# Don't let this one pass you by.  Get your bids in now while you still can.

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 25, 2004, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-let-this-one-pass-you-by-get-your-bids-in-now-while-you-still-can/236273 "2004-03-25T03:32:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2004, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-let-this-one-pass-you-by-get-your-bids-in-now-while-you-still-can/236273/1 "2004-03-25T03:32:52Z")

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Just saw this listed on e-bay:  
[http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2996251747](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2996251747)  
Hurry up now and get your bids in. Don’t let this one pass you by…

NOT! 😃

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**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2004, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-let-this-one-pass-you-by-get-your-bids-in-now-while-you-still-can/236273/2 "2004-03-25T04:18:37Z")

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If it was wintergreen or cinnamon I would think about it.

But not peppermint.

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**Author:** ![Earthworm\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@Earthworm\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthworm_Jim)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2004, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-let-this-one-pass-you-by-get-your-bids-in-now-while-you-still-can/236273/3 "2004-03-25T13:18:19Z")

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There is no way I will accept anything shipped from Colon, MI.

No thank you.

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**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2004, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-let-this-one-pass-you-by-get-your-bids-in-now-while-you-still-can/236273/4 "2004-03-25T14:03:38Z")

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You could at least have gotten a PO Box in Climax, or maybe Hell. Now that’d be great.

“You see, Timmy, you have to be careful about these Altoids. These Altoids are from Hell.”