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Aussies at TAM 5.5: I need Minties!

The Bad Astronomer

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Oi! Are you Australian, or in Australia, and coming to TAM 5.5?

I need Minties!

I'm addicted to the gorram things, they're basically unavailable in the US, and I'm almost out. Like, I have five left in a little plastic bag, and I'm holding back from devouring them.

I'll be at TAM 5.5, so I'll make the same deal I did at TAM 4: for everyone who brings me a bag of Minties (I think they come in 100 and 400 gram bags) I'll trade some great NASA swag I picked up at my astronomy meeting last week. Posters, images, even the fantastic NASA 2008 calendar. I also happen to know that peanut butter M&Ms are not available in Australia, so I'll be happy to trade those as well.

Let me know here in this thread, so I know how much stuff to keep in reserve for those who save me from a sad Mintieless existence.

Thanks mates!

[size=-3]I'll accept Tim Tams, too. Yum![/size]
 
If I may, I would like to ask someone to bring me musk flavored Lifesavers. a few rolls should do. Thanks.
 
I may be seeing my Mintie connection next week. But I warn you: they don't come cheap. I'll need at least a black hole named after me.
 
Phil -- you can apparently buy these online:

http://www.shopnewzealand.co.nz/en/cp861/Minties_200g

Unless there's a catch I'm not seeing, a 200g bag can get shipped here from New Zealand for a total of $7.50 US.

Just ordered a bag, so I can see what all the fuss is about. Drastic, yes, but I don't have NASA swag, and I think a Cox Communications coozie would only get me a half-sucked TicTac :)
 
mr. ottle, $7.50 for 200 grams is a flat out con job. They cost 1/4 that in Oz, and the shipping is outrageous. I'd go through it pretty quickly. I figure a few Aussies can pack an extra kilo, and I'm all set.
 
Oh, I believe it. Especially since I don't even like mints :) It's more cost-effective for me to just brush my teeth.

But I understand a huge jones, and cost-and-demand. How bad is your addiction? Do you have enough NASA stuff to ride it out? What will you say 10 years from now when the feds come to your door and say "do you remember that thing you took when you left NASA? We think it contains evidence of extraterrestrial life?"

If you say "I think it's in Canberra -- want a mintie?" they are going to TAZE YOU.

I am only looking out for your family :)
 
Happily, all the trading is in the form of random stuff I picked up at the last astronomy meeting. I doubt I'll be giving up any flight hardware, though if I go too much longer without Minties, all bets are off.
 
Most people develop domestic addictions; have you considered switching to something like Reeses Pieces? We can't have the TAM MC vulnerable to being held hostage by a Minty-carrying Aussie. ;)
 
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The Bad Astronomer said:
So we have Ottle, the man version, bringing a bag. Anyone else? Any Aussies coming? There's only one scant week left!
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We have secretly replaced Phil's minties with small pieces of cork marinated in Scope mouthwash. Let's see if he notices...

I think I am going to change my nick from mr. ottle to The Man Version.
 
Last call. Between the ridiculous articles online about an asteroid that won't kill us all and Bigfoot on Mars, my book deadline, and something I need to get on video ASAP, I'm swamped, and shouldn't even be reading this forum.
 
Who's your mintie?

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Where's your dog now?

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For those of you following this story, it had a happy ending. Phil got his minties, and I got some kickass legally obtained NASA swag -- thanks again, Phil!

Of course we will all be dead before he gets done eating them. See, there's this asteroid coming. We can't see it, because it's behind that other asteroid...
 
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