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Monday, November 17, 2008

Strangercrombie / ??!! Occupational Hazard #432

Posted by Brendan Kiley on Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 11:45 AM

Finding weird-smelling underpants in a plastic bag outside the office, with a personalized note:

To Brendan Kiley@The Stranger

Proof of the existence of Mr. November.

Love, the calendar crew.

See how the underpants are a little... discolored? At first I thought it was pee, but turns out it's bacon grease.

The underpants were used in a weekend photo shoot for a very exciting Strangercrombie donation—a pair of calendars: "Ladies of Slog" and "Gentlemen of Slog."

Faithful commenter, intrepid spirit, and all-around do-gooder Aislinn has organized the calendars, starring (Original) Monique, Julie in Chicago, Carollani, Scary Tyler Moore, Elenchos, Fnarf, Mr. Poe, et al.

And Joh. Joh is Mr. November. Which, apparently, has something to do with bikini bottoms and bacon.

I would've saved them for the bidding, to include in the Ladies/Gents of Slog calendar package... but they were already smelling a little rancid. Maybe Aislinn will find it in her heart to send along some unsoiled underwears we can include in the package.

Strangercrombie: Once a year, we do something good®.

p.s. If you've got anything you'd like to donate—the sweet-hearted Uncle Vinny has sent us his entire collection of McSweeney's, volumes 1 through 26 (and they're gorgeous), send us an email at strangercrombie@thestranger.com.

But hurry! Time keeps on slipping into the et cetera.

p.p.s. And if you want to give to Treehouse now and can't wait for the bidding, you can donate via Paypal on the Strangercrombie page.

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I almost puked when I saw those this morning. It's good to know that it's bacon grease on 'em and not fecal matter.

Posted by JJ on November 17, 2008 at 11:56 AM

God help us all.

Posted by Carollani on November 17, 2008 at 12:05 PM

Wait until you see the actual photos. I just don't have words for the wonder I saw on Saturday morning.

Posted by Jessica on November 17, 2008 at 12:07 PM

It's cute how people think bacon doesn't contain any fecal matter.

Posted by elenchos on November 17, 2008 at 12:07 PM

The top half of the bacon bikini from the Miss November shot is now entirely bacon grease free. It would be happily donated (after all, it's for the kids)-seriously, just say the word and it's yours!

Posted by Lara on November 17, 2008 at 12:07 PM

Are you guys having trouble getting businesses to donate or are the contributions from Stranger readers a new feature?

Posted by keshmeshi on November 17, 2008 at 12:09 PM

HAHAHA, Saturday was a thing of joy that one cannot quite describe. The pictures will do it justice though, I can guarentee that.

Posted by Original Monique on November 17, 2008 at 12:12 PM

Yeah Keshmeshi, the staff sat at a table and wondered what would produce zillions of dollars and a Slogger Calendar was the obvious answer.

Posted by Mr. Poe on November 17, 2008 at 12:15 PM

Unless Christopher Frizzelle's Big Whatsits is in it, who the hell is going to bid on this?

Posted by michael strangeways on November 17, 2008 at 12:20 PM

I can get you some soiled underwears, Brendan, but it's going to cost you.

Posted by w7ngman on November 17, 2008 at 12:21 PM

You think Christopher Frizzelle is the only one with an enormous whozeewhatsit? Think again, my friend.

Keshmeshi, this was strictly our idea -- or strictly Aislinn's, I should say. We've put a lot of work into it (my part is small, but, dare I say it, spectacular), and I think we'll have a calendar for the ages. In fact, I predict that the US Congress will pass a law mandating that the days of the week will henceforth always fall on the same dates as 2009, so it can be used over and over again.

Posted by Fnarf on November 17, 2008 at 12:26 PM

This is good news, 'cuz I need a calendar, and I've been wondering what Mr. Poe looks like. Win-win!

Posted by Uncle Vinny on November 17, 2008 at 12:35 PM

@4: And organic vegetables don't?

Nobody really wants to know everything about their food.

Posted by flamingbanjo on November 17, 2008 at 12:39 PM

To be fair, the original "Girls of Slog" calendar was Kyleen's idea. I'm just the person that adapted it for Strangercrombie and put it together. This project involved a lot of brainstorming and hard work on the parts of many people.

And Michael, when you see some of the photos... Wow.

Posted by Aislinn on November 17, 2008 at 12:44 PM

@11,

Yeah, I got that. It still doesn't explain why The Stranger is auctioning off a random person's collection of McSweeney's.

Posted by keshmeshi on November 17, 2008 at 12:45 PM

Hooray for Uncle Vinny and McSweeney's!

Posted by JeanineA on November 17, 2008 at 12:46 PM

I didn't want to be in your silly calendar anyway! {Shuffles on over to the corner. . .}

Posted by Balt-O-Matt on November 17, 2008 at 12:50 PM

It was a lot of fun having women stuff meat down my pants.

