EVERYBODY INTO THE POOL

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Okay, fine. We’ve been asked to do it, and we’ll do it.

Announcing the official “Little David Baby Pool,” in which entrants are challenged to guess specifics about the future offspring of Peter and Kathleen David.

Just so everyone is starting off on even footing: The original sonograms at 8 and 20 weeks projected a due date of December 18. A sonogram taken yesterday puts it at December 9. Early sonos are usually more accurate than later; however, the OB/GYN has stated that the baby could come at any time. Meantime, conventional wisdom states that first pregnancies are frequently late. None of the sonos were forthcoming about gender because the baby remained firmly in the fetal position…although, really, you can’t hold it against the kid because, y’know, if you can’t be in the fetal position while you’re a fetus, when CAN you be?

Entries are judged on the following criteria, in this order by process of elimination:

1) Gender.

2) Date of Birth

3) Weight

4) Time of Birth

I based the order on the most asked questions we get (“Do you know the gender? When’s it due?”) So in other words, get the gender correct and you move on to the next level of judgment. Get the date right but the gender wrong and you’re SOL. The person who gets gender and DOB correct wins. If more than one person gets gender and DOB right, we move on to tie-breakers such as weight and time of birth. That way we dont’ have to referee if multiple people guess the same gender and DOB, because the other criteria will certainly determine a winner.

What’s the winner get? His or her choice of either signed editions of all three cover variants of CAPTAIN MARVEL #1, or a signed copy of “SIR APROPOS OF NOTHING” (ppbk) and the sequel, “THE WOAD TO WUIN” (hc).

All entries should be right here at this thread at www.peterdavid.net. That way everything’s open and above board. E-mail submissions directly to my AOL account will not be counted.

PAD

154 comments on “EVERYBODY INTO THE POOL”

  1. Gender: Male (you’re due, PAD)

    When: Dec 15

    Weight: 8.7

    Time: 7:15 AM

    Good luck to the prospective parents.

  13. 1) Gender : Male

    2) Date of Birth : 12/16/02

    3) Weight : 8lbs 11oz

    4) Time of Birth : 12:52 pm edt

    Congratulations to Peter and Kathleen!

  15. Okay, I was born on December 18th, so let’s say:

    1) Male

    2) Dec 18

    3) 7 lbs 10 oz

    4) 4:30 pm

    Congratulations!

  16. I’m saying…

    1) Boy

    2) 12/20/02

    3) 9lbs.

    4) 3:15am

    Believe it or not, you were bowling in a dream I had last night, so I’m taking this as a sign…

    “Yeah, it’s a sign alright…Going out of Business!”

  17. Ok, I’ll give it a shot!

    Gender: Male

    Date of Birth: Dec 12

    Weight: 8lbs 4 oz

    Time of Birth: 7:34 AM

    Good luck and congratulations! 🙂

    Darrell Brinkley

  22. Male

    Dec. 17

    8.5 lbs

    11am

    Congratulations & Best Wishes to PAD, Kathleen & the entire (growing) David clan.

  23. Okay, I know you’re Jewish, but I’m picking Christmas anyway. 🙂

    1) Male

    2) Dec. 25

    3) 8lbs. 8 oz.

    4) 4:30 am

    Corey

  24. Boy, girl, how utterly boring. I’m hoping for a litter of jackals. Of course, that might not be in the best interests of the family.

    Simple test for determining baby’s gender: Take a ring, preferably your wedding ring, and hold it suspended on a chain over your wife’s hand, preferably her wedding ring hand. If the ring swings back and forth, it’s a boy.

    If it swings in a circle, it’s a girl.

    (Well, of course not, but I modified the original bit anyway, and it’ll give you something to do.)

    My guesses:

    Sex: Female (In which case, keeping her legs clamped together is a very good sign)

    Date: December 25th. (I’m assuming a perverse sense of humor runs in the family)

    Weight: 5 pounds, 4 ounces

    4:00 PM
    (So it won’t miss SPONGEBOB)

  25. Peter forgot to include this rule: Employees of Second Age Inc. or PeterDavid.net are not eligible.

    Which is a shame, because I’m sure that my entry of Male, December 8, 9 lbs. 1 oz, at 12:25 PM will be shown to be dead on accurate.

    I learned how to make such accurate predictions here.

  28. Congratulations to the future parents.

    Female

    December 19, 2002

    Six pounds, fifteen ounces

    5:00 am

  29. Female

    Dec. 21st

    7 pounds, four ounces

    11:30am

    Congrats PAD, but somehow I KNOW it’ll be another girl 🙂

    Regardless, hope it all goes as smoothly as possible.

  33. Well, I’m going to give the little loinfruit my own birthday–he’ll share it with me and Kirk Douglas (and Donny Osmond, but we’ll conveniently forget about him): Male, December 9th, seven pounds eight ounces, 4:02 a.m.

    And may the child be a blessing to you forevermore.

  34. here is my predictions for the new Little David.

    Gender:Male

    Date:Dec 29

    Weight:8.5

    Time:5:24 am

    I have added guess I think the Child is boy will be named either Bruce Banner David Or Rick Jones David.

    I just to want to say Congrats the David Family and their soon to be arriving new family member.

  35. I can’t resist –

    Female (Going with the odds on this one)

    December 15th (my birthday)

    7.8 lbs

    5am

    All our best wishes for the whole thing!

  37. Gender: Male

    DOB: 12/13/2002

    Weight: 8 lbs 7 oz

    Time: 7PM

    I feel like I’m on the Price Is Right…

    Congrats Peter.

  40. hmmm…

    Girl

    December 19th

    7 pounds, 9 ounces

    2:43 AM

    It’s like playing a happy version of Clue!

  44. Female Dec 26th 8 pounds 6:30 am

    I would go with Christmas but I’m going to take the time difference fom eastern standard and the middle east. (I just hope I got it worked out right)

  45. OK, I can’t resist.

    Male (I agree with the previous poster who said that you’re due)

    December 13(splitting the difference)

    9 lbs, 6 oz. (random guess!)

    3:30 a.m. (can’t have this kid making your life easy, now can we?)

    And hearty congratulations to you and your family … I hope you’ll all be healthy and happy!

  46. Aw, c’mon! What are you going to do, shove the baby back into the womb if it turns out to be none of the above (or below)? I know you’ll be a proud papa again, Peter, and I only want to add my congratulations. Best wishes during this holiday season as well.

  49. Forget Dec. 25th. Bah! I’m liking Friday the 13th 🙂

    Female

    Dec. 13th

    8 lbs. 2oz.

    4:19 AM

    Best wishes to you all!

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