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Yo, RB, should've warned you I check the forums a lot more often than I check my email  Sent you my phone number and stuff.
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Aw crap, I really should have checked this thread within the last month and a half. Any chance of having a spare medium shirt available?
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Lonely Rolling Star posted:Aw crap, I really should have checked this thread within the last month and a half. Any chance of having a spare medium shirt available? The chance of that is basically zero at this point. Sorry. 
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It is going to be great when there ends up being enough interest to warrant a second round of shirts. Actually, if the CustomInk people are as awesome as they seem, could you not just arrange something with them where they would make shirts-on-demand of that same style? Or do they only work in bulk? Also, Njark, I have a lead on some insider info as to how much damage (good damage) your sending that t-shirt picture to Brian Fargo has done. More as it develops.
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May 30, 2012 02:32
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Quarex posted:Also, Njark, I have a lead on some insider info as to how much damage (good damage) your sending that t-shirt picture to Brian Fargo has done. More as it develops. How? Do you have Brian Fargo locked up in your basement? Oh god now that I know, you're going to lock me up too noooooooo 
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May 30, 2012 02:45
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I'm not sure how often we need to repeat that Quarex is Brian Fargo.
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May 30, 2012 02:48
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HondaCivet posted:How? Do you have Brian Fargo locked up in your basement? Oh god now that I know, you're going to lock me up too noooooooo Anyway, it is because I am Brian Fargo. (No, it more has to do with the fact that my name is in larger print in the middle of that shirt, and someone assumed I made it. No worries, I explained that if I had made it, my name would have been socialistically identical in size to others' and not necessarily anywhere near the middle!) it is pretty awesome that it is in the middle though
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May 30, 2012 03:01
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Quarex posted:Mods please lock HondaCivet's account; she will not be needing it anymore. "No Mrs. Fargo, I'm sorry to tell you that I didn't make the shirts your husband tweeted so I can't send you one to give to him. They were made by a guy named RagingBoner" 
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May 30, 2012 04:20
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Quarex posted:Mods please lock HondaCivet's account; she will not be needing it anymore. Mr Fargo, can we please have more water? We gave you our money, we thought you'd be happy... We're so hungry
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May 30, 2012 04:23
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Quarex posted:Also, Njark, I have a lead on some insider info as to how much damage (good damage) your sending that t-shirt picture to Brian Fargo has done. More as it develops. Is the shirt going to hit Internet famous state now? Amazing. 
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May 30, 2012 11:31
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So about the t-shirt Tweeties: that was apparently the last straw, in the best possible way, and I got a private message on the Wasteland 2 forums from someone at InXile ... I asked if it was all right to quote the person's message on another forum, and though it probably is, I never heard back. But as an academic, I am always worried about getting people's permissions to source things, so here it is paraphrased instead:quote:You have been making quite a splash with your fandom; Brian Fargo just showed me (the t-shirt picture). You have done a ton to help us get the game promoted and funded, and I wanted to send you an invitation to our Newport Beach release party.  Please nobody hate me for this. I am just as surprised as any of you that they wanted to make room for superfans. And as much as I appreciated the sentiment of a few people saying we should have tried to raise $10,000 for the forums to send me to the party, I hardly thought that was a worthy endeavor. Brian Fargo is also now following me on Twitter, which would have been worthy of an astounded post of its own under normal circumstances. To summarize:  
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May 30, 2012 20:02
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Phase one complete. Now link that man a post-apoc goatse.
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May 30, 2012 20:06
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You earned it, buddy. Take pictures.
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May 30, 2012 20:08
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Ask them if you can take your "Raging Boner" with you. Don't clarify what you mean.
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May 30, 2012 20:10
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Quarex posted:To summarize: You're gonna wear your shirt to the party, right?  
