Anyone else get their SPEY today?

Nope. Yesterday. Wheeee!

"Please do not eat this button." Heh

I found mine on my doorway when I arrived home from work Thursday. I'm just going through it now. The buttons seem smaller but I could be wrong.
Nice packing with the zip lock bags too Jon. Now I can keep my other stuff organized.

I got mine yesterday. Badly mangled by the USPS, but the contents were intact and relatively unspoiled (the cool Certificate of Memberness was a little wrinkled).

Very cool.

got it yesterday and was very happy...

did anyone else have a problem with their shirt seeming much smaller than the size listed on the tag? i really don't want to complain or anything because i love the stuff and hate to be a whiner, but my 2X-large feels more like a large, or smaller...

How numerous is the International League of Pedants this year? Is enrollment up or down?

In Response to Rich (#24395):

The buttons are smaller.

I have a hard time judging t-shirt sizing - given the way that different shirt brands shrink differently. But this one does seem a bit smaller. Maybe it's "pre-shrunk".

In Response to zamphir (#24421):

it is pre-shrunk, but that still wouldn't account for it to be that much smaller...

In Response to AsphaltBuffet (#24422):

This t-shirt is apparently longer and slightly thinner than others we've gotten. I rather like the cut, though.

However, given the dimensions of your average pedant, I see why this might cause concern.

In Response to mcgrue (#24424):

I see why this might cause concern.

It's not "concern", per se. Except, you know, that slight bit of compassion for others.

But they knew the risks when they chose to leave the house.

In Response to zamphir (#24425):

i'm just bummed because i've looked forward to wearing it after seeing the sneak peek and i can't fit into it now.

In Response to AsphaltBuffet (#24427):

But now you finally have the incentive you need to get that shoulder removal surgery I've been hearing so much about! Do it for science!

In other news, if my SPEY arrives before my Teenage Billionare Psychopath (and I think it will), Jeff is going to get one very whiny email.

Well, maybe not whiny. Maybe plaintive with a dash of self-deprecating sarcasm.

got home from work at 12:30 thursday night/friday morning, saw a nice package on the table, then I was excited to see the goats label. The t-shirt is pretty small for a 2X, but it fits, so I'm happy. Wearing it now actually. My parents tell me that its very fitting. Liked the pins and the stickers. I wasnt as thrilled with the mini-comic this year. or maybe its just because last year's was so good

In Response to AsphaltBuffet (#24427):

i can't fit into it now.

Send it back.

Mine is wearable but tight. (and not a 2x, either.)

SPEY for me too. I've prepared my shirt for wearing, but have not yet made it, uh, worn.

And, for some reason, I'm unreasonably happy with my pedant button. Can't figure where to use the stickers, but the button... Mmmm.... button.

I'm going to go spend some time alone with the button now.

(As a special game, there are no less than seventeen items in this post that should enrage the pedantic. Go to!)

In Response to Clan_Hanna (#24407):

Yeah, my certificate was pretty beat up too... (Thanks USPS!) Everything else was in fine shape, though, so I'm not too worried.

In Response to DantePendragon (#24431):

I wasnt as thrilled with the mini-comic this year. or maybe its just because last year's was so good.

I liked it. Not to spoil it for tynic and others, the part where ***(left unnamed on purpose) says "But we're playing" was funny.

Thanks for the notice. I rarely remember to check my mail at work. WOOT!

In Response to AsphaltBuffet (#24415):

I have not yet tried on my shirt, as I seem to have left it in the backseat of my wife's car which now appears to be twenty miles away. However all of my Goats t-shirts seem to get quite a bit smaller after a while. Or I could be getting fatter, either scenario is both equally plausible and non-mutually exclusive.

Just to let folks know...

All the U.S. SPEYs went out last Tuesday. (Mega-Kudos to Gary [goats.com] for helping us out with that) Half of the internationals went out later last week, and the last few went out today. They were all shipped Priority Mail, so in theory they should be there within a week-ish. If yours doesn't show up within a reasonable timeframe, letting me know sooner, rather than later, is good..

In Response to phillip (#24626):

International, here. Shirt, buttons, sticker and mini comic present.

International fiends apparently attempted to attack and wage democracy with the terrrrrists in the envelope but the terrr of the bag won and all in good condition.

Jeff sneaked over the line by a nose. Well, a day.

Item 1:


Item 2: (once again, we see I have not yet managed to master a digital camera. This was actually the only shot in 10 where I didn't have 6 eyes and was not obscured by the flash).



T-shirt fits perfectly, may even be a little roomier in the shoulders than my others. International fiends also attempted to raid my SPEY, this time by trying to disintegrate the package with water. Am happy to report their efforts failed and all items arrived in good condition.

In Response to tynic (#24643):

Yup, got mine on Friday in 'sunny' England. its great as usual. The only problem I had was that the T-shirt appears to have been designed to fit a small elf. Ah well, I have a pedantic friend who will love it :D

In Response to tynic (#24428):

I think i'm going to try turning over a new leaf, and forgo as much self-deprecation as often as possible from now on. Maybe this new attitude will achieve different results. It's all part of my plan to dismiss any notions of shame and contrition from my outlook. Perhaps i'll still be an asshole, but a different, more appealing flavor thereof. I freely admit my addiction here-- it's another kind of crack i just can't give up.

My SPEY arrived on January 20th, and i especially love the new ILoP T-Shirt. My "X-Large" Beefy-T does indeed appear to be extra-large (and beefy), exactly like my other similar garments, and i have proudly worn it on a couple of occasions already when i did in fact emerge from my seclusion during the past couple weeks.

The new buttons are delightful, too, and i think the pig-related items are probably my favorite. To an onlooker who's unfamiliar with the context, they are still amusing. Despite the inevitable world domination which should be taking place, i guess there are still quite a few people who have not yet joined the glorious elite of Goats.com. We shall have to firmly compel them to "Obey the Piggy" until total ass-imilation is achieved.

A compulsory duty of the members of the ILoP is to nit-pick trivial grammar issues. On my Litany Of Beer sticker, i noticed that there is a superfluous apostrophe.

and when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see it's path

I believe that should instead say: "to see its path". But maybe there is some other bizarre way to interpret the sentence, a way which will only become apparent when i'm significantly higher. Mmmmm.... cannabinoids.

Although i did like last year's print of Fish, i really love this year's far more: nothing warms my heart like an alien waving to me from atop his rockin' rocket!