Thank you, DUers: 500 Donations! Guess how high we go & win a T-shirt!

Thank you, DUers! We never imagined that it would take less than 3 days to hit our target of 500 donations! You really came through when we needed you, and we are very grateful. I think we're going to be in good shape for the next three months.

:loveya:

But the fund drive isn't over yet! ;-) We've still got four and a half days left, and we want to see those donations keep coming in!

Now, the big question is... How HIGH can we go?

The fund drive ends at exactly 12:00 midnight Eastern Time on Sunday night. On Monday morning we will total up all the donations we received during the fund drive, plus all the donations-by-mail that arrive in our PO Box by 9:30 AM Monday. Can you guess the total???

HINTS: Usually, the rate which donations arrive slows down considerably in the latter part of the week. Also, the number of donations by mail is usually a small fraction of the total that arrive by credit card (approximately 5 or 10 percent).

At 2:10PM ET on Wednesday, we had exactly 521 donations. How HIGH can we go by midnight Sunday night?

Post your guesses in this thread. Type the guess in the subject line of your post, so it's easier for us to read. One guess per person ONLY, or you will be disqualified! The person with the closest guess wins!

***All guesses must be posted by 2:00 PM ET on Friday (11:00 AM PT).***

NOTE: In the case of a tie, the people who are tied will be asked an additional question as a tie-breaker. Winner gets choice of T-shirt or other item of equal value from the DU store.

Thank you, DUers, for making this our best fund drive yet!

Skinner
DU Admin

(NOTE: If this thread gets too long, we will open new threads for additional guesses. We don't want to take over the lounge.)

ON EDIT: I changed the procedure for a tie-breaker.

:toast:
Cheers DU!

:hi: :thumbsup: :kick: :shrug:

:loveya:



SO SORRY, DIDN'T MEAN TO REPLY TO REPLY 2; THIS IS A REPLY TO THE ORIGINAL MESSAGE, OKAY?

THANKS!

I would say about 767.

DemEx

:kick:

that's my guess

I hope I'm low. :)

599

But, I hope it's waaaaay more!

B-)

YES INDEED

That's my guess :-)

My guess.

rocknation

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nt

I need a XXX size shirt.

eom

just popped into my head...

Let's go 4 digits!

edit: rmpalmer and I both posted 1001 at the same time so I'm letting him have it!

985

KC
and my contribution will be after I get paid on Friday :)

eom

:-)

and donate today to move the total higher! :evilgrin:

It's my SPECIAL number...:-)

We promised that they would get a kiss from the DU owners:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=115076

nt

919

that's my guess... but I'm secretly hoping for many more than that.
ixion

ches

:srhug:

:)

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nt

...and the shirt would be XXL.

:-)

;-)

Thx.

it popped into my head immediately and now I want to see if this means I have psychic powers!!!! Wow, that and mindreading powers would be even better than a free t-shirt don't ya think?????

Can we break 1,000?

That's my story, and I'm sticking with it.

Huck Lives!!

no reason, I'm just dirty :D

Keep up the good work.

1500

That's THX-1138

PB

And I can't send DU an MO until 9/1. I'll include my donation in the total guess.
John
Poor here, too.

nt

It worked for Howard Dean.

If x = y than y times 521 divided by a nymber < or > than my math skills should be rounded to the nearest whole number dividable by 2 which equals 1215.6 which is only true if the rate of subscriptions continue to remain constant, so I must subtract 215.6 which equals 1000.

That's how I balance my checkbook, Nifty, huh?

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I think...or maybe 741, no no make that 759.

Just kidding. 729.

:shrug:

:)

posted at the time I made my guess.

Congrats!

symbolic, at least.

eom.

NT

Hope I'm wrong and it's higher.

I would like an X-large so I can use it as a nighty!

n/t

My guess - 689

I don't know why, but that number just sprang into my head.

:)

781

nt

:)

I hope it's much more...but that used to be my daily number,so I'll pick it for this.

good luck!!

tom_paine

:beer:

but I hope its way more ....

Peace
DR

$1,500

I just don't want to steal any thunder from VermontDem2004 who came up with that number first.:shrug:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=109763&mesg_id=109763

edited for typo:grr:

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plus or minus a few...

seven eight one

nt

that shirt = mine

YAY DU!!! :bounce:

nt

;-)

*

698

is 1277:9

yep

...just a guess.

make that XXXXL version!



(but if the diet works - this time - maybe just XXL)

:-)

using a geometric model with a half-time of 1 day,
550 donations in 3 days =~ 315 + 158 + 79
Running the sequence for 4 more days,
40 + 20 + 10 + 5 = 75 more donors, for a total of 625.

But I think this is a lowball, and I'm guessing double that many.

But I wish it would be x 2.

That's my guess. :)

I'd love a t-shirt!

will diebold machines be used?

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Or maybe 691. Hehe. LOL!

"What's your favorite color?"
"Blue...no, green. Wait!"

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yep, 910

n/t.

I hope we're playing by "Price is Right" rules... closest without going over ;)

How's that for a nice random # heh?

What if I guessed 1,000,000 or something WAY high like that, but, NO ONE else go it and were all under?! Would that be like the one twit you always will see on Price Is Right who goes "ONE DOLLAR" and he WINS! What a dick!

Lu

:-)

Might as well take a shot.

890 my guess

hoping for an anomalous late-week surge!

I will be giving this weekend.

I'll take a XL please...!

I will be sorry always if I don't post this. Final answer. 12866!
Rhiannon :-)

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