a trophy is a great idea. maybe engrave it with the winning team each year.

and the rest of ur ummmmmmmmm unit/ team........................

Who should I be pulling for since TT adopted me as a newbie, but I haven't played a lot with them..........or the Frizzaks from the Northeast (my homeland) that I hang out with mucho. I am having an identity crisis of sorts! And team MU, being from NY, they are the closest to the birthplace. The action is intense!

Of course you could be a PoBoy...They are mostly from NJ but some relocated closer to Warwick town park, so they are New Yorkers now too...

Who be these PoBoys

By my count, the FriZZaks walked away with $1,110. By my count as well, Mitch alone walked out with $1,262. I beat your entire team!



Your count is wrong......of course...manunits have small brains and big egos......

ZZ cashed a collective $1449.00

And what team will rule in the PIE EATING CONTEST?

There in no doubt who will win that.......TThe Pro

By my count, the FriZZaks walked away with $1,110. By my count as well, Mitch alone walked out with $1,262. I beat your entire team!

This competition is not based on the MSDGC, from what I recollect, it is going to be a competition b4 MSDGC. VTI style you mullet.

I have an IDEA....
How about a wager. Each team brings something that is an exemplification of their group or each individual. Say TT for ex.. It would be a 1/5 of evan, a britney spears calender, a thumb, a belly shirt. Or we could have a trophy made. The opposite of the Mullet wig. A trphy that passes from member to member of the winning team for a year until its return to the tourney.....I aint scared.

Sounds like a good idea.

mitch sonderfan is my hero

You need a Role Model

You need to get your fata$$ off that chair in front of the computer every now and again. I wont be able to make the VTI this year, so �an �nit will have to come up with someone else.

Chicken

By the way, the PoBoys are the following (I think): Steve Brinster, Scott Howard, Craig Cutler, Charlie Holmgrom (sp?), Nick "DeepFreeze" Defrees (aka Silk), and I think unofficially Matt Pappas, though he's not around very often. I may be missing one or two?

last year you were Mitch the Mittenz....Your past achievments have been erased. You are now....MUMITCH....starting anew.

They are definitely stronger than Man Mittenz

Scoward alone can take out miTTenz, he will just make him laugh the whole time.

VTI style you mullet.



Can Team RADL get in on this? /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

dont really know....Are you guys just a circumstantial team; coming together when needed. Or a team, that takes showers together and shares socks,ie. man-unit. It will have to be considered.....
LOGO?

dont really know....Are you guys just a circumstantial team; coming together when needed. Or a team, that takes showers together and shares socks,ie. man-unit. It will have to be considered.....
LOGO?

They are a thrown together stacked Team with no REAL affiliation

The criteria clearly states that if they shower together, they are in!

By the way, the PoBoys are the following (I think): Steve Brinster, Scott Howard, Craig Cutler, Charlie Holmgrom (sp?), Nick "DeepFreeze" Defrees (aka Silk), and I think unofficially Matt Pappas, though he's not around very often. I may be missing one or two?



Also Timmy Premus - though he moved to Colorado earlier this year - he came home for the holidays so we all played some random dubz at Wolfes Woods last Monday (second course at Warwick park). Timmy and Deepfreeze beat Scoward and Craig "Johnny Sidecash" Smolin in a four hole playoff.

ANd the ruling is....

TTrim

friZZak

friZZak



UNAFFILIATED!!! :p

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TTrim will 4ever prevail

friZZak



UNAFFILIATED!!! :p

All Poker winners....I mean whiners will remain unaFFiliated

the unit cannot be defeated

Is somebody still bitter about having had to shoot a record round just to outcash a lowly AM2? :D:D

the unit cannot be defeated



Except if they don't even get in the event!!! :cool:

Is somebody still bitter about having had to shoot a record round just to outcash a lowly AM2? :D:D



Is someone forgetting what a lucksack they were to win any money at poker??? :D :D :D

Is somebody still bitter about having had to shoot a record round just to outcash a lowly AM2? :D:D



Is someone forgetting what a lucksack they were to win any money at poker??? :D :D :D



I do seem to recall telling a certain pro-open player to p-off :D

Hey, I'm the first to admit I got an incredible run of cards:
1) caught trip dueces to set me up in the beginning
2) caught a king on the turn with A-K to suck out against Andrew Sweeton (he had queens)
3) sucked out a rivered straight to stay in the game with K-Q
4) picked up pocket aces when Tommy went all in with A-10
5) sucked out a duece with J-2 suited against Gary (still had him covered though)

and the best of all...

Rivering one of the two remaining treys to suck out a full house against Timmy.

So yes, very lucky, but I had the hands when I needed them, and I don't seem to recall you going home with anything more than a couple DVD appearances /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif :D;)

Just kidding Luke - see ya in August (or before that - who knows??)

Is somebody still bitter about having had to shoot a record round just to outcash a lowly AM2? :D:D

Never

Is somebody still bitter about having had to shoot a record round just to outcash a lowly AM2? :D:D



Is someone forgetting what a lucksack they were to win any money at poker??? :D :D :D



I do seem to recall telling a certain pro-open player to p-off :D

Hey, I'm the first to admit I got an incredible run of cards:
1) caught trip dueces to set me up in the beginning
2) caught a king on the turn with A-K to suck out against Andrew Sweeton (he had queens)
3) sucked out a rivered straight to stay in the game with K-Q
4) picked up pocket aces when Tommy went all in with A-10
5) sucked out a duece with J-2 suited against Gary (still had him covered though)

and the best of all...

Rivering one of the two remaining treys to suck out a full house against Timmy.

So yes, very lucky, but I had the hands when I needed them, and I don't seem to recall you going home with anything more than a couple DVD appearances /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif :D;)

Just kidding Luke - see ya in August (or before that - who knows??)

That is Poker

Where in Colorado did Timmah move?

Where in Colorado did Timmah move?



Not positive, but I'm pretty sure he said Denver. I seem to recall us discussing his travails in gettin to a local course. since he's without motorized transport - it's a 15 minute bicycle ride or an 1 hour bus ride (many local stops). He seemed frustrated with the process and hadn't played much prior to coming home for the weekend.

I remember playing a poker game in the garage Friday night where I recieved the worst bad beat of my life.

There were a few people in that game who couldn't even spell P O K E R. not because they are bad players normally, but because of how intoxicated they were.

I will have to make sure to sign up in time this year. I am a slacker.

I remember playing a poker game in the garage Friday night where I recieved the worst bad beat of my life.

There were a few people in that game who couldn't even spell P O K E R. not because they are bad players normally, but because of how intoxicated they were.

I will have to make sure to sign up in time this year. I am a slacker.



Don't ever try to teach DeBois how to play poker. Especially when he's inebriated. The kid doesn't understand the concept of bluffing. Let him stick to throwing beer caps at glasses full of water. :cool:

Water is BAD

There will again be poker. It will be bigger and better than last year.

I remember playing a poker game in the garage Friday night where I recieved the worst bad beat of my life.

There were a few people in that game who couldn't even spell P O K E R. not because they are bad players normally, but because of how intoxicated they were.

I will have to make sure to sign up in time this year. I am a slacker.



I was not very drunk at all, but that was a bad beat that I gave you. Running cards for a straight to kick you out of the cash does hurt.

Once you get off the waiting list, we can make plans to play again this year. :D

There will again be poker. It will be bigger and better than last year.