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Quarex posted:So about the t-shirt Tweeties: that was apparently the last straw, in the best possible way, and I got a private message on the Wasteland 2 forums from someone at InXile ... I asked if it was all right to quote the person's message on another forum, and though it probably is, I never heard back. But as an academic, I am always worried about getting people's permissions to source things, so here it is paraphrased instead: If you don't go I will murder you. When you go, tell the team that the shirt was the direct result of your cheer leading on this forum. Tell them about how much money we raised. I never would have gotten as involved as I did if not for you (the charts and graphs and the eventual shirt), and lord knows you deserve a lot of credit on how much this forum raised to donate (what was the last goon total I had? $40,000 or more?). Also, I don't really care if I get credit on the design: take this invite and run with it. I hope the shirt is why they invited you... The possibility that a shirt that I designed helped someone achieve their crazy, nerdy dream is the happiest ending this story could have. As a favor, I would like you to forward any graphic design job offers you get to me, though. You deserve it. Take pictures.
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Goatsepocalypse Is Go! Yeah, every time I thought "RagingBoner would be so excited at the impact his shirt is having" I laughed anew. I have definitely thought about taking a billion pictures at the party, but I also imagine I have to carefully walk the line between the fact that I will probably be semi-obvious as a fan and the fact that I want to make it clear that I am an awesome sophisticated fan*. Perhaps Two Worlds can give me some hints about how to be suave in public. I basically have no choice but to wear my shirt to the party. Though I confess I have already thought about what level of attire to wear; clearly a brown pinstripe suit with the Wasteland 2 Goons t-shirt underneath would be the classiest of all outfits. R-B-A-O-G-N-I-E-N-R-G, as I just told you in a private message, I would not claim credit for making the shirt, even if that meant being uninvited to the party (I seriously doubt they would rescind the invitation after making it, though). But no matter what, obviously in one way or another your existence and that shirt helped guarantee me the invitation, so I owe you an infinite number of accolades. But clearly I should have your business cards by the time this happens in case you end up getting work designing Wasteland 3 shirts  I am also already envisioning me sitting at the equivalent of the Thanskgiving Kiddie Table with Brother None and Ranger Ben while all the game developers gorge themselves on fatted goose and duck. Or maybe the fans will just be the waitstaff! Or the sacrifices  *I did learn last year that wearing nice clothes and carrying a big camera and being interested in what is going on can totally make you seem important, though. When Gary Gygax's widow Gail Gygax was unveiling the new plans for the Gary Gygax Memorial, she kept asking me if I had any questions, and then came to find me later in the day to just hang out and talk. Also I think our total was closer to $50,000 or $60,000
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Quarex posted:Goatsepocalypse Is Go! Yeah, every time I thought "RagingBoner would be so excited at the impact his shirt is having" I laughed anew. I have definitely thought about taking a billion pictures at the party, but I also imagine I have to carefully walk the line between the fact that I will probably be semi-obvious as a fan and the fact that I want to make it clear that I am an awesome sophisticated fan*. Perhaps Two Worlds can give me some hints about how to be suave in public. Get Fargo's shirt size (he looks like a medium or a large?). One of these holdouts is getting their shirt mailed to you, to give to him. That way you can dress nicely AND show off the shirt.
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May 30, 2012 20:43
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This is awesome, congratulations Quarex! Well deserved for sure, I mean there was already a bunch of goons wanting to put you into the game with the Axemaniac Fund, but this is even better. Keep us updated!
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May 30, 2012 20:56
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I'll be running a kickstarter to get RB a good lawyer to get him clear of the totally justified case of self-defence (he had to do it because the victim had obviously gone completely around the bend and was a menace to society). Grats, Quarex!
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May 30, 2012 20:59
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I think we know that this means! Party time. *rocks out to Golden Girls theme*
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THANKS!!! This is so great. I am going to get all of your names tattooed on my face so Brian Fargo has to LOOK AT ALL OF YOU WHEN HE TALKS TO ME And yes, BloodyHedgehog, I do think I know what that means:  Thread looping back on itself time! http://youtubedoubler.com/?video1=h...s+For+Me+%3D%28 (Be sure to mute the left video's audio ... and ... hopefully be as amused as I was that the first 30 seconds is some serious Dark Side of the Moon/Wizard of Oz-level coincidence) Dr. Quarex fucked around with this message at 21:28 on May 30, 2012 |
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Wow! That's really freaking awesome! Congrats to Quarex on becoming Fargo's dancing boy, or whatever they've got planned, and congrats to RagingBoner for being instrumental in making it happen. EDIT: Great Quarex, now every time I watch the Golden Girls I'm going to be thinking about leather clad catamites and the mohawked men who love them.
