So I did a thing on Amazon...
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Continuing the discussion from When you apply Discourse properties to handwear:
TWIST MY ARM WHY DONT YOU!
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So @apapadimoulis shared his office address with us yesterday* so I went and did a thing on Amazon... I know, I know, I'm not proud of it.
So when i went online to check the package today i saw this:
Ok, first, Props to Amazon for getting effectively next day shipping when i just selected regular Prime shipping (2 days)
but why can't I see the price I paid for this thing? Is it because i marked the order as a gift? Maybe it has to do with some interaction with amazon smile (supporting http://Kiva.com) and the gift order...?
Amazon, you've got some 'splanin** to do! (also maybe @apapadimoulis will share pictures of what's arriving. ;-) )
*: i know it wasn't exactly secret before but I wanted the dramatic tension
**: explaining
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How could this not be the best gift ever. You just brightened my day, lady.
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just throwing this out there - if someone can find me an original avenging narwhal play-set in good condition, complete with koala and assorted power horns. I will gladly give out my address to receive it.
http://www.curthanksdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/narwhal_featured1.jpg
Filed Under: I like receiving.
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an original avenging narwhal play-set in good condition, complete with koala and assorted power horns
I have exactly this item. Please send me your address and credit card details in a PM.
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will you issue it with my $75,000,000 inheritance?
If you actually have one, I would be interested in buying it
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If you actually have one, I would be interested in buying it
There's only one way of finding out. Send me your address and credit card details, and if in a week from now you have a narwhal play-set, then this was a legitimate transaction. If, however, you end up with huge debts and hundreds of receipts for items which could be construed as homosexually euphemistic, it was probably a scam.
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There's only one way of finding out. Send me your address and credit card details, and if in a week from now you have a narwhal play-set, then this was a legitimate transaction. If, however, you end up with huge debts and hundreds of receipts for items which could be construed as homosexually euphemistic, it was probably a scam.
Sounds like a gamble to me. If you'd prefer a risk-free alternative, @algorythmics, you can send me your details and I guarantee you will not get a narwhal playset.
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Posts until topic is derailed.... 1.3
i think that might be a record!
I'm proud of us!
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This is TDWTF. What did you expect?
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honestly? i really expected just the OP to be on topic. ;-)
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It shows the total as $0.00 when you paid with a gift certificate (instead of a credit card). There should be an Order Details button... somewhere... (may need to go back to the Your Orders list to see it) that you can hit & see the actual price.
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honestly? i really expected just the OP to be on topic
Around here, that's setting your expectations too high.
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There is order details button, and when i click into there it shows me paying with my credit card for $X (where X is how much i paid.)
it's on the non details screen that it shoes up as $0.
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Around here, that's setting your expectations too high.
isn't the OP of any topic on topic, by definition?
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isn't the OP of any topic on topic, by definition?
Unless it isn't in line with the topic title ...
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I really hope Alex takes pictures and stuff on arrival. I know he's done that in the past, just really hope we get to see what happens.
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i know! i want to see what happens!
Paging @apapadimoulis: will you take pics for us?
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Nobody buys me stuff. :( ... oh wait that's not a frown. WHY IS THAT STILL NOT FIXED!
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I know what it is.
http://amzn.com/B00N54EE8M (probably NSFW)
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Nobody buys me stuff. :( ... oh wait that's not a frown. WHY IS THAT STILL NOT FIXED!
Which thing needs fixing? The lack of people buying you things or the emoji?
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I'd give blakey a hug to cheer him up if this was a certain thread in the lounge.
P.S.: is a nice alternative to .
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no, but if i ever have cause to send either @tufty or @blakeyrat a gift.... well i'll probably send that. ;-)
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Both.
I'd give blakey a hug to cheer him up if this was a certain thread in the lounge.
I can't even view the Lounge threads I created anymore, thanks to lovely Discourse permissions.
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i wish I could visit the lounge...
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Both.
I can't even view the Lounge threads I created anymore, thanks to lovely Discourse permissions.
Dude, if you want back in the Lounge, all you have to do is stop being such a Scrooge and like something once in a while!
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trying to wrench this topic back to close to on topic....
:-D
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Hey, the keyboards I ordered on Monday arrived! Waaaaaiii, whaaaaa? Is this how they package keyboards now a days??
But wait... it's actual snacks and treats, sweet!
I did not crack them open just yet, and it's hard to see from the pic, but what's particularly exciting is that one of the bags says it contains"Micro Mini Yogurt Pretzels".
Parsing that, I believe that these are either...
- Microscopic Pretzels Made of Miniature Yogurts
- Microscopic-sized Miniature Yogurt Pretzels
I also considered that the Microscopic and Miniature had a multiplicative effect, thus meaning these are even smaller than microscopic pretzels (and can only be seen with an electron microscope, or something).
Anyway thanks!! This is awesome
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I'm glad you like them!
:-)
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Why is your desk in my middle school gym? (Judging from that painted wall.)
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The conference room décor aims for that timeless look conceived in the late 60's, and the upward moving line conveys the enthusiasm and zeal of in shifting business approach and technologies of that same period. Or, motivation to sum it up in a word.
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with Realistic Nubs and Ridges
...wait, is it supposed to have nubs and ridges? :(
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...wait, is it supposed to have nubs and ridges?
Spikes too, but that one's "For Beginners", so they give you a pass... this time.
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the upward moving line
It actually reminded me of an SNL skit (or some other late night TV show) where the board is meeting and the accountant takes out a chart of profitability that does that and tells the board that their profits have never been better!
then one of the board members asks why all the writing is sideways on the chart, and the accountant flips it by 90 degress and turns to the board, saying: "Gentlemen, we file Chapter 11 in ten minutes"
i think i'm forgetting the punchline though, because that's not as funny sounding as i remember it.
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It's in the pacing of the delivery…
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Microscopic Pretzels Made of Miniature Yogurts
Microscopic-sized Miniature Yogurt PretzelsOnly thing that I can think of right now is "chocolate microscopes"
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chocolate microscopes"
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That box is an expensive gift yo
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Only thing that I can think of right now is "chocolate microscopes"
I wonder if @MottBott could provide some insight into this?
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Viewers makes me a reliable on the non-Discourse forums trained to access their own post has occurred :(" and the right width to develop software development.
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I can't even view the Lounge threads I created anymore, thanks to lovely Discourse permissions.
Yeah, me either. I have slipped into irregularity so when I sidle up to The Lounge the automatic doors stay shut and I bounce off and look like a fool.
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Viewers makes me a reliable on the non-Discourse forums trained to access their own post has occurred :(" and the right width to develop software development.
@MottBott, you have a non-closing / non-opening quote in your post. Explain yourself!
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I was going to say that it doesn't seem like explaining himself would be of much use, but then I realized that that was the joke.
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Actually, no. I was hoping it would answer me with something interesting, but apparently I'm not worthy of a reply.
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I wonder if @MottBott could provide some insight into this?
You should know this!
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Also, I think that @Cleverbot would provide better insight, if it's running.
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@Cleverbot is indeed running, just has a slightly different summoning format.
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@Cleverbot, what do you think of chocolate microscopes?