TOPIC: Confess your token addiction!

Thes Hunter wrote: @persolo - Maybe I don't understand, but if you were a student, you should have been able to get your loans deferred during the summer between semesters. I would sometimes have to do some leg work to prove that I was enrolled in the fall, but unless I had just finished a degree, or hadn't gotten my class schedule nailed down yet, I never had to pay during the summer. But then again, maybe I'm not understanding 'just when student loans start to hit'.

I'm a bit of a 'professional' student, so I'm a bit of an expert on student loans. (As an aside... do not take private student loans unless you have NO and I mean NO other choice. They can basically write whatever rules they want, and bend you over and give you a good buggering while these loans remain protected from bankruptcy. For example, I'm forced to make payments on my private loans while I'm still in school because the terms of my private loans put very restrictive amounts of in school deferments I could get.)

It's quite a long and boring story regarding the timing of when loans would release, even summer loans, bills to survive, and that magical time for mine at least always being at the end of summer session (late July or Early August) and when they would come in for the fall semester (typically, the third week of August). Wasn't too smart on most of them, but I DO have the degree now. Now to find a job in my major (Tourism, Conventions, Event Management). Great major, but bad economy still. Not QUITE pessimistic yet.

Raven wrote:

henwy wrote: I have been stealing your Odds, Henwy.

I, too, am an oldschool semi-big buyer (like DrUnknown, I enjoy making a sizable donation to TD every year, and am thrilled to receive tokens in return!) and I have, so far, received THREE Golden Tickets. Obviously Fate likes me better than she likes you ;P

(See how I said that, in print? Now Fate can backhand me by never giving me a Golden Ticket again, and start giving you your rightful share, Henwy.)

From your fingertips to Lady Chance's eyes.

Actually, that just makes it sound like you're going to three-stooges her.

I have a woodie that Dave autographed for me that I've kept along with the rest of my purps. I don't even remember what token it is now but it's still tucked away with all of my purp weapons. I also have a Girdle of HGS that Jeff signed. Someone traded it to me as a marquee with the autograph and all.

Maybe we should have something like Hackmaster where if you can get famous signatures on your player's handbook, you get bonuses. Get directors to sign your tokens.

henwy wrote:

Raven wrote:

henwy wrote: I have been stealing your Odds, Henwy.

I, too, am an oldschool semi-big buyer (like DrUnknown, I enjoy making a sizable donation to TD every year, and am thrilled to receive tokens in return!) and I have, so far, received THREE Golden Tickets. Obviously Fate likes me better than she likes you ;P

(See how I said that, in print? Now Fate can backhand me by never giving me a Golden Ticket again, and start giving you your rightful share, Henwy.)

From your fingertips to Lady Chance's eyes.

Actually, that just makes it sound like you're going to three-stooges her.

I have a woodie that Dave autographed for me that I've kept along with the rest of my purps. I don't even remember what token it is now but it's still tucked away with all of my purp weapons. I also have a Girdle of HGS that Jeff signed. Someone traded it to me as a marquee with the autograph and all.

Maybe we should have something like Hackmaster where if you can get famous signatures on your player's handbook, you get bonuses. Get directors to sign your tokens.

Steve Jackson Games does it with their T-Shirts, why not. Though, my question then would be..what would the bonus to Wil's Dragonheart be, if it were signed by Wil?

persolo wrote:

henwy wrote:

Raven wrote:

henwy wrote: I have been stealing your Odds, Henwy.

I, too, am an oldschool semi-big buyer (like DrUnknown, I enjoy making a sizable donation to TD every year, and am thrilled to receive tokens in return!) and I have, so far, received THREE Golden Tickets. Obviously Fate likes me better than she likes you ;P

(See how I said that, in print? Now Fate can backhand me by never giving me a Golden Ticket again, and start giving you your rightful share, Henwy.)

From your fingertips to Lady Chance's eyes.

Actually, that just makes it sound like you're going to three-stooges her.

I have a woodie that Dave autographed for me that I've kept along with the rest of my purps. I don't even remember what token it is now but it's still tucked away with all of my purp weapons. I also have a Girdle of HGS that Jeff signed. Someone traded it to me as a marquee with the autograph and all.

Maybe we should have something like Hackmaster where if you can get famous signatures on your player's handbook, you get bonuses. Get directors to sign your tokens.

Steve Jackson Games does it with their T-Shirts, why not. Though, my question then would be..what would the bonus to Wil's Dragonheart be, if it were signed by Wil?

+1 to hit against Sheldon Cooper and Douglas Fargo

persolo wrote:

Kithren Bloodwood wrote:

persolo wrote: I'm wondering who it was I was sitting next to in the Auction, who had the poker chip case (it was smallish, but looked perfect for what I'm thinking of). Tis what gave me the idea..and showed that I'm likely becoming a tokenholic...just have to figure how to get that on a little budget. Having just graduated from college, I live in fear of Sallie Mae.

Xavon: I'm pretty curious what the statistical certainty is.

Where were you sitting at at the auction? I know I had a small black poker chip case. It holds 300 tokens which is a decent number, keeps it from being too heavy. At the time I bought it, I think the case was between 25 and 30 dollars if that much.

Near the front, on the left. I think...second row? There were several DDA member to my right, the person whom I do not know a name for (yet) on my left, and Raven on their left. Can't remember what the case looked like, but remember thinking it was a neat idea.

Xavon wrote:

persolo wrote:

henwy wrote:

Raven wrote:

henwy wrote: I have been stealing your Odds, Henwy.

I, too, am an oldschool semi-big buyer (like DrUnknown, I enjoy making a sizable donation to TD every year, and am thrilled to receive tokens in return!) and I have, so far, received THREE Golden Tickets. Obviously Fate likes me better than she likes you ;P

(See how I said that, in print? Now Fate can backhand me by never giving me a Golden Ticket again, and start giving you your rightful share, Henwy.)

From your fingertips to Lady Chance's eyes.

Actually, that just makes it sound like you're going to three-stooges her.

I have a woodie that Dave autographed for me that I've kept along with the rest of my purps. I don't even remember what token it is now but it's still tucked away with all of my purp weapons. I also have a Girdle of HGS that Jeff signed. Someone traded it to me as a marquee with the autograph and all.

Maybe we should have something like Hackmaster where if you can get famous signatures on your player's handbook, you get bonuses. Get directors to sign your tokens.

Steve Jackson Games does it with their T-Shirts, why not. Though, my question then would be..what would the bonus to Wil's Dragonheart be, if it were signed by Wil?

+1 to hit against Sheldon Cooper and Douglas Fargo

I believe I am the only person with just such a token! (unless Wil signed the one I gave him!)