SkekTek wrote:Sure can. I liked the idea that bears pack heat. Maybe I'll do the following (see if you get the joke):

He's ready to throw a big beet, and he's wearing this on his shirt:

I don't get the joke. But I don't get lots of things..

I'd be on board with a bear aiming a shotgun, I guess. But you don't have to please me, it's those hundreds of others you need to satisfy...

woo hoo! I made it to the random quote thread!!

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

Schrobblehead wrote:Question: what type of bear is best?

Is it worth the joke? Or is it funny, but dumb on a shirt?

Click above for original joke.

kenney9226 wrote:I like the idea a lot! I'd bet there's lots of us who feel like that most any morning.

But I don't like the little pistol. It's well-drawn and all. Can he be chucking a rock instead?

Agreed! A rock, or a femur would be funnier and probably get more votes..

kenney9226 wrote:I don't get the joke. But I don't get lots of things..

I'd be on board with a bear aiming a shotgun, I guess. But you don't have to please me, it's those hundreds of others you need to satisfy...

False. Black Bear.

SkekTek wrote:Is it worth the joke? Or is it funny, but dumb on a shirt?

At this point, I don't know that I should be offering up advice on shirts. I think the joke would be funny in the right context, but I'm not sure this derby lends itself to that joke. Obviously, bears waking from hybernation is a spring thing, but I'm not sure how you can sucessfully mesh the two concepts.

I have an idea for no1--Spring Break!

SkekTek wrote:Here's my rough sketch. The cave needs mucho work.



Comments?

perfect .but the bear needs to be in jammies..

Schrobblehead wrote:At this point, I don't know that I should be offering up advice on shirts. I think the joke would be funny in the right context, but I'm not sure this derby lends itself to that joke. Obviously, bears waking from hybernation is a spring thing, but I'm not sure how you can sucessfully mesh the two concepts.

I have an idea for no1--Spring Break!

Fair enough. I'm gonna have the bear HOLD beets, but otherwise, I'll tinker and when the derby hits tomorrow, I'll reveal it.

TAYLORT5 wrote:perfect .but the bear needs to be in jammies..

Aw, I like the stained wife beater... and the droopy jammy-pants that show bear buttcrack.

SkekTek wrote:Fair enough. I'm gonna have the bear HOLD beets, but otherwise, I'll tinker and when the derby hits tomorrow, I'll reveal it.

I'm not sure if a bear holding his "beets" would be PG-13.

no1 wrote:I'm not sure if a bear holding his "beets" would be PG-13.

Screw PG-13....

I see a design with some bikini top being flung out of a car window...

SkekTek wrote:Screw PG-13....

I see a design with some bikini top being flung out of a car window...

Yeah, that's definitely gonna happen. Would it pass the pg-13 test if there was a strategically placed object in front of the naughty bits, kinda like the end of Austin Power?

PemberDucky wrote:In my experience, that's more of a summer activity.

Spring Break on South Padre Island is exactly like that.

PemberDucky wrote:Spring Break in Vegas is exactly like January in Vegas.

or september, or may, or...

PemberDucky wrote:Heh, so true!
It gets really, REALLY old.

So you're saying you wish college students would invade and leave thousands of beer cans everywhere while girls flash and guys stare? Oh, wait... I think you are saying that this is the everyday life in vegas. I get it.

PemberDucky wrote:Sometimes there's beer *bottles*, too.

There's the distinction. The police let people do whatever they want on the beach in Padre so long as there's no glass (at least that's how I remember it, I have been out of college a while).

PemberDucky wrote:Yeah, I kinda wish the plastic thing was enforced here. Also, sobriety behind the wheel would be great.

Nobody spring breaks in South Jersey. Just us people who have too much work to go somewhere warmer.

SkekTek wrote: Nobody spring breaks in South Jersey. Just us people who have too much work to go somewhere warmer.

We're headed to south Florida- where my wife grew up. Probably go to Miami one day, and to the beach another couple. Won't be entering the derby this week. too bad- I had a great idea.

