# I have a nice shiny gift membership up for grabs **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 17, 2014, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-nice-shiny-gift-membership-up-for-grabs/681537 "2014-02-17T12:10:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-nice-shiny-gift-membership-up-for-grabs/681537/21 "2014-02-24T11:43:11Z")
Well I have 6 on my list so far. Some bumpage will not hurt though. And c’mon guys - make with the bunny pics. Don’t make me start using excessive apostrophes!!! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-nice-shiny-gift-membership-up-for-grabs/681537/22 "2014-02-24T13:17:02Z")
Yeah, what’s the deal with the lack of bunny pix? These memberships are shiny, I tell ya, shiny! ---
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-nice-shiny-gift-membership-up-for-grabs/681537/23 "2014-02-24T13:23:33Z")
Hurumph I will have to lead by example I suppose [Impulse bunny | It is quite amazing how much of her face she… | Flickr](https://www.flickr.com/photos/madrabbitwoman/11816188646/) ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-nice-shiny-gift-membership-up-for-grabs/681537/24 "2014-02-24T17:06:22Z")
> [@madrabbitwoman](#): > > Well I have 6 on my list so far. Some bumpage will not hurt though. And c’mon guys - make with the bunny pics. Don’t make me start using excessive apostrophes!!! 😉 [Here’s some.](http://nypost.com/2014/01/17/bunnies-on-parade-to-celebrate-60-years-of-playboy/#1) ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-nice-shiny-gift-membership-up-for-grabs/681537/25 "2014-02-24T21:40:25Z")
I like shiny. I have no bunny pictures but I do have two stories: 1. When I worked in a longterm pediatric ICU (for kids with illnesses too complicated for the regular floors) We had a sweet little boy who came to the main ICU at 2 days old and stayed for over a year. He didn’t have family come to visit, so we did what we could for him. One of the nurses got him a mobile of bunnies, but they hung upright. We figured when he got to kindergarten and the teacher told him to draw a bunny, he’d draw a bunny butt, since that’s all he could see of the bunnies. 1. When I was a kid I had a cat, a dog, a duck, a chicken and a bunny as pets. They would follow me around, single file. We had a vegatable garden where the bunny would munch the tops of the carrots and radishes. My grandfather would yell at the bunny and he’d run. The cat decided to help keep the bunny out of the garden. She’d creep up on the bunny to pounce, but the bunny would always see her coming and kick her. She’d go rolling away, only to start the game again. It WAS a game, since the slept together at night. Not only did she not keep the bunny from eating the carrot tops, the two rolling around in the garden did more damage than just the nibbling bunny. Grandpa stopped yelling at the bunny because the two were so comical together. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-nice-shiny-gift-membership-up-for-grabs/681537/26 "2014-02-25T05:29:08Z")
I will express interest in a free membership. I have never been a real member, and i’d kind of like to see what it is like on the other side. Perhaps seeing “Member” under my name will make me type with more purpose. I don’t know. But I am willing to see what will happen to me if I am selected for this honor. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-nice-shiny-gift-membership-up-for-grabs/681537/27 "2014-02-25T17:06:58Z")
> [@picunurse](#): > > … > > 1. When I was a kid I had a cat, a dog, a duck, a chicken and a bunny as pets. They would follow me around, single file. > … In any predictable order? ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-nice-shiny-gift-membership-up-for-grabs/681537/28 "2014-02-26T23:13:20Z")
Bunny pic, interesting info, AND a tie-in to a member here. I don’t know what more you could ask, **madrabbitwoman!** 😃 This is a (member tie-in) **Chimera** bunny: [![](https://i.imgur.com/dax950I.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/dax950I.jpg) I first became aware of chimera beasties with Venus, the chimera cat: [![](https://i.imgur.com/pwo18Xo.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/pwo18Xo.jpg) She has a Facebook page here: [https://www.facebook.com/VenusTheAmazingChimeraCat](https://www.facebook.com/VenusTheAmazingChimeraCat) From wikipedia: > [@](#): > > A chimera (also spelled chimaera) is a single organism composed of genetically distinct cells. Animal chimeras are produced by the merger of multiple fertilized eggs; the result is an organism with two sets of parents, giving them tissues that are a mixture of different genetic inheritance. I read in a few places that chimeras can be considered their own fraternal twins! ---
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-nice-shiny-gift-membership-up-for-grabs/681537/29 "2014-02-27T03:36:36Z")
> [@Helena330](#): > > Bunny pic, interesting info, AND a tie-in to a member here. I don’t know what more you could ask, **madrabbitwoman!** 😃 > > This is a (member tie-in) **Chimera** bunny: > > [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](http://i.imgur.com/dax950I.jpg) > > I first became aware of chimera beasties with Venus, the chimera cat: > > [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](http://i.imgur.com/pwo18Xo.jpg) > > She has a Facebook page here: > > [https://www.facebook.com/VenusTheAmazingChimeraCat](https://www.facebook.com/VenusTheAmazingChimeraCat) > > From wikipedia: > > I read in a few places that chimeras can be considered their own fraternal twins! Thanks for that - so cool! ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-nice-shiny-gift-membership-up-for-grabs/681537/30 "2014-02-27T13:40:18Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > In any predictable order? No. Usually the cat or dog would lead, occasionally the chicken would be out front, but only when my uncle was in the yard. They were mortal ememies, so the chicken would stay close and attack him if he got too close. I didn’t have much imagination when it came to names. The pets were: Rags, Momma Cat, Bunny, Chick Chick and Quack. I think you can sort out whose name was which. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-nice-shiny-gift-membership-up-for-grabs/681537/31 "2014-02-28T04:06:41Z")
Names have been drawn and those folks will be notified shortly. I you are not of the chosen few fear not - your names auomatically go into next months draw. Cheers all. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-nice-shiny-gift-membership-up-for-grabs/681537/32 "2014-02-28T18:33:30Z")
Chimera parakeet/budgie: [![](https://i.imgur.com/46oIfXA.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/46oIfXA.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-nice-shiny-gift-membership-up-for-grabs/681537/33 "2014-03-03T00:56:42Z")
Ok guys - as per here: [gift memberships are not working - About This Message Board - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=717215) gift memberships have been broken by the latest upgrade. However Jerry is going to fix the ones offered from here in the short term. At present there are 3 (the 3rd was generously offered by someone who wishes to remain anonymous) hopefully they will go through shortly ---
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-nice-shiny-gift-membership-up-for-grabs/681537/34 "2014-03-03T22:50:26Z")
> [@madrabbitwoman](#): > > Ok guys - as per here: [gift memberships are not working - About This Message Board - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=717215) > gift memberships have been broken by the latest upgrade. However Jerry is going to fix the ones offered from here in the short term. At present there are 3 (the 3rd was generously offered by someone who wishes to remain anonymous) hopefully they will go through shortly So far we have two bright and shiny new members! Congratulations folks. I membership has yet to go through. If they have the broken gift membership situation fixed by next month there will be anther up for grabs. Everyone who has expressed interest so far ans was not successful is in the running. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-nice-shiny-gift-membership-up-for-grabs/681537/35 "2014-03-04T00:48:04Z")
Thank you so much to _a person who wishes to remain anonymous_! I promise to use it well and thoughtfully. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-nice-shiny-gift-membership-up-for-grabs/681537/36 "2014-03-04T16:56:49Z")
Aaaand now, thanks to Jerry and TubaDiva, all is well with the winners. Hurrah! And for all the new members, the squid will be along shortly. You know what to do… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-nice-shiny-gift-membership-up-for-grabs/681537.md?page=1)