I won a T-Shirt
by bethie on Jul 14, 2008 1:54 PM EDT
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OK, I'll admit, a Versus Tour de France T-shirt is not exactly an all expense paid trip to the 2009 Tour de France, but still it's a thrill to win something given all the promotions and fantasy games I enter.
A couple of years ago I won a Graham Watson coffee table book from Velonews.com for guessing Paolo Bettini as the winner of a race. Since I guessed Paolo Bettini as the winner of every race I guess I just got lucky that time.
So far this year I am playing
The Podium Cafe VDS year long game
The Points Competition at Cyclingfever.com (Thanks DZI)
The Kenda Cycling challenge on versus.com
Also on Versus I am playing
The unscramble word game (this is the one that I won the T-shirt on, expecting it in 4-6 weeks woohoo!)
The Who Am I game
Saab fly to the finish game, BTW you can enter up to three times each day there are three ways to get a codeword.
If you click Take Back the Tour in the versus sidebar you can enter to win a Felt Bike and a trip to the 2009 tour.
Is anybody else entering the contests? What other contests are out there?
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Umm
Is there any contest you’re not currently entered in? Have you seen the TIAA-Cref Quest for The Internal Organ of Your Choice? You could win a liver and sell it to Crashdan.
"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum."
by Drew... on Jul 14, 2008 2:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hahahaha
I’d eat the liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti
"When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn’t work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me."Emo Philips
by bethie on Jul 14, 2008 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
With Dan's liver
you won’t be needing the chianti
by Jimbo... on Jul 14, 2008 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+10
Game, set, match, Jimbo.
"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum."
by Drew... on Jul 14, 2008 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Very well done.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
by nikki on Jul 14, 2008 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey now...
... I know y’all thought you could sit over here and bash me and my liver without my noticing… clever disguising it as a post about free t-shirts and what not. I feel as though my reputation has preceded me…a wholly unfounded reputation for conspicuous consumption based on 1) the fact that I got hammered in PdC during de Ronde by drinking Chimay before dawn… 2) I posted a drinking game thread and … 3) I once participated in a live thread massively hung over after sleeping on the couch at a coworkers house.
In this regard I would say that EVERYONE got hammered during the Ronde live thread, there are at least two other Drinking Game threads that I know of and there is a total 0% chance that I’m the only one on here to ever comment hung over.
My liver would also like to say: blrrg nrffifl zzbrlrdrndrt prscffcft, which is Internal Organ for “to hell with you and the horse you rode in on”. My liver would LIKE to say that… but from all the abuse it can’t talk very well at present.
So THERE!
Now, on an entirely different topic… did I mention I found a new use for my side bags while camping on my vacation?
After a hard day of watching a Tour stage, I like to unwind with Verbotene Liebe
by crashdan on Jul 14, 2008 4:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well played Sir,
Well played.
"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum."
by Drew... on Jul 14, 2008 4:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I will gladly swap reputations with you
Would you rather be “croc guy”? More than happy to swap.
by Jimbo... on Jul 14, 2008 5:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Good point...
... both reputations well earned. At the first annual PdC BBQ at your place, instead of name tags, I’ll just drink and you’ll just wear Crocs.
After a hard day of watching a Tour stage, I like to unwind with Verbotene Liebe
by crashdan on Jul 14, 2008 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And to think
I was going to grill a nice tofurkey just for you…
by Jimbo... on Jul 14, 2008 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
will you still do that, if I bring
a case of PBR?
by Sui Juris on Jul 14, 2008 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
From the "You Can't Make This Shit Up" File...
Un Homage...
After a hard day of watching a Tour stage, I like to unwind with Verbotene Liebe
by crashdan on Jul 14, 2008 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, at least this guy
is probably genuine about it. The trucker-hat wearing hipster douchebags? Irony gone terribly wrong.
by Sui Juris on Jul 14, 2008 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
they'll probably serve pigs in a blanket too
by lyne on Jul 14, 2008 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like pigs in a blanket
also corndogs, especially the cheap ass chicken corn dogs. Yum.
"When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn’t work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me."Emo Philips
by bethie on Jul 14, 2008 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's my kind of wake...
PBR and Corn Dogs. Is it possible to deep fry the beer too?
After a hard day of watching a Tour stage, I like to unwind with Verbotene Liebe
by crashdan on Jul 14, 2008 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh crap. I was on board until deep fried twinkies
damn things really are not as good as one would hope
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
by nikki on Jul 15, 2008 4:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably
depends on your choice of footwear
by Jimbo... on Jul 14, 2008 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't push it.
Or I’ll just bring a bunch of Chimay Blue’s and drink them myself (just like during the Ronde).
by Sui Juris on Jul 14, 2008 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
dood, that's just not right
if i’m really really nice, will you share?
by gavia on Jul 14, 2008 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh, totally
But I’m not sure how much. I’m still figuring out if I want to Internet-Marry you or Ruthann. These things are complicated, see. Go ahead, discuss linguistics so I can sort it out a bit more.
by Sui Juris on Jul 14, 2008 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you're my writing-talent-on-the-side
Lyne.
We’re like >< this.
by Sui Juris on Jul 14, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
so I'm one of your puff pieces on the side?
well um okay
by lyne on Jul 14, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you were Mormon
(I live in Utah so I can say things like this) you could spiritually marry all the women on this website and still be faithful to your one and only in this physical life.
It works, or so the men say.
"When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn’t work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me."Emo Philips
by bethie on Jul 14, 2008 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd like to hear what Megabeth has to say on the subject...
... or does Mark have a postitnote up on the screen to cover this thread…
After a hard day of watching a Tour stage, I like to unwind with Verbotene Liebe
by crashdan on Jul 14, 2008 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
She is studiously
avoiding this site because – unlike me – she’s got to wait until the end of the day to watch the stage, and is thus working very hard to be spoiler free.
