# Threads that have been great gifts to you(redux)

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 29, 2004, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-have-been-great-gifts-to-you-redux/231741 "2004-02-29T12:08:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Never\_Have\_I\_Because\_I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@Never\_Have\_I\_Because\_I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_Have_I_Because_I)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-have-been-great-gifts-to-you-redux/231741/1 "2004-02-29T12:08:42Z")

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The last one had no comments, so I am doing it again!

What threads have been great gifts to you?

This time I shall not link to mine, as I’ve decided they would not be great gifts to others if they directly knew what they were to others! A hint, though, one involves darkness and the other fat people! You may choose to present your great gift thread in another way, but this is mine!!!

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**Author:** ![sinjin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sinjin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinjin)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-have-been-great-gifts-to-you-redux/231741/2 "2004-02-29T14:13:41Z")

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The one that pointed me to distributed proofreaders of the guttenberg project. I love that site.

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**Author:** ![Never\_Have\_I\_Because\_I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@Never\_Have\_I\_Because\_I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_Have_I_Because_I)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-have-been-great-gifts-to-you-redux/231741/3 "2004-02-29T23:18:36Z")

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That sounds like a great gift! 🙂

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**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-have-been-great-gifts-to-you-redux/231741/4 "2004-02-29T23:35:51Z")

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The OMFG thread gave me several close friends I didn’t have before. Much as posters sneered, whined and puled to get it yanked, it gave me a sense of belonging, and I still talk with those people daily. So, thanks, **Dave** , and hope Tucson treats you better than Boston did.

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**Author:** ![Never\_Have\_I\_Because\_I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@Never\_Have\_I\_Because\_I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_Have_I_Because_I)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2004, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-have-been-great-gifts-to-you-redux/231741/5 "2004-03-01T02:52:25Z")

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This thread is not turning into a great gift for me, it’s a failure! ☹ :mad: :mad: :mad: :o :mad: :o :mad: