# I got my White Elephant Stuff!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 25, 2001, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118 "2001-06-25T20:21:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2001, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/101 "2001-07-12T18:48:50Z")
**Tiki God** , first off, you’re welcome and you’re welcome. Next, excerpts: [ul] [li] _a guide on how to beat Donkey Kong (now he’ll finally surrender to me mwa-hahaha!)_[/li]If you can find an up-right Donkey Kong machine, more power to you. The guide served me well, lo those many years ago. [li] _some candy which includes a candy cane (kinda scared to ask how old it is) and some coffee candies (not too fond of coffee but these are pretty good)_[/li]The candy-cane is fairly fresh, actually, I just don’t care for them. The coffee candy is Dutch, Hopjes (hop-yuz) and my mother brings me back a bag every time she comes back from there…I eat them, but I’ve still got oodles of those things. [li] _a mini-disc type thing (not sure what its all about)_[/li]It’s a mini-CD (don’t try it in self-feeding players, only in platters) from the company I almost bought a bike from, but didn’t. [li] _and an absolutely wonderful Chia Pet which is without a doubt my favorite thing. It’s even in the shape of a kitty my favorite animal!_[/li]I debated that one, but I knew I was never going to grow the thing, so it really was the perfect “white elephant.” [/ul] I’m just glad I finally got around to getting home and picking some stuff up for you. ---
**Author:** ![Pandora](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/eada6e/32.png) [@Pandora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pandora)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2001, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/102 "2001-07-12T19:28:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Beadalin \* > \*\*Am I the only one left who hasn’t gotten anything, and whose person doesn’t seem to have gotten anything? **bouv** , dear, please tell me you got my delightful assortment of (and I use this term loosely) goods. Please? \*\* Nope, your not alone… I haven’t gotten my stuff yet either… And as far as I know, my person has not received anything (that’s what I get for intrusting my precious elephant goods to the US postal service… but it really isn’t that far from PA to OH) ---
**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:** [July 12, 2001, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/103 "2001-07-12T21:49:27Z")
Okay. I am very, very, very, very sorry for waiting so long. I finally sent off my W.E. package today. (It only has one thing in it, but it’s a cool thing… I wish I’d read this thread before I sealed the box up, because there’s tons of stuff on my desk that I could have included.) Which now, at long last, entitles me to complain that nobody has sent me a package. Whoever you are, SHAME on you for waiting even longer than I did. _sobs hysterically_ ---
**Author:** ![Jeffro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7993a0/32.png) [@Jeffro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeffro)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/104 "2001-07-13T00:02:17Z")
Some folks still didn’t and probably never will get their box of junk. Sooooo, to the first person to send me their name and address I will mail a large box of ring dings, knick knacks and hob knobs. Folks we are talkin’s first class quality junk here, and I guarantee none of it is crap that someone else foisted off on me! But this special offer is only good for the first person to e-mail me their name and address!!! hurry operators are standing by! Jeffro ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/105 "2001-07-13T17:55:00Z")
Jeffro, I’m still waiting on mine (and for my lucky person to get theirs, despite the fact that I mailed it on June 20th!! A vacation on the part of my lucky recipient of course intervened, but we’re having awful luck with a certain post office so I think there may be delay at THIS end). Anyway, I am sure mine will arrive soon, but I too am willing to send off a delightful box of stuff I couldn’t fit into my first box. I’m thinking of MNEMENMNETH or someone similar who wishes they’d signed up but didn’t. I think I could participate in six of these things (and I would, if I weren’t so scared of the six boxes of crap I’d get in return). ---
**Author:** ![seawitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@seawitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seawitch)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/106 "2001-07-13T18:53:51Z")
**Cranky** , fear of getting your own crap back is not going to save you (or any of the rest of us). I am beginning to think you’ve started a wonderful, horrifying tradition. ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/107 "2001-07-13T19:21:16Z")
I’m alos still waiting and have more cr…cool stuff to send to any late comers that may be interested. ---
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/108 "2001-07-13T20:06:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Pandora \* > \*\* Nope, your not alone… I haven’t gotten my stuff yet either… And as far as I know, my person has not received anything (that’s what I get for intrusting my precious elephant goods to the US postal service… but it really isn’t that far from PA to OH) \*\* I feel a little better now. . .I was wondering if you guys didn’t like me or somethin’. \ Yer pal, Zappo ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/109 "2001-07-13T20:14:07Z")
I’ll jump on this bandwagon. I sent something to MY recipient that just screamed white elephant(an overly cutesy Noah’s Ark sculpture that is a music box playing “Climb Every Mountain”)But after reading this thread I realize I have tons of cr…, er, knick-knacks that would have been fun to send. So if anyone is feeling left out I can send them a package. Maybe I actually should send it to my original recipient though. Any takers? ---
