Frequently Asked Questions
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How do I get free corndogs?
It seems like there's still some confusion about this.
There are no free corndogs this year.
Well, okay, there are kind of free corndogs this year.
You can purchase a party pack for $25.
The party pack contains $40 worth of coupons for foster farms corndogs. That's $15 of free corndogs! The party pack also contains a bunch of other awesome stuff.
It is literally filled with awesome stuff.
Please read Brady's 2009 Kickoff post for more information about what we're doing this year and why we're doing it.
What is National Corndog Day?
For those of you who may be first timers at this grand event, let us describe it as the happiest day of basketball and meats on sticks that you'll ever have. National Corndog Day coincides with the Saturday of the final 32 teams in NCAA basketball tournament (this year it’s March 20th). This Saturday is the only day all year that one can watch a quadruple-header of college basketball games from start to finish without having to change the channel. Therefore, to celebrate the excitement of the college basketball tournament, and have fun with friends, we eat Corndogs! Lots of Corndogs...
When is National Corndog Day?
Each year, National Corndog Day coincides with the Saturday of the final 32 teams in NCAA basketball tournament, also known as March Madness.
National Corndog Day 2010 is on Saturday, March 20th.
I want to host an NCD Party - What do I have to do?
Party sign-ups for 2010 are open!
- Login to NCD
- If you've already got an account, make sure you're logged in!
- If you need to make an account, click on the Create new account link under the User login form at the top right corner of this page.
- Then once you've created an account, log in using the User Login form at the top right corner of this page.
- Create a party page
- Click on the Create content link in the menu at the top of the left hand column
- Click on the Party link from the list of content types
- Fill in the party form and submit it
- Wait wait wait!
- NCD staff members will review your party, and will contact you if any changes are necessary
- Once your party has been approved, we'll publish it on the site and give you permissions to post in the cornblog and upload images
What is this "Triple-Double" I hear so much about?
The highest individual honor at National Corndog Day is the storied "triple double." This involves consuming - throughout the course of the day - ten corndogs (Foster Farms preferred), ten beers (PBR in a can preferred), and ten "units" of tater tots (a unit is ten tots, so that's 100 tots total).
Those who achieve this prestigious feat will be awarded a commemorative certificate so they someday can tell their children and grandchildren about their venerable accomplishment.
Lesser honors are available for those who complete the "Double-Double", two of the three goals listed above, or the "Triple-Single" consisting of 5 Dogs, 50 Tots, and 5 Beers.
How many Corndogs/Tater Tots/Beer do you think I should get?
There is no magic formula for numbers, but we like the following rules of thumb: at least 8 corndogs, 80 tots, and 8 beers per expected participant. That way you can count on some extras.
I’m a vegetarian. Do meat-free corndogs exist?
Morningstar Farms used to make an excellent veggie corndog. Apparently salt and a meaty texture inside a cornbread shell is all you need to make something taste like a corndog. However, they stopped making them late in 2009 and there's no word when or if they will start up again.
If anyone else knows of a veggie corndog brand, please let us know!
I'm a Party Host, how do I... (site FAQ for Party Hosts)
If you're a Party Host, you can post to the NCD party blog. You can also upload pictures to that party image gallery, or for use in your blog.
We'll cover blogs posts and images in this section, and provide links to some fun stuff.
Posting to the Party Blog
- Login to the site.
- Click the Create content link in the upper left hand Navigation Block.
- Click the Blog entry link on the Create content page.
- Enter a title and body for your post and click submit.
Uploading an Image
- Login to the site.
- Click the Create content link in the upper left hand Navigation Block.
- Click the Image link on the Create content page.
- Enter a title or your image.
- Select a category for your image. If you want this image to appear in your party gallery, select "Gallery". If you're going to include this image in a blog post, but you don't want it to appear in the gallery, select "Blog".
- Click on the browse button and locate the image on your computer.
- You can enter a longer description of the image in the Body field if you like.
- Click submit.
Image limitations
- Image Resolution: 400x300 maximum.
- Allowed filename extensions: jpg jpeg gif png.
- File size: 50KB maximum.
http://www.resizr.com/ is a decent online image resizing tool if you don't have the necessary software on your computer.
Including an Image in a Blog post
Underneath the Body field, in the lower left hand corner, is an icon that looks like a polaroid picture with a plus sign on top of it:
Click on this icon to include one of the images you previously uploaded in your blog post.
You will get a pop-up window with a list of all your images.
- Click on the image you'd like to include in your post.
- Edit the title and description if you like.
- Change the size, alignment, and link behavior if you like.
- Do not change the "Insert mode" setting. It must be set to "Filter Tag".
- Click the Insert button.
A tag surrounded by square brackets will appear in the Body field. When you Preview or Submit your post, the image will appear.
National Corndog Day Certificates
Fantastic Official NCD Certificates, in PDF format, to celebrate our achievments on this magical day.
I've got something that you should post on your site...
Please send us content contributions and ideas!
If we use your submission on the site, we'll think about you while eating a corndog.