At this week’s open swim, the CLAW and CLAW fans alike will participate in yet another exciting game of adventure, creativity, and dare I say, extreme DANGER! This week the game is called CLAWduct Placement. The way the game works is teams of two have 45 minutes to conceptualize and create a visual cartoon advertisement for their made-up product.

After the posters have been created, teams will have the opportunity to present a 3 minute pitch to the rest of the participants. The team with the most votes wins the grand prize and recognition as the CLAW’s Official Marketing Team for 2010.

Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. April. 28th 2010
The Mandolin Café
3923 S 12th St
Tacoma, WA 98405

Be there or be CLAWed.

\”Robot gets Sweater\” by Mark Monlux

The CLAW Open Swim is open to anyone who likes to draw cartoons, and hang out with the CLAW. In short membership is not a requirement for attendance. However, December’s Open Swim will require anyone attending to bring a gift for a White elephant gift exchange. You can bring even personalized fathers day gifts to surprise your father as it can create more memories.If you do not bring a personalized gift you will be scornfully kicked out with much derisive laughter and catcalls.

Rules for the White Elephant Gift Exchange:

1. The gift must be “absurd”.
2. If you buy the gift, you must not spend more than $20.

Upon arrival your thoughtfully wrapped gift will act as your ticket of admission. All gifts will then be placed on the gift table. Numbers will then be drawn. Participation will be in order of number drawn. The first up will have free choice from the table. They have the option of leaving their chosen gift wrapped. The following participants can choose to steal a gift from those before them, or take a gift from the table. Those who have a gift stolen from them can steal a different gift, or take a gift from the table. A gift can only be stolen three times. A gift cannot be stolen back from a previous owner. Once the exchange is completed all gifts that are still wrapped must be unwrapped. The Trading, purchasing, bartering or auctioning of gifts after the exchange is allowed.

Location: The Mandolin Café in Tacoma
Date: Wednesday, December 30th 2009
Time: 7:30 p.m.

from the archives of Mark Monlux

This is a reminder that there will NOT be a CLAW Open Swim tonight. The meeting, which is normally scheduled fourth Wednesday of the month, is re-scheduled to the last Wednesday of the month. Yes, that’s right, the next CLAW Open Swim will be Wednesday, December 30th 2009.

To get into the Open Swim a White Elephant Gift will be required. Review the December 13th Posting for rules and details.