Official Gamers with Jobs Slap & Tickle Heard 'Round the World! October 23rd

Idea the next: make #GWJ trend on twitter on IGD (International Goodjer Day).

Whether you participate in the Slap & Tickle Heard 'Round the World or not, help make IGD official by tweeting like a storm and don't forget to include the GWJ hashtag!

Pre-orders for the sweet poster need to be in by Tuesday morning EST. Get those orders in people!

Think of the children!

23rd will be here before you know it! It's only 2 weeks away~~~~~

i'm so excited!! =D

I hope Vancouver is ready for me

Less than two weeks to go before International Goodjer Day!

How are you participating in the Slap & Tickle Heard 'Round the World? Are you hosting? Include it on the map so people can see what's up and join in on the fun!

I'm working!

Some achievements to go along with the shenanigans:

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HedgeWizard wrote:

Some achievements to go along with the shenanigans:

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hahaha nice one!

Not a lot of response for a Nashville event... If I put a slap and tickle together and I'm the only one there, is that a solo slap & tickle? Because I heard that can make you go blind.

I want those achievements to be on my steam profile.

Also, Trichy, I thought someone in texas had posted they were doing one in Dallas or something. I'm not familiar with Texas geography, is that near you?

Aendiev wrote:

I want those achievements to be on my steam profile.

Also, Trichy, I thought someone in texas had posted they were doing one in Dallas or something. I'm not familiar with Texas geography, is that near you?

I'll go ahead and answer for him. No. He would have to drive across the state of Arkansas to get there. It is a good 11-12 hour drive nonstop. I didn't see one for Dallas.

trichy wrote:

Not a lot of response for a Nashville event... If I put a slap and tickle together and I'm the only one there, is that a solo slap & tickle? Because I heard that can make you go blind.

Nah, the blindness is just a rumor. However, hairy palms have been confirmed. But I hear chicks dig that, so you should host your own!

obirano wrote:
Aendiev wrote:

I want those achievements to be on my steam profile.

Also, Trichy, I thought someone in texas had posted they were doing one in Dallas or something. I'm not familiar with Texas geography, is that near you?

I'll go ahead and answer for him. No. He would have to drive across the state of Arkansas to get there. It is a good 11-12 hour drive nonstop. I didn't see one for Dallas.

Why the hell I thought that Nashville was in Texas was beyond me. I think I was really tired at work when i wrote that. -_-;;

trichy wrote:

Not a lot of response for a Nashville event... If I put a slap and tickle together and I'm the only one there, is that a solo slap & tickle? Because I heard that can make you go blind.

You will hold the all-time record for smallest ever Slap and Tickle, though.

I would organize a two-man local party (since I only know of one other local Goodjer), but alas, I'm celebrating my wedding anniversary on the same weekend. Maybe next year!

HedgeWizard wrote:
jlaakso wrote:

I would organize a two-man local party (since I only know of one other local Goodjer), but alas, I'm celebrating my wedding anniversary on the same weekend. Maybe next year!

Turn your wife into a Goodjer. You'll not only gain an achievement, but also turn your anniversary into a S&T. Win-win.

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I don't think it matters if she is a Goodjer or not, he already said it's going to be a slap and tickle. Or maybe I'm just reading into what jlaakso said.

HedgeWizard wrote:

Turn your wife into a Goodjer. You'll not only gain an achievement, but also turn your anniversary into a S&T.

Not beyond the realms of possibility, considering how often I/we talk about stuff on the forums. One week to go... hmm.

jlaakso wrote:

I would organize a two-man local party (since I only know of one other local Goodjer), but alas, I'm celebrating my wedding anniversary on the same weekend. Maybe next year!

Turn your wife into a Goodjer. You'll not only gain an achievement, but also turn your anniversary into a S&T. Win-win.

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It's interesting that I keep linking to the correct achievement...

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...and it keeps changing to the co-worker achievement.

This is it people. Just a handful of days left to go until the main event!

