# First Annual SDMB Coffee Mug exchange! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 2, 2012, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-annual-sdmb-coffee-mug-exchange/642789 "2012-12-02T20:46:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-annual-sdmb-coffee-mug-exchange/642789/101 "2013-01-18T18:37:37Z")
I came home yesterday to find a shoebox-sized package waiting for me. Excitedly, I opened it to find a wonderful gift set from **Heart of Dorkness** : A mug with a crab on it, some Old Bay sprinkle, a small mallet (šŸ˜•) and some wonderful cream caramels. My wife likes the mallet and has already threatened to use it to inflict bodily harm on me should I fail to toe the line, and we both agree the ā€œIā€™m Feeling Crabbyā€ mug is a perfect sentiment for for this curmudgeon! So, **Heart of Dorkness,** thank you very, very much. This was a lot of fun and I look forward to participating next year. Which reminds me. I procured my gifteeā€™s mug, and will send it out either tomorrow afternoon if I can get off work early enough, or if not then Tuesday. Being sent from Oregon \> mumblemumblemumble on the east coast, so any east coast Dopers still waitingā€¦ patience. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-annual-sdmb-coffee-mug-exchange/642789/102 "2013-01-18T20:07:06Z")
My mug and some goodies headed west today! Hope the recipient enjoys. šŸ™‚ (I forgot to enclose a card, so wrote PapSett on the return addressā€¦) ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-annual-sdmb-coffee-mug-exchange/642789/103 "2013-01-18T20:39:43Z")
> [@Atomic\_Mama](#): > > Thanks a LOT. Now I gotta google ā€œDiscworldā€ & find out about THAT !!! :smack: Oh, youā€™re in for a treat. > [@Lancia](#): > > a small mallet (šŸ˜•) Shoot. I was hoping its purpose would be clear in the context of the other items, but itā€™s the [quintessential](http://www.jospices.com/laser-engraving-logos-crab-mallets-custom-gifts.php) Maryland tool for eating crabs, as featured [here](http://www.howcast.com/videos/330139-How-to-Eat-Crabs). Itā€™s used to crack open the claws; those who are more civilized and/or donā€™t like fun might use a nutcracker instead. > [@Lancia](#): > > My wife likes the mallet and has already threatened to use it to inflict bodily harm on me should I fail to toe the line. This is also a valid and widely-accepted use. ---
**Author:** ![deedeeknowit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@deedeeknowit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deedeeknowit)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-annual-sdmb-coffee-mug-exchange/642789/104 "2013-01-18T20:49:48Z")
> [@TGIF](#): > > @ deedeeknowit Oh my goodness!! I just received the BEST package!! Thank you SOOOO much! I was having a bad day and came tonight to find the best gift! So many good treats and I LOVE the Venetian mug! Youā€™re amazing!! šŸ˜ƒ Youā€™re most welcome, TGIF. Glad to hear it got there safely and youā€™re happy with the contents. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-annual-sdmb-coffee-mug-exchange/642789/105 "2013-01-18T22:57:19Z")
I mailed mine a week ago today. I hope it finds its wayā€¦ I too, added no goodies, sorry. ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-annual-sdmb-coffee-mug-exchange/642789/106 "2013-01-18T23:08:15Z")
> [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Hey, **Shoeless**! Got my kickinā€™ Kansas mug and my coffee - two kinds! - last night. Brewed some up this morning, and it was luscious. Thanks a million. Youā€™re welcome! Just FYI - my best friend from college, who lives in Seattle now, insists that Zā€™s is the best coffee shop heā€™s ever been in, anywhere. So I guess thatā€™s sayinā€™ something. I worried after I mailed it that you might not have a grinder for the beans, but it sounds like you are all set. As for me, I came home from work tonight and there was a coffee-mug-sized package on the front porch, and I was all excited - until I realized as I started opening it that it was addressed to my wife. ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-annual-sdmb-coffee-mug-exchange/642789/107 "2013-01-19T20:43:14Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > As for me, I came home from work tonight and there was a coffee-mug-sized package on the front porch, and I was all excited - until I realized as I started opening it that it was addressed to my wife. ā˜¹ Today, however, the mug is here! Very nice. It has a sepia print of the NYC skyline and the Brooklyn Bridge. Thanks **Hershele Ostropoler**! (And donā€™t worry - I have a coffee grinder. Two, in fact.) ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-annual-sdmb-coffee-mug-exchange/642789/108 "2013-01-19T20:51:48Z")
My mug & goodies are here! THANK YOU Anwar!! It is a HUGE, beautiful blue mug that could easily be used for soup, and a loaf of home baked bread that smells heavenly and will be used with my dinner later today, canā€™t wait! ---
**Author:** ![jools](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b3f665/32.png) [@jools](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jools)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-annual-sdmb-coffee-mug-exchange/642789/109 "2013-01-21T16:03:38Z")
My mug and goodies have been sent, hopefully it will get there soon! ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2013, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-annual-sdmb-coffee-mug-exchange/642789/110 "2013-01-23T02:22:36Z")
I arrived home after a long and arduous day (seriously. Regular workday + teaching a class from 7:30-9:00 = FRIED BRAIN) to a sturdy-as-hell-feeling mug from the [Old Rock Cafe](http://www.oldrock.ca/) via **ChickaPicosa** along with some coffee that smelled fantastic as I opened the box (ok, it could be that I havenā€™t had dinner yet, but Iā€™m sure thatā€™s not it šŸ™‚ ) Black Bearā€™s Butt made me laugh even before I read the reason behind it - and I am much more of a medium blend coffee person, so good call! And the piece of information about Sudbury you included has my librarian brain itching to head out and find out more - Iā€™m a sucker for old mining (and rust belt) towns and their history. šŸ™‚ Also, you have lovely penmanship. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![ChickaPicosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@ChickaPicosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChickaPicosa)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2013, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-annual-sdmb-coffee-mug-exchange/642789/111 "2013-01-23T23:55:39Z")
