Bro Caps Therapy

[sek1ne]

No win for me. Congrats to the folks that did. I'm curious to see what the mystery bbv2 is.

[robbles]

[Purp]

):$/(

[KetchyKech]

no dice

[streetwizzur]

I'll get that rng reaper classic one day. 

[nickheller]

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Jedi]

Purp, I love you man. That was Epic. Speaking of epic...
Same here, there will always be...
Another bro sale.

[Purp]

Purp, I love you man. That was Epic. Speaking of epic...
Same here, there will always be...
Another bro sale.

We shall forever RIP together.

[kenmai9]

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Enthusiast Who Thought He'd Lost All Hope Loses Last Additional Bit Of Hope He Didn't Even Know He Still Had

Despite assuming that he had lost every last possible ounce of hope long ago, mechanical keyboard enthusiast Purp, 69, was surprised to discover Thursday that he did, in fact, possess one tiny additional shred of hope, which he subsequently lost.

"Contrary to the belief of coposters, neighbors, distant relatives, and Mr. Purp himself, this so-called 'hopeless' man actually still had one infinitesimally small shred of hope, which he became aware of in the process of losing said last shred of hope," said noted therapist Dr. Bro Capbaum. "Oddly, it was only during that fleeting moment in which he was losing this additional micro-hope that he was able to realize that the hope had ever existed at all."

Purp's discovery and subsequent loss of the hope is believed to have begun at approximately 2 p.m. Thursday, when he noticed a Bro Caps Sale Reddit post – which he checks for every two to three hours, usually finding nothing new. After losing so many raffles, he decided to place one more entry as he had in mind the unlikely but theoretically possible scenario of a win.

At some point during his workday, which consists primarily of sitting at a desk, staring into space, and occasionally pressing F5 on /r/MechanicalKeyboards, he realized that the unpopularity of said post could in fact turn the odds to his favor since, as what he believed to be a small amount of people, could potentially be missing the sale altogether. An old Reddit friend, who had moved to Geekhack many years before, told Purp that "maybe you'll win a raffle sale sometime". Purp then proceeded to place an entry for the sale.

"Apparently, though he had long since forgotten about the possibility of a win, there remained in Purp some residual, subconscious awareness that there was a tiny chance, however microscopically small, that he would one day win a raffle," Capbaum said. "He must have realized this at some point during the day and experienced a slight sensation of excitement, looking forward to going to his inbox to find an invoice."

Upon returning to his squalid one-room flat that evening, however, Purp discovered that his inbox, and the spam folder as well, were actually empty.

Prior to Thursday, Purp had not experienced any loss of hope in more than three years. According to Brobaum, a majority of Purp's hope-losses hit him in successive ramrod batterings between the ages of 18 and 68. By the time he had reached his late 60s, Purp had lost enough of his remaining hope to be considered officially hopeless. Nevertheless, he forged ahead with his few tiny remaining shreds of hope–too insignificant to be considered hope to the average person–until a final devastating blow depleted his hope reserves in April, 2016 when he lost Booper's CMYK sale for a Purple Colonel.

"There have just been so many times he's lost hope over the years," Capbaum said. "There was the night of his senior prom, when his date and then-best friend drunkenly made out in front of dozens of classmates before openly mocking him in a group sing-along along with the rest of the senior class. This is just one of a lifetime of incidents. There was the time his recently discovered biological mother, for whom he had searched for years, told him, 'I have no son' at her own wedding, the first time they met. And one can safely assume that his rejection as 'unsuitable for conversion' by a pair of Mormon missionaries he attempted to befriend after they randomly knocked on his door must have cost him a significant amount of what precious little hope he had left. But this latest loss is one not even he could have anticipated, as he was unaware that he had any hope remaining at all".

Incredibly, even greater pain may still lie ahead for Purp. Experts fear that the hopefull ticket incident may lead to the discovery of other Lilliputian bits of undiscovered hope, all of which are certain to be ultimately lost.

"If this poor, miserable wretch can finally lose every last ounce of hope, then at least his life will be relatively bearable, inasmuch as he will have nothing more to lose," Capbaum said. "However, as long as there is even the slightest chance, no matter how astronomical the odds, that he has more undiscovered hope left inside him somewhere, he will always have the inevitable loss of that hope hanging over him like a dank cloud of black soul-sludge, waiting to devour him in a pit of churning agony."

"Of course, maybe this was the last time, after all, and he is completely hopeless for good," said Capbaum. "But even that scenario constitutes a form of hope, making his overall prospects of eventually winning a Brocap and finding a stable, hope-free existence a distant hope at best."

this guy deserves a bro cap

but all i got are hugs.

*hug*

[inosint]

There's always another sale. Just frustrating when you see the same individuals win sale after sale. Is there a special phrase or comment we're supposed to include in our submission?

