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Secret Quonsar 2019 THANK YOU!

Thrilled and honored to be the first to post a THANK YOU to -- I don't know who specifically, but the kind and generous soul who honored my request to be sent "anything made of dark chocolate that comes from their corner of the universe." I am now the very, very happy recipient of 6 glorious bars of superior dark chocolate from Toronto. I shall savor every bite. [more inside]
posted by pjsky on Nov 15, 2019 - 427 comments

secret quonsar 2019: sign-up thread

It's secret quonsar time again! Participants will find out who they have drawn on Monday, November 11, and the gift send by (or on) date is Monday, December 2*. Please sign up by 11:59 PM EST on Saturday, November 9. The spending guideline: $10-20. [more inside]
posted by curious nu on Nov 2, 2019 - 145 comments

secret quonsar: can you take over?

I apologize for the late notice on this, but we need someone to take over running secret quonsar if it is to happen this year. secret quonsar - which is our holiday-adjacent gift exchange - is a lot of work, but it makes the community happy. [more inside]
posted by julen on Oct 19, 2019 - 40 comments

Were you the secret quonsar (2009) who gave me this ornament?

I received this lovely ornament for my Christmas tree from my Secret Quonsar. I believe it may have been 2009 or thereabouts. I'm making an album of my ornaments and there origins, and I'd like to give credit where credit is due. Did you send me this? I believe it was just signed Secret Quonsar at the time but I'd love to know who it was.
posted by If only I had a penguin... on Dec 20, 2018 - 6 comments

Secret Quonsar thank you thread (2017)

This is the official Secret Quonsar thank you thread.
posted by epj on Nov 16, 2017 - 635 comments

secret quonsar 2017: Signups are Open!

It's secret quonsar time again! Participants will find out who they have drawn on Saturday, November 11, and the gift send by (or on) date is Friday, December 1*. Please sign up by 11:59 PM EST on Thursday, November 9. The spending guideline: $10-20. [more inside]
posted by julen on Oct 31, 2017 - 277 comments

secret quonsar 2017: The Planning Thread

Oh look! It's October and it's time to plan for this year's secret quonsar swap! The secret quonsar swap is - for the uninitiated - our holiday-adjacent wintery gift exchange (Read About it on the Wiki). Let's talk details! [more inside]
posted by julen on Oct 11, 2017 - 61 comments

I'm dreaming of a libre quonsmas

I love Secret Quonsar. I've participated twice and it was great fun. However, there is one fly in this sweet, creamy milkshake: Google. [more inside]
posted by Too-Ticky on Sep 26, 2017 - 55 comments

Very belated appreciation for my secret quonsar

I got my amazing, delightful, thoughtful gift package from miratime way back at the end of November...while I was in the middle of a combination of post-election freakout and literally the biggest project of my entire career. So I didn't say thank you properly, and now it's almost April! I especially want to show off these socks that I made with the yarn she gave me. This project has been fun and emotionally soothing and the socks look amazing. :) Thanks again! [more inside]
posted by epersonae on Mar 31, 2017 - 17 comments

Best way to search archives?

After excellent success using ask.me to get a gift idea, I don't want to spam metafilter with questions about all my friends and relations- but how best to search the archives? [more inside]
posted by freethefeet on Dec 20, 2016 - 9 comments

2016 Secret Quonsar Thank You Thread!

I can't believe I'm starting this thread. I can't believe that I came home tonight to the most gloriously Metafiltery of Secret Quonsar gifts! [more inside]
posted by apartment dweller on Nov 14, 2016 - 713 comments

secret quonsar 2016: signups are open

It's secret quonsar time again! Participants will find out who they have drawn on Friday, November 11, and the gift send by (or on) date is Friday, December 2*. Please sign up by 11:59 PM EST on Wednesday, November 9. The spending guideline: $10-20. [more inside]
posted by julen on Oct 31, 2016 - 336 comments

Planning for secret quonsar, 2016 edition

If it's October, it's time to plan for this year's secret quonsar swap! The secret quonsar swap is - for the uninitiated - our holiday-adjacent wintery gift exchange (Read About it on the Wiki). Let's talk details! [more inside]
posted by julen on Oct 18, 2016 - 105 comments

You asked for miracles - I give you The Washington. Post.

"Quonsmas organizers — this year there are three: julen, a participant since 2007 and volunteer since 2009, articseal and phunniemee — keep Quonsmas running through spreadsheets and hard work. They ensure it’s an egalitarian swap, of gifts between $10-20 made between two people regardless of how long they’ve been Metafilter members or how often they post (though Metafilter membership is a requirement for joining)." Nice writeup in The Washington Post's blog, The Intersect. [more inside]
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome on Dec 22, 2015 - 28 comments

2015 Secret Quonsar Thank You Thread!

A mysterious package arrived in the mail this morning. My first thoughts was, "My Quonsar gift?!", followed quickly by "Who on earth would be that on-the-ball to get out their gift this early?!?!" The answer? My Quonsarer, that's who!! Thank you so much for the yummy vegan creme-filled cupcakes, the Japanese "knowledge cards", and the fun maps of San Francisco. Happy Quonsar, everyone!
posted by ochenk on Nov 14, 2015 - 941 comments

Secret Quonsar Thank You Thread!