Are we talking 3-4 tables instead of 2 tables? Same entry fee, bigger payout?

The 2006 MSDGC is pleased to announce our first 2006 Affiliate event - The 2006 Jersey Jam, which will be held August 20th, 2006.

The winner of each MSDGC Affiliate event earns free entry into the MSDGC and the Birdie Skins Qualifier. For more info on this event, and the MSDGC Affiliate events, visit:

http://www.msdgc.com/index_tournaments.html

Steve Dodge

PS. If you would like to nominate an event for MSDGC Affiliation, we are all ears. We plan on having 10 Pro Open MSDGC Affiliates, and 2 Pro Women Affiliates.

i missed most of last years poker tourney but i was able to see smolin take hom the win. i don't know anything about poker but it looked pretty intense. i will try to watch more of this year's event.
the poker tables were awesome too.

What is Poker?

i remember that near the End of the poker tourney, someone was licking someone....and Dome put his toungue on WHOA>>>>>

i missed most of last years poker tourney but i was able to see smolin take hom the win. i don't know anything about poker but it looked pretty intense. i will try to watch more of this year's event.
the poker tables were awesome too.



I didn't get to see much of the poker tournament. I was too busy watching Dome try to lick LL. :D :D

i remember that near the End of the poker tourney, someone was licking someone....and Dome put his toungue on WHOA>>>>>

that as some funny arse shi t.

I didn't get to see much of the poker tournament. I was too busy watching <font color="red"> Dome try to lick LL </font> . :D :D



CLASSIC!!

I remember looking in from the deck and seeing LL keep glancing over towards Dome with that look on his face. PRICELESS.

and VAL yelling "DO IT DO IT"

and VAL yelling "DO IT DO IT"

Who started that big lickathon.

Those **** GURLS..

I think it was a raging mullet

I think it was a raging mullet



Val and Leslie are now honorary mullets?

for life

I just remember this hulking monster named Yeti peering over my shoulder, and me getting very claustrophobic - almost like this Yeti was sucking up all the oxygen in my immediate vicinity. Also - telling Luke to stop bothering me, Shanest giving me a thumbs up and me "whatevering" him. High comedy :D

Poker specifics are still being worked on. The field will be bigger if the demand is there and a bigger field will make it a slightly deeper payout. The entry fee will be the same. There are a few tweeks I plan on making. More details in about 7 months.

umm im pretty sure val and leslie and in man unit, or girl unit

Hey Ron awesome you're willing to run poker again. We've got room for 40 players, but only two cool Rob Tatro-made Marshall Street Holdem tables. The other two tables can go in the garage. Maybe some random seating method, preferably one where last year's winner plays solitaire in the guest bathroom? Okay that's just silly.

i think the bathroom idea is very good...sorry buddy....

Craig would be beTTer off that way anyway

Foolish children :cool:

Your Tiger Crane styles will be no match for my Eagle's Claw technique.

I will defend my title by making the final table at the very least.

I shall defeat you with my Drunken Monkey technique.

You will fear my Karate Kid "Sweep the Leg Johnny" move

ahhh one day you could be my pupil grasshoppa.

did i hear karate kid?

I heard that someone caught Smolin "playing solitaire" in the guest bathroom last year.

Johnny - awesome avatar - bow down to the alter that is Billy Zabka!!! Best 80s teen villian of all time!!!

The Pro Open division is now full (except for the reserved Affiliate, Champion, and PDGA Card Pro reserved spots). There is a $5 fee to get on the waiting list. If you make it into the tournament, this $5 gets applied to your entry fee. If you do not make it in, this $5 gets applied to the tournament.

If you are a PDGA Card Pro or your name is Ron Russell or Kevin McCoy, you can still sign up using the PDGA Card Pro or MSDGC Champion options.

All of the reserved spots (Womens, Grand Masters, PDGA Card Pro, Champions, Sponsors) are only reserved until July 1st. At that point, any unclaimed spots will be released to the waiting list.



What is the PDGA Card Pro Reserved Spots??? Does this mean you can still get in if you have a touring pro card?? I don't have the internet anymore so I only get on once a week at most. I can't believe this touranment is already filled up!

Hey Chris. Nine touring Pro Spots left. You got the cahhhd, 100 bucks will get you in the tourney, until supplies last. This nifty table will explain it all: http://msdgc.com/players_players.html

Three observations:
1) Anyone who is not on the internet is SOL when it comes to preregistering.
2) Seems like the MSDGC has left a lot of cash on the table. Sold out in two days? Over half a year before the tournament? Either the entry fees should have been much higher or there should be many more spots opened up.
3) This tournament has the feel of a major, except for quality and depth of the field... You must qualify for the USDGC, you must have enough PDGA points to qualify for the Worlds, but all you need to play in the MSDGC is an internet connection and $100.

or you had to play it last year. They took preregistration for 2006 at the event. If you didn't know that this was going to fill in a couple days you haven't had this tournament on your radar.

Three observations:
1) Anyone who is not on the internet is SOL when it comes to preregistering.
2) Seems like the MSDGC has left a lot of cash on the table. Sold out in two days? Over half a year before the tournament? Either the entry fees should have been much higher or there should be many more spots opened up.
3) This tournament has the feel of a major, except for quality and depth of the field... You must qualify for the USDGC, you must have enough PDGA points to qualify for the Worlds, but all you need to play in the MSDGC is an internet connection and $100.



1) Definitely, unless you happened to go to Buffumville Doubles on Sunday Jan 1 where Vinny announced to the assembled that they better sign up fast. Then there were a couple guys who came by on Monday January 2, and a few phone orders with credit cards. We'll carefully examine how to do it better next year after we see what happens this year. Maybe embedded in your constructive criticism is the idea to require a certain disc golf rating or ranking to qualify. Something more mathematically objective. Not a bad idea -- as long as some weirdos withOUT mad skills can play, too. Gotta have a couple weirdos. We could have a couple of saved spots with "Weirdos We Love." That would cause a stir.

2) Raising entry fees? We'd like to raise the payout, and not fleece the players on the entry fee. Entry fees still make up a large portion of the payout, and this is not our ideal I think though I usually get in trouble when I speak for Steve, too. Keep more spots open? I agree, but only theoretically and not till next year cause it's too late baby for this year.

3) Like a major! Thank you Chris. And the depth of field will be that much higher when YOU sign up.

What you've said is generally true, but there's still a lot of spots to be earned, and those spots are designed to enrich the field. And don't forget the Five Spots round on Pyramids Silvers Friday morning. The field will only get better from here on in. But again, you're right.

Maybe it comes down to us not really believing that THAT many SUPUHSTAHHHHS are willing to come all the way to Massachusetts for a disc golf tournament. Or maybe essentially it takes years to figure out how to do everything right.

There's one more thing. For the remaining spots you need more than an Internet connection and $100: You have to know your card code too -- the three digit number on the back of the card on the right on the signature strip. Wow a lot of people mess that up!

Its just a big tourney that happens in the middle of nowhere that we all love. Lots of money and lots of hype(that it lives up to). I am personally happy and proud that this tourney fills as quickly as it does. YEAH NEFA.....frizzak

2) Raising entry fees? We'd like to raise the payout, and not fleece the players on the entry fee. Entry fees still make up a large portion of the payout, and this is not our ideal I think though I usually get in trouble when I speak for Steve, too.





