It’s almost my Birthday … Giveaway (WINNERS POSTED)

pursuitofliberty

It’s been a long time since I’ve done a giveaway, at least an official one. Since my birthday is upcoming, I think it’s time to do one. Giving gifts to people on or around my birthday is a long-time tradition.

This place is full of great people, has a wonderful breadth of knowledge throughout the collecting spectrum, and I really appreciate and enjoy being a part of this community.

Sometimes it’s difficult for me to receive gifts, but I recently received a very unexpected and unsolicited gift from a member on this board, and so, I think I should pay some of that forward. It was not an insignificant gift, worth into the three figures. I would out his generosity, but alas, I suspect he wouldn’t want it to be widespread. Sometimes our own personal knowledge regarding random acts is plenty satisfaction for what we did.

However, since it’s a “official” giveaway, I am going to make a thing of it. You only need to enter to win, and I have designated my daughter-in-law to pick the winner.

Since she has a somewhat sideways sense of humor, she suggested that she would pick the entry that made us laugh the most, but on the condition that I have to read them to her in a voice that I suspect most fits the post. Since I always love a good belly laugh, and she's a good nut, I agreed.

You can include a joke, a short story, a rhyme, a limerick or haiku. One per person please. Keep it clean enough for the board and fairly short (as I do have to read them out loud).

Winner will receive a hand scribbled and highlighted Wayte Raymond Nickel Board with five early nickels from the 40’s including at least two Silver issues. All are Unc or Better (definitely better).

Entries must be posted by midnight, October 15th, my time (Pacific). We will be picking a winner on the 16th sometime during, before or after dinner, with or without wine or other spirits, and I will announce the winner on October 17th at some time after I wipe the cobwebs from my brain. A video may or may not exist of the events.

If you are the winner, and you respond quickly, you should receive your gift on or about my birthday, which is a little later this month.

I reserve the right to pick runner-ups and provide them with a prize too. After all, there are some pretty funny people around here!

Thanks to PCGS and all of you for continuing to make this the best place on the ‘net for sharing and interacting with other numismatists of all types and levels.

WAYNEAS

Here is my shot.

Wayne

Onastone

There was a fellow named Todd.
Whose contest seemed a bit odd.
To read in a voice,
High pitched or his choice!
If I win, I think I'll be glodd.

Happy Birthday and have fun!!!!

joeykoins

First of all.

HAPPY (early) BIRTHDAY.

I post this picture of Elmer Fudd periodically when I am "hunting coins".
Here we go...
" Be bery quiet! Today I'm hunting wabbit! No, not the wabbit that usually gets hunted by hunters alike. Today I'm hunting for the 1955 Franklin "Bugs Bunny" variety coin. Be on the rook out for this particular wabbit. He is mighty tough to find. You might hear him saying, "Eh, what's up doc?"

Mr_Spud

Daughter-in-law, you have to pick this entry. Just do it!

gumby1234

Happy early Birthday

What are a shark's two most favorite words? Man overboard!

moursund

Irish accent, where "corn" is pronounced "carn":

Q: How many beans are in Irish bean soup?
A: Two hundred and thirty-nine. If it had one more, it would be just two forty

U1chicago

Happy upcoming birthday!

Here is a popular meme adopted for coins:

And my favorite rainbow toner:

Namvet69

First haiku of the month:

Silver gold to hold
Learn numis thru mankind
Yet to be revealed

Happy birthday Todd, thanks for your contributions to CU. Peace Roy

jesbroken

This was on Coin Community forum 10 years ago or so. So funny I kept it.
Jim

oih82w8

erwindoc

Happy Birthday! I saved this a long time ago!!

gtstang

I used to cough in public to hide my farts, but now I fart in public to hide my coughs.

Happy Birthday!

Catbert

Happy Birthday! (I don't know how old your daughter is, but regardless, I doubt I'll win!)

CoinHoarder

@moursund said:

Irish accent, where "corn" is pronounced "carn":

Q: How many beans are in Irish bean soup?
A: Two hundred and thirty-nine. If it had one more, it would be just two forty

It is supposed to be TOO FARTY, not just TWO FORTY.

HalfDimeDude

Wishing you many more trips around the Sun! Of course at a safe distance.

Retired police dog....old habits are hard to break!

moursund

@CoinHoarder said:

@moursund said:

Irish accent, where "corn" is pronounced "carn":

Q: How many beans are in Irish bean soup?
A: Two hundred and thirty-nine. If it had one more, it would be just two forty

It is supposed to be TOO FARTY, not just TWO FORTY.

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Did you actually READ the post? Sigh... Some people...

winesteven

They use a special coin for the “Coin Toss” in the Super Bowl. The coin has a bust of Teddy Roosevelt on one side, and a bust of Nathan Hale on the other side. Do you know why?

This way the player making the call is instructed to call "Ted's or Hale's".

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, and thanks for the opportunity!

Steve

GonzoBlaze

Why do military men often marry lovers from the foreign countries in which they’re deployed? When they finally come home, they get to leave their in-laws thousands of miles away.

Happy Birthday and if you have any spirits, enjoy one for me or two or three.

David

Coin_nut1977

My son swallowed several coins the other day.
I've definitely seen some change in him.
Happy Early Birthday!

JimTyler

My birthday is 7 days after you so....PICK ME

MaineJim

Sure thing - one for your kid.

Q. How much money does a pirate pay for corn?
A. A buccaneer.

Jim

Kliao

Happy Birthday Todd!

