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HISTORY | UPDATED: MARCH 20, 2024 | ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: MARCH 7, 2016

Eight Secret Societies You Probably Haven’t Heard Of

Many of these selective clubs peaked in popularity in the 18th and 19th centuries

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By their very name, secret societies inspire curiosity, fascination and distrust. When, for example, news broke that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia spent his final hours in February 2016 with members of a secret society for elite hunters, people naturally wanted to know more about the group.
It’s not uncommon for public figures to be involved in selective societies, many of which have deep historical roots. Scalia’s fraternity, the International Order of St. Hubertus, was instituted by Austro-Hungarian Count Franz Anton Sporck in 1695 and named after St. Hubert, a hunter who once saw a golden cross between the horns of a stag. Hubert heeded the divine message and thereafter chose a life of piety. Sporck’s order aimed “to honor St. Hubert’s memory and to promote responsible hunting and wildlife conservation,” according to its official website. After the organization denied membership to Nazis, Adolf Hitler dissolved it, but the order re-emerged after World War II, and an American chapter was founded in the late 1960s.

The order is one of many clandestine organizations that exist today, though the popularity of these secret clubs peaked in the 18th and 19th centuries. Back then, these societies served as safe spaces for open dialogue about everything from academia to religious discourse, removed from the restrictive eye of the church and state. As Noah Shachtman wrote for Wired in 2012:

These societies were the incubators of democracy, modern science and ecumenical religion. They elected their own leaders and drew up constitutions to govern their operations. It wasn’t an accident that Voltaire, George Washington and Ben Franklin were all active members. And just like today’s networked radicals, much of their power was wrapped up in their ability to stay anonymous and keep their communications secret.

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The emphasis on secrecy inspired much distrust in the exclusive clubs. No less than the New York Times weighed in on secret societies in 1880, not wholly dismissing the theory that Freemasonry “brought about the Civil War and acquitted President [Andrew] Johnson and … has committed or concealed crimes without number.” The Times added, “This able theory of Freemasonry is not so readily believed as the theory that the European secret societies are the ruling power in Europe, but there are still many people as yet outside of the lunatic asylum who firmly believe it.”
Many religious leaders felt at the very least conflicted about secret orders. In April 1887, the Reverend Thomas De Witt Talmage gave a sermon on “the moral effect of Freemasonry, Odd Fellowship, Knights of Labor, Greek Alphabet and other societies.” The reverend, who said he had “hundreds of personal friends who belong to” secret orders, cited Proverbs 25:9—“discover not a secret to another”—when asking his audience whether being a member of a secret society would be a positive or negative decision for them. In March 1892, James Cardinal Gibbons took a more definitive stand on secret orders, saying they had “no possible excuse for … existence.”
The national uproar against secret societies led one concerned group to create an annual Anti-Secret Society Convention. In 1869, at a convention in Chicago, attendees went after the “secular press.” The organization’s secretary said that journalists “either approved or ignored secret societies,” while “few religious papers have spunk enough to come out for Christ in opposition to Masonry.” But by 1892, the convention, which deemed clandestine clubs an “evil to society and a menace to our civil institutions,” had failed to “secure them anything but strong denunciation,” the [url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/76570844/?terms="evil to]Pittsburgh Dispatch[/url] reported.

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In recent years, Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code, and other novelists have shined a light on some of the bigger secret fraternal organizations, like the Order of Skull and Bones, the Freemasons, the Rosicrucian Order and the Illuminati. But other lesser-known groups have compelling stories, too. Here are just a few.

The Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World

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Around the turn of the 19th century, two Black men in Cincinnati were denied admission to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World, an organization founded in 1868 with the goal of serving those in need. Barred from membership, Arthur James Riggs and Benjamin Franklin Howard decided to create their own order.
Formally named the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World, the new organization was once at the center of the United States’ Black community. In 1907, the Seattle Republican wrote, “It is claimed by the members and officers thereof that it is one of the most thriving secret societies among Afro-Americans of this city.” During the era of segregation, the local Elks lodge was “one of the few places … [where] Black men and women could socialize,” the [url=https://post-gazette.newspapers.com/image/90885774/?terms="one of the]Pittsburgh Post-Gazette[/url] reported in 2003.
Today, the society continues to sponsor educational scholarship programs, youth summer computer literacy camps and parades, as well as community service activities around the world. The original Order of Elks also remains active. Following questions raised about its discriminatory admission practices, the group now allows any American citizen who is at least 21 years old and believes in God to apply to join its ranks.

The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland

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The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, more commonly known as the Orange Order, derives its name from William of Orange, a Protestant prince who later ruled over Britain and Ireland with his wife, Mary. The order was founded in 1795, after the Battle of the Diamond, a clash between Catholics and Protestants outside of Loughgall, a small village in modern-day Northern Ireland. Its purpose was to protect Protestants, who were the majority in Ireland’s northern provinces but were outnumbered by Catholics in the rest of the country.

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By the mid-19th century, secret societies were banned in Ireland, with an 1823 act declaring such groups “an unlawful combination and confederacy.” Given this prohibition, George William Frederick Villiers, the lord lieutenant of Ireland, attracted the ire of the Waterford News for supporting the Orange Order in 1849. The paper wrote, “Lord Clarendon has been holding communication with an illegal society in Dublin for upwards of ten days. The Grand Orange Lodge, with its secret signs and passwords, has been plotting with His Excellency during the whole of that period. This may seem strange, but it is a fact.”
The Grand Orange Lodge is still active today, with clubs in Northern Ireland and around the world. Members nicknamed “Orangemen” hold marches every year to mark William and Mary’s victory over the Catholic James II during the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Per the Irish Times, these celebrations are contentious, with Northern Ireland’s “predominantly Catholic nationalist community [viewing them] as a provocative display of triumphalism.”
Prospective members of the order must be adult men who affirm their acceptance of the principles of the [url=https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/protestant-reformation/#:~:text=The reformers rejected the authority,by faith in Jesus Christ.]Protestant Reformation[/url]. Responding to the question of whether the order is “anti-Roman Catholic,” the group’s website states, “Orangeism is a positive rather than a negative force. It wishes to promote the reformed faith based on the infallible word of God—the Bible. Orangeism does not foster resentment or intolerance. Condemnation of religious ideology is directed against church doctrine and not against individual adherents or members.”

The Odd Fellows

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The exact origins of the Odd Fellows (also known as Oddfellows) have faded into history, but the website of a North Carolina branch of the altruistic society states that several chapters existed in England by the 18th century. “The lodges were originally formed by workingmen for social purposes, and for giving the brethren aid and assisting them to obtain employment when out of work,” the website notes.

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The story of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, an offshoot of the Odd Fellows movement, centers on the future George IV of England, then Prince of Wales. According to an 1867 article in the Daily Evening Telegraph, George was initially a member of the Freemasons, the oldest fraternal order in the world. He reportedly wanted a relative to be admitted to the society without having to endure the lengthy initiation process, but this request was emphatically denied. George then left the Freemasons, declaring he would establish a group “which in time should rival in numbers and influence the one which had shown him such little deference.”
The Odd Fellows spread to the United States in the early 19th century. In addition to George, the society counts such notables as British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, showman P.T. Barnum and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt among its alumni. Membership is grounded in the ideals of friendship, love and truth. Interestingly, real skeletons appear in the order’s lodges; they are used during initiation to remind members of their mortality, the Washington Post reported in 2001.

The Knights of Pythias

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Government employee Justus H. Rathbone founded the Knights of Pythias in Washington, D.C. in 1864. He felt that the U.S.—then embroiled in the Civil War—needed an organization that practiced “brotherly love.” Rathbone named his order after the Greek legend of Damon and Pythias, a tale of personal sacrifice for the purpose of friendship. The group was the first fraternal order to be chartered by an act of Congress, after review by President Abraham Lincoln. The Knights of Pythias’ colors are blue, yellow and red, signifying friendship, charity and benevolence, respectively.

The Ancient Order of Foresters

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Known today as the Foresters Friendly Society, this group was established in England as the Ancient Order of Foresters in 1834. According to the society’s website, founding members organized to help people “as they walked through the forests of life,” establishing a communal system of funding reminiscent of the unemployment insurance programs or labor unions seen today. “Back then, members recognized that by paying a few pence a week into a common fund, they would be able to offer sick pay and funeral grants when needed,” the website notes.

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By 1874, the society’s American and Canadian branches had left the organization to set up the [url=https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c88058f1/#:~:text=By 1874%2C the Canadian and,Order of Foresters of America.]Independent Order of the Foresters[/url]. Candidates hoping to be admitted to the club had to “pass satisfactorily [an] examination by a competent physician, who is himself bound by his connection with the order,” the Boston Weekly Globe wrote in 1879. Modern chapters of the society provide financial benefits for their members, who also engage in social and community service.

The Ancient Order of United Workmen

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Mechanic John Jordan Upchurch founded the Ancient Order of United Workmen in Meadville, Pennsylvania, in 1868, with the goal of improving conditions for working-class Americans, many of whom were moving from rural farms to urban areas and lacked a support system. Members were white men between the ages of 21 and 50, who met to listen to lectures, encourage research and the arts, and discuss news.
Like the Foresters, the order set up insurance for its members. When one died, each brother contributed a dollar to the family of the deceased. That group donation would eventually be capped at $2,000.
The Ancient Order of United Workmen is no longer around, but its legacy survives, as the group unintentionally created a new kind of insurance that led other fraternal organizations to add an insurance provision to their constitutions.

The Patriotic Order Sons of America

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The Patriotic Order Sons of America dates back to 1847. Following in the footsteps of the Sons of Liberty and the Order of United Americans, the group became one of the “most progressive, most popular, most influential, as well as strongest patriotic organizations” in the U.S., the Pennsylvania-based Allentown Leader wrote in 1911.

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How progressive the order actually was is up for debate. In 1891, the organization refused to remove the word “white” from its constitution, defeating a proposition that would allow Black men to apply for admission. According to the order’s website, membership is now open to “all native-born or naturalized American male citizens, 16 years and older, who believe in their country and its institutions, who desire to perpetuate free government, and who wish to encourage a brotherly feeling among Americans, to the end that we may exalt our country in our work of fellowship and love.”

The Molly Maguires

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During the 1870s, 24 coal mine foremen and supervisors turned up dead in Pennsylvania under suspicious circumstances. The alleged killers? The Molly Maguires, a secret society with roots in Ireland. Assembled in the U.S. by Irish immigrants, the group was named after Molly Maguire, an Irish widow who protested the theft of Irish land by the English in the 1840s. After immigrating to the U.S., many Irish people were forced to work in the dangerous [url=https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/LegislativeMoments/moments13RS/web/legislative moment 26.pdf]mining industry[/url]. The story goes that the Molly Maguires emerged to fight for the rights of Irish coal miners; when mining leaders threatened their strikes, they retaliated with violence.
The group was finally undone by James McParland, an undercover detective with the famed Pinkerton Detective Agency. McParland infiltrated the society’s ranks on behalf of the mining companies. In large part due to his testimony, 20 Molly Maguires were hanged between 1877 and 1879. Their executions have since been characterized as unjust products of anti-Irish prejudice. In 1979, the governor of Pennsylvania issued a posthumous pardon to the group’s leader, John Kehoe.

National Today * National Pet Day – April 11, 2024 U.S. *

OTHER NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL APRIL 11 DAYS

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National Pet Day is April 11, although if you’re a pet owner, you know there’s not a day that goes by that you don’t celebrate your animal companion! So hug your hedgehog, bond with your bunny, and cut your kitty some catnip! That critter makes you happy — and that’s not all. Over the past 10 years, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has been a partner in research to determine the physical and mental benefits of having a pet. It turns out that not only can pets steal our hearts, but they also contribute to overall cardiovascular health by lowering cortisol, cholesterol, and blood pressure levels.

WHEN IS NATIONAL PET DAY 2024?

Cats, dogs, birds, and even tigers, our furry friends are celebrated on National Pet Day on April 11.

HISTORY OF NATIONAL PET DAY

Colleen Paige, animal welfare advocate and pet and family lifestyle expert, founded National Pet Day in 2006 to celebrate the joy pets can bring to us. But she also wanted to bring attention to the ongoing needs of many pets of all kinds waiting in shelters to be adopted. She encouraged people who want purebred dogs and cats to contact rescue organizations instead of going to a breeder. “Don’t shop! Adopt!” has become the holiday motto.
In 1973, the Humane Society of the United States estimated that 13 million cats and dogs enter shelters every year. Some were strays, some were surrendered by owners who could no longer care for them, some were seized in legal actions. Today, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, approximately 6.5 million companion animals enter shelters nationwide. And 1.6 million cats and 1.6 million dogs find their furever homes.
Colleen’s holiday got its start in the U.S., but it soon expanded internationally. Pet lovers now mark the day in the U.K., Ireland, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Spain, Guam, Scotland, and many more nations.
Celebrities have also taken up the cause. National Pet Day has been promoted by Taylor Swift, Ellen De Generes, Ricky Gervais, Cee Lo Green, Jimmy Fallon, Willy Nelson, Kevin Bacon, Seth Myers, and Carrie Underwood, among others.
And social media has helped spread the celebration and promote Colleen’s cause. When President Barack Obama was in office, he warmed political hearts on both sides of the aisle with his posted pic of Bo, one of the two Portuguese water dogs who shared the White House with him. Bo was rehomed when he couldn’t get along with an older dog owned by a family in Texas.

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FULL RANKING OF THE MOST POPULAR PETS
#1: Dog (45%)
#2: Cat (30%)
#3: Fish (9%)
#4: Bird (e.g. parakeet, cockatiel, parrot, etc.) (5%)
#5: Hamster/gerbil/mouse (2%)
#6: Horse (2%)
#7: Snake (2%)
#8: Guinea pig (1%)
#9: Lizard (e.g. iguana, chameleon, gecko, etc.) (1%)
#10: Tarantula (1%)

NATIONAL PET DAY AROUND THE WORLD

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TRADITIONS FOR NATIONAL PET DAY 2021

Furry babies are spoiled to the fullest on National Pet Day. Owners go all out to lavish their pets with the adoration and care they deserve (well, more than on any other day). Taking them out for a walk or a drive, buying their favorite treats, or getting them a new toy to play with are just some of the ways that pets are spoiled just a little extra on this day.
National Pet Day is also one of the best days for kids to convince their parents to adopt a pet, so new additions to the family, with adoptions from shelters or purchased pedigrees, are common on this day. Everyone is part of the celebration, as every other post on social media features fancy portraits or cute candids of pets.

BY THE NUMBERS

36% – the percentage by which owning a dog decreases the risk of death by heart disease.
10% – the percentage of owners allergic to their pets.
57% – of American households owned at least one pet according to Pet Ownership Statistics.
5000–7000 – the number of tigers kept as pets in the U.S.
94% – the percentage of families with an autistic child who benefited from having a pet.
44% – the percentage of people who’d rather cuddle with their pet than their partner.
200 million – the number of stray dogs in the world.
2 million – the number of animals who die in shelters every year.
9% – the percentage of healthy dogs euthanized in Canadian shelters in 2017.
90% – the percentage of pets found within a day when the owner was looking for them.
29% – the percentage of people who have to part with their pets due to residential restrictions.

NATIONAL PET DAY FAQS

What day is National Pet Day?

National Pet Day is April 11.

Is there a Pet Appreciation Day?

There are many holidays on which pets are appreciated, including National Dog Day on August 26, National Cat Day on August 8, and National Puppy Day on March 23.

Why do we also have National Dog Day and National Cat Day?

Those days are intended to honor our most popular, best-loved pets and again, to encourage adopting a dog or cat who needs a home. National Pet Day reinforces the importance of pets in our lives and reminds us that we can care for ferrets, rabbits, guinea pigs, birds, rats, mice, fish, reptiles and other critters, too.

NATIONAL PET DAY ACTIVITIES

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Adopt a pet

And remember, you're not limited to dogs and cats. House rabbits are easily litter trained. Reptiles are quiet. Some birds will talk to you.

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Launch the next digital diva

Convince your cutie cat to pose, pounce, primp, pout, or play the piano. Post the video on the kitty's account. Pray for viral volume.

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Pamper your pooch

What does your furry friend like? A mallard tuggy toy? A nice belly rub? Get down on the floor and give that pup some love!

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5 FACTS ABOUT EGYPTIANS AND THEIR PETS THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND

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The Egyptians grieved their pets publicly

When a family cat died, the Egyptians shaved their eyebrows; they shaved the rest of their bodies for a dog.

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The Egyptians prized and protected cats

The penalty for killing a cat, even by accident, was death.

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The Egyptians were inconsistent with pet names

The Egyptians named their dogs, but did not commonly name their cats.

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The Egyptians kept many animals as pets

According to scholars, the Egyptians also had baboons, monkeys, fish, gazelles, birds, (especially falcons), lions, mongooses, and hippos as pets.

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The Egyptians sacrificed their country for cats

In 525 B.C., refusing to offend their goddess by fighting, the Egyptian army surrendered to the Persians, who had painted the image of the Egyptian cat deity, Bastet, on their shields.

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WHY WE LOVE NATIONAL PET DAY

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Most of us have a pet

In the U.S., 67% of households have a pet. We spend approximately $75 billion a year on pet care and products.

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Pets are part of the family

A 2016 Harris poll showed that 95% of pet owners say their pets are part of the family. That's an increase of seven points from 2007.

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Pets are fun

Only a pet will chase a ball for you, pounce on a laser point, or nibble carrots from your hand. Enjoy watching your hamster stuff its cheeks, your guinea pig chew up a TP tube, or your ferret frolic in its hammock. Your guinea pig will probably pee in your lap — but it's so cute!

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National Today * April Fools' Day – April 1, 2024 U.S. *

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April Fools’ Day on April 1 is a day where many of us unleash our most creative sides, all in a hilarious – sometimes over the top – attempt at bamboozling those around us.
Why do we do this, and where did it start? Well there surprisingly isn’t a concrete conclusion by historians. We’ll explore the possibilities below, but nevertheless, every spring we all put on our pranking caps to plan out the most devious and diabolical, yet safe and playful pranks we can think of, making this 24 hours possibly the most fun, exciting, and anxiety-filled day of the year!

WHEN IS APRIL FOOLS' DAY 2024?

April Fools’ Day is celebrated every year on April 1. The day is all about being neutral and serious about everything, and… HA! APRIL FOOLS!

HISTORY OF APRIL FOOLS' DAY

Today, pranking on April Fools’ Day has transcended the confinements of the first day of April to become a year-round internet phenomenon. Thousands of videos on the most popular internet sites emerge everyday, pushing the pranking limit to sometimes dangerous territories. We do NOT condone this and below we’ll illustrate how to allow this holiday to remain true to what it was meant to be – safe, and well, hilarious!
There’s no consensus on how it all began, but a popular theory is that while nowadays, January 1 is when we start the new year, this wasn’t the case before 1592. We used a calendar called the Julian calendar – created by Julius Caesar in 45 BC – which saw every new year begin on April 1! Crazy, we know.
Pope Gregory the 8th created a new method for keeping track of days, which was the start of the calendar we all know and love – the Gregorian calendar. When he moved the date of New Year’s Eve it obviously took some time for everyone to catch on to it. Those who were a bit behind the times still celebrated on April 1, and were considered fools for doing so.
One lesser known, often argued explanation for our beloved prank day is buried in a 1392 book called “The Canterbury Tales” by Geoffrey Chaucer. One line in this publication simply references “March 32”, and the debate to its meaning was born. Without much context and being dated so far back, the interpretation remains a mystery. Some believe it to be a joke, dawning this annual tradition, while some say it’s none other than a misprint.
Whether we have Gregory the 8th or Geoffrey Chaucer to thank for April Fools’ Day, it has existed for centuries and will continue to cause a flurry of creativity and excitement in the first few weeks of spring.

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FULL RANKING OF PRANKS AMERICANS PLAN TO PLAY ON APRIL FOOLS’ DAY
#1: Mind game prank (e.g. gradually moving someone’s desk until it’s far from its original spot) (17%)
#2: Scare tactics (e.g. rubber snake in a chair) (17%)
#3: Lying prank (e.g. saying you’re pregnant (17%)
#4: Prank phone call (13%)
#5: Food-related prank (e.g. toothpaste in an Oreo)
#6: Make it inaccessible prank (e.g. fridge taped up, phone in Jello) (11%)
#7: Elaborate, well-thought-out prank that I film on camera and post to YouTube (7%)
#8: Toilet-related prank (e.g. fake poop in coffee cup) (6%)

FULL RANKING OF PEOPLE AMERICANS PLAN TO PRANK ON APRIL FOOLS’ DAY
#1: Spouse/significant other (20%)
#2: Friend (20%)
#3: My kid(s) (15%)
#4: Co-worker (12%)
#5: Mom (9%)
#6: Boss (5%)
#7: Dad (5%)
#8: Neighbor (5%)
#9: Roommate (4%)
#10: Pet (3%)
#11: Teacher (2%)
#12: Enemy (2%)

FULL RANKING OF MOST POPULAR REACTIONS TO PRANKING
#1: Smile and say, “That was a good one” (45%)
#2: Prank them back (31%)
#3: Get mad but get over it (10%)
#4: No reaction (poker face) (7%)
#5: Quietly fume (5%)
#6: Terminate friendship and never talk to that person again (2%)

APRIL FOOLS' DAY AROUND THE WORLD

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TRADITIONS OF THE DAY

April Fools’ Day traditions are all about practical jokes, playing pranks, and having fun. It can be minor like a verbal joke, or something that you have been plotting for the past few months. Either way, usually the gag ends with the yelling of “April Fools’!” to signify the end of the prank.
In modern times, prank videos have become a category of their own on video hosting platforms. So, naturally, April Fools’ Day pranks have become quite elaborate in recent years. Small businesses, large corporations, and TV networks have also started to participate in this annual tradition, advertising and promoting fictitious claims to fool their audiences. The mild-mannered trickster always has the classic switching-of-sugar-with-salt gag up their sleeve.

APRIL FOOLS' DAY FAQS

What is the most common prank on April Fools' Day?

From the combination of life experience and extensive research on this holiday, we find the most common pranks involve safe food swaps and the classic “tying someone’s shoes together” gag.

Is April Fools' Day celebrated world-wide?

Yes, it is celebrated across the globe! Although the names, goals, and rules for the day vary from country to country.

What if I don’t want to participate on April 1?

April Fools’ is a fairly harmless day that is meant to add fun and excitement. If you do not wish to partake, we recommend an inner-circle email or text to those around you in the weeks leading up. Just know that it’s a bad look to prank after asking not to be pranked!

APRIL FOOLS' DAY ACTIVITIES

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Plan ahead

Start early! Some YouTubers and internet stars have dedicated entire careers to pranking, so your inspiration can begin here. Some ideas get extreme, so be sure to choose ones that are safe but will still garner a great response!

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Practice your straight face

Play it cool! You may not be a world-class poker player, but nothing ruins a good prank more than uncontrollably chuckling as you encourage a colleague to sit down at their desk after lunch. If they still don’t suspect that whoopee cushion, they really are an April Fool!

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Give them a not-so-sweet surprise

Sour their sweets! This April Fools' staple never gets old. Swapping out some sugar for salt will have them questioning their choice for that second afternoon coffee.

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5 FACTS ABOUT APRIL FOOLS' DAY AROUND THE WORLD

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“Lie Day” for the Portuguese

In Brazil, this day is referred to as “Lie Day” or Dia da Mentira.

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France’s “Fools”

In France and some of the UK, they pin a paper fish to their prankee’s backs.

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Scotland’s “Suckers”

The Scottish prank their friends by pinning a tail on them or a “kick me” sign.

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Ancient Foolers

Some ancient European’s celebrated by trading status, age or gender roles for the day.

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Fooled by the bell

Taco Bell had residents of Philadelphia fooled when it playfully announced its acquisition and rebrand of the Liberty Bell.

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WHY WE LOVE APRIL FOOLS' DAY

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It’s an excuse to act a fool

It’s not every day you can play tricks on those around you and have a national excuse to get away with it! April Fools' Day is a chance for some – hopefully harmless – fun, and a great opportunity to show your creative side while getting a few laughs at the same time.

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It gives us something to do in that no-man’s land between winter and spring

With spring sprung just a few weeks before, the weather is warming up and all that vitamin D can jumpstart your creativity in time for prank day. Go find a patio with some friends, and – responsibly – plot your targets!

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Groups can get in on the fun

More minds are better than one! Gather up a team at the office, or choose sides at home. Your pranks will be more creative with more people working towards it. Just, remember that this leaves more people to keep the secret and not get busted!

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National Today * Easter – March 31, 2024 World *

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Easter is the single most important holy day throughout Christianity.
It celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ — a central belief for Christians worldwide and the focal point of their faith. Religious scholars believe the event occurred three days after the Romans crucified Jesus in roughly 30 AD. Christians therefore derive hope that they too will experience a resurrection in heaven.
Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after March 21. For 2024, Easter is on March 31.
Christians observe Easter in ways both personal and universal. Let’s take a closer look.

WHEN IS EASTER 2024?

Easter falls on March 31 this year, celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox. The holiday has Christian roots but has also become popular in secular society for its other elements like the Easter bunny, and Easter eggs.

HISTORY OF EASTER

Easter is a 2,000-year-old Christian holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ and marks the arrival of Spring. For many, Easter is all about chocolate bunnies, dyed eggs, and bouquets of daffodils and lilies, but the holiday is one of the most important observances of the year for Christians around the world.
Easter is also significantly associated with the exodus of the Jews from Egypt as depicted in the Old Testament and the Jewish holiday of Passover. The Last Supper, which took place the night before Jesus was arrested, is also linked to these events.
The Sunday before Easter is called Palm Sunday. It commemorates and celebrates the day Jesus arrived in Jerusalem when his followers greeted him by laying palm leaves at his feet to demonstrate their reverence for him. In many churches, the observance of Easter begins on the night of Holy Saturday, just before Easter Sunday. This religious service is known as the Easter Vigil.
According to Eastern Orthodox Christianity, the Great Lent, which begins 40 days before Easter on Clean Monday, marks the beginning of the Easter rituals. The 40 days, which do not include Sundays, is a time of repentance, fasting, and commemoration of the biblical events leading up to the persecution, crucifixion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The last week is known as Holy Week and is concluded with Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter.
Religiously, Easter is celebrated by Christians in a number of ways, including the baptismal rite and traditional liturgy observed by Catholics on the night of Holy Saturday, or the sunrise practices on Easter Sunday favored by Protestants. Easter is also celebrated zealously by members of the Orthodox church, but the day on which they observe Easter differs by 13 days from the Catholics, since they follow the Julian calendar.
Over time, many pagan celebrations have been merged with Easter to welcome the season of spring. These relatively modern traditions include the Easter bunny — a figure associated with spring, who brings colorful eggs symbolizing new life. The origins of the concept of the Easter bunny have been disputed, but many agree that it started in Germany. Either way, the kids always look forward to his arrival, and decorating eggs, consuming candy, and community Easter egg hunts have become a huge part of the evolved Easter holiday.

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FOR 1 IN 3 AMERICANS, EASTER CANDY IS AN IMPULSE BUY
32% of Americans usually buy Easter candy at the grocery store on an impulse, when they’re already shopping for something else. 46% of Americans make a special trip to buy Easter candy, while 18% wait until the day after Easter, when the candy is half price.
CANDY IS THE #1 EASTER PURCHASE
23% of Americans say they purchase candy on or around Easter. The second most popular Easter purchase is plastic eggs or baskets (15%).

TRADITIONS OF THE DAY

While those of the Christian faith observe Easter by participating in religious rituals, vigils, and going to Church, there are many non-religious traditions on Easter for children. The most common tradition is dying Easter eggs, including a lot of fun activities such as egg rolling and egg hunts. Flying kites and games like leapfrog are also popular, as well as games associated with the Easter bunny.
Chocolate and other candy, especially bunny- or egg-shaped ones are widely consumed. Pastel colors like pink, baby blue, and lilac are associated with this day and are seen everywhere on clothing, dyed eggs, and at events.

BY THE NUMBERS

3 in 4 – the estimated number of Americans who identify as Christian.
50.8% – the percentage of Americans who plan to attend church on Easter Sunday each year.
$16.4 billion – the estimated number of dollars spent on Easter in 2015.
$140.62 – the estimated number of dollars spent by Americans on Easter.
13th century – the period when eggs first started to be decorated for Easter.
5 – the number of minutes it takes to make a Peeps Marshmallow Chick.
$18,480 million – candy company Mars Inc.’s net sales in 2014.
32% – the percentage of chocolate lovers who buy extra chocolate on the occasion of Easter.
89% – the percentage of consumers who eat the ears off chocolate bunnies first.
1.5 billion – the number of Peeps Marshmallow Chicks consumed around Easter.

EASTER FAQS

Why is Easter called Easter?

The christening of the holiday as ‘Easter’ is believed to have originated from the name of a goddess in England, Eostre, who was celebrated at the beginning of spring before Christ’s time.

What does the word Easter mean?

Another theory suggests that the word ‘Easter’ originated from the German word for ‘East,’ also meaning dawn.

Is the Easter bunny real?

As a symbol of Easter, the Easter bunny is derived from folklore. Much like the Trix Rabbit, the Easter bunny is not real.

HOW TO OBSERVE EASTER

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Go to church

For a lot of folks, Easter remains one of the few Sundays of the year on which they feel compelled to attend church services.

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Engage in prayer

Regardless of a person's particular devotion or attention to their religious faith, prayer is often seen as a comfort — both for those praying and those for whom we pray.

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Hold an Easter egg hunt

Easter is a day that is meant to be filled with gladness, so why not add some extra fun in the form of an egg hunt? The choice of dyed, hard-boiled, or colorful plastic eggs is totally up to you.

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Christianity or the Easter egg?

Eggs have long been considered a symbol for life and rebirth, and the act of coloring them predates Christianity.

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Spending the big bucks

According to the National Retail Federation, Americans spend about $18 billion dollars on Easter.

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The Easter Bunny definitely visits the U.S.

The National Confectioners Association reports that 2 out of every 3 American parents build Easter baskets for their kids.

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WHY EASTER IS IMPORTANT

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It's the holiest of holy days

A tenet of Christian faith is that God sent his "only begotten Son" to be crucified for the sins of humanity. Debates over the historical veracity of Jesus Christ's life, death and resurrection continue, but for most Christians, Easter is meaningless without a literal belief in the truth of this central story.

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It brings the family together

Easter draws families together in the spirit of shared religious faith and celebration. It's a perfect time to catch up with loved ones we may not have seen in a long time.

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It's fun for the children

For children, Easter has its own special significance beyond that of religious and familial duty. It's a day of sweets, treats, and play — not to mention the creation of colorful Easter eggs.

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National Today * Ides of March – March 15, 2024 *

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Beware the Ides of March, or at least, be aware of when “the Ides” even takes place (March 15). The word “Ides” is derived from the Latin word “idus,” which refers to the middle day of any month in the ancient Roman calendar. The Ides are specifically the fifteenth day of the months of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the remaining months. The Ides were the designated days for settling debt each month in the Roman empire and generally included the seven days preceding the Ides for this purpose. No doubt debtors who could not pay their debts considered the Ides to be unlucky days as they were typically thrown into prison or forced into slavery.

WHEN IS IDES OF MARCH 2024?

As the word ‘ides’ refers to the middle of the month, the Ides of March is on March 15. Contrary to popular superstitious belief surrounding its origins, Ides simply marks the first day of the full moon in every month.

HISTORY OF IDES OF MARCH

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The unlucky pall over the Ides of March has a more portentous tie to ancient Rome. Roman Emperor Julius Caesar was famously unlucky on the Ides of March in 44 B.C. when he was assassinated by his senators, fearing their ruler was becoming a dictator.
Movies often distort historical events to make them more entertaining for the sake of drawing bigger audiences and better reviews. The same was true when English playwright William Shakespeare wrote his famous tragedy “Julius Caesar.”
Much of what we commonly believe to be true about the demise of the unlucky emperor on that fateful Ides of March is based more on Shakespeare’s play than historical evidence, according to author Barry Strauss. His book “The Death of Caesar” dismantles the half-truths about the ruler’s tragic end on the Ides of March in 44 B.C. Here are three myths he calls out about the Ides of March killing of Emperor Julius Caesar:
Myth #1:
Julius Caesar was admonished to “Beware the Ides of March” by an unknown Soothsayer.
False: The omen was actually “Beware the next 30 days” and was prophesied on February 15, 44 B.C. by an Etruscan Soothsayer named Spurinna.
Myth #2:
Brutus was Caesar’s best friend and led the assassination plot.
False: There were in fact three conspirators: Brutus, Cassius, and Decimus. Decimus was known to be most trusted by Caesar and is considered to have been the leader of the murder conspiracy.
Myth #3:
Caesar nobly uttered “Et tu, Brute” (you too, Brutus) with his dying breath.
False: Caesar singling out Brutus as he lay dying was an invention of the Renaissance movement. The emperor was a trained soldier who fought for his life, tried to escape the ambush, and never uttered these words.

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IDES OF MARCH AROUND THE WORLD

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TRADITIONS OF THE DAY

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Historically, this day was originally the date on which Romans settled their debts. Other ancient traditions on this day included the slaughter of a sheep, the ‘Ides sheep’, by Jupiter’s high priest; the feats of Anna Perenna, the goddess of the year, to celebrate the first full moon of the year with drinking, picnics, and lively festivities; and in the ‘holy week’ of festivals during the Imperial Period, which celebrated the goddess Cybele and the god Attis.

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BY THE NUMBERS

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15 – the date on which the Ides fall in the months of March, May, July, and October.
2003 – the year in which actress Thora Hird died on the Ides of March.
1970 – the year the song ‘Vehicle’ was released by rock band The Ides Of March.
2001 – the year the movie “The Ides Of March” was released.
60 – the number of senators present at the time of Caesar’s assassination.
23 – the number of stab wounds on Julius Caesar.
1971 – the year in which the “Ed Sullivan Show” was cancelled on Ides Of March.

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IDES OF MARCH FAQS

When is the Ides of March?

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The Ides of March is March 15 on the American calendar.
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Is the Ides of March an unlucky day?

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Who is credited with saying “Beware the Ides of March?”

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This cryptic warning is a line from English playwright and actor William Shakespeare’s tragedy “Julius Caesar.” This exact phrase was never uttered to the emperor in real life, although most people believe this to be true.

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HOW TO OBSERVE IDES OF MARCH

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Repay a debt

In honor of the ancient Roman tradition of paying debts on the Ides of March or of any month, repay a debt. You’ll get some feel-good mo-jo in return from the friend who loaned you money that you somehow have managed to not yet repay.

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Plan A Roman Holiday

Turn the Ides of March into a living history lesson. Plan a trip to Italy to explore ancient Roman ruins of the city where Julius Caesar once ruled as the Emperor of the Roman empire and perished at the hands of his trusted advisors.

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Toga Party!

When it comes down to it, the Ides of March was basically a huge argument about politics. Is there any political issue that you feel extremely passionate about? Contact your local government official or start an email-sending campaign with your friends. In honor of Julius Caesar, you should exercise your right to participate in politics.

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5 REASONS WE DON’T MIND THE IDES OF MARCH

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Freedom to be moody

Any day with such a dark cloud looming over it gives us good enough reason to be moody. It is only one day out of a year filled with plenty of reasons to be happy and celebrate. So go ahead, let loose and cop an attitude today if that’s what you want to do.

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If you didn’t read it in high school, be thankful

If you somehow managed to avoid reading this depressing classic English Lit 101 tragedy you should be thankful too. It definitely puts a downer on your friendship groups as you learn a new life motto — trust no one.

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Nobody likes debt

Settle all yours today!

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It's when the rainiest day ever occurred

March 15, 1952 saw the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in a 24 hour period: 73.62 inches over the Indian Ocean island of La Réunion.

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It's when "The Ed Sullivan Show" got cancelled

Perhaps the most tragic entry on our list: "The Ed Sullivan Show's" cancellation was announced on March 15, 1971, ending a 23-year-long reign.

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WHY IDES OF MARCH IS IMPORTANT

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It’s an amazing piece of history

There are two sides to every story, and Julius Caesar’s assassination is a prime example. According to Brutus and his fellow senators, Caesar was going to become a dictator and they had to protect the republic. In their heads, they believed they were right. However, we’re sure if Caesar could have defended himself, he would say that he was never going to become a dictator and was killed for no reason. Who’s right? That’s up to you to decide; we’ll never get a definitive answer!

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It inspired a scene in "Mean Girls"...

We’re sure you’ve seen Tina Fey’s classic movie. If not, drop everything you’re doing and watch it right now. Without the Ides of March, we would have never gotten to enjoy one of the funniest scenes in the movie. Gretchen passionately defends Brutus’ murder of Caesar, saying that maybe Brutus just wanted to share a little bit of the power. You go, Glen Coco.

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...and a Shakespeare play

More importantly (sorry Tina, we love you), the Ides of March helped inspire a beautiful Shakespeare play, "Julius Caesar." It commemorates Caesar’s life and does a great job trying to show both Caesar and Brutus’ side of the argument. Caesar’s life may have ended early, but he gets to live on forever in literature.

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National Today * National Barbie Day – March 9, 2024 *

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Throw on some Aqua — March 9 is National Barbie Day! In 1959, an 11-inch tall bombshell made her debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York. Designed by Ruth Handler, the co-founder of Mattel Inc., Barbie was created to allow girls to imagine what their lives could be like in the future. She’s had a slew of careers, from a registered nurse to an astronaut. And she’s done it all with a companion. Barbie was a single lady for all of 2 years. But in 1961, overwhelming demand caused Handler to release a boyfriend for her — Ken. (Verdict’s out if he’s ever going to put a ring on it.) On National Barbie Day, we celebrate all things Barbie.

WHEN IS NATIONAL BARBIE DAY 2024?

The iconic Barbie doll and her friends are celebrated on National Barbie Day on March 9.

HISTORY OF NATIONAL BARBIE DAY

Barbie is simply iconic. There is nothing that comes close to the spectrum of emotions that are conjured by the doll, and how she is perceived uniquely by every individual who has ever played or owned a Barbie doll.
Barbie was inspired by Lilli, a German doll, which had misogynistic attributes and had a more “adult” appeal. From this idea, the co-founder of Mattel toy company Ruth Handler became inspired to create a doll that was a grown woman. In 1956, while on vacation with her family, Handler first came across the Lilli doll and noticed how enamored her 15-year-old daughter Barbara was. Before the creation of Barbie, most dolls were either babies or children. Handler’s vision was to create a doll that had a grown female’s anatomy. Over the next couple of years, Handler worked to design a wholesome, American doll. Named after her daughter Barbara, Barbie debuted at the American International Toy Fair in 1959. Crowds of people instantly fell in love with the doll.
The first Barbie doll was available in one body type. More than 60 years since its introduction to the public, Barbie has been a role model and friend to children and adults throughout. Reimagined in many ways and challenging societal norms, Barbie has truly been an integral part of the change, especially for girls.
Toy company Mattel has made changes to the anatomy of the doll over the years to counter critics and their claims that Barbie is misogynistic. In 1963, Midge was created as Barbie’s best friend, followed by Teresa, Ken, and Christie, to dispel these claims and broaden Barbie’s appeal as a family-friendly doll.

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WHEN DID YOU STOP PLAYING WITH BARBIES?
Before age 5 (6%)
Between ages 5 and 10 (37%)
Between ages 10 and 12 (39%)
After age 12 (18%)

FULL RANKING OF BARBIES WE WISH EXISTED
#1: Plus-sized Barbie (22%)
#2: Tattooed Barbie (18%)
#3: G.I. Jane Barbie (14%)
#4: Little person Barbie (11%)
#5: Body builder Barbie (7%)
#6: LGBTQ Barbie or Ken (6%)
#7: Transgender Barbie (5%)
#8: Kim Kardashian Barbie (3%)

TRADITIONS

To many, Barbie herself is a tradition. Generations have grown up playing with Barbie. Barbie has been a best friend to many, and a role model to girls around the world, encouraging them to dream big and be unstoppable. Families and friends have bonded over the doll, and passed on favorites from one generation to the next.
Barbie lovers discuss their favorite dolls online, bring out their collections, share them with kids, and watch the iconic Barbie movies.

BY THE NUMBERS

1959 – the year Barbie was created.
1961 – the year Ken joined Barbie.
$3 – the price of the first Barbie doll.
219 – the color code for Barbie’s signature color, Barbie Pink.
11.5 inches – the height of Barbie.
200 – the number of careers Barbie has had over the years.
1965 – the year when Barbie traveled into space, four years before the actual moon landing.
6 – the minimum age for playing Barbie dolls.
1997 – the year when the hit song, “Barbie Girl,” by Aqua topped the charts.
100 – the number of Barbie dolls sold every minute.

NATIONAL BARBIE DAY FAQS

What is Barbie's real name?

Barbie’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

Why is National Barbie Day celebrated?

National Barbie Day celebrates the number one doll of all time, Barbie. Her contribution to playtime and causes over time is celebrated by collectors around the world.

What day is National Barbie day?

March 9 is National Barbie Day

NATIONAL BARBIE DAY ACTIVITIES

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Play Barbie, of course

Create some memories and play Barbie with your children or relatives! We won’t judge you if you get a little distracted and start playing with Barbie yourself.

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Buy your Barbie new clothes

Take your Barbie on a shopping spree. You can view a full lineup on the Mattel website or support independent artists by shopping on Amazon. Either way, your Barbie is heading to style city.

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Blast some Aqua

You have our full permission to blast Aqua’s 1997 hit “Barbie Girl” (as if you even needed a reason). Life in plastic — it’s fantastic!

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5 FASHIONABLE FACTS ABOUT BARBIE

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She is named after the creator’s daughter.

Barbie is named after the Handler’s daughter, Barbara, and Ken is named after their son, Kenneth.

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Ken is younger

Ken is two years younger than Barbie.

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Engineering at its best

Barbie was co-designed by a missile engineer.

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Barbie’s location

Barbie is from Wisconsin, not Malibu.

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Barbie didn’t smile

Barbie started smiling 12 years after her debut.

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WHY WE LOVE NATIONAL BARBIE DAY

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Barbie helps girls dream big

Since her creation, Barbie has had more than 150 careers. She’s been an astronaut, a CEO and she’s even run for president! Barbie acts as a role model and inspires young girls to pursue these same careers.

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Barbie is family-oriented

Barbie’s fun for the whole family! Ruth Handler created Barbie as a toy for her daughter — and even named it after her. Fun fact: Ken is named after Handler’s son.

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Barbie is a trend-setter

Mattel was the first company to broadcast commercials to children, propelling the Barbie toy to success and opening a new advertising frontier. They started advertising on the Mickey Mouse Club, which greatly increased their Barbie sales. As every parent knows, kids will bug you about what they want until they get it!

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National Today * International Women's Day – March 8, 2024 *

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International Women’s Day (March

is a global day celebrating the historical, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also observed in support of taking action against gender inequality around the world. We all know the world couldn’t run without women (we mean, just listen to Beyoncé). This is the day to appreciate their efforts! Organizations large and small come together to show women just how valuable they are in today’s society. Also make sure to help women around you find resources on scholarships available for women from around the world to help them spread their wings and fly higher.

WHEN IS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2024?

International Women’s Day is on March 8. The achievements of women and how far they have come in the fight for their rights within the political, cultural, and social spheres are celebrated.

HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

Susan B. Anthony was a political activist and an advocate of women’s rights. After the Civil War, she fought for the 14th Amendment that was meant to grant all naturalized and native-born Americans citizenship in the hope that it would include suffrage rights. Although the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, it still didn’t secure their vote. In 1869, the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) was founded by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony to continue the fight for women’s rights.
In the early 1900s, women were experiencing pay inequality, a lack of voting rights, and they were being overworked. In response to all of this, 15,000 women marched through New York City in 1908 to demand their rights. In 1909, the first National Women’s Day was observed in accordance with a declaration by the Socialist Party of America. This was celebrated on the last Sunday of February until 1913.
An International Women’s Conference was organized in August 1910 by Clara Zetkin, a German suffragist and leader in the Women’s Office. Zetkin proposed a special Women’s Day to be organized annually and International Women’s Day was honored the following year in Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland, with more than one million attending the rallies. On August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified and white women were granted the right to vote in the U.S.
The liberation movement took place in the 1960s and the effort led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act, allowing all women the right to vote. When the internet became more commonplace, feminism and the fight against gender inequality experienced a resurgence. Now we celebrate International Women’s Day each year as we push continuously with the hope of creating a completely equal society.

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY - SURVEY RESULTS

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2017 — THE BIGGEST ISSUES FACING AMERICAN WOMEN
#1: Unequal pay (23%)
#2: The ability to balance a career and children (22%)
#3: Sexual violence (15%)
#4: Sexual objectification (15%)
#5: Reproductive rights (11%)
#6: Underrepresentation in politics (7%)
#7: Underrepresentation in business leadership (6%)
2018 — THE BIGGEST ISSUES FACING AMERICAN WOMEN
#1: Sexual violence (38%)
#2: Sexual objectification (35%)
#3: Unequal pay (34%)
#4: The ability to balance a career and children (32%)
#5: Underrepresentation in business leadership (20%)
#6: Reproductive rights (19%)
#7: Underrepresentation in politics (16%)
2018 — PROSECUTING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HARASSMENT CRIMINALS
America should prosecute sexual assault and harassment criminals…
#1: More often (58%)
#2: The same amount (20%)
#3: The same amount, but reach more guilt verdicts (14%)
#4: Less often (7%)
2018 — THE BEST WAY TO STOP SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HARASSMENT
#1: A stricter legal system (43%)
#2: Prosecuting more criminals (43%)
#3: Better education (42%)
#4: Eliminating rape culture in media (35%)
#5: Workplace equality (29%)

TRADITIONS OF THE DAY

As women come together to celebrate the advancement of gender equality and women’s rights on International Women’s Day, they receive ample support from men who give them flowers or other gifts. This tradition extends to educational institutes and workplaces as well. Inspiring female leaders and women with success stories in different areas of life are put in the spotlight to encourage and influence other women all over the world.
In Spain and Turkey, political activities and protests take place on this day. The aim is to motivate change in policymaking. In China, women are often allowed a half-day off from work and receive special treatment in general at work and home.

BY THE NUMBERS

163.2 million – the number of females in the United States as of July 2015.

