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Atoramos posted:That sounds like a good stretch goal, but the next teir goal gets us the best hotdogs in the world. It would be hilarious if the Frogdog turned out to be really popular, and he grew into a chain of Doobies Frogdog Shacks.
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God I wish I wasn't broke as hell, I'd love to toss this guy some money. He's just so earnest about it, even a bunch of internet assholes like ourselves just go 'awwww'  If he wants to put a 'frogdog' or a 'something awful' on the menu I think that would be a cool little thank-you to us, but talk of a big frog mascot on his stand is a bit much IMO.
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Gaspy Conana posted:I'm pretty sure he was just doing it under the Team Frogout banner, not SA. I hate to be this guy, but...
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Sep 26, 2013 05:50
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Just pitched in 10$, hope he gets what he's trying for! Something tells me he wouldn't know to add the quotation marks around Team Frogout to actually narrow it down to us. If you just type in Team Frogout to google in the normal non-quotation marks fashion, it's nowhere near on the list.
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doobie posted:I don't no what vicariously means exactly but I'm sure it's a good thing... Thanks for ur support Roll tide.
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SA only comes up if you put "team frogout" in quotes. Otherwise, he's getting a bunch of bubblebox links.
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This is what I have so far for a vectored frog to give the guy. Got distracted by raid night, I'll finish it up tomorrow.
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Searching for frogout doobie without quotes also yields this thread. Searching for doobie dog house (also without quotes) yields blog posts talking about SA goons. The point is that secrecy was never plausible. Even if he personally does not think to search, the connection is trivial to make and surely someone in his circle will be curious about the strange force that completely turned his kickstarter around. And that's fine. If our hearts are pure, we have nothing to hide.
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Sep 26, 2013 06:09
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$10 more here. This thread will be the first thing I check when I get up tomorrow, excited for him!
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Novo posted:Searching for frogout doobie without quotes also yields this thread. Searching for doobie dog house (also without quotes) yields blog posts talking about SA goons. The point is that secrecy was never plausible. Even if he personally does not think to search, the connection is trivial to make and surely someone in his circle will be curious about the strange force that completely turned his kickstarter around. Whatever, no big deal if he discovers it's an SA thing. I'm sure even if our motivations were impure, he's happy that he's got the capital to move forward with his dream. The dude is driven, you can tell he's not letting anything get him down or keep him from trying. Kicked in  , perhaps Fate will put me near Reform, Alabama some day, whereupon I can order me a Frog Dog.
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Some of you guys are really naive. You seriously think the guy is going to give a poo poo when he sees 8 grand in donations?
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Nnep posted:Roll tide. I forgive him that because he's from a tiny rural town. Most people from my (much larger) rural hometown don't even know what vicariously means.
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I'll be honest I'm kicking in 25 bucks on payday and it being a "goon thing" had nothing to do with it. I think some people are just viewing goons as one group, but to the non internet nerd outsider it's just a website a bunch of people look at. It spreads word fast, and that's all.
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Sep 26, 2013 06:19
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I tossed :tenbux: in. He's getting so close!
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Sep 26, 2013 06:33
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I'm broke as hail, but I can manage just fine until Friday without the five bucks I pitched in. I want this to succeed. I come from a rural town a lot like his, only in the mountains. Any outside money really helps in that situation.
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ce gars posted:Yep, that's me You're going to wake up in your car with no memory of the last 3 days, the ad fully filmed in your camera, and dried mustard on your face.
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At Kicktraq, it's number 4 for the day so far (Which just started according to their clocks, but it's still neat to see): http://www.kicktraq.com/hotlist/
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Noni posted:At Kicktraq, it's number 4 for the day so far (Which just started according to their clocks, but it's still neat to see): What we should be kicking is Postal 2, maybe a stretch goal of Lowtax putting Uwe Boll in a submission hold and never letting go
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Sep 26, 2013 06:48
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Pitched in $25 for Team Frogout. Almost 3/4 of the way there. I hope he makes it!
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I threw him $10. How often can you say you're a backer of a hotdog business in Alabama? It was worth that sentience alone. Also, Noni's post sealed the deal for me.
