# Its been a while since we had a White Elephant Exchange - anyone keen? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 31, 2011, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637 "2011-03-31T15:27:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/82 "2011-04-29T04:54:00Z")
Got space for one more? ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2011, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/83 "2011-05-01T11:53:58Z")
Last chance folks! I’ll be out of commission all day - when I get home tonight if you haven’t signed up yet, you can’t sign up! ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/84 "2011-05-02T16:54:20Z")
Ok - sign ups are done - I’ll be sending out elephants by tomorrow AM - hopefully this afternoon. Check your e-mail! ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/85 "2011-05-03T14:30:42Z")
Just wondering if they have gone out yet-I haven’t gotten anything! ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/86 "2011-05-03T15:56:13Z")
Neither have I, so I wouldn’t worry yet. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/87 "2011-05-03T17:12:01Z")
OK, thanks! Just wanted to make sure I wasn’t left out! ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/88 "2011-05-03T20:43:14Z")
Ok Folks, All the e-mails are out so please check your inboxes. Now, the crabby part. _ **SEND A DAMN PACKAGE PEOPLE** _. Ahem - everyone has until May 31st to ship off a package to their Elephantee. I expect parcels to arrive no later than June 15th - preferably before that, but I won’t start sending snarky e-mails until after that date. That’s like, 6 weeks. That should be at least a couple of pay periods to fund shipping and enough time to get stuff in a box. Also, please don’t start adopting ‘lost’ elephantees until I actually send you a new name, K? I appreciate everyone’s enthusiasm but I do want to give everyone a chance to ship. Finally - if something happens and you KNOW that you can’t send a package, let me know ASAP and I’ll get your person reassigned. That’s it - if you haven’t received an e-mail, and there’s nothing in your spam folder, let me know ASAP, ok. Let the Trumpeting begin! ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/89 "2011-05-03T22:22:04Z")
And now to figure out if I’m actually allowed to send what I have. I mean, uh yeah, I’ve got some good stuff to send. However, I seem to be having problems with the one thing I wanted to send. I’ll have to try and fix it. ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/90 "2011-05-03T23:07:33Z")
Got my e-mail. Yay! ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/91 "2011-05-04T00:31:42Z")
Got mine too! Already started packing a box of cr… um, I mean wonderful stuff! ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/92 "2011-05-04T02:57:17Z")
Got mine! Do we let the sucker, er… Giftee, know who sent it? ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/93 "2011-05-04T03:49:46Z")
I’ve always admitted to being the source of the White Elephant I sent… And everyone who’s ever sent me stuff admitted to it as well. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/94 "2011-05-04T12:50:27Z")
Interesting, very interesting. I had a box of crap collected up, but for\* this\* Doper? Hmmm. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/95 "2011-05-04T16:09:15Z")
I have to admit I am googling my person to see what interests she has. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/96 "2011-05-04T17:14:53Z")
I have some stuff collected but I’m going to be getting some more this weekend. Then into the mail it goes. ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/97 "2011-05-04T18:39:55Z")
I admit to being relieved that I recieved a Doper girl for my elephant. Most of my stuff is chick stuff! Now if I only knew what size shoes she wore she’d be in for a bonanza as I’m culling the herd… ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/98 "2011-05-04T20:28:29Z")
I know this is a “no requests” deal, but just to put it out there – The Littlest Briston goes nuts over any little toy she sees, so if you’re deciding between tossing that little tchotchke in the trash or the elephant box, pick the latter. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/99 "2011-05-04T20:33:48Z")
> [@Surly\_Chick](#): > > I admit to being relieved that I recieved a Doper girl for my elephant. Most of my stuff is chick stuff! Now if I only knew what size shoes she wore she’d be in for a bonanza as I’m culling the herd… Well, just in case… I’m a size 6 1/2, sometimes a seven. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/100 "2011-05-05T00:48:50Z")
> [@Surly\_Chick](#): > > I admit to being relieved that I recieved a Doper girl for my elephant. Most of my stuff is chick stuff! Now if I only knew what size shoes she wore she’d be in for a bonanza as I’m culling the herd… And me, I’m an 8, sometimes 8 1/2. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/101 "2011-05-05T02:46:49Z")
> [@gardentraveler](#): > > And me, I’m an 8, sometimes 8 1/2. 😃 me, too! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637.md?page=6)