24% – the percentage of women in the U.S. Senate.
29% – the percentage of women in state legislative seats.
0% – the percentage of women as presidents of the United States.
40 billion – the number of hours spent by women in sub-Saharan Africa collecting water.
⅔ – of the world’s 796 million illiterate people are women.
1 in 3 – women around the world experience violence.
2.7 billion – the number of women who don’t have the same work opportunities as men.
82 million – the number of women worldwide who don’t have any legal protections against workplace discrimination.
650 million – the number of women who are married before the age of 18 across the world.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY FAQS

Is International Women’s Day an official holiday?

International Women’s Day is an official holiday in dozens of countries.

Is International Women’s Day always on daylight savings time?

March 8 is daylight savings time in various northern hemisphere territories, so it aligns with International Women’s Day for them.

Do women live longer than men?

Women generally live longer than men by six to eight years due to biological and behavioral advantages.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY ACTIVITIES

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Get involved

There's an International Women’s Day event in nearly every major city and you can pick and choose what attracts you most. There are concerts where you can listen to live music, art exhibitions where talented creators display their work, and networking summits where you can hear guest speakers discuss women’s rights.

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Do like they do in the rest of the world

Send a bouquet, thank you card, or some small gift to your mother, sister, or co-worker. It’s guaranteed to brighten their day, give you a boost in their eyes, and help commemorate a wonderful day.

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Learn more about a woman you admire

We all have our favorite musicians, actresses, and historical figures, but have you taken the time to truly know their story? Do some digging and learn about what their life was like. Chances are they’ve been through their fair share of trials and tribulations, and you’ll be inspired by their perseverance.

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5 FACTS ABOUT INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

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Recognized by the U.N.

In 1975, the United Nations officially adopted International Women's Day.

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A day for mothers

Serbia, Albania, Macedonia, and Uzbekistan celebrate International Women’s Day and Mother's Day together.

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Theme change

Each year International Women's Day has a theme and for 2020 it was "An equal world is an enabled world."

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Wage gap

In 2015, the U.N. reported that women still earn an average of 24% less than men do worldwide. Another study reveals that women get to save less than men with a 68 cents to a dollar ratio, for retirement.

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Women are in session

In Algeria, women make up 70% of the country's lawyers and 60% of its judges.

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WHY WE LOVE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

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It’s international and inter-organizational

No one government, NGO, charity, corporation, academic institution, women’s network, or media hub is solely responsible for International Women’s Day. International Women’s Day was established and has been celebrated for a long time! As Gloria Steinem says, “The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights.” We agree! The day is all about intersectionality, whether that's the organizations that support International Women’s Day or the type of women the day celebrates.

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It’s a global holiday

International Women’s Day is an official holiday in many countries including Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, China (for women only), Cuba, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Eritrea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Madagascar (for women only), Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Zambia. The tradition sees men honoring their mothers, wives, girlfriends, colleagues, and more with flowers and small gifts. There might be cultural differences between countries, but the appreciation of women and their accomplishments transcends all boundaries.

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It raises awareness around the world

It may seem that we have progressed very far by now. Although some progress has been made, yes, a recent study of 145 nations showed that there's still a gender gap. Iceland has come closest to equality in economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment, and that's definitely a start. But in other places like Yemen, women are only considered half a witness in court cases. They're even forbidden to leave the house without their husband’s permission. IWF was created to strive toward a standard of gender equality for all countries. Because, as we all know, raising awareness about women’s plight around the world helps elevate all women.

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National Today * National Day of Unplugging – March 1, 2024 *

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Do you have multiple cell phones? Constantly Snapchatting every move and find it hard to get through a meaningful conversation without adding to your story? We increasingly miss out on the valuable moments of our lives as we pass the hours with our faces buried in our iPhones, documenting our every move through social media and shielding ourselves from the outside world, where real connections happen. If you notice these mannerisms in yourself – or your friends & family, it may be worth committing to the Global Day of Unplugging. It is a 24 hour period – running from sundown to sundown which starts on March 1. Take this day to carve out precious time to unplug, relax, reflect, be active, visit the outdoors, and connect with loved ones.

NATIONAL DAY OF UNPLUGGING MEDIA COVERAGE

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National Day of Unplugging — WXYZ (Detroit, MI)

National Day of Unplugging — WZZM (Grand Rapids, MI)

National Day of Unplugging — WDAF (Kansas City, MO)

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FULL RANKING: WHEN DO YOU SPEND THE MOST TIME CHECKING YOUR PHONE?
#1: When I wake up (32%)
#2: When I’m in bed going to sleep (26%)
#3: On work breaks (20%)
#4: In the bathroom (10%)
#5: On my morning commute (4%)
#6: While hanging out with friends (4%)
#7: While walking (4%)

IN OTHER WORDS…
For 58% of Americans, bed is the most popular time to check their phone.

WHICH DEVICE DO YOU SPEND THE MOST TIME ON?
#1: Smartphone (76%)
#2: Computer (17%)
#3: Tablet (7%)

MEN CARE SLIGHTLY MORE THAN WOMEN ABOUT THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGE
5% of women say they closely monitor how many “likes” they get on social media, compared to 7% of men who say the same.

NATIONAL DAY OF UNPLUGGING ACTIVITIES

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Put Your Phone in a Box for 24 Hours

That's right. Challenge yourself to leave your phone unattended for a full 24 hours. See how much you're able to focus on being present, and in the moment of things without constant notifications distracting you.

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Throw a Dance Party

Dancing not only increases your endorphins, which boosts your mood, but it’s also a great form of cardiovascular exercise. Salsa it out, do the twist, or bust a move. You’ll be astonished at how much more energy you have after a few groove sessions.

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Volunteer to Help Others

Volunteering is not only good for the community, it’s good for your well-being too. Selfless acts of kindness have been linked to a longer life and reduced stress in humans. Boost your happiness levels today while unplugging!

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WHY WE LOVE NATIONAL DAY OF UNPLUGGING

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Powering-down removes unhealthy feelings of jealousy due to social media.

Research shows that 1 in 3 people feel worse after visiting social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, and overall more dissatisfied with their lives. To be honest, not every interaction with social media is a negative one. But typically, our own experience validates their research. Powering-down for a healthy period of time provides ample time to recalibrate oneself and refocus appreciation and gratitude for the lives we have been given, by living life presently.

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Unplugging combats the phenomenon of FOMO

FOMO – a.k.a. the fear of missing out.has been recognized as a recently emerging psychological disorder brought on by tech advances. Our social media streams are ever-populated with everything happening all around us. Within this constant stream of notifications, our fear of missing out continues to grow. Turning off social media and finding contentment in our present space is a healthy alternative.

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Life – at its best, is happening right in front of you

Every day is different from the last. These experiences rarely repeat themselves. Daily conversations are unfiltered and authentic. But if we are too busy with our noses buried in the latest Snapchat story feed, or constantly checking what’s trending on Twitter, we’re gonna miss all of it.

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National Today * National Chili Day – February 22, 2024 *

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On February 22, we celebrate National Chili Day — a moment to pay homage to the legendary dish that brings people together, and can tear them apart. Chili is the ultimate people-pleaser, but it’s also the ultimate cook-off dish. Family recipes are guarded like crown jewels, and secret ingredients are never spoken of above a whisper. And the debates about what makes true chili — beans or no beans? —are fierce! But these are all part of what makes chili such an experience. When chili is being served — perhaps with some chopped onions and shredded cheese on top — everyone comes to the table.

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FULL RANKING OF THE MOST POPULAR CHILI ACCOMPANIMENTS #1: Cheese (31%) #2: Crackers (15%) #3: Cornbread (15%) #4: Sour cream (12%) #5: Tortilla chips (9%) #6: Diced onions (5%) #7: Hot sauce (4%) #8: Avocado (3%) #9: Salsa (3%) #10: Black olives (1%) #11: Cilantro (1%) FULL RANKING OF THE MOST POPULAR WAYS TO EAT CHILI #1: In a bowl (52%) #2: On a hot dog (12%) #3: In a Frito chili pie (9%) #4: On top of fries (8%) #5: Over rice (6%) #6: On a baked potato (4%) #7: On garlic bread (3%) #8: Over spaghetti (2%) #9: With mac & cheese (2%) #10: On a sloppy joe (2%)

NATIONAL CHILI DAY ACTIVITIES

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Cook up your favorite chili

Maybe your go-to recipe is in your head, or maybe it’s earmarked in your favorite cookbook. Maybe you need to call your mom and have her give your step-by-step instructions. However the chili gets on the stove, get it there, and then enjoy a piping hot bowl of the good stuff.

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Host a chili cook-off

Everyone, and we mean everyone, has a chili recipe. So invite everyone over and have a chili throw down. Competition will be fierce, but so will your appetites.

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Go on chili tour

We mean it when we say that everyone has a chili recipe — that includes the chefs at your favorite restaurants. Find out which spots in your town have chili on the menu, and do your own version of a progressive dinner to find your favorite. Then next year on National Chili Day, you’ll know where to head.

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WHY WE LOVE NATIONAL CHILI DAY

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It's hearty

Some soups are barely an appetizer, but chili is a meal unto itself. A big bowl of steaming chili can warm you up and satisfy you like few other foods can. It sticks to your bones and keeps you full.

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Everyone has an opinion

Secret chili recipes are the stuff of legend — and of deliciousness. The variety in the dish is mind-boggling, and means you’ll never get sick of showing up at a friend’s house and hearing that chili being served. And chili has sprung one of the fiercest food debates there is: do beans belong in chili?

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It brings people together

Chili is the ultimate comfort food. You start feeling good the minute you open the door, its spicy aroma wafting through the air. Hold a steaming bowl of the stuff in your hands and you’re on your way to perfect culinary experience. No one misses chili night. It’s informal, cozy, and a time for people to be together.

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National Today National Love Your Pet Day – February 20, 2024

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On February 20, we celebrate National Love Your Pet Day, a day to embrace one special trait that makes us human: our love of our pets! There are many things that differentiate humans from the rest of the animal kingdom, but one of the more unusual behaviors is our longstanding tendency to keep other animals as pets. According to Wisevoter’s Pet Ownership Statistics, in 2019 about 57% of American households owned at least one pet. It only makes sense to commemorate something that’s so important to so many people, so on February 20, we celebrate our pets with National Love Your Pet Day!

WHEN IS NATIONAL LOVE YOUR PET DAY 2024?

National Love Your Pet Day is celebrated on February 20. Whether cats, dogs, birds, or even tigers, our furry friends are showered with love and affection on this day!

HISTORY OF NATIONAL LOVE YOUR PET DAY

Pets have been a part of human life for thousands of years. Ever since we’ve made our first steps into civilization, animals have been right there alongside us. And look at those faces! Who could blame us?
Nobody really knows exactly what animal the very first pet was. But, one animal, the wolf, lived alongside early humans for centuries. Even as far back as 12,000 years ago, dogs and cats were buried in their human counterparts’ graves. It seems that even early humans had a deep attachment to their furry friends.
Meanwhile, European royalty began keeping toy dog breeds in the 1600s. And in modern day Spain, pet bird markets were popular among all classes in southern cities such as Seville well into the 1960s.
Most recently, groups such as the American Kennel Club have only increased our love for our pets. With events such as the annual Westminster Dog Show, humankind has only grown its affection for our non-human friends. Pets are ingrained into our own species, and National Love Your Pet Day gives us a reason to celebrate them!

NATIONAL LOVE YOUR PET DAY - SURVEY RESULTS

Data insights generated by a top Pet Marketing Agency:
FULL RANKING OF THE MOST POPULAR PETS IN AMERICA
#1: Dog (40%)
#2: Cat (25%)
#3: Fish (8%)
#4: Bird (e.g. parakeet, cockatiel, parrot, etc.) (4%)
#5: Hamster/gerbil/mouse (2%)
#6: Snake (2%)
#7: Horse (2%)
#8: Guinea pig (1%)
#9: Lizard (e.g. iguana, chameleon, gecko, etc.) (1%)
#10: Tarantula (1%)
HOW DO YOU SHOW AFFECTION TO YOUR PET?
#1: I play with my pet (15%)
#2: I give my pet treats and gifts (13%)
#3: I cuddle with my pet (12%)
#4: I tell my pet, “I love you” (10%)
#5: I hang out with my pet (e.g. watch TV, read books, etc.) (10%)
#6: I let my pet sleep in my bed with me (9%)
#7: I carry on conversations with my pet (9%)
#8: I kiss my pet (9%)
#9: I go places with my pet (e.g. the beach, on road trips, etc.) (5%)
#10: I dress my pet up in costume (2%)
WHICH PET-RELATED CHARACTERISTICS DO YOU FIND ATTRACTIVE IN YOUR DREAM GIRL OR GUY?
#1: Someone who treats their pet like a family member (22%)
#2: Someone who expresses outward affection to animals (19%)
#3: Someone who is a pet parent (12%)
#4: Someone who greets other people’s pets at the park (9%)
#5: Someone who lets their pet sleep in their bed with them (9%)
#6: Someone who purchases gifts for their pet (7%)
#7: Someone who talks to their pet in a special voice (6%)
#8: Someone who modifies their schedule to spend time with their pet (5%)
CATS ARE MORE POPULAR AMONG WOMEN THAN MEN
26% of women have a pet cat, compared to 22% of men.

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NATIONAL LOVE YOUR PET DAY FAQS

Is National Love Your Pet Day a nationally recognized holiday?

The banks probably won’t close, but that doesn’t stop you from giving your animals some extra ear scratches, squeaky toys, or special treats.

Who can celebrate National Love Your Pet Day?

The beauty of the holiday is that anybody can celebrate, regardless of whether their animal has fur, scales, or wings. Even if you don’t have a pet of your own, anybody can donate extra tennis balls to the dog park or give their friend’s cat an extra long ear rub.

What are the benefits to celebrating National Love Your Pet Day?

There’s no doubt that it will grow and improve the relationship between you and your furry friend. Spending time with them in any capacity can create a lifelong bond.

NATIONAL LOVE YOUR PET DAY ACTIVITIES

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Show your pet something new

Just like us, our pets love seeing new places! Has your dog ever been to the beach? If not, consider taking a road trip to celebrate National Love Your Pet Day. Change up the location of your fish’s bowl, take your guinea pig on a tour of the house, or take your chameleon on a field trip to the porch to feel the breeze on his face.

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Spoil them

Let’s face it: spoiling our pets is a lot of fun. So do it! Birthdays might only come once a year, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have more special days with your pets. Celebrate National Love Your Pet Day by bringing home a new treat or toy, whipping up a beloved meal, or simply spend some extra quality time with your pet (we suggest pet-themed movies as an especially nice activity).

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Adopt a pet

The ultimate way to celebrate Love Your Pet Day is to get a pet of your own to love! If it’s within your means, consider adopting a pet in need of a home. Explore local organizations that rescue and re-home animals in your area. It’ll change your life in ways you never expected.

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5 ANIMAL FACTS TO MAKE YOUR DAY LESS RUFF

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Dogs have over 100 million facial expressions!

With ears and eyebrows like that, it’s no wonder they’re so easy to love.

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You can change a life by adopting.

If you’re looking to celebrate but don’t have a pet of your own, check in with the ASPCA — where 2.7 million animals are adopted every year.

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A Pack of Cats is different than a pack of kittens

A pack of kittens is called a kindle, while a pack of adult cats is called a chowder.

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Plan a furry friend party!

Since more than 80 million US households have dogs, with 42% of those households having more than one, you’ll have no trouble making a guest list.

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Parrots need love, too.

As the 4th most popular pet and with vocal cords louder than an ambulance, they’ll let you know if they’re not getting attention come February 20.

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WHY WE LOVE NATIONAL LOVE YOUR PET DAY

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They're great listeners

It’s not often that we can find a companion willing to sit through all of our complaints, but our pets never get sick of hearing our grievances. They are also delighted to listen to our favorite anecdotes (like say, that time we adopted our cat) and will never roll their eyes when we repeat a favorite story.

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They make you feel good

That warm feeling you get after rolling around with your dog or that sense of peace you feel when you have a cat in your lap? It’s not just a feeling, it’s science. Spending time with animals is a great way to get a boost in feel-good hormones and has even been shown to improve blood pressure.

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They're adorable

Just like children, everyone thinks that they’ve got the most adorable pet. It’s easy to see why, though — they’re all pretty darn cute! Lizards, hermit crabs, gerbils, cats, dogs, birds — we all need someone to love, and when that someone is a living thing that needs our care, looks don’t matter, just that they love us back.

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INFO VINE * The Top 50 Comedy Movies of All Time *

The Top 50 Comedy Movies of All Time

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Comedy is the #1 genre of movie in the United States and for good reason...laughter! Comedy movies have been developed in many different styles by creative directors, actors, and story plots. From actors that are naturally funny to comedians starring in big-screen feature films, comedy continues to draw people in with smiles, hearty laughs, and tears of joy. For your viewing pleasure, check out the top 50 comedy movies of all time! See how many of these retro movies you've seen so far.

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The Gold Rush (1925)

[size=18]The Gold Rush debuted when audio was not attached to the moving pictures, but that didn't stop Charlie Chaplin from conveying one of the original comedies in silence! The Gold Rush features Chaplin searching for his animal pal amongst the Alaskan gold rush of 1896. While others were mining gold, Chaplin was making it with this quiet film.

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Chaplin engages in funny behavior like eating his boot to fend off starvation and developing funny schemes to find his four-legged friend. Later versions have been created with sound, but the original silent film always tops the modern attempts.
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The Philadelphia Story (1940)

[size=18]If you had three suitors for marriage, how would you choose? Known actress Katherine Hepburn asked herself this question in the 1940 movie, The Philadelphia Story, one of the first movies to enter the genre of romantic comedy. Her options include her boring fiance, an ex-husband that's a millionaire, and a reporter who just can't let go of her.

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Wit, romance, and a whole lot of charm went into creating this black-and-white film, and it turned out successful. In the end, you may not agree with her decision, but critics have conspiracies as to why she made the choice she did!
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

[size=18]The British comedy film was created based on the Arthurian legend and was performed by the Monty Python comedy group consisting of Chapman, Gilliam, Idle, Cleese, Jones, and Palin. Holy Grail is an original story that parodies the legend of King Arthur's quest for the Holy Grail.

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To add, this film has grossed more than any British film showcased in the U.S. To represent its greatness, Idle used the film in Spamalot, the 2005 Tony Award-winning musical. In the UK in 2000, Monty Python was ranked as the fifth-greatest comedy film of all time.
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Trading Places (1983)

[size=18]Capitalism is the name of the game in Trading Places and features Eddie Murphy as Billy Ray Valentine, a smart street hustler that crosses lives with an upper-class citizen, Louis Winthorpe III based on a wager made by brothers Randolph and Mortimer Duke. The comedy film is based on the brother's social experiment of two people experiencing their opposite social class.

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The two pawns have their fair share of the other's lifestyle with Billy Ray receiving better treatment, and Winthorpe befriending prostitutes. Trading Places was the fourth-highest grossing movie in 1983 and was considered a box office success.
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Ghostbusters (1984)

[size=18]"Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!" Directed by Ivan Reitman, Ghostbusters stars Bill Murray and his band of spirit-fighting friends who decide to suck the life out of any ghost that decides to plague the streets of New York City. The success of the underdog is the theme that gives this comedy film a special space in the top 50 comedy films of all time.

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Rick Moranis provides his crazy, gawky personal style to the screen. Let's not forget the womanizing scientist (Bill Murray) that brought an insightful and undoubted highlight to the film's success.
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Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985)

[size=18]Remember Pee-Wee Herman? Director Tim Burton made sure you did by translating an old-time sketch show into a popular comedy film. Portrayed by Paul Reubens, Pee-Wee Herman, the hyperactive man-child, creates his own adventure and enlightens the lives of drifters as he searches for his lost red bike.

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Reuben's finely-tuned mania is the cornerstone of every smile ever created while watching this film. Fun Fact: this comedy film was the first Tim Burton movie to ever hit the big screen! The movie captures the spirit of childhood joy via immaturity and ultimate fun.
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Three Amigos! (1986)

[size=18]For it being first produced in 1986, Three Amigos! is still one of the most famous comical movies to ever hit the big screen. It features"El Guapo", the smooth criminal, and a young girl named Carmen living in the Mexican village of Santo Poco. In a desperate state, Carmen writes a note to the actors of the "Three Amigos" to save her village people from the bandit.

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Their success is based on hardy adventures, witty phrases, and a serious heaping of laughs. Chevy Chase, Martin Short, and Steve Martin did an excellent job!
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

[size=18]Ever wanted to skip school? You could take some notes from the ultimate ditch master, Ferris Beuller. From wisecracks, escape plots, to parades, Ferris Beuller's Day Off deserves to be on the top 50 comedy movies of all time.

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Matthew Broderick (Beuller) is joined by his friends Cameron (Alan Ruck) and Sloane (Mia Sara) in an epic adventure of skipping school. For its efforts, the movie has been entered into the National Film Registry and the OFTA Film Hall of Fame for Best Motion Picture in 2021.
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Harlem Nights (1989)

[size=18]Harlem Nights is a crime comedy that features a silver-tongue man named Quick (Eddie Murphy), and his adopted father Sugar Ray (Richard Pryor). The two of them own a nightclub together along with their entourage of famous characters including comedian Redd Foxx and actress Della Reese.

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Set in 1918 Harlem, the movie follows Sugar Ray after a dangerous competitor learns that their casino is earning more money than his own club. By hiring dirty cops, the competitor tries to shut Sugar Ray down, but Quick is always one step ahead. Harlem Nights was nominated for an Oscar in 1990 for Best Costume Design.
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Home Alone (1990)

[size=18]Home Alone is an annual cinematic classic that showcases Kevin, an 8-year-old that is accidentally left "home alone" after his parents forget to count him along with his 10 other siblings. While alone, he experiences two burglars attempting to infiltrate his house, and he defends it at all cost!

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With flames, marbles, paint cans, and cunning intelligence, Home Alone is the 1990 film that creates positive reactions. Macaulay Culkin is the child star famous for this family comedy, and also noted for reciting the infamous line "Keep the change, ya filthy animal!"
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House Party (1990)

[size=18]The 90s were a great time for parties, as evidenced in House Party starring the 1980s musical duo Kid N' Play, alongside the comedic thespian styling of Martin Lawrence and Tisha Campbell. "Play" (Christopher Martin) is the host with the most who's throwing a live party at his house while his parents are out of town.

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Kid has his eyes on the most attractive girl at school and uses his innocent charm to woo her. By portraying themselves, Kid N' Play create an amazing urban musical about best friends that are determined to have the most epic house party ever.
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What About Bob? (1991)

[size=18]A Bill Murray classic is What About Bob? Bill amazingly portrays himself as an obsessive-compulsive narcissist that has an unhealthy attachment to his successful psychotherapist. As the therapist and his family go on vacation, the neurotic and over-dependent character follows them and causes laughable problems for the counselor.

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Some viewers may feel bad for Bob, others will dismiss him, but everyone will laugh at the comedic drama that is portrayed in this film. After watching, it's easy to see why it was the winner of the BMI Film Music Award and a nominee for the Awards Circuit Community Awards.
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Wayne's World (1992)

[size=18]Director Penelope Spheeris chooses Michael Myers (Wayne) and Dana Carvey (Garth) as her leading men in the 1992 classic comedy Wayne's World. She embodies the Saturday Night Live actors in a way that showcases the true on-the-spot talent of Myers and Garth.

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With absurdity on the surface and a big heart at the core, the duo creates their own public access TV show. By using monologues, "gregarious sex scenes" and numerous climaxes, Wayne's World grossed $121.6 million, making it the eighth-highest grossing film of 1992.
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Sister Act (1992)

[size=18]Whoopi Goldberg debuts as Deloris Van Cartier, a headliner who relocates to California after witnessing a murder. While there, she has some interesting encounters that lead her to pose as a nun, and this is where the fun begins. Deloris joins the Saint Katherine's Convent and is placed as the leader of the choir.

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After much-needed practice and some vocal training, the choir becomes a big hit with the congregation and enters a contest performance. Sister Act follows up with a sequel training a youth choir, which was equally a huge hit with critics and viewers alike.
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Groundhog Day (1993)

[size=18]Groundhog Day has a plot that only makes you laugh at the main character, portrayed by Bill Murray. A weatherman ends up trapped in an existential warp where he experiences the same day repeatedly. What makes it funny is since he knows what's going to happen, he makes the best of it by making his whole day creative and filled with fun.

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In total, Groundhog Day has won seven different awards, including the BAFTA Film Award for Best Original Screenplay, and has been nominated for 17 other awards, both national and international.
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Cool Runnings (1993)

[size=18]1993 was a solid year for Jamaica as the American comedy sports film Cool Runnings was released. The film represents the true story of the Jamaica national bobsled team's debut at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Canada. A group of four Jamaican athletes are driven to bobsled, however, none of them have ever experienced cold weather or snow!

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Critics have reviewed this movie as "a crowd-pleasing comedy" and inspiring to many Jamaicans and islanders alike. Produced by Jon Turteltaub, the comedy-drama grossed almost $6.9 million in the U.S. alone.
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Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)

[size=18]The late and great Robin Williams portrayed Daniel, a divorced dad and struggling actor who does his best to stay in his children's life. To make it easier, he dresses up as "Mrs. Doubtfire", a cooky elder woman who becomes the children's nanny and is hired by his ex-wife (Sally Field).

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The children learn to love Mrs. Doubtfire because of her unconventional mannerisms, playful antics, and potent life advice. This 1993 family comedy is one of William's most known and anarchic performances. The film has won 11 awards, including an Oscar for Best Makeup.
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Dumb and Dumber (1994)

[size=18]Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels pull off some of the greatest high jinks in Dumb and Dumber, all for the sake of a woman. After the leading lady - Lauren Holly - leaves her briefcase behind at an airport terminal, Llyod (Carrey) chases her down to return the briefcase and confess his infatuation for her.

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His buddy Harry (Daniels) joins him to profess his sentiments as well, and they set off on a hilarious cross-country road trip to Aspen, Colorado, where their lady love resides. Dumb and Dumber has received numerous reviews from critics, with a majority of them being in the movie's favor, deeming it a "must-see" comedy.
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The Mask (1994)

[size=18]The Mask has been deemed "sss-smokin!" by many critics thanks to the sensational performance of Jim Carrey and his love interest, played by Cameron Diaz. After finding an ancient mask, Stanley Ipkiss (Carrey) engages in trickster behavior with loony energy after placing the mask on his face and becoming a whole new being.

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From making police officers conga, to successfully courting one of the most attractive women in the room, Ipkiss accomplishes his goal of getting the girl, avoiding jail time, and creating high-jinks around the city of New York, simply because he has the power to!
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Ace Ventura, Pet Detective (1994)

[size=18]Join Jim Carrey as he searches for "Snowflake", a 500-pound dolphin and mascot of the American football team, the Miami Dolphins. He was stolen right before the Super Bowl and only Ace Ventura - pet detective has the instinct and odd connection to find the animal in such a short period of time.

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With youthful energy and an array of Hawaiian shirts, Ace and his charisma use their second-rate skills to find Snowflake. Ace Ventura, Pet Detective also makes our list because of the creative banter and consistent toilet humor that Carrey provides!
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Friday (1995)

[size=18]"Here comes Debo!" So, tuck your gold chain in and enjoy the ever-funny comedy of Friday, starring Chris Tucker, John Witherspoon, Nia Long, and of course, Ice Cube. The iconic phrase "Bye, Felicia" originates from this South Central L.A. film, and features two best friends that owe money to the local neighborhood drug dealer by the end of the day.

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As the end of the night grows closer, a variety of interesting characters appear for extra laughs. Only Friday could make drive-by shootings, adulterous preachers, and even ice cream hilarious while providing insightful life advice.
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Don't Be A Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1995)

[size=18]Yes, it's a long title but worth every single word! This parody film is a humorous spin of the hit movies Menace II Society and Boyz in the Hood. The entire film pokes fun at coming-of-age events and cliche stereotypes of African Americans from lower socioeconomic environments.

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Ash Tre (Shawn Wayans) and Loc Dog (Marlon Wayans), alongside their older brother and director, Keenan Wayans, maneuver through their neighborhood until Tre finds the woman that he wants to be with. Their urban antics and witty dialogue will keep you laughing from start to finish.
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The Cable Guy (1996)

[size=18]What makes The Cable Guy a legendary comedy is the revelation and exploitation of Jim Carrey's comedic dark side. Carrey performs as the over-eager Cable Guy that latches on to his newfound target, played by Matthew Broderick. In return, Carrey inadvertently drags Broderick into his chaotic and loony world.

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Directed by actor Ben Stiller and featuring the comedic genius of Jack Black, The Cable Guy lands on our list because of its nightmarish sequences. It may not have grabbed the attention of many critics, but it's funny enough to make our top 50 list!
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The Nutty Professor (1996)

[size=18]Eddie Murphy is a comedy legend for a reason, one of them being that he is the creator and focus actor of The Nutty Professor movies. Murphy stars as scientist and professor Sherman Klump, as well as Klump's mother, brother, father, and grandmother!

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Feeling bad about his obesity, Sherman creates a serum that makes him transform into the young stud within himself. As a result, Sherman engages in side-splitting stunts connected to womanizing and vulgar language while embodied as his fit alter ego, "Buddy Love", who attempts to court his love interest portrayed by Jada Pinkett-Smith.
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Happy Gilmore (1996)

[size=18]Happy Gilmore has been voted one of the funniest movies to ever come from a Saturday Night Live actor. Adam Sandler portrays Happy Gilmore, the potentially insane hockey goon who has a thing for hard swings and the love of his grandmother. Sandler uses his man-child essence to deliver a sweet, romantic, and aggressive plot.

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Despite the mixed reviews, the 1996 American sports comedy tripled its gross revenue on the amount it took to make it. It won an MTV Movie Award for "Best Fight" featuring Adam Sandler and legendary game host, Bob Barker.
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Liar Liar (1997)

[size=18]Another "must-see" comedy fantasy is Liar Liar, starring none other than comedian, Jim Carrey. After making a wish to "not lie for one day," Fletcher (Carrey) puts himself in mountains of hilarious pain from being so honest, especially since he is a lawyer!

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The 1997 film won four awards for Top Box Office Films, Favorite Actor, Best Comedic Performance, and Favorite Comedy Motion Picture. After wiping your tears of laughter away, it's easy to see how this film grossed $181 million!
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Coming to America (1998)

[size=18]The young Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy) soon realizes that he wants to pick his own bride with a great mind and stellar femininity. As a result, he and his personal servant, Semmi (Arsenio Hall) travel to America to the place they think princesses reside...Queens, New York!

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The two embark on a cross-Atlantic journey to end up working at a fast-food restaurant where Akeem meets his potential mate. Through courtship and funny mistakes based on lack of knowledge of American customs, Coming to America is noted for its cultural inclusion, purposeful plot, and upright funny moments.
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Rush Hour (1998)

[size=18]"Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?!" Hong Kong Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) had no choice to understand after hearing his L.A.P.D. partner, Detective James Carter (Chris Tucker) yell it at him. The buddy action comedy film features the duo teaming up to rescue a Chinese diplomat's abducted daughter.

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Released in 1998, the film made north of $244 million globally and led to two sequels: Rush Hour 2 (2001) and Rush Hour 3 (2007). From beginning to end, this box office hit continues to split sides and be featured on TV channels and current streaming services.
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Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)

[size=18]Mike Myers portrays one of the most iconic characters the big screen has ever witnessed in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. As the storyline goes, Dr. Evil creates a time machine for the pure sake of going back in time to steal Austin's "mojo", which leaves him "shagless" with the ladies.

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Myers also plays his nemesis - Dr. Evil - so well that many people are not aware of it...until now! This late 90s action/adventure comedy film was nominated by the Academy Awards for an Oscar for Best Makeup and grossed $206 million!
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South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)

[size=18]South Park fans are aware of how this animated comedy movie struck gold in the box offices. This rites-of-passage story takes place in a peaceful town of the Colorado mountains. Stan, Kyle, Kenny, and Eric take their place at the forefront and lead each other down a path of egregious comedy.

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The first half is filled with below-the-belt verbal (and physical) assaults, while the last half is built on the outrageous paranoid thoughts of the kids! Overall, the 81 minutes of raunchy comedy continues to live on in every South Park fan's mind and television screen.
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Blue Streak (1999)

[size=18]Martin Lawrence only becomes more popular with his 1999 hit movie, Blue Streak. After serving two years in jail for a diamond heist, Miles Logan (Lawrence) portrays himself as "detective Malone" to retrieve the diamond that he hid in a service vent, which became part of the local police department.

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Even though he thought it would be easy, he ends up partnering with a real (naive) detective and uses his criminal skills to solve real crimes. Blue Streak is filled with plenty of hilarious moments and grossed over $117 million worldwide.
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Analyze This (1999)

[size=18]Robert De Niro makes our list with Analyze This, a modern comedy about a psychiatrist who has the honor of treating a mob boss that has insecurities of mistrust. Throughout the movie, Vitti's (De Niro) insecurity and Dr. Ben Sobel's (Billy Crystal) anxiety creates pure entertainment for the viewers.

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Since its inception, Analyze This has won the American Comedy Award (2000) for Funniest Motion Picture, as well as the ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards (2000) for Top Box Office Films. Who knew watching a mob boss receive therapy could be so funny?
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Scary Movie (2000)

[size=18]A parody comedy of the horror movie "I Know What You Did Last Summer", Scary Movie is a modern movie with the perfect blend of spooky and humorous. A year after disposing of the body of a man they accidentally hit with a car (then with a liquor bottle), a group of aloof teenagers are stalked by an idiotic serial killer.

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Scary Movie was awarded the Blockbuster Entertainment Award, along with c0-directors and thespian brothers Marlon and Shawn Wayans being nominated for Favorite Actors. The comedic film also won the Bogey Awards and Golden Screen Award during the German Film Festival in 2000.
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The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)

[size=18]If you're looking for high-pitched comedy, The Original Kings of Comedy is a perfect fix to your lack of laughter. Cedric the Entertainer, D.L. Hughley, Bernie Mac, and Steve Harvey - four elite men of comedy - join together to create a live feature film based on their personal and metaphorical stand-up routines.

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Cedric provides us with his surprisingly great dance moves, while Mac tells antics of his nieces and nephews. D.L. explains the joys and annoyances of marriage, while Steve Harvey provides his bits in between hosting. It's a grand view for any fan of classically funny stand-up comedy.
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Meet the Parents (2000)

[size=18]One of the most comically stressful movies you'll ever watch is Meet the Parents, a story about a young man enduring the anxiety of meeting his fiancee's parents. Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) goes on a roller coaster of tests with his former CIA agent father-in-law (Robert Di Niro).

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Through experiencing suspension and being tested with a polygraph machine, Focker's misfortune is our comedy. One of the most notable lines that critics rated as one of the funniest was: "I have nipples Greg. Could you milk me?"
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Zoolander (2001)

[size=18]Zoolander is a corky pick due to its hilarious acting, notable dress styles, and quirky premise. Ben Stiller is featured as Derek Zoolander, a once-famous - and still clueless - fashion model that becomes brainwashed to kill the Prime Minister of Malaysia.

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He and his nemesis turned partner, Hansel (Owen Wilson) take on the most powerful fashion designer of them all, Mugatu, played by Will Ferrell. The film was nominated for 11 awards and was the winner of the 2002 Teen Choice Awards.
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Old School (2003)

[size=18]Will Farrell, Vince Vaughn, and Luke Wilson put the remainder of their youth to the test in Old School, a classic comedy about reliving the glory days. Mitch (Wilson), Frank (Ferrell), and Beanie (Vaughn) attempt to recapture their younger years by debuting a new fraternity next to their alma mater university.

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Parties, beer pong, shots, and women send the trio on a crazy road to realizing that they are not as young as they used to be. Old School was nominated for five awards, including Best Casting for Feature Film in comedy.
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Elf (2003)

[size=18]Every holiday season we get to see Will Ferrell dress up like an adult elf and go bonkers about the thought of old Saint Nick, and we love it! Elf is the story of Buddy the "elf", a human who was raised in the north pole by Santa and his real elves. He is on a journey to find his birth father in the United States.

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With his innocence and naivety, Buddy causes major havoc in malls, homes, and streets in the name of finding his real father. Through irony and sentiment, Elf delivers many corny Christmas statements from the heart of a simple man-child looking for his daddy.
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School of Rock (2003)

[size=18]Jack Black and Mike White do a phenomenal job at "liberating people with the music" in the 2003 smash hit film, School of Rock! Jack poses as Ned, simply called "Mr. S" as he fakes his way into a substitute teacher position for extra cash, or his roommates will kick him out.

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After realizing that some of his students have musical talents, he secretly forms a band and uses his silver tongue to get them into the ultimate contest, the Battle of the Bands. If you're looking for hearty laughter, this is a great comedy film to watch!
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Mean Girls (2004)

[size=18]From being home-schooled in Africa to transferring to an American high school, Cady - portrayed by Lindsay Lohan - has a shocking revelation about what it means to be in the loop of the high school hierarchy, where popularity is the goal for most teenagers.

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Throughout the movie, Cady finds herself trapped between the friends that accept her as she is and the "mean girls", aka "The Plastics" clique. Loaded with funny one-liners like "you can't sit with us!" writer and comedian Tina Fey created a funny script for us to enjoy.
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Napoleon Dynamite (2004)

[size=18]Jared Hess directed the dry comedy film Napoleon Dynamite, and millions of viewers are still happy about it. The lanky and nerdy high schooler Napoleon Dynamite (John Heder) isn't the best at socializing and courting. To fit in, he takes up the skill of dancing and seeks advice from his equally misfit brother and outcast of an uncle.

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Scenes get really funny when Napoleon meets Pedro, a transfer student he tries to help become the next class president, while also entering the school talent show. For many critics and viewers, the final talent show scene is what brings this comedy film together!
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White Chicks (2004)

[size=18]The Wayans Brothers are well-known for their comedy and acting, which skyrocketed their popularity in 2004 when White Chicks was debuted. The early 2000s comedy film portrays Shawn and Marlon Wayans as FBI agents who disguise themselves as affluent Caucasian women to find their culprit.

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Through socialite parties, rich excursions, dance battles, and a posse of rich blondes and brunettes, White Chicks comes alive. Because of its hilarity, it has won awards like Outstanding Directing and Outstanding Writing by the co-star's older brother, Keenan Ivory Wayans.
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2005)

[size=18]The name "Ron Burgundy" instantly paints an image of a 1970s man with a full set of hair and mustache to match. San Diego's top newsman has the personality that many cannot resist...until the first newswoman comes along and challenges his career, audience views, and thus, his manhood.

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Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) and his news station posse mount up to protect the male-dominated world of news-casting by attempting to preserve Ron's reputation as the greatest news anchor. In the end, the winner is chosen, and finding out who it is, is totally worth the watch.
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Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)

[size=18]The unashamed grandmother known as "Madea" has become a widespread phenomenon since her first appearance. After numerous plays, the antics were brought to the big screen alongside Kimberly Elise and legendary actress, Cicely Tyson. Helen (Elise) seeks the comfort of the family matriarch, who encourages her to get revenge on her ex.

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Yet, by listening to her ferocious great aunt, Helen ends up under house arrest. However, all is not lost because while serving her time for her disturbances, Helen finds true love in the form of a handyman, cast by actor Shemar Moore.
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The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)

[size=18]Based on the title, can you tell what the movie is about? It's the simple story of a 40-year-old man who is pressured by his co-workers to finally find a nice girl and "do it". Throughout the movie, his reluctance and innocence makes this comedy romance a pleasure to enjoy.

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His love interest, (Catherine Keener), becomes the object of his affection and he starts to feel the pressure when he asks this single mother on a date. Hundreds of millions of people have laughed at his pain, yet Andy (Steve Carell) is willing to put his "smoothness" to the test.
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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)

[size=18]The long title entails that the mockumentary comedy has something to say in its unique and funny way. It's hard to keep a straight face while watching Sacha Baron Cohen's guise as a radio host from Kazakhstan. He travels the USA and interviews locals about American standards while shocking them with Kazakh cultural stories that he made up.

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The movie also presents the inner thoughts of many U.S. citizens in connection to racism, misogyny, and other unfortunate social topics. Yet, Borat continues to make people laugh by revealing the truth in his own comically horrifying way.
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Superbad (2007)

[size=18]Two co-dependent high school seniors are desperate to get lucky at a party, which drives them to purchase alcohol for extra points with the ladies. However, the adventure that Evan (Michael Cera), Seth (Jonah Hill), and Fogel, aka "McLovin" (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) create goes completely sideways.

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From fake IDs to befriending buffoonish cops to having embarrassing moments with Mother Nature, the three boys do their best to make it to the party and into the pants of their school crushes. With eleven Film and Critic awards, Superbad is officially a part of the classic comedy movies.
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I Love You, Man (2009)

[size=18]Is it hard for a man to tell another man, "I love you?" Well, find out in the 2009 romantic comedy, I Love You, Man, starring Jason Segal and Antman's Paul Rudd. Peter Klaven (Rudd) needs a Best Man for his wedding and ends up on a series of man-dates to find the right one.

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Once he connects with a random stranger, Sydney Fife (Segel), they form an instant bond. But this newfound friendship causes strain in Klaven's relationship, and it's up to him to find the balance in the cooky dynamics he has created.
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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)

[size=18]Even the title of the movie makes the corners of your mouth curl up! This film was created as a social parody that embodies the modern pop stars and their grandiose ego. The featured pop star is Conner4Real (Andy Samberg) and his entourage of 30 people.

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There are plenty of riffs to go around that make fun of aspects like politics, boy bands, and even celebrity weddings. Connor's public relations manager has the best of times during the movie, as he works with Connor to make him one of the most famous pop stars ever!
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The Death of Stalin (2017)

[size=18][i]The Death of Stalin is a bloody funny movie...literally! Jason Isaacs and Director Armando Iannucci take on the task of performing the death of one of the world's most powerful dictators through satire and derogatory comedy. A few words can be used to describe Iannucci's form of comedy: psychotic, honest, and downright hilarious.

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The control of tone is where most of the hilarity starts, and ends with revulsion. Funny multi-liners mixed with the truth of history keeps this movie on the top 50 comedy movies of all time.[/size]
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National Today * National Pizza Day – February 9, 2024 *

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Join us on February 9 as we celebrate National Pizza Day! It’s hard to imagine that before World War II, pizza was little known outside of Italy or Italian immigrant communities. This cheesy disc went from a niche cultural meal to the star of the show anywhere it turns up! Let’s hear it for pizza!

HISTORY OF NATIONAL PIZZA DAY

Though flatbreads with toppings were consumed by ancient Egyptians, Romans, and Greeks, the modern birthplace of the pizza is southwestern Italy’s Campania region, home to Naples. Founded around 600 BC as a Greek settlement, Naples in the 1700s and early 1800s was a thriving waterfront city. Technically an independent kingdom, it was notorious for its throngs of working poor, or lazzaroni. These Neapolitans required inexpensive food that could be consumed quickly. Pizza — flatbreads with toppings that can be eaten for every meal — fulfilled this need. These early pizzas featured tasty toppings such as tomatoes, cheese, oil, anchovies, and garlic. More well off Italian authors judged Naples’ innovation, often calling their eating habits disgusting.
In 1861, Italy finally unified, and King Umberto I and Queen Margherita visited Naples in 1889. Legend says that the traveling pair became bored with their steady diet of French cuisine and asked for an assortment of pizzas from the city’s Pizzeria Brandi, founded in 1760. The variety the queen enjoyed the most was called pizza mozzarella, a pie topped with the soft white cheese, red tomatoes, and green basil — much resembling the Italian flag. Since then, this particular choice of toppings has been dubbed the Margherita pizza.
However, even with the Queen’s love for the dish, pizza would remain little known in Italy beyond Naples’ borders until the 1940s. Across the sea, immigrants to the United States from Naples were replicating their flatbreads in New York and other American cities. They were coming for factory jobs, but accidentally made a culinary statement. Relatively quickly, the flavors and aromas of pizza began to intrigue non-Neapolitans and non-Italians alike.

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Additional Survey Findings

SOME AMERICANS TAKE THEIR PIZZA LOVE TO NEW EXTREMES
According to the survey, 3% of Americans would rather eat pizza than have a boyfriend or girlfriend. The response among females was slightly higher—4% would rather eat pizza than have a boyfriend, compared to 3% of males who say the same.
FULL RANKING OF AMERICA’S FAVORITE PIZZA BRANDS
#1: Pizza Hut (31%)
#2: Papa John’s (22%)
#3: Domino’s (17%)
#4: Papa Murphy’s (10%)
#5: Little Caesar’s (8%)
#6: Sbarro (3%)
#7: Cici’s Pizza (2.8%)
#8: California Pizza Kitchen (2.8%)
#9: Round Table (2.6%)
#10: Chuck E. Cheese’s (1%)
OTHER INTERESTING INSIGHTS ABOUT PIZZA
#1: Pizza ranks the #2 most popular fast food in America behind hamburgers. (43% of Americans rank pizza as their favorite.)
#2: Pizza is my favorite food. (18%)
#3: I like to have a glass of wine with my pizza. (10%)
#4: My idea of a perfect Valentine’s Day is sharing a pizza. (9%)
#5: I don’t like pizza. (2%)

NATIONAL PIZZA DAY AROUND THE WORLD

Here are some other food-related holidays celebrated throughout the world.
National Pizza Day Around the World

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NATIONAL PIZZA DAY TRADITIONS

A lot of us don’t go many days without having pizza. So on National Pizza Day, head over to your favorite pizzeria and enjoy a feast. You can get creative and host a pizza party at work or for friends, or simply buy a frozen pizza. Food marketers also love National Pizza Day which means there are a lot of great deals going around, so make sure to keep your eye out.

NATIONAL PIZZA DAY STATS

350 slices
That’s how many slices of pizza are sold in the U.S. every second. Roughly 120 of those slices per second are delivered to the National Today offices.
17% are pizzerias
17% of all restaurants in the U.S. are pizzerias and more than 10% of those are located in New York City.
251.7 million pounds
This is how many pounds of pepperoni are consumed in the U.S. every year. Most of which ends up on a pizza.

NATIONAL PIZZA DAY FAQS

Is there a National Pizza Day?

There is indeed! Celebrate your favorite greasy food on National Pizza Day every February 9!

What day is National Pepperoni Pizza Day?

National Pepperoni Pizza Day, the most popular variety of pizza topping, comes around annually on September 20.

What day is National Pizza Day 2020?

In 2020, National Pizza Day was celebrated on Sunday, February 9.

NATIONAL PIZZA DAY ACTIVITIES

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Pizza Paar-tay!

