Meta: How Beveled Is Your Guilt?, or How Guilty Are Your Bevels?
In a great feat of not paying attention to my wife, I managed to be surprised by a birthday copy of Three and Out, despite the fact that she asked me for its title several times in the days leading up to my birthday. In addition, and not at all to emphasize that she makes way more money than I do, she gave me a note for an MGoBlog donation of some yet-to-be-determined amount. I don't know how much to tell her to donate, so I thought I'd put it out there for the MGoCommunity to weigh in. (Please keep in mind that, while she is outearning me like its the alternate reality 50s, neither of us is making bank, so keep it reasonable.)
October 26th, 2011 at 7:52 PM ^
You don't pay Brian in money.
You pay him in blood, sweat, and loyalty.
...But money works too.
50 sounds reasonable
October 26th, 2011 at 10:59 PM ^
October 27th, 2011 at 2:14 AM ^
Just pretend it's Mrs. Kass and go from there.
October 26th, 2011 at 7:55 PM ^
Make your payment in the form of free milksteaks for everyone with over 1000 points, please
October 26th, 2011 at 9:39 PM ^
Intrigued by this milksteak of yours. How might I acquire one?
October 26th, 2011 at 9:46 PM ^
October 26th, 2011 at 9:49 PM ^
the jelly beans!
October 26th, 2011 at 10:10 PM ^
If he pays everyone in milksteaks, he must be one hell of a fullonrapist.
October 26th, 2011 at 10:44 PM ^
I think Hoke has changed the tide on donations. Hell people in Ohio are starting to believe in beveled guilt. Never in a million years I would have thought that. Selling milksteaks is a good start.
October 26th, 2011 at 8:02 PM ^
I think you have one heck of a wife, the book is cool cause it is your team but money to a great site she really cares. she is a keeper for sure.
October 26th, 2011 at 8:08 PM ^
but I'm tired. Look at the cost of a Rivals or Scout subscription and then pay that or pay double that, depending on how much you think this site is worth compared to a paid site.
October 27th, 2011 at 5:52 AM ^
I wonder if Scout or Rivals would allow subscribers to pay in milksteaks?
October 26th, 2011 at 8:13 PM ^
buying a wedding ring, 3 months salary should do.
October 26th, 2011 at 8:17 PM ^
October 26th, 2011 at 11:09 PM ^
nobody gives "what they can afford" to anything. plus the suggestions to pay roughly what rivals/scout would cost are actually useful.
October 26th, 2011 at 8:21 PM ^
I thought he got paid in laughs.
October 26th, 2011 at 8:25 PM ^
October 27th, 2011 at 9:02 AM ^
I got some bad news. Tacopants don't have a head no more.
October 26th, 2011 at 8:48 PM ^
Whatever you feel comfortable giving, really. I'm sure it is all appreciated so don't sweat it too much. $50 - $100 seems about right.
October 26th, 2011 at 8:58 PM ^
I'd give a $100 because Rivals and ESPN insider are about that a year
or
Give whatever you can afford.
October 26th, 2011 at 9:30 PM ^
You have not been getting your ESPN Insider from the same guy I have.
October 26th, 2011 at 9:43 PM ^
From Jeremy the guy in the parking lot with the t-bird right? Wait, you're saying I've been buying knockoffs? Shiiiiiiiiiiiit
October 26th, 2011 at 9:31 PM ^
I thought this was going to be another thread from ProfitGoBlue talking, not so subtley, about how he gives money to the blog.
October 26th, 2011 at 9:31 PM ^
Dude... you want us to tell you how much to donate? Why don't you just donate?
October 26th, 2011 at 9:36 PM ^
Let me get this straight...
a) your wife is a sugar momma who recognizes and honors your love for Michigan football
b) she wants to share her largesse with Brian, and, ergo, the mgoblog community
c) you don't pay attention to her
Jon, please, open your eyes before it's too late!
October 26th, 2011 at 9:57 PM ^
Donate your wife.
