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We love us some baby arrival pools here at Uncle Crappy.
Our first effort — the WoyGirl Arrival Date Pool — was so wildly successful that we thought we’d try it again.
And hey — what a coincidence! There’s another baby on the way! That makes the whole baby pool thing much easier to pull off, after all.
This time our lucky parents are TehShiremans, of Sportsocracy and YinzTeam bench coach fame. The baby, known from this point forward as TehBaby, is due Oct. 5, which means we have just enough time to put some picks together and get this started.
The rules will be the same. Pick a day. You may be sharing your day with others, so also submit yoiur predictions for TehBaby’s weight at birth and time of birth, which will be the first and second tiebreakers, should the kid arrive on a day you’re sharing with other contestants. You may pick multiple days, but each entry will cost you $4.
What do you get? As we did with the WoyGirl pool, we’re going to split the pot; the winner will get half, and the other half goes to Jim and Amy, who presumably will use the money for diapers or Wii games. And: Woy, undoubtedly delirious from a lack of sleep, has once again pledged to donate a WearPittsburgh shirt of the winner’s choice. And if that’s not enough for you, the winner will also receive a Sportsocracy shirt, courtesy of TheJim.
Given that we’re starting in on a weekend, we’ll give you a few extra days to enter. Lemme know what day you want via a comment or an email, and do so by noon on Tuesday, Sept. 16.
My pick? If I was being consistent, I’d go with Oct. 14, the next full moon on the schedule. But that didn’t work out so well for me in the WoyGirl pool, and I’m thinking it’ll be a bit late for TehBaby. So — I’m going with Oct. 7. Let’s say at 8 pounds, 5 ounces and at 3:45 a.m.
That’s my pick. What’s yours?
Uncle Crappy 
October 8th, 2:21pm 7lb 11oz
Safe bet so Jim doesn’t miss any football games.
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Uncle Crappy’s birthday: October 12, 2008, at 12:06 p.m. at a weight of 6 pounds, 3 ounces. BOO YAHHH!!
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I claim the 7th. 8:14 PM and 8 lb 3 oz.
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I was gonna grab the 8th but @spoon beat me to it.
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October 10th at 3:12 am and tehbaby is going to be weighing in at 7 lb 6 oz. Mark my words.
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Just a clarification, the first full moon is NOT when the baby will be born, merely when he’ll take his first crack at learning the dance moves from Thriller.
I’m not sayin’ anything, just sayin’.
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I think TehBaby is comin in right on time. October 5th, 8 lb 2 oz. at around 7:24 pm. Yeah, that seems about right.
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Well let me be the first to dance on the other side of the predetermined date. I believe TehBaby will be born on Oct 2nd.
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I’m guessing October 3rd. A little closer to the official estimated due date. Figure two months after my guess for WoyGirl is good enough reason. =)
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Let’s go with October 4th at 11:14 am. 3.35658 kg. sounds like an appropriate baby to me.
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I pick October 8, because it is the most awesome day on which one can be born.
Tie-breakers: 2:15am, 8lb 12oz.
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October 6th looks wide open.
7:55am, just as The Other White Uncle does his last update on Route 28.
WORD.
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I pick Oct 2nd around noon and 7.5 lbs. Is there any regs against insider trading/plurking? Count me in for the $4 anyway.
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Scott: I just got a visit from the Securities and Exchange Commission (Bureau of Baby Pools); I’m allowed to take your money, but your pick has been shifted to 4 a.m. Dec. 17. Good luck.
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