Pointless Prizes 2015

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  • January 6, 2015 at 5:38 pm #916280
    Steve O
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    New thread here focused on this year’s Pointless Prizes. I have volunteered to “organize” the PP presentation at the final happy hour.
    So if you are planning to offer a PP, or if you want to bounce around ideas, or you want to fashion some fantastic wooden medallions, or anything else related to Pointless Prizes, this is your thread.

    Don’t clutter this thread with side bets (which can also win PPs). Create a new thread for each side bet. I’ll keep track of those separately for the awards.

    Also, although I will “organize” the PP awards “ceremony,” if you are offering a Pointless Prize, you will award it yourself.

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  • March 26, 2015 at 4:00 am #1026804
    Steve O
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    @dkel 111687 wrote:

    Well, I learned something by this discussion, and figured out my number is 22 for the duration of BAFS2015.

    Better than me. I just did mine and came up with 19 (but, oh so close to 20).

    March 26, 2015 at 4:15 am #1026805
    Justin Antos
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    Does anyone need prize material? I’ve got some bike schwag/gear/-related items that could stand in for a “prize” if need be.

    March 26, 2015 at 4:06 pm #1026841
    americancyclo
    Participant

    @Justin Antos 112350 wrote:

    Does anyone need prize material? I’ve got some bike schwag/gear/-related items that could stand in for a “prize” if need be.

    Tired of the kid already?

    March 26, 2015 at 4:10 pm #1026842
    Phatboing
    Participant

    @Justin Antos 112350 wrote:

    Does anyone need prize material? I’ve got some bike schwag/gear/-related items that could stand in for a “prize” if need be.

    Me!

    For … uh… the side-bet about who can be me the best. Pretty sure I nailed it.

    March 27, 2015 at 5:01 pm #1026980
    elwbikes
    Participant

    Hey,
    I have a prize to award someone I know will not be at the HH. Should I give it to them later, or give it to the second place person (er, second place in my category I’m awarding for)? Thanks!

    Emma

    March 27, 2015 at 5:29 pm #1026986
    Steve O
    Participant

    @elwbikes 112534 wrote:

    Hey,
    I have a prize to award someone I know will not be at the HH. Should I give it to them later, or give it to the second place person (er, second place in my category I’m awarding for)? Thanks!

    Emma

    You choose. It’s your prize to award, so you make the rules.

    March 27, 2015 at 9:13 pm #1027016
    Steve O
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    Drum roll, please.

    The winners of the 10 BA scarves, selected by double-blind random drawing, despite rcannon’s dogged efforts to gum up the process, are:

    Chris Sl
    Dana B
    Terp F
    Trey H
    Sara L
    Lisa S
    Jeremy C
    Andrea P
    Kristina D
    Ian W

    You may collect your scarf from kwarkentien at the Happy Hour.

    As per this previous post, the 40 additional eligible riders who rode at least 68 days during the game also get a scarf. kwarkentien has the list.

    See you soon.

    March 27, 2015 at 10:16 pm #1027017
    peterw_diy
    Participant

    @Steve O 112540 wrote:

    You choose. It’s your prize to award, so you make the rules.

    Do not apply that logic to my scarf or team jersey! Please!!!

    April 6, 2015 at 1:44 am #1027499
    Steve O
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    For those who were unable to attend the Happy Hour, I suggest that we Pointless Prize awarders share with everyone the various prizes and winners. I already posted the winners of the Creative Ride Titles Pointless Prize and Steve Claeys posted the winners of the beerneuring side bet. There’s also a separate thread with the Best of BAFS2015 photographs.

    In addition to the Creative Ride Titles, I also awarded the “Name” TBA award. I titled it deliberately to keep it mysterious. The “Name” was Chris (or variation). I’m not sure what it is about FS that attracts people with this name, but fully 14 players–more than 10%–share this name. They are:

    Chris A
    Chris M
    Chris Ra
    Chris Re
    Chris Sh
    Chris Sl
    Chris T
    Chris W
    Christopher F
    Christopher N
    Christy R
    Kris N
    Kristi B
    Kristina D

    For their outstanding achievement, those who attended the happy hour were awarded a bag of, what else, Crisps.

    April 7, 2015 at 3:35 am #1027553
    wheelswings
    Participant

    I gave awards to six people.

    Night Owls
    Freezing Saddles had 29 night owls who started rides between midnight and 4 a.m.
    I had prizes for the top three owls…
    Eric Weisz (11 rides)
    Scott McConnell (7)
    Kathy Lewis (6)
    What sort of shady business were they up to, riding in the middle of the night?
    The lucky winners received caffeinated Jelly Bellies to help stay awake at the handlebars.
    The certificates include a limerick:
    In the sinister darkness of night
    Glide these bikes like a raptor in flight
    Were they hopping the bars?
    Claiming roads back from cars?
    Pre-storm sleaze before streets turn to white?

    Sleaze Queen – 2nd place
    Karen Warkentien, the second place queen, was honored for her 57 days of sleaze. Here’s what I said:
    UNFORTUNATELY I did not qualify to award the first-place sleaze queen, not coming from such royal lineage myself.
    FORTUNATELY we have a second-place sleaze-winner, and as a Bipolar Bear I happen to have a special fondness for second place.
    UNFORTUNATELY as a public health professional I have been very concerned about all this sleaze taking place in Freezing Saddles.
    FORTUNATELY I was able to make Karen a special necklace using components from the Famous Men’s Wear Brand Trojan Her Pleasure.
    UNFORTUNATELY my aim wasn’t very good with the hole puncher.
    FORTUNATELY we are all bicycling people so I know we all carry a patch kit!

    I then gave awards to our Longest distance riders…Kurt Mickelwait and Chris Shue.
    Initially I was thinking I’d only need to make one special necklace, but then I realized that Kurt and Chris had better wear one too, ‘cause these guys are serious studs.
    Kurt took a ride of 209.723 miles
    and
    Chris went for a ride of 204.974 miles,
    Besides the lovely necklaces and certificates, each winner received cookies from Whole Foods.
    Given the sleaze queen’s predilection for …um…[edit]…one-mile rides… we know she likes good things in small doses. Karen received a carton of single serving packets of chocolate chip cookies.
    As for Kurt and Chris – these guys do not hold back. Why stop at a serving when you can inhale a whole box?
    Congratulations to all.

    April 7, 2015 at 1:41 pm #1027568
    Subby
    Participant

    wheels&wings gets what pointless prizes are all about – nice job!

    May 14, 2015 at 2:06 am #1029925
    Steve O
    Participant

    Yes, it’s never really the end of Freezing Saddles. I still have some Bicycle Icicles lying around. I will bring them to Rosslyn on Friday (I’m volunteering there; leaving around 8:05). Seek me out if you are one of these people, or if you know one of these people and can deliver their icicle to them:

    Anthony N
    Chris Re
    Chris W
    Christy R
    Daniel P
    Eric B
    Jali
    Jeff L
    Lena V
    Nick W
    Sethpo
    Sherry L
    Timo O
    Trish N

    And I still have 4 from FS2013, which I’ll also have with me
    Eric W
    Greg G
    Jason B
    Jason J

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