My dog just started barking at the UPS man, but I wasn't expecting anything. Or was I? Thank you, Matt Haughey, for the t-shirt (and baby gift to come, squee!!)! I spent several work hours contemplating my own quonsar's gift so I was totally thrilled to be quonsed while in the spirit of things! Secret Quonsar Thank You Thread 2014!
posted by aabbbiee on Nov 14, 2014 - 731 comments

Thank you to the organizers of the Secret Quonsar Swap.

We've had the announcement threads, the planning thread, and the "thank you for the stuff" threads, but I think we all need to take a moment to thank the organizers of the Secret Quonsar swap. [more inside]
posted by bondcliff on Jan 23, 2014 - 55 comments

Sometimes the universe is just creepy.

As the previous Secret Quonsar threads have been closed, I thought I'd share the weird coincidence our giftenating hath wrought. (Anyone else have odd MetaFilter connections to share?) [more inside]
posted by Madamina on Feb 22, 2013 - 43 comments

The last (OR IS IT) SQ thank you thread!

Word on the street is that there are a number of people still waiting to give public thank yous, but with nowhere to post them. So, without further ado, I would like to say OH MAN SO COOL, THANK YOU!!! to Snarl Furillo for the two very, very awesome pairs of earrings! [more inside]
posted by phunniemee on Jan 8, 2013 - 43 comments

Quonser-Quonsee Relations

A tiny Quonsmas pony for all! Could we get some sort of "Quonsed" option for the relationships list when we're adding contacts? [more inside]
posted by Fui Non Sum on Dec 23, 2012 - 10 comments

Holiday redemption!

Quonsmas, Mark II [more inside]
posted by yellowcandy on Jan 27, 2012 - 21 comments

Quonsarmas

Secret quonsor wtf? So, in the Secret Quonsar swap I seem to have drawn someone who turns out to have done their PhD (last year) in my husband's department. Is there something in the algorithm that makes that more likely than the absolutely bizarre unlikelihood I would have thought it had?
posted by lollusc on Nov 24, 2011 - 76 comments

I feel more like Little Egypt than ever before!

This might be something like flogging a dead horse, but I need to thank my secret quonsar immediately. [more inside]
posted by malibustacey9999 on Jan 3, 2011 - 21 comments

Secret Quonsar: The run-up, the run-down, and general preparation (2010)

It's that time of year again! For the past several years, we've enjoyed swapping gifts in a secret Quonsar swap. I'll be organizing it this year (with the help of Indigo Rain, last year's organizer) My goal is to open signups on November 15, and do the ceremonial giftee random draw on (American) Thanksgiving Day, which is November 25th. Before we open the floodgates to this year's Secret Quonsar, there is one outstanding issue we need to resolve. [more inside]
posted by julen on Nov 3, 2010 - 78 comments

Let us give thanks

Can we keep the Secret Quonsar post open so we can give updates/say thanks for our gifts? [more inside]
posted by kidsleepy on Dec 26, 2007 - 4 comments

Quon... sar? What is?

Whither "quonsar"? [more inside]
posted by not_on_display on Dec 25, 2007 - 95 comments

Upsetting the plate of beans.

I miss the old metafilter. [more inside]
posted by roofus on Nov 28, 2007 - 345 comments

Possibly, Secret Santa

Pony request: For years, Thinkblank ran their great Secret Santa, where people would put in their wish list of <$20 gifts from a website and then a computer would randomly couple participants together and they would accordingly send gifts but wouldn't know who the giver was until six months later. But, sadly, Thinkblank is defunct. Possible to do a secret santa on Metafilter?
posted by parmanparman on Nov 26, 2007 - 281 comments

Sideblog this!

Can we have a sideblog on the blue to this question?

"Is that Quonsar's pic on th elf? would that make it an elflink?
posted by Iron Rat at 5:17 PM PST on December 17"
posted by Cranberry on Dec 17, 2006 - 19 comments

The pantsfish returns!

The Q man shows signs of life again. Welcome back!
posted by clevershark on Oct 21, 2005 - 43 comments

Welcome back Quonsar!

Welcome back Quonsar!
posted by furtive on Oct 19, 2005 - 113 comments

My pants is missing its fish

Whatever happened to quonsar?
posted by Dreamghost on Oct 15, 2005 - 200 comments

Secret Santa on MeFi

I was contemplating tranquileye's previous post, and thinking that it's a fun idea to give something to and get something from somebody you don't know at all, but even more fun if you know at least a little something about them; wouldn't it be great to have a MeFi "Secret Santa" next year? And if so, how would we go about that? more...
posted by taz on Dec 28, 2003 - 38 comments

Who is quonsar?

Please excuse my newbie question:

Who is quonsar? And why is he always referred on so many MeFi posts?
posted by ruwan on Aug 10, 2003 - 45 comments

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