# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![Skerri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Skerri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skerri)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2001, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/121 "2001-07-17T01:20:07Z")
I got my stuff sent off on Saturday. I hope it gets to the person relatively soon. (I sent it US mail!) The person I got recently posted that they hadn’t recieved anything yet, so don’t fret, my friend! If anyone does set up another one, I would love to participate again. I don’t get nearly enough interesting mail anymore… Oh, and to the person I sent it to, not sure if I mentioned that I used **Astroboy’s** newspaper to pack it all up. Didn’t want ya to think I was so busy buying Korean newspapers that I didn’t have time to mail it off. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sassy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@Sassy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sassy)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2001, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/122 "2001-07-17T03:11:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by that\_darn\_cat \* > :So, did anybody in **SanFrancisco** get some goodies? > \*\* I am still playing with my light-saber! That was the first thing out of the box, and an immediate hit - I had to distract the fiancee (known in these parts as **Myself** ) with the army men. So much cool stuff - I hope I don’t forget anything: corkscrew([sub][sup]I’ve been wanting one![/sub][/sup]), pizza cutter([sub][sup]we didn’t have one[/sub][/sup]), mouse ball, a book on Ninjas, a copy of _The Late Great Planet Earth_, a razor, ketchup, a brass rose ([sub][sup]very cool![/sub][/sup]), game cards, a large cup for holding men??, a classic modem, condoms, sunglasses, black hair dye, hot pepper jelly, jockey shorts, cappucino cups and **a Zippo lighter!** Christmas in July - I am loving it. Thanks to **that darned cat & moi!!** I do confess that I haven’t mailed my package yet - I join the rest of the slackers in grovelling ([sub][sup]but I have a light saber :)[/sub][/sup]) ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/123 "2001-07-20T23:10:08Z")
Okay, okay, I haven’t sent my stuff yet. I have been extraordinarily strapped for cash of late. The stuff is in the box, ready to go, but I have not had the cash to spare for the postage (we had an extra child in our house for a month–he’s gone now, though, so next pay, I’ll have a few more bucks). On the upside, I got my stuff today, from **bernse!** The Loot: A copy of _Titanic,_ with a letter explaining that he ended up with two copies when he got married. Well, dear \*\*bernse, now _I_ have two copies. 😃 A plastic NTN slide rule. At least, I think it’s a slide rule. I’ve never actually owned or used one, _ever,_ and I never will. So, this one was probably the whitest elephant in the box. A broken digital clock, from United Tool Supply, Ltd. Looks great on my computer table! A coffee mug, white, with a drawing of an old building on it, and underneath, it says “Strathmore.” This is good–I drink a LOT of coffee. I will use this. Often. My personal favorite, though, is the pen. An ordinary black pen, except that the base is wide, so you can stand it upright. No logo, no lettering, no nothing. It writes, even. BUT, this pen had a post-it note attached to it, informing me that this was indeed the Magic Pen of DOOM! AAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA!!! I own the Magic Pen of DOOM! BOW before me, mortals! AAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA!!! Thanks, bernse! You made my day in a big way. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/124 "2001-07-20T23:11:29Z")
[sub]but apparently, the Magic Pen of DOOM doesn’t do diddly when it comes to coding…[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2001, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/125 "2001-07-21T03:04:42Z")
Al, Strathmore is a nasty little town in Alberta. An OLD nasty little town. Watchit when you drink from it. Just add liquid and your mind will start to narrow! ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2001, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/126 "2001-07-21T04:05:12Z")
I still haven’t received my parcel… I’m suspecting my benefactor used surface mail rather than air mail, which means it will take 3 months to reach me. ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2001, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/127 "2001-07-21T04:32:42Z")
Betty: Really? The picture on the mug is of a castle-type looking building. Looks kinda gothic & romantic. Maybe it’s a _Dark Shadows_ kind of castle? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2001, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/128 "2001-07-21T04:34:23Z")
Thinkin’ a big ‘not’ on that one, Al. ---
