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[TomFulp]

Big thanks to everyone who came out to the UK Meetup and THANK YOU LUIS for organizing it!

Best meetup ever. I learned that I could drink for five days straight without dying. THANKS GUYS!

Lots of news tidbits...

Don't miss out on the Valentine-themed monthly audio contest!

gumOnShoe is running a Monthly Writing Contest! The theme is NG fan fiction, where you write an original story based on an existing submission on Newgrounds. Go contribute!

denzel-crocker has started a Monster Art Collab. Go draw a monster and contribute to the collab!

PsychoGoldfish has announced the Denver Beerfest Meetup, this September! If you like Newgrounds and you like beer, get your butt here!

GrandfatherClock wrote a four page spread about Castle Crashers and NG that was featured in X360 Magazine in the UK! Go read!

Next week we'll be announcing the nominees for the ANNUAL TANK AWARDS. Nominees are based on monthly winners, event winners and several staff inclusions. This thread is your chance to recommend your favorite games and movies from the past year. REPLY WITH YOUR FAVORITES!

We also expect to be unveiling two new shirts next week, so stick around for that too!

Have you been missing out on Gonzossm's colorful artwork?

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Luis is putting together a page of UK Meetup photos, but for now here's a group photo:

[Fim]

Absolutely gutted I didnt go again this year. I will definelty try and find the energy / money for next time ;D

[BananaBreadMuffin]

At 1/23/09 02:45 PM, TomFulp wrote: Best meetup ever.

Couldn't have done it without you, homo.

[mranarchy]

I am shocked and appalled at the lack of London-Hobo pictures in that post Tom.

[Raguel]

Jesus.

A lot of people showed up for the meet. I kinda wish I went.

On an unrelated note I still haven't gotten my tablet :( I blame the post office but they don't seem to have forums on which I can rage!

[EmmDubya]

Wow, those UK meets have grown quite a lot. I remember checking out the photos for the second meet back in the summer and thinking that it looked great. Back then there was no more than fifteen people who attended, though this time there was quite a crowd.

I have no idea who to nominate for the Tank Awards, I'll have to think about it some more.

[Aryk]

High five Luis!

[super-sense]

London was great, though I didn't talk to enough users :(. Ah well, theres always next year. Also

WE <3 RANDOM DRUNK HOBO!!!

[BananaBreadMuffin]

At 1/23/09 02:52 PM, Goonie wrote: I am looking forward to the fan fiction writing contest. However, I bet that NG meet up was fun. How many people showed up? It looks like almost over 50 people showed up to this event.

I think we peaked at around 65-70 :D

I barely even talked to some people more than a line or two, and still was always chatting.

[BlueFlameSkulls]

At 1/23/09 02:45 PM, TomFulp wrote: GrandfatherClock wrote a four page spread about Castle Crashers and NG that was featured in X360 Magazine in the UK! Go read!

HOLD ON ONE MINUTE

You mean he wasn't being his usual random GrandfatherClock self in a thread in VG forums and he does actually write for a magazine?

[dx5231]

Oh shit. I wish I went there, but I'm in Brazil, and it takes ALOT to get to the UK :/

[liam]

At 1/23/09 02:45 PM, TomFulp wrote: Best meetup ever.

Yeah it was <3

I'm next to Poozy, not that you can see me really - we need a high res version of that image, who took it, Andrea?

[JaY11]

Holy crap, that's ALOT of people.

[TomFulp]

At 1/23/09 02:57 PM, liaaaam wrote: I'm next to Poozy, not that you can see me really - we need a high res version of that image, who took it, Andrea?

Maybe we're in need of a... MASSIVE PANNING FLASH MOVIE.

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[HappyHarry]

At 1/23/09 03:00 PM, TomFulp wrote:
Maybe we're in need of a... MASSIVE PANNING FLASH MOVIE.

That would be great, if I hadn't decided to put a Newgrounds sticker on my face. You can see me North-West of Tom...

[Spirosgod]

Damnit, I would so much like to go to any meet up...

