You bet, BunnyGirl! It was most yummy. You should treat yourself to one.
Mmmmm. Dark chocolate with hazelnut toffee… Yum!
…then you’d carefully remove all wind-chimes and render the package safe for chime-free society, right?
yes, sir, right away, sir!
You’re welcome, Dude!
I found this cassette, and two others, in an abandoned Iraqi Motor Transport repair truck during Desert Storm. It probably has secret Iraqi Tire Changing Plans encrypted on it, or something. Beware the Black Helicopters!
BWAA…HHAAHAAAHAAAHAA!
I got my stuff today, a box full of cool odds and ends from Gravity. Just in time too, after two and a half days of nonstop WTC/Pentagon I needed a fun break.
OK, contents Include:
Six boxes of JELL-O
Four boxes now, made a double batch for desert
A little red and gold dinosaur
Now living on top of my monitor
Three Japanese Ranma cards!!!
Sorry G, not only don’t I collect these, I have no idea what a Japanese Ranma is.
One map of Vermont.
To the glove box with ya.
A nice set of 5 Japanese postcards.
I sent some postcards with my stuff too.
A black sheep key chain
Also living on top of my monitor, minus the key ring
A large round black candle
Rolling blackouts? HA!!
A spool of White thread
I’m a bachelor G, I use one of those buttoneer things to reattach buttons
Clip Art program
This is good, I wish I could send some examples
X-MEN Stopwatch
Stylish yet functional!
A red streamer
!?!?
A Chinese paper lantern
Its cute but there is no way I’m putting a candle in there.
And last but not least, a C.D. by: Collective Soul, a cassette tape by: Manowar, and a blank cassette tape.
I thought everyone knew that I was deaf. No problem though, cause I got lots of nieces and nephews who are hearing, will let them fight over em.
All in all a very good haul, thanks a bunch G!!
I finally let my White Elephant out of the box (and boy was he getting cranky). 
Thank you Lsura! It’s everything I’ve ever wanted! [sub]…'cept you forgot the Jaguar…[/sub]
The box was a surprise in and of itself, since it was a shoebox that seemed inordinately heavy. Upon inspection, it was obvious the weight was due to the four inch thick layer of tape surrounding it! My small pocket knife was barely up to the task. You know how to create suspense!
Under the layers of paper (more on that later), the first thing out of the box was a treat for the cats…a golfball size ball of rubber bands. Unfortunately after living for years with three little boys, they long since gave up playing with cat-toys. Too much competition. Seriously, they said “What is that for?” Dumb cats.
Then a collection of smell good/look good stuff from The Breakers resort in Florida. “Mmmmmm,” said my wife. Guess where those went.
Finally, something for me! Reaching in…it’s heavy…it’s rough…it’s a rock (she sent me a rock?!?)…turned it over…OOOHHHHH…it’s a candle! Very cool rock turned into a candle holder - I actually dig this one [sub]…get it…rock, dig?..[/sub] It’s going on my desk or shelf at work, along with the letter opener.
And lastly, a map of Tennessee. Where were you when I was making my way mapless across Tennessee on my way to a riverboat casino on the Ohio river last year? Oh well, I can’t complain since I won $150 at the casino. I thought Tennessee was a beautiful state, and won’t mind going back there (better informed) next time.
But wait - that’s not all! One of the articles in the paper is about DINOSAURS!!! Ooh ooh ooh, the boys will love this one!
Thanks Lsura for a neat WE…something for everyone here!
And to my recipient, I put your box in the mail Monday afternoon, first class, so it will probably be delayed unless it got on a plane to Oklahoma on Monday night. Hope you see it soon!
Nope, I didn’t know. It wouldn’t have changed what I sent ya, though
I’m glad that you got some use out of it (and I wouldn’t put candles in paper lanterns, either!)
My package should have arrived at the intended destination on 9/10, Monday - anyone get a big box of styrofoam Ghost Poo[sup]TM[/sup] with goodies in the middle? Return address of Seal Beach, CA. I understand if you’ve been too preoccupied to deal with it, I just wanna know whether I need to track down the shipment.
I came home to find a rather large box from Plano, TX waiting for me. No return address, no note… So who gifted me?!? Who do I thank? Who did this to me? I little detective work tells me it must be Grace…
The contents:
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*a LARGE Chicago Bulls wall clock, battery included
*a small box of Cocoa Puffs and a small box of Frosted Cheerios
*an unopened deck of Mel Tillis playing cards
*a hermetically sealed comic book of The Elvis Presley Experience, part 3 of 7
*a guitar shaped wooden box proclaiming itself to be an official E.P.E. Product, autographed by Elvis
*3 unopened CDs by people I never heard of
*a sample of herbal bubble bath
*a suitable-for-framing set of prints of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights – my daughter wants these
*a Texas Dept of Transportation roadmap
*a key ring full of keys and a little razor cutter… hope these weren’t a mistake… also hoping the Nissan and Acura will follow by separate delivery 
*a pin from the Pan-Am Games – in Spanish
*a billiard ball clock… wasn’t this given in the last round??
*a Winnie-the-Pooh Santa snow globe – daughter also wants this
*a button
*a wooden note pad holder from Honduras
and (saving the best for last)
*FOUR Texas coffee mugs with armadillos on them - I think these are a hoot!!!
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Dearest Grace, how can I express my gratitude? How can I tell you how much this brightened a soggy Friday? How can I thank you??
Words fail me. Except for these words: When’s the next round of elephants so I can share this wealth??
Heh, heh. I’ve been called worse for less! 
Hey doll, I’ve still got four boxes left to unload. Play your cards right, and they’re all yours!
Enjoy!
