<Bounty> 1 BTC for the least worded T-Shirt

Phinnaeus Gage

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Bitcoin: An Idea Worth Spending

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Quote from: Raoul Duke on March 14, 2013, 03:28:46 PM

Quote from: Phinnaeus Gage on March 14, 2013, 03:21:38 PM

Okay, I'm back. Seeing that I started this bounty on Dec. 21, 2012, I will be paying it at that day's exchange rate. Surely, nobody expects me to buy at today's higher rate.

Now that that's taken care of, since I've received so many submissions, it'll be nearly impossible for me to view them all at one sitting. Therefore, a few days to look at them all will be needed.

Thank you for playing.

~Bruno K~

PS: If anybody says unkind things about this arrangement, I WILL LOCK THIS THREAD.

SCAMMER

Aahahaha, made my day!

Just paid jsmithers, now all are paid, so please remove all scammer tags--or not!

Thanks for playing, all.

~Bruno K~

Phinnaeus Gage

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Quote from: dscotese on March 15, 2013, 11:42:44 PM

Phinnaeus, you're not really changing the 1 btc into "whatever 1 btc was worth when I posted the contest" are you? Because that is one of the main reasons a lot of people are using bitcoin instead of fiat.

Sure am! See post #1 where I penned I have the right to amend the rules of this bounty, therefore I had to exercise that right due to the sudden increase of the exchange rate. Besides, psy said that it would be okay if I did such. I PM'ed theymos three times to ask him, but have learned he has a new girlfriend to replace the one stolen from him by a fellow Bitcoiner, thus utilizing up all his free time.

I was going to link the thread where he states that he's leaving Bitcoin, but I'm currently having a problem finding it. Something about college exams if you care to search for the thread.

Jon didn't want me to do it, but Bad_Bear convinced him otherwise, concurring with psy. But it all worked out, cause I'm a fair guy and the winner got $.32 more than if I did it back then. Not much, but every bit counts.

I just sent deepceleron his winners after receiving a PM from him, and I'm sure those extra cents will tickle him pink.

Sorry you didn't win, but thanks for playing. Look forward to you participating in my contest.

~Bruno K~

dscotese

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I prefer evolution to revolution.

Phinnaeus, you're not really changing the 1 btc into "whatever 1 btc was worth when I posted the contest" are you? Because that is one of the main reasons a lot of people are using bitcoin instead of fiat.

Raoul Duke

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I still like mine the most...

Phinnaeus Gage

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Quote from: Phinnaeus Gage on March 15, 2013, 08:53:58 PM

deepceleron(3.) is the winner and will recieve 1 BTC, with luicon(1.) and jsmithers(2.) will each receiver .105 BTC. I guess I could have broken it down to a .11/10 split, but don't think they'll mind this arrangement.

1. luicon
2. jsmithers
3. deepceleron

It looks like jsmithers has not logged on since January, but will PM him nonetheless.

Follow the link if desiring to view the entire short thread of which the above quote resides.

Thank you again, all, for participating. And nobody tell psy that this was rigged for him not to win. Wink

~Bruno K~

Phinnaeus Gage

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Quote from: deepceleron on March 14, 2013, 04:44:38 PM

Can we crop out that dude's package ? ? ?

Consider it a package deal. Besides, that's psy's favorite. Grin

Since I can't decide between the final three candidates, I'm conducting a poll: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/with-poll-i-need-help-in-deciding-which-is-the-best-t-shirt-153179

I won't be able to review the results till tomorrow, for I had recused myself from voting.

deepceleron

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Can we crop out that dude's package ? ? ?

Phinnaeus Gage

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I've narrowed it down to three:

Phinnaeus Gage

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I really like psy's entry below, but borders too much on a slogan/motto than a complete sentence of sorts. I had to exclude it in the running to be fair to the entries abiding as closely as possible to the rules I set. Sorry, psy.

Same true for the following. Very nice submission, though.

Phinnaeus Gage

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Quote from: Raoul Duke on March 14, 2013, 03:56:42 PM

Quote from: Phinnaeus Gage on March 14, 2013, 03:52:44 PM

Sorry you feel that way. I just reported this mod to the mods for not posting in the correct section of this forum.