I mean, why mess with a good thing? No matter what age you are, the words “pizza party” are guaranteed to delight and put a smile on everyone’s face.

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Dare to Pizza All the Time

Pizza for breakfast, lunch and dinner? Yes—that is the kind of perfect world we live in today. Crack an egg on it in the morning. Toss that salad on top for lunch. And why not go for the meat-lovers’ dinner?

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Rediscover Pizza For the First Time

Chances are, you know your perfect slice down to the finest details. (Mine includes corn, pasilla chiles and feta cheese). But why not break out of the routine on National Pizza Day? We know you’ve been curious about that artichoke pesto pie at the place around the corner.

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WORD GAMES PUZZLES , GIF's , ETC... WGT.com/forum thread .

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pdb1
25,124 Posts Mon, Jun 6 2022 1:46 AM

Irish Maths Test

An Irishman wants a job, but the foreman won't hire him until he passes a little maths test.

Here is your first question, the foreman said. "Without using numbers, represent the number 9."

"Without numbers?" The Irishman says? "Dat is easy." And proceeds to draw three trees.

"What's this?" the boss asks.

"Have you ain't got no brain? Tree and tree plus tree makes 9" says the Irishman.

"Fair enough," says the boss. "Here's your second question. Use the same rules, but this time the number is 99."

The Irishman stares into space for a while, then picks up the picture that he has just drawn and makes a smudge on each tree... "Ere you go."

The boss scratches his head and says, "How on earth do you get that to represent 99?"

"Each of da trees is dirty now. So, it's dirty tree, and dirty tree, plus dirty tree. Dat makes 99."

The boss is getting worried that he's going to actually have to hire this Irishman, so he says, "All right, last question. Same rules again, but represent the number 100."

The Irishman stares into space some more, then he picks up the picture again and makes a little mark at the base of each tree and says, "Ere you go. One hundred."

The boss looks at the attempt. "You must be nuts if you think that represents a hundred!"

The Irishman leans forward and points to the marks at the base of each tree and whispers, "A little dog come along and poop by each tree. So now you got dirty tree and a turd, dirty tree and a turd, and dirty tree and a turd, which makes ONE HUNDRED!"

The Irishman is now head of the company.

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pdb1
25,124 Posts Mon, Jun 6 2022 1:52 AM

Your Yearly Dementia Test ! (only 4 questions this year)

Yep, it's that time of year again for us to take our annual senior citizen test.

Exercise of the brain is as important as exercise of the muscles.
As we grow older, it’s important to keep mentally alert.
If you don’t use it, you will lose it !!!

Here is a very private way to gauge how your memory compares to your last test.
Some may think it is too easy, but the ones with memory problems may have difficulty.

Take this test to determine if you’re losing it or not.

The spaces below are so you don’t see the answers until you’ve answered.

OK, RELAX, clear your mind and begin.

#1. What do you put in a toaster ?

Answer: 'bread.' If you said 'toast', just give up now and go do something else.

And, try not to hurt yourself. If you said, bread, go to Question #2.

# 2. Say 'silk' ten times. Now spell 'silk.' What do cows drink ?

Answer: Cows drink water. If you said 'milk,' don't attempt the next question.

Your brain is already over-stressed and may even overheat.

Content yourself with reading more appropriate literature such as Women's Weekly or Auto World.

However, if you did say 'water', proceed to Question #3.

# 3. If a red house is made from red bricks and a blue house is made from blue bricks and a pink house is made from pink bricks and a black house is made from black bricks, what is a green house made from ?

Answer: Greenhouses are made from glass.

If you said 'green bricks', why are you still reading this ??? PLEASE, go lie down !

But, if you said 'glass,' go on to Question #4.

# 4. Please do not use a calculator for this for it would be cheating:

You are driving a bus from New York City to Philadelphia.

In Staten Island, 17 people got on the bus.

In New Brunswick, 6 people get off the bus and 9 people get on.

In Windsor, 2 people get off and 4 get on.

In Trenton, 11 people get off and 16 people get on.

In Bristol, 3 people get off and 5 people get on.

And, in Camden, 6 people get off and 3 get on.

You then arrive at Philadelphia Station.

Without going back to review, how old is the bus driver ?

Answer: Oh, for crying out loud !

Don't you remember your own age?!?! It was YOU driving the bus!

If you pass this along to your friends, and hope they do better than you.

PS: 95% of people fail most of the questions!

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craigswan
30,519 Posts Mon, Jun 6 2022 3:19 AM

One out of four for me .

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craigswan
30,519 Posts Mon, Jun 6 2022 3:22 AM

My better half got two .

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alosso
21,016 Posts Mon, Jun 6 2022 3:43 AM

Got one right,

pdb1:
#1. What do you put in a toaster ?

because we put Toastbrot in the toaster:

It is untoasted white bread, sometimes (when bigger) called American Sandwich.
"Milk" got me, "greenhouse" was lost in translation (Treibhaus here).
I knew the last one wasn't about counting the passengers but missed the "you drive" part.

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craigswan
30,519 Posts Mon, Jun 6 2022 7:17 AM

pollex - the innermost digit of a hand or foot .

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craigswan
30,519 Posts Mon, Jun 6 2022 7:20 AM

Orts are the leftover snips of a thread .

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pdb1
25,124 Posts Thu, Jun 9 2022 10:52 PM

craigswan:
pollex - the innermost digit of a hand or foot .

Right .
The innermost digit of a forelimb, especially the thumb in primates.

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pdb1
25,124 Posts Thu, Jun 9 2022 10:54 PM

craigswan:
Orts are the leftover snips of a thread .

or
A scrap or remainder of food from a meal.

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craigswan
30,519 Posts Sat, Jun 11 2022 2:40 AM

10 players spent the entirety of the 2010s – January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2019 – in the top 100 in golf’s official world ranking. Name them..

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Five players have finished in the top 5 in all four majors in a calendar year .
Who are they?

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craigswan
30,519 Posts Sat, Jun 11 2022 2:42 AM

Three of Tiger Woods’ 15 major championship wins required a play-off..
Name the three players Woods beat at extra holes in a major. .

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craigswan
30,519 Posts Sat, Jun 11 2022 2:43 AM

Which two Open venues on the current rota are the furthest apart as the crow flies?
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craigswan
30,519 Posts Sat, Jun 11 2022 2:45 AM

If you started at Augusta, then travelled as the crow flies to Bethpage Black, , then travelled as the crow flies to Pebble Beach, then travelled as the crow flies to Royal Portrush, how many miles have you travelled?

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craigswan
30,519 Posts Sat, Jun 11 2022 2:46 AM

The following golf courses all hosted a European Tour event in 2019. In which country are they situated?
Royal Green Golf & Country Club
13th Beach Golf Links
Lahinch Golf Club
Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort
Leopard Creek Country Club .

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craigswan
30,519 Posts Sat, Jun 11 2022 2:59 AM

Anyone see the ball .

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pdb1
25,124 Posts Sat, Jun 11 2022 9:10 AM

What kind of point does gainsaying make?

An agreement
A denial
An acceptance of fact
A statement of uncertainty

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craigswan
30,519 Posts Sat, Jun 11 2022 1:56 PM

To declare to be false so it could be any of the four answers .
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pmm711
5,430 Posts Sat, Jun 11 2022 9:24 PM

craigswan:

To declare to be false so it could be any of the four answers .

Yo Craig, The word was "gainsaying" NOT "gainsharing". I don't want to assume you weren't wearing your readers. :-)

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craigswan
30,519 Posts Thu, Jun 16 2022 5:26 AM

say again .

craigswan
30,519 Posts Thu, Jun 16 2022 5:32 AM

Wordle - The New York Times .
Play this every day for some brain exercise .

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craigswan
30,519 Posts Thu, Jun 16 2022 5:33 AM

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craigswan
30,519 Posts Thu, Jun 16 2022 5:34 AM

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pdb1
25,124 Posts Thu, Oct 20 2022 7:57 AM

Interlocutor

noun | in-ter-LAH-kyuh-ter

What it means
Interlocutor is a formal word that means “one who takes part in dialogue or conversation.”

// It is crucial in our age of e-mail scams to verify the validity of one’s online interlocutors before sharing sensitive information.

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pdb1
25,124 Posts Thu, Oct 20 2022 7:04 PM

NEW PUZZLE

WHERE'S PAUL ?

LOL .

Of course you know this is an actual friend list .

and you all know to which Paul I am referring . I saw this and had to post it . Lol .

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pdb1
25,124 Posts Sat, Oct 22 2022 2:15 AM

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alosso
21,016 Posts Sun, Oct 23 2022 2:12 PM

pdb1:
WHERE'S PAUL ?

Easy find, but I'm not at ease with that position. Mr. S. may have questionable priorities in this environment(?)

Deleted that "friend".
Thanks for the heads-up!

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pdb1
25,124 Posts Mon, Oct 24 2022 3:19 AM

alosso:
Easy find, but I'm not at ease with that position. Mr. S. may have questionable priorities in this environment(?)

You could be right . But I accidently ran across it and saw your profile pic in that cloud of pheromones . I thought WOW . That is not something one sees everyday .

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pdb1
25,124 Posts Thu, Oct 27 2022 8:45 PM

Okay . I found some more puzzles . Some are pretty good . Here is # 1 & 2 .

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craigswan
30,519 Posts Fri, Oct 28 2022 3:51 AM

10 Notice the first letter. One + Nine + Eight = ONE Two + Eight + Nine = TEN

National Today * National Spouse Day – January 26, 2024 *

National Spouse Day
A chance to celebrate your spouse and show your better half how much you love them.

National Spouse Day is finally here! Other than Valentine’s Day, this is the only worldwide holiday that gives couples a chance to spoil each other, to take time out of their busy schedules, and to tend to their love. It’s a chance to celebrate your spouse and show your better half that they are indeed appreciated. Let’s admit, sometimes married couples need reminders to leave the hamster wheel that is everyday life. January 26 however is the remedy to all couples’ woes. Though the day is named National Spouses Day and seemingly refers to married couples only, nowadays, this day can also be linked to many people who are not married. What’s better than feeling appreciated by your soulmate? So, let’s celebrate happiness on this love filled day.

HISTORY OF NATIONAL SPOUSE DAY

The origin of National Spouse Day is unknown, but it is assumed that a married person came up with the idea. Some say it originated from the establishment of Military Spouses Day which was created in 1984, but only started becoming popular around the millennium. The day is celebrated as a national holiday on January 26 officially in the USA and UK, but many other countries celebrate it too.
The foundation of this day derives from the idea of showing thanks to your partner. Some workplaces even encourage couples to go on leave to celebrate the day and spend some quality time with their spouses.
Unlike Valentine’s day, this is a day created for giving time rather than gifts and celebrating your spouse. Due to this, couples are encouraged to spend alone time and to reflect on their journey so far. Scientific research has shown that twenty minutes of holding hands with your partner or cuddling even, can release hormones that leaves you both happier and feeling good. In turn, this relieves stress and makes you feel closer to one another.
National Spouse Day has become well known for igniting many media sources to survey couples’ behaviors and relationships and has managed to find out many interesting facts. This includes the fact that two million people get married every year in the U.S alone. Also, that 17% of them have previously been married.
Many couples have expressed feeling as though life can get too busy, and so a day like National Spouse Day is key to revitalizing relationships at the start of the new year. Others feel that your spouse should be celebrated everyday, but that an official day to commemorate your husband or wife is also seen as an honor.

NATIONAL SPOUSE DAY - SURVEY RESULTS

Data was gathered by a top Millennial Marketing Agency as they surveyed 1,035 married Americans about their spouses. Here are the full results:
TOP 10 THINGS THAT ANNOY US ABOUT OUR SPOUSES
#1: My spouse has selective listening (40%)
#2: My spouse snores (39%)
#3: My spouse can be a control freak sometimes (26%)
#4: My spouse is not as financially responsible as I am (20%)
#5: My spouse has bodily quirks (e.g. nose picking, farting, burping, etc.) (19%)
#6: My spouse doesn’t contribute enough to household chores (18%)
#7: My spouse is a slob (e.g. doesn’t wash dishes, leaves dirty clothes on floor, etc.) (17%)
#8: My spouse works too much (16%)
#9: My spouse doesn’t get along with his/her in-laws (8%)
#10: My spouse always forgets our anniversary (5%)
TOP 10 REASONS AMERICANS APPRECIATE THEIR SPOUSES
#1: My spouse is a hard worker (60%)
#2: I can be myself around my spouse (56%)
#3: My spouse makes me laugh (56%)
#4: My spouse is smart (52%)
#5: My spouse is supportive of my goals and desires (48%)
#6: My spouse is a great parent (45%)
#7: My spouse is sexy (44%)
#8: My spouse is good with money (31%)
#9: My spouse does the dishes (29%)
#10: My spouse buys me things (28%)
TOP 10 MOST SURPRISING SPOUSE INSIGHTS
#1: My spouse and I celebrate Valentine’s Day (45%)
#2: My spouse gets on my nerves sometimes (44%)
#3: My spouse and I evenly split the household chores (32%)
#4: Valentine’s Day was a way bigger deal before I got married (19%)
#5: My spouse is a slob (e.g. doesn’t wash dishes, leaves dirty clothes on floor, etc.) (17%)
#6: My spouse and I argue on a regular basis (16%)
#7: I wear the pants in the relationship with my spouse (13%)
#8: I love my spouse, but sometimes I wish I were single so I could experience dating again (10%)
#9: Between the two of us, I’m better-looking than my spouse (9%)
#10: In my marriage, I’m always the one who walks the dog (9%)
HUSBANDS THINK THEY’RE MORE HELPFUL THAN THEY ACTUALLY ARE
While 44% of husbands say they evenly split the household chores with their wives, only 26% of wives say the same.

NATIONAL SPOUSE DAY FAQS

What other fun things can you do on National Spouse Day?

You can share loving quotes with your spouse by text, you can make heart shaped treats through recipes online, or try playing the Newlywed game which tests your knowledge on your spouse.

How do we share what we are up to on Nations Spouse Day social media?

You can take photos and share on Instagram or twitter with the hashtag #NationalSpouseday.

What day will National Spouse Day fall on in 2020?

This year, National Spouse Day on January 26 will land on a Sunday.

NATIONAL SPOUSE DAY ACTIVITIES

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Visit the place you first met

Revisit the location of the first place you met. It’s something about the nostalgia that can help recreate how you used to feel. There’s nothing wrong with reminding each other of your history together, and where it all began.

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Cook for your spouse

Food has a way of making anyone happy. Surprise your partner by cooking a classy meal and eat at the table if you’re a couple who doesn’t usually. Use cookbooks or YouTube to find recipes, or simply think of your spouse’s favorite meal and do your best to make it.

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Look back on your wedding day

This game is all the more fun if you're not a newlywed. You may live together, but how well do you and your spouse actually know each other? If you don't have the board game, find some Newlywed Game questions online.

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5 FACTS ABOUT SPOUSES THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND

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Eat, drink and be married

Research shows that year three of marriage is usually the happiest for the majority of couples.

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Marriage has a nice ring to it

300 couples get married in Las Vegas every day.

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Bride and gone to heaven

In France, it's actually legal to marry a dead person.

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Divorce of habit

100 couples are said to be getting a divorce in the U.S every hour.

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A love date relationship

There is a phobia known as ‘Gamophobia’ which is a fear of commitment.

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WHY WE LOVE NATIONAL SPOUSE DAY

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It’s a reminder of your love

The reason behind this day should allow for special quality time that many couples crave. It can ignite memories of your first date, your wedding, your first vacation, and even possibly the birth of your child. All of this reminds you of why you chose your partner in the first place and why you are so compatible.

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It’s inclusive

This day is inclusive to boyfriends, girlfriends, fiancés, and newlyweds. It does not discriminate and is not just for married couples. National Spouse Day is devoted to all types of couples. Therefore, you get to celebrate your best friend or your soon to be legal partner and you can spend quality time honoring each other.

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It slows down our busy lives

In this day and age, we sometimes don’t have time to stop and show appreciation for our partner or to slow down. This day works across the board for people in differing situations. Those away from their partners, those working a lot, mothers on maternity leave maybe. This day is for them, to get the chance to be appreciated.

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JASON HALSTEAD BOOK LIST

Fur and Motorcycles

[size=11]May 30, 2014Jason HalsteadLeave a comment

I’ve been quiet on the blogging front lately, but it’s been for a darn good reason. I’ve been busy! Busy collaborating and helping to get new books out. New books that are doing far better than I thought possible. The books are titled, “Claimed by the Beast, and officially they’re under the name Dawn Michelle, which happens to be shared by my love wife. The author’s picture matches too, so what gives?
Well, the official version of the story is that I’m taking her influence and ideas and helping to rework them into this paranormal romance serial novel. Claimed by the Beast – Part One (UK link) has spent almost a week now in the top 200 ranking of all free books in the UK (including multiple genre lists with it ranked at a solid #1 position). Book Two (UK link), which is $.99, is on three top 10 lists in the UK and overall ranked somewhere under 1500. In the US it’s higher, but still on some top 100 lists and doing well.
What’s so special about it? Well there’s teen angst / high school senior drama without the sparkles and ridiculous Twilight-esque nonsense. There’s werewolves, witches, and a few other paranormal tie-ins. No vampires, sparkly or otherwise. She’s getting lots of feedback and a growing mailing list that, quite frankly, leaves me jealous. People are loving it and even I have to admit I’m having a lot of fine putting thoughts to paper and working out the details.
I mentioned parts 1 and 2, well part 3 will hopefully be released this weekend. Part 4 is still being edited and part 5 we’re hard at work writing. Her plan, at this point, is to wrap it up in 6 parts. We’ll see if that happens. Already the thought of a spin off serial is up in the air though, which is good and bad news.
What, good and bad? Great for her readers, but collaborating on another series will slow my own production down. Not to fear though, as soon as we finish up Claimed by the Beast I’m returning to put out another novel myself, probably my long awaited Voidhawk / Blades of Leander tie in. Then we’ll see what comes next. I’d love to do more Vitalis too, but there are only so many hours in the day.
Until then, if you’d like something a little different but still a load of fun, check out Claimed by the Beast. It’s fresh, young, and fun, but it balances that with some scary and dark themes too. It has a few sexy moments too, especially the further into the story you get. And just wait for part 4 – phew!

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To learn more about Jason Halstead visit his website to read about him, sign up for his newsletter, or check out some free samples of his books at http://www.booksbyjason.com.

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Celebrity Moment

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May 18, 2014Jason Halstead1 comment

I was taking a break from reality the other day and playing an online computer game (Mechwarrior Online, if you must know). In the process I was talking to a couple of people that I’d never met before. The topic quickly came up asking me if I was a writer (my handle in the game is ‘BooksbyJason’). That led to: what do you write. The next question was what name I wrote under. So I shared my name. And that’s when it happened.
This complete stranger from parts unknown (he was somewhere in the continental US, I think) said, “Hey, I’ve heard of you. One of my friends recommended your books to me.”
I sat there on the couch with my laptop in my lap and stared at the screen. I looked up at my wife but she was engrossed in a television show and missed it. I went back to the conversation and continued to briefly talk books before the lasers and autocannons started flying and our robots were getting shot out from under us. All in all, it was a good game. And yes, I regularly get my butt kicked in that game. Or any online game these days – I don’t have time to practice and get good. That and I don’t have the reflexes of a thirteen year old anymore. Or an eighteen year old. Or twenty five. Or thirty. Or… well, you get the point.
I even had a decent sales day that day, selling over sixty books. The next day that same guy emailed me asking what book I’d recommend as a starter. That’s a tough question and it required a very long email in response. I saved it though, because I get asked that fairly often. In fact, I’m going to post it as a blog sometime soon. Ironically enough, another person on a message board from the same game ran into me in the game the next day and said he’d read my profile and checked me out. He was impressed with all the books and good reviews / comments on them. Back to back confirmation, how cool is that?
But a clap on the back doesn’t pay the bills, and that became apparent when yesterday turned out to be my worst sales day since early 2012. Not sure what the deal is with that, but I really hope it doesn’t happen again! My response is to keep writing like crazy and get as much going as I can. My books are languishing a bit at the moment while I’m helping my wife with her new paranormal romance serial novel (Claimed by the Beast). We’re on part four of many (5, 6, or 7) right now, but I may take a break from helping and work on a new Voidhawk or Vitalis book next.
But back to the original point – my minor celebrity moment tickled my all night and into the next day. Very cool stuff, I have to say, but like I mentioned above, praise and recognition doesn’t pay the bills. Remember that, my writing friends. Hard work and dedication is what it takes to succeed and make a change.

To learn more about Jason Halstead visit his website to read about him, sign up for his newsletter, or check out some free samples of his books at http://www.booksbyjason.com.

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Staking her Claim

[size=11]May 10, 2014Jason HalsteadLeave a comment

For the past several weeks I’ve been working on a new project. A new book, but it’s more than a book. My wife loves that fact that I write stories and do a passable job at selling them. The problem is, most of them aren’t in areas that she has a lot of interest in. She’s more into romance, crime, and things that go bump in the night (with said bumping being accompanied by some bow-chikka-wow-wow music). So, we decided the next stuff was going to be a collaboration – a paranormal romance that I helped her on. And that’s why instead of a new book by Jason Halstead, we have part 1 in a serial novel by Dawn Michelle.
Today marks the official release of Claimed by the Beast – Part One. It centers around a young lady struggling with issues. Before you scoff and compare it to Twilight, consider how many young women there are in the world that aren’t already struggling with issues. Body images, grades, peer pressure, overly zealous boyfriends, the list goes on. Even I was surprised to hear some of the problems and concerns.
So here we’ve got a good girl that is a social pariah thanks to her sense of morals and attention to teachers and good grades. The problem? She wants to fit in. Wants to do it so badly that she’s willing to let her morals slide to make it happen. Until that backfires and she’s made a laughing stock at a party.
What could be worse than that? That’s where the biker gang comes in. And the thing lurking in the darkness that has decided to mark her as its next victim.
Interested? It’s a paranormal romance that we’ve managed to complete three parts on so far. We’re looking at the entire series being five to six parts long, each over 20,000 words (novelette length). The pacing is set for every 3 to 4 weeks a new serial being released.

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Amazon

Amazon UK

Smashwords

Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and iTunes will be released in a few weeks.

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And, alongside that, I plan to get back to being focused on my stories. I haven’t quite decided yet, but it’s either more Vitalis or more Voidhawk / Blades of Leander next (yes, my next fantasy book will briefly blend those settings together).

To learn more about Jason Halstead visit his website to read about him, sign up for his newsletter, or check out some free samples of his books at http://www.booksbyjason.com.

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Nothing is more ‘Out there’ than Reality!

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May 2, 2014Jason HalsteadLeave a comment

By reality I don’t mean reality TV. That’s in a dimension all by itself. I’m talking about the wild and crazy world we live in. We’ve all heard a variant on the line, “Truth is stranger than fiction.” Well, I read something yesterday that left me excited, grossed out, and disappointed.
One of my mainstays is science fiction. Reading it, writing it, watching it, and hopefully living it. I’m always thinking and daydreaming about the possibilities the future holds (hopefully with me owning a nice winter home in the Caribbean). One of those daydreams turned into my sci-fi series, Vitalis. It takes place in the future and so far has managed to span multiple solar systems and worlds. I’ve explored new possibilities, new creatures, new ecosystems, and what happens when those are mixed together. And the age old maxim that in primitive cultures and the animal kingdom, violence really does solve things.
Let’s take an example of an alien creature I created that sort of resembles a massively overgrown cockroach. It can spit out a neurotoxin that leaves its victim in a paralyzed state. In some cases (e.g. low doses) the victim is still somewhat aware of what’s going on, although delusion and hallucinogenic. The creature then takes the victim back to the hive where the queen injects multiple eggs into the victims belly, turning them in a host. As the initial neurotoxin wears off the victims find themselves returned to wherever they were before. The eggs release their own similar neurotoxin, but the host quickly acclimates and builds up a tolerance. Instead of being paralyzed and wiped out it just makes them unaware of what’s going on inside them and kind of loopy.
The hatchlings then begin to feed, and they do so voraciously. The innards of a person are devoured and the chemicals these little buggers release keep the host alive as long as possible, although in a messed up state. Then they eat their way out, usually about the time the host finally dies.
Creepy stuff, right? Only possible in fiction? Well this is where I mention something I read yesterday about a bug here on earth. The cockroach family, ironically enough, has some particularly vicious members.
There’s this little emerald green wasp cockroach that is around the size of a carpenter ant. Big, but not massive. These wasps prey on their bigger cousins, the regular cockroach. The size difference is truly David and Goliath, but the wasps roaches have a secret weapon. A neurotoxin that they deliver to the belly of the bigger roaches. That paralyzes the roach’s legs and lets them plant their eggs on the big roach’s legs. The wasp roach then delivers a second poisonous blow to the brain of the big roach. This doesn’t kill the roach, but it turns it into a zombie by making it not care about much of anything.
Wasp roach then grabs the zombie roach’s antenna and leads it back to its nest. Time passes, the eggs hatch, and the big roach just chills while the babies eat it from the inside out. Creepy stuff, and something that happens right under our noses. Or wherever these buggers live.
The point is I was disappointed to learn that my idea for something outlandish, gross, and terrifying is already happening. And it happens here, on Earth, in present time. The only thing left is for me to figure out something even more bizarre and horrifying… and I love a challenge!
But hey, if you’d like to read more on Vitalis and the various futuristic terrors that humanity encounters, be my guest to check out:

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Transcend – To Go Beyond Range or Limits

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April 27, 2014Jason HalsteadLeave a comment

Imagine fields filled with wheat and corn. Orchards full of trees laden with bananas, almonds, oranges, apples, and more. Ranches with tens of thousands of cattle. All of it raised and harvested in the oldest of human professions— farming for the sake of providing for the human race.
For a small group of kids on the terraformed planet of Venus, that’s exactly what life is like. They were born there and they grew up there, knowing what it was to put in a hard day’s work and feeling the satisfaction that comes from reaping the fruit of their labors at the end of the day. And for most of them, unfortunately, will die there.
A wind of change is blowing and it brought with it an army of soldiers and war machines. A revolution, long brewed in secrecy, is laying waste to humanity to set things right. Or as right as their leader, the newly elected President Ondalla, believes things should be.
For the kids investigating the strange noises in the forests of Venus, only death or capture awaits. Two of those kids, anxious to explore a life of their own in a budding relationship, are stripped apart and forced to live different lives. For them the only option is the futile act of resistance or accepting fate and turning their backs on what happened to their family and friends.
Following in the wake of some amazing dystopian science fiction like The Hunger Games and Divergent comes my latest series: Transcendent. Transcendent is set to fill in the holes and take the reader to a new future with new possibilities. Tragic romance, intrigue, action and adventure, and even some giant robots make for a coming of age story that cannot be denied.

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It’s available on Amazon and Smashwords right now, with more to come in the very near future. Get your copy before your friends start talking about it and leave you wondering what you’re missing.
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Everybody’s Got a Favorite

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I’ve lost track of the times somebody’s asked me to pick my favorite book. My books, for the record, not books in general. They want to know what to read first, next, or down the road. That’s when I struggle – do I give them my favorite or what I think they will like? I write so many different kinds of books it can get difficult, fast!
I had another conversation like this the other day and it got me thinking about how my personal favorites get a lot less attention than my other books do. That doesn’t mean I don’t really like the other ones, it’s just that I have a couple that seem extra fun to me. Like Human Nature, a stand-alone book that explores the survival of the human race after a near extinction level event.
Or my Dark Earth series. That one gets some interest, but not much. It starts out exploring a young girl with an amazing talent – so amazing people want to kill her rather than let her explore its potential. The two sequels, if possible, I enjoy even more (Devil’s Icebox and Soul Mates).
More recently I wrote a detective novel call When the Cookie Crumbles. I can count on one hand the number of sales I’ve had. It’s a great book with some awesome characters – but it gets no love, press, or notice.
Don’t get me wrong, I love all my books and recommend all of them, it’s just funny how the ones that leave some of the strongest impressions for me don’t do as well in the marketplace. I just wrote another one that should be released very soon, it’s called Transcendent and ties together a lot of popular concepts, from a dystopian society to tragic young love and some very exciting action scenes. I’m expecting a series out of this one, and I have to say that it was another one that left a very strong impact on me.
And then there’s my current project, which is a paranormal romance. Definitely not something in my regular bag of tricks but you know what, I’m finding that I’m surprising myself with how much fun it is to write it. My intention is to turn this into a serial novel with 4 – 6 parts. I’m nearly finished with part 1, but I hope to have two completed before I release the first, then I’ll keep chugging away to keep the readers happy. Oh, and I’ll be releasing this one under a pen name.
Why a pen name? Well, my research (and word of mouth from other supports this), books in that style and genre are primarily read by women. Given that the last stats I had showed that 60% of ereaders were owned by women. There are exceptions, but women reading romance (paranormal or otherwise) seem to prefer it when the books are written by women as well. Even though I know of several successful writers in these genres that are men writing under a pen name. So I guess I’ll be borrowing one of my wife’s skirts on release day…
All gender bending aside, if you’re looking for something to read let me suggest again that you check out the books I mentioned above. They’re great lesser known and read books. They have a lot of soul and depth to them. And, darn it, I don’t want to think that what I like is so out of the ordinary nobody else can like it either!

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ThePhotoStick OMNI

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Instantly backup and protect your photos and videos on every device

When was the last time you backed up your photos? Think about it… These are some of the most valuable files on your computer and your phone. If any of your devices crashed today, how many irreplaceable memories would you lose?
(Like the time my daughter dropped my iPhone into the ocean while on vacation… Every photo from our trip — plus tons more — gone forever.)
ThePhotoStick OMNI backs up all the photos and videos stored on your smartphone, tablet or computer with one touch of a button. So easy!

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ThePhotoStick OMNI is a perfect gift for anyone who wants to keep their memories safe.

What we love:

It works on ALL devices — Computers, phones, tablets, and operating systems including Windows, Apple, Android, Google, and more.
One click or tap and you’re done. ThePhotoStick OMNI searches your device and backs up every photo and video.
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FlightPath Golf Tees

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Improve your game with this futuristic golf tee

Gimmicky products have been part of golf since… well, as long as the game has existed. But that’s exactly where the new FlightPath Tee sets itself apart.
FlightPath is actually proven to improve your golf game.
No, you won’t become Jack Nicklaus overnight… but you can expect a big enough improvement that you will notice the difference right away.
It’s exactly the kind of invention we love — simple & effective. Treat yourself or give these to the golf fanatic in your life.

What we love:

They’re independently tested & proven — FlightPath Tees have been subjected to rigorous, independent robotic testing for proven increases in distance and precision.
They’re brilliantly simple — patented design combines spin reduction technology, an angled launch platform, and directional diamond contour.
They’re made in the USA — proudly designed, engineered, and manufactured in Cocoa, Florida.

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Peeps

Smear-free “Carbon NanoTech” eyewear cleaner

Seriously, why is it sooo dang hard to get glasses clean? Cloths, wipes, sprays… your shirt… (you know you do it!) You just end up chasing the crud around your lenses.
Peeps cleans lenses unlike anything else.
How? By utilizing the same innovative molecular-carbon cleaning technology used in the aerospace industry on ultra-high-definition optics.
The dual carbon microfiber cleaning pads actually trap and eliminate oil and fingerprints (instead of smearing them around like cloths and sprays).
When you’re finished cleaning, the patented case recharges the cleaning pads with new carbon molecules for the next use. (Independently lab tested for up to 500 cleanings.)
Peeps is a great gift for anyone with eyeglasses or sunglasses.

What we love:

It works great — Peeps cleans perfectly every time without smearing and streaking.
It’s trusted by over 12,000 Optometrists and the aerospace industry. Over 1.5 million sold!
It’s safe for all lenses — Peeps will never scratch or damage your eyewear.

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Omega WiFi Amp

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Instantly boost WiFi speed and eliminate dead spots

Fast, reliable WiFi is more vital than ever to keep all of your devices connected, and slow speeds and dead spots can really drive you crazy. If your internet is slow, poor signal strength from your router is usually the cause.
The problem is, most WiFi routers aren’t designed to cover more than a small area. That’s where the Omega WiFi Amp can make a massive difference. Simply plug it in and ALL of your devices speed up instantly.
Omega boosts your WiFi signal to hard-to-reach places, ensuring that all of your devices are securely connected with a strong and reliable internet connection. It’s like upgrading your internet service… without paying upgrade fees.

What we love:

It’s easy to use — plug it in where you need more signal and faster WiFi.
It’s secure — built-in encryption keeps your data safe.
It’s compatible — works with existing routers and all devices.

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Audien Atom

The world’s first wireless charging hearing aids for less than $100

Did you know the average pair of hearing aids cost between $3,000-$5,000… yet they only cost around $100 to make?
This was a complete shock to Audien Hearing founder Arthur Garber when he wanted to help his grandmother find a way to restore her hearing. On her limited budget, $5,000 felt like highway robbery. He knew something had to be done.
Arthur spent years developing the Audien Atom because he believes everyone deserves an affordable and effective solution for hearing loss.
Thanks to Arthur’s invention, over 300,000 people have improved their hearing and quality of life.
If you or someone you know struggle with hearing loss, Audien could be a life-changing gift.

What we love:

They provide crystal-clear sound thanks to the advanced capabilities of the built-in Audien Atom Chip.
Wireless charging — no batteries to install or replace.
20+ hour battery life — go all day without interruption.
No hearing test needed

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Snow Teeth Whitening

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Get noticeably whiter teeth in 9 minutes

By now you’ve probably spotted pics of celebs on social media sporting Snow’s signature glowing mouth piece. After all, Snow has become the #1 most wished-for — and highest-rated teeth whitening brand.
Snow is cheaper than dentists, easier than strips, and you can use it at home. They invented a proprietary LED-activated whitening system that removes deep wine, soda, coffee and smoking stains.
With a 99.3% satisfaction rating, Snow now has over 1,000,000 happy customers worldwide.
Give the gift of a whiter, more confident smile. (Or treat yourself to Snow while it’s on sale!)

What we love:

It whitens teeth fast — get whiter teeth in as little as 9 minutes.
It’s safe — Snow won’t harm your enamel, and is safe to use on caps, veneers, braces, crowns, bridges and implants.
It’s proven — 97% see visible results after just 1 use.
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iMemories

Save your home videos and photos to digital so your family can enjoy them anywhere

If your family is like mine, each family member has boxes and bins full of old home videos and family photos stashed away, gathering dust. Did you know those precious memories are in danger of being lost forever?
I learned the hard way that VHS tapes lose picture and sound over time, slowly turning to static. Make sure you transfer to digital now to keep your memories alive.
iMemories transfers your old home videos, photos and slides to digital so you can re-live and share your memories online with family and friends. It’s like the “Netflix” of family memories.
To get started, you just send your home movies and photos to iMemories using one of their SafeShip Kits and they do all the work for you. Once digitized, you can download everything to your computer, watch and share online, and even make DVDs/Blu-rays. The best part? You can get started for only $15.
Surprise your family with a screening of everyone’s favorite memories!

What we love:

It’s safe — iMemories has digitized over 15 Million memories and has never lost a single one.
It’s quick and easy — you don’t have to sort, organize or label anything, iMemories will organize everything for you.
You get all of your originals back, safe and sound.

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Miracle Sheets

Sleep cool and comfortable with the cleanest sheets ever invented

Let’s face it, bed sheets haven’t really seen innovation since fitted sheets rocked the bedding world. (Ok, “rocked) is a BIG overstatement) Bed sheets and scientific breakthrough just aren’t words you find together… until now.
Miracle has invented the first ever self-cleaning, self-cooling sheets.
What makes these bed sheets truly innovative is they utilize the natural bacteria-fighting power of silver to help you sleep cleaner, cooler and more comfortable. Which means less breakouts, less laundry, and less ‘funk’ to interfere with your beauty sleep.
Upgrade your sheets, you deserve it!

What we love:

Wake up refreshed, not sweaty with advanced temperature regulation.
They’re self-cleaning — sheets stay fresh 3X longer with anti-bacterial silver.
They’re guaranteed — love your new sheets or get your money back.

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React

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The “7-in-1” phone charger that could save your life

[size=15]The React is a phone charger for your car that’s actually a 7-in-1 safety device. It was designed by auto safety experts with features to help drivers escape their vehicle in an emergency.
In a crash, seat belts can jam, doors can get stuck, and windows won’t budge. What would you do?
For years, experts have urged drivers to carry window smashers and seat belt cutters in their vehicles, but the problem is, even if you are one of the few drivers that carry these safety devices, you probably have yours in your glove box (or worse, your trunk) — dangerously far out of reach during in an accident.
Safety devices are useless if you can’t reach them in an emergency!
What’s ingenious about React is that it works as a USB charger for your phone, so you keep it plugged into your dash — always within reach when precious seconds count.
React’s 7 life-saving and everyday features:
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Razor-sharp Seat Belt Cutter
Steel Tip Window Breaker
USB Quick-Charger
Long-lasting (2200mAh) Power Bank
Ultra-bright (140 Lumen) LED Flashlight
Strobing Red SOS Beacon
Long-range Safety Siren

Give the gift of driving safety.

What we love:

It could save your life — it stays right where you need it, not in your glove box or your trunk. It has a special glass-breaker that can be used to knock out your side window and a hidden seat belt cutter to help you escape in seconds.
It’s useful every day — hopefully you’ll never need the built-in safety features, but you can always use React to keep your phone charged and have a handy flashlight within reach.

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AirPhysio

The doctor-approved device that cleans your lungs naturally

If you or someone you love suffers from a lung condition, >AirPhysio could completely change their life.
This specially designed device uses a revolutionary method to naturally loosen phlegm in the chest — helping you breathe easier in just a few days. Not only does it help clean the lungs, it also helps increase lung capacity. It’s a must-have for anyone who has trouble breathing.
250,000+ users describe AirPhysio as life changing — Winner of the Start-Up Of The Year and International Best Product Awards.
UPDATE: due to popular demand, they now make AirPhysio for children. Take a look!

What we love:

It helps relieve symptoms from asthma, COPD, emphysema, bronchitis — and even temporary conditions like pneumonia, colds and other viruses.
It’s safe — uses the same technology doctors have used in hospitals for years.
It’s 100% natural & drug-free — no side effects, no refills or prescription costs.
It’s easy to use, easy to clean, and lasts for a lifetime.

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Sight Bulb

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The “lightbulb” that protects your home

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This clever invention changes all that. The Sight Bulb is a state-of-the-art security system packed into simple lightbulb design that anyone can install in seconds. Just plug it into any light socket and it’s ready to protect your home.
Thanks to its auto-tracking infrared night vision technology, Sight Bulb delivers brilliant 360° HD video and crisp two-way audio, day or night, indoors or outdoors.
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What we love:

It’s easy to install — plugs into any light socket.
Control it with your smartphone — watch and record in real-time.
360° motion tracking automatically locks onto movement.

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Bril

Kill up to 99.9% of germs on your toothbrush

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Don’t stick your toothbrush back in your mouth until you check out Bril. It’s a brilliant new way to keep your toothbrush clean and sanitized between uses.
The 360º UV sterilizing technology kills bacteria all the way down to the base of the bristles, so it’s like brushing your teeth with a fresh toothbrush every time.
Grab Bril for yourself, your family, and anyone else you know who brushes their teeth.

What we love:

It’s powerful — 360º UV sterilizing technology kills up to 99.9% of bacteria
It’s compact and portable — perfect for home and travel
It fits all toothbrushes — electric, standard, large or small… Bril fits them all

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Ringo

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Hydrate or navigate: the ultimate 2-in-1 water bottle and magnetic phone stand

[size=15]Meet the multitasker’s new best friend: Ringo.
Experience the convenience of a premium vacuum-insulated water bottle that doubles as a phone stand. Whether you’re in the gym, office, or outdoors, Ringo ensures you stay hydrated and connected.
Designed for durability and style, this eco-friendly bottle is perfect blend of form and function.
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What we love:

It’s super smart — switch between hydration and phone usage.
It’s premium quality — dual-wall vacuum-insulated stainless steel bottle keeps your drink cold for 24 hours and hot for 12 hours.
It’s stylish and practical — looks great anywhere you go, whether in the office, gym, or outdoors.

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Kailo

Relieve pain fast with this microtech patch

Imagine owning a device that can “turn down” your pain when you need it the most. It doesn’t use chemicals or drugs, nor does it change anything about your mind or body.
If someone you love suffers from any kind of chronic pain, providing relief probably sounds like a dream come true…
Thanks to an accidental discovery at a research lab, this type of pain relief has become a reality and it comes in the form of a new microtech patch called Kailo.
It’s a non-invasive patch that’s embedded with billions of tiny microcapacitors. These microcapacitors work together like a bio-antenna that naturally relieves pain.

Also, check out the new Kailo Flex

Kailo Flex puts the power of the original Kailo into a smaller, more flexible form to fit your body’s contours.

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What we love:

It works — Kailo effectively relieves nearly any kind of chronic pain, including back and neck pain, migraines and headaches, knee pain, elbow pain, menstrual cramps, and more…
No drugs or medicine — nothing foreign or toxic enters your body.
It lasts for years — Kailo is reusable and works through clothing or directly on your skin.

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OX SOX

Solve foot stink with odor-killing socks

Stinky feet are gross. If you know someone who can clear out a room when they take off their shoes, these amazing socks are a game-changer.
Invented by a college athlete who knew the embarrassment of foul-smelling feet all too well, OX SOX use the power of science to naturally defeat odor at the source — leaving your feet smelling fresh and your mind at ease.
No chemicals, no messy powders, no perfumes — just stink-free comfort.

What we love:

They work — stink-free, guaranteed.
They’re super comfortable — say hello to your new favorite socks.
They have great reviews — 4.97 out of 5 stars.

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The Chill Pill

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Get all-natural anxiety and insomnia relief

As we all deal with more and more stress in our lives, panic attacks and anxiety are becoming a growing problem for millions of people. While many turn to pills for quick relief, experts warn that they’re may not the best option. Some medications can be highly addictive and even intoxicating.
That’s where The Chill Pill comes in.
This innovative new handheld device uses science-backed electrotherapy to quickly calm your mind down. Chill Pill users say it’s great for helping relieve daily anxiety and stress. Even better, it’s discreet, portable, and drug-free.
NOTE: be sure to talk to your doctor before changing or discontinuing any medications.

What we love:

It works — backed by science and used by thousands worldwide.
It’s easy to use — simply hold onto the device whenever you’re feeling anxious or need to fall asleep quickly.
It’s drug free — all-natural, no prescriptions, non-addictive, and non-intoxicating.

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Soul Insole

Breakthrough insole brings long-lasting foot pain relief

Foot pain is awful. When your feet hurt, it affects every aspect of your life and it can feel like there’s no escape. Millions suffer from foot pain and left untreated it can lead to more serious conditions like plantar fasciitis, back pain, fallen arches, knee and hip pain, and arthritis.
Soul Insoles are the world’s first “micro-orthotic” memory gel insole. The inventors wanted to create a solution that gives you the benefits of expensive orthotics without the hefty price tag.
These micro-orthotics are versatile and can be used in your favorite footwear: high heels, tennis & running shoes, work boots, hiking boots — even sandals. They fit all shoes… no measuring, no cutting. Slip them in and enjoy soothing support and relief that spreads from your soles up through your whole body.
If you know someone who suffers from foot pain, give the gift of daily relief.

What we love:

They’re recommended by podiatrists and physical therapists.
They’re versatile — use them in all types of shoes, even sandals (they’re see-through).
Guaranteed relief — they work or your money back, hassle free.

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Paingone Plus

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Get the power of TENS pain relief in your pocket

If you’re not familiar with TENS technology, it’s a proven way to bring targeted relief from chronic or acute pain. (TENS = Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation.)
TENS eases pain by stimulating your nerves, which safely tells your body’s natural opioids and serotonin to “turn off” your pain.
This trusted therapy has been used for decades to quickly relieve pain in hospitals, but now Paingone Plus makes it available to everyone in an easy-to-use, fast-acting, pocket-sized pen that you can take anywhere.
Paingone Plus is a safe and fast way to relieve pain, wherever you need it.

What we love:

It works — TENS has been effectively used for decades in hospitals for pain relief.
It’s portable — compact and cordless so it goes anywhere.
It’s easy to use — no sticky electrode pads, just place it on your pain.
It’s fast — deliver targeted relief in 60-90 seconds of treatment time.

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Kelvin17

17 tools in the palm of your hand

[size=15]Here at TheGrommet, we love products that are simple and highly useful. The Kelvin17 is exactly that — an innovative gadget that combines a multitude of essential household tools into one simple device.

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Flip-action Screwdriver with 180º & 90º Lock
13 Phillips, Flat, Hex & Torx Bits
Carbon Steel Hammer
Liquid Level
LED Flashlight
3ft Flexible Tape Measure

The Kelvin17 will quickly become your first choice for quick jobs around the house — plus it makes a great gift.

What we love:

It’s super versatile — 17 household tools in 1, there when you need ’em.
It’s compact — toss it in a drawer or glovebox for quick and easy access.
It’s easy to use

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ZQuiet

Stop snoring at the source… for good

Know a noisy sleeper? You’ll want to check this out.
Experience peaceful nights and more restful sleep with ZQuiet, a practical anti-snoring device.
Designed by a dentist to gently advance the jaw, ZQuiet helps to open up your airway and reduce snoring. ZQuiet is a straightforward solution that can often silence snores from the very first use.
If your partner snores, this is the perfect gift that gives back.

What we love:

It works — over 1.5 million satisfied users.
It’s simple — works right out of the box.
It’s cost-effective — get the same technology as a dentist-fitted device, for a fraction of the cost.

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Bondic

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Repair just about anything in seconds

[size=15]Let’s face it, most glues and adhesives kind of suck… They’re messy and they never seem to hold like they should. Bondic is way better than glue.
Bondic was invented by a dentist who was inspired by the incredibly-strong, UV-cured bonding compounds he used on the job. He teamed up with a chemical engineer and together they developed an ingenious liquid plastic “welding” compound that’s 50X stronger than glue.
You apply the liquid formula to the damaged area, shine the special UV light on it, and it hardens into rock-solid clear plastic in 4 seconds. You can use it to bond, fix, build/re-build, and even fill virtually anything. Once hardened, you can sand, shape and even paint it.
This is an awesome gift for anyone who’s into DIY, hobbies, crafts and jewelry making.
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What we love:

It’s fast — Bondic hardens in 4 seconds with UV light.
It’s ridiculously strong and designed to last a lifetime.
It works on virtually anything — plastic, metal, wood, glass, ceramics and more.