Glad it got there in one piece, **Lsura**! I hope the coffee is decent. Yes, the mug is a nice thick ceramic so it should insulate fairly well. Enjoy! (Also, your comment about my penmanship made me laugh, as half the time I can hardly read it!) ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-annual-sdmb-coffee-mug-exchange/642789/112 "2013-01-24T00:38:55Z")
**PapSett** , I just received you package. Have you been stalking me? šŸ˜ƒ You sent my all time favorite cookies! and the truffles are darling. However, Iā€™m dieting (successfully; 51lbs, so far). They will be my very occasional treat. Iā€™ll have to hide them well from my husband. The coffee cup is lovely, Iā€™ll use it tomorrow morning. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I just realized I didnā€™t put my user name on my package. Iā€™ll PM my recipient. ---
**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:** [January 24, 2013, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-annual-sdmb-coffee-mug-exchange/642789/113 "2013-01-24T01:36:26Z")
**picunurse** , I just got in last night from out of town! Iā€™d been gone for so long, I didnā€™t even think that this box on my doorstep couldā€™ve been a mug! And what a fine mug it is, too! A brushed aluminum travel mug that even I cannot break! (although I donā€™t want to test that theory) She even threw in some tea towels! Thank you so much, **picunurse**!!! I just finished boxing up everything for my recipientā€¦ The coffee shop was out of stock on a couple of the goodies before I left, so I had to wait until today to load up. Some freshly-roasted, whole bean coffee (with accompanying mug, plus a couple other treats) shall be headed North tomorrow, where they shall surely be appreciated by someone who is enduring much colder weather than I am! Thanks again everyone for participating. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-annual-sdmb-coffee-mug-exchange/642789/114 "2013-01-24T02:19:00Z")
Arrived home from work, disappointed to see no package at my doorstep. But wait! Thereā€™s the doorbell! The new mail delivery route has my street being the last one delivered for the day. YAY! Leftfield6 has sent me not one, but two lovely mugs. The first being a classic, old-fashioned diner type coffee mug with a PittyPatā€™s logo (I havenā€™t been there in years and donā€™t thing they were selling mugs at that time). But even better is a lovely cobalt-blue Emory University mug stuffed with chocolates and mints. Thank you Leftfield6! Iā€™m just going to tote the Emory mug along to my next car club meeting because one of the other members is a graduate of Emory. I can make him envious simply by sipping my hot chocolate. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-annual-sdmb-coffee-mug-exchange/642789/115 "2013-01-24T15:12:10Z")
Iā€™m finally mailing today! To my recipient ā€“ sorry. No interesting story, just a domino fall of one small thing after another interfering with my plans. You live a long way away, so my guess is that youā€™ll get it next week sometime. Again, sorry for the delays! ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-annual-sdmb-coffee-mug-exchange/642789/116 "2013-01-24T18:23:50Z")
> [@picunurse](#): > > **PapSett** , I just received you package. Have you been stalking me? šŸ˜ƒ You sent my all time favorite cookies! and the truffles are darling. However, Iā€™m dieting (successfully; 51lbs, so far). They will be my very occasional treat. Iā€™ll have to hide them well from my husband. > The coffee cup is lovely, Iā€™ll use it tomorrow morning. > Thank you, thank you, thank you. > > I just realized I didnā€™t put my user name on my package. Iā€™ll PM my recipient. Glad it arrived in one piece! No stalking, just saw those cookies and knew they are wonderfully delicious! Congrats on the weight loss! Glad to supply you with a reward. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-annual-sdmb-coffee-mug-exchange/642789/117 "2013-01-24T19:17:25Z")
Got mine today! And soo-prize soo-prize, it already came pre-loaded with some coffee. Hereā€™s a [pic of me](http://www.flickr.com/photos/7604613@N04/8411112083/in/set-72157601370376658/) enjoying both the mug and the joe. [Yum](http://www.flickr.com/photos/7604613@N04/8412209308/in/set-72157601370376658/) [yum.](http://www.flickr.com/photos/7604613@N04/8412209534/in/set-72157601370376658/) Thanks, whoever you are (I know your name, just not the Doper attached to it). Iā€™ve had the flu all week, so Iā€™ve been a tad late to the party, but mine will be shipping out either today or tomorrow (sans flu, so no worries, itā€™s coming to you direct)! ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-annual-sdmb-coffee-mug-exchange/642789/118 "2013-01-24T20:09:27Z")
Update: A mug is tiptoeing its way home to somewhere in CAā€¦ ---
**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:** [January 25, 2013, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-annual-sdmb-coffee-mug-exchange/642789/119 "2013-01-25T00:18:44Z")
I finally put my mail in the post today, but it may be February before the recipient receives it! Oh well, dems da breaks for Canadopers. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-annual-sdmb-coffee-mug-exchange/642789/120 "2013-01-27T04:30:08Z")
My package arrived today. A Liberty Bell mug for my cocoa, but I GOT TASTYKAKES! Krimpets and Kandy Kakes. Whoopee!!! I havenā€™t had Tastykakes since Nationals was in Philly. Thanks, **twicks**! My inner junk food demon thanks you, and my wife is wondering if sheā€™ll ever get any of them the way Iā€™m holding them away. šŸ˜ƒ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-annual-sdmb-coffee-mug-exchange/642789.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-annual-sdmb-coffee-mug-exchange/642789.md?page=7)