Those mugs are truly awful. I don’t know what my mother-in-law was thinking when she bought those. I should’ve taken a picture of them because I think you have to see them to appreciate the true white elephant quality of them.
<evil laugh>The best part is that I still have four more to send in the next white elephant exchange. <evil laugh>
What? you guys don’t know the *[sub]ack-hem, ack-hem[/sub]*Fine Art of Sticking the Candle into the Highly Inflammable Paper Lantern? we taiwanese have to do it at least twice a year, once during chinese new year, and once during the Full Moon festival. it’s easy, really. just make sure the candle doesn’t tip over.
preens
Ow, ow, stop throwing!
d&r
I got mine!
Today I was rousted from my stupor by the mailman with a largeish box from Paul the Younger.
Talk about overachieving. Nearly everything had a little note attatched to it!
A small white piggy bank from Virginia.
Ceramic Potpourri Pot and 10 tea lights
Postcards from the autoshow of the new Thunderbird. drool
Three books: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Eon, and The Wooden Sword. Sweet.
A Breast Cancer Awareness pin. I needed that. Mine broke.
A pocket hairbrush.
A Japanese pin cusion. Which my daughter wants
Two bottles of spices. Pumpkin Pie Spice and Turmeric
A heartshaped box of yellow heart soaps.
An owl trivit (Definately a Seventies artifact because of the colors!)
A “Are you wearing clean underwear?” coffee mug.
A Mr. Coffee Quick Brew
A kid’s Crayola cup
Junipertherapy Body Mist (The daughter has claimed)
An unopened copy of The Yellow Submarine. We love this movie!
A pocket phone directory
A purple pen that has been claimed by the daughter as well
Some weird family group depicted in soap! (Shannara said it looked like members of the Aadam’s Family. :))
A maze game (Caused much excitement among the kiddies)
And my PERSONAL FAVORITE:
A rainbow propeller beanie!!
Thanks, Paul!!
I am such a slacker. I’ll get mine out next week. But I’ve been trying to fill it up before I get it out.
Bit they’re not awful!! I think they’re great!! In fact, I’m going to take a pic of them and post it on my web page…
And not to sound ungrateful, but the cars that go with the car keys have still not arrived… in case you want to check with the delivery company…
Here they are! In the lower right hand corner, that is…
Porcupine, obviously having way too much random junk, sent me a package. Mind you, she did not have me for her pick, she just did this on her own (I think it had something to do with BunnyGirls little shennanigans.)
So, I received a big’ol box holding:[li]a really nice bamboo wind-chime[]a mouse-pad (my computer has a touch-pad, so you knw what’s going to happen to that!)[]a little purple & white (w/ brown fins) killer whale stuffed critter[]earPlanes ear-plugs for “flight ear protection”[]a small glass & mirror box[]a tiny pad of tiny grid paper[]an actual gaming die (singular dice) use on a Norwegian Cruise Line[]two, count’em two Life in Hell postcards…the intended message is a bit unclear though…[]a baggie filled with cats toys (they thank you, porc!)[/li]and the coop da grace[li]A CulinareRocketChef Food Processor (two-speed!)[/li]
Thanks, darlin’, for yet more stuff to strew about my hole away from home.
One other thing worth mentioning: a really neat sheet o’paper with an uncanny likeness of the girl.
Glad you enjoyed it all, Arden! I knew I was overachieving when I finally had the box full and then picked it up. Oooof.
I started with just a few things, and then I brought in a pro – Mrs. Younger. Boy, did she get into the spirit! You should see what you didn’t get! Woe be to the poor soul who I get in round three! (Actually, there was a too small MSU polo shirt that was s’posed to get in there, too.)
I thought the folding hairbrush was the weirdest thing, until Jenn brought out the soap people sculpture. Just beautifully hideous, huh? (Or hideously beautiful??) She got that as part of a gift pack from the hospital when our first child was born.
Didja notice that the computer on the end of that pen comes off? And what’s inside? 
And again Jenn gets credit for your favorite part, the beanie. I got that as a gag gift at a birthday party ten years ago and had buried it in the basement long since. Jenn rooted it out, and it was the last thing to go in.
I’ll be watching to see what gets passed on to your victim…maybe the coffeemaker?
Paul
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Didja notice that the computer on the end of that pen comes off? And what’s inside?
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heh. Yeah. I posted that right after I opened the box and hadn’t taken the note off the pen yet, but now I’m driving my cat crazy.
Ha! Nope. The SO is the only one that drinks coffee around here and he thinks it’s cool.
Oh, ahh… no. That’s okay. [sub]are ye DAFT, woman? Send me the damn boxes!![/sub] I wouldn’t want to put you through the trouble. [sub]OF COURSE I WANT THEM!!![/sub] Really, I’m sure you can find someone else [sub]hey… Mr. Bobkitty likes them too… he’s a someone else…[/sub] that would like them.[sub]I’ll be your best freeeeeeind![/sub] I wouldn’t want to deny someone else the opportunity to experience the goodness that are these PowerBars. [sub]Geez. SURE I would. I’m a selfish, selfish person. Just put the darn things in the mail… I’ll reimburse you for the shipping.[/sub] But thanks for thinking of me. [sub]For god’s sake, what do I have to do?? I’ll play cards… poker, solitare, hearts… whatever!![/sub]
Oh, and incidentally, I taped up my box today and will ship it out first thing Monday morning. Of course after I’d sealed it up nice and tight I realized I forgot to put the nicely written note into it. sigh But someone out there is in for a GREAT surprise… I’ll probably be able to hear the screams from here. The GOOD kind of screams. Really. But you’re probably not gonna want to open it at work…
-BK
thinksnow, the cat toys were well used by my two boys. Is that tacky? I don’t think they hurled on 'em or anything.