General Adult Swim Discussion

[katt_goddess]

Welcome to the SwimmerHood Of The Traveling Shotglass!

The History of SHOTTS:

On October 1, 2006, [adult swim] ran an essay contest in order to give away one very special owl shotglass from their hallowed halls to someone else's grubby paws.
The cost : 33 words on why the author deserved the priviledge.

On October 8, 2006, the contest was closed and the winner and her winning essay were announced during the Sunday Viewer Bumps :

   

"if i won the glass, id take my shot and send it to another [as] fan.

they would do the same.

it would be like that stupid traveling gnome.

only better and stuff."

[duzitickle]

and so, the Swimmerhood was born.

Anniversary Celebration Fun Time:

Anniversary Bumpage Year 1

Anniversary Bumpage Year 2

Rules and Regulations to join this Journey:

When [adult swim] awarded the shotglass, they set forth two rules that we must all adhere to :

1. You Must send it to another [as] fan.

2. You Must wash it before you send it.

They know their fans too well.

And over the course of this long and winding journey, further rulings have been made by the Committee of Stuff to help ensure the safety and continuation of this little social experiment :

*  Please use FedEx or UPS.  This is too important for normal U.S. Postal. Not only that, but carrier services like FedEx and UPS offer tracking numbers as part of their service
     without any additional charges. Tracking numbers = peace of mind.

*  If you want your shot with the glass, you MUST post in this thread asking for it from the person who will be sending it.
      The point of things is to be inclusive and not exclusive so all gimme-gimme's have to be done in the public eye of this thread and not hiding in the land of PMs and IMs.
*  The last person chosen chooses the next person, through many different means.  Please be fair and just. This also keeps things from cycling among only a few people.
*  If someone chooses you, and you accept, you MUST post your promise to continue the shotglass on its journey.
       [as] made that as Rule One and it's important enough to repeat.
*  Keep us up to date, if you happen to have the glass or are receiving it so we wont freak out.  'cuz we will. Seriously.
*  You must be PM system available to be in this Swimmerhood.  There's reasons behind this :
      - the minimum age for the boards is 13.  If someone sent a shotglass and box full of mystery crap to a 13, 14, 15 year old...well, the worse case scenarios are all bad. 
      - there is limited personal info exchanged that under no circumstances should ever be put on the boards proper. Ever. We're talking mailing infos which once again is not
        something that anyone here should be getting from a youngster. Said mailing info is only done between the one shipping to the next-in-line and no one else. So, lets keep 
        this 18+, for all our sakes.
*  Everyone who's had their shot from the glass needs to be noted, to avoid repeats. And that's not just for our records, WS likes to laugh at the list too.
*  Please dont take this wrongly folks.. you need to be an established member of the boards to be in line for this. 
        If we dont know ya.. how can we be sure that you have the same intentions regarding [as]?
        If you're not established.. it's an easy enough fix.  Just post with us and let us get to know you and you'll be established in no time. 

        The only difference between newbie and old hat is merely time.
*  We need a list of everyone who's had it and the next ones in line, etc. 'cuz we all like to keep good records about stuff like this.
        It also helps to keep things on-track on those occasions where holidays and shipping delays conspire to make us forgetful.
*  If you're chosen, but fail to log onto the boards for 2 weeks after being chosen to accept, your spot will be forfeited and the chooser chooses again. This is also to help keep
      things rolling along regularly.
*  There will be no trading promises of sex for the shotglass.  NO NOOKIE!  period.  You think we wouldn't have to have this as a real rule but there you have it. An Addeum to
      this rule is no using the shotglass as an "athletic supporter" either.
*  When the shotglass journal gets full, the whole box goes back to duzitickle for journal replacement and general swag pull. 
      The shotglass then goes back on the trail while WS recieves their own box of travel momentos and a complete update of the adventures thus far.

*  When the Hot Shotts List reaches 100 official members, older members can reapply to host again [same rules apply] and participate in contests for reals.

       But the emphasis will always be on newer members getting spots. Consider the Host recycling as a means to keep the shotglass in circulation instead of sitting on her

       bubble.

*  Should this experiment in trust, travel, and [as] glass-related shenanigans draw to an official close, the shotglass, journals, and box o' swag go back to WS via duzitickle. 

Links to Previous SHOTTS versions:

The Swimmerhood of the Traveling Shotglass [Original Archived Thread] - [10.20.06 - 7.11.07]

Swimmerhood of the Traveling Shotglass Version 2 - [7.11.07 - 4.03.08]

Swimmerhood of the Traveling Shotglass Version 3 - [4.03.08 - 7.09.08] - Zombie Edition, aka, boards ate it. *burp...

