CDF Social Director needed!

Our venerable social director, Bob K, had to drop out because of work. We need someone to step in. The duties will include coordinating things with Ginnie Springs (the pavilion is reserved) such as getting the ice, grills, and other things to the pavilion the morning of July 3; procuring donations for door prizes from dive shops, training agencies, etc.; and maintaining a list of what people will bring. We will be doing the "what can you bring" method, since that was the best and easiest method we've had yet. Here is a link to LAST YEAR'S list, so you'll know what we do:

http://www.cavediver.net/forum/showthread.php?t=10509

Don't get confused and post on that thread - it is only for display purposes.

SOMEBODY PLEASE VOLUNTEER!!!!!

Does that mean that I can make up new and exciting contests for the social such as:

1 - Naked Scooter Racing
2 - Cave Diver Wrestling - Similar to calf wrestling, you have to toss a loop of #24 line around a running cave diver, throw them to the ground, and tie their feet together. Fastest time wins.
3 - DIR vs non DIR tug of war - tug of war while wearing full cave gear, winners get to ridicule the others equipment
4 - Cave Diver obstacle course - We rig the gallery at Devils with as many line traps, dead ends, misplaced arrows, multiple lines, and assorted loose pieces of line dangling around, the contestants swim to the lips, we take their masks and lights, and they have to get out. Winners get to keep breathing.
5 - Body Hair Topiary - The first person that can sculpt a relief of Sheck Exley out of their bodily hair wins, open to both men and women. Forrest gets a 2 minute penalty for unfair advantage, Caver 95 excluded, just too damn hairy.

Yes, the Social Director has complete reign.

John, it has you written all over it.

I nominate John for Social Director.

One of my other personalities seconds.

All of us vote "Yea".

Yea, I vote for John!

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Originally Posted by Slüdge

Yes, the Social Director has complete reign.

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I am not sure about this, but IF I were to be social director, and that is a big IF, there are certain conditions that everyone must agree on such as:

Feathered merkin's to be worn by everyone at all times. No one allowed without their merkin!

A more broad based menu than the usual must be adopted that includes squid-kabobs, Kimchi, Chinese crickets on a stick, and a good assortment of genuine imported Balot's.

Only Agave based beverages to be served, including beers. Jones blue bubblegum soda acceptable.

Door prizes to be awarded to include-
Gift Certificates to the cafe risque along with a large bottle of Pepto.
Snorkels
Autographed photo's of Pee Wee Herman
and for the Grand Prize, a visit to a rehab clinic with Amy Winehouse as your guide.

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Originally Posted by OFG-1

certain conditions that everyone must agree on

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Works for me.

What Sludge said. It'll give me an excuse to pull out my collection of feather merkins.

Hey! How about cave diver mud wrestling?? Or silt wrestling? You can schedule this event right after the naked scooter races and make it naked, too!!

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Originally Posted by RN

Hey! How about cave diver mud wrestling?? Or silt wrestling? You can schedule this event right after the naked scooter races and make it naked, too!!

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With or without merkins?

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Originally Posted by RN

Hey! How about cave diver mud wrestling?? Or silt wrestling? You can schedule this event right after the naked scooter races and make it naked, too!!

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Only if John enters :roll:

If John does run the social, I wouldn't miss it for the world!

I love Kimche (sp) with lots of red pepper seeds! Yum!

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Originally Posted by sskasser

With or without merkins?

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Depends on who it is... ;)

i'm in favor of everything except the balots. just the thought can make me heave.

everything else sounds great, and i want to see shirley's merkin collection.

i already have the remnants of a line arrow in body hair from last visit. thank you trimming/dive buddy!

TMI.

Can we serve the Sauce Boss special chicken?

http://sauceboss.com/Turkey2007.jpg

I Googled both merkins and balots....I think I will pass on this gathering. It is a rather long drive.

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Originally Posted by Me

I Googled both merkins and balots....I think I will pass on this gathering. It is a rather long drive.

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I've learned to never google anything John posts while I'm at work. :smt081

I may have to change my plans for this weekend just becasue I am intrigued to see a merkin and I have made that boss chicken......works well on a turkey too.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkin

I love history!

are we only allowed to use the store bought feather merkins or can we wear our DIY merkins?

