Large No. of tokens up for grabs BUT....
READ THIS VERY CAREFULLY
Do not just send sets
I get 43 tokens each month. Yes you read that correctly... 43
This month I don't have prior trades arranged so the whole lot are up for grabs. I'm not desperate for any particular sets so you have free reign as long as, obviously, you have sets I don't. At the time of posting this I'm missing 22 sets.
Right, here's the deal.
You need to post here telling me what sets you want to send and why. Your reason needs to be either very compelling, very funny or tear jerkingly sad.
Once you have posted, you may then send the set(s)
Each day I will look at the reasons and either keep or reject the sets.
If the sets are rejected you may have another go but in the meantime somebody else may have sent them so try to make your first attempt the best you can.
I will accept the final choices on Sunday at around 9am GMT.
Good luck.
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Cattya on Oct 29, 2007
I'm sending you NY Factory Roborg. Resistance is futile. Soon, you will be assimilated.
marcelofigueroa on Oct 29, 2007
New York Factory Robo:
Man, a pirate without caching up with the new technology?, you need to update; all the other pirates have the latest theafing-robing robots all hooked up :op
You don't want to be left behind the bussiness.
Marcelo.
Cattya on Oct 29, 2007
Also seent Tower Grove Elementalist. The reason is elementary, my dear Watson.
marcelofigueroa on Oct 29, 2007
Man,
Still don't have your turkeys for thanks giving?. They're a lot more difficult to hunt these days anyway, they're waiting for you, well armed.
Maybe you can change your parrot for a turkey this year :o)
Marcelo.
roderblue on Oct 29, 2007
Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean that they're not out to get me. I recommend that we put on our tinfoil hats, because I sent Groom Lake Invasion!
soprano on Oct 29, 2007
Didn't send Sushinobi because I don't have enough stamps. But still, who doesn't like sushi?
wotan on Oct 29, 2007
I sent you Oslo and Dresden Symbol so you get to know the northern regions of Europe and Alexandria Monstrous to release them there...
Cattya on Oct 29, 2007
Why do you need Dresden Atmosphere? Because it has an:
Jet Plane
Bright Star
Venusian Ship
Idilic rainbow
Sun
Impressive Commet
Ominous Clowds
New Moon
Strange Mist
sgitheanaich on Oct 29, 2007
I'd send you Athens a Priori because after creating that pyramid of rubble in the garden after the flowing water during the floods, what on balance would be better than a candlelit pizza with the love of your life?
(and because it's the only one available to send, you have to take it sometime and 5 stamps is 5 stamps) :p
lobotomia on Oct 29, 2007
I sent Pumpkin Eve 1 set because I think that deeply in your heart there's a child, full of joy :)
diverpam on Oct 29, 2007
I sent Yuletide Snow... everyone loves a white Christmas. Pam
iconmaniac on Oct 29, 2007
Swine Time
Phate on Oct 29, 2007
In two days it's Halloween all over world. Many people love to go out with horror-costumes. I think, iconsets should also get horrorcostumes.
Do you know Davy Jones (i think as a Pirate you know him), he looks like someone, who makes halloween the whole day long :D
So you need the pumpkin eve 2-set, because of frankenstein, badly loughing pumpkins and other mysterious icons.
thedudedean on Oct 29, 2007
*waves hand*
You will take Sushinobi from me!
wmostrey on Oct 29, 2007
His name be Mario,
A plumber of fame.
His favorite dish a pizza,
The princess his gain.
lostinxlation on Oct 29, 2007
Kyoto Auto.
Because I'm oh-so-close to having a halo to go with my wings, and it would be a crying shame for an angel to not be allowed into heaven for lack of proper accessories.
Also, halos are good for wrapping around the necks of jerks who need it, and for rigging up ziplines for fast getaways... so they're pretty useful overall.
beanface on Oct 29, 2007
Silently, nervously, I creep through the neighborhood.
A dog barks in the distance; I pause to listen.
The night is dark but moonlight guides me.
I'm in ur yard, TP'in ur trees.
I write my name in shaving cream and flee,
Triumphant.
(I can't send Tokyo Hygiene until it's released though).
anti on Oct 29, 2007
I also want to send Tokyo Hygiene.
I just don't want to say why.
JBVisions on Oct 29, 2007
Cattya Sadly I loathe Star Trek and have to put up with an OH who is a big fan and subjects me to the Borg at every opportunity. STRIKE!
Sherlock Holmes! Purleeeease, originality required.
Atmosphere. Better but nowhere near grovelling enough.
Wotan I like sun and am more interested in visiting exotic places.
sgitheanaich Sigh, you didn't read the instructions properly and failed to send the set.
lobotomia Wrong.