Swimmerhood of the Traveling Shotglass Version 3.2 - [7.09.08 - 3.23.09]

Message Edited by katt_goddess on 03-22-2009 07:06 PM

 Creepy Mod Edit: editted for teh stupid

Message Edited by SwimMod_Beezo on 06-07-2009 12:56 PM

[katt_goddess]

The SHOTTS Membership Rights and Lefts:

Membership in SHOTTS is easy and usually painless. Just post in the thread, let people get to know you by participating on the boards themselves too, participate in any ongoing SHOTTS contests and be willing to abide by all the rules set up in the opening post. It may seem like a lot of "work" but this being the interwebs, we can only really know someone by their posting presence. Plus, if you're in the thread, you're more likely to catch a contest that appeals to you which increases your chance of getting a spot.

Provided that you are eligible [ie, 18+ and a **non-IP'd member of the [asmb] ], once you win a spot on the list, it's yours. You'll have your SHOTTS number to do with what you wish. Please note, that won't be your WS SHOTTS number since they assign one of their own based on people fondling the shotglass and not just on the stops made.

Once a person is chosen, they have one week in which to post their acceptance or decline-age. If they fail to post within that alloted time, then unfortunately a new person will have to be chosen for that spot. Sorry, but it's all to keep things from stagnating and it's nothing personal. We all know that crap happens sometimes that keeps people from getting to the boards and this doesn't mean you can't try for another spot.

That spot entitles you to being the host family for the Traveling Shotglass for a duration of one week before washing up precious and shipping the whole shebang out to the next-in-line. It also means that you will be the one to pick the next-in-line from people posting in the thread via a contest of your own chosing. You will have 3 days in which to come up with a contest and post it on the boards. From there, you will have up to 11 days in which to play out your contest equaling two weeks tops from point of acceptance to naming the next member. The setting of a time-limit on contests is also another means in which to keep things going so again, nothing personal.

It is up to you to get the required shipping info from the person next-in-line via the PM system when that time comes. This info is -never- to be posted publically or shared with others. The rules are very strict about this kind of thing and don't think for a moment that a breach of this confidentiality won't get you in massive trouble. Admins, Insiders, Mods and even HELPeR creatures are all rampant in this thread not to mention all those participating who want to keep seeing this journey continue for as long as possible. Not even WS / [as] knows the exact addresses of everyone who has participated and neither should anyone else; that's as it should be.

Interest in SHOTTS also means full-access to Committee of Stuff [CoS] meetings. CoS meetings are called when there are problems, queries, and general 'serious bizness' type stuff that require a chatroom environment to be worked out in without cluttering up the thread itself. On those rare occasions where a CoS is needed, a neutral chatroom is created and linked in the thread which allows all who are interested to attend without having to worry about differences in IM programs among the various members and members-to-be. All that's needed is for people to show up around the posted time and click-n-enter to attend. It's off-boards but general board rules still apply. Which means beware the asshat. And the current SHOTTS roster is riddled with them and always looking for more.

**non-IP'd member means exactly that. If you are somehow hiding on an alt after being served the ultimate bansmack by an Admin, then you are ineligible for a spot. It doesn't matter how you got the IP, what does matter is that open and easy communication on the boards and trust is a vital part of this whole experiment. Being IP'd obviously means that those things aren't guarenteed. So please don't make attempts for a spot if you are on the boards on borrowed time. If nothing else, consider it as further keeping yourself out of trouble by not drawing more attention to yourself.

	The Honorable SHOTTS Membership List
1.	duzitickle	41.	GreenThreads [also: Jebus1]
2.	Milarkie [also: Pebbles and scrapyard]	42.	grenadiere420
3.	Explosivo_420 [also: dbferret]	43.	venus_df
4.	Majikthise	44.	theSLiKbandit
5.	Rainy_Day_May	45.	Cille [also: Metatronda]
6.	itsacoaster	46.	mopargirl420 [also: DrunkGeek254]
7.	Smaddy [also: Magikthise again]	47.	mahala_la_la
8.	katt_goddess [also: KagomeInu]	48.	the_tick_rules2
9.	VicodinEs	49.	fok
10.	Chubby_McLove	50.	comedyswimfan089
11.	Ronin356	51.	holkimcardie1
12.	lesans_muse	52.	dutch_oven
13.	adultswimmer02	53.	GandT
14.	-Unknown_User-	54.	Edward_33
15.	SurleyMcDouchebag	55.	SnappleMan
16.	anonymaus	56.	qaz334
17.	skyllama13	57.	pryoga
17.5	duzitickle [also: Strawberry_Gashes]
18.	goz [also: I_Am_Jacks_STD]	58.	levus_gnome
19.	BigBear777	59.	terrorist96
20.	malon_loves_link	60.	The_Pirate-King
21.	sticksosteel	61.	JustinCoherent
22.	smurfee_mcgee	62.	Sethylococcus
23.	darthmaulin	63.	Stilgar
24.	darth_tofu	64.	lunastar3
25.	Baltazar	65.	GypsyWoman72
26.	MysticJhn	66.	Samurai_Champloo_Fan
27.	darcy153	67.	cidthekittyisfun
28.	Mr_Batou	68.	SayanSudoku
29.	VashVsGoku	69.	ShadowGuy6
30.	Gene_starwend	70.	FieryDoom
31.	VickiSanRoman	71.	fatfish50
32.	NumyMufn	72.	Ronslady4ever
33.	Leon_McNichol	73.	Spellvira
34.	Arachnomancer	74.	The_Letter_R
35.	Bizarro_Deus	75.
36.	Conan_Edogawa420	76.
37.	cgvampyre [also: alucard82, sudoki, buttercuperica, 'unknown sipper']	77.
38.	SesshomaruBebop87	78.
39.	attack_kitty [also: Qarrit]	79.
40.	RIN_00 [**end of sg saga/beginning of evilBETTY saga**]	80.

