Zippy
New Member
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- Camborne, Cornwall
F'ing Secret Santa. I opted out of ours at work. Humbug!!
Keeping a Goldfish alive as a secret santa present...
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Cubist
Still wavin'
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- Ovver 'thill
Admin said:Could I make a suggestion?
Why not buy him a gift voucher for a pet store so he can buy the fish himself?
This will give him time to check his existing tank and equipment, and prepare the tank for the fish/es (7 days is a good ball-park timescale for the chlorine to disipate and the water to settle at room temp.)
Whilst you're in the shop buying the voucher, you could get a little tub of fish food, and some bottles of water cleanser/conditioner to wrap up with the voucher.
This way he gets his fish, and you don't have to worry about the details of carrying/presenting a live animal.
Cheers,
Shaun
Don't you f*cking come on here and start spouting your common sense now Shaun!
HobbesChoice
New Member
- Location
- Essex
I like Shaun's idea!
I also like that the op has put such a lot of thought and effort into the secret santa gift and overall wellbeing of the goldfish. Some would either just buy a plastic fish to inadvertently liven up the ribbing again or would buy the goldfish and hand it over without worrying if it was alive or dead when opened.
But, I would definitely only buy the voucher and food rather than the fish itself. If he indeed does want to bugger it to death then he may have preferences as to stamina and friskiness of said fish!!!!!
I also like that the op has put such a lot of thought and effort into the secret santa gift and overall wellbeing of the goldfish. Some would either just buy a plastic fish to inadvertently liven up the ribbing again or would buy the goldfish and hand it over without worrying if it was alive or dead when opened.
But, I would definitely only buy the voucher and food rather than the fish itself. If he indeed does want to bugger it to death then he may have preferences as to stamina and friskiness of said fish!!!!!
Of course there could be another reason why they like to keep an empty fishtank
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badkitty
A Fiddler of ill repute
Admin said:Could I make a suggestion?
Why not buy him a gift voucher for a pet store so he can buy the fish himself?
This will give him time to check his existing tank and equipment, and prepare the tank for the fish/es (7 days is a good ball-park timescale for the chlorine to disipate and the water to settle at room temp.)
Whilst you're in the shop buying the voucher, you could get a little tub of fish food, and some bottles of water cleanser/conditioner to wrap up with the voucher.
This way he gets his fish, and you don't have to worry about the details of carrying/presenting a live animal.
Cheers,
Shaun
And that's why he's God.
Shaun- Voice of Reason/God of Cyclechat.
Genius.
wafflycat
New Member
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- middle of Norfolk
Just a fiver? Cheapskate!
Rhythm Thief
Legendary Member
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- Ross on Wye
montage said:
I was a student, and now I've got a full time job. All I can say is, make the most of being a student while it lasts. If it helps you to imagine you work harder than everyone else, fair enough, but that won't last long after you finish your degree.
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
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- Crewe
At last, I can stop biting my tongueRhythm Thief said:I was a student, and now I've got a full time job. All I can say is, make the most of being a student while it lasts. If it helps you to imagine you work harder than everyone else, fair enough, but that won't last long after you finish your degree.
MacB
Lover of things that come in 3's
- Location
- Farnborough, Hampshire
Folks, folks, folks, you're all missing the point by a mile here, there are two possibilities:-
1. With the zany fun that secret santa is, people are running out of new ideas. There's only so many laughs from novelty ties and chocolate willies that can be had. Aiming to buy something that someone actually wants is commendable. However, in the history of secret santa, and the history of gift giving outside the family, there is a dearth of live animal giving. There's a f*cking good reason for this, it's a cr*p idea, Montage hasn't come up with something new, he's merely settled on an idea that most people dismiss as too stupid for serious consideration.
2. Between adults the giving of live pets is often an expression of love, or intent therein. Montage is crazy about this guy and just can't express himself, nothing quite says I love you like a live goldfish. Personally I'd try and get a bit further with the guy before giving him the fish. This could all go horribly wrong for Montage. Think of the guy, with another lover, cooing over the goldfish, it'll break his heart.
If it is option 2 then maybe a bit of patience is required, sort of a suck it and see approach
1. With the zany fun that secret santa is, people are running out of new ideas. There's only so many laughs from novelty ties and chocolate willies that can be had. Aiming to buy something that someone actually wants is commendable. However, in the history of secret santa, and the history of gift giving outside the family, there is a dearth of live animal giving. There's a f*cking good reason for this, it's a cr*p idea, Montage hasn't come up with something new, he's merely settled on an idea that most people dismiss as too stupid for serious consideration.
2. Between adults the giving of live pets is often an expression of love, or intent therein. Montage is crazy about this guy and just can't express himself, nothing quite says I love you like a live goldfish. Personally I'd try and get a bit further with the guy before giving him the fish. This could all go horribly wrong for Montage. Think of the guy, with another lover, cooing over the goldfish, it'll break his heart.
If it is option 2 then maybe a bit of patience is required, sort of a suck it and see approach
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
I think Admin's sorted the whole idea. I was going to say, in what I hoped was an encouraging matronly way, that I thought it was sweet of Montage to have put the thought into it, but that I really couldn't condone the giving of a pet unexpectedly.
And Darkstar, yes, I've been a student too, and I worked very hard, and got a first on the back of it, and then an MSc (with distinction) - I was in the library 9 to 5 and more, weekdays and weekends often, but really, it's not the same as a full time job, working to someone else's hours etc... It might seem it at the time, but it's really a pretty good life.
And Darkstar, yes, I've been a student too, and I worked very hard, and got a first on the back of it, and then an MSc (with distinction) - I was in the library 9 to 5 and more, weekdays and weekends often, but really, it's not the same as a full time job, working to someone else's hours etc... It might seem it at the time, but it's really a pretty good life.