**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 21, 2001, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/129 "2001-07-21T22:35:29Z")
Hey, **thinksnow**! Why don’t you send me someone else’s addy that hasn’t gotten their White Elephant stuff (besides me). I’m packing to move and have to get rid of \* a lot\* of stuff. What better way than to gift a fellow Doper? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2001, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/130 "2001-07-21T23:47:25Z")
Oh! Meeeee! Mememememe! I got nuffing. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![lolagranola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea5d25/32.png) [@lolagranola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lolagranola)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2001, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/131 "2001-07-21T23:55:25Z")
I’m sorry!!! I got my package from **TroubleAgain** on July 10th, but that was also the day of my horrific, awful day from hell, so I forgot to post about it! Also the day that I found out my student loan was approved, so the day wound up ok by the end. Anyway, I got a box of ceramic knick knacks. I think there were six. Sadly, all but three were broken. Still, the three remaining are decorating my computer area as I type, and they watch for typos. The white elephant exchange was fun! I mailed away one big cat, I got back three small ones, and now I point to them and tell people I had them shipped in from the states. 🙂 ---
**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 21, 2001, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/132 "2001-07-21T23:56:24Z")
**Arden** , I’ll do that when I get home form SLO-Dope (Monday afternoon.) I’ll look through the thread and check up on those that say they are still waiting. ---
**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 22, 2001, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/133 "2001-07-22T00:00:33Z")
i’d like to get another winning name as well, thinksnow. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2001, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/134 "2001-07-23T13:22:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lolagranola \* > \*\*Anyway, I got a box of ceramic knick knacks. I think there were six. Sadly, all but three were broken. Still, the three remaining are decorating my computer area as I type, and they watch for typos. > > The white elephant exchange was fun! I mailed away one big cat, I got back three small ones, and now I point to them and tell people I had them shipped in from the states. 🙂 > > \*\* That’s too bad, lola…sorry I didn’t package them better, I mean, they were such treasures! [sub]smirk, smirk\*\*. However, at least that gosh-awful goose-girl was one of the broken ones. I think it’s hilarious that you sent away one big cat and got back some small ones. I didn’t know if you were a cat person or not, but figured it’d be funny either way. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2001, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/135 "2001-07-26T04:35:23Z")
So, **thinksnow** , are there any other names going begging? I’ll be having a new roomie in a couple weeks and could stand to get rid of some more stuff so he fits in the house. ---
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2001, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/136 "2001-07-26T04:55:36Z")
I was late sending mine… but… :(… I ain’t got nothin’!! (insert poor sadclown smilie here) **sings a sad song… No body knows, the troubles I seen, no body knows my sorrows…** \* 😃 ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2001, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/137 "2001-07-26T05:02:02Z")
\ I still haven’t received any treasure. ☹ ---
**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 26, 2001, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/138 "2001-07-26T05:44:35Z")
I haven’t gotten my package either. I’m not holding my breath, though… clearly several people blew this off. I can’t help wondering, though… if you weren’t going to follow through and send something, why in God’s name did you even sign up for this exchange? I’m disappointed. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2001, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/139 "2001-07-26T19:30:55Z")
**Whammo** , you are the man. I got easily the coolest item yet to be received via White Elephant. I now consider myself in the ranks of **Coldfire** , **manhattan** and **what’shername**. At least when it comes to drinking coffee. I got a Straight Dope Coffee Mug!!! How sweet is that?!? And a burned copy of Win ME. And a nickel. And a busted mouse. And a bunch of styrofoam. And a great box. I’m the luckiest man in the world! Thanks, man. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2001, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118/140 "2001-07-26T23:01:46Z")
I got my stuff today! Thank you, **WickedBlue** , for the UGLIEST DAMNED MIRROR in the entire world! It’s an Indonesian pig-thing. With a mirror in its mouth. It’s going on my bedroom wall. Thank you very very much! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118.md?page=8)