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I tossed in $25, what the hell. I hope we make a hotdog stand.
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Tim Burns Effect posted:
SomethingAwful - EveryoneWonderful Everything is so sweet and kind here.
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Jonny Retro posted: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. A collection of misanthropes, basement atheists, neckbeards, broken shut-ins, the great, the small and the painfully average have thrown in to answer his prayer of a hotdog stand in the middle of nowhere. We are the answer to his prayer. Us. On a whim. Initially for laughs, partially for good feelings, primarily now just from momentum. Edit: Despite what you guys are saying about the origin of frogout or whatever, I don't think its origins are a huge deal. I think someone should tell him, but it stopped being associated with porn about five minutes out of the gate. It's a thing which looked cool as gently caress and was found to be amazing because it was absurd. I also hope that this culminates with buying him an account so we can fawn over him a bit. I love those threads where that happens. Ice Phisherman fucked around with this message at 09:18 on Sep 26, 2013 |
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Sep 26, 2013 09:07
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poo poo no, do not get him an account, that never goes well. e: Holy Christ, he's about to break $5000! This is awesome, y'all are awesome, goddamn do it Wayne! sub supau fucked around with this message at 09:25 on Sep 26, 2013 |
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Sep 26, 2013 09:21
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TetsuoTW posted:poo poo no, do not get him an account, that never goes well. I think it's went well once or twice. But overall, yeah. It doesn't tend to. Someone always wants to threadshit and be edgy by being a dick. Sometimes several someones. Still, I'd love to see it happen nonetheless.
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Sep 26, 2013 09:23
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TetsuoTW posted:poo poo no, do not get him an account, that never goes well. No, never let him know what kind of horrible deviants let him achieve his goal. This will end poorly. I see he is at nearly $5000 and could exceed his target - thank you, goons. I wish I could have funded him entirely myself, but not only have a few Deep Pockets stepped up, Team Frogout is doing very well too. Let's have this man have his dreams realized.
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Sep 26, 2013 09:24
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Tossed in $25 because we should all believe in the honest American dream. Also seconding that we should NOT get him an account here since we are all rotten, misanthropic bastards
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Ghost Hat posted:Tossed in $25 because we should all believe in the honest American dream. Yeah he probably shouldn't know that we spent the first three weeks making fun of him. Until we realized he's actually a cool guy. EDIT: There really should be a Doobie's Doggers gang tag from this though...
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Sep 26, 2013 09:28
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SoundMonkey posted:Yeah he probably shouldn't know that we spent the first three weeks making fun of him. Until we realized he's actually a cool guy. I'll take your word for it since I don't read awful kickstarters. Still, his sincerity won a bunch of misanthropes over. That's an accomplishment in and of itself.
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Trollologist posted: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. That brings up a good question: Does Claude know about stretch goals? We might throw him some practical ideas. Obviously, footlongs would be the most appropriate stretch goal in the history of kickstarter. But maybe he needs a better grill or a fryer or something practical that would help him build and keep a local customer base.
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Sep 26, 2013 09:36
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Checked the page this morning, saw the amount and just laughed and laughed. I haven't laughed that hard and earnestly for some time, so I doubled my pledge to $50. $4,953 
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Sep 26, 2013 09:36
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Just put in $12 to help someone who seems to be a very nice chap. If he does make over his target, then stretch goals might not be the best plan. Better for something like this to have a rainy day fund in case any of the new kit he's buying needs replacing or unexpected maintenance.
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Sep 26, 2013 09:40
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I am proud to be a backer of doobie's dog house.
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Sep 26, 2013 09:41
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In for $25. I grew up in a small, rural town (not this small or this rural, but still) and have to reiterate the previous comments on what a big deal a new business can be in a small community. If for nothing other than lack of options, this could be a successful business. I wonder if he has considered dessert? A soft serve machine could be a pretty big hit if you have to drive somewhere else for ice cream.
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Sep 26, 2013 09:43
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DONT GET THIS GUY AN ACCOUNT! PLEASE KEEP SOME DISTANCE BETWEEN SOMETHING AWFUL AND "THE FROGS" FOR gently caress SAKE! Doing a good deed like this is the best. The rest - logo/hotdog named - is just a bonus.
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Sep 26, 2013 09:44
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will he sell pocket dogs? this is important
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I'm in for  . Current total $4,975.EDIT: We've hit $5000 in the time it took to post.
