There is a website called gmail swap that is dedicated to getting users an account on the gmail email system. The problem is, the program is still in beta and not open to the public. So this a wantad of sorts for users who can't wait, want an account now and they're not asking for free handouts either. You can browse the list of items they're offering up in trade if you don't want to go the eBay route for cold cash. Among the list of items they're willing to trade for a gmail account:
free magazine subscriptions for life
backstage concert tickets
porn
software
to have your baby
an email from God
a paperclip used by Jessica Simpson
an oscilloscope
someone's wife (unclear if it's actually his wife)
a picture of someone's girlfriend's dog
nude pictures of someone's dog (as opposed to clothed?)
a robot (doing something sad) drawn in MS Paint (I don't want to know)
a tour of Tokyo
admission to Boalt Law School
a Zippo lighter from 1950
a pot of fresh, home-style spaghetti sauce, shipped in dry ice
a photo of someone doing whatever you like
kung-fu lessons from the student-of-a-student-of-a-student of Bruce Lee's instructor
medical advice from a recent med school grad
the services of a fire-spinner, didgeridoo-player, and photographer
the location and combination of a bank's money-filled safe
a mystery present on your birthday
butter-knives from the Great Depression, with ivory
be the godparent of someone's next child
scorpions
an authentic bible signed by Jesus
a mutated, laser-mounted sea bass
4 lb. of fresh fudge
artifacts from Gabon, Africa
a week of free drinks at a Barcelona bar
a human kidney. shipping not included
a goatee (uh, how?)
a stone from the military demarcation line between North and South Korea
one human soul
the story of how someone lost their virginity
a photo of a wife and girlfriend kissing
an original photo from Antarctica + an imaginary penguin named Mordie
an Arachnid of Foresight, imbued with the Elixer of Knowledge
slow entropy (I'd like to see that)
Spider-Man's Aunt May
a monkey
a flight crewmember will send postcards from a different place every month
a $30 donation to the charity of your choice
The site refers to current gmail users as "lucky ducks." I'm one of them.