Diverpam Even wronger. I hate snow and the thought of driving Xmas day in snow gives me the horrors.
iconmaniac Yes I know what the set is called. Give me reasons.
Phate I know Davy Jones as two people. One has a locker somewhere at the bottom of the sea and the other was a singer with the Monkees. Besides, you forgot to send the set. Strike!
thedudedean Also cannot read instructions. Perhaps the hypnosis worked on him instead of me ;o)
wmostrey Call that a poem? Put some effort into it. ;o)
The rest I am considering pending a better offer ;o)
lobotomia on Oct 29, 2007
Then.. there's a demon looking for some common sense :D
Shoebox on Oct 29, 2007
I'm sending Dresden symbol, because it's the only one I can send you.
That said? It's actually a very nice set, one of my current favorites (though I have a smaller pool than most to draw from) and while there is a lot of haggling about sets that mean something to you climatically or socially or personally, I'd like to push this as a usable set.
It is an aesthetically pleasing, compact set of icons that you should have in your collection.
To be perfectly honest? I think I may prefer Manhattan symbol to it, but I cannot send you that set, and really I am torn between the two, so both are worth having.
kymom
on Oct 29, 2007
*knock, knock*
*ahem* Howdy thar, ma'am. I am here today to show ya a fancy new gadget that ever' woman needs.
Hit comes straight frum New York City! Lookeehyere! *opens dusty-from-walkin'-the road sales case*
See? Hit's a whole buncha robots! 'At's right. RO-BOTS I cain't hardly believe they done'n made them thangs so's ladies kin use'em fer housework 'n stuff.
Look. *pulls a robot from case* This'n hyere will warsh 'n dry all your dirty dishes AND put 'em up AND throw out the dishwater when hit's done!
*pushes ON button and robot heads to kitchen to run wash water*
*gets out another robots* This hyere one does the warshes the laundry an' hangs hit on the line. Lookee. Hit's got this hyere big fan what blows the laundry dry in 'bout two minutes. Then hit irons an' folds them clothes and puts 'em in the bureaus. *starts robot that promptly sets about doing laundry*
*pulls out another robot with much fanfare*
Now, THIS robot is the one most ladies jes' love. Hit's the Straightener Outer. Now, you might thank hit's fer hair, AND IT IS, BUUUT, hit's main job is mos'ly fer husbands. Say yer mr. stays out all night a-drankin' an' playin' cards. Say he ain't worth a squat next mornin' so he don't git the barn painted and the plowin' done.
All ya hafta do is push 'ishyere button an' *push* hit goes-ta work!
*robot pulls out a 2X4, a meat mallet and a 12-guage shotgun*
you: "Say no more! I'll take it!"
Shoebox on Oct 29, 2007
oi,
Iconbuffet is killing me. Trying to delete that crap off your blog post, but it's letting me do very little.
webpanda
on Oct 29, 2007
well, i'm planning to send highrise and environmentalist. you should absolutely accept these sets from me for just a few reasons.
i really want to rid myself of some of these stamps, frankly i'd give them away if i could. i just want them to go and live their purpose.
in fact, i find myself so sad to see them sit on my page with no real purpose that i often question what life really means...
it's quite tragic really... but, really, if you accept these two sets from me it will help greatly because not only will i be relieved of stamps, but it will rid me of the images of jumping of a highrise myself, or even lighting myself on fire.
if you had the ability to give purpose to a purpose-less entity or prevent building jumps or fires, wouldn't you want to?
oh, please say yes!
KatieK on Oct 29, 2007
I will send Pumpkin Eve 2. Because this guy wants me to.
You should accept because I closed the italics.
marcelofigueroa on Oct 29, 2007
How are the polls going for New York Factory Robo? :op
(great!, the italics are gone)
seanhussey on Oct 29, 2007
Italics are fine, but what about Greece? Exactly. See what I'm saying? Of course you do, because you're intelligent and talented and not immune to random flattery and you won't question whether this makes any sense or it's just a way to shoehorn a bad pun into sending a set.
And for all of those reasons, I am sending Athens a Priori.
Wycked on Oct 29, 2007
I am sending you Sushinobi and Alexandria Monstrous because I am a foreign dignitary trying to escape my third world country and need you to hold some icons for me while I escape so my govt does not take them for their own greedy purposes. You may keep these two sets in exchange for holding the others. I will contact you later when I have escaped across the border and get to a taco bell and an internet kiosk (I need a grilled stuff'd burrito while I email).
DarkMystress on Oct 29, 2007
Claibourne Nature because....
1. I am an old hippy at heart and couldn't resist sharing the flower power to fellow men/geek girls
2. I am great
3. You are great and therefore as a combined force we will be indestructable.
4. If you don't accept I shall be forced to become your stalker (I know who you are and I know you live on IB)
5. p.s The only jokes I know are not really suitable!! - well, except this one:
whats the difference between yoghurt and america?