Last I checked, gold was a yellow metal. You would think a bullion dealer would know this..... At least the same guy designed the obverses so they got something right.

hummingbird_coins

Here is a joke I made up:
How do crumbs communicate?

Morsel code.

Another one I made up when I was 4:
Why did the spider cross the ceiling?

To get to the closet.

Along

What is a pirates favorite letter of the alphabet?

The Sea

Jzyskowski1

Oh no. That’s going to post multiple times. Sorry. For some reason the thread wants to post after it approves Dang it.

pursuitofliberty

Alright forumites, about 30 hours left. There are some pretty good one's here. Anyone else care to give me a funny and enter?

Mgarmy

Why did the Buddhist monk poop coins?

Because change comes from within

Larrob37

It soon will be winter
so a contest i will enter
The prize i should have many days to enjoy
So daugther in law do not be a kill joy

wrighty

Always loved this one

Coinscratch

You ever notice that some people actually fit their name, yea like Todd!
You ever meet anyone named TODD! Yea, they’re kinda ODD.
I went to the local cafeteria and ran into a guy named TODD! So I asked him, I said hey TODD will you be having the COD? He said NO it tastes like SOD!
So I said oh and I gave him the NOD.
A little further down the line I says hey TODD! What do you think about the steak, to me it looks kinda FLAWED.
He said NO it wasn’t properly THAWED! So again I gave him the NOD.
We got to the cashier at the end of the line and I says Hey TODD did you bring your WAD cause I left mine in the car?
He abruptly turned BROAD, head mostly BALD, and with his teeth GNAWED said, dear GAUD what are you some kind of FRAUD? I said my names CHRIS and I no longer need to PISS.

Happy TAUD Day!

DeutscherGeist

Coins, medals, and medallions, made gold, silver, or cooper, sometimes using themes not only of national history, but also pop culture. I really do have a good feeling about this hobby

Happy upcoming birthday Todd! May the force be with you!

pursuitofliberty

Oh crap ... and I'm going to have to read all these out loud!

Love it!!

Probably need to come up with a couple extra prizes too.

1northcoin

@hummingbird_coins said:
Here is a joke I made up:
How do crumbs communicate?

Morsel code.

Another one I made up when I was 4:
Why did the spider cross the ceiling?

To get to the closet.

OK, here are my two originals.

The first one, and since we haven't had an elephant joke yet, here is mine

Q. Why did the elephant wear slippers in the jungle?

A. So he wouldn't get the flora dirty.

And the second,

Q. How do cells within the body communicate with each other?

A. They use cell phones.

P.S. Have a happy upcoming birthday. I'll be celebrating mine as your contest closes.

Coinscratch

Sorry I strayed course went walkabout. Story of my life mate.

Treashunt

So, there was a mime on the steps in front of New York City Hall.

He was practicing trying to get of of the 'box'.

All of a sudden a large black limo pull up in front of him.

Three gangsters jumped out with machine guns.

They started to spray the steps and hit the guy about 100 times.

The headline the next morning on The Daily News:

A Mime is a Terrible Thing to Waste.

pursuitofliberty

Thank you all! We had a wonderful afternoon and evening of love and laughs and college football and good food and somewhere in all this, Dad reading jokes from his "Giveway Contest" to both my youngest Son Adam and his wife Kona.

I loved all the jokes, from the quirky to the ones that absolutely made me laugh out loud. In their reading, I tried to do them all justice. Thank you all for adding a fun twist to my birthday.

Kona discussed the merits of her favorites with Adam, and they even had me re-read a few.

And so, without further ado;

WINNER is @GonzoBlaze for "Far-away Inlaws" send me your address

They couldn't stop laughing, although silently I find it all a little sad. While you couldn't have known, they are a mixed race couple (she is a first generation Hmong), and her parents have not accepted her marriage to a good Italian Irish Anglo'. She and Adam have come to accept this and take it in stride. As for me, I accept her fully, and especially love her infectious sprit and wit.

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We also picked runner ups;

1st Runner Up is @erwindoc for "Dr. Stethoscope" send me your address

I should mention this one almost won, both of them have worked and studied in the medical field and she is still, having graduated from the Nursing Program at Fresno State

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2nd Runner Up is @Mgarmy for "Change comes from within" send me your address

also, one of my favorites ... and a joy to read and act out as a Tibetan Monk

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And finally ... for something we all found very original and got one of those gold old eye roll chuckles out of

Special Pick is @hummingbird_coins for "How do crumbs communicate" send me your address

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And again ... THANK YOU ALL for helping make my upcoming Birthday that much more fun!!

joeykoins

Thanks for the chance.
Congrats to all winners!

Smudge

Congrats to the winners.

WAYNEAS

Hey @pursuitofliberty, once again thanks for the give a way.
It was fun.
Congratulations to the winners.
Wayne

erwindoc

That was fun! Thanks for the contest. PM sent.

Onastone

That was a very enjoyable contest. My favorite was @CoinscratchFever with "Taud day"

Namvet69

Good chuckles, congrats to the winnahs! Peace Roy

gumby1234

Congrats to all of the winners 🏆
Thanks for the chance and have a Happy Birthday @pursuitofliberty

Coinscratch

@Onastone said:
That was a very enjoyable contest. My favorite was @CoinscratchFever with "Taud day"

You had to be there I guess

Mgarmy

Thank you so much!