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Good Bad & The Monkey
$75?
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
Heck, I'd pay good money for a Trent card.
If you don't want one (or 100) of yourself, wait awhile and then order the $6.99 deck of other peeps. As soon as 25 folks with somewhat deep pockets pony up, there will be enough cards to make decks.
I mean, doesn't everybody want an Annie trading card?
I think the idea is a bit out there, but it is also kind of fun(ny).
I just hope I don't get a card of speedo guy. Yech.
So I don't understand how it works.
I pay $75 and get a load of cards of me?
or
I pay $75 to get included in the stack, and then others can buy them and maybe get me?
I actually understand what they are doing quite well, but I will probably explain this poorly.
Over beer would be much preferred. Too bad you live way over there.
Your 75 semolians gets you:
100 cards of yourself AND 5 decks of 25.
Minimally, each of those 25 will consist of 1 of you and 24 others. But that's only if 25 (and only 25) people sign up. Assuming more than 25 people sign up, the pot of potential cards gets larger and the decks become more random. You might get a few of yourself in your 5 decks. You might not. It depends on 1) how many folks sign up and 2) how they collate the packaging.
My spies tell me that they won't have trouble getting to 25 because at least a few "stars" are being included gratis (for them).
Or so I hear.
It sounds a lot more complicated than it really is.
I think the idea is pretty cool, but also quirky and goofy in a fun way.
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Trent - you could have a bunch made, add a dollar to the Monkey fee to pay for it, and give all finishers a card of yourself along with the monkey medal. It's the stuff of legends.
PS - Angela Ivory has signed up for the 24 hour Lynch's Woods Ultra (April '10). Thought you'd be interested.
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