Relay For Life Limited Edition Tiny Snail Race

The Relay for Life of Second Life weekend included many many special builds and a great course just made for the Limited Edition tiny snail. All for the cause of fighting cancer, this is a fun and crazy way to be a part of it. Go Relay!

This month the snail are racing on the GOHA sims
Submitted by RacerX Gullwing on 24 January 2012
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Every month we try to get off the main course and try something new. Well this week we going to race in the snow sims of the Global Online Hockey Association sims. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Neutral%20Zone/127/133/26 Snails at GOHASnails at GOHA the slurl is here the snail arrows will be popping up soon should be a lot of fun. Want to try it go get a snail from the track. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Devon%20Dream/143/99/777 the theme this week is hockey.

Giant Snails on the Skybeam sims
Submitted by RacerX Gullwing on 4 December 2011
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Well it's that time of year again the Skybeam sims have been around for 5 years now So the snails are here to help celebrate. We have a new longer route this year Charlene Trudeau has really gone through some extensive revamping of the route and found a way to make the race through the 25 sims twice as long, Were doing 2 laps this time. So twice the fun!
http://slurl.com/secondlife/SkyBeam%20Wood/142/132/21

7 Years of Giant Snail Racing
Submitted by RacerX Gullwing on 25 November 2011
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I still say were the longest running running weekly event in Second Life!! We've been doing it since this week in 2004. 3 years before Treet found us. We'll this Sunday we turn 7 and there will be tons of cake this year. 7th Birthday Cake7th Birthday Cake
Especially since we can finally stretch every prim to 64 meters, We rebuilt the cake to new massive proportions. There will be explosions and snail races and well see if our brave daredevil Snail Dude will finally splash safely into the water filled bucket.

LeaderBoard Giant Snail, Season 6 weekend 6
Submitted by waelya Tenk on 5 February 2010
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The Snails are doing the Elf Circle Sims
Submitted by RacerX Gullwing on 14 September 2011
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Giant Snails on Elf lands: Were racing on the Elf Circle sims this monthGiant Snails on Elf lands: Were racing on the Elf Circle sims this month
The Giant Snails are coming back to the Elf sims this Month. The Elf sims were the very first place we ever had a race not on the regular course, many years ago. So in a way they invented the road trip races and it's great to be back!

It's a New Giant Snail Race Season and your Invited
Submitted by RacerX Gullwing on 5 August 2011
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Season 5 Starts Sunday for the Giant Snail Races.If you want to try snail racing come on down to the track and try the tutorial or click on the Waelyas school of snails sign. Or IM RacerX Gullwing Well try to get you set up but be warned you need a great pc and a fast isp to be competitive. But it's also about the fun of racing and winning isn't everything we also have a competition each week for best of theme snail each week. Where you take our full perm snail and mod it to go with the weeks theme. So were all about art too.

The Giants are moving once again
Submitted by RacerX Gullwing on 27 June 2011
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The Giant Snails are leaving Hawthorne I deleted the course a couple hours ago. No tears though we have a brand new course set up at Devon Dream. Thanks to Safra Nitley For letting us have almost a whole sim of space at 777 meters up http://slurl.com/secondlife/Devon%20Dream/153/103/777 The new course is Diabolical we saved the best parts of the old course and made them even better and there is a few new things too. Race Trak at Devon DreamRace Trak at Devon Dream
Were still firing a cow at the gate to start the race then there's a choice of the road or chance a spring to get you to the top of the shark tank then across the bouncy balls to a small stretch of traffic jammed road to the 3 sets of toll booths collecting money to someday finish the bridge over the small town of Snail A Topia, So till it's done were using a spring or 2 to get you to the top of bouncy shroom mountain then it's off to the maze on steroids yes same moving maze but since we had room we made it huge snail size then a choice of spring or take the ramp with cows boulders and lava balls only now you can't just hug the sides and duck if you do you'll fall because now the whole ramp is moving back and fourth yes this is the best track so far people are saying. Well should be great fun see ya there every Saturday 9:00am for practice and 11:00 am Sunday for the real races.