Message Edited by Swim_Ceej on 03-31-2009 02:45 PM

[katt_goddess]

The SHOTTS Contest List: [a list of all the contests thus far that have been used to determine the next-in-line]
1. duzitickle - n/a
2. Milarkie - n/a
3. Explosivo_420 - n/a
4. Majikthise - n/a
5. Rainy_Day_May - n/a
6. itsacoaster - n/a
7. Smaddy - n/a
8. katt_goddess - n/a. picked VicodinEs due to a fragile rider in the box for him.
9. VicodinEs - n/a
10. Chubby_McLove - gave it to the first person to message him about it.
11. Ronin356 - n/a
12. lesans_muse - n/a
13. adultswimmer02 - n/a
14. -Unknown_User- - n/a
15. SurleyMcDouchebag - give interesting reasons they should get the glass, things they'll do, where they'll take it.
16. anonymaus - chose skyllama because llama had supported him in getting the shotglass.
17. skyllama13 - creative story, haiku or poem about the shotglass.
17.5 duzitickle - n/a [changing of the journal and swag cull stop]
18. goz - n/a
19. BigBear777 - n/a
20. malon_loves_link - used a survey.
21. sticksOsteel - write sg's theme song.
22. smurfee_mcgee - what album am I listening to?
23. darthmaulian - n/a as maul had already chosen tofu in the thread to have it if he won.
24. darth_tofu - requested pictures of places you would take sg.
25. Baltazar - n/a. gave it straight to Mystic, picked the one he thought should be next.
26. MysticJhn - four-part contest : best quote, make avatar, create drinking game, and 33 words.
27. darcy153 - write a story using the word "fanatic" .
28. Mr_Batou - post in the "Dear [adult swim] " thread for April something to do with the shotglass.
29. VashVsGoku - submit a drawing, poem, or essay of a fight between Vash and Goku.
30. Gene_starwend - n/a. outright picked Vicki.
31. VickiSanRoman - pulled name out of a hat [from 12 entrants] .
32. NumyMufn - tell me what THE highlight of sg's visit with you would be [trick question] .
33. Leon_McNichol - wrestling contest.
34. Arachnomancer - quiz. the answers were compared in an online quiz thingie.
35. Bizarro_Deus - movie quote quiz.
36. Conan_Edogawa420 - write 250 words on why they wanted sg.
37. cgvampyre - three-part contest : quiz, finish a story about the shotglass, and scavenger.
38. SesshomaruBebop87 - Who / What am I contest.
39. attack_kitty - draw an attack kitty.
40. RIN_00 - plan an awesome party for sg. 
41. GreenThreads - crazy insane random quiz.
42. grenadiere420 - write a poem of a hero on a quest for the mystical shotglass.
43. venus_df - teach HTML tricks to use in her sig.
44. theSLiKbandit - make Yu-Gi-Oh! cards related to anime.
45. Cille -create hawt anime manz fanart.
46. mopargirl420 - think of an item[s] that you think should be sold in the Shop. [as] related.
47. mahala_la_la - make up a story / legend / fairytale / myth / folklore of why there is no four.
48. the_tick_rules2 - rewrite a scene of romantic / sexual tension from any [as] show, replacing one of the characters with yourself.
49. fok - make a new character for an [as] show that already exists.
50. comedyswimfan089 - write a love poem in the voice of one of the [as] characters involved in a relationship.
51. holkimcardie1 - write a story where a character from an [as] cartoon gets the shotglass.
52. dutch_oven - photo scavenger hunt.
53. GandT - [as]-themed abstract art.
54. Edward_33 - [as]-themed fanart.
55. SnappleMan - beat me in a game of internet backgammon.
56. qaz334 - [as]-themed ASCII art.
57. pryoga - comic strip "fill-in-the-dialogue bubbles" contest.
58. levus_gnome - guess a number between 1-10 and it's yours.
59. terrorist96 - n/a.
60. The_Pirate-King - submit sig code.
61. JustinCoherent - unbannably naughty pirate limerick.
62. Sethylococcus - recite Rule 42; create a contest contest.

