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ENTRIES MUST BE SENT TO jeff@forestryforum.com
with the subject line: PIGGY CONTEST ENTRY
Include your username!

Guests are welcome to play along, but you must register to enter. :)

D&L Doublecut (http://www.doublecut.com) has graciously donated a very fine grand prize gift for the pig roast in August.  It will consist of a 2 night stay at the local bed and breakfast in Harrison, MI during the annual pig roast. If the Winner can't use it, it will be transferable. They have the choice of gifting it to another member that can use it or it can be donated back to the forum and we will then auction it to a forum member on Ebay. The proceeds from the Ebay Auction will then be given as a door prize at our traditional Pig roast prize drawing.

Here's how the contest works.  There are 10 pigs hidden within the Forestry Forum.  The first one to find one and email Jeff with the exact location will win a pig, which is actually a lighter. (check photo at bottom of the post) If you are the first to find a pig, your name will also be put into a drawing for the bed and breakfast stay.  Sorry, but you will be only able to enter the drawing once.  But, you can keep playing along because if you are the FIRST to find the Black pig, you get to have your name in the drawing THREE TIMES!.  If you find another pink one before anyone else, then the next eligible person to email Jeff will win the chance.

When a pig is found, another clue will be given to the board.  That will give you a direction for finding the next pig.  There are 9 pink pigs and 1 black pig.  To get to the black pig, you will probably need the clues of pigs #3, 6, and 9.  So, good luck.

As an added bonus, anyone else who finds the black pig before Midnight
(forum time) March 31th 2006, will also be included in the drawing.  You just won't be getting a fancy dancy pig lighter.

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Good luck and have fun!
Here's the starting clues to get you to your first pigs:
Think harvesting, poll, and iron.

Pig #1:  FOUND! BY Furby
   Clue #1: "How hard can this be?  I guess I'll have to ask someone."
   Clue #1 additional clue: "Who ya goona ask how hard can this be?"
Pig #2:   FOUND! BY isawlogs
   Clue #2:"If you're up a tree, you can't take a walk"
Pig #3:  FOUND! BY Sprucebunny
   Clue #3: "Extra! Extra! Read all about it!"
Pig #4:  FOUND! BY DanG
   Clue #4: "The picnic is the event you must show up for."
Pig #5:   FOUND! BY  johnjbc
   Clue #5:"You'll never get board when D&L Doublecut is your sponsor!"
Pig #6:  FOUND! BY RichlandSawyer
   Clue #6: "I can see for miles and miles"
Pig #7:  FOUND BY breederman
   Clue #7: "Don't go east"
Pig #8:  FOUND BY farmerdoug
   Clue #8:"Drink this, just for the health of it."
Pig #9:  FOUND BY Brad S.
   Clue #9:"There's sumpthin about this guy."
Pig #10:  BLACK PIG FOUND FIRST BY A FURBY!

VIDEO CLIP OF FLAMING PIG (https://forestryforum.com/media/pigs.mpg)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/pig_lighter.jpg)

Things to remember:

The first one to email Jeff after finding a pig, using the correct email address and subject line, wins that pig. The winners username, and the clue for the next pig will then be posted.

Pigs all look different. I had to tell Tom what a pig looks like. :)

Pigs like to squeal, but if you want to increase your chances of winning the grand prize, YOU WONT! ;D  (Dont share with yer buddy unless you are willing to decrease your odds)

If you somehow happen to find a pig that we dont know about, that is something that may have already been there and was a natural part of the forum content, HE DONT COUNT! :D

HAVE FUN! (And don't get to blurry eyed. ;))

I want to encourage all members to play along even if you have no intentions of coming to the pig roast. You can be involved if you win by giving the prize to a forum friend that is coming or auctioning it off to surprise a member with a cash gift that attends! :)

Here is a hint that may save you some time.  Using the search to search pig or swine or hog won't do you any good. :)

Two clues found!  Make sure before you shoot me an email that you come back and check to see if someone beat you to the punch, if you dont see it listed as found, send it quick!