This is exactly why the MSDGC OWNS! Increase the payout without increasing entry fees? Wow! What a crazy idea!

A Non-PDGA Major.................Awesome!

I like beer!

Vince does bring up some good points. I always believe that this is a classic example that no matter what you do, people will be upset and that no registration process is perfect.

I think that making this event a qualify event only like the USDGC is not a good idea. Let's face it, yes MSDGC has gone to a national level quicker than anything we have ever seen in this sport, but no, that allure of the USDGC is just not there and probably won't be without giving it that major label on it.

And what does a major label do for you anyway? They don't provide PDGA tour points.

Even if this was a quailify event only, in all fairness, like the USDGC does, they would have to be all around the country. I just don't see a 960 player who has a good weekend and qualifying and then traveling across the country to play a tournament for anything but the USDGC.

Registration process is a pain the rear, but I think MSDGC is on the right track. Saving spots for qualifying the week of, previous high finishers, etc. Then, saving the last spots to first come first serve.

[quote2) Raising entry fees? We'd like to raise the payout, and not fleece the players on the entry fee.

[/QUOTE]
:-D I like your thinking.

Vince does bring up some good points. I always believe that this is a classic example that no matter what you do, people will be upset and that no registration process is perfect.



I didn't view Vince's post as upset. I viewed it as some constructive observations. I think Vince loves us (but I've been wrong on this type of thing before, just ask the ladies of Fredericksburg, VA!)

Being on the internet was a definite advantage to signing up this year. Believe it or not, Jason and I have already begun planning for the 2007 registration process. We would love to hear more ideas and thoughts than just ours. Should there be registration at the event? Should it be limited? Should you have to finish in the top 50? The more input the better the result.

We sold out in two days, therefore the entry fee was too low. This is a correct thought, if your goal is to maximize profits. Right now, we are not at the maximizing profits stage - but when ESPN calls us the story will change quickly, yahoo!! Anyway, right now, our goal is create an event that helps foster the growing number of great disc golfers that want to make a living traveling the country playing quality events. The way to do that is to keep entry fees low and make the payout as big as possible

This caused us to create a great value and many players recognized this and signed up. We realized that this might happen (although I don't think any of us would have bet on it), so we saved some spots for folks like Chris Heeren, top quality players who don't realize they need to register 250+ days beforehand. Last year we didn't reserve spots for touring pros, we just created the Five Spots Tourney. This year we saved some spots in addition to the Five Spots Tourney. I think we are on the right track, and I wonder what we'll do next year.

Regarding the concept that the MSDGC has the feel of a major, this is a huge compliment and thank you Vince. And you are right, we don't yet have the depth/quality field of a major event.

The USDGC and Pro Worlds have, over the last two years, averaged over 50 1000+ rated players. That is awesome!

The NT events over the last two years have averaged just under 20 1000+ rated players.

The MSDGC had 6 in our first year and 10 in our second. I would guess that we will have approximately 25 1000+ rated players this year, and in 2007 who knows.

When we interviewed Walter Haney for the 2005 DVD, he said that the event didn't quite have the feel of a major, but that we were a close second. When Walt says we have the feel of a major, then I'll be happy.

Yeah Steve. Uh, upon reviewing my post from last night, I realize I was talking to Chris but addressing what Vince said. I was evidently confused, though not as confused as usual, so that's progress, too.

I'm also confused about the time limit on editing your own posts. Why that? For some of us the discussion page regret cringing doesn't kick in till much later.

Yeah Steve. Uh, upon reviewing my post from last night, I realize I was talking to Chris but addressing what Vince said. I was evidently confused, though not as confused as usual, so that's progress, too.

I'm also confused about the time limit on editing your own posts. Why that? For some of us the discussion page regret cringing doesn't kick in till much later.

Yeah quick Editing..... :eek: ;)

Now if the MSDGC ever became a major, what level of sanctioning would the Pie eating contest get? Maybe a B tier?

It would be a Double Major.

It would be a Double Major.



LOL. That's funny.

Let's hope that the PDGA realizes that the PDGA needs events like the MSDGC/Players Cup a lot more than events like the MSDGC/Players Cup need the PDGA.

BTW, thanks for making a great DVD. It came in handy during the time off at work over the Holidays.

PB tier.

Pepto Bismol.

PB tier.

Pepto Bismol.

Boo on Pepto. No stomach relief allowed. Except vomiting.... ;)

Vomiting should be instant cause for disqualification or forfeiture of winnings if it takes place after the event.

Vomiting should be instant cause for disqualification or forfeiture of winnings if it takes place after the event.


We had a race a while back to see who could drink a case of beer the fastest and we forgot to discuss the post-event vomitting issue .... well the guy that drank #24 first started throwing up and there were 10 really drunk guys that were real upset .... it got ugly fast

Within 20 minutes should be sufficient, due to the mass consumption of alcoholic beverages during and after this event.

After eating several dozen TT pies, you may not be able to eliminate for several days by any other method than vomiting!

I almosTT forgoTT TThaTT TThey are TTable TTalk pies. TThaTT preTTy much makes me an overwhelming favoriTTe for TThis compeTTiTTion.

haha, be careful though ... the winner has to let pierre lick his face :eek:

now that could make me Vomit.....ewwwww dog licks

Vomiting should be instant cause for disqualification or forfeiture of winnings if it takes place after the event.


We had a race a while back to see who could drink a case of beer the fastest and we forgot to discuss the post-event vomitting issue .... well the guy that drank #24 first started throwing up and there were 10 really drunk guys that were real upset .... it got ugly fast



We had a party in college where we all tried to drink a 12 pack without taking a leak or puking. You had to drink a beer every 15 minuttes for the first hour, then every 10 minutes for the second hour. I made it to the 11th beer (2hrs 5 min) before I had to pee so good. My guy friends still talk about it, my girl friends still try and forget that they had to watch it.

talk about bladder spladder.

Let's hope that the PDGA realizes that the PDGA needs events like the MSDGC/Players Cup a lot more than events like the MSDGC/Players Cup need the PDGA.




Why even involve the PDGA...so they can put restrictions on who can and can't play based on membership...give themselves a huge platform for free advertising...and give them money! Hell no...I hope the PDGA never sees the value of siding with the Marshall Street Crew...they do a beTTer job without them. Keep it in the family guys...what PDGA tournament do you know that fills up this early and this fast?...NONE!

You guys are doing great things for our sport, and WE(the playas) appreciate it!

That's one of the many reasons why I love the MSDGC so much, and the people that run it. They don't need to PDGA, and they git er dun on their own anyway. My hat's off to the crew!

Let's hope that the PDGA realizes that the PDGA needs events like the MSDGC/Players Cup a lot more than events like the MSDGC/Players Cup need the PDGA.




Why even involve the PDGA...so they can put restrictions on who can and can't play based on membership...give themselves a huge platform for free advertising...and give them money! Hell no...I hope the PDGA never sees the value of siding with the Marshall Street Crew...they do a beTTer job without them. Keep it in the family guys...what PDGA tournament do you know that fills up this early and this fast?...NONE!

You guys are doing great things for our sport, and WE(the playas) appreciate it!





That's one of the many reasons why I love the MSDGC so much, and the people that run it. They don't need to PDGA, and they git er dun on their own anyway. My hat's off to the crew!