If you are interested in attending one of the MANY Slap & Tickles this Saturday, please let your local host know. And it's not too late to organize something in your area either. Anywhere two Goodjers meet qualifies. It sounds like the Conference Call is going to do a live show Saturday, so if you must go solo, do it in style by joining the live show and chatting with your fellow Gamers With Jobs.

HedgeWizard wrote:

This is it people. Just a handful of days left to go until the main event!

If you are interested in attending one of the MANY Slap & Tickles this Saturday, please let your local host know. And it's not too late to organize something in your area either. Anywhere two Goodjers meet qualifies. It sounds like the Conference Call is going to do a live show Saturday, so if you must go solo, do it in style by joining the live show and chatting with your fellow Gamers With Jobs.

Your party should skype our party and shake things up.

Are we still planning on conferencing in a few of the parties on Skype?

bighoppa wrote:

Are we still planning on conferencing in a few of the parties on Skype?

Wait, like everyone takes their turn in front of the webcam and introduces themselves to all the other parties like a wide-area Goodjers Anonymous? "Hi, my name is Brian, aka Mixolyde. I live in Virginia and I haven't video gamed since yesterday morning on my commute home from work. In fact, I left my DS in hibernate, gotta go!"

That's the most...awesome idea ever!

Amoebic wrote:
HedgeWizard wrote:

This is it people. Just a handful of days left to go until the main event!

If you are interested in attending one of the MANY Slap & Tickles this Saturday, please let your local host know. And it's not too late to organize something in your area either. Anywhere two Goodjers meet qualifies. It sounds like the Conference Call is going to do a live show Saturday, so if you must go solo, do it in style by joining the live show and chatting with your fellow Gamers With Jobs.

Your party should skype our party and shake things up.

PM me your Skype name (or the host's Skype name) and a time, and HedgeCon will dial in. my skype: thehedgewizard.

On my side of the fence we'll be playing board games, possibly an RPG, game 6 of the Giants playoff will be on, a Blizzcon feed, the live conf-call, leaving drunk voice mails on the GWJ dial-in, and we'll skype with whomever.

Since he's already going to be doing the conference call, I'm going to leave the Ohio skype call in Pyro's capable hands. There is going to be 35+ of us in multiple rooms and I'm thinking about putting in a few webcams but... that's work and I'm a bit worn out as it is.

Check out the thread for the Ohio one. There's a metagame. I'm pleased.

oilypenguin wrote:

Check out the thread for the Ohio one. There's a metagame. I'm pleased.

Wah, you guys are doing tournaments! A schedule of events and everything!

I have a disorder that makes me organize social events and make them far more complicated than they need to be.

oilypenguin wrote:

I have a disorder that makes me organize social events and make them far more complicated than they need to be.

Better than tourette's.

HedgeWizard wrote:

On my side of the fence we'll be playing board games, possibly an RPG, game 6 of the Giants playoff will be on, a Blizzcon feed, the live conf-call, leaving drunk voice mails on the GWJ dial-in, and we'll skype with whomever.

Good heavens, that's a lot of awesome right there.

Video at the Chicago venue is supposedly finicky. Not to mention that I don't have the cords necessary for hooking a Mac up to TV. But I have to go over to test audio out anyway, so if I can get video working then we'll give skype a shot. New apple store opens same as the S&T. A sign?

Skype name: McChuck42

I'm going to try for Skype, but it will depend on if the wireless at my place reaches to the party room. I know it makes it to the poolside, but I don't know if it makes it into the building. I was going to take my laptop over to the gym tomorrow night at test it out.

Also, I just realized I don't own a webcam anymore. Anyone got a suggestion on a decent one to buy?

Like trichy said, the only S&T remotely close to me never got off the ground, so it'll be a one-man S&T here too. That said, I'll be wearing my GWJ t-shirt thanks to HedgeWizard's contest.

Also, my GWJ S&T Heard 'Round the World mini-poster arrived today, which I promptly framed and took a photo of...

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...with the light from the flash appropriately (near) where the bright glowing spot on the poster appears.