Half of them found!  Now it gets tough.. ;)

Go Furby Go!! :D :D

I must say, the last contest made me blury eyed for awhile. :D

Jeff, it's been such a mild winter, I've worn that jacket ever since last fall. Not in the house of cos. ;) Although, I can take a crispie cold day as long as I'm moving.  8)  I suppose I'll suffer for it when I'm about 60. :D

Good luck all.  :)

Problem is SD, Jeff learned a lot from last year and made changes. ;D
This one is a lot harder AND a game of chance, all I can do is improve my odds. ;)

Thanks for putting this together Jeff! 8)

Gee Furby, don't entice me into it. I can crack any nut with preserverance and determination. ;D :D

Well since this one is different...........
Give it a try!
I've got a good head start on ya anyways! :D :D ;D
Winner can always give the prize away. ;)

Jeff, that Furby is a terrible tormentor ain't he?  :D  8)

Naw, I can't tie up my line too much these days...too much going on.  Dang cell don't work at the house. ;)

Bock, bock, boooooock! ;D

Head starts only mean you might get a pig, not the final prize.  ;D One thing about this contest is that eveybody is always even. When the new clue comes out, everybody has the same opportunity to find the next pig. You dont have to have all the previous locations to find the next one, only the clue.

Ron W Engineered most of this contest, I'm just tweeking and implementing. :)

Tell me about being even. :o
I gotta wait for someone to find a pig before I get a clue as to where to look.
It's killing me! :D :D :D

Since Ron engineered it........ Thanks Ron! 8)

I must be blind or don't know what a pig looks like.  I've been looking in a lot of different spots and don't see a DanG thing that looks like a pig. I've looked for tiny pigs, little pigs and big pigs and nothing.....nada! :'(

Quote from: Jeff B on March 23, 2006, 10:06:29 AM
Pigs all look different. I had to tell Tom what a pig looks like. :)

That's the tricky part, figuring out what a piggy looks like.
How come ya didn't ask Tom to tell ya what a piggy looks like?

They look like this so far:

pig 1
(https://forestryforum.com/images/YaBBImages/userpics/shreddedbark.jpg)

pig 4
(https://forestryforum.com/controlbox.gif)

pig5
(https://forestryforum.com/images/04_01_03/group1web.jpg)

pig 6
(https://forestryforum.com/images/types/pidanceg.gif)

pig7
(https://forestryforum.com/garden.gif)

pig8
(https://forestryforum.com/mountains_distant_op.gif)

That  last picture looks familiar, but I don't see any pigs. :(

Brad S found piggy 9!  I aint posting the clue until tommorow morning though... ;D  About, oh,  10ish forum time.... 8)

I see some of you have figured out the methods behind the clues.  #2 isn't that hard if you look at it and figure out what the clue is telling you.  It gives all the directions to the location of that pig. 

Pigs are put in areas where even non-members can find them. 

Clue 9 has been placed! 

Acronym


Is anybody still playing?

Still playing ?  YES !!!!!

Wasted half a day fooling with acronyms ;D

Synonyms, too.

You too  ::). I've found three already, but someone beat me to the punch.  :D

Stew

I am trying, but I am not having much success.  :(  I can't even see the piggy in my own picture. ::)   I think I need a smellameter.  ;D

pigman, you must be using something that is changing the picture, like some sort of web accelerator. Your picture is now a gif animation with a flying pig in it.


Remebmer what [acronym] tags do to text?

Yup, I remember that 'phase' we went through. It replicated itself like a chain reaction throughout the threads. :-\

Only when I tried to use it in the censored words. :) (not a clue)


I just wanted to say, when you find the pig black pig you will have NO DOUBT about it being the correct pig, Cause there is sumpthin about that photo that we did a little extra just so it would be unmistakable.  Chared pigs in pig roasters are not it. :D

I'm not eligible to play in the contest but have been playing along using the clues and found the Black Pig a few minutes ago.

Jeff left some good hints on both pages of this thread.Good Luck!

Furby found the black pig first! although he gets the black pig and the extra chances in the drawing, you all have a chance to be in the drawing as well! Just find the black pig like Furby did!\


Tell us Furby, how does it feel to bag that Big Black Oinker?  :D

Just a reminder, there are still 2 pigs on the regular board that are just as easy to find. 

