samurai denim contest [pics]

[cheep]

i agree.

also, how about some prizes for #2 and #3... talk to toshiko and maybe get a sweatshirt and a tee?

[polishmike]

I think rules are fair. I fucked up cause I just didn't know how long my jeans will be at BiG and I also could've taken pictures before I dropped them off. I don't think there is any advantage to me posting late since so many people voted already.

[beatle]

LOL..will talk to her on November 30th....

[beatle]

Plus- 5000 views and barely 120 votes - so this ain't over and decided yet...

[horriblyjollyjinx]

Uhoh, someones feeling the heat.

No, I'm just ascertaining that the enforcement of rules is completely arbitrary and thus there are by definition no rules.

I declined the offer for an extra month that would have made a lot of difference for my pair because I honor the agreement I made when I entered the competition. I knew the rules and so did and do everyone else.

I was sick for over a week but took time and effort to go out in the cold and in the middle of the days so I could make the deadline, because I feel that I should have no special treatment, and now I'm sick again because of it.

I guess we just feel different about commitments.

It's been made clear that I don't get to decide, nor does logic, but I will at my leisure point out the blatant flaws in reasoning, which are fact.

Because of the exceptions that have already been made, people should be able to post whenever they want.

[beatle]

Poll is updated..I_miss_lilly sneaked his way in....trickster..

[Tyler Durden]

for some reason im confused, can i vote?

[beatle]

Yes, you can...

[Tyler Durden]

sweet. .

[Thorns]

Rules were more than fair. I had thought originally that all the pics would have to be up by Nov. 1st, so the fact that we pushed it back this far is already overly lenient.

[Dick Danger]

Fair, and I must buy someone a beer. Maybe two.

[emaze]

where the hell did everyone else go I wonder?

[snugglepony]

No, I'm just ascertaining that the enforcement of rules is completely arbitrary and thus there are by definition no rules.

I declined the offer for an extra month that would have made a lot of difference for my pair because I honor the agreement I made when I entered the competition. I knew the rules and so did and do everyone else.

I was sick for over a week but took time and effort to go out in the cold and in the middle of the days so I could make the deadline, because I feel that I should have no special treatment, and now I'm sick again because of it.

I guess we just feel different about commitments.

It's been made clear that I don't get to decide, nor does logic, but I will at my leisure point out the blatant flaws in reasoning, which are fact.

Because of the exceptions that have already been made, people should be able to post whenever they want.

Congratulations! You've managed to ruin (yet again) a perfectly reasonable argument by behaving like a whiny little baby.

Two things to keep in mind before you again let fly with your self-righteousness:

• The spirit of a rule is not the same as the letter of that rule.
  
• Sportsmanship.
  

[Guest jeffvyain]

horrible, you annoy the shit out of me with your constant bitching, but i voted for you nonetheless. for some reason you're just really able to break in jeans in a very interesting way. you should put some more time into those. they'll only get better. 386 had a nice pair, but washed them too much, which made the color look a bit flat. the other obvious choice was cheep, who i'd put in a close 2nd, but the wear patterns on his just weren't quite as crisp and interesting. congrats to everyone. i had a good time watching.

[lilldavid]

adsurgo pants is like whoa!

[horriblyjollyjinx]

Congratulations! You've managed to ruin (yet again) a perfectly reasonable argument by behaving like a whiny little baby.

Two things to keep in mind before you again let fly with your self-righteousness:

• The spirit of a rule is not the same as the letter of that rule.
  
• Sportsmanship.
  

Oh no, I have not ruined anything. Rather, it is you who is a bad seed when you use invectives and fail to even touch a tangent of the subject, which is rules and was brought up not by me but by beatle.

No flaw in my argument has, nor will there be, been pointed out because I am right. It is well known that one that has nothing else to add to a discussion resorts to insults, as shown above.

Note that I did not say or imply that anyone should be left out of the poll, I actually said the exact opposite, that no one should be kicked out because the rule has already been broken.