[TomFulp]

At 1/23/09 03:05 PM, HappyHarry87 wrote: That would be great, if I hadn't decided to put a Newgrounds sticker on my face. You can see me North-West of Tom...

We could always photoshop your O Face on there. I'd post the picture but it's too disturbing.

[super-sense]

Considering that next time around you'll have a kid, will you go to the next London Meet?

[Cally]

At 1/23/09 02:57 PM, liaaaam wrote:

At 1/23/09 02:45 PM, TomFulp wrote: Best meetup ever.

Yeah it was <3

I'm next to Poozy, not that you can see me really - we need a high res version of that image, who took it, Andrea?

Yeah, aren't you behind me, between me and Poozy? :)

This was an absolute epic meet-up. Here's to the next!

[darknessdweller]

At 1/23/09 02:45 PM, TomFulp wrote: Lots of news tidbits...

Oooh.. darky must know! ;)

Don't miss out on the Valentine-themed monthly audio contest!

Heh.. I wish I could make one.

gumOnShoe is running a Monthly Writing Contest! The theme is NG fan fiction, where you write an original story based on an existing submission on Newgrounds. Go contribute!

Oooh... this sounds pretty interesting. Mayve I COULD CONTRIBUTE!! :D

denzel-crocker has started a Monster Art Collab. Go draw a monster and contribute to the collab!

Hmm... there's a 21% chance I'll do that.

PsychoGoldfish has announced the Denver Beerfest Meetup, this September! If you like Newgrounds and you like beer, get your butt here!

I <3 Newgrounds!! But I HATE BEER!

[TomFulp]

At 1/23/09 03:15 PM, super-sense wrote: Considering that next time around you'll have a kid, will you go to the next London Meet?

I would say not likely within the year, but I want to go back eventually!

[Mogly]

At 1/23/09 03:15 PM, super-sense wrote: Considering that next time around you'll have a kid, will you go to the next London Meet?

It's a child friendly affair. There were some 13 year olds there.

It was the best meet yet, best London meet yet atleast. Cheers for coming over Tom & the staff, Poozy, Luis, Andrea, Nogfish, Hans, Aaron, Tim, Luca. Deary me I don't remember who else flew in right now.

Cheers to everybody who got a coach, or a train, or hitch'd it, Kes, James, Mark, BBM, Bez, Liam, Scuzz, Harry, Tom, Dim, Kayn etttcc.

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[TehSlapHappy]

I would like a tablet. That would be nice.

No pressure though.

[EyeLovePoozy]

I said Hey everybody have you seen my balls, they're big, salty and brown!

[sirtom93]

I await the photos eagerly.

[EmmDubya]

At 1/23/09 03:00 PM, TomFulp wrote: Maybe we're in need of a... MASSIVE PANNING FLASH MOVIE.

That actually sounds like a decent idea. If I had been to the meet then I definitely would do one, but it might seem quite strange for someone who didn't even attend the meet to be making Flashes about it.

[maxvm]

At 1/23/09 02:45 PM, TomFulp wrote: Best meetup ever.

It certainly looks like it. So many people in the picture... if only I could have gone!

Next week we'll be announcing the nominees for the ANNUAL TANK AWARDS.

Great! Anyway, it's nice to see a new post on the front page after all that time on London.

[BostonClock]

Sounded cool guys.

[Gonzossm]

I are teh happy :D

[Wonchop]

Ah swell it was, swell it was. Got loads of free drinks from nice chaps, got to meet swell people like Weebl, MrSimon, numerous people called Edd and surprisingly enough TheSwain was a lovely chap too, despite us only talking for about 30 seconds. And the bumper cars... Oh the bumper cars.
I think if you ever get another floor added to the Newgrounds office, you should totally have bumper cars. Just bumper cars and booze all the live long day. It would be like...the best fucking website development office ever (if it isn't already, cos I can't see the guy who owns Facebook having that many beanbags in his office).

Oh, and to those who had missed my newspost earlier this week, here's something I subjected Tom into doing :P http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFILL1dRq Zo

I'm still waiting on Bezman to bring the goods of his arse-montage.