Those replies are EXACTLY what i was trolling for. We (The Playas) don't need the PDGA. The PDGA needs us(The Playas). Let's hope some better decisions are made by the BOD for the future of this game, and the organization's fate.

Originally, our plan was to give only a 50 percent refund to anyone who dropped out by April 1, and no refunds after that. We realize, however, that at least one person wasn�t aware of our refund policies, so we will make the following adjustment.

Pre-registered players who drop out by February 1, 2006, will receive a 95 percent refund. The five bucks we�re keeping will cover our administrative costs, especially the credit card fees.

Our other refund policies will remain the same: Players dropping out between February 1 and April 1 will get half their money back (or, alternately, their personalized MSDGC sweat-wicking polo). Players dropping out after April 1 will not receive any money back, but will be recognized as MSDGC sponsors.

These policies are designed to discourage players from grabbing and holding spots IN CASE they�re coming. Basically, we�re attempting to weed out the truly committed attendees from the ones who eventually may opt to waffle out.

Alright, I'm in! Hopefully I'll be able to make the trip now /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Hey Chris,

Grandma will be excited to hear that the Wisconsin room will be back in use! We'll have to dust.

Sweet, we'll have to take her candlepin bowling! btw, is this tournament going to be sanctioned this year?

btw, is this tournament going to be sanctioned this year?



For the love of gouda, we all hope not!

Sweet, we'll have to take her candlepin bowling! btw, is this tournament going to be sanctioned this year?



Chris are you asking an innocent question or slyly provoking? That's so loaded. I can only answer that from my own personal perspectice, in my role as the evil, drunken cousin (Steve being the good, brilliant cousin).

We'd seek sanctioning if there weren't any disadvantes. We understand what the advantages are: being on the PDGA schedule and having the players' rounds calculated into the PDGA Player Ratings. What level would we seek? C-Tier?

People don't believe this, but we still don't allow drinking during rounds.

There are a number of problems with fitting into PDGA Tournament Rools. We're already sold out and don't have a Pro Masters division. Impasse.

And we're Pro Only, which may or may not work in the grand PDGA scheme, or force us to raise our tier status, or something. I always get someone like Jeff LaGrasse or Nick Kight to explain it to me.

It doesn't seem like a good fit. We'd have to change our whole tournament, and have a Marshal, which could be good or bad, depending on the Marshal. And we'd have to make all our friends in the tourney become PDGA members.

The reporting and information gathering, however, has become pretty easy, and our records aren't bad already.

Generally, though, there would be too much compromise required on both sides. It is good, though, that the 2005 MSDGC DVD will be in every 2006 PDGA TD pack. And btw, the DVD is a DVD9 and not a DVD5, which gives it greater density and, unfortunately, will not play on some DVD players. There are plenty of people who understand this better than me, and can explain it in nerdy technical terms.

The upshot is that it won't help to send us back the DVD for a new one cause it's most likely your player and not the DVD, though we're not discounting that possibility either.

Switch DVD players first. A number of people (okay, 2) have tried this will success.

Hey, what can I say? What else is going on?

Jason,

You are very sadly mistaken on what the requirements for PDGA sanctioning are. I would've expected such a forward-thinking TD as yourself to actually understand what the requirements were before completely dismissing sanctioning.

You seem to be confusing the requirements for being part of the NT as the minimum standards for any tier.

Oh well.

Maybe you should move your tourney thread out of the "PDGA Tournament Info" topic and into the "Misc" section? Send a request to the admin and I'm sure he'd be glad to help you out.

Sorry Rhett just rambling here. Okay give us a general idea of how to make it work. I'm trying to figure out how seriously to take you. I mean, where are you coming from buddy? Cause this is how it's gonna work. Marshall Street and the PDGA are going to experiment with various systems separately as they gradually move toward each other in, say, five years. This dual wheel inventing in a world where the wheel doesn't exist will stir the pot but we sure aren't shy about stealing disc golf ideas. We steal most of our ideas, a lot of them from people named Bob, and make up the rest. Actually Steve makes up most of them.

We "steal" the PDGA player ratings to determine our Ace and Women's Skins players, and sit back and go sweeeeeet, cause that's the way it should be. What we've got and know should be out there for everyone. Disc golf isn't even close to reaching its first plateau. Remember I said that.

Rhett, CX Tier. What's that all about? That was very funny consult your administrator reference. Oh my god I'm still laughing.

Esperanto?

Jason, vi es unu frenez postaj^o ebriulo.

Speaking of archaic languages, you need to rent "The Lost Skull of Cadavra". You'll thorougly enjoy it, I believe.

Watched the 2005 msdgc last night and 2004 this AM. Wow. Next year I'm making a trek from the left coast. Congrads on what looks like a stellar tourney and killer courses.

A suggestion about the pre-reg process. Do it like mail order for concert tix. Have about 3 days when the entries need to be postmarked. Then...do a random pick from all the mail order entries that are postmarked and filled out correctly. You can still tweak the system with reserved spots and internet releases...but this way it evens the chance to get in. As the event grows, you will not be able to scale on the internet and it will not be fair.

keep up the great work...

Okay, I'll bite. How exactly do concert ticket mail orders work? And can we somehow have pre-registration via mail order and internet orders? And how do we effectively let non-internet disc golfers know when they should mail in their pre-registrations?

It sounds like a good idea that could level the pre-registration playing field, I just don't yet see how it would work. (and I'm glad we have several months to flush out a better system)

You have a well publicized date for the pre reg period. Say through a snail mail newsletter and email blast. The idea being making the most connected and least connected equal in their chance of having their reg pulled. You still have to be somewhat involved with the event or marshall street to get on the newsletter/email...all be it free to sign up.

Say a three day period where your mail in reg needs to postmarked on those dates. Same three days you have a pre reg website. Give the snail mail entries a week or so to get in...then input to database, put all in a big hat or something in between for selection process.

The idea of rewarding spots to regional tourney winners is great. You can still reward internet connected people with separate releases or maybe for local players.

how about telegram? Can we send a telegram? I also think you should have a boy scout manning the short waves for morse code entries too. What about carrier pigeons?

Just hold the tournament at Pyramids, Maple Hill, Buffomville Dam, and Barre Falls Dam. Then open the registration to anyone and everyone that wants to be a part of it. Soon enough you guys can have a tournament with $15 Billion added and 62,987 people in it.
:-D

Sorry Rhett just rambling here. Okay give us a general idea of how to make it work.


Make it a C-tier and exceed the heck out of the requirements.

You might even save enough on insurance to pay for the sanctioning fees.

Sorry Rhett just rambling here. Okay give us a general idea of how to make it work.


Make it a C-tier and exceed the heck out of the requirements.

You might even save enough on insurance to pay for the sanctioning fees.



LOL that would be funny.

How about hiding the encryped reg in a stenographed picture of senders choice. We also make the reg a few dozen gigs to elminate people without bandwidth. I'm ok since I have a few 10mb lines. And finally, there would be the smoke signal pre reg for the local community. The details for this are still hazy.

In the end, its whatever you want. I'd be up for carrier pigeons...however I'm worried about the return trip time for the confirmation. I think the jet stream would delay the process to much? ;) ... _ _ _ ...

Maybe we'll seek sanctioning in 2007 Rhett. I shouldn't have even opened that can of worms for this year.

Maybe we'll seek sanctioning in 2007 Rhett. I shouldn't have even opened that can of worms for this year.


