# For The Two Winners Of The Gifted Subscriptions

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-two-winners-of-the-gifted-subscriptions/612986>\
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**Created:** [February 16, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-two-winners-of-the-gifted-subscriptions/612986 "2012-02-16T01:13:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-two-winners-of-the-gifted-subscriptions/612986/1 "2012-02-16T01:13:40Z")

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Please stand by for your PayPal notifications.

Once again, as happened last time, when I try to order your gifts, the SDMB reverts to a page that states, “this page cannot be displayed”.

This happened last time we did this, and I was able to get this done on my wife’s computer, but not this time.

I’ve contacted our admins, and we’re trying for a reach around, so please be patient, okay?

Sorry for the delay in your confirmations!

Quasi/Bill

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-two-winners-of-the-gifted-subscriptions/612986/2 "2012-02-16T02:46:53Z")

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We appear to have a technical problem – I’ve asked Jerry to look into it.

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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-two-winners-of-the-gifted-subscriptions/612986/3 "2012-02-16T02:56:54Z")

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We also appear to have a problem with phraseology - mostly mine.

I _meant_ to write “work-around” and _not_ “reach-around”, which, I believe is jargon used in the film “Full Metal Jacket” which my son and I watched last night.

Sorry for the error and any undue laughter it may have caused.

The problem has been taken care of, however (the payment of the gifted subs, I mean), and our recipients will be notified asap.

Thanks, Mah Dopers!

Bill

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-two-winners-of-the-gifted-subscriptions/612986/4 "2012-02-16T03:07:50Z")

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Actually, I found the problem and got everyone subscribed appropriately.

So all is good now.

Thanks again to Quasi and his good wife for being so kind and generous to the Doper community – you both are so good and we thank you.

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**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-two-winners-of-the-gifted-subscriptions/612986/5 "2012-02-16T04:37:52Z")

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> [@TubaDiva](#):
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> Thanks again to Quasi and his good wife for being so kind and generous to the Doper community – you both are so good and we thank you.

You forgot to thank him for the reach-around.

😃