The 40th annual Drunkfest, a.k.a. Commodore's Cup, is coming up July 16-21. We'll have:
• Fine food such as hot dogs and Kool-Aid.
• The Sardine Race - abuse what's left of our Techs.
• Treasure Hunt - who can find the scow pier first!
• The NO Talent Show - self explanatory.
• Greased watermelon - try to grab your teammates by their greased bodies. No teeth, fingernails, or cavity searches please.
• Human Battleship - try to hit the boobs with the balloons.
• Poodle Jousting - bring your pet along and tie him to the forestay!
• And did we mention Kool-Aid and lemonade?!
Come party with recovering alcoholics, older singles, and Hoofer leaders. What we're wondering is: will people be required to wear their lifejackets in the sardine race..? That would cut down on the number of bodies you can cram into a Tech.
So sign up for C-Cup in the office! Team assignments will be random, with the cutest girls put on teams with the most desperate guys, e.g. club officers and keelboat instructors. (Do you believe that? You should.)
Note: NO ALCOHOL is allowed on any boats, but feel free to get jackhammered on shore before boarding.
Commodore's Cup is open to MOST PEOPLE†.
LGBT INDIVIDUALS AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS WELCOME!
†Except people we don't like, who will be harassed and prevented from participating (and we'll keep your registration fee too).
So, if you know – your blog got posted to the front page of the hoofers facebook page with someone asking “what is this?” I’m sure as a result you have a lot more traffic than you otherwise would have.
ReplyDeleteThat’s how I found this blog. I clicked, and read. I was mildly amused. I went back literally all the way to the beginning of your blog and read. It was a fun three hours. Like a time capsule.
Here’s the thing though. After three hours of reading, I still have the same question that the facebook lady had… “What is this?” What is the point? What do you want? Why do you write this stuff? I’m not complaining, mind you, because it’s amusing, and people discussing things is important (could I make that more general?).
But I still don’t know what you want. And I don’t know what your objectives are. Why is this important? Because you complain. A lot. Some of your posts, you complain and I don’t even know about what you are complaining.
Let’s take the article you wrote about commodore’s cup. You make sarcastic remarks – some warranted, some not. But I don’t know what you want. Abolish commodore’s cup? No more drinking? MORE drinking? Get rid of old people? Get rid of all young people? Change the dress code? Get rid of the club? Expand the club? Change how spending is done, and if so, to what?
But back to your post; your title and opening sentence don’t even make sense. Hoofers says my friends suck? How? What led you to conclude that? The BOC didn’t write that (I now know that means board of captains, so hey on you for getting me to do a little searching). The crack about fine food such as hot dogs means you don’t really understand catering. I do, I catered for a while, and have done food purchases for large restaurants, do you know what it costs to procure food for 300 people? You should do the math and then see what you can come back with. A social every week for a year, times 300 people’s foods…. I’ve already exceeded my membership cost. Also, do you know how BITCHY people are about food? I’ll give you an experiment. Make spaghetti for 50 people, and then try to spice it the way you like and see how many complaints you get (why is there PEPPER in this?? IT’S TOO SPICY FOR ME, TAKE IT BACK.) People are assholes.
I could keep going. Better food? Different food? Make suggestions. I have read the BOC notes for the last two years and I don’t see anyone making notes about disliking the food. The BOC is open to everyone, so why is no one on record saying the food sucks?
My understanding of the club is it is that. A club. It’s not a membership in the MYC, it’s not a spot on lake Michigan’s racing fleet. It’s a semi-cheap way to get on a boat, and it means no lasting repercussions to me as a member because if I hate sailing or break my ankle, I’m not stuck with a $80,000 boat and nothing to do with it. I sailed on other large bodies of water before, and I remember a summer paying $1000 to be a member of a club for three months, with 12 whole boats to choose from, and then still had to pay for instruction at almost $80 an hour. So I think it’s a good deal.
To answer your question (which any member can), yes you have to wear your life jacket. That’s been a rule for at least the last year.
I saw the teams yesterday, and they’re pretty evenly distributed. I dunno what the “prettiest girls” with the keelboat people means.
And as for getting hammered before boarding, I was told it was forbidden to drink and then get on a boat. I had a wristband which was cut by staff when I bought my beer later that evening, and only wristbanded people could be on boats at pirate’s day.
Can you write a post about what the point of your posting is? Seriously, no sarcasm. I don’t know what you want. I want to be a fan of this blog because the larger an organization gets, I think it’s good to hear about all the things that aren't so nice so they can get better. But after reading every. Single. Entry. That. You. Have. I don’t know what you want.
Me thinks this blog exists to make fun of Hoofers, however it does have some interesting posts on things like instructor pay that may be simply be FYI, like news sites or newspapers are.
ReplyDeleteNow to more urgent matters, there were some purple wristbands in a desk in the office yesterday... is the color the same for c-cup? No i didnt snag any, er, maybe just one.... rumor is that someone (Chrisf?) has a stash someplace....i will not be helming so can presumedly get shit-faced ahead of time yes?
Are they checking hats? Thats a great spot for a half pint + . They cant expect people to actually do c-cup sober.
The blog is likely run by 2 people. One is banned from the Union. Another hasn't been a member for years. Just a guess. Instead of focusing on healthy criticism about draconian Union rules, bureaucracy, declining volunteerism, and wasted club resources the bloggers focus often on trivial issues or personal vendettas. Still it is always good to see people question authority and poke fun at stuff. What do the bloggers want? Probably girlfriends.
ReplyDeleteGuess away. It is amusing, though off-target. Anonymous comments (no login) are allowed because one purpose of this blog is to be an open and accessible forum. What we don't allow are false statements about the blog itself. There is plenty here on draconian Union rules, declining volunteerism, and other club issues in older posts, and we'll be focusing on such things in the future too. Constructive comments might help that along better than silly ones.
ReplyDeleteAs far as "trivial issues", I guess you mean for instance our backhanded criticism of the club's slogan, "We are better than you"? Sure it's tongue-in-cheek, but it won't come across that way to everyone who reads it on a flyer. Why not say "Meet new friends" instead of "Meet better friends"? Why are Hoofers better than my good friends from freshman year in the dorm? Most Hoofers sure as hell aren't better than my frat brothers. It's just a weak, obnoxious, embarrassing slogan--the sort of thing that makes people create blogs like this.
For this blog to actually help Hoofers I'd like to see real investigative reporting on BOC meetings. lack of openness. fleet updates. how will heavy keelboats be repaired in the future . when will the whole club be just 420s with new ones for the team and old ones for the second class members? And who's to blame for the pier fiasco of 2017? Who's in charge of what and who will be the next sailing club advisor?
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ReplyDeleteThought your blog was fair and balanced, right? If that is true, why do you keep deleting legitimate comments and observations?
ReplyDeleteLegitimate? That's a laugh. The only comments we've deleted are slanderous, spiteful ones filled with half-truths and lies, all posted and then re-posted by the same pathetic loser hiding in the Hoofer office.
ReplyDeleteMan, some people really are getting bent out of shape over a blog. I for one am more worried about beer and how to get it on board, or at least to get on board with copius amounts beer inside me....
ReplyDeleteThis is funny, check it out. Some people may have heard Kappa Sig was suspended last week due to almost killing a woman when they threw a TV off their roof:
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So,... maybe hoofers can do a "boat drop" off college library! That way we can get rid of old boats and the club disbanded at the same time.