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Thread: Hosts & Admins (Gifts of) Appreciation Thread 2014
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ecumaniac
Ship's whipping girl
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These boards run smoothly thanks to the voluntary efforts of a relatively small group of people. These people don’t get paid for their work, but every so often there is a thread which tries to organise shipmates into sending a sign of their appreciation to the hosts on behalf of all shipmates. Traditionally that was chocolate but in this there is no reason to be traditional!
We generally aim to keep to the same limits as the Secret Santa / Paschal Penguin threads - so we advise not spending more than £5.00 [UK money] or local equivalent. (Also bear in mind posting costs - you can save a lot if posting abroad by internet ordering from a business based in the destination country.)
Hosts and Admins please opt in by posting on this thread, state if you are willing or not to receive from multiple people, and add any important info, eg allergy to chocolate or nuts etc + plus what country you are in. This thread is for the public board's crew who have been serving over the past year, but if you are on a private board there is nothing to stop you organising a treat for your host on that board!
H&As, due date for opting in is 1st July please.
Shipmates if you would like to volunteer to send a little something to a Host/Admin, please opt in by posting on this thread. Please say if you are able to send to a different country - and give an idea where you are based. I am sorry, but you can't specify a specific person to send to.
I would be particularly grateful if one or two shipmates would offer to be reserve senders to cover for sender shipmates where real life intervenes and they can't send something.
Shipmates, due date for opting in is 1st July please.
Allocation and time-line
There is no guarantee I will be able to allocate a recipient to you but I will do my best.
I will pm the recipients with their suggested sender (as they need to be happy revealing their address) and post a list on the thread.
All senders, please pm their recipient, asking for address etc.
Shipmates, please post here when your parcel has been sent
H&As, please post when you have received your parcel.
If anyone has issues sending their parcel, please don't hesitate to let me know! Real life does get in the way sometimes.
The thread should be finished by September.
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Alan Cresswell
Mad Scientist 先生
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May I be the first to say Yay! ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
Only slight problem would be that come September goodies would need to be sent to Japan* and I don't think we have any Shipmates there.
* assuming current negotiations on new job sort themselves out for proposed start date.
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Japes
Shipmate
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I'm in!
Will send anywhere. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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The Weeder
Shipmate
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I am in! And am happy to post anywhere.
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ThunderBunk
Stone cold idiot
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I had banned myself from doing this kind of thing but I'm in. I will not try the patience of a host or admin........
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Cottontail
Shipmate
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I am happy to send anything anywhere ... even Japan!
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Smudgie
Ship's Barnacle
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I am willing to provide a good home for some random chocolate, especially milk or white chocolate (but no nuts or coconut please!).
Alan, if you're worried about the safety of your chocolate while you're away, you could always have it sent to my address and I will.. er... look after it for you.
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marzipan
Shipmate
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I'm in. I'm in Ireland but I'll send anywhere
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formerly cheesymarzipan.
Now containing 50% less cheese
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ecumaniac
Ship's whipping girl
# 376
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Um, if people without geographic locations in their profile would pm me with your country of residence please!I will try to minimise the air miles of the chocolate!
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Qoheleth.
Semi-Sagacious One
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Happy to post anything to anybody anywhere ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Moo
Ship's tough old bird
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I would be a happy recipient, happy also to receive from more than one person.
I like chocolate very much, but I'm afraid it might melt in the heat. In the past various shippies have sent me things that are made in or represent the area where they live. I love these, because they give me a glimpses of different places.
Moo
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Doublethink.
Ship's Foolwise Unperson
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Ooh, yes please, I am a UK based lover of milk and white chocolate.
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Mamacita
Lakefront liberal
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Delighted to receive any and all forms of chocolate.
(Location is US)
[ 17. June 2014, 00:34: Message edited by: Mamacita ]
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John Holding
Coffee and Cognac
# 158
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As it is more blessed to give than to receive, I am happy to be the cause of many blessings for others.
John
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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Chocofy me.
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Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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Barnabas62
Shipmate
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I've been very grateful for all previous gifts and am happy to be a consumer again, of whatever takes the fancy of any giver.
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ElaineC
Shipmate
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I'll send anywhere.
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dj_ordinaire
Host
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If anyone was happy to send to Ireland, I'd be happy to receive anything tasty!
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Erroneous Monk
Shipmate
# 10858
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Happy to send anywhere
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Eutychus
From the edge
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Did someone mention good old English Cadbury's caramel? ![[Axe murder]](graemlins/lovedrops.gif)
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
# 333
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A Floridian happy to receive any blessing of dark chocolate or other gift.
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Piglet
Islander
# 11803
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As a relatively new Host, I hadn't considered that it might involve the receipt of CHOCOLATE.
I'm in Canada and I prefer milk chocolate (sorry about that). ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif)
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Pigwidgeon
Ship's Owl
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I would be happy to send something anywhere, but... I live in Arizona, so chocolate cannot be sent in the summer.
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Tubbs
Miss Congeniality
# 440
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I would be happy to receive chocolate or things that are made in or represent the area where the sendee lives.
I don't like very dark chocolate, am allergic to oranges, mushrooms and blue cheese and live in the UK.
Thank you so much for organising this.
Tubbs
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mousethief
Ship's Thieving Rodent
# 953
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I have no one particular host I would want to reward specifically, and I can't afford to send chocolate to all, so I must just say, "Thank you" to all of you for keeping the ol' barge upright and sailing. Even the ones who slap my wrists -- 99-44/100% of the time I deserve it well, and the other 36/100% of the time I deserve it mostly.
If any of you are in the Tacoma area, drop me a line and I'll by you a round of your favorite poison. Except Kelly.
Just kidding!