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From the WGT Forum thread Still Missing My OCD Meds AND Email

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twinponds169
2,935 Posts

Sun, Nov 13 2022 11:29 AM

388 posts of babbling drivel in the last 30 days to this forum. Discord will not be the death of this forum but a pathetic dirt bag #1 will.
Who even bothers to browse them much anymore when you click on Active Threads and 90% of the entire page shows the same Last Post author.
Folks like Sam, Simon, Hamden, pmm, don't even bother much here anymore with all of the spam drive going on here. AND, he has the audacity to call others trolls.
Self pleasuring himself to the max, as has always been the case. All so he can eventually award himself one of his spamming 10 cent trophies as the WGT All Time Poster. He spitefully posted that trophy on the wall of the true Forum King, Yankee Jim, spitefully because he waited til a month after YJ died to do it, then the idiot that is in the forums 24/7 feigned he had no idea YJ died, even though it was all over the forums the whole month.
Yankee Jim couldn't stand the sight of him either, Andyson couldn't stand him, and 99% of the rest of the forum community couldn't stand him. Do a search on his begging Go Fund Me drive from 7 or 8 years ago. He has always been a POS around here and always will be to anyone who knows better. I cordially used the word "dirt" in my first paragraph, in place of the female feminine product that also starts with the letter D. Gave up better accuracy for censorship.
Duphpherer
316 Posts Sun, Nov 13 2022 11:49 AM

twinponds169:

388 posts of babbling drivel in the last 30 days to this forum. Discord will not be the death of this forum but a pathetic dirt bag #1 will.
Who even bothers to browse them much anymore when you click on Active Threads and 90% of the entire page shows the same Last Post author.
Folks like Sam, Simon, Hamden, pmm, don't even bother much here anymore with all of the spam drive going on here. AND, he has the audacity to call others trolls.
Self pleasuring himself to the max, as has always been the case. All so he can eventually award himself one of his spamming 10 cent trophies as the WGT All Time Poster. He spitefully posted that trophy on the wall of the true Forum King, Yankee Jim, spitefully because he waited til a month after YJ died to do it, then the idiot that is in the forums 24/7 feigned he had no idea YJ died, even though it was all over the forums the whole month.
Yankee Jim couldn't stand the sight of him either, Andyson couldn't stand him, and 99% of the rest of the forum community couldn't stand him. Do a search on his begging Go Fund Me drive from 7 or 8 years ago. He has always been a POS around here and always will be to anyone who knows better. I cordially used the word "dirt" in my first paragraph, in place of the female feminine product that also starts with the letter D. Gave up better accuracy for censorship.

I can understand why you hate him so... he evidently spends a lot of time in your head.
BTW... Douche is in the drug store isles... err aisles. (thx DP)
SamSpayed
4,370 Posts Sun, Nov 13 2022 12:34 PM

twinponds169:
388 posts of babbling drivel in the last 30 days to this forum.

I agree, that's a bit much. Maybe having a limit of 5 posts per user per day would help.
DodgyPutter
4,499 Posts Sun, Nov 13 2022 12:55 PM

Mostly I'm left trying to think of an example of a male feminine product, or perhaps a female masculine product........:-/

Duphpherer:
drug store isles.

Also loved the idea of these Islands; something like Alcatraz, Angel and Corinthian being collectively known as the ..........
Sorry D, just felt this thread could use a little more frivolity. :-)
Duphpherer
316 Posts Sun, Nov 13 2022 1:49 PM

Doh.. I know an isle from an aisle. Didn't have my coffee yet. Usually the Coast Guard busts those drug isles, eh? lol

DodgyPutter:

Mostly I'm left trying to think of an example of a male feminine product, or perhaps a female masculine product........:-/

Duphpherer:
drug store isles.

Also loved the idea of these Islands; something like Alcatraz, Angel and Corinthian being collectively known as the ..........
Sorry D, just felt this thread could use a little more frivolity. :-)
pdb1
24,314 Posts Sun, Nov 13 2022 5:12 PM

twinponds169:
All so he can eventually award himself one of his spamming 10 cent trophies as the WGT All Time Poster. He spitefully posted that trophy on the wall of the true Forum King, Yankee Jim, spitefully because he waited til a month after YJ died to do it, then the idiot that is in the forums 24/7 feigned he had no idea YJ died, even though it was all over the forums the whole month.

I don't really care what you think . Except when it comes to that topic .
I fully respected him always. Not saying he liked me .
The trophy was made and presented to Him with complete respect .
I happened across his memorial post .
At that time the emails worked . I would never have a reason to go look for new posts . And I never cared about how many posts I had .
There are hundreds of threads I don't know about .
He still has the title of " WGT KICK ASS ALL TIME HIGHEST POSTER " . And in my eyes he always will . He has 1,914 more posts than I . I will never surpass that . Intentionally .
PS I have received 380 emails in one month . Not posted in that many . Lately .
DodgyPutter
4,499 Posts Mon, Nov 14 2022 1:49 AM

Duphpherer:
Didn't have my coffee yet. Usually the Coast Guard busts those drug isles, eh? lol

A popular destination for SAGA holidays I reckon.
pdb1
24,314 Posts Mon, Nov 14 2022 4:47 AM

SamSpayed:
I agree, that's a bit much. Maybe having a limit of 5 posts per user per day would help.

That wouldn't have any effect on me . But there are several reasons that would not work .
First I don't think that would go over too well amongst the 1st Amendment advocates . I don't think restricting people more is an answer to anything .
Second these Forums don't have any admin action to that effect . They don't have any control over these various multi media programs . Other than Banned , Moderated , Unmoderated . They can Sticky and they can delete The Sorting and Filtering Mark all .
is worthless . And they have no ability to mend the various corruptions throughout .
You may not like me . You may not like that I take the time to try to provide some assistance and hopefully Hope to the players BELOW you . Such as I . The fact that I am so positive and optimistic most of the time . Has to get on your last nerve .
No apologies .

[b]twinponds169:

Still Missing My OCD Meds AND Email
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No they just haven't been prescribed yet .

DodgyPutter:
SAGA

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tramilleo
1,813 Posts Mon, Nov 14 2022 7:23 AM

Haha case in point^^^^^^^^
DodgyPutter
4,499 Posts Mon, Nov 14 2022 10:08 AM

pdb1:
DodgyPutter:
SAGA

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It was a joke about the "Drug Store Isles", nothing to do with you, maybe only makes any sense in the UK (and debatable here).

"I can understand why you hate him so... he evidently spends a lot of time in your head."
I have to agree with Duphpherer on this. Honestly TP, it's a bit concerning that Paul gets under your skin to this degree. You are a good guy and well respected in these forums. Don't dedicate too much energy to what really amounts to a hopeless pursuit.
Paul has his faults ( like all of us), but he isn't the devil incarnate.
my 2 cents anyway.
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PureGro1
1,458 Posts Mon, Nov 14 2022 12:24 PM

ct690911:
but he isn't the devil incarnate.

I put in my application, haven't heard back yet....lol
pdb1
24,314 Posts Mon, Nov 14 2022 6:04 PM

Duphpherer:
I can understand why you hate him so... he evidently spends a lot of time in your head.

Whatever . I can't understand hate . At all . I see haters that think they have serious issues with what they hate . Most often as a result of propagandized actions or information .
In this case I am not trying to mis lead him or anyone . I mean no offense . I mean no harm . Ever
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craigswan:

The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.
Aldous Huxley

National Today Wednesday November 5 2023 National Redhead Day

National Redhead Day
It’s every redhead’s chance to shine with each gorgeous strand of their hair.

November 5 is National Redhead Day, and it’s every redhead’s chance to shine with each gorgeous strand of their hair. Redheads are often treated like the odd man (or woman) out, as they possess the rarest of hair colors. Plus, redheads are described as “fiery” and “hot-tempered.” If you have red hair, today is your day to be however way you want!

WHEN IS NATIONAL REDHEAD DAY 2023?

Get in the spotlight and celebrate your fiery locks on National Redhead Day on November 5. Started by two ginger haired sisters, the day aims to empower redheads to embrace and rock their lush red tresses!

HISTORY OF NATIONAL REDHEAD DAY

Every November 5, National Redhead Day is also known as Love Your Red Hair Day in the United States, the United Kingdom and other parts of the world. Although the rest of us natural brunettes and blondes may throw a little shade (pun intended), people with red hair get this one day to celebrate their rarest of hair colors.
We have two redhead sisters to thank for coming up with Love Your Red Hair Day or National Redhead Day. In 2011, Adrienne and Stephanie Vendetti wanted people to be proud of their red hair in response to negative posts on a Kick a Ginger Day site. (The term, ‘ginger,’ is seen as a derogatory description of people with red hair.” As part of their slapback, the sisters created their website, ‘How To Be a Redhead,’ which eventually added Love Your Red Hair Day.
How to be a Redhead is as of now, the world’s only recognized brand dedicated to redheads. Since its inception in 2011, it has liberated redheads to look amazing and feel confident in their natural red locks.
A beauty book and monthly subscription box were also released under the brand of ‘How to be a Redhead’ in the same year. During a tour in 2015, the brand’s first monthly beauty subscription box titled ‘H2BAR Box’ was released- providing all things beauty and accessories specifically for redheads. On April 12, 2016, the sisters went on to publish their ‘How to be a Redhead’ book, which amazingly was the first ever breakthrough beauty book geared towards redheads. It premiered as #1 on Amazon and flew off shelves worldwide. Recently in September 2019, the fabulous team behind this name, expanded their subscription box range and now offer a Deluxe H2BAR Box.
So, what makes redheads so special? It’s all about genetics. If both your parents were born with the mutated MC1R gene on Chromosome 16, you’re probably a redhead. But, you can still be born with red hair even if neither of your parents has it. Even if one of your parents is a redhead, there’s one chance in two that their child may be red-haired. It’s also possible to be a natural redhead if you’re a black person or even, Chinese.
In historical folklore, redheads were often accused of being witches who “stole the fire of hell” and were later burned at the stake during the Spanish Inquisition. Additionally, red-haired people were seen as “unclean” nymphomaniacs. All of this, of course, is untrue but some of the stereotypes of redheads have lasted to this day. On National Redhead Day, rock your hair any way you like and hold your flame-colored head up proudly!

NATIONAL REDHEAD DAY AROUND THE WORLD

Redheads Retreat! Here are some popular events and festivals from across the globe worth checking out!
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NATIONAL REDHEAD DAY TRADITIONS

We love how Redheads come together annually on this day to show off their manes of traffic stopping red hair in full glory! Whether it is long, curly, short, straight, doesn’t matter! It is all about red hair! Photos of these luxurious tresses grace our social media feeds, usually under the hashtag #LoveYourRedHairDay. These photos feature redheads rocking different hairstyles, parties thrown in honor of redheads in groups, or tributes paid to famous redhead starlets in Hollywood history. Movies featuring iconic redhead looks like that of Emma Stone or redhead celebrities like Molly Ringwald or Susan Sarandon to name a couple, are shown.

NATIONAL REDHEAD DAY BY NUMBERS

2% – The percentage of the world’s population with red hair.
0.17% – The percentage of the world’s total population who are blue-eyed redheads, making it the rarest colour combination for all human beings.
13% – The percentage of redheads in Scotland, the highest number anywhere.
30%- The percentage of primetime ads that feature a model with red hair.
90,000- The number of strands of hair that generally make up the redhead mane.
2- The number of Disney princesses who are redheads; Ariel and Merida.
20% – The percentage more anaesthesia that is required for redheads.
45,000 – The number of redheads killed between 1483 and 1784 as they were accused of practicing black magic.

NATIONAL REDHEAD DAY ACTIVITIES

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Rock your favorite hairstyle

Let your hair be the true star of the show! Head to a salon and get your hair done to show it some extra love.

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Throw a party with fellow redheads

It may be a small party, but we bet it will be a good one! Get together with your other redhead friends and celebrate your rare and beautiful locks.

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Pay homage to famous redheads in Hollywood

Put on your favorite movies and shows starring redheads. Think "I Love Lucy," "La La Land," "The Wizard of Oz," and countless others.

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5 COLORFUL FACTS ABOUT REDHEADS

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The rarest of the rare? Red hair and blue eyes

Though you may think redheads typically have blue eyes, you are wrong. Very few redheads have blue eyes — in fact most of them have brown. 

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Redheads grey slower

Another plus of being a redhead is that their hair turns to grey slower than other hair colors. So enjoy and embrace that color even more! 

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Redheads tend to be left-handed

Beating out both blondes and brunettes, more redheads are left-handed than any other hair color. Yet another thing that makes them stand out. 

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Redheads have fewer hair strands

According to research, redheads have on average 90,000 strands of hair. This is fewer than brunettes who clock in at 140,000 strands and blondes at 110,000. 

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Redheads are better at making Vitamin D

Redheads are great at making their own Vitamin D. This is likely because they have less eumelanin in their bodies than other hair colors, so they've got to make up for it somehow.

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WHY WE LOVE NATIONAL REDHEAD DAY

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Authentic redheads are rare

Only 2% of the world's population has red hair. Now you see why it's worth all this celebration.

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Redheads are considered mutants

No, not the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle type. Red hair is caused by the mutation of a gene that creates a new recessive gene, MC1R.

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Red hair is royal hair

Another reason to celebrate redheads today (and everyday) is the fact that much of the British royal bloodline were redheads. Queen Elizabeth I herself was a proud redhead — and passed that gene down.

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Platinum III League

Platinum III League WGT.com/forums

This is the full thread . My input will not be seen in the above version .

GuDGeoNaToR
63 Posts Fri, Feb 18 2022 7:49 AM

Can somebody please explain how these leagues work. I'm #1 in the platinum III league right now but I don't understand what determines what league I'm in & how exactly they work.

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TopShelf2010
10,842 Posts Fri, Feb 18 2022 8:38 AM

GuDGeoNaToR:

Can somebody please explain how these leagues work. I'm #1 in the platinum III league right now but I don't understand what determines what league I'm in & how exactly they work.

In a nutshell, the more you win H2H games, the higher you advance. Unless I am mistaken, Platinum III is the highest level.

Don
UPDATE: I stand corrected... please refer to Dodgy's response. Many apologies.

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DodgyPutter
4,690 Posts Fri, Feb 18 2022 9:06 AM

TopShelf2010:
n a nutshell, the more you win H2H games, the higher you advance.

It's not it's how many coins you "win". If you were getting returned the basic and won 10 games in Paris and didn't lose any that would count as 1,800 coins onto your score. If you played in Rio lost 9 and won one that would add 36,000 coins to your score.

TopShelf2010:

Unless I am mistaken, Platinum III is the highest level.

Diamond 1 is I think.

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MarchieB
1,514 Posts Fri, Feb 18 2022 9:08 AM

If you click on the little picture at top of coin room page that shows your current level it will show you the leader board for your group of players for the week.
It’s basically a H2H “coin room” weekly league. You do win some extra coins if you finish in the top of your group at end of week but it’s a pittance compared to what it usually takes to get that spot anyway. There are promotions and demotions up or down a level dependent on where you finish.
Also there is nothing to win or receive if you win the highest level.
It really doesn’t amount to much other than a warm fuzzy feeling in your if you’re into that!
IMHO it’s just another way for WGT to get people to play more, which leads to spending more $$ buying balls, equipment, ect.

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AlaskanDame
18,056 Posts Fri, Feb 18 2022 10:52 AM

Yes, Diamond 1 is highest.
Above Platinum III are Platinum II, Platinum 1, Diamond III, Diamond II, and then Diamond 1.
And yes, it's how many coins in a week that you win, not games. Week ends Sunday night and then you might be in a new section for the next week.

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Duphpherer
411 Posts Fri, Feb 18 2022 2:29 PM

Top 3rd advances
Mid 3rd maintains
Bottom 3rd demotes
Standings are based on coins won. Coins lost are not scored.

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DodgyPutter
4,690 Posts Fri, Feb 18 2022 2:58 PM

Duphpherer:

Top 3rd advances
Mid 3rd maintains
Bottom 3rd demotes

I suspect only if there are 90 in your league.
Top 30 promoted, bottom 30 demoted and the rest stay.

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pdb1
25,122 Posts Sun, Feb 20 2022 3:30 AM

AlaskanDame:
Yes, Diamond 1 is highest.

Duphpherer:
Top 3rd advances

Yes . And I read that those top are only eligible to stay on top for a couple few weeks . Then they are systematically dropped to allow a new top leaderboard .

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Cel7
107 Posts Wed, Feb 23 2022 3:45 AM

I got over a million coins before i realized i couldnt even buy a wgt coffee mug with them....

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362 Posts Wed, Feb 23 2022 4:08 AM

Coins are worthless.

DanB89W
5 Posts Mon, Mar 7 2022 10:12 AM

On this topic, does anyone know if your competition in Coin matches get harder based on which Tier you are in? Do you have a higher chance of being matched with someone in your own Tier, or a Tier nearby?

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pdb1
25,122 Posts Mon, Mar 7 2022 11:01 AM

DanB89W:

On this topic, does anyone know if your competition in Coin matches get harder based on which Tier you are in? Do you have a higher chance of being matched with someone in your own Tier, or a Tier nearby?

As far as the Diamond League is concerned .( thread topic )
I think the original intention was that more evenly matched tiered opponents was the intention . As parity is the desired and preferred result . But I think with the vast amount of entrants of various tiers . Tier parity is not likely .
As far as Coin Rooms are concerned . One is matched with the other players who enter that Room . Whatever tier they may be .
In WGT . There are a couple ways to play ones own tier or higher .
CC tiered tourneys .They are ranked and challenging .
CREATE A GAME . MP ( multiplayer ) Stroke play . Also ranked . Perhaps the toughest MP format in WGT .
JOIN A GAME . MP Stroke play .

DanB89W:
does anyone know if your competition in Coin matches get harder based on which Tier you are in?

No . There is no program that increases ones difficulty by specific tiers progressively in Coins .
The only way to simulate that scenario is for it to be created in CC's . Or MP Stroke play .

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DanB89W
5 Posts Tue, Mar 8 2022 5:47 PM

Thanks pdb. Just to clarify, If I am in Platinum 1, I'm not more likely to paly against other players in Platinum 1. It's still fairly random who I am matched up against for coin games?

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pdb1
25,122 Posts Wed, Mar 9 2022 10:23 AM

DanB89W:

Thanks pdb. Just to clarify, If I am in Platinum 1, I'm not more likely to play against other players in Platinum 1. It's still fairly random who I am matched up against for coin games?

That is correct . There is such a vast number of players on the verge of placing anywhere in any of the Diamond Leagues . ( other than the ones showing currently ) .
That there is virtually no chance of meeting up and playing another current player on the list .
If that is something that you want to do . You can easily send any player a friend request . And or post on his or her wall . Become friends . Chat in the PM ( private message ) message system . And arrange to meet up and play any format at any time .
Consider it a friendly challenge . To see if they are worth their weight in Platinum .
That will give you the opportunity to play rounds that record all of your stats . Ranked Rounds .
No offense but " The real WGT" .

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Fist2k8
82 Posts Sat, Oct 21 2023 6:53 AM

Coin leagues are a mess. I lost count of how many games I played this week in the Casablanca room for 10,000 coins in the Platinum II league. I was leading the field for 3 days then out of the Blue some guy is 200,000 coins in front of me and he wasn't sighted an hour before.
I thought ok I will give it a go. I think I got to within 80,000 coins of him, logged off and a day when I log on he has 1,800,000 + coins ;0(
He's rated 142 and is basically taking advantage of WGT's poor management.
The way it stands you could stop playing for coins for 2 weeks..drop down the ladder among the pro to master players...go play 1 game and no one would catch you.
Each league should surely have a list of rooms you can play in to stop this garbage which is more or less cheating

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My current input .

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AlaskanDame wrote:
Yes, Diamond 1 is highest.
Above Platinum III are Platinum II, Platinum 1, Diamond III, Diamond II, and then Diamond 1.
And yes, it's how many coins in a week that you win, not games. Week ends Sunday night and then you might be in a new section for the next week.

Yes AD is correct . That is why it is called " The Diamond League " and not the " Platinum league " .

My responses to Fist2k8 on this and similar topics .
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pdb1
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"DIAMOND LEAGUES"
Above the CasaBlanca room is
RIO 20,000 ENTRY FEE
SHANGHAI 50,000
MONTREAL 100,000
TOKYO 250,000
MAHATTAN 500,000
BELLAGIO 2,500,000 ENTRY FEE's

Fortunately there aren't as many players in those rooms .

In CasaBlanca one would need to play around 200 games per month to keep up .

please see : WGT COIN ROOMS & PCEA

pdb1
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"COIN ROOMS"
2 things .
1) Players will be matched up with any and all players in that Coin Room at the time .
2) In rooms such as Casa Blanca . Players play from the same tees .

pdb1
30 Jul 2023
"The Diamond Leagues"
Those leagues are open to all coin room players and all rooms . The higher your coin room wins . The higher you will be on the leaderboard . Those leagues don't mean anything anyway .[/size]

4 OCEAN * Breast Cancer Awareness Month *

Hey guys,

I want to introduce you to my mom, Darlene.

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She’s always shared my passion for the ocean, and when I first had the idea to start this company, she was instantly my #1 supporter—and to this day, she’s still my greatest champion.

So when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in late 2005, it scared the hell out of me.

It was a long road to recovery, but thanks to the incredible team of doctors, nurses, and researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL, Mom's cancer has been in remission since 2006.

Now, I want to pay it forward and do what I can to support the community that supported my family through an incredibly tough time.

That's why 4ocean has partnered with our friends at Dune Jewelry Co. to create our new Breast Cancer Awareness Bracelet and Jewelry Collection, which features pink 4ocean Plastic flake inside the charm.

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In addition to pulling 5 pounds of trash from the ocean, we’ll donate a portion of the proceeds from this collection to the H. Lee Moffitt Research Institute and Cancer Center to help fund breakthrough research, innovative treatments, and life-saving care.

So, if you're undergoing cancer treatment, we made this collection for you.

If you're caring for a loved one undergoing treatment, we made this collection for you.

If you're learning to navigate your grief after losing someone you love to cancer, we made this collection for you.

No matter what journey you’re on, Mom and I will keep you in our hearts.

Sending love and strength,

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CEO & Co-Founder
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National Today Tuesday September 19 * National Meow Like a Pirate Day *

National Meow Like a Pirate Day
Since pirates are rarely seen without a cat, it’s only fitting to include them.

September 19 has been known as Talk Like a Pirate Day since 1995, but in 2015, cats gained their due respect with the co-celebration of National Meow Like a Pirate Day. Since pirates are rarely seen without a cat or two (or ten) to keep rodents at bay on their man-o-war, it’s only fitting to include them in today’s festivities. So, as we bark like an old salt, drink rum from the bottle, and throw manners out the window, don’t forget to share your booty with the ship’s cat.

History of National Meow Like a Pirate Day

Thanks to National Meow Like a Pirate Day, every September 19, felines now have an amazing argh-portunity to set sail and exercise their sea paws. While meowing like a pirate may not make the most sense at first, there is some historical precedent for the relationship.

Cats, long seen as creatures of either good or bad luck, often rode along with pirates on the high seas. The sailors saw them as good luck charms who could keep away bad spirits (and of course, rats). Sure, they may not be the most water-loving choice of pets, but it’s said that many pirates weren’t actually able to swim. So really, cats are just as qualified as any other pirate to adorn a crossbow hat and set sail past the tide.

Cats’ mysterious, independent personalities make them the perfect companion on a pirate ship. When it comes to the piracy profession, captains and their buccaneers didn’t have time to wonder where the ship cat was as they plundered victim clippers. The cat’s independent nature makes them attractive as pets still today.
Another reason pirates and cats make a great match is their predatory natures; they use the element of surprise to attack their enemy. So, it only makes sense to have a day to celebrate both the prowess of cats and the swashbuckling style of pirates all at once.

National Meow Like a Pirate Day Activities

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Play Dress Up

On September 19, you get a full pass to dress your cat up like Jack Sparrow and post it to social media for all your friends to see. Get creative with homemade hook hands, eyepatches, peg legs (of course keep your cat’s safety the top priority) and have a quick photo shoot.
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Throw a Party

It’s not often you get to throw a party with a theme as unique as today’s celebration. Bring out the grogg and catnip and spend your evening cursing the landlubbers — all in a cat-like tone, of course.
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Adopt a Cat

The real treasure of the day is to raise awareness about pet and cat overpopulation. So, while the pirates of lore may not have been as keen on giving a cat a nice, warm, dry home, you certainly can. Search your local shelters to learn more.
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5 Tips For Talking Or Meowing Like A Pirate

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Know the lingo

Start by learning key pirate phrases; work in phrases like “Avast ye” and “All hand hoy” into your daily conversations.
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Stock the treasure chest

Cats may need a little enticing to fully participate (for more than 20 seconds, at least); better have a little catnip in that treasure chest.
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Slur your words

Due to the amount of rum consumed on the job, most pirates are not wildly articulate; a few slurs will give you sea-cred (and cover yourself if you didn’t do #1).
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Use non-verbal enhancements

Growling, eye-rolling, exaggerated laughing and the like are as important as the words themselves; seriously is “Argh” actually a word?
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Talk with your hands

Pair your exaggerated laughing with waving your hands wildly; bonus points if you’re holding a cutlass.
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Why We Love National Meow Like a Pirate Day

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It’s a beautiful combination

Pirates have been the stuff of legend – and party themes – for centuries. Cats are synonymous with the rise of the internet and social media. Put these two together and you’ve got a day that’s highly meme-worthy and ripe for a good party!
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It raises awareness

If Facebook is any indicator, there are a startling number of people who have taken up meowing like a pirate once a year. The holiday’s official Facebook page has almost 150,000 likes which translates into a lot of eyeballs learning about the importance of adopting cats around the world. It may seem ridiculous, but it’s extremely effective.
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We get a break from the world

Sometimes, we all need a slathering of silly in our lives. Whether it’s work getting us down or anything else that’s causing stress, there’s a pretty simple remedy. Stand up and meow like a pirate. Go ahead, we dare you to try this without laughing.
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pdb1
25,122 Posts Sat, May 22 2021 1:35 PM

I am posting these and other . Not so conventional ( or maybe they are ) scenarios . For the sole purpose of providing useful information to help when making decisions related to these topics .

Some may not have considered all sides of these issues . I am happy to bring different perspectives . .

I in no way am trying to say I am right . Or wrong . These current issues . Also go way back . To before I even started here . 2012 .

There are these and other components to consider . For us and the development team

That is all I am intending . To provide more perspectives . To help lower the complications . And to help keep the complications less in the future .

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Here are a few more archives with various scenarios to consider . Offering a different perspective than others .
I always say . " There are 18 ways to do it . And their all right . "
By JimQ916
Hi all you great members.....hope you're having a great Sunday. I previously posted a few suggestions in the forum concerning the CC Tournament set up that some members liked and some not so much. Taking everything into consideration I have thought about how to have more members sign up and complete the Tournaments they have signed up for. Here are my suggestions

1) Time period....I suggest a minimum of 3 days (ideally 5) to complete a round / tournament:
***I've found that tournaments set up for 3 days or less has numerous members who don't / can't finish their rounds in time. Many members have jobs / family / obligations that prevent them from playing daily and / or even every 3 days so they can't finish in time. There are also numerous other things in our club to do (Blitz / Bracket / Specialty Tournaments) that crunch a members ability to play what they want and consider our CC Tournaments as not a priority (last on the of things to do list).

2) How many Rounds...I suggest no more than 2 but any amount is up to you
*** I've found that Tournaments set up for 1 or 2 rounds have more participation and less members who sign up and don't play, or withdraw because of the length. Tournaments set up for 4 rounds have numerous members who play a round or 2 then either drop out or don't have the the time to finish and WD (see #1 above)

3) Split Tiers....I suggest that most, if not all, Tournaments that are split up for Lower / Upper Tiers draw more people more complete the Tournaments
*** I've found that "All Tier Tournaments" are dominated by the L - TL's with the lower tier members finishing usually 6th or worse at best. I understand that the "All Tier" set up is preferred by some but the idea of "Split Tier Tournaments (H - TM and L - TL) would allow every member entered to compete against players of similar skills with a chance to Win. I find it frustrating to post a 32 - 33 and get beat by 5 - 6 strokes thus I avoid these "All Tier Tournaments" with many other lower Tier members avoiding them also.

4) Green Speeds / Wind / Tee's...I suggest that the green speeds be set up with the default speed used by WGT.
*** I've found that the green speeds be used in the set up of a Tournament sometimes influences a player to play or not. For the "Lower Tier" Players make the speeds Fast - Very Fast and the "Upper Tier" either Tournament - Championship. You can choose the difficulty of a Tournament by moving around the tee's and adjusting wind speed. Every so often have a Tournament set up with faster green speed but make those few and far between. I myself, being just a Master, putt on VF greens but also enjoy playing on Tournament greens from time to time and Championship greens and up just kick my butt. Also, take into account the difficulty of the course being played... i recently screwed up by making a Tournament (at Brandon) with impossible green speeds for that course.

5) 9 or 18 Holes...I suggest that most, if not all, tournaments be 9 hole rounds and not 18
*** Once again I screwed up when I set up the Brandon Tournament and made the rounds 18 holes and not 2 rounds of 9 each. I should have set the Tournament up for 2 rounds (1st one front 9, second round Back 9) and never gave a thought to all the time constraints of the members (see #1 above) when I did it.

6) Entry Fee....I suggest that Tournaments be set up for a minimal amount of credits to enter (10 - 20 - 30)
I've found that the Tournaments that have a "low" entry fee attracts more members than one's that have a higher fee to join, especially in "All Tiered" Tournaments. Also, no pay Tournaments sometimes have numerous members joining or just a couple...flip of the coin. At our CC level we're allowed to have 12 free and 12 pay Tournaments going at once. See where we are in the amount of Tournaments there are but let's try to have 10 and 10 going at once. If we have all 24 set up there's no room for the Bracket Tournaments to be set up nor any other "Specialty" Tournaments, such as the "Starter Equipment" Tournaments.

OK, that about covers what I feel would be ideal to attract members to join and also finish any CC Tournaments that are set up. I beg all members to consider setting up CC Tournaments and do so anyway you see fit.....these are just things I've noticed since becoming the Tournament Directer and checking each Tournament daily. Once again, these are only my suggestions and not requirements to set them up........Have a great Sunday......Jim
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More on lowering ones average .

As far as playing to lower your average and move up in tier . The CC unlimited play single player round is by far the best format .

The unlimited play format means . That one can play a round over and over . One can finish that round , which will make it count . Both on your average and in game completion . Then if you don't like the score you can play it again .

But the proper way to utilize the unlimited play format to your advantage . Is to end the round before the 9th or the 18th hole . You do this by either just ending the round and replaying it at another time . Or the proper way is to click the menu and click " restart " . That is only available in these unlimited play rounds . Whether you just end the round before it is over or click " restart " . It will not effect your game completion percentage . You can do this as many times as you want . Before the end of the round . The only round that counts is the one you finish .

So technically and hypothetically you could play until you got a score lower than your average . Finish the round that is lower than your average . ( this is if you are not saturated . ) Then your average will only go down .
If you are saturated in your tier . None of this matters . Because any score above your average is thrown out , will not count in any format .

So anyway what this means is that you are already playing a custom made CC tourney . Custom made to your liking by our very good tourney makers . If you do not find formats and features that you like . Ask them to make them , or make it yourself .

So the various custom features make the tournament much more fun than just default WGT settings . So the custom features and the unlimited play " restart " feature . Allow you to play more times . Helping you to learn the course better enabling you to hone your skills .

You may not be able to beat your average . But you can play a few times until you get a reasonable score that you can live with . Complete the round . Then go play another course a few times until you get a score you like on that one .

Remember . If you play a course 23 times . And on each time you restarted before the end of the 9th or the 18th holes . Those rounds do not count at all . Even if you never finish the round . None of them will count .

If you have a good score on your 24th try and you finish that round . It will count . The only one that will count .
This is the best way to prepare oneself for the tougher features of play in the WGT tourneys . And the very tough multi player stroke play rounds with players of your tiers from all over WGT . Where you want to perform well . You don't get to restart in those . They count in every way .
pdb1
25,122 Posts Sun, May 23 2021 4:24 PM

MORE ARCHIVES : FUN CC EVENTS
THESE ARE FUN IN CC MATCHES . THAT ALL CAN ENJOY .
There are two new challenges in the CC now . They will be exactly like the " Magic Star " stroke play challenge and " The King " match play challenge . Which will now be for Legends and up .

These in CC challenges are fun , competitive , friendly matches . Are inspiring and compelling . There are 2 groups for Stroke Play titles and 2 groups for Match Play titles .

To challenge the " Magic Star " . The challenger picks a 9 hole course and challenges the holder of the " Magic Star " to a stroke play round . Stating at the beginning of the round that this is for the " Magic Star " . If the challenger wins , he is now the " Magic Star " . And it will be posted on his wall .Legends , Tour Legends , Champions .

To challenge the " The King " . The challenger picks a 9 hole course and challenges the holder of the " The King " to a match play round . Stating at the beginning of the round that this is for the " The King " . If the challenger wins , he is now the " The King " . And it will be posted on his wall . Legends , Tour Legends , Champions .

They will be called the " Golden Dragon " stroke play challenge and " The Royal Moon " match play challenge . These will be for Tour Masters and down .

To challenge the " Golden Dragon " . The challenger picks a 9 hole course and challenges the holder of the " Golden Dragon " to a stroke play round . Stating at the beginning of the round that this is for the " Golden Dragon " . If the challenger wins , he is now the " Golden Dragon " . And it will be posted on his wall . Hack's , Amateur's , Pro's , Tour Pro's , Master's , Tour Master's

To challenge the " Royal Moon " . The challenger picks a 9 hole course and challenges the holder of the " Royal Moon " to a match play round . Stating at the beginning of the round that this is for the " Royal Moon " .. If the challenger wins , he is now the " Royal Moon " . And it will be posted on his wall .
Hack's , Amateur's , Pro's , Tour Pro's , Master's , Tour Master's These should be fun for all .

They should be active and circulate throughout the C C .
HenryKawa
1,695 Posts Sun, May 23 2021 5:21 PM

Hello Paul. Are we still friends?
I have not been around much lately. I am now in charge of a team of Covid Enforcement Officer. I was asked to head up the elite team so I am back in the game again..... after being retired for 4 years. Its nice to be I/C again. Talk again soon Paul.
pdb1
25,122 Posts Sun, May 23 2021 6:52 PM

HenryKawa:
Hello Paul. Are we still friends?

Of course we are Henry .

HenryKawa:
I am now in charge of a team of Covid Enforcement Officer.

You Go . Henry .
pdb1
25,122 Posts Mon, May 24 2021 12:55 AM

pdb1
13,695 Posts Sun, Oct 4 2015 8:49 AM

SOMEONE ASKED IF CC TOURNEYS ARE RANKED & DO THEY COUNT

Yes they do . That's the gr8 thing about a CC . It's not cheating . You still have to play a lot . You still have to be good and step up to the plate and maintain consistancy . But it is faster . But still takes a hella long ass time . It is legit . We have had several Champion's come up . Took them a very long time . They can whip our asses with they're eyes closed . So go for it of course they are ranked . Even using the restart until you get the score you can agree with for that round .

Furthermore in this CC we are all pulling for each other . We are team VOTSCC . When you enter a CC tourney a tiered CC Tourney with all the variables changed from the default WGT tiered Tourneys of the same course . To make them interesting and more to your liking . And each week the variables change . Giving you the chance to really learn that course . if you play against the course . Not even thinking about another score ( because it is awesome to be amongst many other gr8 low scores ) . Just play your game , play the course , I think you will find gr8 results knowing there isn't competitiveness but rather gr8 commaradary amongst us .

Look I might sound crazy but I'm telling you I had a serious attitude change a couple years ago and the things I am striving for in this CC really work . I think there is already evidence of it throughout . We have a long way to go . But we have a gr8 start . Let's just keep on keepin on .
Player reputation is not enabled in WGT . IDK if it ever has been . What you are referring to is game completion percentage . The GCP only works or counts in multi player rounds . Period . It is not in effect in any CC tournament or any WGT single play matches . The game completion drop can only be attributed to the stroke , match , and alternate shot in multi player rounds that you play . WGT glitches that cause disconnects are mostly responsible for that % to drop . I assure you that any thing you do in single player and CC play does not effect your game completion % . Here is an exerpt from WGT FAQ

MULTIPLAYER GAME COMPLETION PERCENTAGE

I see a colored ball with a checkmark in it on my account and other players in a multiplayer lobby. What is that?

The colored ball you see next to player names in multiplayer lobbies is their Multiplayer Game Completion Percentage. It represents the percentage of the time the player finishes a multiplayer game. Green represents excellent completion percentage, Yellow represent good completion and Orange represents below average completion. The value are determined by the player's last 100 multiplayer games.

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25,122 Posts Mon, May 24 2021 12:57 AM

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13,695 Posts Sat, Dec 10 2016 2:57 PM

ON THE OTHER HAND . IF YOU ARE TIRED OF BEING STUCK IN THE MIDDLE LEVELS .
This is as good a place as any to repost this information .
My article 9 SHADES OF GREY . Explains all of the ways one can spin their wheels while having fun . Meaning formats that do not lower your average and do not count for anything .
There is one very big exception .
Match play rounds played and won against a player of a higher tier . WGT gives a super huge giant bonus points award for match play matches won by a lower tier . You can actually drop your average 2 or 3 points in 1 round by beating a player of an upper tier in a scored match play round . ( this would normally take 50 to 100 rounds to drop your average in stroke play ) . This feature is one way myself and many others came up in WGT .
In the " FIND A GAME " or the " CREATE A GAME " features you will find many upper tier players that will play you . It is hard and tough . You will have to play at their green speeds . You will make many friends with lots of experience and good tips . They will even let you win sometimes . They will sometimes gift you clubs or balls if you have good matches and they see you are fun and serious . This is no bullshyt . You will find upper tier players with 10,000 to 15,000 match play rounds . They just like to play .
It is a very viable way to tier up . Especially if you are not new . And you are a man . The wins , gifts and the gimmes will not come easy . But they will come .
I have written about this many times before . After this mornings match with Charlie " fairyqueen " You all remember her . Still a very good friend of mine . And one that I am confident will return to VOTSCC someday . Who not surprisingly was conned into starting their own CC by the infamous harryskunk in his never ending search to build the ultimate CC . POND JUMPERS ELITE . A name I came up with by the way . They loved it . Needless to say and totally expected harry left without a word after 2 weeks .
After I showed Char the match play bonus . She ran with it .
- fairyqueen moved up to the Legend tier..
- Yesterday . A little early I would say . As she has quite awhile at level 41 before she will be able to get high level equipment .
But she is very good . When I met her in October she was an amateur .
She soon joined . And left . But we play about once a week .
Anyway she has been taking advantage of that match play bonus .
Much easier for a female .
But still a very good way for anyone . Especially if you have been playing your ass off and seemingly getting nowhere for a long time .
This is a very valuable tip . Many of you could use it to your advantage . It doesn't happen overnight . But it is much faster .

BTW this bonus feature is only available through the Tour Master level . All levels Tour Master and below can get that bonus playing a tier or 2 or 3 or 4 above their own . The higher the tier above your own that you can defeat , the higher the bonus point average drop .
At the level Legend this bonus stops .
pdb1
25,122 Posts Mon, May 24 2021 1:28 AM

CC vs CC INTERPLAY ( ARCHIVES )

My name is Paul " pdb1 " . I run a little CC called Valley of the SUN Casual Club C C .

Fun bunch of GR8 members . We have been playing CC vs CC Interplay for about a year and a half . 11 events . For me the idea is to match up about a 16 player team with another CC with the same size roster ( can be adjusted ) . To meet and play a match or two with an opponent from the other CC . In a match play setting . To have fun and meet & friend some new people from another CC and end up with some more cool players for multiplayer rounds in the future . Has worked every time for me .
  CC vs CC or Interplay or Clashes are 3 in the same .

   They all mean CC vs CC .

   WGT has its own version that they spring up on us every couple of weeks or so .

   Much different than the independent events that have been going on between CC's since CC's were created here .

   This is the basic format .

  CC's interested in playing against other CC's have various means of communicating and contacting each other .

The idea is to arrange an event that matches two rosters with some sort of parity to play rounds With 1 or a team from one CC to play another CC .

   Once the format is agreed upon . The host CC is given the other CC's roster . Matches up their roster with the other . Picks a course and provides the line up to the opposing CC .

It is then the responsibility of the two opponents from both teams to contact and friend and arrange a match at both of their convenience

.There is usually a 2 to 3 week period in which to play this one match with your opponent from the other CC .

Except I have made these a 2 round format in match play . Usually Pebble Beach fr 9 then Pebble Beach bk 9 .

These are to be played by the same 2 players . As separate rounds . Can play fr 9 one day and bk 9 another day . Or can be played back to back . But as separate rounds .

A couple reasons I have made these 2 rounders .

One meeting with two strangers is like a flash in the pan . Like it really never happened . 2 rounds really give them something to discuss and make it more of a real discussion .
Also could be considered a redemption round or an even up round . If you kick his ass in the first round ( in the most sporting and friendly way of course ) . There is another round for him to try and redeem himself . Or not .


Once the rosters are filled and the match ups made . Which BTW may or may not be even by tier or level . Some times demographics & location for time zones are considered first . These are match play and can go either way . And they only count in our minds anyway .

Once the rosters are filled and the match ups made and the start date is determined . I will create a thread in Community-Organized Tournament
With a title like " TEAM SO & SO HAS SOME FUN IN THE SUN ".

That will be a common place for both teams and CC's to be able to contact , or inquire , comment , post scores , complain , shout out , etc .
For all the 2 player match ups from the 2 teams . It is both of your responsibilities to make what ever efforts it takes to contact , friend , discuss , and arrange your matches .
Both owners need to know how that progress is going . That makes it necessary to either inquire about your opponent in the thread if you aren't having any luck . Or post " So and So and I have friended and are going to play tomorrow " .

So that's GR8 . But if that match doesn't happen . Which is often the case . You both need to be on it again and reschedule and post your progress so that both owners know something is happening .

After each match is played . one or both of you post who won in the thread . I will update the scorecard accordingly .
Just say I won 2 up over So and So . Or I won the first match . The points margin is only a point of interest and will not have a bearing on the tournament . You either win your round or lose it . Or win both or lose both or split .

Okay that is all the basics all the way through .

Now what is needed is for hopefully if possible 16 of you to step up to represent TEAM SO & SO . As their Interplay team . To commit to the protocol above and to play each event to the end

We have all tiers BTW . And at the moment 14 players . But I think we will have 2 more .

I know out of all of you . !6 of you will want to be involved with this .

Please enjoy .

Paul
VOTSCC vs CC

VOTSCC VS THE PEOPLES CLUB 1st INTERPLAY
VOTSCC VS EVERY DAY PEOPLE . 2nd INTERPLAY CLASH
*CLASH IN SESSION
*VOTSCC INTERPLAY TEAM IS READY FOR ANOTHER
*HEY BAD MOON RISING
*SCOUNDRELS & WENCHES IN THE VALLEY
*VOTSCC vs FANTASY BAY INTERPLAY # 5
*VOTSCC vs LAS VEGAS KNIGHTS INTERPLAY # 6
*LIVE AND LET GOLF IN THE VOTS
*VOTSCC vs BAD MOON RISING
*Scoundrels & Wenches CC vs Calm Waters CC
VALLEY OF THE SUN vs ARNIES ARMY
Jeff's New WGT CC vs CC Interplay format
*BAD MOON RISING IN THE VALLEY OF THE SUN
*BUSHWACKING IN THE VALLEY OF THE SUN

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No reason to feel bad about not even seeing the light of day today

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When is National Video Games Day 2023?

The digital realm of video games is celebrated on National Video Games Day on September 12.

History of National Video Games Day

These days, everyone can find a video game that gets them hooked. Not only does it depend on the gameplay style you like — strategy or combat? — you might have a particular penchant for games from a specific age. Some love old-timey arcade games, while others are excited by cutting-edge VR.

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The modern era of gaming was truly kicked off in the early 21st century with the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and the Wii. Video games then invaded media platforms and video game apps flooded the app stores. Lucrative competitions for skilled gamers have begun to spring up worldwide. These days, big video game console companies like Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft, have their sights set on VR — the exciting future of video gaming gets more and more lifelike every day!

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National Video Games Day - Survey Results

NATIONALTODAY NATIONAL VIDEO GAMES DAY SURVEY

Survey according to one of the top Market Research Agencies (Survey of 1,000 Americans)

What’s the best gaming console?

#1: Playstation (38%)
#2: Xbox (38%)
#3: Nintendo (21%)

What’s the best video game franchise?

#1: Super Mario (47%)
#2: Call of Duty (21%)
#3: Donkey Kong (19%)
#4: Grand Theft Auto (19%)
#5: Pokemon (16%)
#6: Zelda (13%)
#7: Sonic the Hedgehog (13%)
#8: Final Fantasy (9%)
#9: Halo (9%)
#10: Crash Bandicoot (7%)

How often do you play video games?
#1: Everyday (31%)
#2: Rarely (31%)
#3: 2-3x a week (23%)

When do mobile gamers like to play games on their phones?

#1: Whenever I’m bored (66%)
#2: When I’m watching TV (41%)
#3: Before I go to sleep (39%)
#4: When I’m on the toilet (34%)
#5: During my breaks at work (21%)
#6: Whenever I’m eating (20%)
#7: Before I leave for work (12%)
#8: On my commute to work (8%)

Traditions of the Day

Video games have come a long way. The virtual worlds emulated by games are no longer just for enjoyment and passing time, it is an entire experience. With storylines and character development sometimes surpassing that of Hollywood movies, National Video Games Day celebrations are exuberant.

The go-to tradition for the day is to immerse oneself in video games, whether by yourself or with friends. Multiplayer gaming has formed friendships that are cherished and stronger than some real-life relations, so digital celebrations are at their peak with streaming gameplays on websites like YouTube and Twitch, commentaries, and video games played online with team-mates living around the world.

Going old-school and playing classic games at an arcade is also a tradition. The charm and nostalgia of old games are growing and they increase our appreciation for new video games with better graphics and gameplay.

Video game releases and announcements are also made by some companies today. Special discounts and bundles, and free downloads of video games are available on platforms like Steam. Items and character upgrades inside video game shops are offered at reduced prices, too.

By The Numbers

360,000 – the number of arcade cabinets of the game “Space Invaders” sold by 1980.