You should be clear on what's required for sanctioning before you go off complaining about it.

Rhett, believe me, I know what's required.

Rhett ... chill out dude

Enufffffff.....it does not maTTer if it sanctioned or not.....its full....let's play and have some fun.

Enufffffff.....it does not maTTer if it sanctioned or not.....its full....let's play and have some fun.


The voice of reason is a Carolina boy; I can't believe it! :D

Only cause I live here... Dont relate me to the Heels... I hate the Tarheads.

But he does love Carolina Blue.

When it's Syracuse Orange

Schweb,
I bet you loved the Vermont game in the NCAA last March. :D

Yeah, that was a heartbreaker, but you have to take the good with the bad. Syracuse will always be my team.

Maybe we'll seek sanctioning in 2007 Rhett.



Please god, no. Don't ruin this for all the haTTers!

They would never agree to sanctioning the TT pie contest!! Do you really want this to be the last year?

Make them bend, make them break...

ttzz

bing

ttzz

a wonderful family

ttzz



CapitaliZZe ******!

i was whispering....

.............TTZZ............

The Sap Bucket Open IV, Virginia Open and Borderland Spring Fling join the Jersey Jam on the list of current MSDGC Affiliate events. Win and you're in the hottest disc golf ticket going - for free!

http://www.msdgc.com/index_tournaments.html

Hey Dodge, affiliate this

If the winner of an affiliate event is reg'd already, do they get reembursed their entry fee? (also if they win additional affiliate events are they reembursed each time?)
Also, does position 1 on the waiting list then take that particular affiliate spot?

Debois, got to the MSDGC website and read the answers to your questions.

Sweet, thanks ... one question about this though :

"Any entry fees paid by pre-registered players who win an affiliate spot will be refunded."

So, lets say Bob Smith has registered already.and he wins an affiliate tourney, the money he paid is refunded. If he wins another affiliate tourney what happens? The money *he* paid has already been refunded. Does he get more cash?
(I'm obviously not wondering about me here, but I'm wondering if someone might try to win a few affiliates b/c they would get an extra 100 every time.)

Marshall Street has developed a new disc golf ranking system that complements the current PDGA Ratings. Whereas ratings predict a player's expected score, rankings predict who a player is going to beat.

Here is a link to the thread (I put it in the Players section):

http://www.pdga.com/msgboard/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=494868

So, lets say Bob Smith has registered already.and he wins an affiliate tourney, the money he paid is refunded. If he wins another affiliate tourney what happens? The money *he* paid has already been refunded. Does he get more cash?



If someone wins two MSDGC Affiliate events, I would have to sit down with Jason - our heads in our hands - and mumble for a while to figure out what money should go where. I'm sure we would come up with the right decision. Perhaps if that happens, we would reserve the extra spot for the #1ranked disc golfer on July 1st.

(by the way, this entire post is a joke and does not represent the opinions of Jason. Are some of you starting to realize that Steve doesn't exist, I am just Jason's kinder gentler personality?)

Off the cuff, the entry fee is being paid by the MSDGC Affiliate event to pay for their representatives spot at the MSDGC. If the winner of the event is already qualified via another MSDGC Affiliate, I would (as you can't hold me to this) think that the money would then go to the player getting second place, who would then earn a spot into the MSDGC.

SImilarly, if the top finisher does not want to come to the MSDGC and does not accept the spot, the spot is then transfered on down to the second place guy, and so on, until someone finally admits that they want to come.

What is MSDGC? and why would I want to go there?

I go for the TT pie....

I heard TTrim pie is very TTasTTy... ;) :D

Our newest MSDGC Affiliate - The Frizzak Open at Renny Gold. Bring it on Frizzies!

http://www.msdgc.com/index_tournaments.html

4 1/2 days with no posts on this thread, we should all be ashamed.

I can give you an update of sorts. Maple Hill continues to morph into what it will eventually become. Some unseasonably warm weather has melted all the snow so both courses have been relatively busy for January, and some small work crews have been out and about as well. Hole Two Long at Maple Hill will soon be near the OB stone wall right, so that fairway is moving right and getting longer, nastier AND more interesting.

There is a new tee for Three Long (Airplanes, Yellow) that is back and left a bit (25 feet?), and a few of those trees down the fairway are gone, as is one right in front of the stone wall. In a rarity of Southwick custom, Tom actually cut the stumps off, too. It took delicate and complex peer pressure.

I'm still gearing up for my TableTalk Pie proposal, and we're far from done in any of our preparations, but sponsors are slowly materializing -- many bear uncanny resemblences to last year's sponsors. The goal of course is to always be bigger and better, and to create what we dream about. My pahhtnuh's a lunatic genius, so that's always fun, too.

I am so training for the pie-eating contest, I may have to ask them if they'll sponsor me in my training. Hey once it was the funniest thing ever. We finally left all the last remaining pies out on picnic tables at our courses and one guy's eyeing the box of pies and there's maybe one apple burried under a bunch of pineapple pies, and I start to say with a straight face "I recommend the pineapple," which was just too funny not to crack up in mid-sentence but then we both wound up eating a TableTalk pineapple pie right there and they were good, too. Maybe not DELECTABLE like the chocolate eclaires or cherries, but good.

I may have to go with two pineapple pies in the first round of the eating contest, not only because they go down easy, but if you can make it into the finals by eating two PINEapple pies you definitely gain a psychogical advantage. Plus if you scarf down, say, two blueberries you'll be going "Oh my god, YUM!:" too often. It can slow you down. Plus the blueberry filler is thick enough to stick in the ol' craw.

So there you have it. Two pineapples into the finals maybe two tenths of a second behind Schweberger and he's already looking bloated. So what flavuh does he pick for me? Probably two more pineapples, but that could be dangerous, cause four pineapples to the title is the stuff that legends are built on. Sort of like, "Ain't NObody can eat 50 eggs."

I 4see a baTTle in the not so distant future.

Jason is just practicing slipping pies under the table to Pierre. It is a good strategy, but the early betting has Schweb at 3-2, and Team Southpooch at 2-1.

I can agree with those odds

I think Bard can eat 50 eggs, just ask him!

MSDGC 2007. 50 egg eating contest.

I might not win that one.......Whatever.

I don't wanna visualize you laying "50 popcorn chicks", Schweb don't do it, fight through your love of birdies.

Table talk Pies are wonderful....HOW MANY CAN YOU EAT

It's actually how fast you can eat two.

Buy a ton of "PEEPS" the day after Easter, and we'll have a "Who can fit the most peeps in their mouth contest. I suggest not trying to toast them over a fire first though. Never try to catch a PEEP that you were toasting over a fire as it falls off the stick with your bare hand. OWW. It's basically a marshmallow covered in GLASS.

OK, maybe we should stick to Table Talk pies.

How Bout no hands for the finals?

No Hands sounds Great to me.

No hands and no Schwebs.
:-P

thats the only way anyone else has a chance

thats the only way anyone else has a chance

foReal

Glaceau is stepping up their sponsorship, and we will once again have a whole bunch of free Vitaminwater for the players. Table Talk, the Massachusetts-based pie company, has also agreed to repeat their sponsorship from last year (400-plus pies), and is mulling over whether it wants to "upgrade" their sponsorship. Steve and I went there and made a real presentation (to one person, but it WAS at a big conference table). By the end I had the impression she would give us more if she could find a way to.

