# Special Thank You for tatertot and mysterious benefactor **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 1, 2000, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-thank-you-for-tatertot-and-mysterious-benefactor/43633 "2000-12-01T20:36:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-thank-you-for-tatertot-and-mysterious-benefactor/43633/1 "2000-12-01T20:36:06Z")
I got my advent calendar and eggs! Hooray! I love it, I love it, I love it! I had no idea what Kinder eggs were (or how big they are!), and I have to say they are the **BEST**. Yum, yummy, yum! And with fun surprises in 'em! I plan on sharing my eggs with my neices and others, and I really wanted to thank you guys. You’ve made my Christmas! Zette (PS- those things are sinfully good. I’m glad they don’t sell them around here!) ---
**Author:** ![Serendipity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Serendipity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serendipity)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-thank-you-for-tatertot-and-mysterious-benefactor/43633/2 "2000-12-01T21:33:09Z")
Although my Kinder Eggs haven’t yet arrived, I had a dream about them last night. Anticipating that they might be here today, I composed a little poem for the occassion. :ahem: **Ode to Mysterious Benefactor and tatertot** [sub](with apologies in advance for mangling the English language – poetry is not my strong point)[/sub] There once were some Dopers, quite a big lot Who were feeling down and rather distraught When faced with the terrible, saddening thought That Twisty’s Christmas gift they had not got. To cheer up this group and make their teeth rot, Kinder Eggs someone went out and bought. What two people have with their generosity our hearts caught? None other than **Mysterious Benefactor** and **tatertot**! You guys rock! ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-thank-you-for-tatertot-and-mysterious-benefactor/43633/3 "2000-12-02T03:01:42Z")
Just a bump and another thank you- I’m enjoying one of these right now! (yes, I cheated on the Advent calendar part) They’re just so damned good! Oh, and what a cool prize!! It’s a little plastic duck and he has a head that spins around. When you spin it, some metal on the inside of the head and on the neck part rub and he quacks! Awwwww… (it actually sounds remarkably like nails on a blackboard!) Life is good with my stash 'o eggs…Thanks again! Zette ---
**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-thank-you-for-tatertot-and-mysterious-benefactor/43633/4 "2000-12-02T08:09:12Z")
Mine arrived while I was out sick, but as soon as I came back in the office I called James over to my cubicle. I explained that I’d been wanting to do something nice for him since he had to cut his hours in our department, and I knew he liked kinder eggs, and I had a friend overseas that had some, and… well… here you go, buddy, and merry Xmas. He was THRILLED. He was all excited at the prospect of having them, and kept thanking me. I felt all warm and fuzzy the whole day. Today he stopped me as I walked by his cubicle and showed me the prize from the Dec. 1 egg… a little Xmas-tree ornament. So let me add my thanks, and James’s, to zette’s. Tatertot, you and your mysterious pal are the best! ---
**Author:** ![tatertot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@tatertot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tatertot)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-thank-you-for-tatertot-and-mysterious-benefactor/43633/5 "2000-12-02T10:12:10Z")
And the folks who got the plain eggs will have to wait just a wee bit longer because I had the worst time finding boxes ect. But they are coming!!! Mysterious Benefactor says you’re welcome. Why don’t you try and guess who it is? Hint: It’s not me. ---
**Author:** ![Serendipity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Serendipity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serendipity)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-thank-you-for-tatertot-and-mysterious-benefactor/43633/6 "2000-12-02T16:52:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Mysterious Benefactor says you’re welcome. Why don’t you try and guess who it is? Hint: It’s not me. Is it a Euro-Doper? ---
**Author:** ![tatertot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@tatertot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tatertot)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-thank-you-for-tatertot-and-mysterious-benefactor/43633/7 "2000-12-02T20:18:21Z")
No, they are all cheap. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Serendipity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Serendipity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serendipity)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-thank-you-for-tatertot-and-mysterious-benefactor/43633/8 "2000-12-02T21:15:25Z")
Hmm… So no cheap EuroDopers… How about Zette? She _is_ the Angel of the Internet, after all. Maybe she felt bad that some of us weren’t getting Advent Calendars and offered up some money for tater to get extra Kinder Eggs. The fact that she thanks Mysterious Benefactor in the thread title is meant to throw people of the track. Am I right? What do I win? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![tatertot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@tatertot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tatertot)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-thank-you-for-tatertot-and-mysterious-benefactor/43633/9 "2000-12-02T21:18:53Z")
You are half right, MB did get eggs, but s/he has not posted to this thread, nor to the original one, IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![Serendipity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Serendipity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serendipity)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-thank-you-for-tatertot-and-mysterious-benefactor/43633/10 "2000-12-02T22:24:35Z")
