Mail Bag

Know what happens when you visit other people’s websites?  You tend to win stuff just for commenting.  I am so good at it, that people throw prizes my way.  Ok kidding about that but I did happen to win some contests put on by two friends.

And as luck has it, I got two of those prizes just last week.  First up was some earrings from Bo Lumpkin.   Loyal Bearmaniacs may know Bo from his Gatorhead Webcomic and Bo Lumpkin sites.   Well in the past several months, Bo has realized his talent for making custom jewelry and is becoming a celebrity on the local swap meet circles.   He has been showcasing much of his work on the Bo Lumpkin site.  As the winner of one of Bo’s contests, this is what came in the mail for me.

Bo Lumpkin Jewelry

Not to be outdone, Oskar van Velden AKA Skar from Mojo Comic also has contests ongoing on his webcomic.   As last months winner I got a custom cartoon of Ben (one of my favorite characters…mainly because he tends to end up the butt of the jokes).   Here is my prize.

Skar Cartoon from Mojo Comics

Thanks to both of these wonderfully creative guys.   Anyone else want to send me gifts, feel free.

 

Comments

66 responses to “Mail Bag”

  1. Red Avatar

    Winning is definitely cool. So, do the earrings match your shoes and handbag?

    1. Tony McGurk Avatar

      The green stones will match his hair

      1. Bearman Avatar

        I like to refer to it is a Murse…not a handbag. haha

  2. frigginloon Avatar

    You are going to look so pretty in the earrings Bearman. They even match your hair 🙂

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Bo knows how to treat every customer right

  3. lisleman Avatar

    I did just win something myself from blogging around. See the post before the last post.
    I don’t have diddle squat for you but here’s a tip – don’t play in the street.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Interesting my wife and I were talking about kids playing in the street. You just don’t see it anymore

      1. lisleman Avatar

        Oh my – I sure hope you SEE IT if you are driving. Don’t hit anyone.

  4. Comedy Plus Avatar

    Way cool. Everyone likes to win now and then. Congratulations on both these wins.

    Have a terrific day. 🙂

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Thanks Sandee

  5. George Avatar

    Congratulations! I’ve been showing my wife some of Bo’s jewelry (she likes hand-made, custom stuff like that). She’d love to order some, but I can’t drag Bo into the shipping game yet. Talk to him for me. She’d throw all of her extra spending money his way.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Bo!!! Get on it. TF (Mrs George) has boatloads of expendable cash from all the AC money George brings in

      1. Bo Lumpkin Avatar

        I am going to send her a special message tellin’ her that George could have won some of my jewelry for her if he had just entered the contest. It was very simple. Some people won just because they tweeted that they really liked it.

        1. Bearman Avatar

          George is too lazy to win his wife jewelry…unlike me.

          1. Bo Lumpkin Avatar

            Your wife should be very proud of you Bearman. Mrs. Ford however really needs to do some work on George.

          2. Bearman Avatar

            She is, and Mrs Ford needs to get on that slacker husband of hers

          3. George Avatar

            Hey, I win your wife jewelry all the time!

          4. Bearman Avatar

            She needs to get better at sending thank you notes

        2. George Avatar

          Bo, you know that I’m always a day late and a dollar short. I’m trying to work on my punctuality. Maybe you’ll have a Second Chance Sweepstakes someday. 🙂

          1. Bo Lumpkin Avatar

            Just mention my sites with a link and you are automatically a winner. This is a contest just for you George. You don’t get a better second chance than that.

          2. Bearman Avatar

            It will take a second for that to process with George.

          3. Bo Lumpkim Avatar

            You understand more how I operate though Bearman.

  6. Tony McGurk Avatar

    Congratulations for the winnings. You were supposed to model the earrings for us. We want photos, we want photos!!!

    1. Bearman Avatar

      I only cross dress on Halloween

      1. Nef Avatar

        I thought that was supposed to be a Roman emperor or something… I stand corrected.

        1. Bearman Avatar

          I reuse the same costume

      2. Binky Avatar

        Then today’s the day.

