d10: Another quality poster that says interesting stuff.
Falcon: Good and funny poster.

I picked the number 0!

Last year I did that as I didn't find out until the last minute. Someone pointed out I should let the casino eat the variance on a bet and I have some time this year to get things atm-tittied.

I think I can do Paypal or bitcoin.

Nominate
LFS -
Nunnehi - does solid work in ooTV.

I think I've answered everyone's pms. I'll confirm amounts received and fwd the info to Chopstick as money comes in.

Lock up #0 for gobbo and his as of yet undecided pick!
Lock up #23 for gregorio and the Guelph Wellington Seniors Association!

2/325Falcon and Howard Treesong are both confirmed elite posters who already have 2 nominations each, so let's go ahead and lock up spots for both of them ahead of schedule. Choose your numbers and charities, gentlemen!

Also going to lock up a slot for SGT RJ ahead of schedule as well. She only has one valid nomination so far, but she also has a ghostnom from tylertwo, has contributed a ton to OOT & 2p2, and is pumping up the jam with a pledge of $5/number, which is a pretty amazing pledge. I don't want to just let people buy their way in, so no more of that unless someone pledges $10/number or greater.


Here's the current list of autoincludes and nominees so far:

autoincludes:
chopstick
Dominic
Yakmelk

nominations:
Alobar (4)
tylertwo (3)
de captain (3)
W0X0F (3)
Villian1 (2)
gobbo (2)
gregorio (2)
El Diablo (2)
2/325Falcon (2)
Howard Treesong (2)
SGT RJ
mmbt0ne
fabian
lonely_but_rich
BluffMyNuts
Masta Aces
SpacemanBryce
#Thinman
Gambit
Tuma
No Soup For U
d10
LFS
Nunnehi


Names in bold have already been pre-selected for wheel spots. You can nominate them again if you want, but they are already in. Invalid nominations have not been listed.

Keep up the nominations, folks! We have 23 slots left to fill + alternates, let's get this thing moving! Tell us which OOTers deserve a slot on the wheel! If you don't see a name that should be there, speak up! If you see a name already listed that you think should be selected, second their nomination! How has no one seconded mmbt0ne or lbr!?!?!

Seriously, if you haven't already nominated some OOTers, do so. Both to make the selection process easier on me, and more importantly, to recognize the OOTers that help make OOT great. Say thank you to the people that you enjoy reading by nominating them. Spend a couple of minutes to write up some shoutouts and spread some positivity! Let your favorite OOTers know you think they're doing a great job!



Current wheel status:

#	user	charity
0	gobbo	(undecided)
32	?	?
15	?	?
19	?	?
4	Villian1	The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
21	?	?
2	chopstick	Friends Of Homeless Animals
25	?	?
17	tylertwo	ASPCA
34	?	?
6	de captain	(undecided)
27	?	?
13	?	?
36	?	?
11	?	?
30	?	?
8	?	?
23	gregorio	Guelph Wellington Seniors Association
10	?	?
5	?	?
24	?	?
16	?	?
33	?	?
1	?	?
20	?	?
14	?	?
31	?	?
9	?	?
22	El Diablo	SF-Marin Food Bank
18	?	?
29	Yakmelk	National Alliance to End Homelessness
7	?	?
28	?	?
12	?	?
35	?	?
3	?	?
26	W0X0F	Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America

Selected but haven't picked yet:
Dominic
Alobar
2/325/Falcon
Howard Treesong
SGT RJ


Pledges:
chopstick ($5/number)
SGT RJ ($5/number)
TXYB ($3/number)
Sakland ($1/number)
Yakmelk ($1/number, $37 directly to Wounded Warrior Project)
jjshabado ($5/even numbers)
goofball ($37 directly to winner)
pokeraz ($37 directly to winner or another human charity)
de captain ($X additional monies on #6)
BluffMyNuts ($X on #6 to thank de captain)
tylertwo ($200 directly to ASPCA)

We are already up to $15/number!! That means the winning charity is guaranteed at least $525 already!



Planning to be there in person for the spin:
chopstick
gobbo
de captain
daryn
W0X0F (maybe)

anyone is welcome to attend, and we'll be going out for dinner later that night.



