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Smokey
Feb 8, 2008

brb a nigga gotta doo doo


This is the new thread of the hot dog thing please.

Noni posted:

I think we've all been there, jobless with nothing but a bucket of hotdogs, a block of processed cheese, a van, an American flag, and a goddamn dream.

Or at least that was my initial impression. Since the campaign started, the guy has actually built his kitchen (look at the updates!), done some hotdog catering, set up his entire supply chain, and he appears to have his budget planned very well, albeit with the help of "How to Start a Hotdog Cart" eBooks. He's got a dream, man, and none of us and not even the devil himself is going to be able to stop him. Unlike a lot of crappy Kickstarters, I believe this is going to happen with or without our funding. This guy is Forrest Gump and his shrimping boat/hotdog stand might as well be built right next to the Field of Dreams. I don't mean to imply that he's an idiot, but that I admire his blind confidence and hotdog faith.

I come from Hipsterville where we only eat hotdogs ironically, as a joke, so that other people can look at us and say "Haha. That's hilarious. Let me take an Instagram of that. Imagine if you ate hotdogs and actually liked them." So this campaign touches me in ways both mystical and nostalgic. It makes me yearn for the days when I could eat bad food unironically and wear plaid because it's warm and because lumberjacks are cool, not because I'm trying to convey some dumb hidden message. Every time you eat a hotdog, you get to become a kid again for two minutes.

The hotdogs are hilarious, but I genuinely hate it when people get flak for "trying too hard." We badly need more people who try too hard. It's the most foolish insult to say, "I dislike you because I dislike effort." We are a generation of people who were told their entire lives by nurturing, caring, hippie parents they we are all geniuses. Every boy a wonderboy. Every child above average. But rare is a parent who doesn't care about test scores and IQs, but instead praises their kid only for trying and failing. Effort, man. Effort. That matters so much more than innate intelligence, than knowledge, than wit. You should try to do new things even when (hell, especially when) you think you will fail. This man is trying hard, with all his might, for an aspiration that isn't even lofty. It's humble man wanting for a reachable goal involving the most meager of foods in the tiniest of towns in the poorest of states.

Yeah, I'll be damned if I'm going to dislike a guy for trying too hard. It's apparent that he has turned to crowdfunding only because he has already put every spare dollar he owns into this business. I might not believe in the superior deliciousness of Doobie's hotdogs, but I want to believe in them. And I would eat one.

Another thing is that this appears to be a very small town where the median household income is 20 grand and the most prominent restaurant is a Subway. A hotdog stand, of all things, could affect real change there. It's a good story: The unfeeling internet hordes pulling together to fund a rural hotdog stand in Reform, Alabama. That is something I want to be part of. "Doobie's Dog House" is a name worthy of headlines. I want confused journalists to try to figure out what the gently caress happened, why it happened, and how they can possibly convey the idea of crowdfunding to their readers. It'll be like when CNN tries to explain memes. At the very least, this has the potential to make an entire town wonder about Something Awful. Someday, I would like to drive to Doobie's Dog House, eat a hotdog, and think of goons.

To finally answer your question about our motivations, it's definitely the third option. We are good and bad meats processed together and extruded as 6 foot tall tubes, both cynical and kind, complicated and salty. Goons are actual hotdogs. I pledged $25 for both entertainment and charity. If this works and there's a hungry Alabama goon who wants my hotdogs, they can have them. Just please take pictures so it's like a child sponsorship charity, only for meat tubes instead of impoverished children. If the Kickstarter fails, then I will have paid nothing and told a guy that I admire his efforts and his gumption.

Soundmonkey posted:

This, plus he's already been successfully selling dogs and just wants to expand, has an in with truckers (which is probably a big deal, I imagine cheap hot snacks are a thing these people chat about on the airwaves), has his supply chain all lined up, etc.

o prbl posted:

I just donated half a thou to this guy,

DragonReach Ghost posted:

Per my previous statement, doubled down. $1k total pledge, done and done. My son and wife agreed to forgo their xmas gifts for this,

Soundmonkey posted:

has an in with truckers

Soundmonkey posted:

I imagine cheap hot snacks are a thing these people chat about on the airwaves

Lets chat about it again, and laugh.

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CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK
Sep 11, 2001



where are the shame gang tags?

Give Pat a Job
Apr 8, 2003



I didn't read any of that but I.....agree?

James Totes
Feb 17, 2011


real talk most hotdogs are kinda gross so this whole thing is just a giant mystery to me.

Wangsbig
May 27, 2007



the mods will silence this thread like they did the others

mods knew

Smokey
Feb 8, 2008

brb a nigga gotta doo doo


Wangsbig posted:

the mods will silence this thread like they did the others

mods knew

lets just laugh at hot dogs

saigon_15
Jan 6, 2006



Just post the picture of the disgusting hotdog already

MikeRowesDirtyJob
Dec 18, 2013


I'm from the South but I like black people. With my power I bet I can get up to 30k from goons to pretend to make a burger stand for a few months.

most erotic flower
Mar 9, 2006

aww yiss
motha
fuckin
titties


Hot dogs are amazing and if you don't eat them you are a terrorist.

Ponce de Le0n
Jul 6, 2008

Father jailed for beating 3 kids after they wouldn't say who farted in his car


I'm glad you got your ice creams back smoeky

Xaris
Jul 25, 2006
GTVA Celois

What the hell is this and why should we care? I thought it was literally a doghouse or something stupid from etsy but I guess it was a kickstarter to open a lovely hot dog stand in alabama?


