# I Got My Elephant!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 11, 2001, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-elephant/80811 "2001-09-11T03:27:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2001, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-elephant/80811/201 "2001-09-25T13:30:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FairyChatMom \* > \*\ ***Zappo** , your pity package went out last night. In theory, you should have it in 4-5 days. And may I mention, nothing says White Elephant like recycling White Elephants… Just so you know… \*\* Ooooohooooohooooohoooohoooohooooh!! ::does the **Zappo Happy Dance** sup[/sup] around the office, stopping only when the custodian starts chasing him with a butterfly net:: Thanks, **FairyChatMom**! You rock my Casbah. ---
**Author:** ![Pucette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@Pucette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pucette)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2001, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-elephant/80811/202 "2001-09-25T14:03:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zebra \* > \*\*Yup > > I guess I’m building a heard. I got from **Rocking Chair** a bag of Hugs (hersheys) and a stuffed puppy. > From the note the NYC dopers are getting a second round of presents thanks to **Thinksnow** and other generous dopers. > Thanks guys! > Zebra \*\* So _that’s_ what that box was! Mailed from someone in Philadelphia whose initials don’t match my White Elephanter… How sweet! There was no note, so I can’t be more specific, but thanks a whole bunch. You guys rock. 🙂 And to my white elephantee (who has yearningly posted a couple times to this thread), I am making your package tonight. I’m sorry for the delay… ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2001, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-elephant/80811/203 "2001-09-25T14:05:57Z")
Is there a two-time-loser couch in the not-yet area? _pout_ ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2001, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-elephant/80811/204 "2001-09-25T14:44:40Z")
Okay, so I sat down with some nourishment, and a pad of paper, and set out to unload my big elephant from **bobkitty**. This could take a while. :: cracks knuckles :: The package includes: Annie sticker album (with lots of stickers) birthday wrapping paper Shaun Cassidy “Our Night” (must…find…record…player) Drumming for the Shamanic Journey cassette tape (not to be used in a moving vehicle!) 12, count 'em, 12 books, mostly Harlequin Historicals Crazy straw with a wobbly eyeball in it blank journal (courtesy of the Holiday Inn in Southgate, MI) matching soapdish and toothbrush holder 2 inflatable bunnies Um…a computer component of some sort… Practical Peripherals model 5615US (sorry, don’t know what it is!) hand sized flashlight (in working condition) Coca Cola Santa coaster Heathens Idolize School Prayer (by A.T.C.) (my first tract ever!) scorpion-ish plastic figure (what IS that?) Eeyore t-shirt fleece slipper socks wine glass Winnie the Pooh gloves 36 pack colored pencils baby oil (not sure if this was the culprit of the leak - hard to tell!) raspberry body splash satin frog (stuffed with sand, how did I know? it’s got a tiny hole in it…) cat & dog note cards tiny toy car note pad in a folder 2 mens wallets Winnie the Pooh coin purse 3 pencils (2HB) unused mummy pen small magenta satin drawstring bag raspberry bar soap Baby’s body oil raspberry candle Garden Botanika mineral sport soak Small samurai sword (cool!) a handful of glow in the dark stars “gold” dollar sign money clip (aw, yeah…) Rhapsody & Arietta parfums Christmas doll 3 angel figurines (remarkably intact after shipping) 2 figurines (man & woman) And last, but certainly not least, a plethora of buttons: Warm & Fuzzy 101 Dalmatian pin “Out of body, back in 5 minutes” “Don’t look at me in that tone of voice” “Don’t let your mind wander. It’s too little to be let out alone” “Q-Pon: Buy one omnipotent being, get one free” (huh?) “I’m straight. But not narrow” All in all, a HUGE collection of stuff. **Rue** , I’m afraid you got the short end of the stick volume wise. I hardly sent ya anything. I’m very afraid. I may lose Special Friend status. :: sniff :: But the question remains… why don’t I have this much stuff hanging around MY house to send out to random Dopers? I think I need to toodle around garage sales and flea markets before we do this again… heh heh. ---
**Author:** ![dentarthurdent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@dentarthurdent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dentarthurdent)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2001, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-elephant/80811/205 "2001-09-25T14:45:08Z")
I’m a still waitin for my white elephant… ☹ Hope they got the address right… ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2001, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-elephant/80811/206 "2001-09-25T14:48:32Z")
