# Are we doing a Secret Santa this year? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 3, 2013, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/675371 "2013-12-03T14:33:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2013, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/675371/1 "2013-12-03T14:33:16Z")
If no one else wants to step up, I’ll organize – but I really hope someone else will be willing to step up. (I’ve done it before, and it’s not rocket surgery, but it does require a certain amount of time.) ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2013, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/675371/2 "2013-12-03T14:35:03Z")
A couple of people have asked me. I just don’t have the time to allocate to it this year - I am taking three classes and one of them is Discrete math, so I need to focus on that. But I really do want to participate! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2013, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/675371/3 "2013-12-03T14:39:15Z")
Yeah, I’m a FT freelancer these days, so working 50 hours a week or more. As I said, if no one else will do it, I will, because it’s absolutely one of my most favorite Dope traditions – but I’ve got a lot going on. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2013, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/675371/4 "2013-12-03T22:13:31Z")
Huh. 144 views and no volunteers. Whaddya say, **'mika** – why don’t you and I exchange presents? ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/675371/5 "2013-12-04T01:36:42Z")
I’d love to join in, wouldn’t be able to organize. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/675371/6 "2013-12-04T01:41:46Z")
I’m in for participating. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ChickaPicosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@ChickaPicosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChickaPicosa)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/675371/7 "2013-12-04T02:19:10Z")
I would like to participate if someone is able to organize. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Silvorange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Silvorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silvorange)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/675371/8 "2013-12-04T02:48:50Z")
I can organize. When is a good deadline? There’s not a lot of time. I’ll steal the OP from last year’s. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/675371/9 "2013-12-04T02:51:37Z")
I wouldn’t know how to organize, but I’d be willing to be in. And if not I’ll send more tea and chocolate to Twicks. ---
**Author:** ![Silvorange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Silvorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silvorange)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/675371/10 "2013-12-04T03:04:08Z")
OK, I have made an[official Secret Santa Gift Exchange post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=16899337#post16899337). ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/675371/11 "2013-12-04T15:13:02Z")
> [@Edward\_The\_Head](#): > > I wouldn’t know how to organize, but I’d be willing to be in. And if not I’ll send more tea and chocolate to Twicks. Feel free to do this anyway – both were seriously yum. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/675371/12 "2013-12-04T15:13:28Z")
> [@Silvorange](#): > > OK, I have made an[official Secret Santa Gift Exchange post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=16899337#post16899337). Yay! Thanks for taking this on! ---
**Author:** ![Foggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foggy/32/1082_2.png) [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/675371/13 "2013-12-04T16:52:51Z")
You know to change it up this year could do a Secret Satan instead? ---
**Author:** ![Silvorange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Silvorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silvorange)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/675371/14 "2013-12-05T00:45:33Z")
For those who have expressed interest here, don’t forget to sign up in the other thread!