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Alan Smithee posted:Somewhere in Reform, Alabama a hot dog monger is twiddling his fingers with a puppet rig on his desk OR, he's alternating between jumping up and down and staring slack jawed at his computer screen in disbelief. Alan Smithee posted:Whoever's in contact with him should tell him to tailor it to goons. He'd make his money in a day
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I'm in for $25. Let's see this happen.
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Sep 25, 2013 14:30
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Pledged $25 to Claude for his hot dog stand. He seems to have a realistic plan and be a very sincere man. I took a virtual drive around Reform, Al using Google street view and it looks like the kind of place that could use some entrepreneurship to help the local economy. It reminds me a little of the small, rural town in the Midwestern US that I grew up in. Even six grand for a hot dog stand could make a difference. I'm going to go visit a local hot dog stand for lunch today in honor of Doobie's Dog House. Go Doobie!
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Sep 25, 2013 14:36
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Bad Munki posted:Suggest he put the fritos ON the chili dog. Game, set, match. Even better, suggest a chickencheese dog.
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Sep 25, 2013 14:39
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Claude posted:thank you each and every one.. abby,james, garrett, brett, bryan, william, billy, thanks for your support.. i look forward to meeting each one of you, at doobie's dog house one day if funded Guys we can't let this not get funded. I don't want to raise this guys hopes up only to see them dashed like a hotdog on a hot, Alabama sidewalk. 
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Sep 25, 2013 14:41
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Can we please make this its own thread? I don't want the discussion out of this thread because it's bad--I want this stickied and put on the front page of GBS so that a hot dog man can get his hot dog stand  I mean, gently caress, I'll make the new thread and sticky it myself if I'm allowed to, I want this guy to succeed
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Sep 25, 2013 15:00
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Claude posted:my campaign just exploded last nite.. thanks to all my supporters... keep them pledges coming and Doobie's will be open before you know it. We're going to get him there. Mods, is Death .cab for qt alright to make this its own thread?
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Sep 25, 2013 15:18
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Can someone ask him his opinions on minorities? We certainly don't want buyer's remorse when it's too late
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Sep 25, 2013 15:49
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Alan Smithee posted:Can someone ask him his opinions on minorities? We certainly don't want buyer's remorse when it's too late Absolutely. It could be a classic bait and switch. We buy into "Doobie's Doghouse", and them BLAM!!! We get "friend of the family Burger". The Human Crouton has a new favorite as of 16:02 on Sep 25, 2013 |
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Sep 25, 2013 15:52
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The Human Crouton posted:Absolutely. It could be a classic bait and switch. We buy into "Doobie's Doghouse", and them BLAM!!! We get "friend of the family Burger". Hey now. Doobies is in Alabama, not Texas. 
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Sep 25, 2013 16:06
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNT8Uy1L0Fs Not sure what I stumbled upon
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Sep 25, 2013 16:20
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I laughed at first, but Doobie has warmed my heart. In for $10.
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Sep 25, 2013 16:24
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Nnep posted:Not sure what I stumbled upon The wrong thread.
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Sep 25, 2013 16:27
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effervescible posted:I laughed at first, but Doobie has warmed my heart. First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they donate  , then you sell hotdogs.- Mahatma Gandhi
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Sep 25, 2013 16:37
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In for $15. Man I hope he makes it
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Sep 25, 2013 16:41
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Alan Smithee posted:Can someone ask him his opinions on minorities? We certainly don't want buyer's remorse when it's too late I don't know; my KS account is under my real name, and it is Muslim as all heaven  He didn't seem racist or anything. True, if he is racist then it's probably because I'm a backer, but he at least took some time and effort to write a personalized response, which is something I don't think a Tea Partier or the like would do. I WANT TO BELIEVE, GUYS.
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Sep 25, 2013 17:26
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Hot dog entrepreneurs don't have time for racist thoughts, they are too busy personally thanking everyone that backs their Kickstarter.
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Sep 25, 2013 17:40
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Way to make me feel like a bitch  But! Two out of three's still good ain't it? I feel good knowing that there's some justice in the world, and that this guy will never make a cent because he probably shot himself in the foot over that animation thing. I'm honestly sorry for putting Claude in the same league as those other guys I tend to make fun of.
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Sep 25, 2013 17:51
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He's only $37 away from hitting the 25% mark of his goal.  http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/657642328/doobies-dog-house
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Sep 25, 2013 17:56
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I had to cancel my pledge due to some car repair issues, but hopefully you guys can take him all the way!
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Sep 25, 2013 17:57
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There needs to be a banner put up for this. Either for the kickstarter itself or for a thread about the kickstarter.