$80,000 – the amount spent by a Japanese man on playing “Space Invaders”.

40,000,000 – the number of copies sold of “Super Mario Bros” by the game’s 25th anniversary.

3 – the number of discs that held the “Final Fantasy VII” game on PlayStation.

56 – the number of vehicles drivable in “Grand Theft Auto: III”.

3 – the number of days it took “Grand Theft Auto: V” to reach $1 billion in sales.

13 – the number of novels written on the “Halo” universe.

12,000,000 – the number of subscribers to “World Of Warcraft” in 2012.

7 – the number of players originally limited to a football team in “Madden Football” due to hardware restrictions.

92 – the number of production babies who joined the Bungie family in the game “Destiny” since 2010.

National Video Games Day Activities

Round up friends for IRL gaming

Multiplayer gaming is best done together IRL! It’s a great means of getting together with people who have the same console to connect in real life and digitally.

Hit an arcade to relive the classics

Who didn’t love growing up on PacMan? Spend some time at an old-school arcade remembering what it was like to be a kid with a quarter and a competitive spirit.

Treat yourself to a newly released game

If there’s ever a day to splurge on the newest craze in gaming, it’s today. All your friends have been talking about the new release and you’re desperate to give it a try? Go for it, then spend the rest of the day playing it with them!

5 Facts About Video Games That Will Blow Your Mind

Public libraries are in on the trend

In an attempt to get children and teens more interested in books, libraries have started adding video games to their shelves.

Gaming beefs up your brain

In one study, adults who played Super Mario 64 for 2 hours a day developed increased brain volume over time!

RPG Dreaming

According to one study, those who play video games are more likely to have lucid dreams — where they can control what’s happening.

Gaming as a national economic stimulus

After Nokia’s downfall, Finland’s economy was greatly assisted by Clash of Clans.

Gaming payout

In 2019, a boy from the US won the largest single-person eSports payout - $3,000,000!

Why We Love National Video Games Day

They can actually be good for you (Sorry, Mom!)

Though not all games offer the same educational value, many that include problem-solving and teamwork have been shown to increase the gray matter in your brain and ultimately grow it! It can also help refine learned and hardwired skills, as well as improve problem-solving and communication with others.

They inspire and push tech boundaries

The first video games were considered modern marvels, and we can’t say it’s changed much since. Who hasn’t seen some great graphics on a game, or been absolutely blown away the first time you slid on that VR headset? Many games push what’s possible for technology, and inspire generations.

They increase happiness

That rush you get when you conquer a level? Unmatched! Recent studies have shown that adults who play video games are less stressed and more relaxed than those who do not. It could be because video games offer a chance to remove yourself from everyday life stresses, or they might just be happier being more connected to their inner child!

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VALLEY of the SUN C C Invites ( a look back at VOTSCC & WGT)pages 40 - the final page 63

From these pages forward I or this thread is not affiliated with any WGT CC .

This thread remained in Country Club Corner . Until June of 2023 . When it was transferred to

And Everything Else . It only lasted a week or so until I was banned from the WGT.com/forums for life .

pdb1
25,122 Posts Fri, May 7 2021 8:52 PM

NEW COUNTRY CLUB POST . Jan 13 2023 .

RATHER THAN POST A LINK(S) TO MY WEBSITE TO VARIOUS CC OWNERS THAT I SEE THAT ARE ACTIVE THEMSELVES . BUT SEEM TO NOT KNOW THE MANY RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS AND BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO THEM .
I am going to copy and paste a few excerpts here on this WGT page . No I really do not know why I feel compelled to help them . Just like running a CC . This is time consuming , thankless ,
And most importantly . My opinions and observations only . Only posted as some possible suggestions that may or may not help or interest them .
LABEL YOUR MEMBERS FOR WHO & WHAT THEY ARE :
After you ( the owner ) has assigned the various ranks of your members . By putting some thought into it . And clicking the 3 little dots next to each member on the home page .
Director(s) , Veteran(s) , Member(s) , Recruit(s) .

This is the owners tools permissions page ( this is how they used to look , I don't know if this has chamged ) .
You can then assign permissions in the 7 categories below .

There is also a CC Forum . Can/should be used to provide any and every kind of information about WGT , CC's , Tiering up , lowering ones average , specifics of all CC tournaments , The benefits of building and growing a CC/group/team of WGT online virtual golf lovers . Information about all the playing formats in WGT . What ranked rounds are . All about brackets CC & WGT , CC Stroke Tournaments that are Tiered Single Player Unlimited Play with customizable conditions ( unlike the WGT Tiered Single Player Unlimited Play tournaments that are all default settings and can be very boring . Same tournaments except withe ability to change them up and learn the courses from many variations . ( The single most valuable format in WGT CC Tiered Single Player Unlimited Play tournaments ) .
The CC forum should/will be the go to place for all CC members to learn about special events , all over WGT .
A place for all members to share and learn and expand their knowledge . In the process of building and creating one of the most awesome teams you will ever be involved with in your entire life .
I was just going to copy and paste and here I am typing . Lol .
CC HOPES :
The hope for what occurs in a CC is that the very best environment is provided for all members of all tiers to enable them to hone their skills , lower their averages , and move up in tiers , and to have fun doing it with little or no other expectations .
All that can easily be the case playing in the well made CC tourneys . Friending and learning from and playing matches with all of your CC members .
By keeping current with what sometimes is critical information posted by various members in your WGT CC Forum .
FRIENDING :
Friending a WGT CC member is the same thing as shaking the hand of a team mate . Period . Here in your CC especially . You have nothing to fear from the members in your very cool CC . Much to gain though .
First friending a CC members only does a few things .
1) enables a green dot when available available only means that their computer is on and are logged into WGT and are not in the middle of a multi player round . Does not mean they are staring at their computer screen waiting for invites to decline .
2) enables WGT PM messaging ( top of friends profile page not yours ) . Which allows one to communicate to one another . Communicate welcome and interesting messages as there would be no other reason for a fellow CC member to message you .
3) Opens a unique and elite pipeline of communication of opportunity bteween the always awsome and interesting and friendly members of your CC that are always more than willing to step up and back you up and help in anyway more than any other place in WGT.

Friending someone in WGT does not disclose any personal information about yourself . Other than you too are an awesome member of your CC .
A GOOD START :
The events , the formats , the features , the information , the guidance , the encouragement , the support , etc . Is all in place .
RECRUITMENT :
Developing a plan for recruiting members will cause you to ask yourself some very important questions. These questions are basic to just about any recruitment effort. I believe your answers to these questions will be the building blocks for your own recruitment plan. They are:

Why do you want or need members?
How many members do you need?
What kind of members do you need?
Who is going to find and get the new members?
Where are the new members?
When is a good time to look for new members?
How should you approach potential members?
What happens if you get a yes, a maybe, or a no?
What are some obstacles you may encounter? And how do you get around them?

Who's going to find them? Determining who finds and gets the new members is essential to your planning. You and your staff can plan together the approaches you will use to get the people you need.
RECRUITERS :

Don't be shy about delegating responsibility. If you have people available to help you recruit, make those people as useful as possible. Assign different recruitment tasks to different people. Don't just tell all of your people to go out there and get members. That will most definitely waste your time and possibly that of potential members too.
Recruiters do not have to be Directors or Veterans . You can assign any title that you feel the CC could benefit from . With the agreement of your members of course .
Recruiters , Tournament specialists ( makers ) for various tiers , human relations , statistitions , CLASH Foreman , etc whatever you want . And they will be official . In your CC only .
TOURNAMENT MAKING :
I have a lot of ideas ( outside the box on this subjest ) . But no one says it better than Jim .
By JimQ916
Hi all you great members.....hope you're having a great Sunday. I previously posted a few suggestions in the forum concerning the CC Tournament set up that some members liked and some not so much. Taking everything into consideration I have thought about how to have more members sign up and complete the Tournaments they have signed up for. Here are my suggestions

1) Time period....I suggest a minimum of 3 days (ideally 5) to complete a round / tournament:
***I've found that tournaments set up for 3 days or less has numerous members who don't / can't finish their rounds in time. Many members have jobs / family / obligations that prevent them from playing daily and / or even every 3 days so they can't finish in time. There are also numerous other things in our club to do (Blitz / Bracket / Specialty Tournaments) that crunch a members ability to play what they want and consider our CC Tournaments as not a priority (last on the of things to do list).

2) How many Rounds...I suggest no more than 2 but any amount is up to you
*** I've found that Tournaments set up for 1 or 2 rounds have more participation and less members who sign up and don't play, or withdraw because of the length. Tournaments set up for 4 rounds have numerous members who play a round or 2 then either drop out or don't have the the time to finish and WD (see #1 above)

3) Split Tiers....I suggest that most, if not all, Tournaments that are split up for Lower / Upper Tiers draw more people more complete the Tournaments
*** I've found that "All Tier Tournaments" are dominated by the L - TL's with the lower tier members finishing usually 6th or worse at best. I understand that the "All Tier" set up is preferred by some but the idea of "Split Tier Tournaments (H - TM and L - TL) would allow every member entered to compete against players of similar skills with a chance to Win. I find it frustrating to post a 32 - 33 and get beat by 5 - 6 strokes thus I avoid these "All Tier Tournaments" with many other lower Tier members avoiding them also.

4) Green Speeds / Wind / Tee's...I suggest that the green speeds be set up with the default speed used by WGT.
*** I've found that the green speeds be used in the set up of a Tournament sometimes influences a player to play or not. For the "Lower Tier" Players make the speeds Fast - Very Fast and the "Upper Tier" either Tournament - Championship. You can choose the difficulty of a Tournament by moving around the tee's and adjusting wind speed. Every so often have a Tournament set up with faster green speed but make those few and far between. I myself, being just a Master, putt on VF greens but also enjoy playing on Tournament greens from time to time and Championship greens and up just kick my butt. Also, take into account the difficulty of the course being played... i recently screwed up by making a Tournament (at Brandon) with impossible green speeds for that course.

5) 9 or 18 Holes...I suggest that most, if not all, tournaments be 9 hole rounds and not 18
*** Once again I screwed up when I set up the Brandon Tournament and made the rounds 18 holes and not 2 rounds of 9 each. I should have set the Tournament up for 2 rounds (1st one front 9, second round Back 9) and never gave a thought to all the time constraints of the members (see #1 above) when I did it.

6) Entry Fee....I suggest that Tournaments be set up for a minimal amount of credits to enter (10 - 20 - 30)
I've found that the Tournaments that have a "low" entry fee attracts more members than one's that have a higher fee to join, especially in "All Tiered" Tournaments. Also, no pay Tournaments sometimes have numerous members joining or just a couple...flip of the coin. At our CC level we're allowed to have 12 free and 12 pay Tournaments going at once. See where we are in the amount of Tournaments there are but let's try to have 10 and 10 going at once. If we have all 24 set up there's no room for the Bracket Tournaments to be set up nor any other "Specialty" Tournaments, such as the "Starter Equipment" Tournaments.

OK, that about covers what I feel would be ideal to attract members to join and also finish any CC Tournaments that are set up. I beg all members to consider setting up CC Tournaments and do so anyway you see fit.....these are just things I've noticed since becoming the Tournament Directer and checking each Tournament daily. Once again, these are only my suggestions and not requirements to set them up........Have a great Sunday......Jim

^^^^<<<<>>>>^^^^

I will continue to add various excerpts from time to time .

GOOD LINKS TO KNOW :

Country Club Corner

HOW DO I GET UP IN THE CLUB ?

https://www.wgt.com/help-flash.aspx#cc
WGT CC'S . WHAT ARE THEY ?
pdb1
25,122 Posts Mon, May 24 2021 6:55 PM

NEW UPDATE TO THE TRIBUTES .
To me these tributes I have done . Other awards . Other accolades . Are nothing that WGT would ever consider .So I have done some . All very worthy as I think you might agree . .
Every 1 or 100 or 1000 that I do . Have it coming . And then some . I'm fairly confident in that .
Here is a list of some that I have honored .
TRIBUTES : TO TRAILBLAZERS & ORIGINALS WHERE TO BEGIN
GOLF WITH FRIENDS
NOT FROM THE SHORT LIST
I BUILT THE WALL
MIA - Where are they? pg. 42
THANX TO THE GR8 CC's
SOME OF OUR FRIENDS DELETED BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
WELCOMING 1st POSTERS
HONORABLE MENTION OF SOME WGT KICK ASS GR8's
REMEMBER THE 19th HOLE ?
Hall Of Fame Tier
WGTers PERSONAL KICK ASS HALLS OF FAME(all YouTube videos)

CHEERS TO OPY
THE NEXT 6 MONTAGES i DIDN'T MAKE .

SweetiePie WGT Replays
COURTNEY01 REPLAYS
ANOTHER COOL WGT BLOOPER & HOLER MONTAGE CROWNED MASTERS GOLF RESORT

PART 2 MONTAGE CROWNED MASTERS GOLF RESORT 16 minutes

VERY COOL MONTAGE OF PINK RAVEN's HIO's
SOME OF THESE LITTLE SQUIRRELS ARE CHEEKY GIRLS ( REPLAYS )
TO ART OR NOT TO ART : ASK ANDYSON
YANCYCAAN FILM FESTIVAL
KELLY'S KOLOSSOL KRAZY KORNER
nirvananikkia7x WGT's OWN ROCKERNIKKI STRINGFIELD SHE IS A HIDDEN SECRET
THE DUGGLES HAPPENSTANCE IS HAPPENING

DAVID LANES KICK ASS GALLERY OF ARTDAVID LANE IS VOTSCC VERY OWN RESIDENT FAMOUS DIGITAL ARTIST PLUS . AKA BUDDHA248

MISTRESS KATARINA
PINHUNTERS PEAK
THE PIN HUNT
CASEY'S GIFT OF GOLF FOUNDATION
WGT & WGTers COMPILATION OF VIDEO TURORIALS

SCOTT HOPE'S VIDEO TIPS

FMAGNETS VIDEO TIPS

ICONIAN TIPS ON PITCH & CHIP

YOUNG46 WGT VIDEO TUTORIAL

INTRO TO ANDYSON's WGT NATIONAL ENQUIRER

WGT POETRY , QUOTES , MOMENTS , and MORE

MORE GR8 CLASSICS FROM ANDYSON & MORE

ANDYSON MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT COLLECTION 2016

2017 ANDYSON MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT

2018 ANDYSON MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT

2019 ANDYSON MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT

2020 ANDYSON MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT

HARRY AND thelittlemunks
pdb1
25,122 Posts Mon, May 24 2021 7:05 PM

Knock knock
pdb1
25,122 Posts Tue, May 25 2021 6:36 PM

Here are some recent lists links and tributes .
*THANX TO THE GR8 CC's
TRIBUTES : TO TRAILBLAZERS & ORIGINALS WHERE TO BEGIN
NOT FROM THE SHORT LIST
GOLF WITH FRIENDS
I BUILT THE WALL
MIA - Where are they?
HONORABLE MENTION OF SOME WGT KICK ASS GR8's
9 SHADES OF GREY
THERE ARE A LOT OF REPLAYS
" TRAILBLAZER " pic and trophy page .
" THE THREAD PAGE "
" FRIENDS & WGT TROPHY PAGE "
" THE PUTTING PAGE " .

WORD GAMES PUZZLES , GIF's , ETC
LET'S HELP COMMUNICATE
HOW DO I GET UP IN THE CLUB ?
PCEA PLAYERS vs COIN PLAYERS
QUICK LINKS TO VIDS & TUTORIALS
VARIOUS GOOD TIPS TO KNOW OR NOT
MP INVITES ALT SHOT , STROKE , COIN
WELCOMING 1st POSTERS
SWING METER CONTROL RIGHT , LEFT , NONE

*TOOK A LONG TIME FOR MY STUBBORN ..............
*Almost an R1 Thanksgiving
I MISSED A PUTT & EVERYTHING JUST FELL APART
*I GOT MAIL
pdb1
25,122 Posts Fri, Jun 4 2021 8:19 AM

NOPE
pdb1
25,122 Posts Fri, Jun 18 2021 5:31 PM

SIMON SAYS

BASIC LEVEL AND AVERAGE REQUIREMENTS, AND SATURATION

You need to play at least 5 ranked rounds as hack to saturate & be eligible for Amateur.

When your average score is equal or smaller than 100 you go from Hack to Amateur.

You need to play at least 10 ranked rounds as amateur to saturate & be eligible for Pro.

When your average score is equal or smaller than 80 you go from Amateur to Pro..

You need to play at least 20 ranked rounds as Pro to saturate & be eligible for Tour Pro.

When your average score is equal or smaller than 72 you go from pro to Tour Pro.

You need to play at least 25 ranked rounds as Tour pro to saturate & be eligible for Master.

When your average score is equal or smaller than 67 you go from Tour Pro to Master.

You need to play at least 40 ranked rounds as Master to saturate & be eligible for Tour Master.

When your average score is equal or smaller than 63 you go from Master to Tour Master.

You need to play at least 50 ranked rounds as Tour Master to saturate & be eligible for Legend.

When your average score is equal or smaller than 61 you go from Tour Master to Legend.

You need to play at least 500 ranked rounds as Legend to to saturate & be eligible for Tour Legend.

When your average score is equal or smaller than 60 you go from Legend to Tour Legend.
You need to play at least 750 ranked rounds as Tour Legend to to saturate & be eligible for Champion .

When your average score is equal or smaller than 59 you go from Tour Legend to Champion .

You need to play another 1000 ranked rounds as a Champion to saturate .
When your average score is equal to or smaller than 55 you are eligible to go from Champion to Tour Champion .
pdb1
25,122 Posts Wed, Jun 23 2021 6:41 PM

MOVED
pdb1
25,122 Posts Fri, Jul 30 2021 11:53 AM

pdb1
22,279 Posts Thu, Jul 30 2020 3:56 PM

As per my annual tradition . I have the day off . It is my birthday . For over 30 years . I have taken my birthday off from work . I feel that a persons birthday is the most legit holiday of the year . All the other holidays are either political or religious . Now if I can just get it paid too . Lol .
pdb1
25,122 Posts Sun, Aug 8 2021 10:13 PM

MOVED
pdb1
25,122 Posts Thu, Aug 12 2021 5:26 PM

It is not exactly the right time of year . But all times of the year are right for good humor . And this is some good stuff . Lol .

opyeuclid
6,486 Posts Fri, Dec 6 2013 9:46 AM

Twas almost the Night before the 12 days of Christmas Giveaway .
All the Country Clubs were ready, The gifts from the Pro shop were all under the tree And almost all the days were full . MrCaddie was burned out from all the silly PM,s and working so hard . He sat down in his chair and drifted off to sleep .
Thats when all hell broke loose ,
The Santas little helpers jimmyed the lock on the bar and started to drink all the good stuff ,They then hooked up the TV to the computer and started to download Elf porn .
A few of the Santas helpers drank too much then Tossed up Christmas cookies on the floor And one passed out with his head in the toilet .
Santas little helpers then found MrCaddies car key,s and went out on the town in a rampage ,They took turns driving to see who could run down the most mail boxes and do the best yard turfing .
After a bit of that they set his car on fire and pushed it into the lake at the Kiawah island course on hole # 17 .
As the Santas little helpers were stumbling back to MrCaddies house they saw that the WGT Police were knocking on his door and they all ran to the bushes to hide .
The WGT police Icon & Shoe could see all the empty bottles on the porch and in the yard and more in the house on the floor throu the window .
MrCaddie woke from his sleep and said to him self , Self just who the .... is at my door at this time of night ,
He got up from the chair but did not see that the helpers had taken his pants , He opened the door yelling " Just who the .... do you think you are .
The WGT police Icon & Shoe saw this man at the door with nothing on but his Tee shirt and could see that there was Elf porn on the TV . The Police did not ask but just clocked MrCaddie with a night stick and put him back to sleep .
MrCaddie woke up in a WGT jail cell with a very large man , That man then told him , Son your name is now Betty and you are now my Btch .
A few days latter Santas little helpers all got together and took some of the gifts to the pawn shop and used that money to pay MrCaddies bail .
When MrCaddie got out he went home in his orange jump suit to find the place trashed and his car was gone , He then said to him self ,, Self you know who did this , them little Bstards , I will get each and every one of you even if it takes me till Christmas in July .
The End

pdb1
25,122 Posts Mon, Aug 23 2021 1:05 PM

I have become very interested in this new crop of players transitioning from Mobile to WGT.com .This group has become very skilled . Even with their tiering and averages all over the place .
This is the result of WGT not informing these newer Mobile players of the
BASICS FOR TIERING AND SATURATION .
No mention to them about ranked rounds . Or even that they can find information at WGT.com/forums .
It has created a huge disparity . These highly skilled players are starting to find this missing information that will allow them to lower their averages , tier up properly , and acquire better equipment .
Once all that starts leveling out . I foresee a huge presence of a new better generation of players . Probably take a few years .

You know how I keep saying that after each update , and even just down times without an update . That of course you add many features and codes and whatever , each time . I keep saying how noticeable it is . As it adds time to my

At one point a couple few months ago , after a long period without an update . I had managed to get my

down to about 20 to 30 seconds . It was amazing . There has been a downtime then another downtime and now an update since then . I am sure I have reported each time of the increase in my

From 30 seconds , to over a minute . And now 45 to 60 seconds just to pick an opponent . Then anywhere from 2:43 minutes to 3:35 minutes to

That's from the second the invite is accepted and the player appears , to the second one of us is on the tee . That is way too long . The opponent is highly likely to attempt anything he or she can to figure out why it keeps spinning . ( i think that is what they are seeing ? ) I wouldn't know I have never been on the other end / side .
This is a game changer . I cannot logically or reasonably continue to attempt these rounds . I will be coinless in no time . Even though WGT will reimburse some of them . Even that will take longer than it takes me to lose them . Buying coins is way outside my budget .
pdb1
25,122 Posts Wed, Aug 25 2021 10:11 PM

OPEN HOUSE
pdb1
25,122 Posts Thu, Aug 26 2021 1:21 AM

New features .
WGT Forum link to video tutorials
WGT & WGTers COMPILATION OF VIDEO TURORIALS ( website link )

71 video tutorials . From WGTers & WGT . 32 young46 tutorials .
ALL KINDS OF RANDOM WGT VIDEO TUTORIALS ( website link )
YOUNG46 WGT VIDEO TUTORIALS ( website link )
<^^><^^><^^><^^><^^>
4 links to access links in this forum
" THE THREAD PAGE " ( WGT Forum link )
a couple hundred interesting & boring threads of mine and others .

" THE PUTTING PAGE " .( WGT Forum link )
Featuring 35 putting video tutorials .
A couple dozens of putting links
The biggest compilation of putting tutorials anywhere .

" TRAILBLAZER " pic and trophy page . ( WGT Forum link )
Also with
Appreciation from the TRAILBLAZERS
I BUILT THE WALL ( WGT Forum link )
Which explains
THE NEW LONG WALL ( website link )

" FRIENDS & WGT TROPHY PAGE " ( WGT Forum link )
GOLF WITH FRIENDS ( WGT Forum link )
NOT FROM THE SHORT LIST ( WGT Forum link )
WGT KICKASS GR8's
VOTSCC KICK ASS GR8's
HONORABLE MENTION OF SOME WGT KICK ASS GR8's ( WGT Forum link )
A Tribute to Casey
CASEY THE MAN , THE MYTH , THE LEGEND . ( website link )
VIDEO TRIBUTE TO CASEY AND THE BUSHWACKERS
( website link )
Gift Of Golf Foundation ( WGT Forum link )
CASEY'S GIFT OF GOLF FOUNDATION Formerly Casey's Make a Wish
( website link )
MIA - Where are they? ( WGT Forum link )
pdb1
25,122 Posts Wed, Sep 1 2021 5:48 AM

Mythanatos:
You are so disliked here you don't even have a circle. Virtually no one respects your opinion other than yourself. Only the newbies don't know any better. and they all learn and surpass you eventually.

@pdb1 wrote

" If it were to be taken to a vote . If a small fraction of my friends here came out for a vote . Some would if I asked them . That alone would slaughter your votes . In general WGTers would prefer to be left alone . Least of all be bothered by anything going on in these forums .

But If we needed to . I think we could get a few to vote

How do think the 500 plus " TRAILBLAZERS" would vote ? A group I duly recognized and paid tribute to in a way That I could truly show my appreciation for the influence so many had on not just myself . But thousands of others throughout WGT . I would likely get props from others that echoed my sentiments . The response from the trailblazers was overwhelming to me . As I received so many heart felt thanks .

In my efforts to ease the transition of posting in the forums . Which at one point the best a new poster could expect would be to be ignored . The worst or common response was to be ridiculed .

My 1st Poster trophy's were a way to welcome them in an accepting light .

And again . Providing them with a trophy . A trophy they likely would not otherwise receive in WGT .

How do you think the 1st posters would vote ?

Also recognizing various outstanding WGTers through out the years . Many appreciated that .

Even random players in thousands of MP rounds . That I would never remember their names . Nor them mine . If they did recognize me . I would get their vote . For simply breaking the ice . And getting them to laugh . In an otherwise depressing and forgettable round .

You know the .0001 % that I mentioned that are Champions ? There is an even smaller number . .00001 % of forum participants . If you got everyone of their votes You would still lose miserably . But even just a vote of only forum participants I think could not possibly vote in your favor . If they did ? Still a very small number .

Now let's talk about CC's . CC members . And CC's in which we played CC vs CC interplay matches with for years .

Those were some good times . And I having the experience and the ability to initiate and lead big events like that . Gained the friendship and respect for lifetimes from those excellent events .

Now the big one . As you may not know . I ran a successful and wonderful CC for over 6 years .

In that time I made many friends . No enemies . Maybe some on the fence . But otherwise all good . I have records of 780 WGT players passing through our CC . Quite a turnover right ? Lol . Yes it was . But no matter . Very few tensions . And very minor . It was all part of it .

Then there are the 175 WGTers who's WGT replays . I converted to youtube videos . Just in the knick of time before they became disabled . Then made available to them to be viewed forever . That made some people very happy .

I am still getting PM requests to see if I have any more .

Even in these forums . I have found many new associates . Players I respect . And respect me back as well .

So if you want to put it all on the table like you did with the game challenge ? Let me know . Think about it very hard . I don't want to see you go . Let's see if you can overpower your narcissism . And back off on me finally . Make a smart decision .

Forget about a vote . And live in peace .

Personally I really want you to stop . None of what you say is true about me . I don't care if you don't like me . But all of this obsession with false information . And no one wants to hear what I say . Is out of line . And getting old . You don't get any confirmation on what you post either . Other than a couple others with no life to be positive about either .

No one wants to hear your crap either . No one respects a person who's only goal is to demean others . Did you think you were gaining respect by trashing me all this time ? In your world . You think that is what should be done ? Do you think you are here to point those things out . That only exist in your mind ? Constantly negative and disrespectful . Insulting and hurtful ? Is this okay with your wife and kids ? Are you a good example to them ?

This is my last post here . There is no reason to continue . Thus ends probably the single most enjoyable and influential , also depressing and humiliating experience in my life to date .
The WGT Universe will carry on . I wish it and everyone the very best .

Paul
pdb1
25,122 Posts Fri, Dec 31 2021 1:21 AM

Even though the relief and lack of stress is so nice . Among other things . Since stopping posting in these Forums since the date above . It is not always easy refraining . So many subjects and discussions that I would normally just jump right into .
By now it's very easy and I don't plan on participating again now or ever .
I continue to just play Coin Rounds . Still the easiest format to get myself to the first tee .
Knowing my obsessions with saving various topics .
I have been able to save the match ups and score cards for over 1200 rounds .
There were several reasons I started saving them . Mostly to submit all the false forfeits and non started rounds and errors that were sucking up my entry fees . To be reimbursed for those . That is still why . But most of those don't have score cards . So I save every round . The legitimate wins and losses and the false forfeits . Just to have references to what happens in the individual coin games . Not saved anywhere else .
So any player that has played me could also look it up to see how it turned out . I may have missed a couple .
If you want to check it out . See these :
MATCHUPS & SCORECARDS JAN through AUG 2021
MATCHUPS & SCORECARDS SEPT , OCT , NOV , 2021
DECEMBER M's & S's

Please everyone have a safe and happy new year .
Avinashokka
502 Posts Fri, Dec 31 2021 2:40 AM

Read the room mate.
4 months after your “goodbye” post no one has chimed in to say ‘No Paul, don’t go’.
SamSpayed
4,598 Posts Fri, Dec 31 2021 9:54 AM

pdb1:
Please everyone have a safe and happy new year .

And a safe and Happy New Year to you too, Paul
pdb1
25,122 Posts Sat, Jan 8 2022 1:31 PM

Avinashokka:

Read the room mate.
4 months after your “goodbye” post no one has chimed in to say ‘No Paul, don’t go’.

Well Mr genius . That is where you are wrong . I actually had 2 pages of messages from members from all over WGT . Wishing me the best . Many asking me to reconsider .
Some are names you see everyday . But most and I mean by a large majority . Would never be seen or heard in these volatile forums .
But you go ahead and take the bait . Believe these knowitalls . Follow them . Praise them . I will just say that they would not know truth if it hit them over the head . But they know that . It is all just a BS game for them . Very negative . An environment I can no longer accept .

Here are some anonymous ( to you ) examples :
@this guy wrote :
" I know your above people making asinine comments ...I for one appreciate your posts that are both insightful and intelligent...Not to mention helpful... I knew immediately what you were doing when you listed the 7/7 update and WGT's modifications in an "Easier" to view format.."
@this guy wrote :
"
Hey, Paul, my brother!
Don't be bothered. I know you now. I know you're not one of those a-holes we get to come across in the forums from time to time. No worries, bro. As you can see my reply to it, I haven't taken it seriously. And I meant it when I said I respect your opinions. It might be different from mine at times, but I still respect it as long as it comes from you. Cheers. "
@this guy wrote :
"
Thank you Paul for that insight. You seem to be the only reasonable one here. Even WGT staff are basically out to lunch. I hate to say it, but its true. "
@this guy wrote
"
many strong defenders here in the forums. I personally like your posts and have taken on both mythanatos and Don on your behalf....so have a few others.
I said in an earlier post that you shouldn't let them win...you are made of sterner stuff. You have every right to be in the forums the same as they do.
I hope you reconsider and keep posting..."

And I could go on and on .

Not to mention exchanging holiday greetings with 65 WGTers .
Anyway . I am fine and did not and do not expect any support in these forums .
BTW . Thanks for all your kindness .
pdb1
25,122 Posts Sat, Jan 8 2022 1:33 PM

SamSpayed:

pdb1:
Please everyone have a safe and happy new year .

And a safe and Happy New Year to you too, Paul

Thank you Sam . Cheers .
Avinashokka
502 Posts Sat, Jan 8 2022 3:35 PM

pdb1:

Avinashokka:

Read the room mate.
4 months after your “goodbye” post no one has chimed in to say ‘No Paul, don’t go’.

And I could go on and on .

Yes you do rather, don’t you.

National Today Sunday August 6 National Root Beer Float Day

National Root Beer Float Day
Today, enjoy the tallest, fizziest root beer float you can find!

Diet? Not on August 6. It’s National Root Beer Float Day, after all — a time to enjoy one of the best beverage/dessert combos on the planet. On that day, some even compete for root beer float greatness. It all started in Colorado back in 1893. Frank J. Wisner was inspired. Surrounded by Cow Mountain where his Cripple Creek Brewing Company was located, Wisner came up with a novel idea. While mountain gazing, he didn’t see snow-covered peaks. Instead, Wisner envisioned scoops of ice cream floating in root beer. Crazy, right? So, today, enjoy the tallest, fizziest root beer float you can find!

Note: Read on to find out how you can get a free A&W root beer today!

When is National Root Beer Float Day 2023?

The frothy beverage/dessert combo we all love is celebrated on National Root Beer Float Day on August 6.

History of National Root Beer Float Day

The unique fusion of ice cream with root beer is unlike anything else. This summertime delicacy has a history as rich as its texture and flavor!

Frank J. Wisner, the owner of Colorado’s Cripple Creek Brewing, is the person to thank for creating the root beer float on August 19, 1893. The idea behind this extraordinary innovation came to Wisner when he was looking at the snowy peaks of Colorado’s Cow Mountain that gave the illusion of ice cream floating on a beverage. While staring out of the window of the Cripple Creek Cow Mountain Gold Mining Company, Wisner thought the glow of the full moon made the snow-capped mountains resemble ice cream.

The following day, Wisner got to work combining vanilla ice cream with root beer and calling the result the ‘Black Cow Mountain.’ The soda he had used was Myers Avenue Red Root Beer. The root beer float was served to his guests the very next day and became an instant hit. Children shortened the word to ‘Black Cow,’ and today it is simply known as root beer float.

National Root Beer Float Day Around the World

National Root Beer Float Day is one of many beverage holidays celebrated throughout the world.

Here are some other popular ones from across the globe.

National Root Beer Float Day Around the World

Country Holiday Occasion Date

Germany Tag des Deutschen Bieres Germans enthusiastically celebrate and drink beer. April 23

Iceland Beer Day Iceland celebrates drinking beer after it has been banned for a decade. May 1

Italy Espresso Italiano Day A day dedicated to celebrating coffee. Third Friday in April

Ireland St. Patrick’s Day The luck of the Irish and, of course, Irish Whiskey is celebrated. March 17

India National Milk Day As an agricultural country, India celebrates the many wonderful joys of milk. November 26

Traditions

Since its creation, countless root beer floats have been enjoyed throughout the world. The tradition of the day is to enjoy refreshing root beer floats. The original recipe has evolved into many variations, each with their own unique flavor, while retaining the original root beer float texture.

Popular root beer floats that have become traditional favorites include the Coke Float, Boston Cooler, Purple Cow, and the Harry Potter-inspired Butterbeer.

National Root Beer Float Day By The Numbers

1876 – the year when root beer was invented
16 – the number of roots and herbs that root beer is made of.
3% – the percentage that root beer makes up in America’s soft drink market.
1960 – the year when a key ingredient of root beer, the sassafras root, was banned by the FDA.
#1 – the ranking of A&W as the leading root beer brand in America.

National Root Beer Float Day Activities

Whip up your own root beer float

There's no better way to celebrate National Root Beer Float Day than by concocting your own root beer float. Grab a bottle of your favorite brand of root beer, pour into a chilled glass and top off with a fresh scoop of vanilla ice cream. Nice!

Conduct some root beer research

Now, this is the kind of research you can appreciate! The Root Beer Store sells more than 100 brands and flavors of root beer. You can check out customer reviews of all the root beers for sale and even order mix-and-match bottles. Your local specialty liquor store may also have a pretty good selection, so drink up!

Throw a root beer party for adults

Hard root beer is blowing up! Clever brewers have come up with root beers that include varying levels of alcohol. Invite the neighbors over for a dessert party and imbibe on some root beer floats. But be careful, while the root beer goes down fast and smooth, it'll eventually catch up with you.

5 Reasons We Need A Root Beer Float, Like Right Now

Root root

Jeni's ice cream shops can double your pleasure with root beer floats made with root beer ice cream and Boylan root beer.

The Philly float

The Franklin Fountain in Philadelphia creates authentic root beer floats made with their own brand of root beer syrup and ice cream.

The custard float is a definite thing

Scooter's Frozen Custard in Chicago offers a root beer float made with vanilla custard, a refreshing twist on the standard float.

Why float when you can freeze?

Instead of floating the ice cream on top of a glass of root beer, blend the two together to make a root beer freeze.

The root beer float with a kick

SpringHouse restaurant in Alexander City, Alabama, serves up a bourbon float made with Buffalo Trace bourbon, bourbon ice cream and a house-made root beer syrup.

Why We Love National Root Beer Float Day

It's a perfect combination

It seems like such a simple recipe — root beer in a tall, iced glass and two scoops of vanilla ice cream. But if you're trying to get beyond the ordinary, then use extraordinary ingredients. Select a frothy root beer with a high sarsparilla content and loads of sweetness. Add rich, vanilla bean ice cream and get creative with your toppings.

Floats come in many varieties

The Boston Cooler was invented in Detroit, of all places, and is made with Vernor's ginger ale and vanilla ice cream. In many Asian eateries you can order a Snow White, which is composed of vanilla ice cream and 7-Up or Sprite. In Mexico, you can grab a Holado flotante, a combination of cola and lemon sherbet.

It generates donations for a good charity

On National Root Beer Float Day, A&W Restaurants collects donations for Disabled American Veterans, a charity that fights for better health care benefits for America's injured heroes. What a sweet idea!

National Today Friday August 4 International Beer Day

International Beer Day
Raise a glass to one of the oldest man-made beverages.

Beer is one of the oldest drinks the world has ever known. International Beer Day gives fans worldwide just one more excuse to have a round on the first Friday in August. Beer has a reputation as the drink of choice for the ordinary working man or woman. When it’s served up cold and frothy or strong and We celebrate International Beer Day on the first Friday in August every year – August 4, when summer’s end begins to loom large. The start of another weekend beckons us to put aside our work, set aside differences, and come together to celebrate our shared love of beer.

Beer somehow manages to do what politicians have tried to do for centuries – unite people in a common cause for good. Our insatiable thirst for beer gives us reason to pause; to stop what we’re doing, sit down and converse with one another over a pint or two. The conversation may be pleasant or not, calm or animated, but somehow beer makes it possible to agree to disagree and still walk away friends. Plenty of us have no doubt solved many of the world’s problems over a few pints of beer.

When is International Beer Day 2023?

International Beer Day is on August 4 and we’re ready to raise our glasses and drink to it!

History of International Beer Day

Celebrating mankind’s common thirst for what is likely the world’s oldest and most beloved beverage is what International Beer Day is all about. Humans have been fascinated with beer since the first grains were accidentally discovered to have fermented, producing a bubbly aromatic product that someone dared to taste then drink, did not die but instead felt a lovely little buzz, smiled and said, “Wow.” Mankind has been obsessed ever since with perfecting beer recipes and brewing processes in pursuit of the next “Wow.”

Beer has been consumed by almost every culture throughout human history. The oldest evidence of man’s obsession with brewing beer dates back to ancient Babylonia and Mesopotamia. Archaeologists have unearthed recipes for beer that were written on clay tablets in 4300 B.C., and ceramic vessels from 3400 B.C. that are still sticky with beer residue. Everyone drank beer in ancient Egypt: pharaohs, peasants, priests, even children, as part of their everyday diet.

What may be the first song about beer, “Hymn to Ninkasi”—an ode to the Sumerian goddess of beer—dates back to 1800 B.C. and includes a recipe for a beer brewed by female priestesses.

By the Middle Ages, Christian monks were brewing beers, and introduced the use of hops. Until then, beers were brewed with local additives like dates and olive oils to add flavor. Today’s beers continue to be brewed with hops, herbs, or fruits that add flavor. Macro, micro, or craft, the art of brewing beer today remains a craft that employs age-old techniques carefully perfected over centuries and millennium.

Our collective love of beer is what Jesse Avshalomov no doubt had on his mind back in August of 2007 while he and a few friends enjoyed some conversation and brews in the beach community of Santa Cruz, California. Back then his reasons for founding International Beer Day were:

Gather with friends and enjoy the taste of beer
Celebrate those responsible for brewing and serving beer
Unite the world under the banner of beer, by celebrating the beers of all nations together on a single day

In retrospect, Jesse’s LinkedIn profile reads he “…invented International Beer Day as an experiment in virality gone horribly right.”

To you, Jesse. Cheers!

International Beer Day - Survey Results

Data gathered by a top Minneapolis Marketing Agency

International Beer Day Around the World

International Beer Day is one of many beverage holidays celebrated throughout the world. Here are some other popular ones from across the globe.
International Beer Day Around the World
Country Holiday Occasion Date
Germany Germans enthusiastically celebrate and drink beer. Germans enthusiastically celebrate and drink beer. April 23
Iceland Beer Day Iceland celebrates drinking beer after it has been banned for a decade. May 1
Italy Espresso Italiano Day A day dedicated to celebrating coffee. Third Friday in April
Ireland St. Patrick’s Day The luck of the Irish and, of course, Irish Whiskey is celebrated. March 17
India National Milk Day As an agricultural country, India celebrates the many wonderful joys of milk. November 26
International Beer Day Traditions

Happy hours, chugging competitions, and enjoying someone’s company over a glass of beer; go “Bottoms up!” on International Beer Day. Most people unite and have a good time over servings of beer. Friends are convinced to buy a round of beer for the gang and, with some luck, a local bartender may offer some on the house. These memorable moments make their way to social media with popular hashtags for everyone to see.

Special deals and hours are set in pubs and breweries, with some places kicking it up a notch and presenting beer in custom-designed glasses. The bartenders and servers who work round the clock to provide great conversation and beer just the way we like it are appreciated and tipped generously.

International Beer Day By The Numbers

50 billion – the gallons of beer consumed every year all over the world.
8% – the percentage increase in brewing jobs in the U.S. since 2016.
$328.4 billion – the number of dollars contributed towards the economy by the beer industry in 2018.
2.2 million – the number of people employed by the beer industry.
$503,300 – the price of the world’s most expensive beer — Allsopp’s Arctic Ale.
$1.9 billion – the number of dollars contributed to the U.S. economy by Oregon’s beer industry.
1.6% – the percentage of gross domestic product the beer industry in the U.S. contributed in 2018.
912,092 – the number of people who work in malt-beverage retail.
7–10°C – the temperature at which lagers should be stored.
40% – the percentage decrease in the risk of developing kidney stones by drinking beer moderately.

International Beer Day Activities

Sing beer songs at Karaoke

Tune up the twang in your voice and head out to your nearest Karaoke venue to pay tribute to beer. Nobody sings about beer like American country music artists. Don’t worry about being able to carry a tune on International Beer Day. Just add a little southern drawl to that twang, and everyone will be singing along with you, celebrating your good taste in music…and beer.

Earn your wings

…with a test flight of beers, that is, at a local taproom. It’s a big beer world, so step out and try something new on International Beer Day. Better yet, why not make a day of it? Tour the brewery first to learn about the science behind brewing beer and then do some flight testing.

Be Generous

If you are a regular at your local pub, tavern or taproom, leave an extra generous tip at the bar today. Tell your bartender how much you appreciate him or her. Take their photo and post it on your social media sites with lots of kisses and hugs. And please remember to drink and post responsibly.

5 Ode To Beer Hit Country Songs

"I Like Beer"

Recorded by American country music artist Tom T. Hall and released in August 1975, this beer song peaked at #4 as a U.S. country music single.

"Pretty Good at Drinkin' Beer"

Recorded by American country music artist Billy Currington and released in May 2010, this was a #1 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

"Beer in Mexico"

Written and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney and released in January 2007, this beer song was a #1 hit on U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

"Drink a Beer"

Recorded by American country music artist Luke Bryan and released in November 2013, this beer song hit #1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart.

"Bubbles in My Beer"

This western swing song was originally recorded by “Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys” in 1947 and has been a bar room standard performed by countless country music artists ever since.

Why We Love International Beer Day

A beer for every budget

We make no judgement when it comes to your taste in beer. Whether you pick up cheap macro brews on the way home from work, or savor craft brews at the taproom, we’re just happy there is a beer for every budget to enjoy on International Beer Day.

Memories

Beer. The adult beverage of choice at reunions, backyard cookouts, and get-togethers with friends and family for centuries. Someone always offers to bring the beer. We think today is a fine day to open a cold one and enjoy reminiscing about days gone by with a toast to those whose memories we love and cherish.

Another reason to drink beer

Oh, come on! Who doesn’t love waking up and seeing today is devoted to beer? We admit we don’t need a reason to enjoy a beer today. But knowing there are millions of beer lovers all around the world bending elbows together to enjoy a brewski makes us feel like family on International Beer Day. Remember: Drink responsibly.

THE INSTIGATORS

TWINPONDS169

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by Paul Fri 27 Jan 2023 - 16:46

I would like to break this down and address this paragraph .

twinponds169:

388 posts of babbling drivel in the last 30 days to this forum. Discord will not be the death of this forum but a pathetic dirt bag #1 will.
Who even bothers to browse them much anymore when you click on Active Threads and 90% of the entire page shows the same Last Post author.
Folks like Sam, Simon, Hamden, pmm, don't even bother much here anymore with all of the spam drive going on here. AND, he has the audacity to call others trolls.
Self pleasuring himself to the max, as has always been the case. All so he can eventually award himself one of his spamming 10 cent trophies as the WGT All Time Poster. He spitefully posted that trophy on the wall of the true Forum King, Yankee Jim, spitefully because he waited til a month after YJ died to do it, then the idiot that is in the forums 24/7 feigned he had no idea YJ died, even though it was all over the forums the whole month.
Yankee Jim couldn't stand the sight of him either, Andyson couldn't stand him, and 99% of the rest of the forum community couldn't stand him. Do a search on his begging Go Fund Me drive from 7 or 8 years ago. He has always been a POS around here and always will be to anyone who knows better. I cordially used the word "dirt" in my first paragraph, in place of the female feminine product that also starts with the letter D. Gave up better accuracy for censorship.

twinponds169:

388 posts of babbling drivel in the last 30 days to this forum. Discord will not be the death of this forum but a pathetic dirt bag #1 will.

That was actually 388 forum posts arriving in my email . Now that the Forum automated email reply system is broken . I now receive every Forum post coming out of the Forums .

All new Forum posts . ( should not be receiving these ) .

All CC Corner posts . ( should not be receiving these ) .

All Forum posts I have replied in .

twinponds169:
Who even bothers to browse them much anymore when you click on Active Threads and 90% of the entire page shows the same Last Post author.
Folks like Sam, Simon, Hamden, pmm, don't even bother much here anymore with all of the spam drive going on here. AND, he has the audacity to call others trolls.

Receiving .

All new Forum posts .( should not be receiving these ) .

Exposes me to many many posts I would not normally see at all . I haven't ever looked at new posts before . I have plenty just with the ones I posted in .

I do not like that these new posts are always coming to my email . I try to ignore them . Eventually after no one has responded to them for a couple few days . I respond . Sometimes after another has responded . I have something to add .

These open Forums are there for us all to post questions and respond to questions . I will be asking quetions and answering questions there as long as I am here . Especially when no one else is responding . How rude is that ? To leave them hanging .
There is no designated responders . There are no limits .
At least I can say that I do not insult or intimidate or discredit anyone . I am polite and try to respond as best I can . While soaking up and absorbing as much info as I can .

Regarding Sam, Simon, Hamden, pmm , etc . I will let them speak for themselves on this .

twinponds169:
Self pleasuring himself to the max, as has always been the case. All so he can eventually award himself one of his spamming 10 cent trophies as the WGT All Time Poster.