She was intrigued with the idea of our pie-eating contest. (Soon I'm going to have to see just how fast I can eat two of those pies, then training will commence in earnest.)

Hey, it's fun going places, doing new things, and meeting new people, even if there are moments of extreme awkwardness! Come to think of it, we're awkward moment experts.We should set up a little lemonade stand, except our sign would read "Awkward Moments -- 5 Cents." Okay maybe that wouldn't be a big winner, but it would HAVE to do better than the Marshall Street gift tins, which, btw, are still half price at our shop.

Hey, just had another awkward moment. They sure do come easy here at Marshall Street.

Keep up the good work Jason. We appreciate it!!

R U guys doing work?
One of these days it will actually show......(smirk)
Thanks for everything you Northeastern Mullets
Practice up Southwizzle, you are going to need it.

I'm up to 2nd on the wait list!!! Almost there.

Luke you are going to miss geTTing in by 1 spot..... :eek: ;) :D, I bet you are in soon.

Luke wait till you see the new long Hole 12 at Maple Hill. We are elated for having survived another morning of chainsawing, and overjoyed at bearing witness to an emerging fairway of sadistic proportions. Two chainsaws and Steve dragging. Big trees going down when they don't first get hung up in the branches of other big trees and getting sawed up and stacked and stumps getting cut to the dirt and chains dulling, but not that fast.

We've been chainsawing here since we were teenagers, and a minor chainsaw accident is something like 23 stitches -- never got cut, though I did get my toe slashed by metal once jumping off the mower hitting a bees nest. The most dangerous part of chainsawing? Driving too fast to the ER. That and the actual chainsawing. Most painful part? When the good doctor injects the painkiller right into the cut. Yowza. My dad was the one who got 23 stitches, and he didn't even know he was cut till five minutes after he did it and finally took his glove off cause it felt wet. Yeah, it was wet. I was the one driving too fast to the ER.

Can't wait for tomorrow. Always scared to death of chainsaws, till they start up. Vroom vroom. Then you get that feeling of invincibility, like you can eat two pies in 10 seconds. Wonder if that's possible.

Just want to walk into the deepest, darkest forest with a couple of good chainsaws, unbreakable handsaws that cut both ways, ratcheting-action loppers and gas-powered polesaws. Maybe a little tractor and of course the ATV for quick trips back to civilization for food and other necessities. A skidder. My piece of crap 4-wheel-drive truck. A hoooooooge chipper. Extra gloves. Gas-powered tamper. 18 Mach LItes. 18 10-foot, half inch Fly18 pads. And, most important, four of my best friends, and enough to drink for everyone. Hydration is essential.

Can't come out till you're done. Now THAT would be quite the survivor episode -- a competition among teams to create the best course. Wait, we're already doing this, just not quite in TV Reality Adventure Game form. Maybe I should just shut up and play cribbage with the rest of the motley crew assembled.

Vroom vroom. Two pies in 10 seconds...

umm....I understood the part about pies.

The ratcheting action referred to my brain, Luke. Glad you understand the pie contest. Two pies, two people at a time timed, with raucous crowd and camera people, and then a final, which we initially thought would be two people, choosing each other's pie. But now, since we have several months to ponder what might be instead of what might have been, I'm thinking five people make it to the finals, and then a random draw of two flavors for each finals contestant will be announced, by Lick, for the crowd and for video posterity. Finals contestants sit back and find out which two pie flavors they have to eat faster than anybody to achieve immortality.

I'm glad people get it, though. Two pies. Two rounds -- so four pies total -- to win. We will do it up with the fanfare it deserves. We are fanfare experts, students of hype, and a small and intimate group of very disturbed individuals.

In NEFA there's a tradition of haiku posts preceding tournaments. Haiku is a type of poetry that's three lines long, with the lines being five, seven and five syllables long. Some people are extra clever and go with the 7-5-7 syllable lines.

I'd like to revive it for the MSDGC, or borrow it, or steal it outright. Haiku rules. Here goes...

Table Talk choke boy,
How your gullet will constrict
Right when it matters.

Sold out way too fast,
Last one before the wait list,
DFL but happy.

like you can eat two pies in 10 seconds. Wonder if that's possible............Yes
It is, you beTTer practice harder.

Luke wait till you see the new long Hole 12 at Maple Hill. We are elated for having survived another morning of chainsawing, and overjoyed at bearing witness to an emerging fairway of sadistic proportions. Two chainsaws and Steve dragging. Big trees going down when they don't first get hung up in the branches of other big trees and getting sawed up and stacked and stumps getting cut to the dirt and chains dulling, but not that fast.

We've been chainsawing here since we were teenagers, and a minor chainsaw accident is something like 23 stitches -- never got cut, though I did get my toe slashed by metal once jumping off the mower hitting a bees nest. The most dangerous part of chainsawing? Driving too fast to the ER. That and the actual chainsawing. Most painful part? When the good doctor injects the painkiller right into the cut. Yowza. My dad was the one who got 23 stitches, and he didn't even know he was cut till five minutes after he did it and finally took his glove off cause it felt wet. Yeah, it was wet. I was the one driving too fast to the ER.

Can't wait for tomorrow. Always scared to death of chainsaws, till they start up. Vroom vroom. Then you get that feeling of invincibility, like you can eat two pies in 10 seconds. Wonder if that's possible.

Just want to walk into the deepest, darkest forest with a couple of good chainsaws, unbreakable handsaws that cut both ways, ratcheting-action loppers and gas-powered polesaws. Maybe a little tractor and of course the ATV for quick trips back to civilization for food and other necessities. A skidder. My piece of crap 4-wheel-drive truck. A hoooooooge chipper. Extra gloves. Gas-powered tamper. 18 Mach LItes. 18 10-foot, half inch Fly18 pads. And, most important, four of my best friends, and enough to drink for everyone. Hydration is essential.

Can't come out till you're done. Now THAT would be quite the survivor episode -- a competition among teams to create the best course. Wait, we're already doing this, just not quite in TV Reality Adventure Game form. Maybe I should just shut up and play cribbage with the rest of the motley crew assembled.

Vroom vroom. Two pies in 10 seconds...

What about toilet paper. :D

Less than 200 days left (get the OS X widget) (http://www.tripledisc.com/preview/MSDGC/MSDGCcountdown.wdgt.zip)! I'm starting to chub up . . .

count it down sun....only about 200 pies to eat b4 then

My contribution to the complete debasement of Japanese poetry. Enjoy!

I can see it now:
Schweb eats two in eight seconds . . .
Then Pierre eats him.

m s d g c
tossing discs and poker chips
sponsor's exemption?

good edit
;) :p :D

worlds tallest shower
a haircut for the ages
no Sjur, not the scar!

I ended up keeping my MSDGC haircut. Anyone else keep that stylish look besides me?

of course
and so did DeBois

I'm tempted to have LiCk shave male-pattern baldness into my head. It all depends on if my career is doing well by that point, really...

haircut was killer. I wish I could keep it all year round but then getting my head shaved this year wouldn't have the same effect. might have to grow it back, just for the event.
are those clippers really just used only for shearing the dogs?

I'll have to grow mine out or it just won't be the same. I use a #2 most of the time now, but have gone for the #1 once since then. Haven't gone for the no guard though.