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Sep 25, 2013 18:00
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Just think. After making this mans dreams come true you can then give every down on his luck entrepreneur in Reform AL a glimpse at doing the same thing, only for their dreams to come crashing down when they don't get Goon rushed
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Sep 25, 2013 18:02
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Vadun posted:Just think. After making this mans dreams come true you can then give every down on his luck entrepreneur in Reform AL a glimpse at doing the same thing, only for their dreams to come crashing down when they don't get Goon rushed I think that we should agree to fund businesses in Reform only if they are hot dog restaurants. I want Reform to have 50 hot dog restaurants. I want hot dog restaurants to be the only businesses in the entire town.
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Sep 25, 2013 18:19
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Today, Reform. Tomorrow, the entire state. Soon, the world will be nothing but kickstarted hot dog shops!
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Sep 25, 2013 18:21
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Sweet Jesus, I check the Doobie's today and goons have pledged over 1.5k? Count me in for $25 when I get paid Friday. Is there a Doobies thread yet?
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Sep 25, 2013 18:42
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semiavrage posted:Sweet Jesus, I check the Doobie's today and goons have pledged over 1.5k? Count me in for $25 when I get paid Friday. Is there a Doobies thread yet? I PMed Noni to ask if it would be alright since it's basically advertising in GBS.
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Sep 25, 2013 18:52
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I hope it won't take long- the KS only has 7 days to go. Honestly, with all the bad poo poo going down in the world, I'd say it's less advertising and more helping one dude with gumption fulfill his dream.
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Sep 25, 2013 18:55
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So it looks like he posted a facebook update. Good on him.
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Sep 25, 2013 18:56
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Noni posted:Yeah, I'm trying to get permission to that right now. Hopefully we'll have approval for a thread soon. I love seeing the updates, this guy's going to have a fun time explaining where he got the capital for his restaurant to anyone who listens.
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Sep 25, 2013 19:01
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Chamale posted:I PMed Noni to ask if it would be alright since it's basically advertising in GBS. I don't think it's advertising, just a little feel-good goon campaign. The more I read his page the more I like and believe in him, even though those dogs are a little... uh... unfortunate looking. I don't think we can carry him to his goal on this thread alone. EDIT: Oh okay, I hope we get approval for this.
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Sep 25, 2013 19:02
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Machai posted:Hot dog entrepreneurs don't have time for racist thoughts, they are too busy personally thanking everyone that backs their Kickstarter. We actually chatted about this and he basically said "well yeah I mean it IS the South, and it sorta goes both ways, but goddamn nobody will be turned away from the hotdog place."
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Sep 25, 2013 19:15
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contrapants posted:I saw this quote in the PYF Quotes thread. I thought I was going to be reading another hilarious Noni quote, but instead I read something quite beautiful. I met one of these crazy hot dog guys in Portland, OR. He was on the street in a hotdog costume and ran into his cart to make me a dog. He seemed so stoked! I guess his son was a sous chef at a nice restaurant here, but this guy was all about the dogs. I'm in for .
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Sep 25, 2013 19:36
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Yeah, we have a fry cart here in summer, and drat those cart/shack dudes put in a lot of effort and seem to actually care usually. Also...  . I go to bed joking about "oh, $600? I meant $700", and wake up to one thousand six hundred and eight United States dollars.
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Sep 25, 2013 20:06
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I noticed that Doobie's just updated his sales pitch on Kickstarter. It reads way better now. EDIT: Holy poo poo, is Doobie's Dog House on the FRONT PAGE of Kickstarter for anyone else? It's under "popular." semiavrage has a new favorite as of 20:32 on Sep 25, 2013 |
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Sep 25, 2013 20:29
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semiavrage posted:EDIT: Holy poo poo, is Doobie's Dog House on the FRONT PAGE of Kickstarter for anyone else? It's under "popular." Yes... yes it is.
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semiavrage posted:I noticed that Doobie's just updated his sales pitch on Kickstarter. It reads way better now. Yeah its on the front page for my phone, that has never looked at a kickstarter.
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Sep 25, 2013 20:37
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semiavrage posted:EDIT: Holy poo poo, is Doobie's Dog House on the FRONT PAGE of Kickstarter for anyone else? It's under "popular." Or maybe, just maybe, someone in KS noticed your goon efforts. 
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Sep 25, 2013 20:43
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Instead of donating all individually, is there any way to set up a single Goon Fund so that we can get some of the higher tiers if Lowtax isn't keen on dropping $500-$1k on it? I dreamed a dream last night...a dream of a green frog's head on the wall behind the counter and a dickbutt under the clear coat of every table.
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Sep 25, 2013 21:05
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He said that the best hot dogs are the ones made the way the customer wants. He's not an anti-ketchup snob! I hope it works out for him.
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semiavrage posted:I noticed that Doobie's just updated his sales pitch on Kickstarter. It reads way better now. Love that picture alongside all of the professional and artsy photos. Chili dogs #nofilter.
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