The mods can go f*ck themselves!
Oh, wait...

Quoted!

My next post--in a couple minutes--will show images of only those I'm considering. If it gets to close to call down to the wire, I may consider conducting a 24 hour poll. All the entries I'm currently considering can be viewed in post #2 of this thread, for I've just updated it.

Quote from: whitenight639 on March 14, 2013, 04:00:24 PM

have you 2 got some kinda bromance going on? thats cute

No! I'm into goats, and the life of me I can't figure out what psy's into, though it too is probably not human.

whitenight639

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have you 2 got some kinda bromance going on? thats cute

Raoul Duke

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Quote from: Phinnaeus Gage on March 14, 2013, 03:52:44 PM

Sorry you feel that way. I just reported this mod to the mods for not posting in the correct section of this forum.

The mods can go f*ck themselves!
Oh, wait...

Phinnaeus Gage

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Quote from: Raoul Duke on March 14, 2013, 03:28:46 PM

Quote from: Phinnaeus Gage on March 14, 2013, 03:21:38 PM

Okay, I'm back. Seeing that I started this bounty on Dec. 21, 2012, I will be paying it at that day's exchange rate. Surely, nobody expects me to buy at today's higher rate.

Now that that's taken care of, since I've received so many submissions, it'll be nearly impossible for me to view them all at one sitting. Therefore, a few days to look at them all will be needed.

Thank you for playing.

~Bruno K~

PS: If anybody says unkind things about this arrangement, I WILL LOCK THIS THREAD.

SCAMMER

Sorry you feel that way. I just reported this mod to the mods for not posting in the correct section of this forum.

Phinnaeus Gage

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Quote from: killerstorm on January 12, 2013, 05:17:36 AM

I'd say all submissions so far suck. Some ideas are good, but wording isn't. Particularly, when you combine several ideas you get hodgepodge instead of a coherent sentence. It reads like "Freedom, and, uh, evolution, eh, fuck banks and paypal! LOL".

"currency evolved" is probably the best catchphrase, but it a little too unspecific, other digital currencies can make that claim to.

If somebody finds a way to elaborate from there it would be great.

Also I'd say Rush Limbaugh said it very well: "Oh, the hell with that. Why don't we just use Bitcoin, to hell with printing up a whole new platinum coin here. Just use Bitcoin, which is the currency on the Internet."

He was probably mocking Bitcoin, but still, "the currency on the Internet" sounds great. A little more verbose than "currency evolved", but considerably more specific and has relevant connotations.

Also, fuck E-Prime requirement. If you suck at wording E-Prime won't make it any better.

I may have to agree with you there.

Damn, I wish I hadn't neglected this bounty! Nice post.

Raoul Duke

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Quote from: Phinnaeus Gage on March 14, 2013, 03:21:38 PM

Okay, I'm back. Seeing that I started this bounty on Dec. 21, 2012, I will be paying it at that day's exchange rate. Surely, nobody expects me to buy at today's higher rate.

Now that that's taken care of, since I've received so many submissions, it'll be nearly impossible for me to view them all at one sitting. Therefore, a few days to look at them all will be needed.

Thank you for playing.

~Bruno K~

PS: If anybody says unkind things about this arrangement, I WILL LOCK THIS THREAD.

SCAMMER

Phinnaeus Gage

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Activity: 1918

Merit: 1570

Bitcoin: An Idea Worth Spending

Okay, I'm back. Seeing that I started this bounty on Dec. 21, 2012, I will be paying it at that day's exchange rate. Surely, nobody expects me to buy at today's higher rate.

Now that that's taken care of, since I've received so many submissions, it'll be nearly impossible for me to view them all at one sitting. Therefore, a few days to look at them all will be needed.

Thank you for playing.

~Bruno K~

PS: If anybody says unkind things about this arrangement, I WILL LOCK THIS THREAD.

Phinnaeus Gage

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No bounty was paid, just a thread of wasted effort and lies from Phinneus Gage.

I honestly deserve the above. I totally spaced off this project. My bad! Psy was kind enough to remind a few minutes ago of this via a PM.

Allow me to address this first thing when I get back in, for I'm expecting a client within shortly and don't want to start penning, then have to stop.

Thank you all for understanding.

~Bruno K~