# 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:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310/21 "2005-08-31T00:04:13Z")
Is it possible and not _too_ unethical to volunteer just to recieve crap? I just moved back into a dorm for the year, so all my crap is either at home, or got tossed/given away when I moved out of my room in May. A quick glance around reveals that I could send…er, paperclips, an empty Altoids tin, and the cardboard packing that my coffee maker came in, and that’s it. ---
**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:** [August 31, 2005, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310/22 "2005-08-31T00:10:53Z")
i’m in. i would send ninja chick a “no questions asked” elephant as well. ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310/23 "2005-08-31T01:56:41Z")
> [@rocking chair](#): > > i’m in. > > i would send ninja chick a “no questions asked” elephant as well. Well, since it’s been offered: I selflessly volunteer to receive. If we do this again come, say, mid-May, I will have oodles of stuff I don’t want to deal with, and I will try to make it up in the future. ---
**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:** [August 31, 2005, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310/24 "2005-08-31T03:49:05Z")
Great! Keep those e-mails coming. **Ninja** - can you make sure that you remind me in your e-mail that **rocking chair** is going to send you an extra package? That’s the sort of thing that could mess me up somewhat (I’ll forget, and then assign you someone, and send out the messages and then you’ll say - no, no - no package from me! and I’ll have a big mess on my hands, so remind me, K? 🙂 ) ---
**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:** [August 31, 2005, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310/25 "2005-08-31T03:52:22Z")
Ooops - I forgot to mention a rule that I thought of just now while peeing (don’t ask). If you don’t receive a package within one month of getting your Elephantee assigned, e-mail me and let me know - I’ll contact the person. If you are that person, be advised - if your package doesn’t arrive, you’ll get two reminder e-mails from me (unless you send me an explanation - ie, in mail, overseas, totally forgot but on way now, etc) the first one will be a friendish reminder, the second one will be totally snarky. And I’ll put a pox on you. An ichy pox. Finally, if your elephantee hasn’t received their package from you, don’t bother e-mailing me bitching about not getting yours yet. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310/26 "2005-08-31T13:35:23Z")
Hey, why don’t we all send all the stuff to **NinjaChick**? Oh Alice, that would be the best prank ever. Organize one of these things and then make everyone send stuff to one person. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310/27 "2005-08-31T13:45:00Z")
Upon taking a brief glance around my little apartment, I find a few things that would be ideal for a college student. Put me down for a package for **NinjaChick** , too…I’ll e–mail you as well but I’m willing to help out a poor starving college student. I mean, I remember being one. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310/28 "2005-08-31T13:51:56Z")
Oh heck, even though it felt like I freecycled half my house when I moved last month, moving into a house that feels like half the size of the one we were living in then (it really is about 2/3 the size but still feels like half, especially with all the boxes of cr…er, stuff everywhere, y’know?), I suspect I could find more than enough to donate some useless cr…er, valuable possessions to someone else. Previous Doper exchanges have been a blast! So count me in. I’ll email, too, obviously. ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310/29 "2005-08-31T14:17:04Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > Hey, why don’t we all send all the stuff to **NinjaChick**? > > Oh Alice, that would be the best prank ever. Organize one of these things and then make everyone send stuff to one person. :eek: Er…'cuz **NinjaChick** lives in a 7x9 dorm room? I can literally reach my bookshelf, desk, fridge, laundry hamper, and other shelves (ie, everything in my room but the closet/dresser unit) while sitting on my bed. Stuff = good. More stuff than fits in a 7x9 room != good for **NinjaChick**. ---
**Author:** ![dasgupta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@dasgupta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasgupta)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310/30 "2005-08-31T16:02:17Z")
A chance to clear out stuff! Wheeee! ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310/31 "2005-08-31T16:07:46Z")
> [@NinjaChick](#): > > :eek: > > Er…'cuz **NinjaChick** lives in a 7x9 dorm room? I can literally reach my bookshelf, desk, fridge, laundry hamper, and other shelves (ie, everything in my room but the closet/dresser unit) while sitting on my bed. > > Stuff = good. More stuff than fits in a 7x9 room != good for **NinjaChick**. Well if you have nothing to send out, maybe you could offer your services. Say one free assassination. ---
**Author:** ![tanookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310/32 "2005-08-31T16:18:35Z")
Email sent! ---
**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:** [August 31, 2005, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310/33 "2005-08-31T16:45:40Z")
Excellent! Keep those e-mails coming! I’ll work on compiling an up to the second list based on e-mails I’ve received. There are a few people that have posted here that I don’t have an e-mail from yet…make sure you do that part too! 🙂 ---
**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:** [August 31, 2005, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310/34 "2005-08-31T17:08:26Z")
I’m so in, email has been sent. And I’ve got some dorm room posters if Ninja wants em. Otherwise I think it’s time for em to go. ---
**Author:** ![Ultraviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c77e96/32.png) [@Ultraviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ultraviolet)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310/35 "2005-08-31T17:51:27Z")
This sounds interesting. I’ve got loads of small stuff to get rid of … er … donate to a suitable party. I’ll send an e-mail tonight. Hoo hoo, I’m gonna get a box of crap!! (Not literally, I hope!) ---
**Author:** ![feppytweed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/feppytweed/32/4280_2.png) [@feppytweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/feppytweed)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310/36 "2005-08-31T18:59:40Z")
I sent an e-mail…now i gotta find some stuff to send… ---
**Author:** ![phall0106](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phall0106/32/5934_2.png) [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310/37 "2005-08-31T21:16:39Z")
Oh! Cool beans–I’m in. I got a cool PicklePicker from last year (and oddly enough, I actually use it quite a bit–obviously I eat far more pickles than I thought I did!). Now, I just gotta round up some stuff… ---
**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:** [August 31, 2005, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310/38 "2005-08-31T21:42:13Z")
I’m going to ask for only a domestic doper. With gas prices rising insanely high, and a 40 gallon gas tank, I am definately under a very sharp knife financially. ---
**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:** [August 31, 2005, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310/39 "2005-08-31T21:44:46Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > I’m going to ask for only a domestic doper. With gas prices rising insanely high, and a 40 gallon gas tank, I am definately under a very sharp knife financially. As to this - in the past I’ve arranged states into “zones” and tried to match people within the same “zone” in order to minimize shipping costs (well, except to me - one of you turkeys is going to have to ship me something to Canada…) Anyhow - does anyone know if this actually makes a difference in cost? It does in Canada, but I have no idea about you folks _down there_. 😃 ---
**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:** [August 31, 2005, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310/40 "2005-08-31T21:52:25Z")
Aguecheek Alice in Wonderland Anaamika Avarie537 BrattiAtti Dasgupta Draelin Edward The Head Fairy Chat Mom Feppytweed jayjay Mama Tiger Ninja Chick (to receive only) Papsett Phal0106 Picunurse Rocking Chair (but I have no e-mail with address yet) Shirley Ujest Susie Derkins Tanookie Zebra I appologize for any typos - I was sort of switching between screens… If anyone else has sent me an e-mail, it hasn’t yet arrived, as of 4:00 PM Mountain Sun Time. Obviously, you have a little over 3 weeks for it to get here, so don’t panic yet. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310.md?page=3)