James Totes posted:

real talk most hotdogs are kinda gross so this whole thing is just a giant mystery to me.

I can't stand hot dogs and I've had them all from home-grilled to gourmet hot dog stands. They're really disgusting to contemplate and don't taste good. Veggie dogs are at least less mentally disgusting but don't taste any better (or worse).

edit: this thread does not deliver on megathreading poo poo for people who don't follow dumb drama. voted 1

Smokey
Feb 8, 2008

brb a nigga gotta doo doo


please don't say friend of the family in this thread

Arnold of Soissons
Mar 4, 2011



Smokey posted:

please don't say friend of the family in this thread

what is the doobsters euphemism of choice?

my new dog
May 7, 2007

butt of tut


      


saigon_15 posted:

Just post the picture of the disgusting hotdog already
ok

Race Hate Kramer
Sep 4, 2011

by Billy J. Swarth


goons are such fat autistic retards lmao

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Frijolero
Jan 24, 2009


GUYS... Wait guys, HE'S IN WITH THE TRUCKERS OK??

We're talking big leagues.

Automatic Slim
Jul 1, 2007

At the Union Hall since 1990.


Damnit, I thought this thread was going to be about dog houses.

Dave Concepcion
Mar 19, 2012


I wanna see 'Doobie and Brother Aziz's Hot Dog and Pants Emporium' built by Grover on marshland using load bearing plywood

steinrokkan
Apr 2, 2011
Probation
Can't post for 7 days!


Arnold of Soissons posted:

what is the doobsters euphemism of choice?

Hacker.

Jonas Albrecht
Jun 7, 2012

Fuck all these stupid buildings.


Arnold of Soissons posted:

what is the doobsters euphemism of choice?

Hacker.

Edit: Outhacked.

Mega64
May 23, 2008



How rural south do I have to be for goons to give me money? Because I could move up to the mountains where all the crazy people live for a couple months for a free $50k or so.

As for what my kickstarter is, I don't know, watches where you play lovely Android ports of games that require you to spend money on spaceships.

snucks
Nov 3, 2008

Try again. Fail again. Fail better.


sobbing uncontrollably right now idk why but im happy

Mega64
May 23, 2008



snucks posted:

sobbing uncontrollably right now idk why but im happy

Goon tears bring joy.

Cool Chulainn
Sep 5, 2011

Who's up for a game of Swords & Speedballs?


Harold and Kumar go to the Doghouse

vyst
Aug 25, 2009

Soft Hil- nope, not doing this rhyme.

~SMcD

Oobie Og Ouse

ayekappy
Aug 22, 2004

Brie Cheesin'

How's his progress with the mysterious Frog Dog?

haunted bong
Jun 24, 2007


merry christmas kids heres a hot dog made by some racist dude

*literally a store brand hot dog on lovely bun*

Ponce de Le0n
Jul 6, 2008

Father jailed for beating 3 kids after they wouldn't say who farted in his car


haunted bong posted:

merry christmas kids heres a hot dog made by some racist dude

*literally a store brand hot dog on lovely bun*

no hot dogs were ever made at any time after he set up his kickstarter

gggiiimmmppp
Feb 15, 2004

Just as a person haunted by a ghost exhibits madness, the best of the he-goats, attracted by the many she-goats, engaged in erotic activities and naturally forgot his real business of self-realization


I read a book about hotdog stands once and you guys should cut doobie some slack, he did everything right and I expect that his business will be successful

uG
Apr 23, 2003



hey any puppet masters in this thread? dance poo poo lords dance

GAYS FOR DAYS
Dec 22, 2005
smooching with the enemy


Vent hoods are investments. In a few years, that thing will be worth millions, and doobie will be the one laughing, all the way to the bank.

Hudlinkin
Dec 31, 2007


Luvcow
Jul 1, 2007

Makes the best adventure threads!

I haven't been able to buy insulin for a month now but it was worth it to help Doobie. I hope I get the chance to live a few more weeks and see him get his dream. Sorry kids daddy isn't going to make it to next Christmas but the nice racist hot dog artist needed our help.


Edit:
My eyes are pretty much gone by this point but my wife's boyfriend T assures me this is a beautiful picture of a hotdog.

The Troons Poon
Oct 10, 2013
Probation
Can't post for 3858 days!


DragonReach Ghost posted:

Per my previous statement, doubled down. $1k total pledge, done and done. My son and wife agreed to forgo their xmas gifts for this,

holy poo poo

Chamale
Jul 11, 2010

I'm helping!



despite everything, it was p funny to have this on the front page alongside all the artisanal hipster bullshit and dorky crap

Dred Cosmonaut
Jan 5, 2010

There once was a tiger-striped cat.


vyst posted:

Oobie Og Ouse

Edgar
Sep 9, 2005



No regrets. I gave money to hotdog man because i love hotdogs. Gotta eat my gas station bahama mama hotdog at my 10 am break from sandblasting.











- Posted from my iPad.

Big Ol Marsh Pussy
Jan 7, 2007

this is an empty country
and i am the king
and i should not be allowed
to touch anything


Hey fellow truckers, if any of you happen to end up in Reform, Alabama, I got a nice tip about cheap, hot snacks you may be interested in.

MikeRowesDirtyJob
Dec 18, 2013


reminder
a few months ago you were banned for making fun of that

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Parallax Scroll
Nov 13, 2009

spiderman

home of the frog dog

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