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Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 1:51 am

First, apologies as RL interfered while I was performing some duties here and I was pulled away before I was able to make this announcement. The four that are the subject of this post should know that.

Second, the Mod team have selected to award MrMystery314, Birlic, Bertje, and sparky905 a well-deserved Golden Pith

for the safaris contained in this thread.

Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 2:20 am

Congrats to all. Great work!

Baiting Guru Joined: 25 Jul 2017 Posts: 2107

When I saw that award I was caught off guard! When you are in the middle of it all, the details, the thought process, discussions and nuance of the various maneuverings keep you focused on the task. It is great to know that this work was recognised by more experienced and savvy baiters as it unfolded.

thank you

Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 2:35 am

Congratulations on the Golden Piths.

Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 2:57 am

I already made some remarks in the other thread, so to consolidate things a bit I'll copy and paste:

Quote:

I'd like to thank the Academy...

Thank you for the kind words. In a way, being rumbled was a net positive for the bait, as it guaranteed a painful conclusion for the lad even after we assumed his suffering was over. That's not to say that it should ever be intended, but that was a far better ending in all likelihood than anything we could have guaranteed ourselves. So much of this bait ended up involving small decisions that ultimately backfired on the lad: his visa issues for Morocco forced him to make some unpleasant travel arrangements, his visit to the border in Togo to find Joojoo got him arrested (and for some bizarre reason he kept stiffing the taxi drivers in future forays), and the Sheraton incident, which I expected to merely be an evening's worth of delays, cascaded into about a week's worth of frustration, setting the tone for the rest of his trip. It's remarkable what happens when a lad self-baits, and Lucky has/had a talent for getting himself into trouble and coming into situations completely unprepared. Sure, he wasn't arrested (at least for a long period of time), he didn't get us a tattoo, and the bait lasted roughly two months as opposed to some of the multi-year sagas (most golden pith baits tend to last longer, at least based on what I've seen), but this was still more than what we could have ever asked for. Not bad for three relatively short safaris.

Thank you to everyone who's supported the bait!

Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 7:55 am

Thank you Team, thank you Mods, thank you for everyone that gave suggestions and last but certainly not least: thank you Lucky!

Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 8:33 am

Congratulations all. It's well deserved. An amazing bait with great results!

Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 8:48 am

Congratulations all 4 of you.

Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 9:58 am

Ah, you guys just Gottoh Lucky break, that's all.

(Congratulations all round!)

Baiting Guru Joined: 25 Jul 2017 Posts: 2107

"Gottoh Lucky break" LOL

Our lad was unworthy but he was great material. We were Lucky to have him.

Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 2:12 pm

Birlic will be pleasantly surprised when he comes back from vacation, if he hasn't seen this already.

Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 2:21 pm

^^^My guess is that he has seen it and is drinking on it

Not quite a Newb Joined: 05 Jan 2015 Posts: 62

Congrats all four of you!!

Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 8:33 pm

Congratulations on a fantastic bait! The Golden Pith was well-earned. clapping

Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 9:00 pm

Very well earned! Congrats to all!

Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 9:33 pm

A very enjoyable read for us but a very uncomfortable time for Monsieur Lucky. The perfect safari(s).

Congrats on going gold happy crowd

Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2019 1:00 am

This bait was originally intended to be a trial run for the new shipping modality (the one named after our safari hats). If this is what happens on the first attempt, who knows what people will accomplish next?

Elite Baiter Joined: 28 Mar 2015 Posts: 1916

Huge congratulations and many back-slaps for this awesome bait. Well done, you guys.

clapping