In 7 Days is The Biggest Best Giant Snail Cross Country Relay For Life Race ever and your invited!!!
Submitted by RacerX Gullwing on 10 April 2011
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On April 17th The biggest best most spectacular Giant Snail Race ever Is Happening and hopefully every single Relay team will be represented. We will be crossing 51 sims running down the streets of Second Life with all the many built in obstacles like those damn hit and run Driver less cars that run you over and just keep on going, The Many Bridges built right on the sim borders that let you fall through just when you think you made it to the other side, The combination info hub and shelter sim of Isabele that will probably be full that day and force us to find our own way around it, And of course the crazy amount of lag that a hundred snails will create trying to just move through them crashing and lagging off into space.
Cross Country Race original Route wit a detourCross Country Race original Route wit a detour

Treet TV and a few others have put up 25,000 Linden prize to the RFL team
that places closest to first. This prize is for any other team!! good luck to all the other teams your Awesome!! Go relay!!!

Giant Snails stampede through Bay City this week
Submitted by RacerX Gullwing on 24 February 2011
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Bay city mapBay city map
The theme is 50's Bobby-socks poodle skirts etc.
This is a fun cup race!!
Everyone's welcome. No experience necessary. The arrows are on the road Here is a link to the start. Head west from there.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/New%20port/50/126/35/?title=start%...
Go have a look. lots of corners the fun starts at 12:00 Sunday if you need a snail Avatar head for the finish line.

Alice in Wonderland day at the GIant Snail Races
Submitted by RacerX Gullwing on 22 January 2011
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Racerx and AliceRacerx and Alice This weeks theme we pay tribute to one of my favorite stories Alice in Wonderland. So have fun come as a character or come as you are. were at
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hawthorne/168/135/40 Racers start at 11:00AM
SL time. If you want to race get there a few hours early and talk to Waelya Tenk she'll get you set up with a snailing license.

Go to There's Annabelle on the Right back to us
There's Annabelle on the Right back to us
Clip Submitted by RacerX Gullwing on 23 July 2010

The Relay for Life of Second Life weekend included many many special builds and a great course just made for the Limited Edition tiny snail. All for the cause of fighting cancer, this is a fun and crazy way to be a part of it. Go Relay!

Original Episode: Relay For Life Limited Edition Tiny Snail Race
Go to Giant Snail Relay Across the World clip
Giant Snail Relay Across the World clip
Clip Submitted by Sante Klees on 20 July 2010

The Relay for Life of Second Life weekend included many many special builds and a great course just made for the Limited Edition tiny snail. All for the cause of fighting cancer, this is a fun and crazy way to be a part of it. Go Relay!

Original Episode: Relay For Life Limited Edition Tiny Snail Race
Go to We have a bit of a disaster here...
We have a bit of a disaster here...
Clip Submitted by Sante Klees on 20 July 2010

The Relay for Life of Second Life weekend included many many special builds and a great course just made for the Limited Edition tiny snail. All for the cause of fighting cancer, this is a fun and crazy way to be a part of it. Go Relay!

Original Episode: Relay For Life Limited Edition Tiny Snail Race
Go to Giant (mini) Snail Boat Flying Race for RFL
Giant (mini) Snail Boat Flying Race for RFL
Clip Submitted by Delinda Dyrssen on 19 July 2010

The Relay for Life of Second Life weekend included many many special builds and a great course just made for the Limited Edition tiny snail. All for the cause of fighting cancer, this is a fun and crazy way to be a part of it. Go Relay!

Original Episode: Relay For Life Limited Edition Tiny Snail Race
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Congrats snails!

Submitted by waelya Tenk on 19 July 2010.

Was a great funny race! ty and congrats you all!

Angelika Courtois 1st
Kalli Birman 2nd
Cinders Vale 3rd
whirligig Rutabaga 4th
Lykurgus Liebknecht 5th
bartelby Pegler 6th
Aryon Dagger 7th
Baldi McMillan 8th
Six Numanox 9th
florenze Kerensky 10th
Belle Loll 11th
DMom2K Darwin 12th
Tindallia Soothsayer 13th
Industria Dowler 14th
Holocluck Henly 15th
william Galileo 16th
Cryene Madonna 17th
Kumi Kuhr 18th
Delinda Dyrssen 19th

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Great episode!

Submitted by Sante Klees on 20 July 2010.

The scene where the boat flew off was hilarious.

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I did NOT cheat!

Submitted by Delinda Dyrssen on 18 July 2010.

