They need more donations. And they remind me that some of the people participating are providing incentives to coax cash out of your pocket.
Dogma Debate is trying to get Aron Ra to dress as a Jedi!
Shelly is going to write an amazing song that we choose!
Deep Fried Freethinkers is making dinosaur shaped chocolates!
Registrants who donate $100 or more receive a totally sweet gift!
Hmmm. Maybe you can make some suggestions in the comments for what I should possibly do to encourage more donations. What could I do to entice moolah out of you?
WithinThisMind says
Emerge from Ry’leh and devour our enemies last?
chigau (違う) says
Would you shave your beard for $1000?
Caine, Fleur du mal says
You could adopt one of John Scalzi’s methods, put on a regency style dress and pose for a pretty photo.
dianne says
Or, in another Scalzi inspired move, you could film yourself being covered in butter cream frosting. I’d insist on homemade, though. That stuff from a can Scalzi used looked unappetizing.
PZ Myers says
What, you want me to be a Scalzi clone? No way. Be original.
I’m not taping bacon to myself, either.
PZ Myers says
The beard? For a mere $1000? Surely you jest.
chigau (違う) says
$1003.78?
Caine, Fleur du mal says
Well, you could always dress up as Wonder Woman…
Jackie: The COLOSSAL TOWERING VAGINA! says
True, tis a mighty beard of mightiness. I wouldn’t part with it.
Nerd of Redhead, Dances OM Trolls says
Ooh, for a kilobuck I would wear the Redhead’s Marie Antionette dress. Which is several sizes too small for me…
Jackie: The COLOSSAL TOWERING VAGINA! says
Why that beard is worthy of Odin…which would be an awesome cosplay for you to consider, PZ.
Emily Stewart says
Offer a signed, framed cephalopod.
PZ Myers says
Aron as a Jedi…yeah, I could see Myself dressing as a God.
WithinThisMind says
What would it cost to get you to dye the beard funny colors?
Jackie: The COLOSSAL TOWERING VAGINA! says
You have to admit, the irony alone would be priceless.
spamamander, internet amphibian says
How much for Aron Ra to dress up as slave Leia?
dianne says
How much for PZ to dress up as slave Leia? And pose in the traditional female superhero pose?
chigau (違う) says
so the fundraising suggestions are now for PZ to replicate in meatspace some of the photoshopping?
interesting…
M31 says
For $100, a replica PZ stick-on beard.
For $200, stick-on beard remover.
Avicenna says
@Dianne – People already fundraised with that idea in mind for me. We can’t both show up dressed the same. The sexy would destroy the planet….
chigau (違う) says
Avicenna #20
Why ever not?
Imagine, if you will, 2408 people at a Con all dressed as Slave Liea Leia Laei (whatever).
F [is for failure to emerge] says
Or a machine-gun toting Mystery Woman with that Awesome Sweater. Train tunnel backdrop optional.
Stacy says
HAVE YOUR PIC TAKEN CUDDLING A CUDDLY KITTEN.
eclipsse, very happy kitten says
If you really want to go with the ‘alteration of beard’ idea – how about a Bill Nighy-esque type of thing (Pirates of the Carribean 2).
at least a little appropriate to our host’s interests (although might be a bit itchy over a real beard)
cleon says
Dress as a Catholic Priest. And I don’t mean just the collar – full vestments.
dianne says
We can’t both show up dressed the same. The sexy would destroy the planet….
True, but it’s a risk worth taking. At least we’d all die happy.
CaitieCat says
What could I do to entice moolah out of you?
Find a way to make it so I have enough to live on. Then I could consider giving some away. :)
dianne says
Find a way to make it so I have enough to live on.
Social revolution. Make sure everyone has adequate money and other resources. I’d definitely fund you if you can get that done. Especially if you can do it without violence but with just the slightest hint of humiliating a few of the more obnoxious super rich in the process.
yazikus says
You should do a cooking show style video, of whatever dish the donor chooses. It could be called Baked with PZ, or …. I know the horde could come up with an awesome name. Brain not working right now. I’ll go reboot.
CaitieCat says
LOL – dianne, I’ll be first in line when they hand out the Genuine Official Historical Spanish Civil War Messkits (in Internationalist and Fascist editions, with corresponding songs for your iPod so you can sing along!) and call for volunteers to put the plutocrats against a wall for a short time. Slight hints of disapproval are probably outside my range. :)
The revolution will be commercialized. Or something.
jimnorman says
PZ sends a copy of The Happy Atheist to Jerry Coyne and asks him to draw cat pictures in it.
swbarnes2 says
Is Skepitcon one of the good guys?
Do they have (and enforce) a sexual harassment policy? Do they have a record of getting a diverse panel of speakers?
janiceintoronto says
Before I reveal my suggestion, I have to know if Mary reads these comments.