I'm a no guard guy, and I gotta say, it's the best. And Lick's never even asked to cut my hair. Even Grandma quit bugging me about my long hair. Which she used to do when I was in high school. Have you ever had your Grandma put a literal bowl on your head and cut your hair? It's no guard for me.

Lick won't cut my hair
No guard is the way for me
Better than the bowl

My wife only allows no guard during the summer, when she has no choice in da maTTer.

Shaven headed fools abound
Shave the Yeti....No
Too much like Schwebe meets Lick

gggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Vegan Ray's long hair
Hasn't been cut for twelve years
Let Lick shave? Perhaps . . . :confused:

Shaven headed fools abound
Shave the Yeti....No
Too much like Schwebe meets Lick


Nice Haiku there buddy :)

12 years is long enuff.

Shaven headed fools abound
Shave the Yeti....No
Too much like Schwebe meets Lick




That is a scary mental picture...

as iTT should be

"WhatchuTTalkinbouTT" needs a post count thread

new england disc golf
maple hill and pyramids
Dodge the Southwick Lick

M.S.D.G.C
Practicing with some Frizzaks
Getting it all out

Day two chainsawing good
Hole 12 600 feet long
Still alive! Still alive. Yay.

__________________________________

Ball needs air and light
Firebird turnaround story
Girls scream we laugh tears

saw with care my friend
don't appear a shop teacher
where did my thumb go?

"WhatchuTTalkinbouTT" needs a post count thread

already has one.

Two minutes three seconds. Dang. They looked so small and helpless, too. Made a couple tactical errors, and the second went down quicker than the first, though split times are not reliably available. Two apples.

In the process the event is taking shape. We're thinking $5 entry and pay out top five, and no soaking your pies in liquid, or drinking water or anything, or lubricating or altering (such as blending) the pies, or washing them down. All attempts to circumvent this basic pie-eating tenet will be disqualified and ridiculed. Ample ridicule will be heaped the winners as well, but it will be the ridicule of awe.

There will also be a disc golf tournament.

Just a thought, anyone pulling shenanigans should have their head and eyebrows shaved. Any takers?

TTrim and the friZZaks are going to have a mock run Pie eating contest this weekend.

So how did the preliminary pie-eating contest go?


Wet weather and Pies
Flick the Bean in the middle
Slide on down the shute

It did not take place....Booooo....Poker took tooo long.

Not to send a cold shiver of fear down anyone's spine or anything, but I tried again and got my time down to 1:30 exactly for two four-inch Apple Pies, discovering an important (and classified) tactical insight in the process.

Looking forward to learning more at the next Marshall Street time trial -- just a Lemon and a Chocolate Creme left. That should be interesting. A great deal of research is still needed to determine which flavors go down the easiest.

minute 30 sounds way too long to me.

I might have to throw a flag on this pre-contest pie practice

--Hopefully Jason isn't using sponsored product for testing purposes
--Table Talk pies aren't available around here for practice
--Hostess Fruit Pies don't cut it, they are easier to handle, but......

Plus, Jason's a skinny guy. My food product fat content alarm goes off everytime I even walk by the Max Shelf Life Bakery Section.:confused:

I think I am going to have somebody from up there send me some regulation pies, for practice purposes.

Table Talk pie from AMAZON (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000612D30/103-9383321-3123044?v=glance)

I fixed the link. $0.49 each for table talk pies.

That link did not work.

Try this one: http://www.tabletalkpie.com/

How many do I have to order for them to deliver to NC.

Yo Schweb.

I wrote to TableTalk today to try to secure pies for a prelim pie eating contest at the players party at the FRIZZAK OPEN. Will see if I get any response. I sent em a photo of Val eating a chocolate Eclair TT Pie. Hope to have some TTs at the Open in April.

I too think there is a distinct home field advantage going on up there.

Matt

Straight from the CEO's Haiku section on Table Talk's website:

Table Talk sweeps the country
Pies ship nation-wide
Stock rising, Marshall Street good :p

Did all of this PIE eaTTing hoopla start from the Women' hospiTTaliTTy TTenTT incedent.

heck yeah!

If you weren't there, you missed the birth of an MSDGC tradition... to come.

Schwebby was there from what I remember.

I unfortunately only caught the end of it as Lick was giving me that stylish new look.

Ah, yes the memories are coming back.....way back....Late August I think it was.........

There was a rule set forth that the ladies tent was just that, for ladies. Well, the men weren't so much excluded as it was up to the ladies. If they wanted you there, you were there. I had someone working the inside, she was tall, brown eyes, brown hair and can throw the heck out of a starfire. As I overheard something about a dance party I quickly offered my dj skills. I was in. Strobe light-check, boom box -check, BEvERage-check. A few ladies begin to gather, in walks another dude. The alarm trips, but wait it's cuTT and he's cool. The ladies discuss the prospects of being outnumbered at their own party. They imagine the exciting possibilities of being outnumbered, then remember a couple of those guys from Connecticut, wait, maybe it was Virginia. It really doesn't matter all states have those types. They make a group decision that a strict ratio must be followed. You know, not more bats than gloves type of thing. Myself and cuTT agree to take on the door man role. We don't know if containment is possible after the music starts, the globe ball spins and the fog machine is kickin'. The first two heads of a couple scruffy glow golf guys pop in the door and get the "beat it, dudes" treatment, but when a ladies man shows it is always up to the ladies. Schweberger is in. We laugh, we dance, we sing. Knock at the door. Wait a second---these guys have potential, but at this moment in the tent if both were to come in the ratio is destroyed. Must stick to the ratio. You really only need one bat to play ball. What should we do. Almost like a comedy duo that has worked together for years. Yeti looks at cuTT, cuTT looks at Yeti, they both look at the table full of Table Talk pies and in unison announce. "only one of you may enter and it will be decided by a pie eating contest" I am cloudy here due to the side splitting laughter, but I believe Matt P was our first winner and not but a moment past the first race, our next two oh so innocent heads popped into the tent. That was all she wrote, who needed gloves to play ball. We grew up using our bare hands. The ladies were actually rather amused and after watching Schweberger show the group how it was really done the tent took on a life of it's own. The next thing we know its girl on girl as Val rips her opponent to shreds downing the pie favorite-chocolate EuClair. The random pie grab is no longer a choice as we are down to a dozen Pineapples. At some point the fire marshall becomes curious as to what the actual capacity of the ladies tent is. The scene peaks to the moment when the Co-TD's wife comes out to see why her husband hasn't quieted that tent down and discover's him bare chested and staring a pie right in the eye. The rest they say is history..............MSDGC (http://www.msdgc.com/index.html) History.......Good times

They do hold 5 spots back for those that wish play in :D

GRRRRRRRRRReaTT description, I wish I remembered more of the experience.

I've got some photos, but they were late in the game. Will Kuper vs Avery Jenkins, and Val vs another female contestant. Val won hands down, tounge out.

I remember pictures being taken.


and the "fire marshal" coming to investigate.

Fire Marshall Bill.....Let me tell you somethin

Straight from the CEO's Haiku section on Table Talk's website:

Table Talk sweeps the country
Pies ship nation-wide
Stock rising, Marshall Street good :p



The Yeti: great at storytelling, not so good at haiku. It's 5-7-5, my friend. Not 7-5-7. If you were quoting this, I'll let it slide.... this time.

