# I'm a Charter Member. So gimme stuff! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 10, 2004, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-charter-member-so-gimme-stuff/268457 "2004-10-10T08:28:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2004, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-charter-member-so-gimme-stuff/268457/21 "2004-10-10T16:45:05Z")
Er, how in the hell did this get to be a Sticky? ---
**Author:** ![Chimpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@Chimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimpy)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2004, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-charter-member-so-gimme-stuff/268457/22 "2004-10-10T16:46:14Z")
I was about to ask the same question **bluecanary** , maybe the hamsters are mutinying ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2004, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-charter-member-so-gimme-stuff/268457/23 "2004-10-10T17:16:27Z")
Hmmm…I have an almost empty canister of Sour Cream & Onion Pringles… ---
**Author:** ![Kuizelemartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19b73/32.png) [@Kuizelemartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuizelemartz)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2004, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-charter-member-so-gimme-stuff/268457/24 "2004-10-10T17:22:17Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > The cabana boys with the palm fronds don’t appear until after 5,000 posts. Gotta tell you, though, that despite some really impressive abs, they’re not all that bright – they’re still futzing around trying to get the hammock hooked up. Great, so at the rate I’m posting, I’ll be 88 years old before I get a cabana boy. /sigh ---
**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2004, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-charter-member-so-gimme-stuff/268457/25 "2004-10-10T17:55:23Z")
Hmph! I was told that “Charter Member” was for people who had registered _before_ the pay system came into effect. Should I feel ripped off that my high status as a Charter Member is being diluted by these newbies? Hmph again! (Welcome aboard, newbies! 😉 ) ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2004, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-charter-member-so-gimme-stuff/268457/26 "2004-10-10T19:17:07Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > \>\>I’m a Charter Member. So gimme stuff! > > Bend over. Okay, now _I’m_ disappointed. I’m a Charter Member too! And **Iceland\_Blue** , once you contribute at the 1000 post level, you get a free tote bag and a VHS edition of **Great Debates**. ---
**Author:** ![pyrrthon1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/2acd7d/32.png) [@pyrrthon1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pyrrthon1)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2004, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-charter-member-so-gimme-stuff/268457/27 "2004-10-10T19:44:10Z")
Shouldn’t board nomenclature reserve the title “Charter Member” for those who joined before May or whenever they started charging to become a member? It seems only consistent. ---
**Author:** ![pyrrthon1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/2acd7d/32.png) [@pyrrthon1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pyrrthon1)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2004, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-charter-member-so-gimme-stuff/268457/28 "2004-10-10T19:45:41Z")
> [@rjk](#): > > Hmph! I was told that “Charter Member” was for people who had registered _before_ the pay system came into effect. Should I feel ripped off that my high status as a Charter Member is being diluted by these newbies? Hmph again! > > (Welcome aboard, newbies! 😉 ) I should have read all the posts first. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2004, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-charter-member-so-gimme-stuff/268457/29 "2004-10-10T20:58:42Z")
It seems to have reverted being a normal thread again now ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-charter-member-so-gimme-stuff/268457/30 "2004-10-11T04:38:23Z")
Depends on your definition of ‘normal’… ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-charter-member-so-gimme-stuff/268457/31 "2004-10-11T12:50:30Z")
> [@](#): > > We were lucky to get a handful of cold gravel. You got gravel? Livin’ in the lap o’ luxury you were. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-charter-member-so-gimme-stuff/268457/32 "2004-10-11T16:25:48Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > How about a case of caffeine-free diet Jolt Cola Clear? Do you have caffeine-free diet Jolt Vanilla Cola Clear? ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-charter-member-so-gimme-stuff/268457/33 "2004-10-11T17:01:58Z")
_Mutters something about Gold Dong Memberships_ ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-charter-member-so-gimme-stuff/268457/34 "2004-10-11T23:59:25Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > Do you have caffeine-free diet Jolt Vanilla Cola Clear? Sorry, but the only flavors available so far are plain, rust, and goldfish. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-charter-member-so-gimme-stuff/268457/35 "2004-10-12T00:02:59Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Sorry, but the only flavors available so far are plain, rust, and goldfish. Ooh, tough choice. I’ll have the goldfish. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-charter-member-so-gimme-stuff/268457/36 "2004-10-12T00:13:38Z")
I’ll buy **Middlecase** 6 'L’s. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-charter-member-so-gimme-stuff/268457/37 "2004-10-12T00:19:00Z")
> [@Harimad-sol](#): > > ::knock, knock:: > > Somebody order a couple of goats? Over here…lemme see one o’ them goats. :: starts a bonfire out on the lawn :: ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-charter-member-so-gimme-stuff/268457/38 "2004-10-12T00:31:51Z")
So, old buddy, old pal, how’s the wife and kids? Sit right down here and make yourself comfortable. Have you heard about the great opportunities there are today in Florida real estate? No? Well today is your lucky day. ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-charter-member-so-gimme-stuff/268457/39 "2004-10-12T03:10:25Z")
> [@Inigo Montoya](#): > > Over here…lemme see one o’ them goats. > > :: starts a bonfire out on the lawn :: It’s not [deergoat](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=278666&page=1&highlight=deergoat) is it? :eek: :eek: :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-charter-member-so-gimme-stuff/268457/40 "2004-10-12T03:38:18Z")
> [@Middlecase](#): > > Hey, I signed up today too. If he gets a wowwipop, I wanna wowwipop. Hey pickle-head! I got yer wowwipop right here! ::thrusty:: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-charter-member-so-gimme-stuff/268457.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-charter-member-so-gimme-stuff/268457.md?page=3)