Unofficial Mediocre Giveaway

@lisaviolet you're welcome.. but you don't even know what it is... yet... I may not know yet either. I'm also slow/lazy about checking that e-mail account I set up for this :)

@sohmageek very nice. I am in.

@sohmageek I have a Michael Jackson bobblehead with certificate of authenticity you can have if you want it.

@lisaviolet that's ok I think it will probably be a gift card for coffee or something. It'll be useful and I will probably verify that it's something someone would want. I'd hate to send a Dunkin donuts gift card out to someone with no dd around. Or maybe something else but probably something that can be digital.

@sohmageek Damn.

@lisaviolet I have one too but it has bloodstains on it

@lisaviolet I take it you're trying to get rid of your MJ?

@sohmageek I've got so much stuff I'm trying to get rid of. And I also have a Krusty the Clown bobble head (what was it with the last bags?).

@mfladd @hollboll @JonT If you could do what Mfladd said, also if you could add a horizontal break between the entry and the disclaimer... that'd be great! I am not trying to represent myself as a mediocre staff mehmber.

@sohmageek I hope I didn't step on your toes. I have found it is safer going with an "unofficial" title.

@sohmageek Done and done

@MEHcus Thank you @MEHcus! @mfladd you didn't, thank you for pointing it out! :)

@sohmageek

@TaRDy why do you plan on being late? :)

@TaRDy I'm hopefully pulling names on Friday, so sooner the better :) I don't think the questions are that hard... I mean I even said you could guess at one as I have no way to validate the answer is correct. :)

@juststephen If you have a forum badge, I think the current ones are Kickstarter, VMP, Scapegoat, MEH employee, and then there's Snapster's special octopi. the 2nd question is just for my enjoyment to see how I stacked up against people entering. Everyone will have an equal chance.

@Teripie Sign up for a temporary one, or get something like this? http://www.jetable.org/en/index
You can get a temporary email address that lasts up to a month, and it forwards to any other address you want.

@Teripie You can create a temporary one at yahoo or google (and many others).

@Teripie he is not a stalker. Just trust me on this one.

@cengland0 @teripie I'm ok with a email that you're going to ditch, you absolutely do NOT have to email me with your regular every day email address.
I will admit I've chatted a bit with some people that have entered but unless keeping in touch with people I plan to remove all e-mails after this is over. Unless people want to get in touch afterwards. I'll probably keep the email account open just not check it that often once completed. My only real request is please don't give me a send only e-mail address, they make it harder to get you your prize if you win.

@sohmageek Well, I gave you my most important email address. I guess I'm a trusting person. I give it out to almost anyone that asks because it's very easy for me to filter out spam and organize my important emails.

Gmail does most of the work for me. Today alone, gmail filtered out 10 spam messages and never delivered them to my inbox.

@cengland0 Checking my phone my normal email has 414 messages mostly spam/ ads. My iCloud address has 85 from today alone. I really need to go on an unsubscribe party again.

@sohmageek Ouch. That's a whole lot more than me and I freely give my email out to anyone.

@cengland0 So far a 1 in 12... I'm hoping I get a few more entrees.

@Pavlov Same here. I second this endorsement for sending @sohmageek an email.

@mfladd @Pavlov Well thank you guys! Yes this is a legit contest. Yes it's an e-mail I made for the contest, but That's to make it easier on me to find the winner's e-mail address and sort out entries. :) If anyone wants my other e-mail address they only need to ask for it. I won't post it publicly however.

@TaRDy you have a response, but I understand why you don't check that e-mail. :P

@Teripie E-mail me anyway, I've had a lot of fun talking to people, if you wish to not be entered I'll honor your wishes!

@Thumperchick unless you want be killed by the inigo montoya cat I would enter.

@sohmageek I vote 2 prizes. Spread the love.

@sohmageek Two prizes- the fun is in the win, not the prize. And thanks so much for doing this!

@sohmageek Two prizes is what I think. Double the fun!

@sohmageek Two prizes, each of them so lavish and extravagent that Caligula would blush.

@sohmageek It's Tuesday, therefore 2!

@sohmageek Ditto, two for Tuesday.

@speediedelivery I'm just seeing your username... and really looking at it... It's making me hungry for Speedies.... The best ones I've had were from Endicott, NY.

@sohmageek I vote 2 prizes.

@sohmageek Two prizes.

@mfladd @sammydog01 @Hades @Starblind @cinoclav @speediedelivery @shortman @juststephen A good amount have spoken and it's clear that people want to share and have more prizes than a better prize... Done. With a catch... See I want more people to enter... yes it lessens each chance but with more prizes it makes it easier. Friday the first prize will be drawn, next friday the 2nd prize will be drawn... SO... GET THE ENTRIES IN NOW to get the best chance... :) We currently have 40 people I'd love to get another 200% or so :) I may increase the prizes... (NOTE: Don't cheat. It's fun, but if someone were to add 200 alternate names it takes the fun out of it for everyone.)

@sohmageek I gave you cat gif telling people to send in an email or die. Beyond that I don't know how much more I can do.

@sohmageek You rock! Just remember the fuss people make over those "Drinking Terrible" buttons- no need to spend a lot to make the winners happy.

@mfladd Apparently 15% of all internet traffic is cat-related.

@Hades I did hear some crazy stat like that.

@Teripie at this point @sohmageek has all of our email addresses, so who will be left to tell anyone what happened to us?