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RagingBoner posted:The chance of that is basically zero at this point. Sorry. What about large or extra large? I had made the fatal mistake of not paying attention to this thread at acceptable Quarex levels and want one; either of those sizes would fit me.  Quarex posted:So about the t-shirt Tweeties: that was apparently the last straw, in the best possible way, and I got a private message on the Wasteland 2 forums from someone at InXile ... I asked if it was all right to quote the person's message on another forum, and though it probably is, I never heard back. But as an academic, I am always worried about getting people's permissions to source things, so here it is paraphrased instead:  Lucky bastard. I hate you with envy right now, just like I hate Axe for going to E3 and I can't. E3's the only US convention I haven't been to yet that I want to visit.
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May 30, 2012 21:49
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You would see, the biggest gift would be from me, and the card attached would say...
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Congrats, that's pretty cool! Hope you have an awesome time! please turn up naked and wearing the design as a full-body tattoo
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Holy crap. I am so happy for you right now Quarex.
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May 30, 2012 21:55
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Holy shitsnacks, you lucky son of a bitch. Congrats! Also you'd bloody well better take some pics. 
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This is awesome and you are one lucky bastard. Quarex, you should show up dressed as a wasteland scavenger and start hording food. Edit: Everybody involved in this was awesome.
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May 30, 2012 22:04
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Fantastic news, man. Tireless, dogged enthusiasm occasionally does pay off!
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Holy gently caress! Can't think of a goon more deserving to go to that party! Really looking forward to the pictures you will provide us.  Also, as someone regularily wearing pinstripe suits combined with (band) t-shirts, your planned attire will most likely rock.
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May 30, 2012 22:10
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I can't think of someone who deserves it more than you! Tell Brian about your poster!
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Wow, I knew something was going to happen, but I didn't think it would be that, exactly. At least I can stop worrying about how creepy I sounded when, months ago, I suspiciously told Quarex to check his Wasteland 2 forum PMs. (Was the guy who sent you the PM named Chris?) Teim posted:I can't think of someone who deserves it more than you! Tell Brian about your poster! They already know about the poster.
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Now I feel really silly for never posting my donation amount. Oh if only I could turn back time. 
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Seorin's mysterious avatar only begins to hint at the great mystery contained within. (The person was, in fact, named Chris ... SEORIN IS IT YOU) (Now I wonder if that person who sent me a random private message and deleted it before I read it, that I assumed was the message you were talking about, was just running interference for you, haha) Thanks for your support, everyone. Even envious support, and especially reminders of how much my "tireless dogged enthusiasm" that got me here also almost kept me from finishing my dissertation proposal Cheer up, Sackmo. We love you just the same Did you not make it onto the shirt? You have all made this thread so awesome. And now we get to kick this thread's awesomeness forward to the party 
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 See kids, this is where hard work and dedication gets you! Congrats, Quarex- and yes, we need pictures! Pictures of you with Fargo!
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Quarex posted:I am just as surprised as any of you that they wanted to make room for superfans. reminded me of this scene from athf http://youtu.be/Lt3JLgoFdZw?t=1m16s replace super bowl with wasteland though. at any rate congrats Quarex if there was anyone in the thread that deserved this it was definitely you.
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Quarex posted:Cheer up, Sackmo. We love you just the same No, now my name will never live for all time on the shirt that won Brian Fargo's heart. But that's ok I guess, so long as you know, Quarex.  Also, I never realized my username actually sort-of came from an Interplay game. Die by the Sword was... not their best game.
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Sackmo posted:No, now my name will never live for all time on the shirt that won Brian Fargo's heart. But that's ok I guess, so long as you know, Quarex. Really? I loved that game. The (slightly cumbersome) mouse control fighting system was totally novel and awesome. Also grats Quarex! Awesome stuff.
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