Feels like I'm doing it wrong. /babyrage

[Floody]

Didn't win but that's ok haha

[dannrawr]

it hurts

so bad 

[kenmai9]

Just frustrating when you see the same individuals win sale after sale.

some people are blessed with rngesus's might i suppose

[rowdy]

Oh, was there a sale?

[romevi]

Oh, was there a sale?

Yeah, but you miss everything anyway.

[rowdy]

Oh, was there a sale?

Yeah, but you miss everything anyway.

Mostly true )

[toxicdrift]

didnt win this raffle. congrats to the winners

[CommonCurt]

Got the Jungle Love Reaper that I missed in the 420 sale, but

No V2 

[Fire Brand]

Didnt win anything but also glad I didnt with the exchange rate being bad wojt be entering sales for a while now

[Khers]

.

[Malenky]

Didnt win anything but also glad I didnt with the exchange rate being bad wojt be entering sales for a while now

Massive blow to niche hobbiest/collectors like ourselves.

[Fire Brand]

Didnt win anything but also glad I didnt with the exchange rate being bad wojt be entering sales for a while now

Massive blow to niche hobbiest/collectors like ourselves.

yup genuinely kinda happy i didnt win as it would of been brutal to pay today

[mind_funeral]

I don't think it's possible to win a sale on ctrlalt anymore...

[SpAmRaY]

I don't think it's possible to win a sale on ctrlalt anymore...

Not with that attitude.

And I totally didn't know there was a sale. :facepalm:

[Badwrench]

No luck.  I was only going for a single cap though, so no big deal. 

Congrats to all those that were able to make it in. 

[icedogg]

Grats to the winners. Only entered for my first V2. If you won one, make sure you post so we can see the new color designs 

[Brammm87]

Hey, who got my v2?

[Waateva]

Hey, who got my v2?

I got some Jolly Rogers but no v2 or v1 Reaper

[Moistgun]

I offer to the winners my most sincere contrafibularities!

Did you win anything this go round?

[Vadurr]

I managed to win a Jungle Love Reaper! For those who haven't had any luck, hang in there!

[shinz0]

struck out on this sale. forever v2 less 

[shinz0]

Readying to give hugs out after the sale ends please make a orderly line for your free hug

Can I be first in line?  I don't like sloppy seconds when it comes to hugs.

I've been taught that 1st is the worst and 2nd is the best though

I've been taught that second place is the first loser...

[dannrawr]

my friend won the topper jolly roger, i cant 

[SBJ]

Congratulations to the winners!
I missed this sale and I'm super bummed.

[BunnyLake]

second chance sale live for one hour

https://ctrlalt.io/bro-caps/odds-ends

[romevi]

Fudge nuggets. Totally missed that one.
;_;

[Peripheral Prophet]

[amos5606]

Too bad, it happened while I was sleeping.
Miss the sale again.
Congrats to all winners!!!

[raymogi]

Why 4am my time whyyyyyy

[KetchyKech]

sigh, missed the second chance~ was on the look out for it too. aw well

therapy plz 

[rowdy]

Rowdy comes in a mere 5 hours late for the second chance sale )

[SBJ]

Rowdy comes in a mere 5 hours late for the second chance sale )

6 hours late for me. Welp...

[audax989]

Why 4am my time whyyyyyy

it was 5:30am my time.. If it weren't for the neighbors dogs I would've miss this as well.. still no lucky dips for me though.

[Proyoyo]

I thought the second chance sale gonna be posted on Instagram =/

[rowdy]

I thought the second chance sale gonna be posted on Instagram =/

Second chance sales are often a lot smaller and a lot less widely advertised.

And generally they are only open to people who missed out on the first sale, and thus are aware of the first sale in the first place.

[rotciveel]

I thought the second chance sale gonna be posted on Instagram =/

This is what I remember reading too for sure.


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[iamtootallforthis]

I thought the second chance sale gonna be posted on Instagram =/

This is what I remember reading too for sure.


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He posted it here in this thread when the sale went live.

[rotciveel]

I thought the second chance sale gonna be posted on Instagram =/

This is what I remember reading too for sure.


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He posted it here in this thread when the sale went live.

Oh, I know, I saw it here too. I'm just saying that like proyoyo said, we were told it would be announced on insta too.

I have no issues: I got in the sale haha



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[dgneo]

Didn't realize a 2nd sale happened, c'est la vie

[Proyoyo]

I thought the second chance sale gonna be posted on Instagram =/

This is what I remember reading too for sure.


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He posted it here in this thread when the sale went live.

Oh, I know, I saw it here too. I'm just saying that like proyoyo said, we were told it would be announced on insta too.

I have no issues: I got in the sale haha



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Yeah I think I read it a few pages back that the second sale would be announced on insta. Oh well. I still got a few caps on the first sale so I'm still happy