After 400 years yoghurt develops culture
(OK, apologies to all americans, but it's funny damnit!)
3.
thedudedean on Oct 29, 2007
You do know that you can't send the same set to someone twice right?
thedudedean on Oct 29, 2007
*waves hand*
Its swine time! You will rethink your life. You will stop spelling English words the UK way and do it the USA way from now on. Its swine time. You will be nice to American men on the internet(s).
Phate on Oct 29, 2007
"Besides, you forgot to send the set. Strike!" Thats very frustrating. I don't forgot it. The connection was very bad at that time. I had to wait long time to submit my post. I also sent the set. Now i know, the set isn't arrived. And know... KatieK took the chance to beat me out...
sometimes i lose, and the other time the others win... that's life
sloan on Oct 29, 2007
wow...so much brain power needed, martini time instead for me...good luck all you brilliant minds
caradotcom on Oct 29, 2007
I'll try one for fun :) I sent Super Modena Bros. because it's classic fun and the song (boop boop boop boop boop boop) just gets stuck in your head. A little blast from the past. Power up with the mushroom and flower, lol.
JSun on Oct 29, 2007
Jim was looking over Tim's drum kit one day when he noticed there were quite a few different cymbals. Jim asked Tim "What's with all the cymbals?"
Tim started to point at the cymbals one by one naming them.
"That's ma crash cymbal. Over there I've got ma ride cymbal. And on the other side I've got ma hi-hats." Tim said in his southern dialect.
Jim then noticed there was one cymbal on its own very close to the ground.
"What's with that cymbal down there?" Jim asked.
"Oh, that's ma low cymbal" Tim replied.
I will now send Mallow Symbol :)
terremom on Oct 30, 2007
I've sent you Oslo Symbol. Why? It's the only 1 I've got that you need, and at 51 it's hard to find things that people here want or need. Most here are young, talented in the areas of web design or for that matter anything to do with computers. I'm just a caregiver for developmentally challenged adults. Stumbled upon the IB while looking for clipart about 2 years ago. Find this to be my only outlet for semi-adult-like chat (remember the IB has many youthful types with high IQs but lacking in maturity when it comes to many of the mature subjects (they know who they are). They are freat when it comes to technology, but not when a gal needs social companionship. You're one who helped me get the nerve to actually stay on this site and come out of my shell under the cover of my silly avatar. Therefore, it's partially your fault that I've become comfortable enough to chatter on and on (LIKE THIS). So, I figure you should take this set so I can stop blabbering like a silly sap and go to sleep. It is, after all, 2:02 EDT. And the clients deserve a caregiver without total sleep deprevation. Take care and be kind. I know you can do this.
terremom on Oct 30, 2007
and if all else fails, PLEASE ACCEPT MY SET!!!
Liquix
on Oct 30, 2007
Sent Dresen Atmosphee because I like you. (Should be reason enough)
sloan on Oct 30, 2007
sent yuletide snow, cause Halloween is my favorite holiday. yippee...
JBVisions on Oct 30, 2007
Hmmmm I see I have some thinking to do. I'll get back to you later today.
rc
on Oct 30, 2007
JB, if you like summer and sun and if there were any icon sets from Portugal ... I would send all of them to you.
If I had any set that you would need I also will be very glad to send it.
But, there are no sets from Portugal, and all the sets I have you also have ...
So, I'm just writing for the fun. ;)
kymom
on Oct 30, 2007
what in the world?!?!? SEE??? I TOLD ya IB was having like heartburn or something yesterday!
at least it was at my house! GOOD GRIEF!!
sorry about the repeeeeeetative postings which i has now deeeeeleeeeted!!
*blush*
cdncx on Oct 30, 2007
Sending anything I can get away with; we Brits must stick together.
marisadesign on Oct 30, 2007
I will send Alexandria Monstrous because the presence of Alexandria Monstrous icons in your possession will help to frighten away the spirits of the icons you have turned down.
marisadesign on Oct 30, 2007
Sadly, when I try to send you my icons, spreading IconBuffet joy, I am devastated by the response that I have nothing you need. Sigh. I walk away, disappointed in my inability to share.
thedudedean on Oct 30, 2007
If the icon sets are in her pending she can't take it in twice.
JBVisions on Nov 04, 2007
Well thanks to all who sent sets. I have now selected those sets from pathetic souls who were willing to grovel for a few extra points and rejected the rest.
To be honest, even 43 tokens doesn't go far enough so I had to reject a few I would prefer to have kept.
If it's any consolation to those who lost out, I will keep a list of who you are and as more tokens arrive I will contact you for deliveries.
Thanks for your efforts. :0)