When oh When will all the Fun end

[ashauler]

see this post: http://www.cigarsmokers.com/showpost...&postcount=136

Eligibility:
Members in good standing with at least 25 posts as of today. Don't worry, if you are unsure of your standing, go ahead and enter. Our regular asshat vetting crew will let you know if you qualify in short order.

The Contest:
There will be two:
1. Total number of posts in the budget box pass thread. Winner will be determined by the closest guess without going over. The last post will be the one where Craig states he has the pass back in his hands.
2. The date the pass arrives back in Craigs hands. Winner determined by the closest guess. In the case where it gets to Craig on, say, January 3rd, and someone guess January 2 and somebody else guess January 4th.....I'll send two prizes.

Rules:
One guess for each contest, in a single post in this thread, per participant. Editing will get you disqualified as well as a quick introduction to the aforementioned asshat vetting crew.

Contest closes at midnight, CST, June 30, 2009.

Prize:
I'll throw some stuff from my cooler in a bag and mail it to you, at least a 5'er, but sometimes extra crap just jumps in the bag. All are guaranteed to be smokeable, hand-rolled, large ring-guage cigars purchased off free Yahoo internet.

Enjoy, and let the guessing begin.

Entrants:

Badwhale
1. 390
2. July 29th

BWA
1. 427
2. August 11

Craig
1. 500
2. A dream of his that often makes him wake up in a sweat.

bigbill
1. 396
2. August 15

MasterCylinder
1. 320
2. July 23

Sammis
1. 427
2. July 31

heftysmokes
1. 454
2. August 13

EGQ
1. 365
2. July 25

The Rich Life
1. 398
2. August 17

Victory 01
1. 414
2. August 2

Galvanic Fish
1. 451
2. August 4

Irish79
1. 330
2. July 27

Cajunblaze
1. 280
2. September 1

Roger
1. 565
2. August 5

mrtr33
1. 517
2. August 1

PropheticJoe
1. 465
2. August 22

Factored Reality
1. 299
2. July 21

Cinda
1. 512
2. August 18

[badwhale]

Thanks for this contest Jamie, and Thanks Aaron for the idea

1) I say 390 posts (another good Ford engine)
2) I say it gets back to Craig on July 29th

Thanks again!

Will

[bigwhiteash]

Nice!



I'll say a total of 427 posts

Returning to Ottowa on August 11th


Sure could use some handrolled large ring-guage cigars!

[craig]

Thanks!

1. I already picked 500, so I'll pick it here. However, I will ensure that this cannot be the winning entry.

2. I pick 38C . Nice fit to the hand, and ... er ... wait. I'm thinking of a different kind of date ...

[ashauler]

Minor addition to the contest........bolded in contest 1. Dennis-Will-Craig......you are allowed one edit, must be made today.

[bigwhiteash]

I'm good with my original picks!

[big bill]

396 posts, back to Craig August 15th

[MasterCylinder]

I'd guess 320 posts, back on the 23rd of July.

But I'm not entering, just guessing for the fun of it - it's too much of a pain to ship stuff to me.

[sammis]

Hmm, how about:

July 31st

427 posts

[heftysmokes]

LOL, thanks for running with the idea, Ash. I'm going to go ahead and add to the contest. If I win either contest, I get Jamie's prize and I will send a prize from my humidor to the second place finisher. If I don't win either contest, I'll send additional prizes to the winner/s...so if someone else wins these they'll get a double whammy.

For contest 1, sticking with the CI theme, I'll go with 454

And for contest 2, I'll go with my daughter's first birthday, August 13, 2009. (Yes I know if it gets there August 13, 2010 I lose )

Thanks for the contest Ash!

[craig]

I'd guess 320 posts, back on the 23rd of July.

But I'm not entering, just guessing for the fun of it - it's too much of a pain to ship stuff to me.

Not necessarily. An international 'small packet' (first-class airmail) is good for a (smaller) fiver, and is about $6.50US (weight-dependent).

For slightly heavier, the USPS priority mail small flat-rate box ($5US inside US, $11US to Canada, $13US to the UK) is good for up to 4lbs. Unfortunately, the small box can only hold about 10 cigars, and that's tight.

Beyond that, bigger/heavier packages or delivery confirmation/tracking do, however, raise the prices very quickly (and are more likely to be reviewed by Customs).

If you win, I'll work out something with Ashauler to get you some smokes

[EGQ]

1. 365
2. July 25

[TheRichLife]

Assuming I haven't been labeled an asshat (yet).

1) 398
2) August 17th

[MasterCylinder]

Not necessarily. An international 'small packet' (first-class airmail) is good for a (smaller) fiver, and is about $6.50US (weight-dependent).

For slightly heavier, the USPS priority mail small flat-rate box ($5US inside US, $11US to Canada, $13US to the UK) is good for up to 4lbs. Unfortunately, the small box can only hold about 10 cigars, and that's tight.

Beyond that, bigger/heavier packages or delivery confirmation/tracking do, however, raise the prices very quickly (and are more likely to be reviewed by Customs).

If you win, I'll work out something with Ashauler to get you some smokes

Cheers Craig - just don't want to burden folks, cause I know it's a bit more expensive to send stuff out here. I'm looking forward to the day I move back to the states so I can participate in this kind of stuff more

[victory01]

i'm gonna go with.....414 posts and august 2nd.

thanks for the contest!

[Galvanicfish]

Here's hoping I haven't been placed in the asshat category:


451
Aug. 4

[ashauler]

Cheers Craig - just don't want to burden folks, cause I know it's a bit more expensive to send stuff out here. I'm looking forward to the day I move back to the states so I can participate in this kind of stuff more

We're all looking forward to that day too my friend, but untill then, you are in the contest,

[Irish79]

Thanks for the contest Jamie.

My guesses are:

330 posts
July 27

[ashauler]

bumpity.......

[CAJUNBLAZE]

I will say:

280 post
Sept. 1st

Thanks for the contest sir.

Rich