After grabbing a few items from woot.com, Chris decided to purchase this little guy: a Woot Monkey. Apparently, the thing launches in the same way that you would launch a slingshot, and emits a somewhat unsettling screeching sound. Kinda like it’s dying.
Time for another coin guessing game! This one’s from Matt again, who brought in a big pillowsack full of change. I’m not sure how he accumulates so much change, so quickly. I’m convinced that every day, after work, he buys a Slim Jim or something, just so he can get change. He seems to be building these stockpiles faster than…
Today was Rey’s birthday, and we all decided to get him birthday cake as a surprise. We hid the thing by Ben’s desk, and then crowded around pretending to be looking at some funny video on the web. The plan was, when Rey would come by to see what all the commotion was… we’d part, and reveal the cake. I…
A box arrived today at work, addressed to me. There was a company name as the sender, but nothing I recognized… Inside, there were several dozen bouncy balls, various pirate eye patches, and a nice pirate hat! Sweet! As soon as I saw what was inside, I figured it had to be Gretchen. Who else could have sent something this…
Matt brought in not one, but two bags of quarters today. You may remember that he purchased a house a while back, and is the landlord man. In the basement of the place he’s got two coin-operated washing machines, and from time to time… he empties out the quarters. And here are our guesses. Note the sad smiley next to…
Chris, working the Luchador mask. Matt, literally with bells on.
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Brought in my big bag of coins today, for yet another fun-filled coin-guessing game. For those unfamiliar with this game, here’s some backstory: 1) The first ever coin-guessing game. 2) Matt’s Bag-O-Money Challenge 3) Justin’s Quarterless Bag of Money 4) Mike’s Water Cooler Jug 5) Matt’s Bog-O-Money Challenge 2 6) A Smiley-Face Full of Coins The story behind my coins?…
Today, Chris brought in his container full of coins. Apparently, this is the total sum of all the change that’s come out of his pockets, at the end of each work day (over the course of the past year). This one proved a challenging guess. As you may have seen, the prior guessing games involved much larger quantities, with people…
Sadly, after work today was a going-away party for Anthony. He’s worked with Emmis for about 10 years, and is leaving his position as webmaster for both Q101 and The Loop. Sad, sad day. We all met up at a place called Uncle Julio’s, and watched the day turn into night over Coronas and margaritas. Chris, Ben, Justin (hidden) and…
Let’s start off with some backstory. A week ago (and ironically, the same day that I lost my balance on the CTA), I decided to tempt fate and ordered myself a pair of Fun Slides. What are they? Well, I mentioned them last November, when they were voted one of the 10 Most Dangerous Toys of 2004. And today? Right…
Matt brought in yet another bag of quarters today. What is it – two guessing games so far this month? I think we’re starting to hit some kind of trend. Here’s Mike, making his calculations. For quick reference, here are the links to prior coin-guessing games: 1) The first ever coin-guessing game. 2) Matt’s Bag-O-Money Challenge 3) Justin’s Quarterless Bag…
I swear, this is starting to turn into some sort of unofficial sport with us. Mike ended up bringing in a big water cooler jug of change. As a frame of reference, let me refer you to: 1) The first ever coin-guessing game. 2) Matt’s Bag-O-Money Challenge 3) Justin’s Quarterless Bag of Money Chris, using some intricate scientific method to…
In what has apparently become a tradition here at the workplace, Justin brought in a ton of change and we all tried to guess how much he had. For those of you playing at home, here’s what you should know: the coins were brought in two pillowcases. Also, there were no quarters in either of the bags. And finally, these…