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Edith
Shipmate
# 16978
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I'll send in the UK
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Edith
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Mrs Shrew
Ship's Mother
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I'm incredibly grateful for all the hard work which the Hosts and Admins put into keeping the Ship floating and running so smoothly. Thank you all!
I'll happily post to anywhere, and I'm happy to be a reserve sender if that is useful.
I'm based in the UK. Real life is hectic as anything till end of June but by July should be pretty calm.
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Was "mummyfrances".
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ecumaniac
Ship's whipping girl
# 376
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quote:
Originally posted by mousethief:
I have no one particular host I would want to reward specifically, and I can't afford to send chocolate to all, so I must just say, "Thank you" to all of you for keeping the ol' barge upright and sailing. Even the ones who slap my wrists -- 99-44/100% of the time I deserve it well, and the other 36/100% of the time I deserve it mostly.
If any of you are in the Tacoma area, drop me a line and I'll by you a round of your favorite poison. Except Kelly.
Just kidding!
Sorry, I have a touch of the literal-mindedness.
Are you in, Mousethief?
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Ariston
Insane Unicorn
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quote:
Originally posted by mousethief:
Even the ones who slap my wrists -- 99-44/100% of the time I deserve it well, and the other 36/100% of the time I deserve it mostly.
Question is, though, do you float?
As for chocolate, FEED ME, SEYMOUR! Local is good, white isn't chocolate.
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Huia
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by Ariston:
white isn't chocolate.
I do so agree.
I'm in.
Huia
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mousethief
Ship's Thieving Rodent
# 953
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quote:
Originally posted by ecumaniac:
Sorry, I have a touch of the literal-mindedness.
Are you in, Mousethief?
Am I in what?
Sorry, touch of the literal mindedness there.
Of course I'm in, but I'm considering saying I'll only send white. ![[Two face]](graemlins/scot_twoface.gif)
[ 18. June 2014, 06:50: Message edited by: mousethief ]
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Piglet
Islander
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quote:
Originally posted by mousethief:
... Of course I'm in, but I'm considering saying I'll only send white.
That'll do nicely, MT.
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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YEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!
Marvin does the Happy Dance of Chocolate Acceptance
Bless you, ecumaniac.
I'm UK based, but happy to receive from anywhere ![[Biased]](wink.gif) . Any form of chocolate is acceptable, excepting those forms that contain nuts - any form of nuts, including coconut. Do not send me nuts, lest I treat it as an assassination attempt and delete your account in retaliation.
I am also willing to accept offerings of fine wines or cheeses, should my allocated sender live in a place that is particularly noted for such.
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comet
Snowball in Hell
# 10353
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I'll send! even to Japan! hell, it's just right over there anyway...
quote:
Originally posted by Tubbs:
I don't like very dark chocolate, am allergic to oranges, mushrooms and blue cheese
I'm going to have to go find mushroom blue cheese chocolate. surely someone's done it.
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"It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.” -Calvin
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ecumaniac
Ship's whipping girl
# 376
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quote:
Originally posted by comet:
I'll send! even to Japan! hell, it's just right over there anyway...
So is it near Seduction or near Peril?
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I'm going to have to go find mushroom blue cheese chocolate. surely someone's done it.
Try the folks at Hotel Chocolate. They have all sorts of weird flavour combinations. My housemates once bought the Heston Blumenthal chocs. It's the only time I've ever seen them throw chocolate away ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
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Cottontail
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by ecumaniac:
Um, if people without geographic locations in their profile would pm me with your country of residence please!I will try to minimise the air miles of the chocolate!
I'm in Scotland.
[ 18. June 2014, 22:25: Message edited by: Cottontail ]
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Nenuphar
Shipmate
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I'll send anywhere, but the UK is nearest!
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Deputy Verger
Shipmate
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I'll send anywhere. If you're in Arizona and the chocolate melts, cook with it!
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comet
Snowball in Hell
# 10353
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quote:
Originally posted by ecumaniac:
quote:
Originally posted by comet:
I'll send! even to Japan! hell, it's just right over there anyway...
So is it near Seduction or near Peril?
Considering Alan's particular area of professional interest, I'm guessing it's closer to Peril.
... actually, geographically speaking, Peril Strait is relatively closer to Japan than Seduction Point. though not by much.
(I'm in Alaska, FYI.)
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"It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.” -Calvin
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Piglet
Islander
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Originally posted by comet: quote:
... mushroom blue cheese chocolate ...
Originally posted by ecumaniac: quote:
... Heston Blumenthal chocs ...
As soon as I read Comet's post, I thought, "that's something Heston Blumenthal would do."
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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quote:
Originally posted by piglet:
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Originally posted by mousethief:
... Of course I'm in, but I'm considering saying I'll only send white.
That'll do nicely, MT.
For my part, MT, I will keep your pub-mate sensitivities in mind.
![[Snigger]](graemlins/snigger.gif) ![[Killing me]](graemlins/killingme.gif)
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Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
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mousethief
Ship's Thieving Rodent
# 953
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quote:
Originally posted by ecumaniac:
Um, if people without geographic locations in their profile would pm me with your country of residence please!I will try to minimise the air miles of the chocolate!
South of Vancouver, BC; north of Portland, OR; west of Coeur d'Alene, ID.
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ecumaniac
Ship's whipping girl
# 376
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Any more for any more?
Latecomers will only be admitted at a suitable break in the performance.
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Oscar the Grouch
Adopted Cascadian
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Just come across this.
OK - I can send something - preferably to someone in the land of the Maple Leaf, but would be OK with anywhere in North America.
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Earwig
Pincered Beastie
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I'm happy to send anything, anywhere. I am in the UK.
[ 26. June 2014, 09:45: Message edited by: Earwig ]
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