Lol . I have only ever awarded myself 1 maybe 2 of my 10 cent trophy's .And a 5 center as well .

I have never wanted to or claimed to be an All Time Poster . As a matter of fact . I have said before that I will stop posting before I pass Yankee Jim's All Time Post # .

Let me be clear . If I was into mass posting . I would have passed YJ's # years ago . Fact . And If that were the case . I would never have let craig catch up , pass me by and continue on . But craig will have 35,000 before long . You go craig .

twinponds169:
He spitefully posted that trophy on the wall of the true Forum King, Yankee Jim, spitefully because he waited til a month after YJ died to do it, then the idiot that is in the forums 24/7 feigned he had no idea YJ died, even though it was all over the forums the whole month.

I have never spitefully done anything . Much less post or make a trophy spitefully .
I , like I said before . I do not peruse the Forums to see what else has been posted . Especially back then .
I saw his tribute , posted my condolences , announced that I would make

I posted in it expressed my condolences and announced his trophy .

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pdb1
24,286 Posts

Thu, Jul 22 2021 8:27 PM

I never saw this before now . I am deeply saddened . I made him an award in April and I didn't know .
May he rest in peace and his soul live forever .

Then .

pdb1
24,286 Posts

Sat, Jul 24 2021 11:29 AM

YankeeJim has been added to the MIA thread pg 42 .

Then I shared message he sent me .

.

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YankeeJim
wrote "+100"
at 8:05 AM on February 29, 2016
LOL. The problem is it's a no-win situation because you can never get right with stupid and irrational. :-D

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You will notice my post was July 22 , 2021 . I created and posted the trophy on his wall April 1 2021 . At which time I may have seen that he passed . But by July I had no recollection of it . And was the first I saw the thread .
( It is not uncommon for me to be doing a high number of tasks . And not recollect some of them . This has happened probably 20 plus times ). I have a terrible memory .

This was not the first time I had seen a Forum post for the first time a month or 2 after it was posted .
There was another time the year before when I found The Andyson Memorial Tournament on the last day of qualifying . I was told then as well . That there was no way I hadn't seen it before that day . Well I hadn't .

Same thing with the YJ tribute . It was at that moment that I found out about his passing .
There were a couple , we know who . That accused me then of lying and pulling some kind of crap .
Of course I did not . Would not . And never could do anything like he describes .

These Forums have done one thing in particular . I have been called everything in the book . Accused of every treacherous deed . It was quite difficult to handle for several years .
All of it with no basis or any prior incidents , or proof of anything .
I now have become completely numb to any of it . It doesn't and couldn't phase me in the slightest way . That is one thing I have acquired in these Forums .
Other things I have gained would be a lot of knowledge I did not know before .

twinponds169:
Yankee Jim couldn't stand the sight of him either, Andyson couldn't stand him,

That very well could be the case . I certainly respected both of them .

twinponds169:
99% of the rest of the forum community couldn't stand him.

That I know for a fact is completely ridiculous . Lol .

twinponds169:
Do a search on his begging Go Fund Me drive from 7 or 8 years ago.

Go ahead . You will find a completely legitimate go fund me . For a very horrible time in my life . Where I had both my right and left rotator cuffs torn . I couldn't use either arm . I couldn't work . I couldn't generate any income .
Extremely painful and low point in my life . I had little to no options .
I started a go fund me . In which many WGTers were very generous . Building a pot of $3000.00 . Of which my wife and I were so extremely grateful . We expressed our thank you's over and over . The amount covered about a month of our expenses right then .
Somehow and for what reason I will never know . The trolls invaded my post .
Immediately turned it around . Discredited me . made me into an extortioinist and a criminal .
It was so bad . I had to take down the go fund me . There were people actually believing it was a con .
My wife and I were devastated . There was nothing we could do about it .
The trolls even told their buddies the mods about it . I was immediately put back on moderation .
I won't go into all the horrors that befell my wife and I after that .
I did have to leave my CC and WGT for a spell . I had a couple surgeries . We had no more internet .
We got evicted . Spent 2 weeks on the street . My car got repossessed .
We were at a desperately low place in our lives .
But we pulled through it all . I had surgery with a reverse shoulder replacement , recovery , physical therapy . I now have been working at the best job ever for 4 years now . All is good .

twinponds169:
He has always been a POS around here and always will be to anyone who knows better. I cordially used the word "dirt" in my first paragraph, in place of the female feminine product that also starts with the letter D. Gave up better accuracy for censorship.

He has always felt that way about me . I have no idea why . I mean seriously . It is completely unfounded . And out of left field .
I mean come on . Can you imagine myself or anyone actually being like he describes ?

I am like the complete opposite .
I have many many very good friends and acquaintances . Over many years of owning a CC and friending many other CC's . Their owners and their members . Playing probably at least 15,000 MP rounds . Chatting and having fun . And I meet more everyday . Nary a problem with anyone .
I even run into players all the time that remember me because I removed them from my CC . No hard feelings , all is good . Everytime .
I usually say " Well you probably wouldn't communicate with me " . They usually agree .

Myself or anyone isn't buying your claims .

In fact I am hoping you stop at some point . Just reel it in .

But the main reason I decided to explain this . Is the part about Yankee Jim .

Many years ago . He had a total of 25,287 . That was an awesome number of posts .

I was probably barely 20,000 at the time . I can't remember . But I really never even considered that I would or even could reach that # . I never tried . I have never tried to accumulate posts . Period . BTW craig probably didn't even have 15,000 at that time .

Anyway I fully believe he was and is the ALL Time Poster here in WGT . And not because of just the number of posts .

When I first heard that crap that the guy above spewed out of his mouth . I literally thought he was joking . It didn't take long to figure out he was serious .

So to try and ease his mind and dispell his reasoning . I vowed to never intentionally surpass Yankee Jim's forum post total of 25,287 .

Wow . At the moment I am writing this

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there is 1001 posts to go before I would equal his number .

IDK what to say . I have no intention of surpassing his number . My posting will end before that

VARIOUS GOOD TIPS TO KNOW OR NOT

pdb1
25,122 Posts Sat, May 22 2021 1:35 PM

I am posting these and other . Not so conventional ( or maybe they are ) scenarios . For the sole purpose of providing useful information to help when making decisions related to these topics .

Some may not have considered all sides of these issues . I am happy to bring different perspectives . .

I in no way am trying to say I am right . Or wrong . These current issues . Also go way back . To before I even started here . 2012 .

There are these and other components to consider . For us and the development team

That is all I am intending . To provide more perspectives . To help lower the complications . And to help keep the complications less in the future .

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Here are a few more archives with various scenarios to consider . Offering a different perspective than others .
I always say . " There are 18 ways to do it . And their all right . "
By JimQ916
Hi all you great members.....hope you're having a great Sunday. I previously posted a few suggestions in the forum concerning the CC Tournament set up that some members liked and some not so much. Taking everything into consideration I have thought about how to have more members sign up and complete the Tournaments they have signed up for. Here are my suggestions

1) Time period....I suggest a minimum of 3 days (ideally 5) to complete a round / tournament:
***I've found that tournaments set up for 3 days or less has numerous members who don't / can't finish their rounds in time. Many members have jobs / family / obligations that prevent them from playing daily and / or even every 3 days so they can't finish in time. There are also numerous other things in our club to do (Blitz / Bracket / Specialty Tournaments) that crunch a members ability to play what they want and consider our CC Tournaments as not a priority (last on the of things to do list).

2) How many Rounds...I suggest no more than 2 but any amount is up to you
*** I've found that Tournaments set up for 1 or 2 rounds have more participation and less members who sign up and don't play, or withdraw because of the length. Tournaments set up for 4 rounds have numerous members who play a round or 2 then either drop out or don't have the the time to finish and WD (see #1 above)

3) Split Tiers....I suggest that most, if not all, Tournaments that are split up for Lower / Upper Tiers draw more people more complete the Tournaments
*** I've found that "All Tier Tournaments" are dominated by the L - TL's with the lower tier members finishing usually 6th or worse at best. I understand that the "All Tier" set up is preferred by some but the idea of "Split Tier Tournaments (H - TM and L - TL) would allow every member entered to compete against players of similar skills with a chance to Win. I find it frustrating to post a 32 - 33 and get beat by 5 - 6 strokes thus I avoid these "All Tier Tournaments" with many other lower Tier members avoiding them also.

4) Green Speeds / Wind / Tee's...I suggest that the green speeds be set up with the default speed used by WGT.
*** I've found that the green speeds be used in the set up of a Tournament sometimes influences a player to play or not. For the "Lower Tier" Players make the speeds Fast - Very Fast and the "Upper Tier" either Tournament - Championship. You can choose the difficulty of a Tournament by moving around the tee's and adjusting wind speed. Every so often have a Tournament set up with faster green speed but make those few and far between. I myself, being just a Master, putt on VF greens but also enjoy playing on Tournament greens from time to time and Championship greens and up just kick my butt. Also, take into account the difficulty of the course being played... i recently screwed up by making a Tournament (at Brandon) with impossible green speeds for that course.

5) 9 or 18 Holes...I suggest that most, if not all, tournaments be 9 hole rounds and not 18
*** Once again I screwed up when I set up the Brandon Tournament and made the rounds 18 holes and not 2 rounds of 9 each. I should have set the Tournament up for 2 rounds (1st one front 9, second round Back 9) and never gave a thought to all the time constraints of the members (see #1 above) when I did it.

6) Entry Fee....I suggest that Tournaments be set up for a minimal amount of credits to enter (10 - 20 - 30)
I've found that the Tournaments that have a "low" entry fee attracts more members than one's that have a higher fee to join, especially in "All Tiered" Tournaments. Also, no pay Tournaments sometimes have numerous members joining or just a couple...flip of the coin. At our CC level we're allowed to have 12 free and 12 pay Tournaments going at once. See where we are in the amount of Tournaments there are but let's try to have 10 and 10 going at once. If we have all 24 set up there's no room for the Bracket Tournaments to be set up nor any other "Specialty" Tournaments, such as the "Starter Equipment" Tournaments.

OK, that about covers what I feel would be ideal to attract members to join and also finish any CC Tournaments that are set up. I beg all members to consider setting up CC Tournaments and do so anyway you see fit.....these are just things I've noticed since becoming the Tournament Directer and checking each Tournament daily. Once again, these are only my suggestions and not requirements to set them up........Have a great Sunday......Jim
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More on lowering ones average .

As far as playing to lower your average and move up in tier . The CC unlimited play single player round is by far the best format .

The unlimited play format means . That one can play a round over and over . One can finish that round , which will make it count . Both on your average and in game completion . Then if you don't like the score you can play it again .

But the proper way to utilize the unlimited play format to your advantage . Is to end the round before the 9th or the 18th hole . You do this by either just ending the round and replaying it at another time . Or the proper way is to click the menu and click " restart " . That is only available in these unlimited play rounds . Whether you just end the round before it is over or click " restart " . It will not effect your game completion percentage . You can do this as many times as you want . Before the end of the round . The only round that counts is the one you finish .

So technically and hypothetically you could play until you got a score lower than your average . Finish the round that is lower than your average . ( this is if you are not saturated . ) Then your average will only go down .
If you are saturated in your tier . None of this matters . Because any score above your average is thrown out , will not count in any format .

So anyway what this means is that you are already playing a custom made CC tourney . Custom made to your liking by our very good tourney makers . If you do not find formats and features that you like . Ask them to make them , or make it yourself .

So the various custom features make the tournament much more fun than just default WGT settings . So the custom features and the unlimited play " restart " feature . Allow you to play more times . Helping you to learn the course better enabling you to hone your skills .

You may not be able to beat your average . But you can play a few times until you get a reasonable score that you can live with . Complete the round . Then go play another course a few times until you get a score you like on that one .

Remember . If you play a course 23 times . And on each time you restarted before the end of the 9th or the 18th holes . Those rounds do not count at all . Even if you never finish the round . None of them will count .

If you have a good score on your 24th try and you finish that round . It will count . The only one that will count .
This is the best way to prepare oneself for the tougher features of play in the WGT tourneys . And the very tough multi player stroke play rounds with players of your tiers from all over WGT . Where you want to perform well . You don't get to restart in those . They count in every way .
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MORE ARCHIVES : FUN CC EVENTS
THESE ARE FUN IN CC MATCHES . THAT ALL CAN ENJOY .
There are two new challenges in the CC now . They will be exactly like the " Magic Star " stroke play challenge and " The King " match play challenge . Which will now be for Legends and up .

These in CC challenges are fun , competitive , friendly matches . Are inspiring and compelling . There are 2 groups for Stroke Play titles and 2 groups for Match Play titles .

To challenge the " Magic Star " . The challenger picks a 9 hole course and challenges the holder of the " Magic Star " to a stroke play round . Stating at the beginning of the round that this is for the " Magic Star " . If the challenger wins , he is now the " Magic Star " . And it will be posted on his wall .Legends , Tour Legends , Champions .

To challenge the " The King " . The challenger picks a 9 hole course and challenges the holder of the " The King " to a match play round . Stating at the beginning of the round that this is for the " The King " . If the challenger wins , he is now the " The King " . And it will be posted on his wall . Legends , Tour Legends , Champions .

They will be called the " Golden Dragon " stroke play challenge and " The Royal Moon " match play challenge . These will be for Tour Masters and down .

To challenge the " Golden Dragon " . The challenger picks a 9 hole course and challenges the holder of the " Golden Dragon " to a stroke play round . Stating at the beginning of the round that this is for the " Golden Dragon " . If the challenger wins , he is now the " Golden Dragon " . And it will be posted on his wall . Hack's , Amateur's , Pro's , Tour Pro's , Master's , Tour Master's

To challenge the " Royal Moon " . The challenger picks a 9 hole course and challenges the holder of the " Royal Moon " to a match play round . Stating at the beginning of the round that this is for the " Royal Moon " .. If the challenger wins , he is now the " Royal Moon " . And it will be posted on his wall .
Hack's , Amateur's , Pro's , Tour Pro's , Master's , Tour Master's These should be fun for all .

They should be active and circulate throughout the C C .
HenryKawa
1,691 Posts Sun, May 23 2021 5:21 PM

Hello Paul. Are we still friends?
I have not been around much lately. I am now in charge of a team of Covid Enforcement Officer. I was asked to head up the elite team so I am back in the game again..... after being retired for 4 years. Its nice to be I/C again. Talk again soon Paul.
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25,122 Posts Sun, May 23 2021 6:52 PM

HenryKawa:
Hello Paul. Are we still friends?

Of course we are Henry .

HenryKawa:
I am now in charge of a team of Covid Enforcement Officer.

You Go . Henry .
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13,695 Posts Sun, Oct 4 2015 8:49 AM

SOMEONE ASKED IF CC TOURNEYS ARE RANKED & DO THEY COUNT

Yes they do . That's the gr8 thing about a CC . It's not cheating . You still have to play a lot . You still have to be good and step up to the plate and maintain consistancy . But it is faster . But still takes a hella long ass time . It is legit . We have had several Champion's come up . Took them a very long time . They can whip our asses with they're eyes closed . So go for it of course they are ranked . Even using the restart until you get the score you can agree with for that round .

Furthermore in this CC we are all pulling for each other . We are team VOTSCC . When you enter a CC tourney a tiered CC Tourney with all the variables changed from the default WGT tiered Tourneys of the same course . To make them interesting and more to your liking . And each week the variables change . Giving you the chance to really learn that course . if you play against the course . Not even thinking about another score ( because it is awesome to be amongst many other gr8 low scores ) . Just play your game , play the course , I think you will find gr8 results knowing there isn't competitiveness but rather gr8 commaradary amongst us .

Look I might sound crazy but I'm telling you I had a serious attitude change a couple years ago and the things I am striving for in this CC really work . I think there is already evidence of it throughout . We have a long way to go . But we have a gr8 start . Let's just keep on keepin on .
Player reputation is not enabled in WGT . IDK if it ever has been . What you are referring to is game completion percentage . The GCP only works or counts in multi player rounds . Period . It is not in effect in any CC tournament or any WGT single play matches . The game completion drop can only be attributed to the stroke , match , and alternate shot in multi player rounds that you play . WGT glitches that cause disconnects are mostly responsible for that % to drop . I assure you that any thing you do in single player and CC play does not effect your game completion % . Here is an exerpt from WGT FAQ

MULTIPLAYER GAME COMPLETION PERCENTAGE

I see a colored ball with a checkmark in it on my account and other players in a multiplayer lobby. What is that?

The colored ball you see next to player names in multiplayer lobbies is their Multiplayer Game Completion Percentage. It represents the percentage of the time the player finishes a multiplayer game. Green represents excellent completion percentage, Yellow represent good completion and Orange represents below average completion. The value are determined by the player's last 100 multiplayer games.

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13,695 Posts Sat, Dec 10 2016 2:57 PM

ON THE OTHER HAND . IF YOU ARE TIRED OF BEING STUCK IN THE MIDDLE LEVELS .
This is as good a place as any to repost this information .
My article 9 SHADES OF GREY . Explains all of the ways one can spin their wheels while having fun . Meaning formats that do not lower your average and do not count for anything .
There is one very big exception .
Match play rounds played and won against a player of a higher tier . WGT gives a super huge giant bonus points award for match play matches won by a lower tier . You can actually drop your average 2 or 3 points in 1 round by beating a player of an upper tier in a scored match play round . ( this would normally take 50 to 100 rounds to drop your average in stroke play ) . This feature is one way myself and many others came up in WGT .
In the " FIND A GAME " or the " CREATE A GAME " features you will find many upper tier players that will play you . It is hard and tough . You will have to play at their green speeds . You will make many friends with lots of experience and good tips . They will even let you win sometimes . They will sometimes gift you clubs or balls if you have good matches and they see you are fun and serious . This is no bullshyt . You will find upper tier players with 10,000 to 15,000 match play rounds . They just like to play .
It is a very viable way to tier up . Especially if you are not new . And you are a man . The wins , gifts and the gimmes will not come easy . But they will come .
I have written about this many times before . After this mornings match with Charlie " fairyqueen " You all remember her . Still a very good friend of mine . And one that I am confident will return to VOTSCC someday . Who not surprisingly was conned into starting their own CC by the infamous harryskunk in his never ending search to build the ultimate CC . POND JUMPERS ELITE . A name I came up with by the way . They loved it . Needless to say and totally expected harry left without a word after 2 weeks .
After I showed Char the match play bonus . She ran with it .
- fairyqueen moved up to the Legend tier..
- Yesterday . A little early I would say . As she has quite awhile at level 41 before she will be able to get high level equipment .
But she is very good . When I met her in October she was an amateur .
She soon joined . And left . But we play about once a week .
Anyway she has been taking advantage of that match play bonus .
Much easier for a female .
But still a very good way for anyone . Especially if you have been playing your ass off and seemingly getting nowhere for a long time .
This is a very valuable tip . Many of you could use it to your advantage . It doesn't happen overnight . But it is much faster .

BTW this bonus feature is only available through the Tour Master level . All levels Tour Master and below can get that bonus playing a tier or 2 or 3 or 4 above their own . The higher the tier above your own that you can defeat , the higher the bonus point average drop .
At the level Legend this bonus stops .

NATIONAL TODAY Saturday JULY 15

JULY 15

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National Pet Fire Safety Day

A day to learn how to keep your pet safe in a fire.

National Pet Fire Safety Day takes place every year on July 15, and it’s a day to learn how to keep your pet safe in a fire. For many of us, pets are our most precious asset so it makes sense that we would dedicate a day to keeping them safe during one of the scariest things we can imagine. It was started by the Kennel Club and ADT Security in 2009 to help pet owners learn safety measures to protect their beloved pets and homes from fire, and it’s a great opportunity to learn how to keep your fur baby safe.

History of National Pet Fire Safety Day

While our animals are oftentimes the culprit behind devastating fires, it’s a little ironic that dogs (specifically dalmations) have become an American icon associated with firefighters today. Let’s briefly explore how that came to be. A few hundred years ago, dogs were trained to trot alongside horse-drawn wagons and protect their occupants (and horses) from harm. Dalmations quickly became the ideal carriage dog for their strength, vitality, fortitude, and size. They also had a reputation for getting along well with horses and were known to have a calming effect while firefighters were battling a blaze. Overtime as motorized fire trucks replaced carriages, Dalmatians and other fire pups were seen less aboard fire trucks and more as on-site firehouse residents and mascots.

Today, many firefighters have pet Dalmatians, and firehouses around the country still have Dalmatians as station dogs. However, Dalmatians aren’t the only dog in the firehouse. It’s become common for firefighters (and sometimes entire fire teams) to adopt dogs rescued from fires. These lucky pups, whatever their breed, become symbols of the resiliency, bravery, and fortitude of firefighters and the individuals they help. They also take important steps into education and helping firefighters demonstrate fire safety and emergency preparedness for schools and community groups across the country. Teaching that pets cause over 1,000 house fires each year in the United States and the preventive measures we can take to protect our beloved companions.

How to Observe National Pet Fire Safety Day

Get this useful decoration

On July 15, get a free Pet Fire Safety Window Cling at your local volunteer firehouse. First responders will see this and know to look out for any pets inside.

Share it to save lives

Use #PetFireSafetyDay to post on social media and raise awareness to friends and family about the day and ways that they can keep their pets safe from fires.

Have a fire drill

For families with kids, this tradition is even more important. Discuss your family evacuation plan, designate someone to carry out the pets and execute a fire drill on this day every year.

5 FACTS ABOUT PET FIRE SAFETY

Pyro Pets

Pets cause over 1,000 house fires each year in the United States

A Big Problem

Nearly 360,000 house fires occur each year in the United States.

Save a Life

Over 40,000 pets die every year in house fires. Awareness can save lives.

Furry (and Slithering) Heroes

There are thousands of stories about pets, even snakes, saving humans from house fires.

Have a Plan

The #1 tip is to have an escape plan that includes your pets.

Why National Pet Fire Safety Day is Important

Keep your pets out of trouble

There are many ways to keep your pet from causing a fire. Blow out candles before leaving home, block off access to the kitchen or remove stove knobs if pets can reach it, and keep any and all wires out of chewing distance, especially from kittens and puppies!

Have a pet rescue plan in place

Discuss with your family who will be in charge of rescuing your pet in the event of a fire. Planning and practicing fire drills will help the family remain calm and help ensure that your pets are not
forgotten during a chaotic evacuation.

Make rescuers aware of your pets and their hiding places

As part of your evacuation plan, include a list of your pet’s hiding places, so that firefighters will know where to look in case your pets don’t make it out with you. Also, make sure your pets have collars with up to date tags attached in case they escape on their own.

NATIONAL TODAY Thursday JULY 13

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National French Fry Day

Did you know that the origin of French fries is likely not French at all?

National French Fry Day on July 13 is a great opportunity to take the time to sample some golden-brown potato slices. But did you know that the origin of French fries is more than likely not French at all? Potatoes were being fried in Belgium way before the French, but more on that later. When it comes to the tastiest French fries on the planet, everyone seems to have an opinion. It’s a time-consuming decision to find your favorite because no two restaurants seem to have the same recipe. French fries do have a nutritional stigma attached to them, however, due to high-caloric and fat content. But it’s tough to say no to a hot batch — even the ones at the bottom of the bag.
When is National French Fry Day 2023?

Crinkle-cut, English style, or McDonald’s famous fries, French fries are enjoyed and celebrated on National French Fry Day on July 13.
History of National French Fry Day

Estimates say Americans eat around 30 pounds of French fries per person each year. That seems like a lot, but when you think about all the ways you can eat fries, it adds up quickly. They’re easy to gobble down, whether they’re straight out of a fast-food French-fry container or whether you’re an expert at making fries at home. Add in all of the different condiments, and these simple potatoes become even more popular.

The term ‘French fries’ refers to deep-fried slices or strips of potatoes. While the precise origins are unknown, the item hit the culinary scene sometime in the 1700s. It had taken an entire century for potatoes to become widely accepted as food, arriving in Europe in the 1600s.

Like most iconic foods, the French fry has an interesting folk story about how it was created. Belgians call dibs on the origins of French fries, claiming it to be an invention of their people. According to a manuscript by Joseph Gerard, the residents of the Meuse Valley, located near Dinant in Belgium, consumed a lot of fish, since they lived near the river. During winters, when the rivers would freeze and fishing would become difficult, the idea to slice potatoes like fish fillets and fry them in hot fat was born.

But all credit does go to the French for popularizing frying foods and selling them in public on street carts called ‘frites,’ in the mid-1700s. Eventually, potatoes were cut in all sorts of shapes and fried. As to how French fries arrived in America, there are two versions of that story, too. The more popular and accepted fact is that Thomas Jefferson brought the dish to the U.S.A. While serving time as an ambassador, Jefferson spent a lot of time in France and went on to serve “potatoes served in the French manner” at a White House dinner in 1802.

The other theory is that World War I soldiers who were stationed around Dinant in Belgium took a liking to the local finger food known as ‘pommes frites’ and took the idea back with them. This is when French fries really took off and became mainstream in the U.S.

National French Fry Day Social Media Buzz

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National French Fry Day - Survey Results

NATIONALTODAY.COM FRENCH FRY SURVEY

Data gathered by a top San Francisco Marketing Agency (survey of 1,000 Americans)

AMERICA’S ULTIMATE RANKING OF FAST FOOD FRIES

#1: McDonalds (35%)
#2: Chick-fil-A (13%)
#3: Five Guys (12%)
#4: Wendys (11%)
#5: Arbys (11%)
#6: Burger King (7%)
#7: In n Out (4%)
#8: Sonic (3%)
#9: Shake Shack (3%)
#10: Carls Jr. (2%)

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE STYLE OF FRIES?

#1: Regular (21%)
#2: Curly (20%)
#3: Steak-cut (14%)
#4: Crinkle (13%)
#5: Waffle (13%)
#6: Wedges (7%)

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE CONDIMENT TO PUT ON FRIES?

#1: Ketchup (55%)
#2: Ranch (15%)
#3: Cheese sauce (8%)
#4: Barbecue sauce (7%)
#5: Mayo (4%)

FRIES DIPPED IN MILKSHAKES, YES OR NO?

#1: No, that’s gross (33%)
#2: Yes, I love it (21%)

Traditions

Regular, waffle, Belgian, steak, thick-cut, crinkle-cut, cottage, wedge, curly, shoestring, tornado, and of course, the smiley face, today is the day when fries are celebrated in all shapes and sizes. It is truly amazing how all these variations of fries just seem to taste different and have their own softness and crunch-factor. Try as many as you can today without worrying about your waistline.

To add to the fun, there are countless condiments and toppings that go with fries. Reach out for good ol’ ketchup, or try different sauces and obscure flavors like Nutella!

By the Numbers

165 pounds – the amount of fried potatoes consumed in Belgium annually by every person.

30 pounds – the amount of potato fries consumed by the average American every year.

⅓ – the number of the world’s fries produced by McCain Foods.

90 seconds – the time vending machines in Belgian grocery stores take to fry potatoes and push them out.

1982 – the year when John Calvi wrote an ode to French fries.

7 – the percentage of potatoes grown in the U.S. that are used by McDonald’s.

20 – the ingredients used in McDonald’s’ famous fries recipe.

2-4 – the age of children at which fried potatoes are their highest consumed vegetable.

15 – the types of French fries available.

10,000 – the attendance at the annual French Fry Feed event in the U.S.
National French Fry Day Activities

Try them with a new condiment

Although Americans usually eat their French fries with ketchup, consider experiencing another culture’s condiment on National French Fry Day. Folks in Great Britain eat fries with malt and vinegar. You’d use melted butter and sugar on your fries in Vietnam. Who knows? Maybe you’ll find a new favorite.

Try a new seasoning with your fries

Most people cook their French fries in salt, and leave it at that. But you can sprinkle all kinds of seasonings on French fries, giving them a unique taste. Some people like to use a Cajun seasoning with fries, for example. Find the right seasoning, and, as blasphemous as it sounds, you might even decide to skip dunking them in ketchup.

Consider making your own fries at home

It’s going to be tough to outdo your favorite restaurant’s French fries, but you can use National French Fry Day as an excuse to try to make some fries at home. This can be a messy process, especially the frying step, but you can try a few different variations and seasonings this way. And even if you don’t succeed, you’ll have a much greater appreciation for the fry cook at your favorite local restaurant.

5 Delectable Facts About French Fries

Original name

French fries were originally known as ‘French fried potatoes’ in the U.S. — by the 1930s, the ‘potatoes’ was dropped.

It’s in the skin

The skin of potatoes has important nutrients and vitamins that are at times not peeled when making French fries.

Higher fat content

Steak fries have lower fat than regular cut French fries.

Love me some spuds

The slang term for potato, ‘spud,’ comes from the spade-like tool that is used to harvest the potatoes.

Burning off the calories

To burn off calories from consuming a medium-sized order of McDonald’s French fries, one will have to bowl for 90 minutes, bicycle for 58 minutes, or engage in high-impact aerobics for 50 minutes.

Why We Love National French Fry Day

Some restaurants provide free French fries

The best way to find some free French fries on National French Fry Day is to follow the social media accounts of restaurants. A few different places offer free fries with a meal purchase or by using a digital coupon. We’re not sure people need an excuse to eat more, but free certainly works.

French fries go great with almost anything

Sure, the pairing of French fries and hamburgers is ingrained in the American diet. But fries taste great with many different kinds of food, including sandwiches, steak, and even eggs. And although most people will dip their French fries in ketchup, you’ll find people also dipping fries in plenty of other condiments, including ranch-flavored salad dressing, mustard, and even milkshakes. Heck, as strange as it sounds, some people even eat them plain.

There are so many variations

The thin French fry sticks, often called shoestring fries, that are popular with fast food restaurants are the most common type of fry variation, but you can’t stop there. There are waffle fries, steak fries, curly fries, crinkle-cut fries, home fries, and wedge fries. We wouldn’t recommend trying every variation on National French Fry Day, but we won’t discourage those of you who like a challenge.

Merriam Webster Words of the Day

10 'Rude' Words From Old Etiquette Guides
Rule #1, never say 'thanks'

Thanks

When you receive attention or a favor, acknowledge it by “I thank you,” instead of “Thanks.” We notice that “Thanks” has become a vulgarism from the abuse of the word.
—Mrs. Walter R. Houghton et al., Rules of Etiquette & Home Culture: Or, What to Do & How to Do it, 1893

Some people today still feel that thanks veers overly close to the informal, although the recommended alternative appears to be “thank you” rather than “I thank you.” Our definition for one sense of this word is “often used in an utterance containing no verb and serving as a courteous and somewhat informal expression of gratitude.”
The word has been used in this sense for over four hundred years; see, for example, a line uttered by Helena in Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well: “Thanks, sir; all the rest is mute.”

Healthy

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DON’T speak of this or that kind of food being healthy or unhealthy; say always wholesome or unwholesome.
—Oliver Bell Bunce, DON’T; or, Directions for Avoiding Improprieties in Conduct and Common Errors of Speech (The Boudoir Edition), 1889

It should be noted that there are earlier editions of this particular book, but none of them appear to be described as “The Boudoir Edition.” We must admit that boudoir edition is a term outside of our lexicographic ken, but it sounds very nice, so that’s why we’ve quoted from this edition.
Bunce was a man of opinions on language; these opinions were rendered forcefully, and, on some occasions, without excessive regard for clarity.

“Moderate your transports.”
“Remember to give the dipthongal sound of eu where it belongs. The perversity of pronunciation in this particular is singular.”
“If a person can not give his church or town library a little money without calling it donating, let him, in the name of good English, keep his gift until he has learned better.”

The reason to not use healthy in relation to food is that healthy was thought by some at the time to be distinct from healthful: the former meant “possessing good health” and the latter meant “conducive to good health.” This distinction is little observed in the present day.

Pants

As for such words as “gent” and “pants,” you probably know that there are two good reasons for letting them forever alone. The first is, that there are really no such words; but they have been cut off of the longer ones—gentleman and pantaloons. The second is, that these words are used by vulgar people almost entirely. Now, to be vulgar in manners is like being unclean in the face, and having one’s clothes torn, or displeasing in any other way. You are just as unpleasant with your coarse ways of speaking as the dirtiest, raggedest newsboy in the street is in his appearance. As for these shabby and low-born words, we will have none of them.
—Shirley Dare Powers, Behaving: or, Papers on Children’s Etiquette

In addition to writing an etiquette book for children, Shirley Dare Powers was the author of the curiously titled The Ugly Girl Papers; or, Hints for the Toilet (before you spend too much time trying to figure that out, it was a beauty manual). While she may have been a bit more forceful in her denunciation of pants (and gent) than most, this shortened form of pantaloons was objected to by many usage and etiquette guides of the day. We didn’t start referring to this article of clothing as pants until well into the 19th century; the earliest evidence we have of such use comes from an article in a Boston newspaper in 1833, which begins with the line “Tight pants, have a very fair prospect of soon becoming out of fashion, at least with the candidates for matrimony.”

Nasty

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A list of words and phrases not used in well-bred conversation ... Nasty (incorrect) – Disagreeable (Correct)
—Frederick H. Martens, The Book of Good Manners; A Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions, 1923

The Book of Good Manners contains a good deal of advice on which words and phrases are to be avoided by those who would appear well-bred in their conversations. In order to fit them all in Martens had several pages of lists, in columns of correct and incorrect. In addition to advising against using nasty to mean “disagreeable,” he also informs readers that mad should not be used for “angry,” charmed should not substitute for “pleased,” and, rather than say that something is the limit, one should say that it is “an extreme of conditions.”

Ritzy

Slang and colloquialisms which will not pass muster ... Ritzy (Incorrect) – Conceited, “stuck up”; very “chic” (Correct)
— Frederick H. Martens, The Book of Good Manners; A Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions, 1923

Ritzy would have been a very recent word when Martens’s etiquette guide was published; the earliest record we currently have of the word is from 1920. And since the word comes from a luxurious hotel (the Ritz Paris) first opened by César Ritz in 1898, it is unlikely to be much older than that. The Book of Good Manners took a firm stance on slang (it is to mostly be avoided), as did most other etiquette guides of the time. However, Martens had the courtesy to include a lengthy list of the things that cool kids were saying in 1923 (but which well-bred people should avoid). So now we know that it was considered improper to use the term aggravating papa to refer to “a refractory lover” (whatever that is); “an elderly lover” should not be called a heavy-sugar papa, and no matter how much you might wish to, do not say that someone is splifficated (the correct word is “intoxicated”).
(Yes, we know that the previous entry was from the same book, but this book is amusing enough to warrant double-dipping.)

Converse

Never say: converse. Correct form: talk
—Emily Post, Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home, 1922

Although it is true that the linguistic guidance provided in late 19th and early 20th century etiquette books was largely concerned with instructing readers how to avoid mistakes, the authors of many of these books were also concerned with explaining how to not be a pedantic bore. One such example is Cecil Hartley, who in his 1873 book The Gentlemen’s Book of Etiquette wrote “Avoid pedantry; it is a mark, not of intelligence, but of stupidity.”
Emily Post was likewise interested in teaching Americans how to avoid sounding overly snooty; converse was but one of many fancy words that she advised against using.

...the caricature “lady” with the comic picture “society manner” who says “Pardon me” and talks of “retiring,” and “residing,” and “desiring,” and “being acquainted with,” and “attending” this and that with “her escort” ... does not belong to Best Society, and never will!
—Emily Post, Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home, 1922

Drapes

Never say drapes – Say instead curtains, or, if necessary, draperies. (“Drapes” is seen in the advertising pages every day, but it is still a flagrant example of bad taste.)
—Emily Post, Etiquette: The Blue Book of Social Usage, 1945

Drapes was far from the only shortened word frowned upon by Post; in this same volume she advised that one should avoid using photo, auto, and mints (“All abbreviated words should be avoided”). Other words that our doyenne of etiquette felt one should never say were mansion, realtor, and mortician (the proper forms are big house, real-estate agent, and funeral director, you philistine).

Bureau

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“Bureau” is a misapplied term which curiously crept into our domestic vocabulary, but is being gradually expunged from it. It is not etiquette now to say “bureau,” except in its proper sense. Applying it to a chest of drawers or a dressing-table is only done in the rural districts now ... The progressive ignorant have made a compromise, and fallen into another error—that or calling it “dresser,” which is the name applied to a set of kitchen shelves, with plates and cups thereon.”
—Etiquette for Americans, by a Woman of Fashion, 1897

The self-proclaimed “Woman of Fashion” who wrote Etiquette for Americans had some definite feelings about certain words, in addition to bureau. Lawn, yacht, and guests (for “visitors”) were, in her view, “pretentious expressions ... to be avoided.” Elevator “is a puffy word, and perfectly absurd.”
The author was apparently unmoved by Samuel Johnson, as that lexicographer defined a bureau as “a chest of drawers” in 1755. The word’s older senses include “a writing desk,” and “a specialized administrative unit.”

Store

Society has its test words. It is considered provincial to say “depot” for “station,” “bureau” for “dressing-table,” “store” for “shop.”
—Mrs. Burton Kingsland, The Book of Good Manners, 1904

This early 20th century guide to etiquette took a strong position on its title page, by including a quotation from the 18th century statesman Edmund Burke: “Manners are of more importance than laws.” It echoed the sentiment that bureau was a word to not be used for a piece of bedroom furniture, and also informed readers that store should not be used to designate a shop. Although store had long been in use in English, it was not until the early 18th century that the Americans, with our deficiencies of linguistic etiquette, began to use it in such fashion.

Very good fine Salt to be Sold by White and Taylor, at their Store in the Front-Street, Philadelphia, and Two Shillings and Three Pence per Bushel, by the Hundred.
—(Adv’t) American Weekly Mercury (Philadelphia, PA), 16 Mar., 1727

Homely

Words which are bad form are “wealthy,” “elegant,” “homely.” Instead of these the form would be “rich,” “beautiful,” “plain.” No one who knows the distinction in refined words would say “folks” for “family or “relatives,” or “fellows” for “young men,” or “groom” for “bridegroom.” The expressions “lady friend” and “gentleman friend,” “gentleman guest,” are never heard in social life, and would stamp a person immediately as being ignorant.
- Ellin Craven Learned, The Etiquette of New York To-day , 1906

It is unclear exactly why the etiquette of New York in the beginning of the 20th century should dictate that homely not be used. The preferred term, as stated above, was plain. The earliest sense of homely was “suggestive or characteristic of a home”; however, since the word has been used to mean “plain” since the beginning of the 15th century, one would think the etiquette guides would have gotten used to the idea by then.

ETASKI For the first time, Sister Seekers #1 ranked in Amazon's Bestsellers!

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For the first time, Sister Seekers #1 ranked in Amazon's Bestsellers!

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No Demons But Us has been in the Top 5 daily downloads every day this week:

Sword & Sorcery - Erotic Horror - Action & Adventure Erotica -
Bisexual Erotica - LGBTQ Horror

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We're approaching the Final Free Days.

I won't be doing a promotion like this again for a while, too many things waiting to get finished...

Last Chance to pick up "No Demons But Us" for Free
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Clicky to see the places.

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Tales of Miurag: The Desert

Available by the end of May 30th!
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This book is a standalone.

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Seeds for characters and events in Sister Seekers,
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in a land so different from the Deepearth. Topics tagged under 1 on Valley of the Sun Casual Club 72

A story of its own, full of history, world lore,
family drama, horror, tragedy...

And sex.

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Check out two Characters Featuring in the book!

Cris-ri-phon of the Zauyrian Realms

Xala of House Ja'Prohn

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PUBLIC CITIZEN Medicare. For. All.

I post these PUBLIC CITIZEN announcements . Solely as a source for information we may not otherwise get a chance to hear . While I most often agree with many of their causes . I post these as more informational than political .

A shameful fact:

One out every 11 Americans does not have health insurance.

Think about the people you know.

Co-workers. Neighbors. Folks from church. Your children’s classmates and their families. The school bus driver. Everyone who works at the coffee shop, the grocery store, the movie theater. Your own family and friends.

Statistically, one out of every 11 people you know does not have health insurance.

Many, many others have only inadequate, bare-bones coverage.

And — as of last week, with the federal government no longer classifying COVID-19 as a health emergency — millions more are losing coverage they had received through Medicaid during the pandemic.

To be blunt, what the hell are we doing?

America is the wealthiest nation on Earth and we spend more on health care per person than any other major country.

Yet we have the worst health outcomes of any rich country, with the highest levels of infant mortality and the lowest life expectancy.

Our health care system exacerbates rather than reduces racial and income inequity.

Even for people who have “good” insurance, outrageous medical bills — the inevitable result of our immoral, for-profit health insurance regime — are the #1 cause of bankruptcy.

And we are — still, for crying out loud — the only major country on the planet that does not guarantee health care to all of its people as a right.

Sen. Bernie Sanders is reintroducing a Medicare for All bill in the U.S. Senate, joined by Reps. Pramila Jayapal and Debbie Dingell, who are reintroducing Medicare for All in the House of Representatives.

Bernie’s legislation would create a Medicare for All, single-payer, national health insurance program to provide everyone in America with comprehensive health care coverage — no networks, no premiums, no deductibles, no copays, no surprise bills.

Tell every member of Congress:

The United States is virtually the only rich country on Earth whose people are subject to the whims and greed of a private, for-profit, Big Business health care regime. End this national disgrace and stand up for the American people by at long last passing Medicare for All.

Click now to add your name.

Thanks for taking action.

For progress,

- Robert Weissman, President of Public Citizen

Etaski updated their post Stuff Going On

FROM THE FORUM THE ROAD TO MIURAG

Stuff Going On, Stuff Coming Soon (link updated)

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[b]Hey, peeps![/b]
Some stuff crowding my mind that I want to pass on.

First: I'm doing my very first "Free Everywhere!" promotion for "No Demons But Us" this week.

Amazon, Apple, B&N, Kobo, Smashwords, etc... everywhere.
It's going better than I hoped; I hit a sweet spot and it climbed the ranks to hit [b]#1[/b] in THREE of Amazon's Kindle Bestsellers categories yesterday! :D
[b]Action & Adventure Er0tica[/b] - [b]Er0tic Horror[/b] - [b]Bisexual Er0tica[/b]
All quite appropriate! ^__^ Feel free to spread the word!

EDIT: :D Hard to spread the word if you don't have a link! XD

[b]https://books2read.com/SS1NDBU[/b]

Second: I'm working on the final climax of "The Desert", confirmed for release this month.

[b]It's going [/b][b]great[/b][b]. [/b]I get to update a ton of world lore, restructure/repair the timeline, edit away passive sentences, clarify character moments, etc.
It's also getting longer. ^_^* Started at 99K words, now at 108K. ("The Deepearth" was 79K.)
It's about as long as a Sister Seekers book, but it really needs to be.
This is the[b] Villain Origin[/b] for 5 major antagonists introduced in Sister Seekers so far (with a 6th antagonist lurking in the wings), providing many deep insights into what's going on with Sirana and her found family in the present.
Definitely a Tragic Drama, but then I love knowing where my darkness is coming from.

Patrons $5+ will receive the final e-version in their BookFunnel Library, of course! :D

Third: Amazon Paperback Prices Are Going Up June 20th.

Not my idea. :( Amazon made the announcement Monday that printing costs were going up, and authors need to adjust or receive fewer/no royalties. We only make a couple dollars per book as it is.
I'm still poking through their charts to figure out what the new prices are going to be. If I'm reading it correctly, it's likely I'll have to raise the prices $1 across the board.
So if ordering any of my paperbacks was on the to-do list at all, I wanted to give the heads-up that the current prices are the cheapest for the next month.

Fourth: SS9 Paperback... we'll see if we can beat June 20th.

The paperback cover art is still waiting in the queue, as Eris's project isn't released yet so I don't have tangible news. I'll update again when there's movement.

Thank you, all. Back to work!

PUBLIC CITIZEN how little we seem to have learned is itself an emergency

I post these PUBLIC CITIZEN announcements . Solely as a source for information we may not otherwise get a chance to hear . While I most often agree with many of their causes . I post these as more informational than political .

how little we seem to have learned is itself an emergency .

As of today, the United States government is formally ending its classification of COVID-19 as an emergency.

We are a different country than we were before.

We have lost more than a million people to the disease. With hundreds more dying each week.

Many others are struggling with Long COVID.

Many businesses shuttered.

Children had to live through major disruptions to school and daily life.

Our geography changed with the rise of remote work.

The entire health care profession has been depleted by burnout, despair, illness, and death.

Vaccine technology made sudden and impressive leaps forward.

Large-scale government programs averted recession, prevented people from being evicted from their homes, reduced poverty, and improved nutrition.

From all this experience came important lessons about how we can make our nation healthier and more just. Unfortunately, many of these appear to be lessons not learned.

UNLEARNED LESSON #1

Vaccines and drugs invented with government funds must be reasonably priced.

Operation Warp Speed was a great success in speeding the development of lifesaving vaccines and getting them to market. But even though taxpayers provided almost all of the financing for the vaccine sold by Moderna, Moderna gouged taxpayers, with its executives becoming billionaires. Now Moderna plans to quadruple COVID vaccine prices, ripping off patients and the public even more, and inevitably leading to needless rationing due to high prices.

Going forward, the government must impose contractual terms requiring recipients of federal biomedical research and development support to price their products reasonably and affordably.

UNLEARNED LESSON #2

American health in a pandemic depends on global health.

The failure to share and scale up mRNA vaccine technology and production, and to speed global vaccination, likely cost hundreds of thousands and possibly millions of lives around the world. It also made it more likely that new variants would emerge and that COVID would evolve into an endemic disease, which has in fact occurred.

Going forward, the U.S. should fund and commit to sharing mRNA technology with the World Health Organization’s mRNA Technology Transfer Program.

UNLEARNED LESSON #3

We can expand health coverage.

During the pandemic, federal government rules required states to keep people on Medicaid. This led to a significant increase in people receiving Medicaid and access to health care. Medicaid’s “continuous enrollment” rule ended in March, and experts project that will mean up to 24 million Medicaid-eligible people will be dropped and millions of them will become uninsured altogether.

Going forward, Medicaid should require states to adopt measures to keep eligible Medicaid persons enrolled. Beyond that, the United States should recognize that health care is a right and that everyone should be guaranteed quality health care through enacting Medicare for All.

UNLEARNED LESSON #4

We can cut child poverty.

During the pandemic, the American Rescue Plan extended and fixed gaps in the Child Tax Credit. This program led to sharp reductions in U.S. child poverty, which fell to the lowest level on record. There were especially large reductions in child poverty in Black and Latino families. Unfortunately, the expanded Child Tax Credit was allowed to lapse.

