Jason got a kick from this summary of 37signals that says, “37 Signals, as far as I understand it, is the brainchild of one guy. The guy who essentially came up with the Ruby on Rails framework for rapid web application construction. 37signals is his company.” Jason: “you are the man DHH. THE ONLY MAN! ; )” David: “haha…Aight, minions, now fetch me a sandwich! Leave pappa to do all the work.”

The How to build a Bulletproof Startup advice was so unbelievable that David didn’t actually believe it. David: “this gotta be a parody.” Jason: “THIS IS SERIOUS…cover story.”

Me: “i heard the worst song ever yesterday. country song. ‘honkytonk bedonkadonk.’ yes, as bad as it sounds.” Check the lyrics, if you dare.

Sam posted the first entry on his new blog and said about the bare bones design, “I wanted less blog.”

Someone wrote in and told us Basecamp saved his life! “Basecamp is, by far, the fastest easiest way to take control of your professional life and pave the way to amazing efficiency.” Pave it!

Jason changed the room’s topic to “Sometimes the truth of a thing is not so much in the think of it, as in the feel of it.” -Stanley Kubrick

Jamis told his kids he would cut the last cupcake in half so they could share it and his son said he wanted “‘the frosting’ i.e., the “top” half :)”

A note was posted from the inventors of the weirdest thing Getting Real has inspired so far: The Wingdipper, a uniquely shaped plastic cup that is specifically designed for dipping buffalo wings.

Since we were on a shoe string budget, but wanted a trade show booth that really stood out, we decided to “Get Real.” We ended up designing a great looking booth on the fly, experimenting as we went along, and making sure the design was flexible enough to allow for any changes later in the process (avoiding ‘debt’.) After the show, we’ll be writing up a full recap of the process, the materials used, and how the whole Get Real philosophy really helped us out.