I won't call you an idiot because you are knowingly trying to break the rules instead of having just not read them. That said, only your Howard Treesong nomination is being counted as you've already nominated 4 others. Let's make sure we give everyone an opportunity to nominate.


You only have a single (invalid) nomination, chief. If you get at least two valid nominations from OOT regs, I'll make an exception and fast track you in based on your contributions to OOT.


You only had a single nomination at the time, and hadn't been selected. Also, the ASPCA is already claimed by tylertwo, pick a different charity. I'm thinking The Derek Zoolander Center for Kids Who Can't Read Good and Wanna Learn to Do Other Stuff Good Too is a solid pick for you. Maybe the Dachshund Rescue of North America as a close second.

Howard Treesong
15
The Wounded Warrior Project

Chopstick, please PM your address (or give me a designee who will take snail mail) and I'll ship my pledged hundo to you in Friday's mail.

Okay book that one then.

zzz

Oh cool, I'm actually in Vegas at this time. Should make it in person, put me down for $50 to the winner.

Name: 2/325Falcon
Number: 14
Charity:USO

http://www.uso.org/

#14 for Jim Ed Rice ftw and the USO because when I landed back in USA #1 from the Middle East some lady I had never met and will never see again gave me a slightly stale brownie and said welcome home. It's been 11 years and I still remember that brownie.

I'd also like to nominate some OOTiots who rarely post now:

d10
Best driver from the Hundred And Worst

LFS
Baby helmet expert

Dids
Because lolDids and if he gets in he'll have to post in OOT

Epic lurker slot
Because some lurker could make an epic low number post itt and then everybody would be all like OH SNAP. And some of you lurking mofos need to start posting.

Fifth spot is for sale, obv.

gambit
anarchist

Name: SGT RJ

Number: 10

Charity: RAINN (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network)

Thank you for the honor, I've got details from de captain and will ship to cover my pledge today. Also pledge $50 for my charity regardless of outcome. It was either RAINN or Wounded Warriors and I'm pretty sure WW already has coverage regardless.

Also second nomination for lbr, whose one liners in the tbab thread alone merit nomination. Also add to nominations for Alobar and El D, both of whom contribute a great deal to OOT, as well as TylerTwo, who is just an all around funny guy.

I'd like to second (or third) d10. I've enjoyed his contributions to my AMA thread.

And he can hover, so I'm jealous of that!

March 11th, at 7 pm, right?

I'd really like to make it, but it would be a little crazy for me. I finish flying at 11 pm on the 10th (in New York), and start another trip at 0600 on the 13th. Still...tempting to hop a flight on the 11th, be there for the spin, and then play some poker and fly back on the 12th.

chopstick, are you going to meet in the same general area as last year?

Lock up #0 for gobbo and the Dachshund Rescue of North America!
Lock up #15 for Howard Treesong and The Wounded Warrior Project!
Lock up #14 for 2/325Falcon and the USO!
Lock up #10 for SGT RJ and the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network!


lonely_but_rich, Gambit, LFS, and d10 now each have at least two nominations, and all are clearly great assets to the OOT community, so let's go ahead and lock up spots for all of them ahead of schedule. Choose your numbers and charities, guys!


Here's the current list of selected and and nominees so far:

selected:
chopstick
Dominic
Yakmelk
Alobar
tylertwo
de captain
W0X0F
Villian1
gobbo
gregorio
El Diablo
2/325Falcon
Howard Treesong
SGT RJ
lonely_but_rich
Gambit
d10
LFS


nominated:
mmbt0ne
fabian
BluffMyNuts
Masta Aces
SpacemanBryce
#Thinman
Tuma
No Soup For U
Nunnehi
Dids
anarchist


Names in bold have already been pre-selected for wheel spots. You can nominate them again if you want, but they are already in. Invalid nominations have not been listed.

If you haven't already nominated some OOTers, do so. Both to make the selection process easier on me, and more importantly, to recognize the OOTers that help make OOT great. Say thank you to the people that you enjoy reading by nominating them. Spend a couple of minutes to write up some shoutouts and spread some positivity! Let your favorite OOTers know you think they're doing a great job!


