http://shirt.woot.com/offers/totes-mcgoats
@heartny The shirt and tote has been out for a little while now. Before the artist @ochopika got hired, that's for certain.
@narfcake I don't usually look at the shirts unless there are cats or chocolate themes on them. I got confused where I was when I saw a goat shirt.
@heartny Catshirts? On Woot? Never seen any ... /s
@heartny Sounds like they're slangin crap on crap to celebrate the higher price tonight. Every other item so far has been shitty.
@heli0s They're also only selling 10 BOC at a time. 'Stagger the releases', some mehricans said about the stuff here. BAH! Look at the frustration there!
@heartny I've found that I'd rather have a Fukubukuro than a BOC. A Fukubukuro has more heart and soul than a BOC..
@BillLehecka Yeah, the last couple BOCs I got had just dollar tree crap in it. I can grab random Dollar Tree crap myself. Far cry from previous craps like the unique hammer/hatchet and a little Texas no-sno globe I got in other bags. They were just sort of phoning it in the last few times I managed to score one. And now that people are waking up, I'm not going to score one this time either.
I love purple.
@BillLehecka I would also rather have a Fuku than a BoC. At least with a Fuku you usually get a spiffy red Fuku consolation bag/tote even if everything else is crap. Nothing says heart and soul like a red Fuku bag.
I love purple.
I will defend the brilliance of @matthew over They Might Be Giants any day of the week.
slydon is way live to me
@slydon I love @matthew's work, but TMBG, damn dude, they're the Particle Men!
@PocketBrain yeah, I remember college too
I guess that shines a different light on it then. I thought they were responding to the Meh theme. I thought I detected a mocking tone.
Now I feel bad. I didn't mean to insult @matthew. I like the song 10,000x better knowing that it isn't mocking meh.
@christinerenee I think this is a classic example of people putting their own expectations on something. I find the weird comparisons and "finding" jabs from one site to another interesting. Especially given that most of the crew of both sites are still friendly and they don't really directly compete very often.
@Thumperchick for real, when I want to insult @matthew I just text him
@Thumperchick That's interesting to know. But apparently Groupon is a different story...
@christinerenee Hey, hey! We don't talk about Groupon. That's just... too much. sob
@slydon and so he has!
@adq I was waiting for this, but expected a snarky snap chat
@Thumperchick @matthew and I prefer to Tinder
@Thumperchick we've all moved to LINE now keep up
@adq sorry I'm such a luddite.
@adq More shocked that someone/anyone has the subject line turned on in iMessage. :-o
@adq doesn't he have more important things to do? Like update a Twitter profile, it's not christmas anymore.
@Ignorant THAT'S A FAIR ISSUE but it's on me, I've been too crazy with the moving stuff
You're dead to me christinerenee
(jk!)
@matthew Don't trick me like that. It's too much of an emotional roller coaster for this late at night.
But yeah, the Woot-Off theme is verrrrry old. I would guess it dates to 2005. Jesus! That's 10 years. It has long been in need of an update -- not just because it's old enough to have worn out many, many welcomes by now, but because it hasn't even been factually accurate for some time. (There hasn't been "one thing per day" on Woot since whenever Plus Sales started, years ago.)
@matthew Meh. It's not the only thing outdated at Woot nowadays; the opening template posts for the weekly shirt.woot derbies still reference aspects which don't apply anymore. Likewise, the weekly reckoning too.
Podcasts on Woot started (if I remember correctly) in the fall of 2005, so really it's more like nine years. Still! Time is a river, man.
@matthew I get that dang theme in my head all the dang time, and now I get to blame you directly. Thanks for that. (I actually like it. Don't tell anyone.)
@matthew Is it at all weird to still be hearing your own voice as the announcer for a place you no longer work?
@matthew According to my records, this theme first appeared on 2/16/2006. Here's the link: http://d14igt8ui6qxpx.cloudfront.net/wootcast021606vo-cea9adb7-86a7-45b5-8f53-6c8c622adde8.mp3
@matthew And don't forget that travesty of a theme song when you outsourced the theme to that croonthattune website and they basically just set the words to "She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes"...
TRAVESTY
And then YOU went and re-recorded your own version of their version of the song, which was somehow quite charming.
KINDA CUTE
BEN THE OVER-LITERAL DERMESTID BEETLE 4EVA!
....i'm sorry, what we were talking about?
@saramwrap Holy crap I forgot about Ben. Beeeeennnnnnnn!!
@Bingo There's a playlist on YouTube that I sometimes watch. On a loop. Maybe it bothers me more than it should that there aren't more episodes.
@saramwrap There's a little bit of Ben in Irk. He was hungry. Even trolls need to eat now and again.
There's a Woot-Off going on and they are putting up BOC's every other item. I just bought one a few minutes ago for $10. I bought several BOC's before but never got anything I really liked or needed. I did make some $ off some items that I sold on eBay though that made up for the costs and then some. If this BOC comes up with more stupid beer coozies, notepads and broken pens, then I'm definitely not going to be buying any BOC's in the future.
I've only gotten one Fuku from the Kickstarter campaign and that was junk too but from seeing the past Fuku bags, it seems Meh has some items that are useful and better quality. I'm hoping that the Fuku #4 will land me some useful items.
@sushiboy Don't bet on it sushi boy!
BOC. 1000 x 1, or 100 x 10 or 10 x 100? Whats better? Making one BOC available at the end, or 100 at a time about 10 times throughout the woot-off, or like they seem to be doing now, only about 10 at a time about 100 times throughout the day? Ha.
@phatmass The chances of getting an order in when you are fighting for one of ten BoCs over and over again is far worse than fighting over 1000 craps at once. (I would have called it 3000 craps, but they really have done away with the whole "buying three craps and a bag" thing)