Anyone Like this idea??

[soforene]

There are one or two miscrients around here who need rules. you know whom I'm thinking about....

Mmmm....
Hang on.
I'm tuning into your wavelength.......
The mists are clearing.
I'm seeing pink... Fabulous colours.... To die for fashion.... Mincing ....oh and some kind of ancient format thingy...

Am I close?

[mliptack]

best tie dyed shirt of the year

Well we all better get to work in this category because we sure got some competition.

[Laserman532]

Hey, How about one award for the most square footage (or tonnage) of obsolete equipment!

[thesk8nmidget]

hmmm wonder who would win that one? we should also do an award for whoever has the first name of josh and last name of lippold...


what? i wanna guarantee an award for myself too!

[mixedgas]

Somebody commented that my rules were too many rules. OK mon, read this:
Some lawyer had wayyyyy tooo much time on his hands and read wayyyy too much SF.
In short , you use their wireless service,at their hotel, they own the omniverse, can over see God, and be a good little boy. PL would only let me post the first 20,000 characters of 189,000
Steve

heres the part on accessing PL while in their hotel:

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[colouredmirrorball]

As this forum has also a "Light sources, others than lasers (coherence is lost on them )" folder, I find there has to be a categorie like "Best non-laser light show" or "Best light show, with lasers and other equipment"

[James Lehman]

A lot of us do things that make us each outstanding in our own ways.

Recognition and reward come in many forms.

I've met some of the coolest peeps I've ever met here at the PL.

James.

[mixedgas]

with a challenge like that, I'll have to dig out my 300 watt cermax xenon and aim it at something.

Steve

[gottaluvlasers]

i think a lot of these ideas are great and expanding my oiginal idea is great. however, i didnt think it would get this involved. if thats where its headed, thats great. my idea was just more along the lines of...

hey "bob." you have been a great member of the forum this month. you helped a TON of people, answered a lot of questions. so on and so forth...heres a $50 set of dichros for ya.

thats all. i didnt plan on it getting this involved. maybe this involved is a lot better! my idea probably was too broad i guess.

maybe the contests ideas is pretty cool. i like steves idea!! we ALL should come up with a CONCRETE set of ground rules and maybe move forward with it.

-Marc

[James Lehman]

We should all settle for an occasional group hug instead (obviously not including the self-obsessed fat kid with glasses).

Is this supposed to be me?

See what I mean !!!

Goodness is its own reward.

Thank you, soforene.

I'm really touched.

Seriously. That's awesome!

But, I'm not that good looking.

James.