    2. George Avatar

      Umm…what if it’s a “Prince Albert” ring? Does he still have to model it? 🙁

  7. duncanr Avatar

    Nice earrings!

    Something you want to tell us, Bearman ? 😆

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Yes…now I don’t have to BUY you a birthday present

  8. Bo Lumpkin Avatar

    Thanks for the post Bearman. I actually had a lot of fun with the contest and I might do something similar again in a month or so. I really do need to work on some “manly” stuff for prizes I guess.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      You could actually use your style and make some fancy looking pens.

      1. Bo Lumpkin Avatar

        Now that is somethin’ I need to ponder. 🙂

        1. Bearman Avatar

          Get some decent looking silver/chrome pens and wrap them in various ways with wire/gems

          1. Bo Lumpkim Avatar

            That might go considerably higher in price than my $5 rings and earrings.

          2. Bearman Avatar

            Buy a $3 pen. Put $2-3 of materials in it and sell it for $10

          3. Binky Avatar

            Do people still use pens?

        2. Jande Avatar

          I’d suggest tie-clips/pins and cufflinks but I don’t think men wear ties and dress shirts anymore. Well… except the 1%

          How about belt buckles? those would look snazzy!

          1. Bearman Avatar

            I gave up ties but I still wear dress shirts. I look good in jeans and a dress shirt.

    2. George Avatar

      Maybe you could design a “Bo-logne: The Fragrance for Real Men”. 🙂

      1. Bo Lumpkin Avatar

        The real men around here smell more like Boloney than “Bo-logne” but that is a good thought.

        1. Bearman Avatar

          George is Bo=Loney

          1. George Avatar

            Hey, don’t “Bo-little” me, yo! 🙂

  9. Colleen Avatar

    Lots of perfectly fine manly men wear earrings all year. Apparently the manly rules for earrings is that in order to be considered manly you can only wear one of a pair. And if you have something in the other ear it has to be pierced in a different part of the ear and be non matching. These rules were decreed by the great god of manly dressing. Congrats on the win!

    1. Bearman Avatar

      It used to be that you could only wear one. Now I think all the rules are out the door.

      1. George Avatar

        That rule is hard to gauge nowadays. There are some he-man type guys out here now who wear bigger diamonds in their ears than the chicks.

        1. Bearman Avatar

          …as well as other places

          1. George Avatar

            You’re right, ‘cuz the missus expects me to pull a diamond outta my ass.

          2. Bearman Avatar

            you are such a tight ass…I am wondering why not.

  10. Mark Stokes Avatar

    Bo and skar are both very talented gents! Thanks for sharing their work, Bearman!

    1. Bo Lumpkin Avatar

      I don’t know if I am happier to be called talented or a gent. 🙂 Thanks Mark.

      1. Bearman Avatar

        Bo is just happy to be called. Thanks Mark

  11. starla Avatar
    starla

    That’s fun it’s nice to get stuff in the mail. Looks like your on a lucky streak.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      What are you sending me? heheheh

  12. Jande Avatar

    lovely earrings from Bo and a sweet drawing from Skar! Congrats Bearman! Maybe you’ll win something in the contest I’m having tomorrow on Aedre’s Firefly, too. :`D

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Oh yeah…don’t think I won’t enter

  13. Deb Avatar

    Winning is a lot of fun. I won a pair of cross earring from Bo! 🙂

    1. Bearman Avatar

      didn’t happen unless you post pics..hha

  14. Tom Falco Avatar

    Ooo, I like this idea of giving free cartoons out as prizes. I may do it, too.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      definitely Tom. We like free stuff

      1. Binky Avatar

        Would you be interested in the wrappers from my Halloween chocolate?

        1. George Avatar

          Only if there’s still some bits of chocolate clinging to them. Yum!

          1. Bearman Avatar

            Yes…my sister used to know how to make bracelets from old chewing gum bracelets…maybe I’ll make her take that on.

  15. Binky Avatar

    Nice stuff! Bo is going to be a jewelry magnate one of these days.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      As long as he isn’t a jewelry magnet…he is trying to get rid of this stuff.