**Cheffie** , **dentarthurdent** , you two just come on in here and sit down betwixt **Bunny** and myself. We’ll wait it out together. Maybe **Bunny** will show you her belly-button ring! ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2001, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-elephant/80811/207 "2001-09-25T14:55:58Z")
**Rocking Chair** I’m pretty brave already. Near my office is a fire house that lost nine men. Around the station there are tons of flowers, cookies, cards, candles and the pile of stuffed animals now has a new puppy. Thanks **RC** ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2001, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-elephant/80811/208 "2001-09-25T15:14:54Z")
'K… I’ll cover the following questions first: **Um…a computer component of some sort… Practical Peripherals model 5615US (sorry, don’t know what it is!)** An external modem for a Macintosh Duo 210. **scorpion-ish plastic figure (what IS that?)** THAT, my dear, is the Big Bad Monster from **Men In Black**. I got Mr. Bobkitty a MIB-themed cake a few years ago for his birthday. Couldn’t find the little Will Smith that went with it, unfortunately. **satin frog (stuffed with sand, how did I know? it’s got a tiny hole in it…)** That apparently does something to help with headaches. I wouldn’t know, since I have terrible frog-phobia and lived in constant fear of getting too close to it. **Small samurai sword (cool!)** An official **Highlander** letter opener. 🙂 **3 angel figurines (remarkably intact after shipping) 2 figurines (man & woman)** Gifts from my mother-in-law, who constantly ignores not only my non-Christian status but also my angel-phobia. _sigh_ **"Q-Pon: Buy one omnipotent being, get one free" (huh?)** Okay, so it’s only funny to me. You know John deLancie’s character ‘Q’ from Star Trek? He’s an omnipotent being? Coupon? Get it now? **All in all, a HUGE collection of stuff.** Ahh, but is it GOOD stuff? Are you underwhelmed? Was it the most craptacular present you’ve ever received? Sean Cassidy album aside, of course. 😉 Glad it lived up to White-Elephanthood. 🙂 -BK ---
**Author:** ![dentarthurdent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@dentarthurdent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dentarthurdent)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2001, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-elephant/80811/209 "2001-09-25T15:29:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GingerOfTheNorth \* > \*\ ***Cheffie** , **dentarthurdent** , you two just come on in here and sit down betwixt **Bunny** and myself. We’ll wait it out together. > Maybe **Bunny** will show you her belly-button ring! \*\* I love this girl…🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BunnyGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@BunnyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyGirl)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2001, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-elephant/80811/210 "2001-09-25T15:53:24Z")
Yah, see… : **Bunny** modestly unzips pants just a little: …it’s silver, and has a pretty blue stone, and I got it done at ChiDope with **thinksnow** and **Superdude** and **Shadow** and **MikeG** and **Dyno** , and its not that sore any more and I have to wear a band-aid over it to keep it from getting caught on my pants during softball and I’m afraid of sliding on my belly during softball cause I might rip it out and that’d hurt _really_ bad and I’d like to find one with a moonstone in it cause those are my favorite stones but I can’t change it for at least six months or so… :takes deep breath to keep talking: ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2001, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-elephant/80811/211 "2001-09-25T16:29:32Z")
**EnPhantBlanc** – Glad you liked the stuff! And thank you for the snail-mail thank-you card – e-mail is so fun but real mail is always appreciated. 🙂 > [@](#): > > Hey, what is the brass sort of cuppy thing that’s red on one end and green on the other? It’s oddly familiar, but I can’t figure it out. Do you measure drinks in it? But then why is it painted red and green? All I know is, it is way cool. If you whack it with a pencil it makes bell noises in different pitches. And what is the rubber purple thingy with weird nubbins? You’re right – the red and green thingy is a liquor measure, one shot and two. I think. And it’s made of silver, or at least silver plate. I think. When I bought the house I used to own, I found in it a cupboard and just kind of left it there. When I sold that house and moved, my parents helped me pack and one of them packed it and I found it when I was unpacking here. Since I hardly ever drink hard liquor or mixed drinks, I had no use for it and so into the WE box it went. It actually might be have some value – or it could be a total piece of crap. Either way, it’s yours now! I’m glad the bunny found a good home, and I really like the name “Wayne” for it. It’s quite a decent little bun, as stuffed animals go, but it had some negative associations that meant I didn’t really want it (translation: given to me by guy I dated who ended up to be a creep) so now it’s yours. 🙂 The rubber purple thingie is, in fact, a dog toy. Put peanut butter in it and amuse your dog for hours! Unless your dog is like my dog and is too stupid and/or lazy to work hard enough to get the peanut butter out, resulting in crusty, smelly peanut butter in the toy, causing a particular smell if the toy is left, say, under the bed, in turn causing you to clean your house repeatedly in fruitless attempts to get rid of the smell until you find the toy, in which you can see the remains of old peanut butter when you look in it, if you are foolish enough to do so. Oh, and the bus pass is of no use even if you ever make it to Seattle – it’s from this past July. So it really _is_ crap. Glad you enjoyed the box! I’m enjoying reading what everyone else is getting. ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2001, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-elephant/80811/212 "2001-09-25T16:39:27Z")
I love how we have to post and explain some of our stuff. There are certainly some _ahem_ odd things in some of these packages. As for **my** package, it was so chock full o goodies, that although I wouldn’t use all of it, I ended up with a mess o good stuff. And I get it now. Q-Pon. Tee hee! ---