DIY?? Well to be honest Adam we require DIR configured merkins. Feathers must be from the pink feathered Dodo with the release clasp worn on the right hip. If you choose not to dive this configuration no one will want to mud wrestle with you.. :smt081

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Originally Posted by HeloDriver

DIY?? Well to be honest Adam we require DIR configured merkins. Feathers must be from the pink feathered Dodo with the release clasp worn on the right hip. If you choose not to dive this configuration no one will want to mud wrestle with you.. :smt081

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but it tickles when i wear it like that

Does anybody have ANY idea why I started this thread? If we don't get a new social director by the workshop we'll have to cancel the social.

I KNOW somebody that lives in the High Springs/Branford/Gainesville area will step up.

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Originally Posted by Slüdge

Does anybody have ANY idea why I started this thread? If we don't get a new social director by the workshop we'll have to cancel the social.

I KNOW somebody that lives in the High Springs/Branford/Gainesville area will step up.

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Russell, are you trying to hijack this feathered merkins thread?

Sorry Russell i thought we had already decided that John was in i guess i better hold of on reconfiguring my merkin

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Originally Posted by Slüdge

If we don't get a new social director by the workshop we'll have to cancel the social.

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... or just set a time and everyone shows up?

I dont live in the area but will drive up a bunch of times and help him if he needs it.....

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Originally Posted by Slüdge

I KNOW somebody that lives in the High Springs/Branford/Gainesville area will step up.

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Russell,

As much as I love discussing merkins, allow me to ask a few questions.

1 - How many people are going to show up?
2 - Is there any budget for this, or a per person cost?
3 - Why in the world don't you cater the damn thing? Someone call Sonny's and get a per person price, and all cheapskates just pony up a few bucks and bring snacks and drinks?
Try:
http://www.sonnysbbq.com/images/stor...ering_menu.pdf

Unless they have drastically changed, Sonny's used to be cheap. less than $10.00 per person.

I live a long ways from Jenny. I haven't been there in over two years, and frankly, hate going to the damn place. I would rather dive Harvey's 5 times than Devils once.

I know that there are people within the NACD, NSS_CDS, GUE, Halcyon, Dive Rite, EE, Cave Excursions, CEE, Cave Adventures, and god knows who else that reads this board regularly, instead of waiting for someone to call you asking for a few bucks or a door prize, why don't you PM Russell and offer a little something. Hell, I will send a few merkins, and a balot.

I am sorry to have started this whole thing with my sick, twisted sense of humor, but if nominated, I won't run, if elected, I will not serve, however, I will gladly wear a feathered merkin.

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Originally Posted by OFG-1

my sick, twisted sense of humor,

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It takes a sick, twisted sense of humor to recommend Sonny's "barbecue" to southerners!

It's too far from me otherwise I might consider doing it. As it is, I won't even be there. Why is the CDF social always there, or at least in that area? I'm 99% sure we could even get free entry to JB if it was done there. And it might give people who have been wanting to head over a reason for doing it.

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Originally Posted by RN

I'm 99% sure we could even get free entry to JB if it was done there.

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Can you check with P&R and see if we could do it during the summer? At Pavilion 1? If so, it's easy to move at this point...

almost anywhere but Ginnie on the 4th of july would be great! who wants to fight all the drunks?

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Originally Posted by scubadam67

almost anywhere but Ginnie on the 4th of july would be great! who wants to fight all the drunks?

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I am not sure JB would be a lot better :roll:

Pretty much anywhere on the 4th is going to run into that, unfortunately, except maybe someplace like Peacock.

Yes! I vote for JB! :-)

JB doesn't allow alcohol... :/ So if this social was about being the drunks looking for a fight, probably not the best place.

Same would go for any of the state parks(Peacock/Madison/etc).

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Originally Posted by Slüdge

Can you check with P&R and see if we could do it during the summer? At Pavilion 1? If so, it's easy to move at this point...

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Free entry secured. Now we just need to think about the date. JB will be a mad house on the 4th. I'll have to check on pavilion availability, but personal experience has revealed that some of the locals either don't know how to read the reserved signs or don't care because they take over the tables anyway. JB would be a better choice after Labor Day, but if you guys want to do this during the summer, it is possible, just not desirable.

vote for jb

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Originally Posted by adam0321

vote for jb

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Uh, this thread is months old, and the social will be at Manatee on August 21. After that, we can start considering where/when the next one will be :-D

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