Josephus wrote:We're headed to south Florida- where my wife grew up. Probably go to Miami one day, and to the beach another couple. Won't be entering the derby this week. too bad- I had a great idea.

They don't have Internet in Florida?

no1 wrote:They don't have Internet in Florida?

We're leaving tomorrow morning-will be driving until too late to enter with any chance of $. (Like I have any chance anyway. <shrug>)

just seems like a good time to step away for a week. I may change my mind.

Josephus wrote:We're leaving tomorrow morning-will be driving until too late to enter with any chance of $. (Like I have any chance anyway. <shrug>)

just seems like a good time to step away for a week. I may change my mind.

Will you still be able to do the judging, or should we expect delays?

Josephus wrote:We're headed to south Florida- where my wife grew up. Probably go to Miami one day, and to the beach another couple. Won't be entering the derby this week. too bad- I had a great idea.

Care to share?

Josephus wrote:We're leaving tomorrow morning-will be driving until too late to enter with any chance of $. (Like I have any chance anyway. <shrug>)

Barnard factor (rough (or "barnyard") number proportional to nondimensional "historically demonstrated" chances of winning) = [(# Josephus wins)/(# Josephus entries)] / [(# no1 wins)/(# no1 entries)] = ∞

no1 wrote:Barnard factor (rough (or "barnyard") number proportional to nondimensional "historically demonstrated" chances of winning) = [(# Josephus wins)/(# Josephus entries)] / [(# no1 wins)/(# no1 entries)] = ∞

So you're saying there's a chance!

FenStar wrote:Will you still be able to do the judging, or should we expect delays?

This is an either/or proposition?

no1 wrote:Barnard factor (rough (or "barnyard") number proportional to nondimensional "historically demonstrated" chances of winning) = [(# Josephus wins)/(# Josephus entries)] / [(# no1 wins)/(# no1 entries)] = ∞

heh. The trouble is that the barnard entries is rapidly rising toward infinity...causing the two to essentially both end up at the same number=±1

FenStar wrote:Will you still be able to do the judging, or should we expect delays?

we don't expect an issue with that. (you think we put effort into judging? really?)

Josephus wrote:we don't expect an issue with that. (you think we put effort into judging? really?)

BTW, are you going to try to visit any of the wooters on your way down?

FenStar wrote:BTW, are you going to try to visit any of the wooters on your way down?

uh, no. straight shot, hotel overnight tomorrow wherever we end up. depends on when we leave. remember, there's 3 kids ≤ 12 yrs old on this trip.

anyway, not sure where in the Everglades twallis lives. :^)

Josephus wrote:uh, no. straight shot, hotel overnight tomorrow wherever we end up. depends on when we leave. remember, there's 3 kids ≤ 12 yrs old on this trip.

anyway, not sure where in the Everglades twallis lives. :^)

Hmm... I suppose the the stress level might increase just a tad bit if you have three kids and are making additional stops.

If you ever happen to be in my area and for some reason have time to kill and can't come up with anything better to do, it would be neat to meet you. I realize the probability of such a thing happening is zilch, but I thought I would mention that just in case.

I can't think of any situation that would result in someone wanting to stop by, but there must be at least 1 situation in which that would be the case.

FenStar wrote:Hmm... I suppose the the stress level might increase just a tad bit if you have three kids and are making additional stops.

If you ever happen to be in my area and for some reason have time to kill and can't come up with anything better to do, it would be neat to meet you. I realize the probability of such a thing happening is zilch, but I thought I would mention that just in case.

That would be fun.

Most excellently, the youngest just potty trained himself at 3yrs old. That's about a year younger than the other 2 did.

Of course, that means we'll have to stop when he needs to stop. Experience tells me we'll be making a LOT of stops.

Josephus wrote:That would be fun.

Most excellently, the youngest just potty trained himself at 3yrs old. That's about a year younger than the other 2 did.

Of course, that means we'll have to stop when he needs to stop. Experience tells me we'll be making a LOT of stops.

Be sure to have ample entertainment and Ibuprofen.

Edit: perhaps some nyquil as well, they can't complain if they are asleep. Although, can you even give nyquil to kids?