2025 Pointless Prize: Baby on Board #BoB

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December 29, 2024 at 3:40 pm #1135304
bigredboiler
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Time for a new pointless prize this year. Anyone looking for another round of a past pointless prize I ran is welcome to host it themselves.

What is the 2025 Baby on Board game? How will it work?

The quick summary:
- Snap a photo of a “baby on board” sign/sticker on a car
- On your Strava ride post: (1) include #BoB in your ride title (2) include the photo
- Only one BoB photo/point per ride
- You can only claim a given BoB design/style once
- Winner is the one with the most #BoB rides (prize TBD…I’ll post later….probably along the lines of my past prizes)
- Share your photos (if you want to), see what others find, & examples from me to get you started here >> https://photos.app.goo.gl/TxpnwGPYoa2e8qp7A
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What the heck? Please explain a little more:

Remember the ubiquitous yellow caution sign “Baby of Board” signs of the 1980s? Well, this year, snap a photo each time to see a unique design/style of one during a ride, share it on your Strava ride and hashtag your Strava ride title with #BoB. I’ll let the website keep track of the most #BoB rides, and then I’ll verify the winner by viewing their Strava photos to make sure they were all unique versions.

What counts as a unique design, BoB sign (in general) and other details:
- It needs to follow the “XXXX on Board” naming convention (*** limited exceptions if other words but it still fits the spirit. For example “Baby in Car” would count; and the one I shared in the album that parody’s the “Intel Inside” logo with “Baby Inside”)
- It can say something other than “baby” on board (e.g. kids, princess, twins, etc.)
- You can claim more than one “baby on board” if the signs are of different design (e.g. one is the traditional text-only caution sign and another is a graphic of a baby bottle also saying “baby on board”)
- It can be a sign or sticker
- It must be on a car/vehicle
- I’ll add more details/rules/clarifications as needed
What inspired this?

I recently moved to Greece, and have been surprised how many I’ve seen on the road here. Hopefully they are less common in the states and nobody will find one each day 🙂

Can I share my photo finds here or elsewhere with others? YES!
- You don’t need to post here, but you are welcome to share in this thread
- You can add to a Google Photo Album I created too –> https://photos.app.goo.gl/TxpnwGPYoa2e8qp7A
- The album has examples on what I’ve found in Greece this Fall
Let me know any additional questions & happy hunting!!!! -Kris
December 29, 2024 at 7:08 pm #1135305

AlanA
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Sadly, I decided to take a break this year (I was actually away in FL and I saw they already had their limit when I got back).
I love this idea (and the pictures you shared). Even though I won’t be playing, I will keep my eye open.
I had a few ideas for games this year, but I guess it will have to wait until next year.

December 30, 2024 at 7:15 am #1135307

Kbikeva
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AlanA, you can still play along and run a reindeer game as a BAFS. It won’t be the same without you somewhere in the mix!

Kbikeva

BigRedBoiler – what an interesting concept. You’re right – they are everywhere but we tend to just let them fade into the landscape. Now I’ll be paying more attention! Thanks!

January 1, 2025 at 7:52 am #1135360
cvcalhoun
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@alana, if you want to play, you should go ahead and register. Although we already have more than 250 registered, we always need extras:
- To make up for people who don’t join their team’s Strava club once they are assigned to a team.
- To replace people who get injured during the game.
Last year, we started out with 269 registrants. We ended up placing everyone who actually showed up and rode onto a team, and even ran out of people to substitute for those who were injured. We are at 268 registrants right now, so it’s worth going ahead and registering if you want to be on a team.

Also, you don’t have to be on a team to sponsor a prize. And you can join in any of the Pointless Prizes as a “Friend,” unless the rules for that prize specifically say to the contrary.
January 2, 2025 at 10:43 am #1135416

jlamb
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Hipster baby.

January 2, 2025 at 10:59 am #1135417

Fiona Grant
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Good one! Syrprised I haven’t seen any yet…

January 5, 2025 at 4:50 pm #1135600

Jack Goodman-Cheng
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Found a good one today

January 5, 2025 at 10:02 pm #1135623

Sophie CW
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I saw this same sign today too but wasn’t sure if it counted since I already saw the traditional yellow b-o-b sign.

January 7, 2025 at 3:52 pm #1135671

bigredboiler
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Love the “no baby on board” version!

@Sophie CW, yes, the sign counts for you since it’s the first time you are claiming the “no baby on board”. Each person can claim any given design/version once.

Kris

January 8, 2025 at 3:18 pm #1135708

jlamb
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Classic design

January 13, 2025 at 5:17 pm #1135904

Alison M
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This car was very demure, very cutesy, with its silly goose on board

January 15, 2025 at 9:40 pm #1136015

Nomnomnom
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Thanks for getting this one started! Have started noticing these signs more now… (though not always when on my bicycle…)

January 16, 2025 at 9:34 pm #1136051

bikingjenn
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Just seeing this and I’m in. Will start looking tomorrow…Thanks for sponsoring.

January 19, 2025 at 10:12 am #1136199

obscurerichard
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This was 1 of 3 on this car – it also had the baby with sunglasses posted earlier, and a cute Baby in Car sticker too.

January 29, 2025 at 6:24 pm #1136581

jlamb
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Purple rain BoB.
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