Comments on: Whiffies plays host to gluttony for the good of geeks http://siliconflorist.com/2009/06/06/whiffies-plays-host-gluttony-good-geeks/ Covering the blossoming startup industry in Portland, Oregon, and the Silicon Forest Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:25:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Jmartens http://siliconflorist.com/2009/06/06/whiffies-plays-host-gluttony-good-geeks/comment-page-1/#comment-9089 Jmartens Sun, 23 Aug 2009 06:10:00 +0000 http://siliconflorist.com/?p=2148#comment-9089 Betsy- Sorry, missed your reply until now....I just had whiffes for the first time and am researching my article for ThePortlander. Anyway, as absolutely amazing as the pies are, I now realize I could never beat the 7 pie record! Oh my, after 1.5 pies, I am stuffed and coming down from the greatest sugar high! Congrats to this years winner....7 is an amazing feat! Betsy- Sorry, missed your reply until now….I just had whiffes for the first time and am researching my article for ThePortlander.

Anyway, as absolutely amazing as the pies are, I now realize I could never beat the 7 pie record! Oh my, after 1.5 pies, I am stuffed and coming down from the greatest sugar high!

Congrats to this years winner….7 is an amazing feat!

]]> By: Betsy Richter http://siliconflorist.com/2009/06/06/whiffies-plays-host-gluttony-good-geeks/comment-page-1/#comment-7821 Betsy Richter Mon, 08 Jun 2009 06:22:02 +0000 http://siliconflorist.com/?p=2148#comment-7821 Jeff, we were coordinating last night's Pie Champ event, so you just needed to let me know (or Gregg at Whiffies know) that you were interested. Or just show up - I think at least one of the contestants last night was a last-minute walk-up entry. If you want to go solo just for the hell of it, you just have to let @whiffies know that you're going to beat the record (currently at 7 whole pies plus 3 bites of an 8th), and <a href="http://www.twitlonger.com/show/7e41975d64ab294c7a9273b0f9d75c9a" rel="nofollow">follow these rules</a>. But we were able to harness gluttony for good: 400 dollars raised last night for Free Geek, woo-hoo! Jeff, we were coordinating last night’s Pie Champ event, so you just needed to let me know (or Gregg at Whiffies know) that you were interested. Or just show up – I think at least one of the contestants last night was a last-minute walk-up entry.

If you want to go solo just for the hell of it, you just have to let @whiffies know that you’re going to beat the record (currently at 7 whole pies plus 3 bites of an 8th), and follow these rules.

But we were able to harness gluttony for good: 400 dollars raised last night for Free Geek, woo-hoo!

]]> By: Jeff http://siliconflorist.com/2009/06/06/whiffies-plays-host-gluttony-good-geeks/comment-page-1/#comment-7813 Jeff Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:10:13 +0000 http://siliconflorist.com/?p=2148#comment-7813 How does one get in on the pie eating action? I bet I can take anyone in the portland tech community! How does one get in on the pie eating action? I bet I can take anyone in the portland tech community!

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