Deo Veritas Shirt Contest Winners

February 5, 2014

It is time to announce the winners of our contest. There are two, and they are each getting a made-to-measure shirt from our favorite online custom shirtmaker, Deo Veritas, because they a.) correctly answered all the questions on our our quiz and b.) were lucky enough to have their entry number chosen by the random number generator at random.org.

Congratulations, Paul Loya and Patrick Duffin! May we suggest something in purple gingham?

Deo Veritas owner Vinnie Sikka will be in touch with details, and if you feel like tweeting your good fortune to the world, we will not object! (And if you want to keep it all to yourself, that's fine too.).

Meanwhile, if your name is neither Paul Loya nor Patrick Duffin, do not despair. Starting on March 1 we're doing our 4th-annual (if you don't count 2013) Allyn Scura Eyewear Challenge, where you ID famous people wearing glasses and the winner picks up a free pair of Allyn Scura frames. For April we're working on something with our new favorite shoemaker, Hydrogen-1.

Finally, we'd like to give a shout-out to the surprisingly large number of you who guessed that gin is the secret ingredient in our Buckley tie. Our tie manufacturer tells us it's impossible to create a tie with an ABV of 5% or higher, but given your seeming desire for such a product, we're asking him to experiment harder. For the record, here is the Deo Veritas Quiz with the correct answers in bold:

1. What is the secret ingredient that gives our Buckley ties their rakish confidence?
      a. Gin
      b. First-rate Ivy League education
      c. White wooly fibers that resemble Gandalf's beard
      d. Orlon

2. What was Joseph Kandell’s job description at his previous gig?
      a. Communications officer
      b. Consumer-facing legacy accessories specialist
      c. Book publishing editorial assistant
      d. User experience designer

3. How many cuff styles does Deo Veritas offer?
      a. 8
      a. 8
      a. 8
      a. 8

4. Which material is not used in the construction of our Pretty Nice Rack?
      a. Solid white oak
      b. Oil-impregnated bronze
      c. Eight-point buck antlers
      d. Medical-grade silicone

5. Do you have to have health insurance to purchase a Buscemi?
      a. Yes.
      b. No.
      c. It depends on whether Obamacare is repealed or not.
      d. Strictly speaking, no. But it couldn’t hurt.

Earlier:
Allyn Scura Eyewear Challenge - Year 1
Allyn Scura Eyewear Challenge - Year 2
Allyn Scura Eyewear Challenge - Year 3