We have a winner!

The idea was for Morgan to pitch an idea to a show like Dragon’s Den and this is what we’re going with:

By Chris

 

In these financially stretched times, businesses across America and the western world are searching for innovative methods of improving employee performance and productivity. At Marquis Enterprises we believe firmly that we have found the new, fun way to motivate your staff.

 

Building on the wildly successful 50 Shades of Grey novels, we have developed a comprehensive and detailed program of S & M team building exercises. A varied range of one, two and three day courses will stretch your workforce in ways they have never been stretched before, and ensure that they can rely on their colleagues through intimate knowledge of their strengths and weaknesses.

 

A varied schedule of activities and games will lead your employees through to new levels of confidence and self esteem, secure in the knowledge that their workmates understand them – inside and out. All equipment is included in the cost of the course, and complete discretion is guaranteed, as is full hygiene certification.

 

“A happy team is a team with a safe word”

 

(At this point you could invite the Dragons to get involved in a sample round of Find The Egg)

We also have nine more runners up after this break:

By Stephanie

I’m offering you the once in a lifetime opportunity to get in on the
ground floor of the next hot sports drink.

I give you:  “Dehydrated Water.”

It’s a plastic bottle lined with energy minerals and proteins to give you “Power Hydration” when you have a “Power Thirst”.

Just add water.

By Kelly

Desert Bus is a charity that raises money for children by driving a simulated journey between Las Vegas and Tuscon. This charity has raised more than a million dollars, but we feel that it is physical distance that keeps those totals down.

Our plan is to create an actual bus line that runs from the city border of Las Vegas to the city border of Tuscon on a continuous route. People love Desert Bus and with The Desert Bus Experience they will be able to see the sights of the actual journey with their own eyes!

A diverse selection of different seat classes will allow those with limited means to afford the trip and those with more disposable income to enjoy additional amenities, like water or bathroom breaks.

Wiggins Class – An aisle seat. On the floor.

Creepy Class – Sitting right behind Wiggins class.

LRR Class – A standard seat

Bear Class – An entire Row all to your hairy self.

Morgan Class – On the Driver’s Lap (Wiggins, Coach, of the children’s charity Desert Bus

Roscoe Class – You are the Driver.

Tickets are, of course, round trip, with each loop adding a an additional charge with a 7% rider surcharge.

My idea for dragons den would be an umbrella that when rain hits certain parts of it, it emits a different sound creating some sort of musical beat, with like whistles placed around that are tuned to different pitches that create a sort of soothing melody. The down side? Imagine what it would sound like in an EXTREMELY heavy wind and rain storm

A charity bus system with free rides from Tuscon, Arizona to Las Vegas, Nevada and back again called The Desert Bus Experience. Now how would you monetise this? Simple. Each bus seat has a copy of Desert Bus built into the seat that each occupant must play.

If a player can complete an entire run of Desert Bus, then their ride is free. However if a player crashes, then they must cover the fare from the point that they have crashed til the Vegas stop.

There are ways that people can co-operate though. If a group decides to co-operate, then they can arrange shifts between them for bathroom and food breaks at rest stops. This will encourage more group travel and more discussions within the group and thus will increase friendships and communities within the bus that will hopefully continue to grow outside of the bus itself. The shift schedule must be handed to the driver at the start of the route or bus stop they get on at and they must stick to it, if they do not it counts as a crash for the group and the following rule takes effect.

To continue to monetise the system with effect to groups, if the group crashes, then each person must cover the total fare of the group (Example, if a group of 4 people enter the bus as a group and crash at a point that is $20 away from the end of the route, each person must cover $80)

To further increase revenue, and build communities between frequent riders, there will be no food allowed on the bus and no built in toilets. However to lower the risk of arguements between people congregating together in the desert heat, the bus will be air-conditioned and drinks will be allowed on the bus (This will also increase revenue as it runs the increased risk of needing a toilet break and crashing the bus).

For added difficulty, a TV will be installed within the bus playing random assorted YouTube clips, don’t break challenges and songs. Half of the proceeds would be given to Child’s Play and he other half will be used to maintain the costs of running the bus. Since this would be a daily journey (One day there, the other back), there would need to be a decent number of drivers and a fairly reliable bus (For the added experience, the bus should always veer to the right slightly o make sure that the driver’s concentration doesn’t break during the journey).

I believe this pitch shall bring in at least 5 Desert Bucks per week if this system is campaigned effectively enough. Gentlemen and ladies, I await your decision.

What need is there for this product? you might ask. And you will be wise to ask, but every day people get hurt in different ways, getting hit by cars, falling down buildings and getting scratched or bitten by animals. Why not let this happen to Morgan instead? Morgan will be entertained, you will be in less pain. EVERYBODY WINS!

Who are the customers you might ask? Well. Everyone who wants a bit more fun and excitement in their life, but not suffer the consequences. Morgan doesn’t care about the consequenses, just bring on the fun!

