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Completion Competition Results

At the last Open Swim attendees were given bits of clip art and then a theme pulled from a hat. The results were…interesting.

First Place – Thorax O’Toole
CLAW-2016-1-09

Second Place – Mark Brill

CLAW-2016-1-08

Third Place – RR Anderson

CLAW-2016-1-05

Steve Garvin

CLAW-2016-1-01

Steve Barnard
CLAW-2016-1-02

Mark Monlux
CLAW-2016-1-03

Corey MacourekCLAW-2016-1-04

Stan!
CLAW-2016-1-06

Rob Larson
CLAW-2016-1-07


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While Elephant Gift Exchange 2015

White Elephant by Mark Monlux

White Elephant by Mark Monlux

The Cartoonists’ League of Absurd Washingtonians is holding its annual While Elephant Gift Exchange

Wednesday, December 2nd 7:30pm at King’s Books, 218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402
 
This even is open to the public – all ages – and everyone is invited to attend and participate. If you bring children they might end up with a very odd gift more suitable for adults. I’m happy to say that this will be our fifth year of astonishing each other with truly absurd Christmas gifts. Now is your chance to re-gift that present your aunt gave you last year. Or maybe you bought something at a garage sale and your common sense kicked in when you go home, so it’s been living in the garage. Or maybe you found something that has the perfect “IT” factor for this event.
Rules of the White Elephant Gift Exchange:
1. The gift must be “absurd”.
2. If you buy the gift, you must not spend more than $20.
3. You’re gift must be wrapped, or at the very least fully concealed in a festive bag.
4. Those who bring get to participate.
5. Numbers will be drawn from a fez to determine order.
6. You can select a gift from a table or steal a gift from a person who already chose a gift.
7. A gift can only be stolen twice times, at which time it becomes locked-in.
8. The person who went first gets a chance at the end of the round to steal a gift.
9. The trading, purchasing, bartering or auctioning of gifts after the exchange is allowed.
10. No books on Nazis.
In the event that there are extra gifts, they will be auctioned off to the highest bidder. We take credit cards.
Free Street Parking – You’ll need to bring a gift if you want to be part of the exchange – viewing the fun is FREE.
 

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Bike Helmet Draw for Downtown On The Go

The CLAW had a sponsor for March’s Open Swim. Downtown On The Go also known as DOTG www.downtownonthego.com the transportation advocate for downtown Tacoma provided blank while bike helmets for drawing and decorating. These adorned helmets will  be a traveling exhibit for DOTG to orchestrate via the Tacoma Spaceworks project. They might end up on dignitary’s heads during Downtown to Defiance Event in September. Then in October they will be part of a larger silent auction. The DOTG will split the proceeds and half will go to the CLAW Student Scholarship Fund. If you would like to draw on a helmet too, you can contact DOTG and get a blank helmet for a mere $10. Permanent sharpies work best.

First Place – James Stowe

Stowe's Tacoma - Back - by James Stowe

Stowe’s Tacoma – Back – by James Stowe

Stowe's Tacoma - Back - by James Stowe

Stowe’s Tacoma – Back – by James Stowe

 

Second Place – Mark Brill

Point Defiance Zoo - Front - by Mark Brill

Point Defiance Zoo – Front – by Mark Brill

Point Defiance Zoo - Back - by Mark Brill

Point Defiance Zoo – Back – by Mark Brill

 

Third Place – Mark Monlux

Giant Eye - Front - by Mark Monlux

Giant Eye – Front – by Mark Monlux

Giant Eye - Back - by Mark Monlux

Giant Eye – Back – by Mark Monlux

 

Fourth Place – RR Anderson

Dune-  Front - by RR Anderson

Dune- Front – by RR Anderson

Dune -  Back - by RR Anderson

Dune – Back – by RR Anderson

 

Fifth Place Tie – Kevin Knodell

Grit City  -  Back - by Kevin Knodell

Grit City – Back – by Kevin Knodell

 

Fifth Place Tie – Stan!

Stan!'s Tacoma - Back - by Stan!

Stan!’s Tacoma – Back – by Stan!

Tinkertopia Tacoma -  Front - by RR Anderson

Tinkertopia Tacoma – Front – by RR Anderson

Tinkertopia Tacoma -  Back - by RR Anderson

Tinkertopia Tacoma – Back – by RR Anderson

Dinosaurs -  Front - by Stan!

Dinosaurs – Front – by Stan!

Dinosaurs -  Back - by Stan!

Dinosaurs – Back – by Stan!





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