Anyway, she knows that I’ve got a weakness for women who have a way with words. She gets Derek Jeter in return (I know, I don’t get it, either. But no complaints here.)/
by Sui Juris on Jul 14, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really... that's the best she could parlay your wordcrush into?
Derek Jeter?
After a hard day of watching a Tour stage, I like to unwind with Verbotene Liebe
by crashdan on Jul 14, 2008 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This was the compromise?
http://www.room111heroes.com/jeter01.jpg
She should at least get an entire team or # of guys to make up a team if you get 1/2 the girls here.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
by nikki on Jul 15, 2008 4:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well... that photo's not ...
... phallic in the slightest is it.
After a hard day of watching a Tour stage, I like to unwind with Verbotene Liebe
by crashdan on Jul 15, 2008 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bahahahaha!
Dood, I just wanted a beer. I have to marry you to get a beer?
by gavia on Jul 15, 2008 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no no
you have to have a beer (or 10) to marry him
by lyne on Jul 15, 2008 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
in that case...
might as well go straight to the tequila… fewer calories, you know.
by gavia on Jul 15, 2008 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
God bless you Gavia...
After a hard day of watching a Tour stage, I like to unwind with Verbotene Liebe
by crashdan on Jul 15, 2008 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man, talk about
winning the hijacked thread of the year award. :-)
"When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn’t work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me."Emo Philips
by bethie on Jul 14, 2008 7:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Totally
We should make you a t-shirt that says “my t-shirt thread got hijacked and all I got was this lousy t-shirt”
by Jimbo... on Jul 14, 2008 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hahahaha
OK, here’s another question that probably doesn’t deserve it’s own thread.
Like, if your last name was Hummer, would you exploit it with the ladies, or change it?
"When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn’t work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me."Emo Philips
by bethie on Jul 14, 2008 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Neither
I’d be busy urging my sister to be traditional when she gets married and change her name.
by Sui Juris on Jul 14, 2008 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you were commenting in France
would you introduce yourself as Craig Fellatio?
"When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn’t work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me."Emo Philips
by bethie on Jul 14, 2008 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not as bad as going up to Oscar Sevilla...
... and introducing yourself as John Eustice.
After a hard day of watching a Tour stage, I like to unwind with Verbotene Liebe
by crashdan on Jul 14, 2008 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
speaking of
who is that girl in the hotties thread, if not Oscar Sevilla? (never thought it was him, but I certainly don’t see a boy in that picture . . .)
by Sui Juris on Jul 14, 2008 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't know, but it's not Sevilla
a really young German rider would be my guess. In the same mold as Gerdeman but not him
by lyne on Jul 14, 2008 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't really look like Sevilla...
... I think “young German rider” is probably a good bet. But without input from Mancrush, we’ll never really know for sure.
After a hard day of watching a Tour stage, I like to unwind with Verbotene Liebe
by crashdan on Jul 14, 2008 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you know I think it might be Lokvist
gavia? bueller?
by lyne on Jul 14, 2008 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Drew?
Doesn’t he like Lokvist (and not that way, sorry Egoat, we’re sorry to intrude) but would be recognize a younger pic?
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
by nikki on Jul 15, 2008 4:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like him
but wouldn’t know him from a hole in the ground. Jens is the authority on young, male, Swedish cyclists.
Um…...moving right along…...........
"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum."
by Drew... on Jul 15, 2008 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
huh?
you paged? what di’ do this time?
by gavia on Jul 15, 2008 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is this Lovkist (i can never spell his name umlaut throw me)
by lyne on Jul 15, 2008 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
never mind I followed the link back to the original page
it’s Christian Werner
um who?
by lyne on Jul 15, 2008 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The marketing director here at work just got married...
... to a guy named Cummings.
Saw a blurb during the Dodgers game where they were talking about players in MLB that also played in the NBA… the closed captioning said that one of the players was named “Dick Grope”
One of our investors is named “Hunt Ramsbottom”
After a hard day of watching a Tour stage, I like to unwind with Verbotene Liebe
by crashdan on Jul 14, 2008 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hah!
When my husband went to get his vasectomy, his dr. was called Dr. Cummin.
"When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn’t work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me."Emo Philips
by bethie on Jul 14, 2008 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ehhehehehe...
the Marketing Director’s maiden name is Doktor!!!!
After a hard day of watching a Tour stage, I like to unwind with Verbotene Liebe
by crashdan on Jul 14, 2008 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They started it Mom! Not me!!!!
After a hard day of watching a Tour stage, I like to unwind with Verbotene Liebe
by crashdan on Jul 14, 2008 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I opted to come back and read this thread later.
Who knew poor bethie would get over run. (PS Bethie there is a site with all those key words for vs listed.)
Is there a reason we don’t have a fan post just BS post from time to time? Like on a rest day when we are all going to checking in and hoping there’s a new comment to read while trying not to work?
Oh wait we might be okay for an hour or two… Dad said something about us getting flowcharts and powerpolls….. :-)
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
by nikki on Jul 15, 2008 4:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
done
the bs thread, i mean.
hope i don’t get in trouble ;-)
by gavia on Jul 15, 2008 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope... I believe...
... I will assume most of the ire, if any is to be had, after my first post over there!
After a hard day of watching a Tour stage, I like to unwind with Verbotene Liebe
by crashdan on Jul 15, 2008 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
One contest you may have missed, Bethie
Astana has a contest to see who can try to annoy the ASO the most. – well that’s not what they’re calling it, technically.
by Katiek on Jul 16, 2008 3:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Now there's a contest I'd like to enter!
Plane ticket to France, please. :-)
"When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn’t work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me."Emo Philips
by bethie on Jul 16, 2008 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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