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Molon Labe Postcards – Need Donations!

High Binder

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Alright guys, well a lot has happened in the background on this project over the last few days. I’ve fielded tons of emails and PMs with all kinds’ of issues. During the middle of the week the project looked DRT due to a handful of potential donors making their donations contingent on a specific design being chosen but after a lot of back and forth, I think we’re all or most of us anyway, are on the same page (i.e. the projects purpose outweighs minor design disagreements). During the aforementioned, my buddy who owns a printing business and is also kicking in time and money to this project was able to use his network to get us 4.25” x 6” single sided glossy cards (one side has our design the other side is blank) for ~$0.02/card (0.021 exactly) which is screaming good deal because the industry standard is almost twice that around $.03 - $.04 per card assuming 20,000 cards. In other words, each card costs about 2 cents. Then there’s shipping from the printer to me and then me to you which sucks but it’s a necessary evil.

Per the poll results, we’re going to go with the high resolution version shown at the bottom of this post. <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="text-decoration: underline">PLEASE</span></span> give it a close look and post any errors you see.

So I’m opening up donations for the first run which will be ran Sunday night and Monday morning and shipped out either ~Tuesday morning or afternoon. The quantity that gets printed depends on how much in donations we can rack up from now till Sunday night. I think the idea is to get these cards out to people who can distribute them as fast and far as possible but I think it’s only fair to give the people who put money towards the project first crack at however many cards they can manage but the overall goal of the project is to hammer as many on-the-fence legislators as possible so I think the donors are OK with sending out cards to other people as well but obviously donors would get first crack.

To donate for this first run please send anything you can via Paypal as a gift, I know Paypal hates us but it’s the most effective way of transferring money fast. Pease don’t mention “melon labe” or anything else. Just a simple donation with a “Happy Birthday” or your Sniper’s Hide Username should suffice. I’ll keep track of the donations via your email address. If you absolutely don’t want to Paypal, please send me a PM.

My Paypal is: [email protected]

So again please send what you can and keep in mind that each card only costs 2 cents. We need to hit a certain threshold in order to even proceed and I think based on peoples pledges in the forums and via PMs that we have met that threshold but if we don’t meet that threshold then the project is DOA and I’ll refund the money. Guys, send what you can, even $5 buys 250 cards and if we want this to effective we need to dump as many of these cards on to legislators as possible. If anyone has any friends in real life or on other forums that might want to join forces please get them this info.

If you want some of the finished product please send an email to [email protected] with your name, address, and how many cards you want. I need to compile this list ASAP so that I can get shipping labels and postage done before the cards get to me. That way I can get them out to you the same day I get the cards. I’m trying to turn these things around as fast as possible so we can get them into legislator’s hands ASAP.

Here’s what we’re going with as of now but if you see anything you don’t like or want tweaked/changed we have until Sunday evening to do so to chime in with anything you see/think.

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Re: Molon Labe Postcards – Need Donations!

Sent $25. Thanks for the hard work, Dan
 
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The comma always goes inside the quotation marks.

See page 331 of the A.P. style guide.

<span style="font-style: italic">Fuck! I just admitted I'm a journalism major.</span>
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: dang472</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Sent $25. Thanks for the hard work, Dan </div></div>

Awesome! Thanks. It went through no problem.
 
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The comma definitely belongs inside the quotation marks
 
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Comma inside is accepted American way. The outside comma is British usage.
 
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$20 is on the way. Thanks for all the work HB.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: maggot</div><div class="ubbcode-body">$20 is on the way. Thanks for all the work HB. </div></div>


LOL, great message in the paypal. I LOL'd out loud for real!
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: EMorr</div><div class="ubbcode-body">High Binder, thank you for spreading this. I'm in for $20 but have no experience with paypal, if you don't get my money let me know. </div></div>

I don't see it yet but it may take a bit if you just signed up with paypal. I'll PM you in a bit and see if it's gone through yet.
 