There are obviously a couple on here who like to give me a bad rap and misinterpret what I say, you being one of them, made obvious by the moment and way in which you chose to pitch in.

Personally, I'm trying to decide if I like mine or adsurgo's more. I think his were washed less than mine and they were definitely worn with more starch in them, so the pattern of the whiskers and honeycombs is sharper and mine are softer because I soaked them several times which removed a lot of starch. It's all a matter of opinion I guess.

My third choice is emaze and then cheep fourth.

[will_i_am]

i would've voted for adsurgo.

just saying.

[Topik]

I voted for cheep, the fit pictures really pushed it over the edge. The jeans just look much better on him then they do on many of the top contestants.

[Dex_star]

who voted for almond crush?

[snugglepony]

Oh no, I have not ruined anything. Rather, it is you who is a bad seed when you use invectives and fail to even touch a tangent of the subject, which is rules and was brought up not by me but by beatle.

No flaw in my argument has, nor will there be, been pointed out because I am right. It is well known that one that has nothing else to add to a discussion resorts to insults, as shown above.

Note that I did not say or imply that anyone should be left out of the poll, I actually said the exact opposite, that no one should be kicked out because the rule has already been broken.

There are obviously a couple on here who like to give me a bad rap and misinterpret what I say, you being one of them, made obvious by the moment and way in which you chose to pitch in.

nice try.

like i said, you've got a valid argument (and some nice pants, too), but as an addendum you're, for some reason, compelled to add poor-me anecdotes. you imply that by overcoming your own petty misfortunes, you're somehow more of a legitimate contestant than someone who, for legitimate reasons, wasn't able to post a picture to the internet just yet.

you can bolster your argument with your personal 'flawless logic' all you want, but it's the tone that's the problem, not the logic.

instead of directly addressing the issue you took with how beatle's jeans appeared, you posted conjecture and gossip in swedish, finally coming out and calling beatle a cheater after the rest of the forum was sick of you just alluding to it. classy. and now you're looking for a way to make illegitimate the entire process because "i guess we just feel differently about commitments," and because of beatle's "blatant flaws in reasoning." that certainly sounds even-toned and objective, doesn't it?

or are you just looking for a way to feel better about yourself when you don't win? 'cause the whole thing was a sham anyway...

but i'm the bad seed, i guess, so i'll just butt out.

[cheep]

thank god this isnt a popularity contest

[386]

Screw your sanded jeans, cheep. You bastard.

[Thorns]

pseudo intellectualism on the internet makes me want to shoot myself in the face

[cheep]

hjj makes me want to shoot myself in the face

[denihilist]

Finally, something we can all agree on.

[mizanation]

every time HJJ writes a post his jeans get uglier and uglier. i kid, i kid.

[piedmont]

No flaw in my argument has, nor will there be, been pointed out because I am right. It is well known that one that has nothing else to add to a discussion resorts to insults, as shown above.

Note that I did not say or imply that anyone should be left out of the poll, I actually said the exact opposite, that no one should be kicked out because the rule has already been broken.

There are obviously a couple on here who like to give me a bad rap and misinterpret what I say, you being one of them, made obvious by the moment and way in which you chose to pitch in.

I'm suddenly reminded of the truly great line in a otherwise bad movie:

"Are you so much a loser, you can't tell when you've won?"

From Dusk Till Dawn

[percy]

congrats to everyone who took the time to post their pics. some great looking denim out there.

[starian]

Screw your sanded jeans, cheep. You bastard.

LOL!

Cheep one looks good and same for yours.

Like the way you posted your jeans with multiple angles in the same pic.

adsurgo is the champ for me but too bad his out of the voting list.

Fit pics ftw!

[ChattyPuma]

What are the rules for wanting to take back a vote I haven't even given yet?

HJJ, do yourself a favor and let your jeans speak for you because, while this is not a popularity contest, you're yapping has lost you my vote.

Glad that's over. Who want's to buy my vote?