I don't know anything about haiku but I think this thread awards bonus points for the 7-5-7 combo ...

That was all she wrote, who needed gloves to play ball.


Or miTTenZZ! I only showed up for the silly shenanigan-filled aftermath. I intend to have front row seats for this years pi-scarfing bonanza!

Oh my god. I'm not practicing anymore. I almost died at the latest time trial. In retrospect, my heart wasn't in it, and starting with a lemon pie was not the right idea. After forcing it down in 45 seconds and chomping into the Boston Creme I bit the dust and just plain quit. It was truly pathetic. I did at least then finish the Boston Creme and it was delectable.

Lemon pie is not the answer, though. Lemon pie is maybe the answer to Why did you lose the pie-eating contest? Woo.

I'm thinking apple is the way to go, though blueberry is delicious and remains untried.

Hey, not to switch directions, or abuse this thread unduly, but Steve has set up quite the sponsorship page. Maybe you don't know about it. It's just a couple days old. It lists not just what Marshall Street offers as sponsorship to disc golf endeavors, but also what the major manufactuerers and the PDGA and NEFA offer for sponsorship stuff. Check it out: http://www.marshallstreetdiscgolf.com/discgolfsponsorships.html

If you want to be added to the list on the left just let us know.

In closing, I'll just throw out that we're much too small a sport to exclude anyone, and we're from a frisbee culture of tolerance and acceptance. We should stop excluding, and concentrate on fun. Simple pure fun, with intricate planning and big prizes for the winners.

exclude the LEMON.

or at least if there is going to be Lemon included, both opponents have to have one to eat. Cause it sounds like a BIG disadvantage.

I was talking to MJ today at the Nest about sugarbuzz sponsoring a pre-MSDGC qualifier at the Frizzak open. Not quite TT pies, but I bet trying to scarf down those cheesecake ones could kill you. Delicious, but deadly. I heard we will soon be able to get sugarbuzz bars at the local Harris Teeter.

How's this for an idea.

Since each competitor has to eat 2 pies, you get to choose 1 pie for your competitor. Your competitor must choose one pie for you. To make it fair, THEY MUST CONSUME THE EXACT SAME PIE.

So, if you want to punish your opponent with a Lemon, guess what, you'll be eating one too. If you want to eat an apple as you think it is an advantage, it's a gamble since your opponent will have an apple to eat too.

This should eliminate the double lemon stacking in the early rounds. The name of the game is STRATEGERY. What do you think, Jason?

Even out the odds. Give Schweb two lemon pies, and let everyone else choose what they want. Though my money is still on Schweb.

My money is on me also.

mine too

My money is on me also.



theguTT might have a five that says I will do it faster than ol' Sweeby.

I have an advantage. I have 2 kids. This means every night I train for this event, since I don't have more than about 1 minute 17 seconds to eat my dinner in peace. Y'all don't stand a chance. Two pineapples please, I won't even taste em.

It is official! Table Talk (http://www.tabletalkpie.com/) is sponsoring the Table Talk Pie Eating contest.

http://www.msdgc.com/sponsors_current.html

Crazy big thanks to our crazy big sponsors: Glaceau Vitamin Water, Discraft, Innova, Phenix Disc Sports, Buried Under Comics, and now Table Talk! We've got two more Skins sponsor spots and two more Ace sponsor spots. Bring it on.

Yeah, baby.

Uh oh, look who's trying to get in using a Touring Pro Cardholder spot!

KOBAYASHI!!!!!!!!!! (http://www.ifoce.com/eaters.php?action=detail&sn=22)

all of those people are my-hero's

Congratulations to Steve & Misty Dodge on the arrival of their firstborn (and 2023 MSDGC Women's champ), Audrey, on Wednesday!!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Yeah, Audrey !
Welcome to this big beautiful world. You are blessed to have such wonderful parents and an extended family of at least 10,000 or so :D

Congrats to TThe Dodge Family....may there be many more Happy memories in your FuTTure.

teething on gateway mini's i hope, and id be willing to donate an ultralight wizard as her first disc. Congrats steve, i think you'll be a great father and with that announcer's voice bedtime stories should be riveting.

How's this for an idea.

Since each competitor has to eat 2 pies, you get to choose 1 pie for your competitor. Your competitor must choose one pie for you. To make it fair, THEY MUST CONSUME THE EXACT SAME PIE.

So, if you want to punish your opponent with a Lemon, guess what, you'll be eating one too. If you want to eat an apple as you think it is an advantage, it's a gamble since your opponent will have an apple to eat too.

This should eliminate the double lemon stacking in the early rounds. The name of the game is STRATEGERY. What do you think, Jason?



Matt, I object to obligatory lemon pie eating on philosophical grounds. Specifically, if I ever have to eat another lemon pie for time, I will be sick. And not philosophically or figuratively or metaphysically sick, either. I'm talking greasy pork chop sandwich served in a dirty ashtray sick. Sick as a dog, with full body purging and too much noise for the bathroom door to stifle, and all your friends within earshot avoiding eye-contact with each other.

I may be having just a weak moment, but shouldn't lemon pie just be flat out banned?

The same thing happened to me in college will tequila, and I stayed away from that deadly drink for WEEKS.

I have to think about it. But as with disc golf, we should seek a kinder, gentler set of rules that still ensure a level playing field. More pie-eating hype in a week or two, once my stomach's ego recovers.

We're flipflopping on poolball, but the flip is now leaning back to yes. Check this video out. You may have seen it but if we could come up with a poolball track one percent as interesting as this: http://www.steelcitysfinest.com/HondaAccordAd.htm

Congratulations Steve &amp; Misty and the whole Dodge Family!!!

Congratulations Steve and Misty Dodge. All of my best wishes are being sent your way.

Steve is progressing as a dad already, though he looks a bit sleep-deprived lately. It mellows his ADD with H just a notch. Parenthood and new families. What a concept.

You get that creeping question about the meaning of it all. I mean, what are we doing? What are we doing? What are we trying to do with disc golf? I thought I knew. Since all we know is frisbee tournaments how do we connect our tournaments to a higher goal, beyond sucking at putting and boo hoo this and yay woohoo that? Is this unnecessary downer bummer talk? It's not supposed to be.

But it is vexing. So many questions. So little time.

Hooking with charities is great. We do it practically every time now. It give you that little boost of pride which then gives you that small realization that you're a big phony, cause if you really cared you'd give everything and not just a few hundred bucks.

It's all Dave Henrickson's fault. He asks so many questions.

It is very fun. Very very fun, but it all needs a connection. Connecting it all to much bigger money is just a first step.

Jason,
Your post rings very true with me. I left another volunteer organization to join the NEFA board this past year. I had given 4 years of my life energy to a non-profit (HOBY) which taught kids how to be better leaders. It was amazing, heartbreaking, exhausting, wonderful, terrible, awe-inspiring and fulfilling all wrapped into one. NEFA is a lot easier, but I do ask myself is there more.

The thing you have to keep in mind is that every time you give up part of yourself to make the world a better place, everyone benefits. Whether it is feeding the hungry, spending time with the elderly or making sure that people have a chance to truly understand fun and competition, it is all good. All that you can do with your life is make the most of it and try to find what makes you happy. It is a shame that too many people don�t give more and that so many people are not able to find happiness. Sorry for the sappy post�.give more, take less, that is what it all boils down too in my eyes.

Holy to the TTrueness.......