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Help an OG Newschooler beat Ellen Degeneres

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Elife
Posts: 2829 - Karma: 44
Look we could debate whether I even qualify as an OG, but let's make haste and come together for a real cause:

I need to beat Ellen Degeneres.

About 10 years ago, I got a bad haircut. Not "I got drunk and decided to shave my head" bad, but sub par to say the least. Curses of a college budget and a little too much trust in the local salon school. I looked... a bit... effeminate. It's how I earned the nickname Ellen. As in Ellen Degeneres. It really stuck. To this day, I'm Ellen Dee to many of my friends. I wish I could dig up a pic, but you're really just gonna have to trust me on this. The resemblance was striking.

Fast forward to 5 days ago. Reelgood, the tiny (read: 8 person) start-up I helped found, has been nominated for a Webby under the category Best Entertainment App. Guess who's in the running? Ellen Degeneres. And I'm not referring to myself in the third person here by using my own nickname. The Ellen Degeneres App is nominated in our category. Along with Fandango and Marvel. So we're real underdogs here.

As it stands right now, we are absolutely neck and neck with Ellen in 2nd place. Seems to be fluctuating daily. So, I'm here to call on the NS forums to help me out in my time of need and help us beat out my nemesis. It would really mean a lot to us to put in a strong showing here and even more to me given my history with the magnanimous talk show host.

All you have to do is go here: https://wbby.co/vote-mob17 and vote for Reelgood. They do force an account creation to prevent fraud but it really only takes about a minute all told and they don't spam you after or anything.


TL;DR

I got a bad haircut. Got compared to Ellen and am still called Ellen to this day. Reelgood (my tiny company) is currently nominated for a Webby up against Ellen's app. You can vote for Reelgood to win and help me find redemption right here: https://wbby.co/vote-mob17

**This thread was edited on Apr 10th 2019 at 3:29:11pm
Apr 9 2019 9:07PM
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roddy116
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done
Apr 9 2019 9:49PM
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tsingtaofanatic
Posts: 3344 - Karma: 4,586
Done!
Apr 9 2019 10:02PM
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Skibumsmith
Posts: 5432 - Karma: 11,834
done
Apr 9 2019 11:06PM
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Pigeon.
Posts: 2366 - Karma: 3,980
done :) good luck
Apr 9 2019 11:45PM
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iFlip
Posts: 4544 - Karma: 19,137
Done. Did it for you, and because I have tremendous disdain for Ellen.

Also, for those thinking about doing this, you can enter a fake e-mail address. It does not send a verification e-mail. Just input a random e-mail and a random password and you're done. Takes thirty seconds.
Apr 9 2019 11:55PM
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Brue
Posts: 392 - Karma: 1,948
Done. Goodluck!
Apr 10 2019 12:50AM
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theabortionator
Posts: 51783 - Karma: 163,979
Pics or it didn't happen. But seriously you cant produce one pic from this period of time that forever molded your life?
Apr 10 2019 2:12AM
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PsychicMigration
Posts: 2099 - Karma: 10,537
You've been on here probably 10 years longer then ACID and he tells everyone how he's an og even though he isn't. Id say 2004 is safe to claim og status for sure.
Apr 10 2019 12:39PM
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Elife
Posts: 2829 - Karma: 44
iFlipDone. Did it for you, and because I have tremendous disdain for Ellen.

Also, for those thinking about doing this, you can enter a fake e-mail address. It does not send a verification e-mail. Just input a random e-mail and a random password and you're done. Takes thirty seconds.


Oh man, thank you, and I appreciate the co-hatred.



Kinda found the opposite to be true on the confirmation tho, they say they don't count the vote until you confirm it.
Apr 10 2019 2:03PM
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everlast
Posts: 1130 - Karma: 1,270
Done
Apr 10 2019 2:07PM
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oldmanski
Posts: 3325 - Karma: 23,969
Done and yes, you have to confirm an email sent to the address you give them. click confirm and the vote is sent.
Apr 10 2019 7:26PM
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iFlip
Posts: 4544 - Karma: 19,137
ElifeOh man, thank you, and I appreciate the co-hatred.



Kinda found the opposite to be true on the confirmation tho, they say they don't count the vote until you confirm it.


For what it's worth I actually did give them a real e-mail address. They never sent a confirmation e-mail and it said my vote was registered.
Apr 10 2019 11:45PM
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supersquid
Posts: 1430 - Karma: 2,547
done
Apr 11 2019 3:07PM
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Elife
Posts: 2829 - Karma: 44
iFlipFor what it's worth I actually did give them a real e-mail address. They never sent a confirmation e-mail and it said my vote was registered.


I do not understand the mysteries of the internet. That I can confirm.

Thank you everyone for the votes!
Apr 11 2019 4:20PM
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GrandThings
Posts: 3166 - Karma: 31,948
Bump because Ellen is actually a terrible person.....
Apr 11 2019 4:26PM
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lmmcc
Posts: 292 - Karma: 678
Done!
Apr 12 2019 1:12AM
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GayWolf420
Posts: 37591 - Karma: 122,375
Voted mostly because I relate almost too hard with you. Im really blonde and people think they are sooo fucking funny whenever you get a haircut and call you ellen.
Apr 12 2019 10:57AM
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Elife
Posts: 2829 - Karma: 44
Thanks everyone!

We’ve passed ellen by a few full points now... making marvel my new arch nemesis i guess.
Apr 13 2019 2:14PM
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