TMP's Live Birthday Party 2015!

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Welcome to Talkglass.com's 15th birthday party thread! I hope you've got yourself a drink and have time to play a few games with us tonight. :bouncy:

Before we start the celebrations I want to thank you all once again for being such kick ass members, staff, and overall community. This place wouldn't be what it is without each and every one of you. I know I say that every year, but it's true! :blowkiss:

:blowkiss: :party: :clap: A big shout out to everyone who donated to our fundraiser this year! :clap: :party::blowkiss:


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:blowkiss: Thank you all for your amazing support of our community and helping us celebrate the 15+ years we've been gathering to talk about glass! You guys ROCK! :blowkiss:


It should go without saying, but just in case! You must be over 18 years old to participate in our games, auctions, and giveaways. Your age will need to be verified if you participate and win items. Also, all entries and comments need to be kept within the forum's TOS. Thanks ahead of time for your cooperation! :blowkiss: (Note: all items given away tonight include US shipping. If you live outside the US and want to play, please be aware you will need to cover shipping)




So the question is....


Who here is ready to party?!!

First we will be playing some games with awesome goodies for prizes, hosting a few special auctions, and then picking random winners for the present giveaways.

There will be door prizes given out tonight to the first 12 people who post in this thread! :D

OK lets have some fun, eh!! Remember to refresh the thread often! It's going to be moving along quickly. ;) (This party is not optimized for mobile users! Get on a computer if you can!)

Woo!

hey now !!!

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I'm here too..

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b day!

i'm naked!

party time!

Happy Birthday!

Wooooo!!!

happy birthday

Party time!

First!


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ready

Rock on!

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Happy Day of Birth TMP!

Happy Birthday TMP!!!!

Weeee

Hi!

Hi let the party get started.

Happy bday

WOW that was crazy how fast people were

yo!!!

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Happy Birthday!!! WOOOO!!

Happy birthday!!!!

Dang I was 14

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Hello

Who else watching ash vs evil dead?

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Congratulations, tbone, ibiza, mr p0rn, snow diesel, durban poison, kitty pooh5, jimi the don, hpesoj14, LifeFire Glass, Chief, Iambes, ThreeE You have just won a door prize!

Your present includes an awesome boro onie made by Papa Jim aka King of Quartz, gift certificates donated by Mountain Glass Arts, Bison Glass, and Eugene Rain, and TMP stickers! Check out the door prizes here!


You will need to PM me your address and age verification after the party. :)

Thanks to the awesome sponsors who donated these presents! :D

Thank you!

Man I wish I was on a desktop. Trying to scroll around fast with a track pad sucks. I think it is time to grab a drink and settle in :bouncy:

Hey there. I saw the facebook post about getting in for entries. I sent money via paypal only to realize I did it after the 4:20 deadline. I read the part that said get it in before the party not realizing I missed it. I'd be stoked to get some entries in but if it's too late no worries.

Happy birthday!!! And holy crap I won something!!!

Unfortunately working but getting on as much as possible

whoop whoop happy bday

Awesome! I actually rushed home and barely made it, I was just hoping not to be late.

Our first game of the night is - Glass Haiku!

Write us a glass themed haiku to enter!

This glass game goes through 1/2/16!! We are giving extra time to enter this year because of the holidays. You can enter this game as many times as you like, but please only one entry per post! We need the entries in their own posts so we can link to them and easily vote for the winner. Entries from previous years cannot be entered! Keep it fresh. ;)

Haiku is a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world. Here is a syllable counter you can use to check your entry.

For example, last year's first place winner for this game was Dan Kooper with the following entry. :D

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Dan Kooper

Borosilicate
Autodidacticism
knowledge is power

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The first place winner this year will be able to chose a pound of green glow frit from boroglow.com, or a killer moon ornament from Labrie Glass. Thank you for the wonderful donations, guys! :blowkiss:

First we have 1 pound of green glow frit made and donated by Bohica! Check out his site at http://boroglow.com. This is the original glow glass! :D

Thanks a ton, Bohica! :blowkiss:

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Or we have a moon ornament with a killer sculpted face made and donated by labrie. This is quite large, about 5-6 inches, and hangs. I tried my best, but the pictures do not do it justice!

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The second and third place winners will receive a $50 gift certificate towards cases of us33 glass at http://www.eu-glass.com! Thanks, EU Glass!

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Originally Posted by EU Glass

EU Glass Inc. is an importer and wholesaler of high quality 33 expansion borosilicate glass products ranging from Schott BORO ARTISTIC®, SCHOTT DURAN®, SCHOTT CONTURAX®, Lenz Laborglass, Glassco Labs, Glass Alchemy, Trautman Art Glass, Dichroic Alchemy, The Ti Pen, West County Millefiori, Marble Molds by Mike Close and Griffin Glass tools.

Our borosilicate tubing and rod, as well as, the industry's leading glass on glass ground joint fittings are all using glass made in Germany by the globally renowned company, Schott.

The glass ground joints we carry are manufactured exclusively for us by Lenz Laborglas using Schott DURAN®. Our bushing adaptors are produced by the absolute best glass manufacturer in India, Glassco Labs.

We are constantly bringing exciting materials to the Artistic Glassblowing Communities and Scientific Lampworking Markets to insure the best products are available for everyone.

EU Glass Inc. offers a reliable source for supply & production needs small to large in North America & beyond.

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Thank you again to Bohica, labrie, and EU Glass for their awesome donations! :clap:

Winner will be announced by 1/5/16. You may enter as many times as you like until the game ends on 1/2/16. Good luck everyone!!

wow awesome!! great start :)) Thanks!!!!