JtGraphic Takes the Polar Plunge

by Jeremy Schoemaker on January 26, 2009 · 58 comments

James Thompson aka JtGraphic (frequent ShoeMoney commentator) took the Polar Plunge last weekend in freezing conditions and represented with a ShoeMoney shirt:

Rock on!

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1 ways to make money online January 26, 2009 at 10:34 am

That must have been cold as hell…How dare he disrespects a shoemoney shirt and get it wet…who does that?!

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2 Jeremy Schoemaker January 26, 2009 at 10:36 am

hah no disrespect. Massive props!

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3 Taris Janitens January 26, 2009 at 10:59 am

LOL!! Thats awesome – I bet if there are any aliens from outer space watching, they are probably wondering WTF us crazy humans are doing lol

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4 ways to make money online January 26, 2009 at 11:33 am

I’m thinking about that statement Taris and you have to be smoking some good stuff…

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5 Taris Janitens January 26, 2009 at 11:36 am

Common man – you can’t tell me you don’t believe in extra terrestrial life?? To think that in a universe so big, we’re the only planet with intelligent life would be a bit foolish

6 ways to make money online January 26, 2009 at 11:39 am

I never said anything about not believing in E.T.s…

7 jtGraphic February 2, 2009 at 5:28 pm

But these ladies got their @shoemoney shirts wet:

http://twitpic.com/1av8c

I don’t think that’s disrespectful at all :)

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8 The Poker Jerk January 26, 2009 at 10:39 am

That man must be insane!

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9 jtGraphic January 26, 2009 at 5:55 pm

Nah, I’m just eccentric :) The temperature dipped to -16 that night…

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10 Tushar Dhoot January 26, 2009 at 6:10 pm

That’s in Fahrenheit, right?

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11 jtGraphic January 26, 2009 at 7:24 pm

Yeah :(

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12 Money Academy January 29, 2009 at 6:59 am

maybe the temperature was much colder in outside this and when you go don the temperature was the same or little colder but you are a brave man !!
here temperature don’t reach (-) at all but in +10 i can’t do it !

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13 Steven-Sanders January 26, 2009 at 10:40 am

Wow! Major kudos to this guy. I barely even go outside in the winter because I hate the cold weather, much less jumping into icy cold water.

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14 chuckiesd January 26, 2009 at 10:47 am

it should be cold….but i don’t understand what he trying to show us. Is it just show the t-shirt? Anybody know about that?

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15 Rajbir D January 26, 2009 at 10:58 am

Probably a little event or something. Not sure myself, but that was crazy.

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16 Ruben Ricart January 26, 2009 at 11:02 am

huh?

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17 jtGraphic January 26, 2009 at 5:57 pm

It was for charity. You can still donate to the cause too. It’s for the United Way transitional housing fund (for people that can’t afford heat and stuff). Just shoot me an email and I’ll give you details. james.thompson@acutevt.com

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18 Tushar Dhoot January 26, 2009 at 6:11 pm

You’re going to get spammed :(

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19 jtGraphic January 26, 2009 at 7:25 pm

meh…

I’ve since set up a donate button on my blog

http://www.jtgraphic.net/about/

It’s nearish the bottom

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20 Article Spinning January 26, 2009 at 11:12 pm

Ha ha ha, I don’t think James bothers about that – he’s doing it for charity, so spammers can spam him all they like, it doesn’t matter, :)

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21 jtGraphic January 27, 2009 at 5:22 pm

You’ve got it. I get occasional offers and stuff, but it’s not too bad…

22 Future of Blogging January 26, 2009 at 10:56 am

Great Stunt JT..You are a Super Star :)

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23 Ruben Ricart January 26, 2009 at 11:03 am

That’s awesome – honestly I’ve never fully understood the purpose of the polar plunge – I guess its more tradition than anything else – but I’d rather avoid the pneumonia – but props on the Shoemoney promotion – that’s great!

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24 Dan January 26, 2009 at 11:19 am

Very streamlined and organized for a polar plunge. Nice.

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25 Sebastien January 26, 2009 at 11:20 am

As Aretha F would say: R E S P E C T !

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26 jtGraphic January 26, 2009 at 5:57 pm

Thanks, LOL

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27 contentpig January 26, 2009 at 12:08 pm

That is awesome JT. And like Dan said those guys are very organized I like it.