I've searched and searched and searched and searched, then I searched some more. I've been to the out house, the beach, the mountains, in crooks and crainies and corners that haven't seen the light of day in years. I've passed gators, snakes, log dogs, and Santa a time or two, even found a pink pig car! Them pigs sure do know how to hide! One thing is for sure, I can definitely tell you where them pigs are not.  pc_smiley

Stew

Sounds like yer getting close stew! :D  Don t give up yet! Just watch, yer going to end up and do sumpthin that will lead you right to it.  The other two pigs are still out there as well. One has two clues revealed that tells you everything you need to find pig 2

Just checked to make sure #2 is still there.  Yup, its there.

Are you the kind a guy they could ask about it?

Feels good Jeff, thinking about having him over for supper if no one else finds him.
You'd have to get a new one for the roast then! ;D
Still don't know where pig #3 is so I'm not done yet! ;D

Stew, KEEP LOOKING!
Fact is, there are other black pigs on the forum that were screwing me up, they fall in the do not count section though. Ya really can't miss the real one! :D
I know for a fact you were close earlier, was afraid ya would beat me to it.
I scanned over 20k posts yesterday including almost all of Jeff's.
I have no doubt you folks can find it, don't just sit there..... do sumptin!

I found the black one Furby, not before you though.  :(
At least I think it's the right one.

Stew

There is no thinking about it, you WILL know if ya found it! ;)

I'm sure it's the right one, just haven't got the confirmation from da boss yet.  :D

Stew

Yea ya have. REFRESH YER EMAIL! :D as of 6:45

MARCEL FOUND A PIG! MARCEL FOUND A PIG! :D  That was pig#2 that I thought was an EASY ONE!

Here was where he was at, now look at the clues, and say to yourself
DOH! :D

Wood Hardness scale thread in the Ask the Forester section. https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?topic=17571.0



ONE PIG LEFT!  But remember, everyone can still have a chance at the drawing by finding that black pig.

Our last wayward pig has been found by Sprucebunny!
(https://forestryforum.com/calcs/polite.gif)

Clue 3 has been placed. All the clues are in, and with the addition of clue 3, to add to 6 and 9, The rest of you should be all set to find da black piggy so you can also be added to the drawing for the grand prize generously donated by D&L Double Cut Sawmills! (http://www,doublecut.com)

Hey ya Stew, did ya see where piggy #3 was hidden? :D :D :D

No Furby, didn't see it, but I'm guessing I was all over it.  :o

Stew

https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?topic=17471.0

Well I'll just be.....if I had of been looking any harder, I would have walked right by it.  :D :D :D :D

Never would have figured.

Stew

 :D :D :D
Was afraid they had done that to me! :D

Even with the third clue posted, the rest are still gonna have to work hard for ole blackie.  ;)

Stew

Some are getting close! ;)

I found the pig. No, not the black pig, the pig in number 8. 8)  The dumb accelerator was blocking out the flying pig. :P
Who would of thunk that pigs could fly over mountains. :o

Um........ Jeff? ::)

Um what...

I was answering Pigman's question:
"Who would of thunk that pigs could fly over mountains". 
That would be you, I'm figuring. ;D

oh!  apparantly they cant because hes been sitting in a holding pattern there for a long time.

He's waiting for directions to the roast!

Gonna be some serious shoulders on the pig this year :D

HEY OUT THERE!

EXTRA EXTRA! THERE IS A BLACK PIG RUNNING LOOSE HE'S GONE MILES AND MILES AND SOMEBODY OUGHT TA DO SUMPTHIN ABOUT IT! 

This contest aint over yet! All of ya still have a chance to get in the drawing by finding that black pig! Dont leave no StOne unturned! You can get your name in the drawing by midnight the 31st!

Is anyone still playing ??? ??? ???
A game isn't any fun if nobody plays! :-\

I gather the "play" left to do is find the black pig?  I saw it a few threads back in a box with another pig, ready to 'ship out'.   ::) eh?

Nope, the BIG black pig is still hiding here on the forum, all anyone has to do is follow the MANY clues Jeff has left and find it.
Anyone can still win the big prize of a two night stay at the B&B.
Even if someone don't want it, they can increase a friend's odds of winning.