Current wheel status:

#	user	charity
0	gobbo	Dachshund Rescue of North America
32	?	?
15	Howard Treesong	The Wounded Warrior Project
19	?	?
4	Villian1	The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
21	?	?
2	chopstick	Friends Of Homeless Animals
25	?	?
17	tylertwo	ASPCA
34	?	?
6	de captain	(undecided)
27	?	?
13	?	?
36	?	?
11	?	?
30	?	?
8	?	?
23	gregorio	Guelph Wellington Seniors Association
10	SGT RJ	Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network
5	?	?
24	?	?
16	?	?
33	?	?
1	?	?
20	?	?
14	2/325Falcon	USO
31	?	?
9	?	?
22	El Diablo	SF-Marin Food Bank
18	?	?
29	Yakmelk	National Alliance to End Homelessness
7	?	?
28	?	?
12	?	?
35	?	?
3	?	?
26	W0X0F	Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America

Selected but haven't picked yet:
Dominic
Alobar
lonely_but_rich
Gambit
LFS
d10


Pledges:
SGT RJ ($5/number, $50 directly to RAINN)
chopstick ($5/number)
TXYB ($3/number)
Sakland ($1/number)
Yakmelk ($1/number, $37 directly to Wounded Warrior Project)
jjshabado ($5/even numbers)
Bloobird ($50 directly to winner)
goofball ($37 directly to winner)
pokeraz ($37 directly to winner or another human charity)
de captain ($X additional monies on #6)
BluffMyNuts ($X on #6 to thank de captain)
tylertwo ($200 directly to ASPCA)
Howard Treesong ($100 pledged... to something. The winner?)

We are already up to $15/number!! That means the winning charity is guaranteed at least $612 already!



Planning to be there in person for the spin:
chopstick
gobbo
de captain
daryn
Bloobird
W0X0F (maybe)

anyone is welcome to attend, and we'll be going out for dinner later that night.



W0X0F - The spin will be at 7pm on March 11. I'll plan to hang out at Snacks inside Bellagio from 6:15pm until we are ready to head over. Snacks is the mini-cafe just ahead and to the left of the poker room. Of course your should show up!

I would like to pledge:

$37 to the winning charity
$10 on a # of my choice (TBD)
$53 directly to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

PayPal through de captain? PM him for details?

Awesome!

Yep, PM de captain and he'll take care of you.

$1/number, $13 to Caps #, $10 additional for every Veterans charity nominated.

My $100 pledge is to the winner.

de captain: can you PM me snail mail information and I'll put cash in the mail tomorrow morning?

I also nominate divides_by_zero, who is obviously a very solid long-term poster.

Thanks for the nomination

Name: gambit8888

number: 8

Charity: Michigan wish.org (make a wish foundation)

http://michigan.wish.org/

I'd like to nominate:

jmakin: Although he was never quite the same after dropping the "mecrzy" part, he brought lots of entertainment, and this place is less interesting without him. Maybe he'd even pop in to rage-tell us how stupid all the charities we picked are.

Dr Spaceman: Even if we can't have the Spaceman who was in the top 5 of the LC leaderboard, we deserve at least one Spaceman, and this one's a doctor to boot. Oh, and he's brought the laughter here for years.

Rei Ayanami: Rei's also brought us lots of laughs, compiled stats for the LC thread and, more impressively, a comprehensive accounting of everything that's ever happened throughout the history of Ms OOT. He's also really good at telling stupid posters how stupid they are. Another person who should post here more often.

I'll 2nd the following:

BluffMyNuts based on his contributions in tbab's thread and the fact that he likes to donate to charities, not just as pledged above, but I believe he also did so or offered to do so a few times in tbab's thread.

Dids because he was a solid contributor for years and OOT--especially the LC thread--is less interesting without him. He probably has PMs disabled, though, so there's no way to get in touch with him if he's selected.

anarchist because I appreciate that if I don't get to the worst posters thread soon enough, he's already added the person I'd come to add. He knows what's what here.

anarchist

because he disappeared in vegas for a month once and showed back up like it was no big deal