63. stilgar - write story about two gods in a battle to the death.

64. lunastar3 - what would your favorite [as] character do with BETTY.

65. GypsyWoman72 - create a BETTY related Motivator.

66. Samurai_Champloo_Fan - find / make S_C_F a new [as] related desktop wallpaper.

67. cidthekittyisfun - create a custom [as] icon.

68. SayanSudoku - make a personals ad for BETTY.

69. ShadowGuy6 - design an [as] board game.

70. FieryDoom - pitch an original comedy show idea.

71. fatfish50 - the "That's what she said" contest.

72. Ronslady4ever - 70's MatchGame gameshow Q & A.

73. Spellvira - analyze a character from the [as] block.

74. The_Letter_R - [as] games : pwn for BETTY.

Message Edited by Swim_Ceej on 03-31-2009 02:45 PM

[NumyMufn]

*sniffs*

ahhhh... that new thread smell


EDIT: Everyone, be sure to update those sig links

Nicely done, katt

Message Edited by NumyMufn on 03-23-2009 11:46 PM

[ShadowGuy6]

Thanks katt.  Good job.  I feel more refreshed already.

*runs off to update sig*

[holkimcardie1]

Aaaaawwww!  And I gotta update my bookmark!

[attack_kitty]

Fancy

[qaz334]

wow, you have laid it down old school

for us, nice and tight, mad props on

rules, regs, and info, oh for the sexy

[ShadowGuy6]

For those of you just joining us........the_Letter_R should be along shortly to re-post the current contest.  It's a good one.  PWN.

Go ahead and make yourself comfortable, and get familiar with the history and links in the katt's post in the mean time. 

[Explosivo_420]

ole #3 here just checking in to say hi and im glad to see this is still going on

[SnappleMan]

I about shat myself when I saw that the previous thread was locked, but it's great to see that we actually have a proper series of OP's in the new edition. Thanks katt and Arcturus and anyone else who helped out!

[FieryDoom]

Nice work katt, and yes, thanks to any moddies who helped out!

[fatfish50]

Katt - nice intro, it was a nice refresher on all the happenins

I updated my sig, then thought, why do I even do this, I pretty much confine my posting to this thread and I don't even post that much.  Anyway for what it's worth my link should work now.

Before I go back to lurking, any word on BETTY? 

Justin - please post that you still have her and she is okay, or that she is on her way to her next destination.  I'd hate to think Bubo really did fly off with her...

Message Edited by fatfish50 on 03-24-2009 11:13 AM

[ShadowGuy6]

Betty is supposedly safe with Justin, while Sethylococcus works out some family stuff.  I don't know why Justin's been so stingy with the updates, Betty will move on to Sethy or the next person (I think it's Stilgar) within the week, I would assume.  Our thoughts are with you Sethy.

Also, katt did a great job with the OP, but I'd also like to thank Holkimcardie for her previous OP, it is the one I learned about the SHOTTS on, and it will always hold a special place in my nethers (as Qaz would say). 

[Ghost-in-the-Shell]

Wow, cool. It's great to see this thing still going.

[Samurai_Champloo_Fan]

What Holkie said...

*Updates*

[duzitickle]

duzi approves this thread.
^_^

good job, ms katt.

[darcy153]

oOoh, shiny new thread **bookmarks**

[fok]

The link in my sig is in my website

OVERHAUL TIEM!!!

[SaugusHagar]

...I just don't understand these threads.

[duzitickle]

what is it youre not getting?
maybe one of us can help explain it better.
=]

[SaugusHagar]

the whole thing really. I understand the rules, I just don't get why it would be fun.

[duzitickle]

its fun for me cuz i get to watch it travel around to the fans.
i love seeing where she is and what shes been up to.
shes been from the alamo to niagra falls
to the big apple and the northern lights of alaska.
and many, many, many places between.
shes been traveling for over two years now.
its fun to see how long she'll be out there
before we send her back to WS.

[SaugusHagar]

hmmm...imagine if it were a pair of tighie whities and you sign your name on them?

[duzitickle]

well, i could imagine [as] giving a pair away.
im not sure that id jump on the wagon to wear them..
but a shotglass with owls is pretty danged rad.