-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ok... I don't have a computer for sale... But what I do have is: !!The Golden Coin Hunt!! Truth is you just found the next helper in !! The Golden Coin Hunt !! As stated before in the rules I would post with alias names and hide some post that can earn you some extra bonus points and hints! (You didn't really want to buy an old 486 did you??) So todays bonus hint... The jar is bigger than some seem to think, the closest guess of $62.41 is still MORE than $20.00 off as of right now (1:25PM Alaska time 5-14-07)!! So you want one extra shot at guessing??? To signify that you are claiming this bonus guess, Head on over to the contest thread ... http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?t=24802 ... Reply to the thread in the link with your bonus guess, along with a copy and paste of this following text: ***My one extra guess that DAK offered to me personally because I am special!!*** ------------------------------------------ALSO---------------------------------------- You must also send Monticello a PM or email thanking him for the help to validate your bonus guess!! This will confirm that you found this hidden bonus and you are not just following the crowd!! ------------------------------------------------------------ Additionally, ANYONE who uses this bonus and makes the required post and validiates it with the thank you note to Monticello up to when I award the winner of this phase of the contest (Sometime Tuesday ) earns 5 free bonus points to go towards the 100 needed to win the gold coin! You may only claim this bonus once, no repeat claims... Duhh !!! What Are You Looking For? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? OH... OK.. Ya found it again! OK... Sorry, I couldn't resist, I had to see how many people would re-check the old bonus hint thread for the new bonus hint thread... Did that make sense?? So... once again, hidden in plain sight!! For heavens sake there is a link to this thread in the contest!!! Ok, so as the observant person you are, you just earned 10 bonus points for finding this if you head on over to the contest thread : http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?t=24802 and post this phrase: *** I CAN'T BELIEVE IT, NOT AGAIN! *** Additionally, simply, PM (Personal Message) Monticello once again and say !!NOT AGAIN!! to verify that you found this for yourself! So you got your bonus points, now I suppose you want some help with this essay... OK, you may use up to 10 "I"s in your essay penelty free, additionally you may use the word "Coin(s) " in your essay as many times as you like without using up your 10 "I"s !! So does that work for ya??? Its been a great contest so far, thanks for playing and I'll see ya'll around!! Your friend, Monticello aka: DAK