Going forward, we have proof positive that we can slash child poverty, if we choose. The United States should reinstitute and build upon the success of the American Rescue Plan’s expanded Child Tax Credit.

Amid the devastation wreaked by COVID, we saw — from positive and negative examples — that We the People have the power to end rip offs, ensure health care for all, share the benefits of innovation globally, proactively prevent the spread of disease, and eliminate poverty.

We have to stay vigilant and active to avoid unlearning the lessons of COVID.

Let’s start with Moderna.

Last week — at the invitation of Senator Bernie Sanders — I testified at a Senate hearing on the exorbitant price of prescription drugs in America.

I highlighted how a handful of Moderna executives have become billionaires by marketing a vaccine that was developed almost entirely by funding from American taxpayers.

And how those same billionaire executives are planning to quadruple the price they charge us for that vaccine — which we paid for in the first place!

Tell Congress:

Before the next pandemic — which experts tell us is a matter of when, not if — pass legislation requiring companies that get federal support for biomedical research and development to price their products reasonably and affordably. The American people should never again be subject to the price-gouging, double-dipping, and extortionate profiteering of Big Pharma — especially not during or after a pandemic and not for treatments developed with public funding.

Click now to add your name.

Thanks for taking action.

For progress,

- Robert Weissman, President of Public Citizen

ETASKI Glee! My first anthology has a paperback! ????

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Tales of Miurag #1: The Deepearth! Topics tagged under 1 on Valley of the Sun Casual Club 72

In Paperback as well as Ebook at Amazon, B&N, and (soon) listed at hundreds of bookstore websites!

(click the banner for retailers)

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I've been working on this in bits for months.

Why? Because my usual graphic artist couldn't make a custom print cover for this release last October.

Sister Seekers covers take priority, & I had to pick her next focus.

Instead, I worked with Draft2Digital's new print-on-demand service to create a print cover using Eris's original ebook cover.

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Why would you want to read The Deepearth now?

Well, do you remember this?

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Check it out if you haven't!

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Not this far yet? No worries!

Grab "Number Zero" only 'til March 31st!

Click for Prequels, prequels, and only prequels!

Loving those nasty dragons,
~ETASKI

IF YOU ARE A CC OWNER NEGLECTING YOUR CC , YOU GOT THIS LINK

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TO VARIOUS CC OWNERS THAT I SEE THAT ARE ACTIVE THEMSELVES . BUT SEEM TO NOT KNOW THE MANY RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS AND BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO THEM

RATHER THAN POST A BUNCHJ OF DIFFERENT LINK(S) TO MY WEBSITE . .

I am going to copy and paste a few excerpts here on this website page . No I really do not know why I feel compelled to help them . Just like running a CC . This is time consuming , thankless ,
And most importantly . My opinions and observations only . Only posted as some possible suggestions that may or may not help or interest them .

AS A CC OWNER . YOU HAVE OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES . TO PROVIDE AN OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUR MEMBERS TO ENJOY AND THRIVE . TO HAVE THE BEST POSSIBLE WGT EXPERIENCE .

THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY . OR YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE CREATED A CC .

LABEL YOUR MEMBERS FOR WHO & WHAT THEY ARE :

After you ( the owner ) has assigned the various ranks of your members . By putting some thought into it . And clicking the 3 little dots next to each member on the home page .
Director(s) , Veteran(s) , Member(s) , Recruit(s) .

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This is the owners tools permissions page ( this is how they used to look , I don't know if this has changed ) .
You can then assign permissions in the 7 categories below .

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The above is key . An owner must step up and acknowledge his or her players . The Directors , the Veterans , the Members .
They will respond in unimaginable appreciation .

This is not about the owners who have completely abandoned their CC . No this is about active owners for years and years that do nothing .

I just saw a CC owner and his CC since 2010 . Every member is labeled as a MEMBER . OMG ! .

Yes YOU . I am talking about YOU .

There is also a CC Forum . Can/should be used to provide any and every kind of information about WGT , CC's , Tiering up , lowering ones average , specifics of all CC tournaments , The benefits of building and growing a CC/group/team of WGT online virtual golf lovers . Information about all the playing formats in WGT . What ranked rounds are . All about brackets CC & WGT , CC Stroke Tournaments that are Tiered Single Player Unlimited Play with customizable conditions ( unlike the WGT Tiered Single Player Unlimited Play tournaments that are all default settings and can be very boring . Same tournaments except withe ability to change them up and learn the courses from many variations . ( The single most valuable format in WGT CC Tiered Single Player Unlimited Play tournaments ) .
The CC forum should/will be the go to place for all CC members to learn about special events , all over WGT .
A place for all members to share and learn and expand their knowledge . In the process of building and creating one of the most awesome teams you will ever be involved with in your entire life .
I was just going to copy and paste and here I am typing . Lol .

CC HOPES :
The hope for what occurs in a CC is that the very best environment is provided for all members of all tiers to enable them to hone their skills , lower their averages , and move up in tiers , and to have fun doing it with little or no other expectations .
All that can easily be the case playing in the well made CC tourneys . Friending and learning from and playing matches with all of your CC members .
By keeping current with what sometimes is critical information posted by various members in your WGT CC Forum .

FRIENDING :
Friending a WGT CC member is the same thing as shaking the hand of a team mate . Period . Here in your CC especially . You have nothing to fear from the members in your very cool CC . Much to gain though .
First friending a CC members only does a few things .
1) enables a green dot when available available only means that their computer is on and are logged into WGT and are not in the middle of a multi player round . Does not mean they are staring at their computer screen waiting for invites to decline .
2) enables WGT PM messaging ( top of friends profile page not yours ) . Which allows one to communicate to one another . Communicate welcome and interesting messages as there would be no other reason for a fellow CC member to message you .
3) Opens a unique and elite pipeline of communication of opportunity bteween the always awsome and interesting and friendly members of your CC that are always more than willing to step up and back you up and help in anyway more than any other place in WGT.

Friending someone in WGT does not disclose any personal information about yourself . Other than you too are an awesome member of your CC .

A GOOD START :
The events , the formats , the features , the information , the guidance , the encouragement , the support , etc . Is all in place .

RECRUITMENT :
Developing a plan for recruiting members will cause you to ask yourself some very important questions. These questions are basic to just about any recruitment effort. I believe your answers to these questions will be the building blocks for your own recruitment plan. They are:

Why do you want or need members?
How many members do you need?
What kind of members do you need?
Who is going to find and get the new members?
Where are the new members?
When is a good time to look for new members?
How should you approach potential members?
What happens if you get a yes, a maybe, or a no?
What are some obstacles you may encounter? And how do you get around them?

Who's going to find them? Determining who finds and gets the new members is essential to your planning. You and your staff can plan together the approaches you will use to get the people you need.

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RECRUITERS :

Don't be shy about delegating responsibility. If you have people available to help you recruit, make those people as useful as possible. Assign different recruitment tasks to different people. Don't just tell all of your people to go out there and get members. That will most definitely waste your time and possibly that of potential members too.
Recruiters do not have to be Directors or Veterans . You can assign any title that you feel the CC could benefit from . With the agreement of your members of course .
Recruiters , Tournament specialists ( makers ) for various tiers , human relations , statistitions , CLASH Foreman , etc whatever you want . And they will be official . In your CC only .

TOURNAMENT MAKING :
I have a lot of ideas ( outside the box on this subjest ) . But no one says it better than Jim .

By JimQ916
Hi all you great members.....hope you're having a great Sunday. I previously posted a few suggestions in the forum concerning the CC Tournament set up that some members liked and some not so much. Taking everything into consideration I have thought about how to have more members sign up and complete the Tournaments they have signed up for. Here are my suggestions

1) Time period....I suggest a minimum of 3 days (ideally 5) to complete a round / tournament:
***I've found that tournaments set up for 3 days or less has numerous members who don't / can't finish their rounds in time. Many members have jobs / family / obligations that prevent them from playing daily and / or even every 3 days so they can't finish in time. There are also numerous other things in our club to do (Blitz / Bracket / Specialty Tournaments) that crunch a members ability to play what they want and consider our CC Tournaments as not a priority (last on the of things to do list).

2) How many Rounds...I suggest no more than 2 but any amount is up to you
*** I've found that Tournaments set up for 1 or 2 rounds have more participation and less members who sign up and don't play, or withdraw because of the length. Tournaments set up for 4 rounds have numerous members who play a round or 2 then either drop out or don't have the the time to finish and WD (see #1 above)

3) Split Tiers....I suggest that most, if not all, Tournaments that are split up for Lower / Upper Tiers draw more people more complete the Tournaments
*** I've found that "All Tier Tournaments" are dominated by the L - TL's with the lower tier members finishing usually 6th or worse at best. I understand that the "All Tier" set up is preferred by some but the idea of "Split Tier Tournaments (H - TM and L - TL) would allow every member entered to compete against players of similar skills with a chance to Win. I find it frustrating to post a 32 - 33 and get beat by 5 - 6 strokes thus I avoid these "All Tier Tournaments" with many other lower Tier members avoiding them also.

4) Green Speeds / Wind / Tee's...I suggest that the green speeds be set up with the default speed used by WGT.
*** I've found that the green speeds be used in the set up of a Tournament sometimes influences a player to play or not. For the "Lower Tier" Players make the speeds Fast - Very Fast and the "Upper Tier" either Tournament - Championship. You can choose the difficulty of a Tournament by moving around the tee's and adjusting wind speed. Every so often have a Tournament set up with faster green speed but make those few and far between. I myself, being just a Master, putt on VF greens but also enjoy playing on Tournament greens from time to time and Championship greens and up just kick my butt. Also, take into account the difficulty of the course being played... i recently screwed up by making a Tournament (at Brandon) with impossible green speeds for that course.

5) 9 or 18 Holes...I suggest that most, if not all, tournaments be 9 hole rounds and not 18
*** Once again I screwed up when I set up the Brandon Tournament and made the rounds 18 holes and not 2 rounds of 9 each. I should have set the Tournament up for 2 rounds (1st one front 9, second round Back 9) and never gave a thought to all the time constraints of the members (see #1 above) when I did it.

6) Entry Fee....I suggest that Tournaments be set up for a minimal amount of credits to enter (10 - 20 - 30)
I've found that the Tournaments that have a "low" entry fee attracts more members than one's that have a higher fee to join, especially in "All Tiered" Tournaments. Also, no pay Tournaments sometimes have numerous members joining or just a couple...flip of the coin. At our CC level we're allowed to have 12 free and 12 pay Tournaments going at once. See where we are in the amount of Tournaments there are but let's try to have 10 and 10 going at once. If we have all 24 set up there's no room for the Bracket Tournaments to be set up nor any other "Specialty" Tournaments, such as the "Starter Equipment" Tournaments.

OK, that about covers what I feel would be ideal to attract members to join and also finish any CC Tournaments that are set up. I beg all members to consider setting up CC Tournaments and do so anyway you see fit.....these are just things I've noticed since becoming the Tournament Directer and checking each Tournament daily. Once again, these are only my suggestions and not requirements to set them up........Have a great Sunday......Jim

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I will continue to add various excerpts from time to time .

GOOD LINKS TO KNOW :

Country Club Corner

HOW DO I GET UP IN THE CLUB ?

https://www.wgt.com/help-flash.aspx#cc

WGT CC'S . WHAT ARE THEY ?

10 One-Hit Wonders of the ‘60s and ‘70s

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One-hit wonders may have found commercial success fleeting, but they’ve certainly succeeded in staying on the airwaves and in our heads for decades. Check out the stories behind these 10 singular sensations.

“Spirit in the Sky,” Norman Greenbaum

Norman Greenbaum may have been a one-hit wonder with his “spiritual” guitar licks, but the song has been good to him over the years. He has said it took him just 15 minutes to pen the song in 1968 after seeing gospel singer Porter Wagoner on TV. “I thought, ‘Yeah, I could do that,’” he told the New York Times in 2006. He was right — and the song has been a mainstay ever since, even if the rest of Greenbaum’s career didn’t make quite the same splash. Because “Spirit” has been featured in countless movies and commercials over the years, Greenbaum’s 15-minute songwriting session more than paid off.

“Afternoon Delight,” Starland Vocal Band

The song that quickly became synonymous with hanky-panky had fairly innocuous origins: In 1974, band member Bill Danoff was enjoying Happy Hour at Clyde’s restaurant in Georgetown when he noticed their menu referred to the specials as “afternoon delights.” He filed the phrase away and later built it into the one-hit wonder everyone (including Ron Burgandy) knows and loves today. Starland Vocal Band never found the same smash-hit success, but they’ve made peace with it. "We didn't sustain a career but we lived the average life span of any band - five years,” said lead singer Taffy Nivert. "But because we were a one-hit wonder, we got our name on the wall at the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame," she added. "If we had another hit, that would never have happened."

“Hooked on a Feeling,” Blue Swede

It may be famous for its “Ooga-Chaka” opening lyrics, but “Hooked on a Feeling” was around for three years before the catchy intro was added. The song was originally recorded by singer B.J. Thomas, known for the ballad “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head.” British musician Jonathan King added the “Ooga-Chaka”s when he covered the song in 1971, and Blue Swede picked it up when they released their version in 1974. It was this version that found its way into 8-track players across the nation — and, eventually, movies like Reservoir Dogs and Guardians of the Galaxy. The Swedish band (yes, they really were) was only active for two years - 1973-1975 - but the impact they made has lasted a lifetime.

“Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl),” Looking Glass

Had Looking Glass’s lead singer Elliot Lurie gone a more literal direction with the lyrics to this one-hit wonder, we’d be singing, “Randye, you’re a fine girl.” Randye was the name of his high school girlfriend; Lurie sang her name over the chords of a song he was working on. Eventually he created a story to go along with the tune and changed the name to better fit the story: “In my mind, it was a 19th century port with sailors and barmaids and things like that,” Lurie told The Hollywood Reporter. “So, the name is borrowed from my high school girlfriend and then changed to Brandy because obviously that makes a lot more sense when you are a barmaid.” Looking Glass did have one other Top 40 hit, “Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne,” but it lacked the timelessness of “Brandy.”

“Black Betty,” Ram Jam

It’s hard to tell from the hard-rocking version that was a hit for Ram Jam in 1977, but “Black Betty” was originally a folk song sometimes credited to Lead Belly. Lead Belly’s version was just 59 seconds, but when Ram Jam expanded it to nearly 4 minutes, they had a #18 hit on their hands - their only hit. The true meaning of “Black Betty” has never fully been explained, but theories include that it refers to a bottle of moonshine, a musket, or a whip used in a prison yard.

“Wipe Out,” The Surfaris

The surf-rock band The Surfaris really only had two songs — and “Wipe Out” was made up in mere minutes just so the song “Surfer Joe” would have a B-side Bob Berryhill, co-writer of the song, said the base was a marching band cadence made up by drummer Ronnie Wilson, who — surprise, surprise — was in his high school marching band. The whole song came together in about 15 minutes, with manager Dale Smallen providing what they called “the witch’s laugh.” The instrumental song became a national hit, charting at #2 in 1963. Though The Surfaris released many other albums and singles, none even came close to the popularity of “Wipe Out.”

“Stuck in the Middle With You,” Stealers Wheel

If you ever confused “Stuck in the Middle With You” with a Bob Dylan song, then mission accomplished: The tune was meant as a Dylan parody. The lyrics themselves - think, “Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right” - were intended to represent an industry cocktail party. Though the Scottish band had three studio albums and lead singer Gerry Rafferty went on to have solo hits like “Baker Street,” “Stuck in the Middle With You” has become particularly cemented in music history thanks to its placement in Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs and, in more recent years, as the theme song to the Netflix show Grace and Frankie.

“Escape (The Pina Colada Song),” Rupert Holmes

This one-hit wonder has the distinction of being the last song to chart in the 1970s. Surprisingly, Holmes had a hit bigger than “Escape” - “Him,” which charted at #4 in 1980. But today, he’s definitely more well known for the pina coladas — which, as of 2019, he still doesn’t drink. And although he may not be so well-known for the rest of the music he sang, Holmes is famous among industry insiders and musicians, writing songs for Barbra Streisand, Dolly Parton, Barry Manilow and Judy Collins, among others.

“Harper Valley P.T.A.,” Jeannie Riley

Released in 1968, this sassy song about a mom singled out by her daughter’s straight-laced PTA apparently resonated with a lot of people. The tune hit number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot Country Songs charts (a feat not matched until Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5” in 1981) and Riley won a Grammy for her vocals. She never had a mainstream hit afterward, but that’s likely due to her career change – in 1972, she became a born-again Christian and switched to singing gospel instead.

“Hey! Baby,” Bruce Channel

For a song that only held the #1 position on the Billboard charts for three weeks in 1962, it’s sure had a lasting impact - pep bands and sports arenas still play it nearly 60 years later. The song was written by Channel and his acquaintance Margaret Combs when they were teenagers trying to create hits like they heard on the radio. Channel’s only other commercial success was a song called “Keep On,” which made the Top 40 in the U.K., but didn’t do much in the States.

I WILL POST THIS ASS HOLES REPLY HERE

Just like I had to do to reply to Gary .

I'LL POST GARY's RESPONSE HERE

This one comes from the WGT Forum post . Still Missing My OCD Meds AND Email

The predictably discriminatory Moderation department at WGT . Of course allowed him to post that .

And leave it up . Despite my many protests . And requests to take it down . It remains posted in the main forums .

When I eventually decided to address it specifically . They will not allow me to post in it .
I would like to break this down and address this paragraph . Here .

twinponds169:

388 posts of babbling drivel in the last 30 days to this forum. Discord will not be the death of this forum but a pathetic dirt bag #1 will.
Who even bothers to browse them much anymore when you click on Active Threads and 90% of the entire page shows the same Last Post author.
Folks like Sam, Simon, Hamden, pmm, don't even bother much here anymore with all of the spam drive going on here. AND, he has the audacity to call others trolls.
Self pleasuring himself to the max, as has always been the case. All so he can eventually award himself one of his spamming 10 cent trophies as the WGT All Time Poster. He spitefully posted that trophy on the wall of the true Forum King, Yankee Jim, spitefully because he waited til a month after YJ died to do it, then the idiot that is in the forums 24/7 feigned he had no idea YJ died, even though it was all over the forums the whole month.
Yankee Jim couldn't stand the sight of him either, Andyson couldn't stand him, and 99% of the rest of the forum community couldn't stand him. Do a search on his begging Go Fund Me drive from 7 or 8 years ago. He has always been a POS around here and always will be to anyone who knows better. I cordially used the word "dirt" in my first paragraph, in place of the female feminine product that also starts with the letter D. Gave up better accuracy for censorship.

twinponds169:

388 posts of babbling drivel in the last 30 days to this forum. Discord will not be the death of this forum but a pathetic dirt bag #1 will.

Paul wrote :
That was actually 388 forum posts arriving in my email . Now that the Forum automated email reply system is broken . I now receive every Forum post coming out of the Forums .

All new Forum posts . ( should not be receiving these ) .

All CC Corner posts . ( should not be receiving these ) .

All Forum posts I have replied in .

twinponds169:
Who even bothers to browse them much anymore when you click on Active Threads and 90% of the entire page shows the same Last Post author.
Folks like Sam, Simon, Hamden, pmm, don't even bother much here anymore with all of the spam drive going on here. AND, he has the audacity to call others trolls.

Paul wrote :
Receiving .

All new Forum posts .( should not be receiving these ) .

Exposes me to many many posts I would not normally see at all . I haven't ever looked at new posts before . I have plenty just with the ones I posted in .

I do not like that these new posts are always coming to my email . I try to ignore them . Eventually after no one has responded to them for a couple few days . I respond . Sometimes after another has responded . I have something to add .

These open Forums are there for us all to post questions and respond to questions . I will be asking quetions and answering questions there as long as I am here . Especially when no one else is responding . How rude is that ? To leave them hanging .
There is no designated responders . There are no limits .
At least I can say that I do not insult or intimidate or discredit anyone . I am polite and try to respond as best I can . While soaking up and absorbing as much info as I can .

Regarding Sam, Simon, Hamden, pmm , etc . I will let them speak for themselves on this .

twinponds169:
Self pleasuring himself to the max, as has always been the case. All so he can eventually award himself one of his spamming 10 cent trophies as the WGT All Time Poster.

Paul wrote :
Lol . I have only ever awarded myself 1 maybe 2 of my 10 cent trophy's .And a 5 center as well .

I have never wanted to or claimed to be an All Time Poster . As a matter of fact . I have said before that I will stop posting before I pass Yankee Jim's All Time Post # .

Let me be clear . If I was into mass posting . I would have passed YJ's # years ago . Fact . And If that were the case . I would never have let craig catch up , pass me by and continue on . But craig will have 35,000 before long . You go craig .

twinponds169:
He spitefully posted that trophy on the wall of the true Forum King, Yankee Jim, spitefully because he waited til a month after YJ died to do it, then the idiot that is in the forums 24/7 feigned he had no idea YJ died, even though it was all over the forums the whole month.

Paul wrote :
I have never spitefully done anything . Much less post or make a trophy spitefully .
I , like I said before . I do not peruse the Forums to see what else has been posted . Especially back then .

I posted in it expressed my condolences and announced his trophy .

pdb1
24,286 Posts

Thu, Jul 22 2021 8:27 PM

I never saw this before now . I am deeply saddened . I made him an award in April and I didn't know .
May he rest in peace and his soul live forever .

Then .

pdb1
24,286 Posts

Sat, Jul 24 2021 11:29 AM

YankeeJim has been added to the MIA thread pg 42 .

Then I shared message he sent me .

.

YankeeJim
wrote "+100"
at 8:05 AM on February 29, 2016
LOL. The problem is it's a no-win situation because you can never get right with stupid and irrational. :-D

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Paul wrote :
You will notice my post was July 22 , 2021 . I created and posted the trophy on his wall April 1 2021 . At which time I may have seen that he passed . But by July I had no recollection of it . And was the first I saw the thread .
( It is not uncommon for me to be doing a high number of tasks . And not recollect some of them . This has happened probably 20 plus times ). I have a terrible memory .

This was not the first time I had seen a Forum post for the first time a month or 2 after it was posted .
There was another time the year before when I found The Andyson Memorial Tournament on the last day of qualifying . I was told then as well . That there was no way I hadn't seen it before that day . Well I hadn't .

Same thing with the YJ tribute . It was at that moment that I found out about his passing .
There were a couple , we know who . That accused me then of lying and pulling some kind of crap .
Of course I did not . Would not . And never could do anything like he describes .

These Forums have done one thing in particular . I have been called everything in the book . Accused of every treacherous deed . It was quite difficult to handle for several years .
All of it with no basis or any prior incidents , or proof of anything .
I now have become completely numb to any of it . It doesn't and couldn't phase me in the slightest way . That is one thing I have acquired in these Forums .
Other things I have gained would be a lot of knowledge I did not know before .

twinponds169:
Yankee Jim couldn't stand the sight of him either, Andyson couldn't stand him,

Paul wrote :
That very well could be the case . I certainly respected both of them .

twinponds169:
99% of the rest of the forum community couldn't stand him.

Paul wrote :
That I know for a fact is completely ridiculous . Lol .

twinponds169:
Do a search on his begging Go Fund Me drive from 7 or 8 years ago.

Paul wrote :
Go ahead . You will find a completely legitimate go fund me . For a very horrible time in my life . Where I had both my right and left rotator cuffs torn . I couldn't use either arm . I couldn't work . I couldn't generate any income .
Extremely painful and low point in my life . I had little to no options .
I started a go fund me . In which many WGTers were very generous . Building a pot of $3000.00 . Of which my wife and I were so extremely grateful . We expressed our thank you's over and over . The amount covered about a month of our expenses right then .
Somehow and for what reason I will never know . The trolls invaded my post .
Immediately turned it around . Discredited me . made me into an extortioinist and a criminal .
It was so bad . I had to take down the go fund me . There were people actually believing it was a con .
My wife and I were devastated . There was nothing we could do about it .
The trolls even told their buddies the mods about it . I was immediately put back on moderation .
I won't go into all the horrors that befell my wife and I after that .
I did have to leave my CC and WGT for a spell . I had a couple surgeries . We had no more internet .
We got evicted . Spent 2 weeks on the street . My car got repossessed .
We were at a desperately low place in our lives .
But we pulled through it all . I had surgery with a reverse shoulder replacement , recovery , physical therapy . I now have been working at the best job ever for 4 years now . All is good .

twinponds169:
He has always been a POS around here and always will be to anyone who knows better. I cordially used the word "dirt" in my first paragraph, in place of the female feminine product that also starts with the letter D. Gave up better accuracy for censorship.

Paul wrote :
He has always felt that way about me . I have no idea why . I mean seriously . It is completely unfounded . And out of left field .
I mean come on . Can you imagine myself or anyone actually being like he describes ?

I am like the complete opposite .
I have many many very good friends and acquaintances . Over many years of owning a CC and friending many other CC's . Their owners and their members . Playing probably at least 15,000 MP rounds . Chatting and having fun . And I meet more everyday . Nary a problem with anyone .
I even run into players all the time that remember me because I removed them from my CC . No hard feelings , all is good . Everytime .
I usually say " Well you probably wouldn't communicate with me " . They usually agree .

Myself or anyone isn't buying your claims .

In fact I am hoping you stop at some point . Just reel it in .

But the main reason I decided to explain this . Is the part about Yankee Jim .

Many years ago . He had a total of 25,287 . That was an awesome number of posts .

I was probably barely 20,000 at the time . I can't remember . But I really never even considered that I would or even could reach that # . I never tried . I have never tried to accumulate posts . Period . BTW craig probably didn't even have 15,000 at that time .

Anyway I fully believe he was and is the ALL Time Poster here in WGT . And not because of just the number of posts .

When I first heard that crap that the guy above spewed out of his mouth . I literally thought he was joking . It didn't take long to figure out he was serious .

So to try and ease his mind and dispell his reasoning . I vowed to never intentionally surpass Yankee Jim's forum post total of 25,287 .

Wow . At the moment I am writing this

there is 1001 posts to go before I would equal his number .

IDK what to say . I have no intention of surpassing his number . My posting will end before that .

Although I am considering going against my vow . I really don't even owe them that level of reapect . Much less any respect .

But for the last several years I figured that was what would finally give me the exit I could uphold .

Still Missing My OCD Meds AND Email

From the WGT Forum thread Still Missing My OCD Meds AND Email

twinponds169
2,935 Posts

Sun, Nov 13 2022 11:29 AM

388 posts of babbling drivel in the last 30 days to this forum. Discord will not be the death of this forum but a pathetic dirt bag #1 will.
Who even bothers to browse them much anymore when you click on Active Threads and 90% of the entire page shows the same Last Post author.
Folks like Sam, Simon, Hamden, pmm, don't even bother much here anymore with all of the spam drive going on here. AND, he has the audacity to call others trolls.
Self pleasuring himself to the max, as has always been the case. All so he can eventually award himself one of his spamming 10 cent trophies as the WGT All Time Poster. He spitefully posted that trophy on the wall of the true Forum King, Yankee Jim, spitefully because he waited til a month after YJ died to do it, then the idiot that is in the forums 24/7 feigned he had no idea YJ died, even though it was all over the forums the whole month.
Yankee Jim couldn't stand the sight of him either, Andyson couldn't stand him, and 99% of the rest of the forum community couldn't stand him. Do a search on his begging Go Fund Me drive from 7 or 8 years ago. He has always been a POS around here and always will be to anyone who knows better. I cordially used the word "dirt" in my first paragraph, in place of the female feminine product that also starts with the letter D. Gave up better accuracy for censorship.
Duphpherer
316 Posts Sun, Nov 13 2022 11:49 AM

twinponds169:

388 posts of babbling drivel in the last 30 days to this forum. Discord will not be the death of this forum but a pathetic dirt bag #1 will.
Who even bothers to browse them much anymore when you click on Active Threads and 90% of the entire page shows the same Last Post author.
Folks like Sam, Simon, Hamden, pmm, don't even bother much here anymore with all of the spam drive going on here. AND, he has the audacity to call others trolls.
Self pleasuring himself to the max, as has always been the case. All so he can eventually award himself one of his spamming 10 cent trophies as the WGT All Time Poster. He spitefully posted that trophy on the wall of the true Forum King, Yankee Jim, spitefully because he waited til a month after YJ died to do it, then the idiot that is in the forums 24/7 feigned he had no idea YJ died, even though it was all over the forums the whole month.
Yankee Jim couldn't stand the sight of him either, Andyson couldn't stand him, and 99% of the rest of the forum community couldn't stand him. Do a search on his begging Go Fund Me drive from 7 or 8 years ago. He has always been a POS around here and always will be to anyone who knows better. I cordially used the word "dirt" in my first paragraph, in place of the female feminine product that also starts with the letter D. Gave up better accuracy for censorship.

I can understand why you hate him so... he evidently spends a lot of time in your head.
BTW... Douche is in the drug store isles... err aisles. (thx DP)
SamSpayed
4,370 Posts Sun, Nov 13 2022 12:34 PM

twinponds169:
388 posts of babbling drivel in the last 30 days to this forum.

I agree, that's a bit much. Maybe having a limit of 5 posts per user per day would help.
DodgyPutter
4,499 Posts Sun, Nov 13 2022 12:55 PM

Mostly I'm left trying to think of an example of a male feminine product, or perhaps a female masculine product........:-/

Duphpherer:
drug store isles.

Also loved the idea of these Islands; something like Alcatraz, Angel and Corinthian being collectively known as the ..........
Sorry D, just felt this thread could use a little more frivolity. :-)
Duphpherer
316 Posts Sun, Nov 13 2022 1:49 PM

Doh.. I know an isle from an aisle. Didn't have my coffee yet. Usually the Coast Guard busts those drug isles, eh? lol

DodgyPutter:

Mostly I'm left trying to think of an example of a male feminine product, or perhaps a female masculine product........:-/

Duphpherer:
drug store isles.

Also loved the idea of these Islands; something like Alcatraz, Angel and Corinthian being collectively known as the ..........
Sorry D, just felt this thread could use a little more frivolity. :-)
pdb1
24,314 Posts Sun, Nov 13 2022 5:12 PM

twinponds169:
All so he can eventually award himself one of his spamming 10 cent trophies as the WGT All Time Poster. He spitefully posted that trophy on the wall of the true Forum King, Yankee Jim, spitefully because he waited til a month after YJ died to do it, then the idiot that is in the forums 24/7 feigned he had no idea YJ died, even though it was all over the forums the whole month.

I don't really care what you think . Except when it comes to that topic .
I fully respected him always. Not saying he liked me .
The trophy was made and presented to Him with complete respect .
I happened across his memorial post .
At that time the emails worked . I would never have a reason to go look for new posts . And I never cared about how many posts I had .
There are hundreds of threads I don't know about .
He still has the title of " WGT KICK ASS ALL TIME HIGHEST POSTER " . And in my eyes he always will . He has 1,914 more posts than I . I will never surpass that . Intentionally .
PS I have received 380 emails in one month . Not posted in that many . Lately .
DodgyPutter
4,499 Posts Mon, Nov 14 2022 1:49 AM

Duphpherer:
Didn't have my coffee yet. Usually the Coast Guard busts those drug isles, eh? lol

A popular destination for SAGA holidays I reckon.
pdb1
24,314 Posts Mon, Nov 14 2022 4:47 AM

SamSpayed:
I agree, that's a bit much. Maybe having a limit of 5 posts per user per day would help.

That wouldn't have any effect on me . But there are several reasons that would not work .
First I don't think that would go over too well amongst the 1st Amendment advocates . I don't think restricting people more is an answer to anything .
Second these Forums don't have any admin action to that effect . They don't have any control over these various multi media programs . Other than Banned , Moderated , Unmoderated . They can Sticky and they can delete The Sorting and Filtering Mark all .
is worthless . And they have no ability to mend the various corruptions throughout .
You may not like me . You may not like that I take the time to try to provide some assistance and hopefully Hope to the players BELOW you . Such as I . The fact that I am so positive and optimistic most of the time . Has to get on your last nerve .
No apologies .

[b]twinponds169:

Still Missing My OCD Meds AND Email
.[/b]

No they just haven't been prescribed yet .

DodgyPutter:
SAGA

?
tramilleo
1,813 Posts Mon, Nov 14 2022 7:23 AM

Haha case in point^^^^^^^^
DodgyPutter
4,499 Posts Mon, Nov 14 2022 10:08 AM

pdb1:
DodgyPutter:
SAGA

?

It was a joke about the "Drug Store Isles", nothing to do with you, maybe only makes any sense in the UK (and debatable here).

"I can understand why you hate him so... he evidently spends a lot of time in your head."
I have to agree with Duphpherer on this. Honestly TP, it's a bit concerning that Paul gets under your skin to this degree. You are a good guy and well respected in these forums. Don't dedicate too much energy to what really amounts to a hopeless pursuit.
Paul has his faults ( like all of us), but he isn't the devil incarnate.
my 2 cents anyway.
ct
PureGro1
1,458 Posts Mon, Nov 14 2022 12:24 PM

ct690911:
but he isn't the devil incarnate.

I put in my application, haven't heard back yet....lol
pdb1
24,314 Posts Mon, Nov 14 2022 6:04 PM

Duphpherer:
I can understand why you hate him so... he evidently spends a lot of time in your head.

Whatever . I can't understand hate . At all . I see haters that think they have serious issues with what they hate . Most often as a result of propagandized actions or information .
In this case I am not trying to mis lead him or anyone . I mean no offense . I mean no harm . Ever
.

craigswan:

The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.
Aldous Huxley

TWINPONDS169

I would like to break this down and address this paragraph .

twinponds169:

388 posts of babbling drivel in the last 30 days to this forum. Discord will not be the death of this forum but a pathetic dirt bag #1 will.
Who even bothers to browse them much anymore when you click on Active Threads and 90% of the entire page shows the same Last Post author.
Folks like Sam, Simon, Hamden, pmm, don't even bother much here anymore with all of the spam drive going on here. AND, he has the audacity to call others trolls.
Self pleasuring himself to the max, as has always been the case. All so he can eventually award himself one of his spamming 10 cent trophies as the WGT All Time Poster. He spitefully posted that trophy on the wall of the true Forum King, Yankee Jim, spitefully because he waited til a month after YJ died to do it, then the idiot that is in the forums 24/7 feigned he had no idea YJ died, even though it was all over the forums the whole month.
Yankee Jim couldn't stand the sight of him either, Andyson couldn't stand him, and 99% of the rest of the forum community couldn't stand him. Do a search on his begging Go Fund Me drive from 7 or 8 years ago. He has always been a POS around here and always will be to anyone who knows better. I cordially used the word "dirt" in my first paragraph, in place of the female feminine product that also starts with the letter D. Gave up better accuracy for censorship.

twinponds169:

388 posts of babbling drivel in the last 30 days to this forum. Discord will not be the death of this forum but a pathetic dirt bag #1 will.

Topics tagged under 1 on Valley of the Sun Casual Club My_ico16

That was actually 388 forum posts arriving in my email . Now that the Forum automated email reply system is broken . I now receive every Forum post coming out of the Forums .

All new Forum posts . ( should not be receiving these ) .

All CC Corner posts . ( should not be receiving these ) .

All Forum posts I have replied in .

twinponds169:
Who even bothers to browse them much anymore when you click on Active Threads and 90% of the entire page shows the same Last Post author.
Folks like Sam, Simon, Hamden, pmm, don't even bother much here anymore with all of the spam drive going on here. AND, he has the audacity to call others trolls.

Receiving .

All new Forum posts .( should not be receiving these ) .

Exposes me to many many posts I would not normally see at all . I haven't ever looked at new posts before . I have plenty just with the ones I posted in .

I do not like that these new posts are always coming to my email . I try to ignore them . Eventually after no one has responded to them for a couple few days . I respond . Sometimes after another has responded . I have something to add .

These open Forums are there for us all to post questions and respond to questions . I will be asking quetions and answering questions there as long as I am here . Especially when no one else is responding . How rude is that ? To leave them hanging .
There is no designated responders . There are no limits .
At least I can say that I do not insult or intimidate or discredit anyone . I am polite and try to respond as best I can . While soaking up and absorbing as much info as I can .

Regarding Sam, Simon, Hamden, pmm , etc . I will let them speak for themselves on this .

twinponds169:
Self pleasuring himself to the max, as has always been the case. All so he can eventually award himself one of his spamming 10 cent trophies as the WGT All Time Poster.

Lol . I have only ever awarded myself 1 maybe 2 of my 10 cent trophy's .And a 5 center as well .

I have never wanted to or claimed to be an All Time Poster . As a matter of fact . I have said before that I will stop posting before I pass Yankee Jim's All Time Post # .

Let me be clear . If I was into mass posting . I would have passed YJ's # years ago . Fact . And If that were the case . I would never have let craig catch up , pass me by and continue on . But craig will have 35,000 before long . You go craig .

twinponds169:
He spitefully posted that trophy on the wall of the true Forum King, Yankee Jim, spitefully because he waited til a month after YJ died to do it, then the idiot that is in the forums 24/7 feigned he had no idea YJ died, even though it was all over the forums the whole month.

I have never spitefully done anything . Much less post or make a trophy spitefully .
I , like I said before . I do not peruse the Forums to see what else has been posted . Especially back then .
I saw his tribute , posted my condolences , announced that I would make

I posted in it expressed my condolences and announced his trophy .

pdb1
24,286 Posts

Thu, Jul 22 2021 8:27 PM

I never saw this before now . I am deeply saddened . I made him an award in April and I didn't know .
May he rest in peace and his soul live forever .

Then .

pdb1
24,286 Posts

Sat, Jul 24 2021 11:29 AM

YankeeJim has been added to the MIA thread pg 42 .

Then I shared message he sent me .

.

YankeeJim
wrote "+100"
at 8:05 AM on February 29, 2016
LOL. The problem is it's a no-win situation because you can never get right with stupid and irrational. :-D

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You will notice my post was July 22 , 2021 . I created and posted the trophy on his wall April 1 2021 . At which time I may have seen that he passed . But by July I had no recollection of it . And was the first I saw the thread .
( It is not uncommon for me to be doing a high number of tasks . And not recollect some of them . This has happened probably 20 plus times ). I have a terrible memory .

This was not the first time I had seen a Forum post for the first time a month or 2 after it was posted .
There was another time the year before when I found The Andyson Memorial Tournament on the last day of qualifying . I was told then as well . That there was no way I hadn't seen it before that day . Well I hadn't .

Same thing with the YJ tribute . It was at that moment that I found out about his passing .
There were a couple , we know who . That accused me then of lying and pulling some kind of crap .
Of course I did not . Would not . And never could do anything like he describes .

These Forums have done one thing in particular . I have been called everything in the book . Accused of every treacherous deed . It was quite difficult to handle for several years .
All of it with no basis or any prior incidents , or proof of anything .
I now have become completely numb to any of it . It doesn't and couldn't phase me in the slightest way . That is one thing I have acquired in these Forums .
Other things I have gained would be a lot of knowledge I did not know before .

twinponds169:
Yankee Jim couldn't stand the sight of him either, Andyson couldn't stand him,

That very well could be the case . I certainly respected both of them .

twinponds169:
99% of the rest of the forum community couldn't stand him.

That I know for a fact is completely ridiculous . Lol .

twinponds169:
Do a search on his begging Go Fund Me drive from 7 or 8 years ago.

Go ahead . You will find a completely legitimate go fund me . For a very horrible time in my life . Where I had both my right and left rotator cuffs torn . I couldn't use either arm . I couldn't work . I couldn't generate any income .
Extremely painful and low point in my life . I had little to no options .
I started a go fund me . In which many WGTers were very generous . Building a pot of $3000.00 . Of which my wife and I were so extremely grateful . We expressed our thank you's over and over . The amount covered about a month of our expenses right then .
Somehow and for what reason I will never know . The trolls invaded my post .
Immediately turned it around . Discredited me . made me into an extortioinist and a criminal .
It was so bad . I had to take down the go fund me . There were people actually believing it was a con .
My wife and I were devastated . There was nothing we could do about it .
The trolls even told their buddies the mods about it . I was immediately put back on moderation .
I won't go into all the horrors that befell my wife and I after that .
I did have to leave my CC and WGT for a spell . I had a couple surgeries . We had no more internet .
We got evicted . Spent 2 weeks on the street . My car got repossessed .
We were at a desperately low place in our lives .
But we pulled through it all . I had surgery with a reverse shoulder replacement , recovery , physical therapy . I now have been working at the best job ever for 4 years now . All is good .

twinponds169:
He has always been a POS around here and always will be to anyone who knows better. I cordially used the word "dirt" in my first paragraph, in place of the female feminine product that also starts with the letter D. Gave up better accuracy for censorship.

He has always felt that way about me . I have no idea why . I mean seriously . It is completely unfounded . And out of left field .
I mean come on . Can you imagine myself or anyone actually being like he describes ?

I am like the complete opposite .
I have many many very good friends and acquaintances . Over many years of owning a CC and friending many other CC's . Their owners and their members . Playing probably at least 15,000 MP rounds . Chatting and having fun . And I meet more everyday . Nary a problem with anyone .
I even run into players all the time that remember me because I removed them from my CC . No hard feelings , all is good . Everytime .
I usually say " Well you probably wouldn't communicate with me " . They usually agree .

Myself or anyone isn't buying your claims .

In fact I am hoping you stop at some point . Just reel it in .

But the main reason I decided to explain this . Is the part about Yankee Jim .

Many years ago . He had a total of 25,287 . That was an awesome number of posts .

I was probably barely 20,000 at the time . I can't remember . But I really never even considered that I would or even could reach that # . I never tried . I have never tried to accumulate posts . Period . BTW craig probably didn't even have 15,000 at that time .

Anyway I fully believe he was and is the ALL Time Poster here in WGT . And not because of just the number of posts .

When I first heard that crap that the guy above spewed out of his mouth . I literally thought he was joking . It didn't take long to figure out he was serious .

So to try and ease his mind and dispell his reasoning . I vowed to never intentionally surpass Yankee Jim's forum post total of 25,287 .

Wow . At the moment I am writing this

there is 1001 posts to go before I would equal his number .

IDK what to say . I have no intention of surpassing his number . My posting will end before that .

ETASKI A TRIBUTE TO THE AUTHOR ( introduction ) & BIO

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The Tales of Miurag are collections of backstories exploring the world of the dark epic fantasy series, "Sister Seekers." These can be read as standalone stories but are nonetheless tightly interwoven with Etaski's main series. These anthologies include shorter adult tales focused on a single character and novellas featuring large historical events involving many characters. Each tale reaches deep into the past to provide revelations and insights pertaining to many questions for which Sirana and her allies seek answers in the present day.

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Awake in the Dark (Sister Seekers Book 9) by A.S. Etaski
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Deep underground, a Red Sister meets the Dragon Awakened. On the surface world, another guards his son as he sleeps.

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I escape into a twisted wilderness with a stolen relic protecting me from madness. Behind me is the mysterious stalker from across the plains. He’s caught up to us.

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I am the dark foreigner among pale-skinned mercenaries, crossing exposed grasslands. My only ally is a sinister scholar hiding scars from past rituals. He alone knows I carry a child.

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I emerge from the Deepearth for the first time, blinded by searing light. Vast lands beyond my comprehension await me. I must face them pregnant and alone.

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Dare to explore the darkest tales where sunlight never touches. Etaski's dark fantasy epic, Sister Seekers, begins underground with its denizens living and dying in eternal night. A novice Red Sister leads us through much of the series, but her Elven ancestors have their own stories to share.

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I've embraced bonds I've never known with the Red Sisters, even as I risk condemnation for a secret I keep. A talent unique among Dark Elves and too much like our enemies.

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The helpless Noble I'd once been, she is no more. I am Red Sister Sirana, watching my city from the shadows. Once silent and disposable, I've found my place among the Sisterhood of Sivaraus, coarse, crude, and stirring to my blood. In crimson uniform I walk among sensual consorts, studious wizards, and sadistic Priestesses.

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My sister deserved to die, but I didn't kill her. The Sisterhood couldn't care less. I'm trapped in a wretched spot, accused of assassinating the Matron's heir. If I take the blame, I am next on the sacrificial altar. The Red Sisters know this, so now they're watching me. I'm about to find out why.

CHAMBERS BAY REDUX - OFFICIAL POSTABLES pg 1

CHAMBERS BAY REDUX - OFFICIAL POSTABLES FULL WGT THREAD

pg 1 of 55 .

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YancyCan
3,023 Posts

Wed, Feb 28 2018 2:24 PM

[b]THE CHAMBERS BAY REDUX -- REVEAL THE REVEALABLES[/b]
[b]TOMORRROW AT 1PM PST USA --- LIVE ANNOUNCEMENT VIA TWITTER
ALL ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO JOIN IN THE BROADCAST. THIS IS AN EVENT THAT WILL DWARF ALL OTHERS BEFORE. THEIR IS LOTS OF ENERGY BEHIND THIS FROM THE GOLFERS ON THE COURSE TO WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE "OTHER-WORLDLY". I HAVE NOT THE ANSWERS HERE NOR HAVE I EXPERIENCED THE END - WHICH WILL BE WITH MUCH POSTIVITIABLES[/b]
[b]I WILL STAY LIVE AS LONG AS YOU GOT QUESTIONS -- ABOUT ANYTHING, THINK OF TWO WORDS: FILIBUSTER. THIS IS NOT A YANCY EVENT - MY DUTY HERE IS TO YOU AS THE MESSENGER AND TO THEM AS THEIR RETAINER.[/b]
I AM TOTALLY CEREAL.
[b]SINCERELY, I AM YANCY[/b]
www.twitter.com/teamyancy

THE CONFUSION BOTH ENDS AND BEGINS AGAIN IN THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND SEARCH OF CHAMBERS BAY FOR A SERIES OF THINGS THAT WILL REVEAL AN ENDING THAT IS LIKE NONE OTHER BEFORE -- THIS IS MUCH MORE THAN A SASQUATCH HUNT OR CHASING AFTER RABBITS ON PINEHURST. WILL BE TAKING QUESTIONS LIVE & GIVING THE ESSENTIAL PREMISE OF THIS WGT COMMUNITY WIDE MISSION
opyeuclid
6,667 Posts Wed, Feb 28 2018 2:30 PM

Team Yancy .
YancyCan
3,023 Posts Thu, Mar 1 2018 11:12 AM

EARLY ARRIVABLERS GET EARLY DISCLOSURABLES:

Come join the coversation & learn the details of this Uber-Grande WGT Mission
No login required --- simply go to link below & refresh page at 1pm PST (app. 2 hours) until live viewer appears via Twitter ---- Sincerely, My name is Yancy
www.twitter.com/teamyancy
YancyCan
3,023 Posts Fri, Mar 2 2018 1:32 AM

Good Morning/Evening Whatnots
--- I rushed this out maybe too fast. My recent time-travels & living as a USB Flashdrive past couple weeks has me acting a little unusuabling strange & sleep has been in shifts for few months. Thanks to Ryan (our intern) for keeping things together (allegedly).

