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I'm gonna be disappointed if I get a name and they haven't posted anything on the other thread.
It's not that I want to be told what to buy them. I think coming up with something and surprising them is the best part. But it will be very nice to know what not to get and what colors they prefer.
So don't forget to post there! Posts: 6394 | Registered: Dec 1999
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quote:Favorite Hatrack Moment: Everytime a new couple gets together, the initial "are they/aren't they," the hidden innuendo, a few people knowing but not telling, and then finally the "yes, it's true" thread/convo.
The answer will out of the following choices: Goody Schrivener Jay Stray kojabu Strider & Leonide Shan Anna Mrs M Boon Amira Tharani
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Hmm...I don't think the game is working as well this year, and that makes sense. It was invented to give me an excuse to bump it every day, but since it's been pinned, it doesn't need to be bumped.
What do y'all think about us just posting a quote from various Rackers without the guessing element? These are too good to not use, and so many are not specific that guessing is somewhat random, I know. What do you think?
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I actually came in here and tried to guess, but the quote doesn't say anything to me... If the others are ok with what you've proposed here I'll go along. Posts: 4519 | Registered: Sep 2003
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I think we should unpin the thread now. If it's unpinned, we might be able to start guessing again because more people would open it if they saw it...don't you think?
When threads are stickied, I completely stop paying attention to them after a while. I don't even register what their titles are unless I make a point to read them and remember.
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Because of Thanksgiving, I will not be near a computer for almost five days. I think it should stay pinned during that time.
But after, unpinning might be better? Maybe we can petition Papa Moose's opinion then.
In the meantime, I'll try to post a new quote every morning, and if it looks like we have a surplus of quotes (and with almost 70 people playing, we will), then I'll start with every morning and every afternoon. At the end, for all the lazy people who mysteriously have something do other than follow this thread, I'll make a post with all the quotes. I love these things - it's very cool to see what people like.
So, to recap:
Leonide, writing for her and Strider:
quote:Favorite Hatrack Moment: Everytime a new couple gets together, the initial "are they/aren't they," the hidden innuendo, a few people knowing but not telling, and then finally the "yes, it's true" thread/convo.
quote:My favorite hatrack moment is when I arrived at Kamacon. I started to walk in and Tom D asked me who I was. I explained to him that I had never actually been on hatrack, but that I was there with a friend. He gave me a quick quiz over LoTR and I think Monty Python and the Holy Grail to prove that I was in the right place. I knew then that these were people I would enjoy spending time with.
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Alternatively, guessing could be done "20 Questions" style, with no guesses acknowledged until 20 yes/no questions have been asked and answered. Then it wouldn't be quite so random.
quote:Aaaaand my favorite Hatrack Moment happened while reading the "reviewer comments unlikely to be used on book jackets" thread during math class. I laughed out loud, something that never happens in math, most people being asleep, and almost receivced a detention. However, I convinced the teacher that what I was doing was, in fact, much more interesting and useful than what he was trying to teach (the quadratic equation for the sixth time) and we ended up reading them out to the rest of the class.
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Over 70 people have signed up. (Yay! ) Catherine and I will spend Wednesday evening sorting out all the matches, and we'll send out the e-mails that night.
BEFORE THEN:
Everyone MUST post in the "what I want" thread. There are several lurkers and many mysterious long-time posters. It is best if everyone posts before the e-mails are sent out so as soon as someone gets their giftee, they can see what he/she/they said.
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Do we really have only one week to send our packages? That's starting to seem a little unreasonable to me, especially for those who plan on making something...
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It has to be that soon - otherwise they may not get there before ... the end of December.
If someone wants something that can't be put together that fast, then maybe that can be a separate present for the individual. We are headed out on vacation and people are scattering, and I certainly would like everyone to get their presents before the end of December.
In other words, if it takes longer than a week to make, it may not be a good idea. I'm sorry. The token doesn't matter as much as what it represents and the joy of being part of the exchange, I think. Posts: 26077 | Registered: Mar 2000
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quote:I think my favourite Hatrack moment is Bob and Dana being all twitterpated over each other. I read it in an internet café in Manchester while I was travelling for work and it gave me warm fuzzies all day!
quote:Alternatively, guessing could be done "20 Questions" style, with no guesses acknowledged until 20 yes/no questions have been asked and answered.
That's not how you play 20 Questions.
Way to miss the point.
(And as to my variation on the rules . . . have you ever played twenty questions with a large number of people, like say a forum? 20 questions gets used up pretty quickly when any shmuck can just come along and say "Is it Kat?" instead of asking a question that would substantially narrow the list down.)
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quote:Favorite hatrack moment: Having lunch with Mack and Frisco and Eljay and Jenny Gardener at Kamacon. Also, hanging out in the Burger King across the street with a bunch of people at Kamacon.
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Gifts are mailed out by December 6, no? So, you find out who you are buying for on Wednesday, get paid on Friday, and go shopping on the weekend for your (maximum $10) gift.
We don't understand the conflict.
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quote:Um... Can't think of a specific moment, but I always love Dan's stories (looking foward to reading the Santarillion again!), and the Uruk-Haiku thread is another of my favorites.
quote:I don't think I have a favorite moment from the past year, but one of my current favorite things about Hatrack right now is how we get first hand accounts about things happening in other parts of the world. quid's updates after the Tsunami made it more than a news item, and the experiences of our gulf coast Hatrackers have made hurricanes more real for me than they've ever been before. I worry, of course, when I know a member of the board is in harm's way, and am relieved when they check in, but from then on the words and experiences of someone I "know" mean so much more to me than any other way of finding out what's going on.
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I'm so excited, that I've already begin shopping! And I don't even know for whom I'm shopping, yet. I have been thinking of cool local things from my area -- like a CD from a local Orthodox Jewish rock band, chocolates from the premium chocolate factory in my town, a unique find from one of the many antique stores in the area. Or a Chia Pet. Everyone loves Chia Pets. Don't they? No? Huh.
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quote:Favorite Hatrack Moment: Seeing John VanPelt's artwork posted on one of the craft threads. That has led to a great RL friendship and collaborative art project (that is still in progress)
quote:Favorite hatrack moment...hmm. Hatrack saved me after I read HP book 6 because no one I knew had finished it and I was going crazy til I came on and read what ya all had been chattering about. I could then go on with life.
I must interject. I talked to K.T. on Sunday night after finishing Harry Potter. I don't have the internet at home, and I was going a little crazy with the need to talk about all that had happened in it. I called Katy, and she told me what Hatrack had been discussing. It was great.
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kat, I was wondering if you could post a list with all the people that are registered so that we can check if all the emails arrived.
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