I had an idea where there would be a contest, i dunno what it would entail but the prize would be a few rounds with Jon at the pub. I dunno, I thought it would be a good idea and I was thinking of passing the idea to jon but I wondered what you thought of it...

I have a great idea for the contest.

Everyone wins!

The entry fee can be a bit steep, but it covers airfare and hotel stay and food and beer money.

In Response to zamphir (#9527):

And for those of us on the west coast or (god forbid) England or Austrialia, that airfare just jumped to a pretty unreasonalbe sum. I would love to meet Jon, but I don't have the money to eat food, let alone fly to NYC. That's why it's best to convince Jon that your local Con is worthy of his time and money. Seattle Rocks Jon!

In Response to zamphir (#9527):

i agree with this, it is like communism for contests

In Response to kornz (#9529):

No.

This is Capitalism [goats.com] for contests.

Communism has no entry fees.

Just exit fees.

In Response to zamphir (#9530):

how is that [goats.com] for contests?

In Response to kornz (#9532):

It's not for contests. If I had meant it to refer to contests, the word "contest" would have been the link.

Instead, the link was the word Capitalism [goats.com].

In Response to zamphir (#9533):

ok, you make no sense

Anyone who is interested in meeting us at the pub can do so without winning a contest. It's as simple as going there on a night that we are also there.

Note that showing up does not preclude us from ignoring you or making derisive comments to your face if we think you are an idiot.

In Response to kornz (#9534):

I'm sure the smart people understood me.

Doofus.

In Response to zamphir (#9536):

At the very least, I understood you.

My fiance visited New York with her college about two years ago. I told her she should stop by the Peculier Pub and get Jon's and Phillip's autographs if possible. She didn't have time, though :(.

In Response to themysticalone (#9537):

And here I was figuring you for female from your avatar.

Cursed Bishonen.

In Response to mcgrue (#9538):

A lot of people seem to do that, yet I've never had a problem seeing it as male. Remind me to belch songs and do keg stands more often in the forum ;)

In Response to themysticalone (#9540):

For some reason I thought you were my friend Matt from Pen State.

In Response to zamphir (#9536):

I'm sure the smart people understood me.

Doofus.

Perhaps you could have demonstrated the correct use of words as links by linking the word Doofus [goats.com]. Then understanding could be for everyone, and not just for smart people!

Kind of like communism for understanding.

In Response to themysticalone (#9540):

I also thought you were female, and was feeling comforted and reassured by the possibility of there being another chick engineer [goats.com] on the forums. Now I have been rudely awakened.

As an aside, if you are an engineer, belching and keg stands won't necessarily disprove your womanhood.

In Response to themysticalone (#9540):

I think all your avatar needs is a Phillip chin, and you should be right.

To be honest I'm not sure in real life what shape Phillips chin is, but in the comic it is the most manly.

In Response to jon (#9535):

Note that showing up does not preclude us from ignoring you or making derisive comments to your face if we think you are an idiot.

<sniff> You can be so cruel when you're sober, Jon.

In Response to tynic (#9547):

If it's any assurance, I have a loyal goats-reading fan friend that's also a female engineer. She's also the person who asked the first question in the first fan-questions strip (only accessible to the premies).

In Response to tynic (#9547):

True, but most female engineers I've been in contact with have not done both belching and keg standing, so I figured it'd be pretty safe bet.

Agreed, though, that a Phillip chin is most manly. Remind me to edit myself one someday. Or not.

In Response to evilaltor (#9554):

Not cruel. Clever. He has learned the value of pre apologising.

The main advantage is that with a pre apology in place there is no feeling of remorse that can slow down the obnoxious drunken behaviour and so it becomes even more fun trying to out do each other at the pre apologised person's expense.

In Response to themysticalone (#9561):

most female engineers I've been in contact with have not done both belching and keg standing

I concede your point. Mastering both is an art form sadly neglected by the sisterhood. Mastering both simultaneously is just sadly neglected in general, I think ...

In Response to mcgrue (#9555):

*eyebrow raise* So they DO exist. I thought it was a myth. Like self-determination.

In Response to tor (#9565):

Can we consider that a pre apology for more drunken posting from you? You haven't been around much. I've missed your acerbic sense of humor. I'm sure I wouldn't have to work to hard to post some more easy lobs for you. :)

In Response to unFalln (#9545):

Well, I wasn't intending to call him a doofus. At first.

But then he seemed unable to notice that Jon talked about Capitalism in the post I referenced.

So then I thought I would remind everyone that Art is still with Eddy.

Kind of like communism for understanding.

Next you'll be saying that there's nothing funny about peace, love and understanding.

In Response to Oedipa_Maas (#9569):

Well I have been a touch too busy recently to be drinking enough to really allow myself to post the nasty thoughts I have at times :)

Also last time I did go and rant I got nailed by the moderators so I figured I wasn't doing stuff many people were appreciating and thought I'd just let it slide for a while.