Who is the competition? There is no competition. The professionel stuntmen doesn’t want to work real life situations and people who are accident prone havn’t yet considered trying to earn money on this. This means the market is completely open and “Morgan wants fun” has a great chance to be a succes.

What unique elements do Morgan bring to this? Ask Bill’s mom. Just.. ask Bill’s mom.

Ken Steacy goes on in 45 minutes and he’s bringing an entire galaxy of things to to the auction block so prepare your bodies and your paypal accounts!

This tidal wave of merchandise comes from the uncharted depths of Ken’s most secret hordes. Ken loves The Children. Don’t you? Show them your love and get some one of a kind merchandise like:

This is it, Bus-fans! The very last chance to win a Desert Bus silent auction! You guys have been incredible and made so much money for the Children, but we can still go further! Keep bidding, keep giving, and twirling, always twirling!

All of these auctions come from the perilous vaults of Ken “Added Value” Steacy!

• First, Ken’s  donated this sublime geek prize: an ILM commemorative Iron Man pin ONLY given out only to employees who worked on the Iron Man film!
• Next, the tremendous Ken Steacy offers up a junior soccer team pin featuring Spawn! Apparently Todd McFarlane made these for a friend’s kid in the early 90’s. What a guy!
• Finally, Ken is putting two binders full of concept art for Star Wars Episode I, which Ken used as a reference for numerous projects. These are binders to make Mitt Romney blush.

The CERN Awesome Pack goes up for auction in just 30 minutes! OMG.

Also known as the European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN has donated some amazing items that are an absolute must for any nuclearphile or aspiring mad scientist!

This pack includes the following items:

• 1 CERN baseball cap
• 1 bracelet inspired by the geometry of the magnetic field surrounding the Large Hadron Collider beam pipes
• 1 keychain containing an ACTUAL piece of LHC superconducting cable
• 2 CERN pens
• 1 CERN lanyard
• 1 CERN compass
• 1 CERN tote bag
• 3 unused CERN punch cards (not available ANYWHERE)
• A Science t-shirt
• A Prestigious Discoveries at CERN book
• A copy of the Flight of the AMS’ Photo book about the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer
• A copy of “Voyage to the Heart of Matter” pop-up book of the ATLAS experiement
• “The Compact Muon Solenoid Experiment at the LHC” book
• An adorable plush Higgs Boson particle!

WHEW! HOLY CRAP THAT IS A LOT OF STUFF! GO BID FOR SCIENCE AND THE CHILDREN!

Prepare yourselves! The auction begins at 4:00 PM PST!

Hey Desert Bussers!

Here’s another batch of silent auctions to keep you happy and getting more monies to THE CHILDREN:

• Know that it’s time for murder and whale oil with this Dishonored Clock donated to us by the Escapist! This is a one-of-a-kind game journalist exclusive!
• Radoon has created an incredibly detailed Metroid Cross Stich from Super Metroid on the SNES!  Perfect for the wall of any aspiring Mother Brain!
• We all love Felicia Day, but now you can take her home with this QMX limited edition “Penny” maquette from Dr. Horrible, signed by Felicia, as well as a signed 8×10 of Felicia in full Codex regalia!
• Ken Steacy has donated a set of set of 7 Silver Snail posters which included art by Paul Rivoche, Simon Bisley, Mike Mignola, Peter Moehrle, Michael Kaluta, and of course Ken himself!

Only 29 more minutes until we open bidding on the original Magic the Gathering card art for Fleeting Aven!

The challenge was to depict the true story of Bill’s mom putting Bill on a leash and tying him to a clothes line as a kid. Bill was a weird kid, he ate a frog at some point.

The winner was Morwenna!

Runner up was K.V1NN4!

And here are the rest of the entries!

Man, do you love Desert Bus? Do you want to express your love of Desert Bus with… a shirt? How about a soft, super awesome looking shirt designed by the good folks at Fangamer? Turns out we can meet those very, very specific needs!

We are thrilled to unveil the official shirt of Desert Bus for Hope 6!

Designed by the illuminous Jon Kay and printed on Creme or Brown American Apparel 2001 shirts (2102 for the ladies) by the road warriors over at Forward Printing in California, these shirts bring to mind the iconic signage of Las Vegas to really capture the “busperience.”

Available by pre-order only, all proceeds from the sale of the Desert Bus for Hope 6 shirt go directly to Desert Bus — it’s a great way to prolong our suffering and fill your closet!

Remember, this shirt is available for a limited time only, just like the Desert Bus! Orders must be placed by 8:00 PM EST on Nov. 22, 2012. After that, this shirt will be gone forever.

Please note these shirts will not ship until early to mid January, and won’t be available in time for Christmas.

For Morgan’s driver challenge he really wants to troll the show Dragon’s Den (or Shark Tank in the United States). For this challenge create a business proposal that may sound good on the surface, but is actually a terrible idea.

The winner will get a copy of Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty Collector’s Edition signed by the development team http://desertbus.org/giveaway/256

The deadline for submission is 6pm PST (9pm EST)

Email your submission to contest@desertbus.org. Subject line: Morgan wants fun