**Author:** ![Rue\_DeDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2001, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-elephant/80811/213 "2001-09-25T17:09:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by scout1222 \* > **Rue, I’m afraid you got the short end of the stick volume wise. I hardly sent ya anything. I’m very afraid. I may lose Special Friend status. :: sniff ::** But **scout** , it was filled with _love._ Wasn’t it? Lots and lots of love? And you could never lose you Special Friend status. That stays with you for life. Like a scar from an amazingly painful burn you get when you’re baking cookies and your arm brushes agains the really hot heating element. (Which, being really hot, is why they call it a “heating element”.) But, if you don’t think I got enough stuff (I do, by the way, you did fine.) maybe I can join **Ginger** and **Bunny** on the couch. Join them into one Super Sexy Dopette. (Twice the allure! Twice the charm! Twice the goodness as any single Dopette!) (Special Friends are not included in this comparison. It would wreck the curve.) -Rue. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2001, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-elephant/80811/214 "2001-09-25T18:08:06Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by BunnyGirl \* > \*\* > : **Bunny** modestly unzips pants just a little:_\* Just a little? **BunnyGirl** , I my ChiDope pictures I have a pjoto of your ass-crack! Really. I’m not lying. I’m gonna give doubles the **ts** tomorrow if I see him. ---
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2001, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-elephant/80811/215 "2001-09-25T18:20:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chef Troy \* > \*\*Is there a two-time-loser couch in the not-yet area? > > _pout_ \*\* Cop a squat, **Chef**. _pats couch_ I’m gonna see if the girls wanna go halfises on some pizza and the cooler’s full of Yuengling Lager. Mebbe if her mouth’s full **Ayesha** won’t start singing “Kumbayah” again. 😉 _swiftly holds up catcher’s mitt and snags the mind-bending spoon **Ayesha** slung at my poor coconut_ In the meantime, fire up a cheroot and let’s shoot the breeze. Zappo ---
**Author:** ![BunnyGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@BunnyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyGirl)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2001, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-elephant/80811/216 "2001-09-25T18:33:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Superdude \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > _Originally posted by BunnyGirl \* > > \*\* > > : **Bunny** modestly unzips pants just a little:_\* > > Just a little? **BunnyGirl** , I my ChiDope pictures I have a pjoto of your ass-crack! Really. I’m not lying. I’m gonna give doubles the **ts** tomorrow if I see him. \*\* Who got a picture of my butt!? I know I had a wee too much to drink, but, DANG! I don’t remember this happening! :eek: I also swear to god I was wearing panties! P.S. Is it a good picture? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2001, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-elephant/80811/217 "2001-09-25T19:01:20Z")
Yeah, it’s a good picture. Nice and flattering. And close enough so that a guy can imagine running his fingers in the band of the undies, and pushing them down, and…🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Politzania](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@Politzania](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Politzania)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2001, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-elephant/80811/218 "2001-09-25T19:07:55Z")
Hey - cleaned out the kitchen this weekend & managed to fill another White Elephant box… if anyone’s REALLY desperate for a weird Box 'O Stuff ™ - let me know… (off to check my profile for e-mail addy) ---
**Author:** ![BunnyGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@BunnyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyGirl)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2001, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-elephant/80811/219 "2001-09-25T19:17:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Superdude \* > \*\*Yeah, it’s a good picture. Nice and flattering. And close enough so that a guy can imagine running his fingers in the band of the undies, and pushing them down, and…🙂 \*\* :eek: :faints dead away: ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2001, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-elephant/80811/220 "2001-09-25T19:21:53Z")
It’s time for a flirt [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=89383). 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-elephant/80811.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-elephant/80811.md?page=12)