# Are we doing a Secret Santa this year? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 11, 2001, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/92771 "2001-11-11T16:10:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2001, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/92771/21 "2001-11-11T23:05:51Z")
I’m almost positive **Rue DeDay** was going to head this up. He quickly became a valued asset on the _White Elephant_ farm and I think he has the right stuff to manage an effort of this size (despite the ill-fated **Underwear Exchange** lack-luster response: myself and **Bobkitty**.) $0.02 ---
**Author:** ![Rosebud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@Rosebud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rosebud)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2001, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/92771/22 "2001-11-11T23:29:57Z")
I’m in! Last year was lots of fun, and I just like getting presents. Ok, giving them too 😉 ---
**Author:** ![eirroc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f1d935/32.png) [@eirroc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eirroc)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2001, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/92771/23 "2001-11-11T23:35:11Z")
I’m in! Ditto on the same continent posting thingy, but if not I’m still in, cause the white elephant swap was aso spaso. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Creant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Miss\_Creant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Creant)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2001, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/92771/24 "2001-11-11T23:38:43Z")
me too me too me too! ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2001, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/92771/25 "2001-11-11T23:57:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by thinksnow \* > **I’m almost positive Rue DeDay was going to head this up. He quickly became a valued asset on the _White Elephant_ farm and I think he has the right stuff to manage an effort of this size…** Shall I take that as a “vote of no confidence” from you? If Rue wants to do it, great. But he’d better get cracking because it’s getting late. ---
**Author:** ![Wicked\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2acd7d/32.png) [@Wicked\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wicked_Blue)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/92771/26 "2001-11-12T00:26:21Z")
I’ll play too. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bluesman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@Bluesman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bluesman)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/92771/27 "2001-11-12T00:59:16Z")
Lucretia and I are in. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/92771/28 "2001-11-12T01:23:01Z")
Me too! Me too! If I remember correctly, last year we all gave our addresses to one person who then did a drawing (or some complicated mathematical calculation) at home and e-mailed the individual addresses to the appropriate secret santa. I’d be willing to do the international thing if the numbers don’t even out. For the Mods and Admins, perhaps we can talk to the ones we know personally to deliver them to the ones we don’t. How would we go about doing this Mod thing? Would it be a group effort? Would we automatically include them in the drawing even if they don’t join voluntarily? ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/92771/29 "2001-11-12T01:48:27Z")
me me me me me ---
**Author:** ![dragonlady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@dragonlady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragonlady)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/92771/30 "2001-11-12T02:16:14Z")
me too me too me too! ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/92771/31 "2001-11-12T03:07:36Z")
I’m too new to know the rules but I’d looooove to play. Count me in, in, in! ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/92771/32 "2001-11-12T03:14:34Z")
I’m so in I’m almost out. ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/92771/33 "2001-11-12T03:37:00Z")
I don’t know about “no confidence,” per se… You know, I _could_ just go ahead and take this monster one, too, after having managed the _Elephant_ preserve for so long, it almost seems natural, but then again, looking at the couch, it seems I’ve had mixed success. Plus, **Rue** really seems to want to cut his teeth on this one, but I guess we won’t know until he gets back from vacation. ---
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/92771/34 "2001-11-12T03:57:20Z")
I’ll play. Presents are fun and stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/92771/35 "2001-11-12T05:05:43Z")
I’m game. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/92771/36 "2001-11-12T05:18:32Z")
I’m in! ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/92771/37 "2001-11-12T06:48:28Z")
oooh, me too. Do we send lots of little presents, culminating with a big present, or one big present? ---
**Author:** ![Commander\_Fortune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Commander\_Fortune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commander_Fortune)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/92771/38 "2001-11-12T06:51:59Z")
I’m in ---
**Author:** ![Civil\_Defense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Civil\_Defense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Defense)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/92771/39 "2001-11-12T07:31:07Z")
I’m in. ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/92771/40 "2001-11-12T09:00:07Z")
I had such fun with the White Elephant swap that I’d like to play too. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/92771.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doing-a-secret-santa-this-year/92771.md?page=3)