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After seeing Brad's thread on short snorters, I think it would be a good idea for the LCR to have one of our own.
For those that don't know what a short snorter is, it is a silver certificate with signatures on it. It was a tradition started in the 1920s by pilots for good luck.
How I see this working is a member provides a silver certificate (I unfortunately do not have one myself), and signs it. Willing members will also sign it, and then send it off to the next person. After everyone that is eligable has signed it, it can be auctioned off or sold here to benefit the LCR.
That is the basic idea, but I thought I'd open it up for discussion with everyone here. Here are my thoughts:
-To sign up for the short snorter (once we get someone who can provide the silver certificate), simply comment on the thread saying you want to participate. The bill will go in the order in which people sign up. (For instance, if Roger commented, then Chris, then Jason, Roger would sign it, send it to Chris, Chris would sign it, Send it to Jason, etc) There will be a set amount of time in which you can sign up to participate, so we don't have people signing up a month after we start.
-Once you sign it, you post in this thread saying you are mailing it off to the next person, so the forum can publicly track its progress.
-Depending on the number of participants, the signatures should be big enough to read easily but small enough to fit everyone's signature.
-You sign with the username you have on the LCR.
-Once all the signatures are are present, it gets auctioned off in an LCR benefit auction.
Chime in with your ideas. This is meant to be a fun way to connect with other forum users!
Simon
EDIT: now that things are moving along, here is the list of participants in order, and will be edited as more people are added.
admrose-->oncecent1909--flyhi3-->jcuve-->coppercoins-->jallengomez-->simonm-->willbrooks-->jhcons-amosamos16-->Steven-->DCW-->hasfam-->maineman750-->magers-->thecentcollector-->mustbebob-->EE169-->roller-->Brad
For those that don't know what a short snorter is, it is a silver certificate with signatures on it. It was a tradition started in the 1920s by pilots for good luck.
How I see this working is a member provides a silver certificate (I unfortunately do not have one myself), and signs it. Willing members will also sign it, and then send it off to the next person. After everyone that is eligable has signed it, it can be auctioned off or sold here to benefit the LCR.
That is the basic idea, but I thought I'd open it up for discussion with everyone here. Here are my thoughts:
-To sign up for the short snorter (once we get someone who can provide the silver certificate), simply comment on the thread saying you want to participate. The bill will go in the order in which people sign up. (For instance, if Roger commented, then Chris, then Jason, Roger would sign it, send it to Chris, Chris would sign it, Send it to Jason, etc) There will be a set amount of time in which you can sign up to participate, so we don't have people signing up a month after we start.
-Once you sign it, you post in this thread saying you are mailing it off to the next person, so the forum can publicly track its progress.
-Depending on the number of participants, the signatures should be big enough to read easily but small enough to fit everyone's signature.
-You sign with the username you have on the LCR.
-Once all the signatures are are present, it gets auctioned off in an LCR benefit auction.
Chime in with your ideas. This is meant to be a fun way to connect with other forum users!
Simon
EDIT: now that things are moving along, here is the list of participants in order, and will be edited as more people are added.
admrose-->oncecent1909--flyhi3-->jcuve-->coppercoins-->jallengomez-->simonm-->willbrooks-->jhcons-amosamos16-->Steven-->DCW-->hasfam-->maineman750-->magers-->thecentcollector-->mustbebob-->EE169-->roller-->Brad
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