# So, Ummm, Groupon, there are birds and there are bees and... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 30, 2012, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ummm-groupon-there-are-birds-and-there-are-bees-and/623571 "2012-05-30T18:56:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ummm-groupon-there-are-birds-and-there-are-bees-and/623571/1 "2012-05-30T18:56:58Z")
I just got an email from Groupon with the subject line… “Father’s Day deals for the man who gave birth to you” Which is, interesting… ---
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ummm-groupon-there-are-birds-and-there-are-bees-and/623571/2 "2012-05-30T19:03:10Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > “Father’s Day deals for the man who gave birth to you” Forward a copy to me. I’ll send it to my high school. I so deserve a refund, they did not cover this at all! Now, I have to wonder if I should have been also milking my bull all these years. Grrrr _stomps out to see if Mr Bull wants to be milked_ ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ummm-groupon-there-are-birds-and-there-are-bees-and/623571/3 "2012-05-30T19:10:50Z")
> [@Enkel](#): > > Forward a copy to me. I’ll send it to my high school. I so deserve a refund, they did not cover this at all! Now, I have to wonder if I should have been also milking my bull all these years. Grrrr > > _stomps out to see if Mr Bull wants to be milked_ :p:p:p ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ummm-groupon-there-are-birds-and-there-are-bees-and/623571/4 "2012-05-30T19:14:15Z")
Do you mean to have Gawker and not Groupon in the subject line? ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ummm-groupon-there-are-birds-and-there-are-bees-and/623571/5 "2012-05-30T19:18:11Z")
, yes Groupon not Gawker ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ummm-groupon-there-are-birds-and-there-are-bees-and/623571/6 "2012-05-30T19:22:11Z")
Fixed 'er. ---
**Author:** ![hotflungwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ummm-groupon-there-are-birds-and-there-are-bees-and/623571/7 "2012-05-30T19:28:49Z")
[Groupon Father’s Day ad](http://www.groupon.com/blog/cities/dad-centric-deals/) My dumbass sense detects copy & paste misuse… ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ummm-groupon-there-are-birds-and-there-are-bees-and/623571/8 "2012-05-30T19:31:51Z")
Maybe they’re trying to be funny? Groupon is very good at trying to be funny, and failing. ---
**Author:** ![heater2000ca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@heater2000ca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heater2000ca)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ummm-groupon-there-are-birds-and-there-are-bees-and/623571/9 "2012-05-30T19:33:36Z")
I’m actually wondering if it might have been on purpose. I’ve seen things in their write-ups that are just so off the wall, it’s like they’re trying to see who’s paying attention. One of the Groupons I bought was for a facial, and they said that you would get one of two “flavours”, depending on your sign, the weather, and your pronunciation of quinoa. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ummm-groupon-there-are-birds-and-there-are-bees-and/623571/10 "2012-05-30T19:35:34Z")
Well, I did open the email. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ummm-groupon-there-are-birds-and-there-are-bees-and/623571/11 "2012-05-30T20:01:26Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Maybe they’re trying to be funny? Groupon is very good at trying to be funny, and failing. This. GroupOn does this all the time. Every one of their descriptions is an attempt at being clever. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ummm-groupon-there-are-birds-and-there-are-bees-and/623571/12 "2012-05-30T20:11:13Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > “Father’s Day deals for the man who gave birth to you” Maybe they don’t know the diference between a Octopus and a Seahorse? ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ummm-groupon-there-are-birds-and-there-are-bees-and/623571/13 "2012-05-30T22:24:59Z")
Well there was that one FtM guy who got pregnant through a donor and gave birth! That groupon is for that baby 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ummm-groupon-there-are-birds-and-there-are-bees-and/623571/14 "2012-05-30T22:27:18Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > Well there was that one FtM guy who got pregnant through a donor and gave birth! That groupon is for that baby 😃 Gangster\_Octopus sure grew up fast!!:eek: ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ummm-groupon-there-are-birds-and-there-are-bees-and/623571/15 "2012-05-30T23:43:29Z")
> [@Enkel](#): > > Now, I have to wonder if I should have been also milking my bull all these years. “You’re finally done milking? What took you so long?” “It took me _all morning_ with that big cow to fill the milk bucket!” ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Mondegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/91b2a8/32.png) [@Lord\_Mondegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Mondegreen)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ummm-groupon-there-are-birds-and-there-are-bees-and/623571/16 "2012-05-30T23:56:59Z")
I guess it’s the next step from the phrase “we are pregnant,” which I am hearing more and more. Apparently I’ve been pregnant and given birth twice. Given that, I’m remarkably free of stretch marks. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2012, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ummm-groupon-there-are-birds-and-there-are-bees-and/623571/17 "2012-05-31T01:10:24Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > Well there was that one FtM guy who got pregnant through a donor and gave birth! That groupon is for that baby 😃 Several people, according to my ftm friend.