I was on the last boat with Kumi and she said .. This is where we get off follow me so I did and then we arrived at the mine shaft and I got on one b4 her and took off and went about halfway thru it I guess then It got stuck so I jumped off and tried to run the rest of the way and then fell thru a whole and fell 2000 meters to a disco below full of people (where I happened to run into Harrie Skellerup) then Baldi tped me back tot he track and I raced again nbut then the sim ahead of us was full then I crashed then I relogged and the race was about over so Baldi tped my to the finsih line and I finished 23rd and I recieved a Trophy. Cheaters dont get Trophys!.. Or at least they dont get to keep them. Im keeping mine. Lemme see you try and get it BACK!snail: Delinda Dyrssen LnK Mini Snail RFL racesnail: Delinda Dyrssen LnK Mini Snail RFL race

Was GREAT fun thanks guys. :-)

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Delinda You did fine

Submitted by RacerX Gullwing on 19 July 2010.

Delinda You did fine, It was very confusing. Thanks for racing and finishing. Sorry if I called you a cheater. Listening to Kumi that was your mistake.
She has trouble finding her way around the regular course.

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All in good Fun

Submitted by Delinda Dyrssen on 19 July 2010.

Oh RacerX no worries.. I didnt take it personally I thought it was funny myself.. all tounge in cheek. But poor Kumi she was so sweet we were toghether for a while in the race just two snail friends out for a walk and a nice little boat ride. Till we got to the mines anyways. Then we both got on our own carts and traveled solo.. or maybe she want back I dont know really I never saw her again after that.

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Annabelle Babii Thank you

Submitted by RacerX Gullwing on 18 July 2010.

Thanks Annabelle Babii for building these great sims!! You may notice Annabelle in the video, She's the lady in the black and white dress watching.

So you want to be a Giant Snail ?
Posted in Giant Snail Races forum by RacerX Gullwing on 18 August 2011
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Here is the How to on the Devan Course it's at Devon Dream look for the tiny snail to take you up. It's in the stage area on the ground next to the DJ booth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEEVccreAh4&feature=player_profilepage

Relay For Life race was a blast!
Posted in Giant Snail Races forum by Gareth8 Albatros on 18 July 2010
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Wow, what a great RFL race this year!

I had a good start, choosing (I think) two of the first three gates correctly. That lasted until the first bridge. I fell straight through into the river, along with another snail, but everyone else seemed to manage it okay.

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Reply from RacerX Gullwing on 20 July 2010.

Ok well get you the finished trophy then good call on not finishing. But you could a finished just not in the top 3, everyone after that got the same trophy.

Snail Fashion Show
Posted in Giant Snail Races forum by Wiz Nordberg on 23 April 2010
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I think we should do a Snail Fashion Show. Seriously!

I'm thinking of something very similar to MODA, where there is a runway, and the Snails come out one at a time with some very good "fashion commentary" the way they do on MODA. I am sure we can find somebody to do the commentary. In fact, Duckyfresh Watanabe (who used to do That S'Life is back inworld and would love to do something. She has done lots of fashion commentary in the past for some big shows and also is a very funny girl with a great sense of humor.

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racerxgul
Reply from RacerX Gullwing on 23 April 2010.

Yes lets do that!! It could go on for hours though if we let everyone show of every variation of there snails though.
Were you going to film it? I don't want to do it unless theirs going to be a record of it.

wiznord
Reply from Wiz Nordberg on 25 April 2010.

Of course we'll film it! In fact, that was my whole point.... to really make it a big deal, with total video coverage, just like a real fashion show, and every snail with a great outfit can flirt with the audience and really ham it up.

racerxgul
Reply from RacerX Gullwing on 26 April 2010.

The runwayThe runway
Done!!

wiznord
Reply from Wiz Nordberg on 27 April 2010.

The runway is beautiful!

OK, so now we need to schedule the show. I wonder if all the snails have any opinion about the date. I'd say we should plan out at least 3 weeks or 4 to get the planning right and all the snails signed up, get a commentator, etc.

Thoughts?

racerxgul
Reply from RacerX Gullwing on 27 April 2010.

well 3 weeks puts it on the next RFL race so 4 weeks might be better

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Reply from RacerX Gullwing on 5 May 2010.

I added some stuff now it's fancier.better runwaybetter runway The Dates been set were doing this the 22nd this month so we need to start getting a list together on who wants to be in this If you have some Snail designs you want to be in this put your name on here.

meow meow meow is now a catch phrase
Posted in Giant Snail Races forum by RacerX Gullwing on 16 March 2010
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Check This clip out at 3:47 while talking about Afghanistan during his The Word segment Steven Colbert for no reason at all say's meow meow meow? Is meow meow meow the new yada yada? I'm not saying he got it from us. After all we got it from Mr. Rogers, But sure is a funny thing to say right in the middle of explaining why were involved in Afganistan

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/267525/march-15-2...