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Payment sent. Just moved so have to get address for cards. Will email.
Thanks for all the work.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: dogman</div><div class="ubbcode-body">PP sent. </div></div>

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jwSubMOA</div><div class="ubbcode-body">$100 on the way </div></div>

Awesome, thanks guys!
 
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$25 sent from LineStretch

Working on tshirts.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SniperCJ</div><div class="ubbcode-body">$25 sent from LineStretch

Working on tshirts. </div></div>

I'm a buyer. Any hoodies? Either way put me down for at least one.
 
Re: Molon Labe Postcards – Need Donations!

Not to cut into anyones t-shirt deals, but gadsenandculpepper.com has a bunch of Molon Labe t-shirts available. I have the black M4 "Come and Take It" shirt. I was a hit at the New Years Eve party!
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: High Binder</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Guys, we're near 30,000 now! </div></div>

How about you clean up your inbox!
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Slapchop</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: High Binder</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Guys, we're near 30,000 now! </div></div>

How about you clean up your inbox! </div></div>

I just cleared out some more space.

I think everybody on the internet has sent me a PM in the last week.
 
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Great, well now you have to answer your correspondence.
 
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<span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 17pt">LINKS TO FIND YOUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES</span></span></span>(In caps to find easily)

Overall Congress

House of Representatives

Senate
 
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Thanks, Arma. I asked him to move this over to this thread. Heres a thought. When we receive the cards, take a bunch to your local gun shop and leave them with this list and a roll of stamps (mabey the gunstore would pay for the stamps) and then offer them to customers for the cost of the stamp if they will address it and the gunstore can mail them. Or mabey offer them for $1 each with all proceeds going to continue the printing as long as necessary. Or for other related projects, like mine of takeing out ads in local university publications and alumni mags fo support ccw for instructors. $1 is only the cost of one round of high quality 308, not much to protect our freedoms.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Slapchop</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Great, well now you have to answer your correspondence. </div></div>

You want me to clear out my message box AND THEN respond?
Geezzz, Talk about high maintenance. LOL

(P.S., I PMed you back)
 
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HB,

Just sent $25 for the cause.
I'm pretty sure that my reps and senators (Alabama) are never going to vote for an AWB, but if you want me to send a few to Ms. Feinstein from her admirers here in Alabama and tell her to eat my bag, I'm all for it.

Thanks for organizing this.

And the comma is supposed to be INSIDE the quotation marks.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jethro3898</div><div class="ubbcode-body">HB,

Just sent $25 for the cause.
I'm pretty sure that my reps and senators (Alabama) are never going to vote for an AWB, but if you want me to send a few to Ms. Feinstein from her admirers here in Alabama and tell her to eat my bag, I'm all for it.

Thanks for organizing this.

And the comma is supposed to be INSIDE the quotation marks. </div></div>

Awesome! Thanks! I have a pretty big network ready to send a bunch of cards out so if you really don't want any for yourself, I'll get your share to a few people win California who are ready to get them to Feinstein. Thanks again but if you change your mind and want some for yourself just shoot me a PM or email.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CypressJeff</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Just sent $100 </div></div>

Awesome thanks. I got your info but I need to know how many cards you want. I'll shoot you an email to this effect too in case you don't see this.
 
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Send me all you can for $100. I'll be passing by 7-8 local gun shops to pass them around. I'm hoping to order more after that.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CypressJeff</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Send me all you can for $100. I'll be passing by 7-8 local gun shops to pass them around. I'm hoping to order more after that. </div></div>

10-4 Thanks I'll get you a stack to pass out.
 
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Just saw the post below in another thread...seems a valid idea to me. Mabey we should all start wearing big yellow stars...the jewish people would probably be up in arms but thats their problem, and it would make an unmistakeable statement.

"Was thinking about this yesterday. How derailed would the entire national discussion be should large numbers of people begin appearing in public with gold stars of David pinned to their clothing? The inference is unavoidable and unmistakable. Remember it was when _everyone_ did this the targets of oppression could no longer be weeded out. Using their own rules, Alinsky-like. Seems appropriate.

Gun owner? No, but I support them like I support the troops. You?"