# Does anyone feel like White Elephanting? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 30, 2005, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310 "2005-08-30T19:23:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![Ultraviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c77e96/32.png) [@Ultraviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ultraviolet)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310/241 "2005-10-28T03:05:00Z")
> [@Aguecheek](#): > > What **Draelin** said. It’s a catnip ball. Type. Thing. > As for the green pill, it’s a grow-sponge-thing. Apparently, you put it in water, the capsule melts, and the tightly packed sponge inside grows into a funky animal of sorts. S’posed to be neat. My wife got me a Spider-Man one once! Good thing I didn’t swallow it, then! That would be an interesting trip to the emergency room! “No, Doctor, I have no idea how that spongy Spider-Man/Incredible Hulk/dinosaur got there!” ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2005, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310/242 "2005-12-07T17:39:42Z")
It came. Today. At least I think this is my White Elephant box. I’m not in the SS thread or the OE thread. But I did get. An ornament. Several bendy people that are very vaguely creepy. A small stuffed puppy A small stuffed alien A small stuffed spider A pair of sunglasses A hard rubber six inch Darth Vader figure that is also vvc. A post-it style note pad A hard rock button A Cat-in-the-Hat I love reading button. Some small figurines of elephants and bears. A binder clip A jingle bell A yo-yo (with the Standard Insurance logo) A hand painted, wooden egg with a little duck inside Something that grows. A little cup with something in it with instructions on how to water it. It is from a flooring company so I guess wood flooring grows out of it. And finally a hand painted little box that looks like a lip balm case with a cat face and "here kitty kitty’ on the side. On the bottom of that it reads “Jem”. I guess Jem made the box but is that the doper? The return address is hard to read except for Philly PA. So thanks! Who ever you are? (Whom?) ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2005, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310/243 "2005-12-07T17:41:50Z")
Oh and I forgot. Some sort of hypno-disk. I think I use this in conjunction with the sunglasses. And some felt, fake duck feet for an action figure along with a little hat. I plan to add most of this to my nativity scene. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2005, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310/244 "2005-12-07T18:25:50Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > So thanks! Who ever you are? (Whom?) I know who it is!!! And for a dollar, I’ll tell you! Bwahahaha! See, I told you that something would arrive, my fine stripey friend. 🙂 ---
**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 8, 2005, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310/245 "2005-12-08T02:06:43Z")
why would there be a hat with duck feet? ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310/246 "2006-09-29T09:55:17Z")
Email sent. Whomever gets me (You lucky, lucky bastid) I have two kids who love snakes, cats, dogs, hell, anything, really. If you are a knitter and have stash (books, stix, yarn) to offload, I’m your gal. ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310/247 "2006-09-29T12:27:44Z")
Psst… this years’ thread is over here [------\>](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=390002) ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310/248 "2006-09-29T14:36:59Z")
Thanks for the redirect, **chaoticbear**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310.md?page=12)