October 26th, 2011 at 10:27 PM ^
October 26th, 2011 at 10:37 PM ^
Last year I gave Mgoblog and zerohedge $100 each. I will also be giving before the year is out.
As far as I am concerned if the internet consisted of only those two sites I would be set.
Think about it this way - you should be paying the sites that you value about the same as you would be paying the hardcopy media that they are replacing...
Annual WSJ sub = 2.29/wk ~ $120
Annual SI = $48
Annual daily NYT = $385
Annual USA Today = $130
Annual Freep = $85
October 26th, 2011 at 11:56 PM ^
October 26th, 2011 at 10:59 PM ^
Does that get me the opportunity to possibly read the blog next year?
October 26th, 2011 at 11:23 PM ^
Dear Sir,
I highly reccommend you take a momant to consider my letter before making such payment to your mgoblahg. My name is Sumi Kimbawana, and was quite acquaintable with your dear uncel Brain. If you must make payment to such mgobog, I must let you know that Brain is currently with me and needs wire transfer of exactly the amount you were planning to donate, to return to the land from which he was born. Please reply to me at your most urgent hour so that we can set up the payment immediattly.
October 27th, 2011 at 12:49 AM ^
Does anyone ever fall for these?
October 27th, 2011 at 3:06 AM ^
I am a law enforcement dispactcher (fancy term for the dude on the radio) and we get calls almost daily of people getting scammed anywhere from $100 - $40,000 from multiple variations of the Nigerian prince scam. A fool and his money......
October 26th, 2011 at 11:28 PM ^
I would've said $50, but now that I've read people's breakdowns of what other news/sports magazines cost, I'm thinking $100.
October 26th, 2011 at 11:44 PM ^
Or one hundred trillion dollars in Zimbabwe currency, whatever is funnier.
October 27th, 2011 at 12:18 AM ^
Best post ever!
October 26th, 2011 at 11:56 PM ^
October 27th, 2011 at 12:01 AM ^
Everyone who buys Three and Out should buy it through Brian's Amazon link. That way, you get the book for what is probably the best pirce, and Brian gets a buck or two for his hard work. It would be pretty cool if about 3,000 of us all bought Three and Out and maybe another book or two through his link.
I would really like to see a permanent Amazon affiliate link somewhere on the site. Maybe it could be part of the beveled guilt tab. If we habitually did our Amazon shopping through his link, it would be a win-win situation for everyone involved.
We would get cool stuff at great prices, and Amazon would make the donation.
October 27th, 2011 at 12:31 AM ^
she said she tried to buy the book through the site but didn't see the link in the amount of time she was willing to look. maybe i should email him about that...
October 27th, 2011 at 1:11 AM ^
Now I feel like a douche because I didn't realize that said link existed. Just bought it like an hour ago too.
October 27th, 2011 at 8:10 AM ^
I was going to get the book today, I like your idea. I feel like an idiot though, I don't see the link to Amazon on the site...
October 27th, 2011 at 8:38 AM ^
A generic referral link to Amazon can always be found under the About > $upport (lol) tab above.
October 27th, 2011 at 10:10 PM ^
I ordered it. Really looking forward to it -- at least parts of it. Some of it will no doubt be very painful.
October 27th, 2011 at 12:17 AM ^
Donate to [email protected] thru PayPal as a gift. Any amount would really be a benefit to a writer to really cover the M team! Go Blue!
October 27th, 2011 at 7:29 AM ^
The bevel of my guilty is directly proportionate to the heat of my meat.
October 27th, 2011 at 9:41 AM ^
I understand "guilt," but why is it "beveled"? I have been perplexed about the origin of the term "beveled guilt" for as long as I have been following the blog, and I have not found an explanation for it anywhere on the site (FAQ, etc.).
Can anyone help me out?
October 27th, 2011 at 10:56 AM ^
Beveled refers to the graphic of the "Make A Donation" button on the home page, with its beveled edges.