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28 jtGraphic January 26, 2009 at 5:58 pm

I actually helped them organize it. It was a pretty awesome turnout. We’re still accepting donations.

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29 Kenney Works From Home January 26, 2009 at 12:14 pm

Oh snaps, in shorts too. Heck no. But he did represent though. I am in Canada right now so I am feeling his pain about the cold.

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30 jtGraphic January 26, 2009 at 5:59 pm

This was pretty warm compared to last week. It was -31 the night I got back from Affiliate Summit. Props to Canada though.

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31 Tushar Dhoot January 26, 2009 at 6:12 pm

God, don’t get me started about the cold in Canada.

It’s -40 here in New Brunswick constantly, and I can’t even get out my front door anymore because of the snow.

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32 jtGraphic January 26, 2009 at 7:26 pm

It dropped to -40 here about 5 years ago… Noooooo fun…

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33 storm January 26, 2009 at 12:42 pm

So, does this start the “Look what I can do in a Shoemoney TShirt” comp”?

Good Stuff JtGraphic, nuts, but good.

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34 jtGraphic February 2, 2009 at 5:30 pm

I was hoping to bait a donation out of him :-/

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35 Wii Fit Games January 26, 2009 at 1:06 pm

Wow nice video awesome. It must been cold there yayyy :)

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36 Flashes In The Dark January 26, 2009 at 4:05 pm

Hope the ShoeMoney shirt warmed him up when got out!

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37 Danelle Ice (Homemaker Barbi) January 26, 2009 at 4:53 pm

*ugh* I live in Alaska and people do that every year here too. Not me! It’s bad enough to have to do your everyday activities outside in freezing temps,let alone jumping in freezing water!

On the positive side, our 2 week 40-below stretch never returned. It’s a tropical 5 degrees above zero now! :)

Danelle Ice (Homemaker Barbi)

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38 jtGraphic February 2, 2009 at 5:31 pm

I used to live in Alaska. That’s where I started doing it. Props to the AK.

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39 jtGraphic January 26, 2009 at 5:54 pm

You’d think I would have been the first one to comment on this one. That shit was cold.

Oh, and it’s nice to see that you fixed the comments javascript.

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40 Tushar Dhoot January 26, 2009 at 6:16 pm

Wow, lol.

This is an excellent piece of link bait, definitely more effort put in than most of them out there, and definitely deserved!

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41 Aggressive Dog Training January 26, 2009 at 7:16 pm

You’ve got guts!

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42 jtGraphic January 26, 2009 at 9:07 pm

That’s weird. My comments are broken on the Facebook post after this… This is mostly just a test.

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43 Luke January 26, 2009 at 9:54 pm

I applaud you on your dedication to charity, but you’re still crazy :)

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44 Make Money Online Tips January 27, 2009 at 4:39 am

Wooooow way to go. So shoemoney is sponsoring peole, i am planning to go to the moon and really don’t mind wearing a shoemoney shirt :)

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45 chris January 27, 2009 at 6:47 am

Wow That’s crazy. Don’t try this at home!

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46 Money Academy January 27, 2009 at 9:02 am

here our weather looks good , never see snow but i couldn’t do this .. don’t know how he feel after it .

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47 ZK@Internet Marketing Blog January 27, 2009 at 11:54 am

One thing which we missed was his face. At least he show us the face.

But hats off to you for the noble cause.

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48 Peter Davis January 27, 2009 at 1:34 pm

Small world. I grew up on that lake.

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49 jtGraphic February 2, 2009 at 5:32 pm

Where are you now? If you ever make it up this way I’ll buy you a beer. Reach out to me on my blog.

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50 Classifieds January 27, 2009 at 8:57 pm

Wow thats crazy, it must have been so cold

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51 Bid Web Directory January 28, 2009 at 7:04 am

Soooooooooo crazy… haha..

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52 madhukarah January 28, 2009 at 11:11 am

Wow That’s crazy

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53 Rick January 29, 2009 at 10:37 am

That is serious dedication. Much respect James!!

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55 Taris Janitens January 26, 2009 at 4:42 pm

Ahhh arrite I misunderstood!!! :)

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56 jtGraphic January 26, 2009 at 5:55 pm

I agree :P

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57 Tushar Dhoot January 26, 2009 at 6:09 pm

Lol wow.

That’s exactly how I think of it as well.

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