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Sep 26, 2013 07:10
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$5 from me! Really hope he gets it.
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Sep 26, 2013 07:21
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I live in poverty and I support this man's dream of small town hot dog cookery. $15 pledged.
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Sep 26, 2013 07:38
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In for $10. If the winds of fate ever carry me to America, I'm going to Doobie's Dog House hell or high water.
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Noni posted:At Kicktraq, it's number 4 for the day so far (Which just started according to their clocks, but it's still neat to see):
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Sep 26, 2013 07:55
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In for $10. Now 75% funded 
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Sep 26, 2013 07:55
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I tossed him $30, hope he makes it.
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Sep 26, 2013 08:01
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Not having known too much about this, what change in regards to the 'nasty poorly made hotdogs' thing?
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I just remembered that KS doesn't actually take money until the project is done, so I threw in that $10 I promised. Depending on how the weekend goes I might toss another $15 if he hasn't hit the goal by Saturday.
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Anatharon posted:Not having known too much about this, what change in regards to the 'nasty poorly made hotdogs' thing? We live in a cynical post ironic time. Sincerity is now a gemstone in a sea of blackened hearts 
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Anatharon posted:Not having known too much about this, what change in regards to the 'nasty poorly made hotdogs' thing?
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TetsuoTW posted:Those aren't the dogs he's serving at the Dog House, those were just dinner one night. No one said he was a bright man, but fuckit he's enthusiastic as all get-out. He actually does seem to be pretty smart on the more traditional, non-crowdfunding side of things if you go by his updates. He's already set up a supply chain, and has a really well laid out budget. And the fact that he's crowdfunding instead of taking out a second mortgage and putting his families well being at risk is also smart. He's just not internet smart.
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Just tossed another $100 on the pile. I only live about thirty minutes away so I can't wait to have me some frogdogs.
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TheJoker138 posted:He actually does seem to be pretty smart on the more traditional, non-crowdfunding side of things if you go by his updates. He's already set up a supply chain, and has a really well laid out budget. And the fact that he's crowdfunding instead of taking out a second mortgage and putting his families well being at risk is also smart. He's just not internet smart.
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Tim Burns Effect posted:Just tossed another $100 on the pile. I only live about thirty minutes away so I can't wait to have me some frogdogs. We expect a trip report. Describe to us in detail the frogdog.
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I'm not worried about the frog being a problem for a simple reason. Hot dog place, with a big rear end frog on the side for some reason. People will ask their neighbors what's with the frog? Someone will go in. They will ask about the frogdog, or whatever it's called. "It's because of the sign." Now it's the hot dog place that's easy to find because of the big frog on the side, and the dog is just a reference to that. He can tell people the whole story if he wants, but I think it works as-is just fine.
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Man, this is the best kind of goon project, isn't it? Warms my heart to see the turnaround from mocking the poor guy to giving him a hand. Only pledged what I could, but every bit helps I suppose!
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I like that he tries to respond and thank everyone that comments.
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Ice Phisherman posted:We expect a trip report. Describe to us in detail the frogdog. Well I've got 30 free dogs now, so maybe I can even chart its evolution should he choose to alter the recipe along the way. Also:  "Everyone is so wonderful here" needs to be painted underneath the giant frog head or something.
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So, he needs $6k to get it all going but his wife gave $60. And can you factor in taxes (like maybe 15% or so...) between kickstarter and whatnot there's another 10% gone. SO! for the frogdog to become a reality we gotta shoot for: Around $7600. I'm in for after I run to the bank tomorrow.
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Alan Smithee posted:We live in a cynical post ironic time. Sincerity is now a gemstone in a sea of blackened hearts This man threw his dream out there for the whole world to see. Then through the twisted machinations of this hateful little thing called the internet it found it's way to a community of fat bitter shut-ins. Who then decided, with much stomping of their hooves and labored snorting from their fleshy snouts, that Claude Wayne Robinson must have his dream. He's probably prayed for a miracle at some point, and he wound up with us. Really makes you think, don't it?
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