The Hawthorne sim
Posted in Giant Snail Races forum by Gareth8 Albatros on 4 March 2010
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...is pretty fast. I've got my settings turned down low and am currently getting a peak around 140 frames per second! Never seen anything like that anywhere.

Of course, this is in an empty sim :)

racerxgul
Reply from RacerX Gullwing on 7 March 2010.

Well were at Hawthorne NOW. Like it or not Firesabre needs to close their sims to the public tomorrow. Anyway I'll still be allowed in to grab everything we need to get the track moved to Hawthorne. Were not getting a couple weeks to build a new track. So well be using that test track till we rebuild. This should be interesting. Well be getting the land terraformed soon then we can start trying to adjust the track around to fit the terrain.

Gareth8
Reply from Gareth8 Albatros on 8 March 2010.

Just as well we had had a test then :)

One thing I meant to mention was the scoreboard lag. I touched it and it moved me to my starting position straight away, but it took ages to offer me a scarf and my name wouldn't appear. I didn't know whether to wait for it, or touch it again. I thought that would mean I'd have to wait even longer. Anyway, tried touching it about 8 times and it eventually appeared :)

Teams of giant snails of races
Posted in Giant Snail Races forum by waelya Tenk on 27 February 2010
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hi, during last season we was trying to make teams and see how works... seems like can works good but this next season is going to be really a lot of new stuff.. maybe new track again and first races of RFL... so we are going to wait next season to start to make teams of snails.

We may be moving
Posted in Giant Snail Races forum by RacerX Gullwing on 17 February 2010
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FireSabre has asked us to test run a race on one of mainland sims they control owned by Chase Rutherford. It's where we used to run the races years ago on Tuesday nights. The place has been wiped clean since then. It used to be a wonderful city build with a replica of the empire state building in the center. If the test goes well we might be moving the track there permanently. Chase is excited at the prospect of having us back there. Firesabre can then close there island sims to the public whenever they need to and work on their nondisclosure clients stuff without worrying about the snails.

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Reply from Gareth8 Albatros on 20 February 2010.

Like the idea of spectators hooking into the treet cam; sounds cool :) and I guess being on the mainland *and* on the ground means more people will discover the track and the races, which can only be a good thing!

Oh, and no more danger of falling off the course, either...which I'll miss, in a way :)

racerxgul
Reply from RacerX Gullwing on 21 February 2010.

Well we only managed to get around 25 Avatars to come and do the test race at Hawthorne. It seemed to go really well but we often get closer to 40 Avatars at actual races and I think everyone knows that the difference between 25 and 40 avatars in a sim is pretty major. So we really need to figure out how to get at least 35 avatars to the test and see if everything still works.

Gareth8
Reply from Gareth8 Albatros on 22 February 2010.

How about we put an appeal out for volunteers out on the official forum? They seem quite a friendly bunch on there :)

Alternatively, if anyone knew a large, easy-going group maybe they could put out an appeal in a group IM. Might be a danger of being kicked out for spamming, though.

As a last resort we could bribe newbies at welcome areas :)

racerxgul
Reply from RacerX Gullwing on 22 February 2010.

Well next week were going to try to take everyone to the new course before the Saturday races for a test while we still have nearly 40 people there. If all goes well the following week well do an official race at the new course. If that goes OK well start work on a brand new course there in Hawthorne and hopefully have it ready to go a few weeks after that.

Crowd at the giant snail races
Posted in Giant Snail Races forum by waelya Tenk on 10 February 2010
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We love people watching races at the track in live and we always trying they can enjoy really good the races. ty all for support and all the fun! ty!

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The Crowd in anime theme
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The Crowd in steampunk theme
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The Crowd in april 2009
Hell was the best so far
Posted in Giant Snail Races forum by Wiz Nordberg on 8 February 2010
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I really think the Hell episode was the best so far. I think a lot of things contributed.

First, the Racing was GOOD. Much better races with a lot more important turning points than usual.

Next, I think the camera work benefited from us revamping the way Camera 3 works. Racer's camera scripts now give some really good options, and combined with Texas work on CAM1 I think this means future episodes will be better, and we'll follow the action more.

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Reply from waelya Tenk on 9 February 2010.

One of the best final of races i saw it! great great final race!, so sad Tindy was going to win her first final race.. and in last last moment... from the top of the ramp...

http://treet.tv/shows/snailraces/clips/giantsnails6feb10

you can see first she bounce with a small fireball maybe... and then a cow hit she hard hard while she was floating in air... sending she down... just 5 seconds more and she was going to cross goal... anyway good done Tindy! next week!

and i agree yes!! congrats you all making a really nice show!!

