# SDMB Christmas Exchange 2012 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 14, 2012, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-christmas-exchange-2012/640984 "2012-11-14T15:33:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-christmas-exchange-2012/640984/261 "2012-12-31T18:42:22Z")
> [@minionkat](#): > > Mine is off in the mail! I apologize for the delay. The last month around here has been ridiculous. I promise to be more organized next year. > > I have received my gift from **aruvqan** - it is a beautiful green journal with a crazy meatball soup recipe that looks fantastic. I can’t wait to try it out. Thank you! Not sure I would call it crazy, Lion’s Head meatball soup is a very traditional Chinese soup recipe. Granted, you don’t find it in restaurants in the US usually, but the recipe is from my Aunt Grace Zia Chu and is a fairly old imperial recipe. [though we mess with the recipe and tweak it to suit ourselves. We don’t tend to make the huge meatballs we make lots of little ones.] ---
**Author:** ![minionkat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@minionkat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minionkat)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2013, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-christmas-exchange-2012/640984/262 "2013-01-01T15:17:16Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > Not sure I would call it crazy, Lion’s Head meatball soup is a very traditional Chinese soup recipe. Granted, you don’t find it in restaurants in the US usually, but the recipe is from my Aunt Grace Zia Chu and is a fairly old imperial recipe. [though we mess with the recipe and tweak it to suit ourselves. We don’t tend to make the huge meatballs we make lots of little ones.] Sorry, I didn’t mean crazy as a bad thing. Just crazy amazing, or bananas. I really can’t wait to try it out. It has all good stuff in it. I have never seen anything like it before. I think I am going to make if for a Sunday dinner and have some friends over to share it with me. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2013, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-christmas-exchange-2012/640984/263 "2013-01-01T18:51:37Z")
> [@echo7tango](#): > > Update: added ChickaPicosa and Biggirl to the gift chain. > > It looks like I have everyone except these: > Anaglyph > Minionkat > JoseB see post 192. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-christmas-exchange-2012/640984/264 "2013-01-01T18:52:51Z")
> [@minionkat](#): > > Sorry, I didn’t mean crazy as a bad thing. Just crazy amazing, or bananas. I really can’t wait to try it out. It has all good stuff in it. I have never seen anything like it before. I think I am going to make if for a Sunday dinner and have some friends over to share it with me. 😃 Hope you like it, as I said, it is one of our favorites and in frequent rotation in our house. You can make up extra meatballs and freeze them too. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2013, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-christmas-exchange-2012/640984/265 "2013-01-01T19:01:29Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > see post 192. I did. And, again just now. And your point is…? ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2013, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-christmas-exchange-2012/640984/266 "2013-01-01T21:12:51Z")
rocking chair sent to Anaglyph. There are 3 people who never indicated that they shipped their packages: Anaglyph Avarie537 JoseB There are several people who have still not received their Secret Santa Gift: Lancia (Jools indicated it is shipped) Atomic Mama Phouka (Atomic Mama reshipped due to postal “service” handling) hocow Hockey Monkey Avarie537 JoseB Zabali-Clawbane received but did not indicate who his package was from. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-christmas-exchange-2012/640984/267 "2013-01-02T00:36:12Z")
> [@Hockey\_Monkey](#): > > rocking chair sent to Anaglyph [From what s/he said in post 192](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15824302#post15824302), that is not a 100% safe assumption. But okay, I’ll add that. Update: added Anaglyph **Gift Chain, SDMB Christmas Exchange 2012 (32 in the chain)** ? –\> Silvorange –\> Filbert –\> echo7tango –\> Reepicheep –\> jools –\> Lancia –\> Surly Chick –\> Rhiannon8404 –\> freckafree –\> FloatyGimpy –\> ~Olive~ –\> rocking chair –\> Anaglyph –\> ? ? –\> Atomic Mama –\> Phouka –\> Septima –\> ChickaPicosa –\> Biggirl –\> ? ? –\> hocow –\> purplehorseshoe –\> