# Anybody want a gmail account? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 9, 2004, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-a-gmail-account/249545 "2004-06-09T23:23:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 30
**Author:** ![Bren\_Cameron\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@Bren\_Cameron\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bren_Cameron_1)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-a-gmail-account/249545/581 "2004-08-24T14:48:03Z")
I’ve got one, I’ve got one! email hautdesert at gmail, first come, first (and only) served. ---
**Author:** ![Jenny\_Haniver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Jenny\_Haniver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenny_Haniver)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-a-gmail-account/249545/582 "2004-08-24T18:49:00Z")
Everyone in this thread is too easy with these invites!😉 I’ve got three to give away, so if you’d like to be one of the elite, email the address in my profile with either a joke or a muffin recipe. First three to make me laugh and/or hungry get prizes. And if you send me a good joke _about_ muffins, I’ll not only hook you up, but return to this thread to proclaim your superiority to the masses! Oh, and please put SDMB in the subject line. ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-a-gmail-account/249545/583 "2004-08-24T19:39:06Z")
No need to jump through hoops. Just send me an email and I’ll send you my invite. First come first served. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stranger\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@The\_Stranger\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stranger_1)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-a-gmail-account/249545/584 "2004-08-24T19:48:48Z")
I sent Jenny a joke because her request reminded me of an old flash website… Jenny, check your mail! ---
**Author:** ![Jenny\_Haniver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Jenny\_Haniver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenny_Haniver)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-a-gmail-account/249545/585 "2004-08-24T20:18:44Z")
::Jenny Haniver enters, dressed in black, her beret jauntily perched at a saucy angle, fingers snapping:: Stranger? I know that stranger Ain’t no Stranger to comedy, daddyo Blueberry muffin movie like hot moist comic kisses, steamy, succulent, sometimes awkwardly shaped Stranger, I’ve given you all and now I’m – well, I’m actually still the same. Stranger, one invite and two left, August 24, 2004. Eat your heart out, Ginsberg. ::plays bongos:: ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stranger\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@The\_Stranger\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stranger_1)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-a-gmail-account/249545/586 "2004-08-24T20:31:28Z")
I believe my superiority has just been proclaimed… 😉 Thanks Jenny. ---
**Author:** ![Jenny\_Haniver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Jenny\_Haniver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenny_Haniver)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-a-gmail-account/249545/587 "2004-08-24T21:19:37Z")
M /\_\_\_\ | 1 | 2 An inscrutable riddler, a perplexing puzzler, a stupendous badass: **ReBuSeNiGma** , consider your superiority proclaimed. ---
**Author:** ![Jenny\_Haniver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Jenny\_Haniver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenny_Haniver)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-a-gmail-account/249545/588 "2004-08-24T22:12:48Z")
… and redacted. 😛 1 down, 1 to go, 1 misfire. Anybody know how to reclaim a duplicate gmail invite once it’s been sent? ---
**Author:** ![ReBusEniGma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@ReBusEniGma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReBusEniGma)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-a-gmail-account/249545/589 "2004-08-24T22:18:24Z")
Rats Jenny… I sent you an email saying that I didn’t need it. I’m so sorry for the crossed wires.☹ AbbySthrnAccent sent me an invitation which I took. I will not activate the one you sent me. Mucho Sorry for the mixup. ---
**Author:** ![Jenny\_Haniver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Jenny\_Haniver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenny_Haniver)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-a-gmail-account/249545/590 "2004-08-24T22:27:58Z")
Tell you what, **ReBus** , the code is still good, so, instead of just getting a gmail account today - you’ve now got an account and your first invite to give away! You can forward that invite message to someone you know for them to click the link, as far as I know. ---
**Author:** ![ReBusEniGma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@ReBusEniGma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReBusEniGma)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-a-gmail-account/249545/591 "2004-08-25T04:32:35Z")
Good news **Jenny** , all is well in gmailville. I forwarded the link you gave me and it worked! So now, thanks to both you and also a big heart-felt thanks to you too **AbbySthrnAccent** , both I _and_ Mrs eNiGma now have a gmail addy set up. 🙂 And there was much rejoicing. ---
**Author:** ![LuckyMe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e36b37/32.png) [@LuckyMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LuckyMe)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-a-gmail-account/249545/592 "2004-08-25T05:08:34Z")
Not to sound like a guy living under a rock, but how do I get a gmail account? ---
**Author:** ![moi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@moi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moi)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-a-gmail-account/249545/593 "2004-08-25T05:39:15Z")
LuckyMe, right now GMail is in a beta or testing period, so you can’t just sign up the way you would with another e-mail service (e.g. Yahoo! or Hotmail). So, for the time being, you need to know someone with a GMail account; periodically, GMail users are given “invites” for new members and can pass them out to friends, family, or random folk on message boards. Like this whole thread. Any of y’all making offers of invites have any left? If so, please contact me at artgeek (at) mail dot com. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![peri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@peri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peri)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-a-gmail-account/249545/594 "2004-08-25T06:16:03Z")
Hey, **moi** , how come you have no post count up there? ---
**Author:** ![Earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90db22/32.png) [@Earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthling)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-a-gmail-account/249545/595 "2004-08-25T06:36:11Z")
The Google Gods must be feeling generous. I have 6 more invitations to give away. E-mail is in my profile. ---
**Author:** ![LuckyMe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e36b37/32.png) [@LuckyMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LuckyMe)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-a-gmail-account/249545/596 "2004-08-25T11:12:55Z")
(Hand raised frantically) Ooh me! Me! ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-a-gmail-account/249545/597 "2004-08-25T14:29:17Z")
Woohoo, I got one at last! Thanks, **Earthling**. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-a-gmail-account/249545/598 "2004-08-25T17:09:22Z")
Ok, I’ve got two invites to pass along. First two e-mails I get at Lsura73 at yahoo dot com get them. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-a-gmail-account/249545/599 "2004-08-25T21:00:28Z")
Both the ones I had are gone now. ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-a-gmail-account/249545/600 "2004-08-25T21:24:49Z")
> [@LuckyMe](#): > > (Hand raised frantically) > > Ooh me! Me! If you still want one, what’s you’re e-mail address? I still have one last one left… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-a-gmail-account/249545.md?page=29) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-a-gmail-account/249545.md?page=31)