Post #512694 by MadDogMike on Mon, Feb 22, 2010 9:56 PM

NEW GUIDELINES
We are working on Mr Tiki IV, the other 3 have sadly disappeared. I'm going to try to keep in better communication with the hosts to keep him moving instead of being stuck in one place for months at a time. The idea is that a host receives Mr Tiki and keeps him for a maximum of three weeks before sending him off to the next destination. During that time, take a picture of Mr Tiki with you and any local sites, especially anything of Tiki interest. The idea is NOT to document him visiting every destination in your tri-state area or to hang onto him because you will be visiting Fiji in two years - just take some pics of him, post them here, and send him on.

The current host determines who he goes to next, if you need suggestions on who to send him to PM me or check the last few pages of this thread to see who is following. PLEASE PM ME BEFORE SENDING MR TIKI TO HIS NEXT DESTINATION. This will allow me to check with the new host to make sure they want to participate, that they agree to the guidelines, and to make sure I have a good means of communicating with them (cell phone number). There is a list below of previous hosts, we should send him to new people if possible.

Thanks for playing along :D These guidelines will help everyone enjoy Mr Tiki but will also help protect the hosts from THE CURSE!!! :o :o :o
"Mr. Tiki is a transient spirit and does not like to stay too long in one hut. So welcome him into your home, show him the local sights, but DO NOT let him stay longer than three weeks or strange things will start to happen. The glaze on your most prized Tiki mug will crack and start to flake off. All of your rum will turn to cheap vodka and your limes will be juice-less. Your lauhala mats will mildew and your thatch will catch fire. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!

So here is my plan for an interactive Tiki Central activity: Mr Tiki travels across the country visiting TC members, his adventures are recorded here.

You get Mr Tiki in the mail. Take a picture of him with you, or on your tiki bar, or at a local tourist spot, etc. Post the picture here on this thread, I will update the travel map.

Arrange for the next recipient of Mr Tiki - preferably someone some distance from you, not next door. Make sure they want to participate and will be home so Mr Tiki won’t sit lonely in a mailbox for weeks :( Send them a link to this thread so they know what’s going on and where to post their picture.

Wrap Mr Tiki in a piece of scrap cardboard for a little extra protection and drop him in a padded envelope.

Wish Mr Tiki well and drop him in the mailbox. Should Mr Tiki arrive to you in need of repairs, PM me and we’ll arrange for repairs to be made.

There are 10,000 TC members and we want Mr Tiki to visit as many people as possible, so PLEASE get him on his way as soon as possible :)

Well, that’s the plan – we’ll see what happens :) Will Mr Tiki survive the rigors of First Class travel- USPS Style? Will some over-zealous government employee reject him? Will we get bumped to the dreaded Bilge? Keep watching this thread for Mr Tiki’s Wild Ride!

Here's a list of Mr Tiki alumni:
1- MadDogMike - California
2 - AlohaStation - Florida
3 - pdrake - Nevada
4 - BeachBumz - Hawaii
5 - Big Kahuna - Massachusetts
6 - Bongo Bungalow - Indiana
7 - crushenstein - Oregon
8 - Swanky - Tennessee
9 - Howland - South Carolina
10 - pablus - Florida
11 - Woofmutt - Washington
12 - Sophista-tiki - Washington
13 - WestADad - Nebraska
14 - amybean - California
15 - TikiG - California
16 - TikiMango - Florida
17 - Beach Bum Scott - Colorado & California
18 - Johnny Dollar - Maryland Washington DC
19 - leisure master - New York & Florida
20 - rugbymatt - California, Germany & England
21 - croe67 - New York, Texas, Wisconsin, Nevada
22 - Jeff Central - Ohio
23 - Trailerpark Tiki - Nevada
24 - Pittsburgh Pauly - Pennsylvania
25 - AtomicTikiPunk - California
26 - Tiki ESP - California
27 - John Mulder - Alabama
28 - Shameful TIki - BC Canada
29 - Tiki Tabby - BC Canada
30 - Dagg - BC Canada
31 - Slacks Ferret - Alberta, Canada
32 - MaukaHale - Colorado
33 - danlovestikis - California
34 - JenTiki - North Carolina
35 - LoriLovesTiki - New Jersey and Virginia
36 - nui 'umi 'umi - So Cal & Cuba
37 - AlohaStation - Florida and Las Vegas
38 - Tiki-Brian - Exotic Tiki Island (Maryland)
39 - Tikiskip - Ohio
40 - Prikli Pear - Texas and New Orleans
41 - tikitube - Arkansas
42 - Hamo - Colorado
43 - TikiAno - San Diego
44 - Dusty Cajun - Santa Barbara CA
45 - Taboo Dan - Alberta Canada
46 - VampiressRN - Sacramento CA

For future reference, here are some people who have recently (Feb 2018) expressed interest in hosting Mr Tiki
hiltiki (Reseda, CA)
AceExplorer (Jacksonville, FL)
JCorduroy (Michigan)
Coconutty (Portland, OR)

[ Edited by: MadDogMike 2018-10-08 18:19 ]