Posted by Joh on November 17, 2008 at 1:05 PM

Could be bacon grease...could be an Olestra incident.

Posted by Fleshy Man Toy on November 17, 2008 at 1:07 PM

Yah, me too, Balt-O-Matt.

Maybe we should just go and make our OWN calendar. Who needs those stuck-up SLOGers anyway.

{shuffle, shuffle, sniff, sniff}

Posted by COMTE on November 17, 2008 at 1:11 PM

@ 15: In the past, we have called for donations from our readers, just like we solicit them from celebrities and local businesses.

But this year, for some reason—Obamaphoria? the New Economy?—readers have been more generous. And creative.

Posted by Brendan Kiley on November 17, 2008 at 1:13 PM

@20, 17: there were casting calls linked in Slog comments and posted in the Slog Facebook group. Aislinn (rightly) thought it would be wierd to e-mail the Stranger and ask for your e-mail addresses, so open casting call it was.

Posted by Jessica on November 17, 2008 at 1:18 PM

@22. I know, I know! I'm joshing. I'm in Baltimore anyway, so flying out to Seattle for my big modeling break wasn't in the cards unless Dan paid for it.

Posted by Balt-O-Matt on November 17, 2008 at 1:28 PM

I'm sorry, there are only 12 months in a year, and many more than 12 eligible Sloggers of each gender. In our defense, we posted on the Slog Facebook group for self-nominations, this was not an invite-only project. We received more guy responses than girls, and couldn't take everybody!

Posted by Aislinn on November 17, 2008 at 1:29 PM

We chose the best of the best though. Don't be mistaken or anything.

Posted by Mr. Poe on November 17, 2008 at 1:44 PM

I totally missed the open call somehow. I'm really glad I ended up getting to be involved. Can someone send me an invite to the facebook group? I can't find it!

Posted by Callie on November 17, 2008 at 1:47 PM

I don't know your Facebook ID, Callie, but the group is here:

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1…

Posted by Fnarf on November 17, 2008 at 1:55 PM

Thanks Poe and Fnarf!

Posted by Callie on November 17, 2008 at 2:08 PM

Shame on you for throwing that away. You could have used it to make some gravy.

Posted by NapoleonXIV on November 17, 2008 at 2:44 PM

Wow, Uncle Vinny is a generous and crazy man! You can have my McSweeney's when you pry them from my cold, dead, literate fingers!

Posted by Levislade on November 17, 2008 at 3:03 PM

Heh heh. You cannot even begin to understand Aislinn's evil genius until you see all the pictures together.

Posted by Greg on November 17, 2008 at 4:23 PM

@22:

I actually never saw the original casting notice, but only a comment O.M. left in a thread, to which I replied in-kind. Although somebody COULD have gone to my web site, linked to my handle.

But still, *sniffle*

Posted by COMTE on November 17, 2008 at 4:29 PM

Your website doesn't allow comments. There's no reason to go there.

Posted by Mr. Poe on November 17, 2008 at 4:37 PM

Join Facebook or get left out in the cold. It's harsh, but that's how things work.

Posted by Greg on November 17, 2008 at 4:47 PM

Why is Will in Seattle sockpuppeting Greg?

Posted by Mikki on November 17, 2008 at 5:01 PM

The only reason I didn't do it was because Poe said he would back out.

Posted by ecce homo on November 17, 2008 at 5:57 PM

That is me. Though I do get sock-puppeted more than most, and by somebody who sounds a lot like I do. Then there's this dude who posts under "Greg F," but he's not me either.

And as for #36, fucker is too chickenshit to show his face ever, and therefore deserves no spot on the calendar. Or maybe we should just run another shot of Tim Eyman.

Posted by Greg on November 17, 2008 at 6:06 PM

I tried sugggesting that Bailo be given special billing on April 1 in a fitting chapeau, but I don't think my comment made it onto the Facebook tubes.

Posted by emma's bee on November 17, 2008 at 6:20 PM

as lucky helper (bacon fluffer?) on this project, i was able to get sneak peaks of the photos at the end of the day(s), and..........wow.

IF you're lucky enough to see these photos you will be coming in your pants one minute and chundering everywhere the next.

Posted by dana. on November 17, 2008 at 7:36 PM

I said I wouldn't get in a group photo with you. I didn't say anything about backing out. I just, you know, don't really ever want to meet you.

Posted by Mr. Poe on November 17, 2008 at 7:42 PM

@39 so what you're saying is that you want my hot body?

Posted by Joh on November 17, 2008 at 9:20 PM

Well, I did my shoot here in Chicago this weekend and I think I've discovered my true calling in life: making plastic grocery bags look sexy. I'm glad I could put it to good use for Strangercrombie, because I'm pretty sure it's not a highly marketable skill.

Posted by Julie in Chicago on November 17, 2008 at 9:44 PM

@41 yes.

Posted by dana. on November 18, 2008 at 1:47 PM