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‘I’m Glad You Like My Potato’ Membership Contest Update – The Final Stretch

Hello Watsonians,

Those of you who have been following along here know that Beth (‘Selena Buttons’) and I are competing in a membership contest for the month of February. With a few days remaining in the month, Beth has a commanding lead, 6-2, and I’m going down like a …um…sack of potatoes. [Sorry for the bad pun.] Unless something amazing happens, I will lose this contest.

In case you missed it, Beth is tasked with processing no fewer than eight renewed memberships during February, and I am tasked with obtaining interview information for the Friend & Biographer Series for no fewer than eight society members. The loser must give up eating potatoes for the month of March.

To give me a fighting chance, please consider completing a Friend & Biographer Series interview; answer these questions, and email them to me. If you prefer, I am happy to put the questions into an email to you so you can simply reply, or I can send the questions to you as a Word doc or a .pdf.

If your membership is expired, or will lapse during 2017, you can help Beth make it a rout by renewing now in the shop. If you are unsure about your expiration date, it can be easily found on the membership tab. If you have questions about renewing, please email “Selena Buttons”.

I am asking for a reprieve. Perhaps our society members are like the good Dr. Watson: “Watson you are a British jury, and I never met a man more eminently fitted to represent one.”

Hoping for the best,
Margie / JHWS ‘Mopsy’

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‘I Am Glad You Liked My Potato’ Membership Contest

A bit of silliness for a good purpose—

Hello Watsonians!

For those of you regularly following these pages, you know our Beth, JHWS “Selena Buttons”, has been busy tidying up the society membership roster, contacting everyone whose membership has expired or is about to lapse, and processing new memberships. In the same time period, I have been collecting the interview material for the Friend & Biographer Series—a new feature I hope you are enjoying. As we have worked together, we have discussed the difficulties of focusing on these small labors of love at a time of chaotic global events and uncertainty. A few days ago, however, Beth came across something that helped us in our thinking.

Trudy Holtz, JHWS “Cookie”, shared a tweet from Emily Yahr, who had transcribed something NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour host Linda Holmes said about how pop culture fits into the world, using the potato farming sequences in The Martian as a metaphor.

We realized the work of The John H Watson Society is good potatoes. And, as it turns out, we are both very competitive people (see the Treasure Hunt results page!) and avid potato eaters. As you have probably already guessed: a competition is at hand, with the loser landing in the sad position of giving up eating potatoes for the month of March.

Beth is tasked with processing no fewer than eight renewed memberships during February, and I am tasked with obtaining interview information for no fewer than eight society members. Obviously, the first to reach eight wins. Simple enough, but we need your help.  Please help me more!

[Just kidding about that last bit. Mostly.]

If your membership is expired, or will lapse during 2017, please consider renewing now in the shop. If you are unsure about your expiration date, it can be easily found on the membership tab. If you have questions about renewing, please email “Selena Buttons”. She can also be reached through the Society Twitter, @jhwatsonsoc, or her personal Twitter, @plexippa.

To participate in the Friends & Biographer series, please answer these questions, and email them to me. If you prefer, I am happy to put the questions into an email to you so you can simply reply, or I can send the questions to you as a Word doc or a .pdf. I can also be reached on Twitter, @pawkypuzzler.

Many thanks in advance for your help!

This odd little game is now afoot,
Margie / JHWS ‘Mopsy’