Shirt.Woot

14 minutes to go:

17 Unstealthiest Ninja 9343 +0
18 Funny things are everywhere 5087 + 8 -> 5095
19 Minor Modification 5619 +1 -> 5620
20 You can't catch me 2488 +2 -> 2490
21 In Harmony 6280 +4 -> 6284
22 The Orchid Onryo 2516 +1 -> 2517
23 Smarter than the Average Bear 2548 +5 -> 2554
24 Four Seasons in one Day 2228 +2 -> 2230

grahamcrackercoyote wrote:I think this is the pile I'm taking to Alaska:

Campfire Tales
Sixty Six Degrees North
Odd Bear Out
Lost Luggage
One Smart Cookie
Smarter Than The Average Bear
You Can't Catch Me
The Chemist

The cruise is with the Skeptics Society, so I'll be among smart, questioning people. Feel free to question my taste - I'm a big boy, I can take it

OMGOMGOMGPONIESOMG you are going on the Skeptic's cruise... I wanted to go on that so badly... unfortunately I'm broke. Maybe next year. Have fun... I'm crossing my fingers on getting to go to dragon-con

5 minutes to go:

17 Unstealthiest Ninja 9343 +0
18 In Harmony 6284 +3 -> 6287
19 Funny things are everywhere 5095 + 0
20 Minor Modification 5620 +0
21 You can't catch me 2490 +0
22 The Orchid Onryo 2517 +0
23 Smarter than the Average Bear 2553 +0
24 Four Seasons in one Day 2230 +1 -> 2231

grisca wrote:5 minutes to go:

17 Unstealthiest Ninja 9343 +0
18 In Harmony 6284 +3 -> 6287
19 Funny things are everywhere 5095 + 0
20 Minor Modification 5620 +0
21 You can't catch me 2490 +0
22 The Orchid Onryo 2517 +0
23 Smarter than the Average Bear 2553 +0
24 Four Seasons in one Day 2230 +1 -> 2231

... and Minor Modification got axed by the Gingerbreadman last second (one extra buy lifted him 2 ranks).

grisca wrote:... and Minor Modification got axed by the Gingerbreadman last second (one extra buy lifted him 2 ranks).

That was me.

I haven't looked yet ... is it a yes?

grisca wrote:... and Minor Modification got axed by the Gingerbreadman last second (one extra buy lifted him 2 ranks).

Congrats, Spiritgreen, on your Gingerbread man living for at least one more week.

Wow--all three derby prints survived. Interesting.

taternuggets wrote:That was me.

*applause*

I looked. YAY!!!!

taternuggets wrote:That was me.

THANK YOU!!!!

Gosh.

Thanks taternuggets! And also Narfcake for picking up one earlier today.

I didn't see that coming. :^)

Sales during the last hour (for the risky area):

17 Unstealthiest Ninja 9343 + 0
18 In Harmony 6287 +7
19 You can't catch me 2491 +3
20 Funny things are everywhere 5095 +8

21 Minor Modification 5620 +1
22 The Orchid Onryo 2517 +1
23 Smarter than the Average Bear 2553 +5
24 Four Seasons in one Day 2231 +3

gement wrote:*applause*

Narfcake wrote:I looked. YAY!!!!

THANK YOU!!!!

Spiritgreen wrote:Gosh.

Thanks taternuggets! And also Narfcake for picking up one earlier today.

I didn't see that coming. :^)

You bet! Pretty sure I barely made it.

Yes! Catch Me If You Can survived! That was seriously unexpected, though. PLOT TWIST.

taternuggets wrote:That was me.

You're a really useful engine.

Is there no way to get a "Peanut Butter and Jealousy T-shirt????? None on E-Bay? None on Google search.

joanglo wrote:Is there no way to get a "Peanut Butter and Jealousy T-shirt????? None on E-Bay? None on Google search.

TeeTrade.org has a ML and MXL available.

Narfcake wrote:... but that still meant it was at least 18 (plus whatever cheating sales) low from safety.

Thank goodness my numbers were off, and that a (+14) was sufficient. Yeah, I am still a bit sad that Orchid didn't make it, but every shirt has its week. And alas, this is its week ... along with Minor's.

logicalcupcake wrote:Yes! Catch Me If You Can survived! That was seriously unexpected, though. PLOT TWIST.

No joke, I didn't see it making it out (but glad it did!)