Let me please prepare the official event sheets for you alls and I will lay out in a much more coherentable fashion what this epic WGT Community Event is all abouts & such.The 35m video link below will show you that I was not of sound mind & body when it was filmed yesterday - today? - doesnt matter in big picture.

Apologies for the delays and snafus that have got this off to a fractured start. However, as I do like to say "Stay With Me Now" - you will not be disappointed by the mission & epic endgame that you can experience participating in this golf experience.

Please remember, this is NOT a Yancy Event, it was enacted by the powers that be all up on this WGT - I am simply your messenger & their retainer.

Have not the strength to narrate anymore to Intern Ryan at this time - and this mission for us is much too complex to give a simple version of & whatnots. Must rest, when awoken the "Chambers Bay Redux - The Revealables" will be task #1 till done.
10 WORD QUICK SUMMARY:
-- 9 hidden wooden/tree limb signs with golf course names and the miles each one is away from Chambers Bay are needed to be found on the frontside. These signs, when reserachabled together, will reveal where to go for the epic reveleable. As of now, there have been 3 of us trying to get a couple so we could explain this in an understandables manner for you alls.

FOUND: TORREY PINES -- HOLE #1
FOUND: CHERRY HILLS -- HOLE #4
FOUND: BALTUSTROL -- HOLE #5

6 more on the loose and fancy-free --- Prizes will be awarded to the finders on these remaining holes (undetermined yet - but will be decent enuff

Game on - Press Conference Video Link Below:
https://twitter.com/TeamYancy/status/969315633681715201

Goodnight --- Your Host, My name is Yancy
While I sleep --- DrMoose has the Co-Host Duties for this and can field your inquiries
drmoose
3,509 Posts Fri, Mar 2 2018 4:12 AM

Doc
YancyCan
3,023 Posts Fri, Mar 2 2018 12:23 PM

drmoose:

Doc
YancyCan
3,023 Posts Fri, Mar 2 2018 12:24 PM
YancyCan
3,023 Posts Fri, Mar 2 2018 12:26 PM
YancyCan
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TopShelf2010
10,642 Posts Fri, Mar 2 2018 7:41 PM

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WGT National Enquirer Comic Caption Contest Nov. 2012

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opyeuclid
6,666 Posts

Wed, Nov 14 2012 1:33 PM

Radio : Cart 54 we have a code 714
Pizza : Is that a muliti accounter ?
Icon : No , that means pick up a Big Mac and a Diet Coke for Chad .

OPY iaaRft
drmoose
3,508 Posts Wed, Nov 14 2012 2:30 PM

HQ: "Ok you two, how can we maximize profits and appear to care about our customers ?"
Pizza: "Ooo, ooo, I know, keep it classy ? "
Icon: "Uh, give them guidelines and patrol the forums ? "

Pizza: "Ooo, ooo, 488 in progress, Kiawah #2 ! "
Icon: "Perps appear to be stealing balls from customers ! "
HQ: "That's us you idiots ! Um, move on folks , nothing to see here . "

Pizza: "Ooo, ooo, how come all we get is this stupid cop car ? "
Icon: " Yeah, while Chad gets to ride in a mini copter ? "
HQ: "DO NOT QUESTION THE GREAT AND ALL POWERFUL OZ !!! "

Pizza: "Ooo, ooo, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore, Icon !"
Icon: "Car 54 requesting backup, angry villagers appoaching! "
HQ: "Just follow the road paved in gold. "
Doc
opyeuclid
6,666 Posts Wed, Nov 14 2012 2:43 PM

Radio : Be on the look out for one AKA opyeuclid . He is selling Cheat codes out of the Tin Cup Diner
Pizza : We sold them codes to opy to make some extra $
Icon : We will just have to get to him first .
OPY iaaRft
andyson
6,415 Posts Wed, Nov 14 2012 2:59 PM

Phone cameras are great!

Great stuff 2 -1 & frapp!
LizzieRossetti
1,545 Posts Wed, Nov 14 2012 3:07 PM

Pizza: czzzzt pffffft kischhhhhhhhhh over
Head shed: Whut?
Ike: Dat jus aint classy man. Overr
Head shed: Classy? I told that fool to stay SASSY. Geeze leweeze. Over

Lizziexx
TWOMINUSONE
2,580 Posts Wed, Nov 14 2012 3:42 PM

andyson:
Phone cameras are great!

Great stuff 2 -1 & frapp!

LMAO, cheers Andy. Think that list is real, my first 2 holes after these posts where bogies, lol. Shhh, i didnt say that.
opyeuclid
6,666 Posts Wed, Nov 14 2012 3:57 PM

One of them : I had a good Sunday , Went to Church .
The other one : I downloaded Porn all day .
Radio : Take your finger off the button on the Mic , We can all hear you .
OPY iaaRft
sixkiller
1,147 Posts Wed, Nov 14 2012 7:54 PM

HQ radio: Car 54! we are flooded with reports of cheaters, meter glitches, ball stealing, and general whining and bitching!!!
Pizza: HO HUM, what else is new? Oh..er..um..Stay Classy!
Icon: OMG! Your joking! This never happens! Can we go get donuts now?
frappefort
3,994 Posts Wed, Nov 14 2012 8:18 PM

Officer Pizza: we did are investigation, i report a tremendus loss of balls on P,Beach. Headquaters: ask officer icon what he thinks . Officer icon we have to introduce this courses to WGT players, lots of revenus a raise maybee,

josephk2317
873 Posts Wed, Nov 14 2012 8:45 PM

HQ Radio: Attention all cars, attention all cars. Signal sixty sex. Be On the Lookout for suspicious activity in the Forum Heights district.
Left Cop: What's going on dispatch?
HQ Radio: Apparently someone is impersonating as a voluptuous female in a red string bikini. And trying to coerce innocent bystanders to gift them balls from the Pro Shop. Apprehend this suspect immediately for having a deceiving picture on their profile.
Right Cop: I thought I caught a glimpse of my neighbors husband running around the house yesterday in a red string bikini.

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frappefort
3,994 Posts

Wed, Nov 14 2012 9:57 PM

officer pizza: headquaters we have a T Pro in sight: Headquaters: give us a description . Officer icon : The T Pro wearing a skirt ,blouse ....and a moustache and smoking a cigar .
inthedr1nk
28 Posts Wed, Nov 14 2012 11:25 PM
TWOMINUSONE
2,580 Posts Thu, Nov 15 2012 2:30 AM

WGTicon (left): WGT HQ, we got a 211 in progress at RSG B9.
WGTPizza (right): Ooooh, Classy Icon, liking it.
HQ (radio): Err, repeat that 54.
TWOMINUSONE
2,580 Posts Thu, Nov 15 2012 2:37 AM

WGTPizza (right): What exactly are we doing here Icon?
WGTicon (left): I Dunno, Lets ask Chad.
Chad (radio): Your screwing it all up, thats what your doing.
TWOMINUSONE
2,580 Posts Thu, Nov 15 2012 2:41 AM

WGT forums and Guidlines get a pounding. Icon and Pizza cant handle it anymore.

WGTPizza (right): We need back up......NOW
WGTicon (left): HQ, we need that back up ASAP.
Chad (radio): What the hell are we paying you guys for?
Ffudd
2,541 Posts Thu, Nov 15 2012 2:44 AM

WGTpizza (left): We've got lots of Hacks shooting 30 at Kiawah
HQ (radio): Sandbaggers confirmed, Tier them up !
WGTicon (right): Erm . . . we already did, that's why they are Hacks again
TWOMINUSONE
2,580 Posts Thu, Nov 15 2012 2:46 AM

WGTPizza (right): So, we are releasing this new golf bag now, eh?
WGTicon (left): Yup, and us 2 have to face the flak.
Chad (radio): Be strong Car 54, may God be with you both.
TWOMINUSONE
2,580 Posts Thu, Nov 15 2012 3:00 AM

Chad (radio): Car 54, where are you?
WGTPizza (right): Err, 3 blocks past the suspects home Sir, We shot past the ding line.
WGTicon (left): God dam it, we forgot to turn off the VEM again.
Ffudd
2,541 Posts Thu, Nov 15 2012 3:11 AM

WGTpizza (left):  OK we're good to go boss, Twitch.tv test take two
HQ (radio):  . . crackle . . hiss . . pop . . clear your cache . . crackle
WGTicon (right):  Doh ! Let's hope they blame Pizza again !
mara43
1,674 Posts Thu, Nov 15 2012 4:04 AM

Base: Car 54 - 'Bagger' Alert
Icon: Hand bag snatcher?
Pizza: No dummy, Credits robber...!

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borntobesting
9,456 Posts

Thu, Nov 15 2012 4:45 AM

Icon: Chad we have the Twixt now what are we supposed to do/
Chad from radio: It's Twixtv not the cookie!
Pizza: I told you Icon. God can't you think of anything but food???
Ffudd
2,541 Posts Thu, Nov 15 2012 4:59 AM

WGTpizza (left):  These WGT lollies are gonna sell like hot cakes
HQ (radio):  Will you stop eating man, look at the state of you !
WGTicon (right):  He ate mine too boss !
WigerToods2010
8,252 Posts Thu, Nov 15 2012 7:12 AM

:O)
frappefort
3,994 Posts Thu, Nov 15 2012 10:05 AM

officerpizza : we have followed the suspect to a Subway restaurent. Headquaters: when he comes out arrest him . officericon : to late when we got to him he gave is gift subway card to a man with a WGT jacket,no evidence left Sir.
drmoose
3,508 Posts Thu, Nov 15 2012 10:11 AM

Somewhere, in the not too distant future, faithful employees Pizza and Icon patrol the now empty forums after the mass exodus of angry villagers stays away in droves...
HQ: "Revenue boys ! " 'We need revenue !" "Roll a couple old ladies or something !"
Pizza: "Ooo,ooo, brother can you spare a dime?"
Icon: "I wonder if Walmart is hiring ?"
frappefort
3,994 Posts Thu, Nov 15 2012 10:14 AM

officerpizza: we are watching two man,on the golf course one with a camera the other keep saying i am Yancy Headquaters :Keep watching and report. Officericon sir they are being watch by a enormous ape like creature. This one just for fun 10 minutes latter officerpizza: we are seing them 3 suspect go in the woods headquaters ; keep us informe of there next mouve. officericon: sir two of them are coming out of the woods ,its the guy saying i am Yancy,hand in hand with the sachquash ,,,, my god they are doing it on the 18 sir
TWOMINUSONE
2,580 Posts Thu, Nov 15 2012 3:14 PM

Chad (radio): Icon, Pizza, can i have the guideline stats please?
WGTPizza (right): I gave out 27 denials, 16 warnings, and banned 2 of them Sir.
WGTicon (left): Err, im not sure here Boss, i just copied and pasted "Clear your Cache" over and over again.
TWOMINUSONE
2,580 Posts Thu, Nov 15 2012 3:24 PM

Chad (radio): Ok Guys, new Guidelines are up. Good Luck.
WGTPizza (right): Do we get a raise for this Boss?
WGTicon (left): Sure we are, The new MAX gear will cover it.
mara43
1,674 Posts Thu, Nov 15 2012 3:32 PM

Base: 'anything else..?'
Icon: 'eh....extra pickles & more Mio...'
Pizza: 'eh...pepperoni & a Milfshake...'
TWOMINUSONE
2,580 Posts Thu, Nov 15 2012 3:42 PM

WGTPizza (right): Chad, our dashboard just lit up like a Christmas tree.
WGTicon (left): Wow, we got it coming big right now Sir.
Chad (radio): Easy fellas, thats just the profit indicators.

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TWOMINUSONE
2,580 Posts

Thu, Nov 15 2012 3:55 PM

Chad (radio): Icon, Pizza, you know what to do.
WGTicon (left): (sigh) Here we go again, buckle up Pizza.
WGTPizza (right): Yeeeehaaaa, lets rock.
sixkiller
1,147 Posts Thu, Nov 15 2012 4:04 PM

HQ radio: We have some mook in here complaining that his approach on St. A. #1 hit into the burn, bounced straight into the cup, then bounced back into the burn, he wants his ball back!
Pizza: Well he got lucky on the first bounce, I think its a wash.
Icon: Tell him when it happens again to save a replay and file a detailed bug report, he he.
TWOMINUSONE
2,580 Posts Thu, Nov 15 2012 4:05 PM

The WGT folks get hungry while on Guideline patrol, and strike up conversation about food.

Chad (radio): My favourite would be Lobster Ravioli.
WGTPizza (right): Niiice, but i love me a good old Steak and fries.
WGTicon (left): Me, i just love Pizza. (ahem).
Remember folks, all in jest.
WGTpizza
1,656 Posts Thu, Nov 15 2012 4:15 PM

TWOMINUSONE:
WGTicon (left): Me, i just love Pizza. (ahem).

Oh, Icon, I always knew you would confess your love for me some day!

Stay classy,
-WGTpizza
bfghd
1,321 Posts Thu, Nov 15 2012 4:22 PM

HQ: *All units report back to base. We have a massive angry mob approaching us.
Icon: Right away sir!
Pizza: NOOOOOOOOO! We can't blow doughnut day!!!!!!
opyeuclid
6,666 Posts Thu, Nov 15 2012 5:21 PM

Radio : Cart 54 ,, Choppography just posted Practice Feature Fixed in product suggestions .
Pizza : We need to close that thread Down .
Icon : Ya , we want the players to think that was WGT,s idea .
OPY iaaRft
josephk2317
873 Posts Thu, Nov 15 2012 11:35 PM

Don't let Iconian know..... he he
TWOMINUSONE
2,580 Posts Fri, Nov 16 2012 1:26 AM

WGTpizza:

TWOMINUSONE:
WGTicon (left): Me, i just love Pizza. (ahem).

Oh, Icon, I always knew you would confess your love for me some day!

Stay classy,
-WGTpizza

LOL, good on Ya Pizza.
frappefort
3,994 Posts Fri, Nov 16 2012 1:38 AM

Officer pizza: Headquaters we been here 8 hours nothing to report Headquaters:People are whining, crying, some bicthing, on the phone,do your job. Officer icon ,well pizza we better start moderating the crowds soon .
TWOMINUSONE
2,580 Posts Fri, Nov 16 2012 1:48 AM

WGTicon (left): We havent banned anyone for guideline abuse yet, have we?
WGTPizza (right): Nope. Sir, requesting permission to ban somebody.
Chad (radio): Ok fellas, permission granted. Make it look good though.

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This video has 40,000 alone

If your still not sold, this is 40,000 that I would count as people that I trained and are going to soon be joining, so leave a comment below and tell me how you really feel about the old WGT

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This video has over 25,000 views and its still watched today

New National WGT Enquirer Issue - (in case you missed it) 2010 DEC

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YancyCan
3,023 Posts

Mon, Dec 6 2010 7:05 PM

andyson:

Just got my new copy of the Enquirer at the check-out line.
vabighack
462 Posts Mon, Dec 6 2010 8:14 PM

LOL LOL LOL
werksux
241 Posts Mon, Dec 6 2010 8:15 PM

ROFL!
WGTicon
12,511 Posts Mon, Dec 6 2010 8:19 PM

Oh man, my drink just hit the table. Poor Jake!
DavyJones1980
43 Posts Mon, Dec 6 2010 9:03 PM

Extra, Extra read all about...this just in. #1 seller at your local newsstand!!
LeGeNdCrUsHeR
2,067 Posts Mon, Dec 6 2010 9:05 PM

Hahaha, now thats a good issue!

LC
aussieguyadam
602 Posts Mon, Dec 6 2010 9:30 PM

2 good =)
LordPercy
58 Posts Tue, Dec 7 2010 12:23 AM

P.i.s.s. funny!!!!
Made my day.
AvatarLee
1,644 Posts Tue, Dec 7 2010 5:43 AM

LMAO... another instant classic!
jakestanfill7
949 Posts Tue, Dec 7 2010 6:05 AM

Too damn funny. Thanks for thinking of me Andy. Sad to have such a small space but at least I made the cover.

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luckysump
638 Posts

Tue, Dec 7 2010 7:01 AM

I read that 20 mins ago and i'm still laughing.... thats a good un.
YankeeJim
25,827 Posts Tue, Dec 7 2010 7:16 AM

Instant epic............. :-D
andyson
6,415 Posts Tue, Dec 7 2010 8:17 AM

Thanks everyone, glad you are enjoying it!
Yancy you're doing a great job selling papers! Thanks again.

jakestanfill7:
Too damn funny. Thanks for thinking of me Andy. Sad to have such a small space but at least I made the cover.

I'm so sorry I didn't give you more space Jake! But for what its worth
1. you did give me the idea for Sarge sending the kids to the playground. TYVM!
2. That is your body image in the G.I.R.L.S. full body scan!

Our reporters are always out there looking for leads. Got any ideas for for future stories, post 'em on my wall.
b0geybuster
2,574 Posts Tue, Dec 7 2010 8:26 AM

That was so funny. Job well done Andy!
Cheers,
b0gey
PugsAce
1,825 Posts Tue, Dec 7 2010 9:00 AM

Just when we've thought you've outdone yourself, you hit us with another one!
LMAO!!! :]
All that... and right down to the UPC Code "Easter Egg" !!!
Does this look familiar, Andy? Ha-haaaaaaaa!... You are too much!

PA :^)
YankeeJim
25,827 Posts Tue, Dec 7 2010 9:16 AM

Ah jeez, Pug, did you have to? Now we're going to hear all about sunny, warm Arizona where old guys go when they can't handle the 8" of snow right outside the door (today.)
LOL
Switz71
278 Posts Tue, Dec 7 2010 9:19 AM

Note to self - Do NOT be holding your morning cup of coffee or toast with cheez whiz while opening up your dose of WGT Enquirer ... it's awfully messy!
p.s Anybody have remedies for getting coffee out of a carpet and cheez whiz out of the keys in a laptop?????
Thanks Andyson, always good to start the day off laughing )
gsoup
2,929 Posts Tue, Dec 7 2010 9:28 AM

Switz71:
Note to self - Do NOT be holding your morning cup of coffee or toast with cheez whiz while opening up your dose of WGT Enquirer ... it's awfully messy!

you were fortunate, i had a swallow of coffee going down my throat, you got lucky. as long as you didnt burn yourself
YancyCan
3,023 Posts Tue, Jan 4 2011 5:05 PM

Switz71:
p.s Anybody have remedies for getting coffee out of a carpet

This common man uses the Resolve - almost daily - doh.
Sincerely, Yancy
Boomerboy44
1,513 Posts Tue, Jan 4 2011 5:37 PM

Good to have a good laugh....best laugh on these forums yet. LMAO

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CharlemagneRH
1,054 Posts

Wed, Jan 5 2011 10:56 AM

YancyCan:

andyson:

Just got my new copy of the Enquirer at the check-out line.

Poetry Schmoetry... who cares about that. :p
What does matter is that she is the second best female musical artist behind Tori Amos... a position she has to share with Beth Gibbons (of Portishead) and Emily Wells.
losersss
138 Posts Wed, Jan 5 2011 11:30 AM

thx for the laugh.....very well done!
dansamcam
1,739 Posts Wed, Mar 9 2011 1:55 PM

That's too funny man!! :-)
MioKontic
4,162 Posts Wed, Mar 9 2011 2:15 PM

dansamcam:

That's too funny man!! :-)

Wow Dan, you're only 2 months too late for this edition. There have been 2 more editions since, and a Special Report. I think they are in the 'And Anything Else' section. I still think The Enquirer should have it's own section.
YankeeJim
25,827 Posts Thu, Mar 10 2011 5:10 AM

You can see the full library of this supermarket trash on Andyson's profile, including the special reports. :-D
andyson
6,415 Posts Thu, Mar 10 2011 5:28 AM

Thank you Dan! Its never too late!
MioKontic
4,162 Posts Thu, Mar 10 2011 12:12 PM

YankeeJim:

You can see the full library of this supermarket trash on Andyson's profile, including the special reports. :-D

Now no' a lo' of people know tha'.
WGTicon
12,511 Posts Thu, Mar 10 2011 1:34 PM

The one with Jake and Yancy getting probed is definately my alltime favorite.
griffygriff
597 Posts Thu, Mar 10 2011 2:11 PM

Brilliant......looking forward to the April edition.

WGT National Enquirer - Top 10 Toy List NOV 2011

Top 10 Toy List

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andyson
6,415 Posts

Tue, Nov 22 2011 11:10 AM

My wife just got this in an email............

With the biggest shopping day of the year just around the corner, the WGT National Enquirer staff has scoured the local toy stores to make it easier to shop for your WGT addicted loved ones. After days and weeks of hair pulling and heart wrenching decision making, here are the top 10 WGT-related toys to gift.

#10 Mr. Potato Head - WGT Edition

Our own loveable WGTIcon comes to life as Mr. Potato Head in this special WGT edition of a classic for all ages!!
#9 Red Rider BolloxinBruges BB Gun

One of the all-time greatest young boy's Christmas gifts is a Red Ryder BB gun! The new BolloxinBruges Special edition will teach your youngster to be a straight shooter just like Bollie!
#8 Dr. Jedi's Medical Kit

The perfect role model for your children, Dr. Jedi has helped thousands with their problems on wgt.com. What better way to teach your kids how to give a shot?
#7 Tickle Me Esssy
This WGT Special Edition features lots of lols lol, Tickle his ribs and he'll say the most amazing things only he can understand! lol
#6 MrWGT's Monopoly

Be an entrepreneur like MrWGT! Play the new (coming soon) Monopoly Challenge on wgt.com using your credits not Monopoly money. Of course, WGT gets a 20% rake on all credit transactions.
#5 YANCYCAN'S WHAC-A-MOLE!

Bop them moles!! Help our good friend and fellow WGTer Yancy clear those pesky moles out of his Par 2 & 1/2 golf course with this WGT Special Edition Whac-A-Mole game!
#4 LizzieRossetti's Silly Putting Ball

Great stocking stuffers!! If you've seen Lizzie putt you know how hysterical it can be (it isn't her fault)! Now you can "Putt Like Lizzie" with this goofy ball made from the amazing world renown substance known to everyone as Silly Putty.
#3 Gift Certificates to WGT's New Driving Range

Gift certificates for a bucket of balls at the new WGT Driving range (coming soon in December, 2018!) are a welcome gift for any WGTer! Watch them practice hitting balls into Lake Tibbets and hear the squeals of laughter that it wasn't their own Callaway. (Add the YankeeJim blindfold from the WGT pro shop and they can learn how to hit by feel!)
#2 Plush Toy renniw52

We've all played with Ren on wgt.com, now we can play with him at home! This 8" tall squirrel plush toy is handcrafted by artisans and has amazing attention to detail. Nuts are included.
And the Number One WGT National Enquirer recommended gift is!!
#1 WGT Transformers - Legend to Master

Our most popular game. Use your Legend skills from the Master tees in WGT.com challenge and ready go competitions and amass millions in credits. Up to 10 accounts are available. Also available in Legend to Pro and Legend to Tour Pro.
Happy shopping everyone!
opyeuclid
6,660 Posts Tue, Nov 22 2011 11:19 AM

I have been a good boy this year ,, I want them ALL
duffer66
700 Posts Tue, Nov 22 2011 11:21 AM

LMAO Andy, great edition, maybe the best yet.
MioKontic
4,152 Posts Tue, Nov 22 2011 11:41 AM

I smashed my piggy bank in which I've been saving for the last 15 years and have £7.93 exactly. Hope that will be enough for all these great treats.
[Running through front door and shouting back towards microphone] I'M OFF OUT TO GET THOSE BABIES BEFORE THEY ALL GET SNAPPED UP.
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tiffer67
1,764 Posts Tue, Nov 22 2011 12:03 PM

Andyson you are a living genius, endless quality, fantastic....
hpurey
11,505 Posts Tue, Nov 22 2011 12:19 PM

Great post, yet again Andy....very funny stuff.....
Found this on the world wide webby thing, couldn't not share it. It's a gift for Multi accounters.........If you want to have more than one account then everything in the proshop costs double, and you must use the required credit card for the purchase.......
SgtDoodles
3,112 Posts Tue, Nov 22 2011 12:21 PM

ROFL!! Another Classic andyson ;-)
renniw52
5,385 Posts Tue, Nov 22 2011 12:24 PM

Wow my friend, awesome is an under statement. What a wish list. I relent all profits from the renniw52 plush toy to future Andyson posts. You made my day. Hope you and yours, as well as all WGT members have a very safe, and enjoyable Holiday season.
LizzieRossetti
1,545 Posts Tue, Nov 22 2011 2:09 PM

I remain undecided who I should thank most, Andyson, or the kind anonymous donor who bought all of these items for me already in exchange for just one or two pictures taken whilst I was working through University and needed the money. Many thanks Chad, I love them all.

Lizzie xx
renniw52
5,385 Posts Tue, Nov 22 2011 2:20 PM

Pictures?????

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PRIESTESS
10,558 Posts

Tue, Nov 22 2011 2:36 PM

Very cool Andy as usual.
gsoup
2,929 Posts Tue, Nov 22 2011 3:27 PM

renniw52:
Pictures?????

yeah what he said

on a lighter note, good one Andy!!
even remembered to swallow and put down the Pepsi can
before i look a looksie
Greg
YancyCan
3,023 Posts Tue, Nov 22 2011 9:45 PM

Nice work. As always.
Is my subscription on the auto-renew and whatnots?
THX
My name is Yancy
birdwell
561 Posts Tue, Nov 22 2011 9:58 PM

Brilliant!
Lashe
824 Posts Wed, Nov 23 2011 9:32 AM

Brilliant as always Andy! lol Now I actually want to go shopping this year. :-)
andyson
6,415 Posts Wed, Nov 23 2011 3:51 PM

This Chad fella Lizzie? Do we all know him?
Cuz I saw this ad today....
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MioKontic
4,152 Posts Thu, Nov 24 2011 2:59 PM

andyson:
This Chad fella Lizzie? Do we all know him?

Well, I ain't gonna be the one to tell, but when StrangeMagic comes back he's gonna be real mad that someone has stolen his Lizzie. A man turns his head and some guy named Chad pulls a nelson on him! I mean, he's only been gone a few months, no time at all really.
LizzieRossetti
1,545 Posts Thu, Nov 24 2011 5:40 PM

He is in my cellar. Tell no one.
MioKontic
4,152 Posts Thu, Nov 24 2011 7:22 PM

LizzieRossetti:

He is in my cellar. Tell no one.
( photo not available }
Mum's the word.
I bet he's all tied up too, and dressed in... ah, forget it!
Speaking of SM, when's he gonna be back? I'm missing my daily ration of beans like only he knows how to cook 'em. Burnt mostly, but food nonetheless. Sort of.
gsoup
2,929 Posts Thu, Nov 24 2011 8:56 PM

MioKontic:
like only he knows how to cook 'em

they are flavored by the southbound end of a north bound mule, hes held me to secrecy but I just had to tell someone. being hes not here and such

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MioKontic
4,152 Posts

Fri, Nov 25 2011 2:41 AM

gsoup:
they are flavored by the southbound end of a north bound mule

Maybe that explains this sign I saw whilst travelling through the desert a while back...
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But, I can assure you G that my plate of beans was always kosher. Just sayin'.
SGTBilko
1,686 Posts Fri, Nov 25 2011 4:02 AM

THANKS ALOT! Now I have to clean the coffee off my laptop screen for the 2nd time this week! LMAO
#2 Plush Toy renniw52

We've all played with Ren on wgt.com, now we can play with him at home! This 8" tall squirrel plush toy is handcrafted by artisans and has amazing attention to detail. Nuts are included.
And the Number One WGT National Enquirer recommended gift is!!
gsoup
2,929 Posts Fri, Nov 25 2011 4:36 PM

shoop:
Cellar?

thats that room they have under some peoples house, in the old day they used it to store canned food
IvaThongon
932 Posts Mon, Nov 28 2011 8:44 PM

Stellar work as always andyson! I've had a trying couple weeks, the smile is very appreciated!
navigater
1,319 Posts Mon, Nov 28 2011 9:02 PM

gsoup:

renniw52:
Pictures?????

yeah what he said

pictures
hpurey
11,505 Posts Thu, Feb 16 2012 10:12 AM

Hey,

When is the next issue coming out?
drmoose
3,507 Posts Thu, Feb 16 2012 10:41 AM

Don't know how I missed this the first go 'round, absolute genius andyson, Thx for bringin' it back up hpurey.
Doc
sixkiller
1,147 Posts Thu, Feb 16 2012 10:52 AM

Yeah Andy, I some how missed the beginning of this post, great fun!
SgtDoodles
3,112 Posts Thu, Feb 16 2012 10:59 AM

Folks that are new to this... CLICK HERE and be prepared to rofl!

WGT National Enquirer Comic Contest for June 2011

WGT National Enquirer Comic Contest for June

andyson
6,415 Posts

Tue, May 24 2011 1:26 PM

It's back!

Your chance to contribute to the June WGT National Enquirer

The Enquirer has learned WGT will have an expanded presence at this year's US Open. WGT is sponsoring Tai Chi Sword stretching exercises for the players on their way to the practice range. We have an exclusive photo of a dry run held recently at Congressional with Phil, Tiger, Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer.

Fill in the bubbles with the player's thought or comment.. (Bubbles are shown as thoughts right now, but I will change if required)

The best entry will be featured on the cover of the next Enquirer.

The deadline for submissions is Tuesday May 31st at 11:59:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time.

Entries will be judged on originality, relevancy, and humor. Multiple entries are allowed. Campaigning is allowed. The only thing not allowed really is changing the photo below.

Decision of the judge, me, is final mostly. And I reserve editorial right to modify your entry to fit the bubbles, etc.

Let's see 'em people!

Click on photo for a larger image.
Example:
Phil says: Parallel Westwood! Get the sword parallel to the ground!
Tiger thinking: Sure glad Elin didn't have a sword...
Lee thinking: Bloody loudmouth Yank
Martin thinking: Hah! Those idiots are wearing street shoes.
gsoup
2,929 Posts Tue, May 24 2011 3:53 PM

from left to right
YMCA
-G
renniw52
5,385 Posts Tue, May 24 2011 4:19 PM

left to right, Wax on Wax off--focus grasshooper-Yo Adrian-I must break you!!!
renniw52
5,385 Posts Tue, May 24 2011 4:22 PM

Darn Hopper, not Hooper that was Bert Reynolds.
lvietri
3,326 Posts Tue, May 24 2011 5:22 PM

Phil --- "I wish i could stick this sword in Tiger"
Lee --- "I wish i could stick this sword in Tiger"
Martin --- "I wish i could stick this sword in Tiger"
Tiger --- "Anyone know where the closest strip club is ? "
lvietri
3,326 Posts Tue, May 24 2011 5:31 PM

Phil --- "Come on Bollox .. I'm ready for you"
Lee --- "AvatarLee my azz ... I'm the #1 Lee on WGT"
Martin --- "Hey Priestess --- Let's Rock"
Tiger --- "Anyone know where the closest strip club is ? "
lvietri
3,326 Posts Tue, May 24 2011 5:35 PM

Phil --- "I'm going to take this sword and cut down that dam tree on BP #2 !!!"
Lee --- "I'm going to take this sword and cut down the F'ing Fescue on St A 4 !!!"
Martin --- "I'm going to take this sword and cut up whoever invented this infernal meter !!!"
Tiger --- "Anyone know where the closest strip club is ? "

Anyone sense a recurring theme ???
LizzieRossetti
1,545 Posts Tue, May 24 2011 6:14 PM

Phil...Who ARE these guys
Lee...Count to ten,one ,two,five,six,oh,ten
Martin...Bread,milk,bacon,ketchup,umm,what else did she say,oh ya,coffee
Tiger...Oh! A butterfly!

Lizzie xx
Sorry Lou,no reccuring theme occurs
JuanMendoza
466 Posts Wed, May 25 2011 1:19 AM

Phil - Jesus, doesn't ANYONE know how to clear their cache?
Lee - Why am I waiting for these losers? I could be shooting zombies...
Martin - Bloody hell, 12 minutes and counting...
Tiger - Wow, this is the best porn site EVER!
bfghd
1,321 Posts Wed, May 25 2011 3:33 PM

Tiger- AH! my knee can't hold this forever idiot!
Lee- Must find a way to fill those lakes in at Congressional before I waste too much money!
Phil- Stupid Legnds, they're making qualifying too dang hard!
Martin- This is so not worth $50 an hour..

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sixkiller
1,147 Posts

Wed, May 25 2011 4:01 PM

Phil: I have GOT to get a sports Bra! Tiger: When do the broads show up? Lee: I need a proper Broad Sword! Martin: Jeez, Phil is getting chunky!
ThreeSpot
476 Posts Wed, May 25 2011 8:16 PM

Phil thinking: Hell, I'll do anything to finally win this.
Tiger thinking: I could teach these guys a thing or 2 about thrusting.
Lee thinking: Who's #1? Losers.
Martin says: My name is Martin! Martin!!!
ThreeSpot
476 Posts Wed, May 25 2011 8:17 PM

Phil thinking: 1000 credits and this is all I have to do? Sweet!
Tiger thinking: I hope this doesn't violate the terms of my TWO contract.
Lee thinking: Look dignified, look dignified, look dignified...
Martin thinking: Wow, how old are these guys?
MonumentValley
58 Posts Wed, May 25 2011 8:39 PM

Phil - "Chi Chi would be, really, good at this."
Eldrick - "Nicklaus didn't have to do this ****."
Lee - "Someday when I'm given my knighthood, King William is gonna come at me with one of these things."
Martin - "Andyson should have put up the picture of Barry toasting the Queen."
sixkiller
1,147 Posts Thu, May 26 2011 7:44 AM
1. Phil: Still no left handed avatar!
2. Tiger: Why are all the black guys bald?
3. Lee: I'm #1, why cant I shoot 53?
4. Martin: Damn, Phil is getting chunky!
opyeuclid
6,666 Posts Thu, May 26 2011 8:20 AM

1. Phil : When is lunch ?
2. Tiger : I have a wedgie
3. Lee: Did you see that Yancy made Master !!
4 . Martin : Who is Yancy ?
TWOMINUSONE
2,580 Posts Thu, May 26 2011 8:22 AM

Phil thinking: Ive never heard of this TAI CHI course. I wonder where it is?
Tiger thinking:Man, im up to here in the s**t.
Lee thinking: Bet you anything Phil thinks its a New course somewhere, he he.
Martin thinking: Ugh, i need a new deodorant.
TWOMINUSONE
2,580 Posts Thu, May 26 2011 8:27 AM

Phil Singing: Everybody was kung fu fighting........
Tiger says: Theres a difference between kung fu and Tai chi Phil.
Lee Says: Hey Tiger, i suppose your going to tell us there is a difference between Cabo del sol and Kiawah next, eh?
Martin says: Lets not get into that 1 guys.
lvietri
3,326 Posts Thu, May 26 2011 6:53 PM

Phil .... I'd love to play a round with BolloxInBruges
Lee ... I'd love to play a round with AvaterLee
Martin .. I'd love to play a round with that old guy ... what's his name .. Tibbets
Tiger ... I'd love to play around with Lizzie, Priestess, SweetiePie, IvaThongon, FreakieDeakie, Rosie5, Lisa03, etc. etc. etc.
opyeuclid
6,666 Posts Thu, May 26 2011 7:03 PM

The Zeen Master ( aka AndyZeen )            Tell,s them all to be    ,
   "in peice with your inner self "
Zeen Master then tells them,,,
  let the man that you are be true !!!
Phil thinks ,,,,    I am the Man that I made of myself   .
Lee thinks,,,,,,, I am the ball and I am the master of my game .
Martin thinks ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Its not the club,s that make the Man    ,But the Man that make,s the club,s
Tiger thinks for a long time ,,,,,,,,,,,,    IM BATMAN

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lvietri
3,326 Posts

Thu, May 26 2011 7:09 PM

Sung to the tune of "With a little help from my Friends" ...
Phil - Oh I get by with a little help from my friends
Lee - Mmm, I get high with a little help from my friends
Martin - Mmm, I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends
Tiger - Yoiu guys need better friends ... I get laid with a little help from my friends - With a little help from my FRIENDS - MMM
resozv
893 Posts Fri, May 27 2011 6:07 PM

Tai chi my foot ...
TRY THIS
Phil: No comment
Lee: Ouch
Martin: Oooofff
Tiger: One more time
andyson
6,415 Posts Sat, May 28 2011 10:02 AM

4 days and only 3 pages so far? Too tough? Or is everyone busy trying to get below the cut line?
PugsAce
1,825 Posts Sat, May 28 2011 12:28 PM
sixkiller
1,147 Posts Sat, May 28 2011 2:06 PM

Phil: I think i just sliced my left moob!
Tiger: When I was #1 I didn't have to do this sh**!
Lee: I AM #1, why am I doing this sh**?
Martin: I'm #3, I try harder!
oldmanhacker
47 Posts Sat, May 28 2011 10:05 PM

Phil; Rub your head, pat your belly. Rub your head, pat your belly. Got it!
Tiger: Rub my "Winkie", I'll pat your head.... heh heh!!
Lee: Pat your bell....no,no,..Pat your head, cut your belly. That's it!
Martin: I farted......Downwind!!..Downwind!!...Hook!!...Hook!!!....Got lucky on that one.
oldmanhacker
47 Posts Sat, May 28 2011 11:01 PM

Phil: No lefty avatars on WGT, you sure?
Tiger: No sex on WGT? Ohhh, my leg hurts. My foot hurts. I quit.
Lee: WGT is harder than the PGA. Should have stayed on the European Tour.
Martin: WGT...i thought it stood for World German Tour.
oldmanhacker
47 Posts Sat, May 28 2011 11:25 PM

Phil: This is gonna help our slice?
Tiger: Shut up. You try standing like this with a bad leg,a bad foot and a boner.
Lee: Cheer up, chaps. This is the easy part.
Martin: Yeah, wait till you see what we have to do to fix our hook. Just don't let this guy behind you, that's all i got to say.
oldmanhacker
47 Posts Sat, May 28 2011 11:37 PM

What do you think, gentlemen?
Phil: I'm bored.
Tiger: I want to go play Tiger Woods Online.
Lee: I'm hungry.
Martin: I just want to go home.
PRIESTESS
10,560 Posts Sun, May 29 2011 7:02 AM

Pffft.

Andyson Memorial Tournament Dating Agency 2016

FROM THE WGT THREAD * **Andyson Memorial Tournament Dating Agency***

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MainzMan
9,585 Posts

Wed, Oct 12 2016 11:09 AM

PaulTon:

Someone should start a thread to arrange group play....

OK Paul, your wish is my command my friend.
I'm here for a game with anyone who wants to most evenings from about 7:30pm Central Euro Time, 1 hour later than UK time.
PaulTon
10,731 Posts Wed, Oct 12 2016 11:30 AM
ScottHope
8,995 Posts Wed, Oct 12 2016 12:56 PM

The thread title alone should generate a lot of interest.
Bet Andy would never have imagined his name in the same sentence as 'Dating Agency'. : )

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amateur4sure
2,155 Posts Wed, Oct 12 2016 1:35 PM

Hi Paul
We at SEL are trying to get a few 3/4 hands going over the weekend bro....
We`ll get it sorted my friend...
Thanks you so much for the badge of Honour, It is top notch!!!
Chris
WigerToods2010
8,242 Posts Wed, Oct 12 2016 1:44 PM

GF seeks a partner to play around with and have a swinging time.
A bit of inter course action over the two opening rounds is all that's required.
All replies to WigerT@.divetsRus.co.uk
Available from the 13th onwards....

Thanks.
♫ "Ah jist want tae make yeez wet...." ♫

*Golf Fanatic!
gordonparker
805 Posts Wed, Oct 12 2016 2:32 PM

good evening everyone!
If anyone would like to play the first round with me I'll be available at 23:00 BST THURSDAY NIGHT or 20:00 BST SUNDAY NIGHT
cheers gordon
opyeuclid
6,665 Posts Wed, Oct 12 2016 4:52 PM

Hi , My name is OPY . I will be looking to play this game . tommorow at Beer thirty / 5;00 EST . dont have time for a 4sum , Heading out of town , It would be nice to have a game with some one who is willing to play fast , have some fun and post a score no matter what .
OPY
gsoup
2,929 Posts Wed, Oct 12 2016 5:23 PM

I'm set to available......so just typing my name in will work
all PST AM PM
MioKontic
4,159 Posts Wed, Oct 12 2016 6:25 PM

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TuckerPrestonJr
1,379 Posts Wed, Oct 12 2016 7:03 PM

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ANDREAP
1,642 Posts

Thu, Oct 13 2016 2:25 AM

i m on almost every night from 23.30 to 01 am italy time guess 9 hours from wgt time ..
so pm or add as friend to try set up a multi game ..will try the same tonite
overtheedge
5,878 Posts Thu, Oct 13 2016 5:03 AM

opyeuclid:

Hi , My name is OPY . I will be looking to play this game . tommorow at Beer thirty / 5;00 EST . dont have time for a 4sum , Heading out of town , It would be nice to have a game with some one who is willing to play fast , have some fun and post a score no matter what .
OPY

This might work for me Opy if you dont already have someone. If things go as planned (which they should) I will b ready for a quick 18 at 5PM EST - today.
I also ask alanti / Alan to play this wkend but we have to coordinate our time. This is still in the making.
YankeeJim
25,827 Posts Thu, Oct 13 2016 5:28 AM

gordonparker:

good evening everyone!
If anyone would like to play the first round with me I'll be available at 23:00 BST THURSDAY NIGHT or 20:00 BST SUNDAY NIGHT
cheers gordon

You would make a fine 4th for us, Gordon, and the time works nicely. I will get to Turf and Francois and set one up for 6PM EST. :-)
1. YankeeJim
2. Turfsand
3. Frappefort
4. Gordonparker.
VEM9000
169 Posts Thu, Oct 13 2016 7:54 AM

Single A.I .( new to dating scene ) seeks bi (nary) partner for 5:15 P.M. EST18 hole round today @ St.A's.

I had to reschedule to 5:15 as CIB was down 6 on the front 9 again.
VEM
gordonparker
805 Posts Thu, Oct 13 2016 8:09 AM
YankeeJim:

gordonparker:

good evening everyone!
If anyone would like to play the first round with me I'll be available at 23:00 BST THURSDAY NIGHT or 20:00 BST SUNDAY NIGHT
cheers gordon

You would make a fine 4th for us, Gordon, and the time works nicely. I will get to Turf and Francois and set one up for 6PM EST. :-)
1. YankeeJim
2. Turfsand
3. Frappefort
4. Gordonparker.
cheers jim, I'll be home from work around that time so shoot me an invite
cheers gordon
WigerToods2010
8,242 Posts Thu, Oct 13 2016 8:47 AM

Messrs. Ton & Toods shall be hitting the fairways at ye Old Course of Andrew the Saint at approx 7pm (UK time) tonight (Thursday the 13th).
Anyone wishing to join the frivolity is welcome to do so.
Being a Thursday evening please bring your own Viagra and gimp mask, thanks.
1. PaulTon
2. WigerToods2010
3. Victim #1 (TBC)

4. Victim #2 (TBC)
Best regards.

*Please note champ greens will be on the menu.
bigcountry317
4,269 Posts Thu, Oct 13 2016 10:57 AM

I'm not where I can look up time zones right now but I should be back at the office in about 1 1/2 hours and can shoot anytime in about a 4hr window. I'd be glad to shoot with anyone that fits time wise.
onekeano
4,011 Posts Thu, Oct 13 2016 11:17 AM

WigerToods2010:

Messrs. Ton & Toods shall be hitting the fairways at ye Old Course of Andrew the Saint at approx 7pm (UK time) tonight (Thursday the 13th).
Anyone wishing to join the frivolity is welcome to do so.
Being a Thursday evening please bring your own Viagra and gimp mask, thanks.
1. PaulTon
2. WigerToods2010
3. Victim #1 (TBC)

4. Victim #2 (TBC)
Best regards.

*Please note champ greens will be on the menu.

im free johnny
hook me up
dave
edit missed boat by 20 mins ah well
garyk49
2,169 Posts Thu, Oct 13 2016 11:40 AM

Anyone wanting to get game in, green right now. Send game invite.
PaulTon
10,731 Posts Thu, Oct 13 2016 11:42 AM

I had pc probs, starting game in 5 mins, anyone want in? go green

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garyk49
2,169 Posts

Thu, Oct 13 2016 11:42 AM

send it
turfsand
1,773 Posts Thu, Oct 13 2016 11:43 AM

6pm est, i will be green and ready...
WigerToods2010
8,242 Posts Thu, Oct 13 2016 11:57 AM

PaulTon:

I had pc probs, starting game in 5 mins, anyone want in? go green

As did WE!
YankeeJim
25,827 Posts Thu, Oct 13 2016 12:05 PM

turfsand:

6pm est, i will be green and ready...

Excellent, confirmed all. :-)
drmoose
3,507 Posts Thu, Oct 13 2016 12:05 PM

^^^ Always did suspect ya were a multi Johnny, ya could at least try to hide it a little better !
Doc
bigcountry317
4,269 Posts Thu, Oct 13 2016 12:13 PM

turfsand:

6pm est, i will be green and ready...

Perfect....I'll be ready. Room for 2 more if anyone wants to join in.
6pm Est.
1. Turfsand
2. Bigcountry317
3.
4.
bigcountry317
4,269 Posts Thu, Oct 13 2016 12:26 PM

Ahh hell, sorry....didn't read all the way through.
lol,
1. Bigcountry317
2.
3.
4.
YankeeJim
25,827 Posts Thu, Oct 13 2016 1:45 PM

bigcountry317:
Ahh hell, sorry....didn't read all the way through.

Saved yerself a beatin' there, boy. Leave my foursome alone. :-D
bigcountry317
4,269 Posts Thu, Oct 13 2016 2:00 PM

LMAO.....OK Jimbo :-)
VEM9000
169 Posts Thu, Oct 13 2016 2:10 PM

Hopefully, all my systems are functioning properly. I am on & green for the 1st annual Andyson Memorial. Good luck to all.
Vem

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