Gareth8
Reply from Gareth8 Albatros on 12 February 2010.

Hello all :)

I still can't quite believe how I managed to win that race; coming out of the maze I was in sixth position! Then things went in my favour: Poor Tindallia was knocked off the ramp; Waelya suffered piston failure, as did Spoof; Baldi and Maximus both decided to go straight up the ramp, and I had no choice except to cross my fingers and try the piston, which worked for me.

I'm not sure I'll be that lucky again; I must have used a season's worth in that race alone :)

waelya
Reply from waelya Tenk on 12 February 2010.

yay Gareth! cross the goal in first position not always easy!! you maked a nice great final race at the hell! congrats!

Looking for the Giant Snail Races in world?
Posted in Giant Snail Races forum by RacerX Gullwing on 3 February 2010
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Hi seems to me there should be a way to find us in world from here. We always need new snails and we love spectators too. So if your looking for the track click this slurl http://slurl.com/secondlife/Devon%20Dream/150/97/778
Hawthorne map w Text and treet logoHawthorne map w Text and treet logo

racerxgul
Reply from RacerX Gullwing on 28 April 2010.

Look were on the map!!
this should be sticky how do I do that?

Go to Relay for Life 2010 - MamaP Beerbaum
Relay for Life 2010 - MamaP Beerbaum

Episode 14 Broadcast 17 July 2010

The 2010 Co-Chair is back working on the Relay in Second Life and shares her thoughts with us

Go to Relay for Life 2010 - Nuala Maracas
Relay for Life 2010 - Nuala Maracas

Episode 13 Broadcast 17 July 2010

Nuala was this year's Co-Chair for the Second Life Relay campaign. Hear her thoughts on how the event was organized

Go to Relay for Life 2010 - Opening Ceremonies
Relay for Life 2010 - Opening Ceremonies

Episode 11 Broadcast 17 July 2010

It's the kick-off of the Second Life RFL 24-hour weekend Relay for 2010. Ceremony is hosted by T1 Radio and includes messages from this year's campaign chairs

Go to Fashion Fest 2010
Fashion Fest 2010

Episode 117 Broadcast 5 July 2010

Check out the great looks from Second Life's all star designers in this benefit effort for Relay For Life. All designs are one-of-a-kind and offered at a silent auction during the festival that runs July 2nd - 11th

Go to Giant Snail Relay For Life Cross Country - June 2010
Giant Snail Relay For Life Cross Country - June 2010

Episode 135 Broadcast 19 June 2010

Let's cure this thing. Watch the June installment of Giant Snail fundraising for American Cancer Society Relay for Life with a 60-sim cross country race to the finish line with guest racer Stingray Raymaker. It's lots of fun and for a good cause.

Go to Relay for Life, Rap Music and Online Privacy
Relay for Life, Rap Music and Online Privacy

Episode 120 Broadcast 6 June 2010

Tonight Live is back from a short break with a great show as Paisley welcomes her guests Tayzia Abattoir and Stingray9798 Raymaker from Relay for Life of SL, talented SL Musician & Rapper Kafka Dinzeo, and social networking & consulting expert Joel Savard

Go to Giant Snail Relay For Life Cross Country - May 2010
Giant Snail Relay For Life Cross Country - May 2010

Episode 131 Broadcast 15 May 2010

Racing for the cause - today's American Cancer Society Relay For Life race was held on the cross-country home lands of Charlene Trudeau's SkyBeam Estates. Thanks Charlene!

Go to Relay for Life
Relay for Life

Episode 51 Broadcast 21 July 2009

This episode is a tribute to the builders and designers that worked together to make this year's American Cancer Society's Relay for Life in Second Life such a big success. Join Saffia & Elrik as they talk with some of the people that created this special event.

Go to Weekly Event on Relay For Life Cross Country Race
Weekly Event on Relay For Life Cross Country Race

Episode 89 Broadcast 20 June 2009

Over 50 giant snail avatars took to the roads of Second Life to help save some lives and raise some dollars for the American Cancer Society Relay For Life campaign. Great job everyone! Go go go RFL.

Go to 02Jun09
02Jun09

Episode 48 Broadcast 2 June 2009

All your favorite segments are here like Yay Me Nay Me, Nuggets of Knowledge, Avataro y Avataro and more. Join your hosts Pooky & Hydra along with the guest panelists gearing up for Relay for Life