July 31st ~ August 29th, 2011

Ramendan


Ramadan is a month of sacrifice in which followers eschew all other foodstuffs after sundown, to test their devotion to the almighty noodle.

Thanks to everyone that participated! I know it was a bit of a struggle at times, but you accomplished a noble goal. The good news is that now you've got a jump on the rest of your 2011 sodium intake!

See you on July 20th, 2012!

Final leaderboard

How it worked

1

Get indoctrinated

Here's how you can follow the path to enlightenment:

Follow @ramendan to create your Ramendan calendar, like this.

Follow Ramendan
2

Show your devotion

In the end, you will be judged on how well you adhere to the following tenets:

  • Observation +3 points per day, up to 90 points
    Reply to @ramendan after sunset between July 31st and August 29th, with a geotagged picture of noodles. Make sure that your Twitter account and client have geotags enabled, and that you use a service supported by embed.ly for your photos.
  • Preparation +2 points
    Observe Ramendan as shown above, but before Ramendan officially commences, like this.
  • Invocation +2 points
    Mention @ramendan in a tweet, like this.
  • Evangelism +2 points
    Retweet the wisdom of @ramendan
  • Affirmation +2 points
    End a tweet with #rAmen, like this.
  • Discipline +2 points
    Observe all 30 nights of Ramendan.
3

Seek validation


Check your calendar at http://ramendan.com/<your-twitter-name> to see how you stack up against the rest of the congregation.

Follow Ramendan

FAQ

What is ramen?

Wikipedia describes ramen as:

a Japanese noodle dish [that] consists of Chinese-style wheat noodles served in a meat- or fish-based broth.

Anything on that page, including the related dishes, is fair game.

© 2011 Jed Schmidt & Minja Töniges