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Sep 26, 2013 09:50
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$25 short of 5k? Takin care of DAT. edit: aw yiss
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Sep 26, 2013 09:50
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$5,000 pledged of $6,000 goal  I hope to donate once I get my new debit card in the mail. I think I like this because I also come from a small town with nothing but chain restaurants. I don't even eat hotdogs but I would have loved to have something like this around to liven the place up. I think it could make a big difference to the community.
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Sep 26, 2013 09:52
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Noni posted:That brings up a good question: Does Claude know about stretch goals? Considering the situation, the reward should probably be something ephemeral like getting to name another menu item.
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Sep 26, 2013 09:57
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Five thousand dollars in one day, holy goddamn poo poo. 
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Sep 26, 2013 09:59
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Only 1k to go  I honestly don't think he should worry about stretch goals. Anything past what he asked for will just help him get it off the ground a little easier. ce gars fucked around with this message at 10:05 on Sep 26, 2013 |
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Sep 26, 2013 10:02
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I think we're all missing the important question here: Are his hot dogs compatible with Hulk Hogan Meat Shoes?
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A Fancy 400 lbs posted:I think we're all missing the important question here: Are his hot dogs compatible with Hulk Hogan Meat Shoes? If only kick starter was around back then....
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Sep 26, 2013 10:40
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The cynical part of me thinks people are funding this just so they can take it away at the last moment. However, everyone seems genuine, so chalk it up to being on the internet for too long.
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A Fancy 400 lbs posted:I think we're all missing the important question here: Are his hot dogs compatible with Hulk Hogan Meat Shoes? They are complimentary, but not directly compatible. That's going to change soon though; I will be launching a kickstarter next month for overpriced CNC machined artisanal adaptor plates, built into an iPhone case.
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Antitonic posted:The cynical part of me thinks people are funding this just so they can take it away at the last moment. However, everyone seems genuine, so chalk it up to being on the internet for too long.
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Sep 26, 2013 11:01
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I'm in for $25. A man, a plan, a hot dog stand, Doobie's.
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Conquistador posted:Why would you even think that would happen I guess I'm just disillusioned by life in general at the moment. It's the little voice of doubt that really doesn't have a place here. Can't help it though.
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Antitonic posted:The cynical part of me thinks people are funding this just so they can take it away at the last moment. However, everyone seems genuine, so chalk it up to being on the internet for too long. If it was 4chan, sure. Goons generally have a pretty good track record for this kind of thing. Even so, it'd be nice if it got comfortably over the goal, there are always a few flakes or people who pull out at the last minute due to unforseen circumstances.
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Sep 26, 2013 11:11
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iirc, you can't pull out if the project is over it's goal and that would put it under.
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Klaus Kinski posted:iirc, you can't pull out if the project is over it's goal and that would put it under. Only in the last 24 hours. Before that anyone can withdraw their pledge. Fatkraken posted:If it was 4chan, sure. Goons generally have a pretty good track record for this kind of thing. Even so, it'd be nice if it got comfortably over the goal, there are always a few flakes or people who pull out at the last minute due to unforseen circumstances. Every now and then someone will pledge but their account won't have enough money in it when the project reaches its deadline so the project creators don't get the entire amount that was pledged, but that seems to be fairly rare.
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Goddamn, when I left the house to go to work, it was at $1400. Now I come back and we've broken $5000 with a week to go. I had to admit, I thought the KS wasn't going to make it, but now I pray Claude has enough money to open TWO hot dog stands  Or at least has some extra cash in case things go south or slower than we all hope.
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Sep 26, 2013 11:48
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I just donated a few quid. I blame peer pressure.
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Wow, I've liked in Alabama my entire life and I've never heard of Reform, AL. Go figure. If it isn't too far I'll make a trip with pics out of visiting their location when it's all said and done. Edit: its about 90 miles away from my location. Do-able.
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 Kicktraq posted:Backers: 209 Goons ruin everything. Including static funding levels.
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Sep 26, 2013 12:39
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I have no chance of actually getting one of these dogs, but I went in for 25$ anyways.
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Sep 26, 2013 12:40
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Threw in $5 last night. The world could use a few more earnest people.
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Sep 26, 2013 12:46
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I've had such a lovely day and then I read this thread. Absolutely awesome. 
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You guys all own. I wish I could throw in some cash but I'm so poor at the moment. Keep it up guys. This is great!
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