**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:** [July 14, 2001, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/110 "2001-07-14T00:02:23Z")
there will be a encore basement cleaning the first week of august in the house of the rocking chair. more than willing to box up and send. i’m out of touch lamps though… ding. ding… round 2 ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2001, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/111 "2001-07-14T00:26:43Z")
**My god people, we’re SICK!** We all have so much wretched refuse, we’ve got more to send? ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2001, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/112 "2001-07-14T01:27:21Z")
Well, I recieved the stuff a while ago, but I forgot who sent it and I don’t want to go all the way upstairs to find out. But I got a CD of Japenese music, a wierd E-Trade music video CD of Tina Turner, and that singing fish (but in bear form. (i.e. it’s a singing bear.)) I sent out my stuff a few days ago, I procrastinate like a bastard, but it is on the way! ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2001, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/113 "2001-07-14T05:09:47Z")
Wow, add me to the list of people who still have stuff they could send out. Maybe someone (not me) should organize another one. ---
**Author:** ![that\_darn\_cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/59ef9b/32.png) [@that\_darn\_cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/that_darn_cat)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2001, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/114 "2001-07-16T00:06:41Z")
I’ve been a bit burnt to be on the boards lately, so **Lunatic13** , here’s a long-awaied THANKS! for all the cool crap you sent me. A few highlights: **A piece of the Berlin Wall** Cool **Pocket Simon** just last night we had a lotta fun playing drunken Simon **Alternative Rock Monthly** videos Hey, it’s MTV innna box **moi** wags her tail over the **Human Behaviour** vid Sweet Bjork **Box of random pills** So these are vitamins, right, right? **NEW! Ping Pong No table or net needed!** Ow, I hit myself in the head **ASPCA greeting cards** Maybe I’ll actually use some of these. BTW thanks for not sending the Nature Conservancy calendar, I’m on that list too. **Fimo clay jewlery** **moi** thinks this has possiblities. **Cocconut? necklace** What can I say. **bubble bath** mmmmm,bubbles **little scotti dog** currently living with our Red Rose tea animals **Greek Museum guide, in german** :\ That’s all I can remember at the moment. Thanks Bunches. Oh, BTW **moi** is a collage-maker too, and your white-elphant box decorations will proudly grace one or her projects. So, did anybody in **SanFrancisco** get some goodies? ---
**Author:** ![Wicked\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2acd7d/32.png) [@Wicked\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wicked_Blue)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2001, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/115 "2001-07-16T00:24:51Z")
Yesterday I got my package from **Chef Troy**. I love it! It’s a Dilbert M&M dispenser. And, it has my name on it! **And** , he even included some candy with it! Thank you **Chef**!! 😃 I’d also like to apologize to the person who is waiting for my package…I really haven’t had a chance to get to the Post Office. I _swear_ I’ll get it mailed tomorrow. 🙂 Queen of All Slackers, Rose ---
**Author:** ![GraceTX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c4cdca/32.png) [@GraceTX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GraceTX)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2001, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/116 "2001-07-16T03:12:01Z")
I don’t think my person has received her stuff either, even though I mailed it almost a month ago. I sent a lovely 100% polyester blouse. It was creme colored with tassels, saddles, and spurs. I don’t know what possessed my mother-in-law to purchase it for me, but I was too embarrassed to return it. I also sent a really ugly acrylic picture frame with mauve ribbon, lace, and fake pearls. That was also a gift from my mother-in-law. ☹ I didn’t realize that people would be sending so much stuff. I have a lot more white elephant things that I could send. If anyone is feeling really neglected, email me. I can send you a package straight away. ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2001, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/117 "2001-07-16T04:57:55Z")
Just so **TheLoadedDog** doesn’t think I’m spurning his gifts, the _Tom and Jerry_ thing is a huge hit at the office. A good distraction from writing code. I tried the _vegemite_\* again, too. That didn’t work out so well…again. Hey, I tried, man! ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2001, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/118 "2001-07-16T05:02:23Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by thinksnow \* > \*\* > I tried the vegemite_ again, too. That didn’t work out so well…again. Hey, I tried, man! \*\* Sweet creeping Buddha man, yer not supposed to _eat_ the stuff! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2001, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/119 "2001-07-16T05:21:36Z")
Now he tells me!!! ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2001, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/120 "2001-07-16T23:33:18Z")
It would seem my person has not received their stuff either. I mailed it over two weeks ago so I don’t know what’s up. If my person has not received it by the time I get back from vacation, I’ll send another package, I guess. But the stuff won’t be nearly as cool since I sent that stuff already. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118.md?page=7)