@Starblind

@Starblind That one is free... Well the image, not the actual card.. although it's a $.75 card... not sure what the online version is going for...

@sohmageek I actually played that when I was little. I stopped when all this new stuff started coming out, like 4th Edition and Ice Age.

@Starblind Sweet... I played the computer game by Microprose... Then quit as I had no money... started playing time spiral/Lorwyn timeframe... (almost 10 years ago.)

@Starblind I started playing when Ice Age came out and spend a stupid amount of money until I quit playing a few years ago, and I still like to play digitally when they release new versions.

The greatest strategy card game of all time imo.

@JonT It's still a lot of fun... although when they took away damage on the stack... I quit for a block... Now I play less due to having child... :)

Also @JonT @Starblind http://www.xtcabandonware.com/game/2421/magic-the-gathering-duels-of-the-planeswalkers Legal grey but It's abandoned and good luck trying to buy it. :) They also have newer versions of on Steam for PC/ Most consoles and iPads. I don't know about android.

@sohmageek @JonT @Starblind Here's a group of folks who are still playing and developing it: http://www.slightlymagic.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=74&sid=1a52267ee2eb80eff236152c2963d753

@sohmageek

Thank you!!!!!!!!!

I got a Humble Bundle notification. But I am not posting the prizes in case @metaphore hasn't seen it yet. @sohmageek do you want us to hold off posting the prize until after next weeks winners?

@mfladd You can, I won't do the same exact prize twice.

@sohmageek Maybe they have rules about winning meh contests. You know they are not allowed to buy a FUKU, right?

@cengland0 that or they don't want to reveal stats ;)

@sohmageek @cengland0 We really don't have an official stance on whether or not we can enter contests, user run that is. It's just kind of an unwritten rule that we don't enter unless it is clearly specified by the creator that it's okay to do so. And, of course, that we don't have any clear inherent advantages in entering a given contest due to our mediocre positions.

@MEHcus don't worry, you're nothing special. just like the rest of us ;-)

@MEHcus well spread he word you are invited and I use a random number generator. I've also found with random number generators the first 40 or so and last 40 or so are not as often pulled. So I add rerolls on the first 40 and last 40 names. Then I just assign numbers as people entered. I'm pulling the last 2 prizes tomorrow. :) feel free to enter. And no I won't pull your name if you ask me to. Nor does any of the info get used to any of the prize data. :)

@sohmageek Math. I must trust you.

@Jont @moose @hollboll @mehcus @troy @galmaegi @Jdub @Dstanley OK... I'll sweeten it... If I can get 5 staffers to enter, I'll throw another mediocre prize in... and it'll be a physical prize with actual shipment. NO it won't only be to the staffers, it's to everyone, equal chances to everyone. Also if I forgot to tag you, Tag me and complain :) I'll take my own blame and not send it to @Mfladd for missing someone...

@Pamtha I just found a better way... I'm going to drop the list into random.org for the list generator and use another device to use random.org to pull a number, so it'll randomize the list, and then pull a random number from the random list.... double random :)

@sohmageek I doubt it. You will probably still blame me! I have been away on business and I am still not getting email notifications. I blame - dammit, me I guess :(

@mfladd Convenient you become goat and your notifications go "away"

@sohmageek I agree ;)

@mfladd Fine... get more people to join in! :)

@sohmageek A(nother) staffer has entered...

@Jdub awesome you're the first followed by another. Find 3 more to unlock the prize :) but you don't have to stop at 3... :)

@sohmageek +1

@sohmageek katylava is spelled @katylava

@katylava you are officially invited to join in :)

@sohmageek Entered!!

@troy achievement unlocked! 5 staffers have signed up. One physical prize will be drawn this evening this is from all people entered in the contest. No @JonT though...

@mfladd You should be blamed. I think @sohmageek must of had some kind of seizure to have said he wouldn't blame you. That's your fault too.

@RedHot Thanks! final 1, 2, or 3 prizes will be pulled tomorrow!

Wow, @sohmageek, you are awesome! I also really like your random list and number generators, Please thank them for me :-). Email sent.

@KDemo https://www.random.org/lists/ you're welcome

@sohmageek Aww, thank you sooo much! I really need to get in on the fun of giving and set up my own contest. Going to work on that in the very near future. Much appreciation for the fun and for your generosity!

@sohmageek COOL THANKS!!! email sent. And at least this time I know it is not going to be a pallet of broken TV's of which I came within a half inch of my life from getting at the foku or whatever that "special" one was called LOL

@Kidsandliz I was hoping to get something like that... but I didn't. No it's not broken TV's. It's going to be something digital I think...

@sohmageek Broken digital tv's?!

My prize is a set of special Switchback drink coozies (first I've ever owned, if you don't count Built NY neoprene) made to fit a tapered beer glass. Also some Switchback stickers.

So cool @sohmageek, thank you very much!

@KDemo they made it!!! Also the cookies are made for a pint glass. Which I thought was pretty cool of them. I've seen them fit on cans also. Not as well obviously.

@sohmageek They work on some glasses I have:

Ooh - I wonder if they'll fit on the Bubbas I just ordered - to make them extra thermal?

@jann I think you want the studric thread not this one https://meh.com/forum/topics/hey-you-yea-you-come-join-the-studerc-finally-finished-his-fucking-thesis-mehrican-exchangeenter link description here

@Kidsandliz Congrats!