Ok, time to tally up the predictions:

citizencoyote wrote:
1. The Binge will remain at #2. Black Knight will move up to #3.
2. Minor Modifications will finally fall.
3. Unstealthiest Ninja will survive another week, but will remain near the bottom.
4. Smarter than the Average Bear will claw its way out of the Danger Zone, but won't get far.
5. You Can't Catch Me will try but fail to escape the Danger Zone.

Bonus!
6. Heavy Metal will fail to break 500 sold.

1. Nope, and nope. Binge ended up at #3, Black Knight at #4.
2. YES
3. Sort of... it did survive, but fared better than I predicted.
4. Nope, it never even made it to #20.
5. Nope, it did what I predicted Bear would do. So switch those and call it even. ;)
6. Ah yeah... 493 sold at last count.

So 2.5 out of 6. Not great, but maybe if I smack the crystal ball with my hand a couple times tonight I'll jar the reception back into alignment (since I can't return it, as Narfcake pointed out).

(And special thanks to Taternuggets for his last-minute heroics!)

Just checked the numbers on the newcomers now in Limbo. Hoo-wee, we're gonna have us a Reckoning shake-up come tomorrow!

citizencoyote wrote:Just checked the numbers on the newcomers now in Limbo. Hoo-wee, we're gonna have us a Reckoning shake-up come tomorrow!

My crystal ball says ...

- Questionable Table has a #1 debut.
- The other two derby winners debut in the top 10.
- Nevermore, Ancient Oak, Seasons, In the Library with the Wrench, Release the Cuddlin', and Funny Things are Everywhere will be in the high teens/low 20's.

Wow, a ramby shirt actually got reckoned. And strangely the one that barely made it (Funny things are everywhere) I just saw for the first time worn by someone on the DC Metro.

Sad to see The Orchid Onryo, I might have to finally pick up a copy before it goes. Still on the fence a bit.

Oh thank god You Can't Catch Me survived. I can buy it next week. Yes!

gricomet wrote:Wow, a ramby shirt actually got reckoned. And strangely the one that barely made it (Funny things are everywhere) I just saw for the first time worn by someone on the DC Metro.

Sad to see The Orchid Onryo, I might have to finally pick up a copy before it goes. Still on the fence a bit.

When you have five in the reckoning, you can't cook the books to save ALL of them.

Hopefully we'll see a similar story next monday also, but I'm predicting bad news for Wences and Kev instead.

And tater, while I don't approve of your tactics, the end result is always appreciated. You get a gold star.

AdderXYU wrote:When you have five in the reckoning, you can't cook the books to save ALL of them.

That wasn't a deterrent in the past with the Ramy/Seki duo.

One aspect (loophole) that has since changed is that the sales aren't counted now until the transaction is fully processed. In the past, the sales counted as soon as the shirts were added to a cart, so a pre-noontime 'I want three' could gauge the number of sales necessary for safety, resulting in the post-noontime jumps too.

And tater, while I don't approve of your tactics, the end result is always appreciated. You get a gold star.

As I see it, such is still fair game when it's not done as self promotion (cheating). The sales cut off at noon, so an 11:59am transaction still counts.

Keep in mind that I noted that it would've taken a (+18). Several of us have already counted on it not making the cut, so making it into safety with a (+14) was indeed a huge surprise. And the end result, with two positive consequences, was VERY appreciated.

Mavyn wrote:TeeTrage.org has a ML and MXL available.

I don't think so, but I did see them at TeetraDe.org

j5 wrote:I don't think so, but I did see them at TeetraDe.org

:P

AdderXYU wrote:And tater, while I don't approve of your tactics, the end result is always appreciated. You get a gold star.

It's not something I regularly do. I happened to be looking at the derby at that time. I was thinking to myself that You Can't Catch Me was too good of a shirt to go after one week. I was also thinking to myself that it was a little too childish and effeminate for my tastes to actually buy it to try and help it out.

It was at this point that I had the epiphany that I do in fact have a girl child. I made my purchase in haste with the intention of beating the clock. But I didn't plan to or draw it up that way as some big strategy.

Knocking a Ramy shirt out was simply a bonus.


edit: Not saying other people buying it would have to be childish or effeminate... it's just a preference thing.

taternuggets wrote:
Knocking a Ramy shirt out was simply a bonus.

So, which shirt are you planning to kill (of course, unintentionally) next week?