Well, in the original thread, tater said, > [@](#): > > I don’t know what to do! So, I’ve called in a consultant…once she weighs in, I’ll let everybody know > who the winners are so I know that MB is a female. Zette mentioned, > [@](#): > > When a poster on here was having surgery and made a plea for coffee mugs, I spent about 2 hours searching the net for her favorite mug that she had broken. I was unable to find it, so I sent her my very favorite Monet mug. She reported that she loved it very much. I propose that Mysterious Benefactor is the poster who received Zette’s Monet mug. Inspired by Zette’s goodness, she wanted to make sure all of the nonwinners enjoyed the deliciousness of Kinger Eggs. I have no idea who this woman is, of course. I’ve been searching through old posts for a while (it’s better than doing German homework), but haven’t come across anything yet. Damn it, tater, this is almost as bad as the Insane Plot. ---
**Author:** ![tatertot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@tatertot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tatertot)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-thank-you-for-tatertot-and-mysterious-benefactor/43633/11 "2000-12-02T22:57:02Z")
Perhaps it is _somehow connected_ with the **Insane Plot**. Ain’t saying it is, ain’t saying it isn’t. Hmmmm…I suppose you could ask the official Communications Coordinator for taterEvil, inc. but he won’t be back online until Monday. Bwahahahaha! Although for five dollars and a porkchop, I’ll give you his mobile number. Don’t worry about bothering him, he’s gotten weirder phone calls. 😉 I will tell you this, MB is a woman, but I have no idea if Zette sent her a mug or not. ---
**Author:** ![Serendipity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Serendipity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serendipity)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-thank-you-for-tatertot-and-mysterious-benefactor/43633/12 "2000-12-02T23:47:07Z")
> [@](#): > > Although for five dollars and a porkchop, I’ll give you his mobile number. Don’t worry about bothering him, he’s gotten weirder phone calls. 😉 A _ **porkchop** _? Could that be a clue? (I can just imagine my call to the Communications Coordinator: “Hi, Twisty? Serendipity here. Yes, I realize that it’s 2am, but I really, desperately need to know what the Mysterious Benefactor has to do with the Insane Plot. Oh, and while I’ve got you on the line, could you explain hurling to me? It’s like field hockey, right?”) Do you think we could at least get a hint as to MB’s true identity? Pretty please with sugar on top? ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2000, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-thank-you-for-tatertot-and-mysterious-benefactor/43633/13 "2000-12-03T00:40:58Z")
I can’t find the chocolate ones _anywhere_. I’d be willing to reciprocate with homemade fudge or backrubs, if you’re in the SoCal area. ---
**Author:** ![tatertot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@tatertot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tatertot)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2000, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-thank-you-for-tatertot-and-mysterious-benefactor/43633/14 "2000-12-03T02:11:09Z")
Serendipity, she lives west of you and north of ChefTroy. Phouka, I’d mail you one, but it probably wouldn’t get there until day 23. Perhaps another doper will know where to get one in the States. ---
**Author:** ![Serendipity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Serendipity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serendipity)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2000, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-thank-you-for-tatertot-and-mysterious-benefactor/43633/15 "2000-12-03T02:25:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tatertot \* > \*\*Serendipity, she lives west of you and north of ChefTroy. > \*\* Oh, well, _that_ certainly narrows it down! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![tatertot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@tatertot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tatertot)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2000, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-thank-you-for-tatertot-and-mysterious-benefactor/43633/16 "2000-12-03T11:44:53Z")
Okay, she lives west of Zette, too, does that help? 😉 Hmmm, let me think. She has attended doperfests, but I haven’t met her IRL. And her user name has more than 4 fewer than 7 letters. That help any? ---
**Author:** ![Booker57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Booker57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Booker57)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2000, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-thank-you-for-tatertot-and-mysterious-benefactor/43633/17 "2000-12-03T13:19:07Z")
Just a guess ---
**Author:** ![Booker57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Booker57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Booker57)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2000, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-thank-you-for-tatertot-and-mysterious-benefactor/43633/18 "2000-12-03T13:20:33Z")
Word math problems are not my bally-wick. ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2000, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-thank-you-for-tatertot-and-mysterious-benefactor/43633/19 "2000-12-03T15:45:49Z")
Well, it wasn’t me, but now I wish it was! I would be willing to bet it’s Falcon. I just have this feeling…although I don’t know if she ever posted to the egg pages. Zette LOVING them ---
**Author:** ![Serendipity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Serendipity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serendipity)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2000, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-thank-you-for-tatertot-and-mysterious-benefactor/43633/20 "2000-12-03T17:26:14Z")
I was thinking about Falcon, too, but then I checked the original thread. She did indeed post there, asking for the third place prize. Back to the drawing board, I guess. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-thank-you-for-tatertot-and-mysterious-benefactor/43633.md?page=2)