It is those many clues that confuse me. smiley_dizzy  I'm kind of a Model T man myself.  ::) The contest must not be too hard if a rookie truck driver can finds the pigs. ;D

EXTRA EXTRA! THERE IS A BLACK PIG RUNNING LOOSE HE'S GONE MILES AND MILES AND SOMEBODY OUGHT TA DO SUMPTHIN ABOUT IT! 


Within those two sentences is all the information you need to find the black pig. Its a set of organized instructions and a map and a dead give away all in one. :)

Well, thats all I need, another clue to confuse my simple mind. ::)

   I thought that furby found the black pig??
   Am i missing somthing??


     Thanks Alot  Mr Mom

Anyone can and SHOULD find the black pig!
It's in the very first post, everyone that finds the pig and enters the contest according to the rules will be entered in the drawing.
You have until midnight on the 31st to get your entry in......... KEEP LOOKING FOR THAT BLACK PIG!!!

I thought da pigman would just sniff 'im out. Not so apparently.

Miles and miles,  eh?

Quote from: Jeff B on March 28, 2006, 12:21:39 PM
EXTRA EXTRA! THERE IS A BLACK PIG RUNNING LOOSE HE'S GONE MILES AND MILES AND SOMEBODY OUGHT TA DO SUMPTHIN ABOUT IT!

Come on guys and gals, forget all the other clues, Jeff gave you everything you need right here. If a newbie can find it, all you old timers ought to be able to!  ;) no problem.  :D

Stew

I found   a black pig. 8)   I know, it's not the correct black pig. I just wanted to show the Boss I am still looking.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10125/hog.jpg)

 I've been looking all over for a black pig ... I am thinking that he ( the Boss ) might have to send me the clues in french ...  ::)  :)  I am playing , but getting no blackish piggy to look at .  :-\  :)  Its fun looking for it  though .  :D

Pigman,
Wait until ya find the blackish pig with all the black piglets. ;)

Don't you worry, I already found him today.  Mmmmmmmmmm  bacon!!!  He sure does look like good eatin.

I found the black pig!!   8) 8)

I don't care if I win something....it was just wonderful to actually solve that puzzle!!   :D

 8) 8) 8)

I found that thing. 8)  I never did smell the piggy, but the Boss's hints got me close enough I heard it grunt. :o  I have heard enough hog grunts to know what  they sound like. ;)

Times ticking down.  Today's the deadline @ midnight.   All the clues you need are right here. 

I'll be doing the drawing sometime on Sunday after I get home from Chet's. Saturday evening I'll get all the entries gathered together that may have arrived while I have been gone.

I found it ..I found it  8) 8)

It's been driving my crazy and I finally found it ;D

Thanks for the contest Jeff, Ron and D&L Doublecut  :)   8)

  Well it took quite some time to figure it out ....  but I found um .  8)

Ok
It's after midnight FF time and April Fools to me. I did not find the Black Pig.
Where is it at? 

Congrats to those who did.

Thanks to those who filled me in. I'd "beethere" but for some reason, didn't turn over enough drawings to get the big hit on the black pig. Well hidden, for me anyways.  :)  'Twas fun. Good luck in the drawing to ya'all.

EXTRA EXTRA! THERE IS A BLACK PIG RUNNING LOOSE HE'S GONE MILES AND MILES AND SOMEBODY OUGHT TA DO SUMPTHIN ABOUT IT!


Exta Extra is Forum Exrtas.
Miles and Miles is a clue to Milestones with extras.
one of the Miles stones is "Do Sumpthin with Don"
In the list of pictures drawn of Don, one says, "The Inn by Piggy"

Thanks to all that tried, if you didnt get a pig, but come to the pig roast, we have something for you. too.  :)


DRAWING SOMETIME TOMORROW!  (Sunday)

Benethere,  I couldn't find that black pig untill I read this hint that Jeff left on the Forestry & Logging Board.
"Extra extra!  Forum extras!  I'll shut up now on that. This isnt the proper pig clue distribution point. "
As soon as I saw the words "Forum extras" my eyes were opened and I knew where to look and the rest was easy. 8)
On this sl o o o o o ow dialup I must have wasted hours looking at photos in the wrong places. ::)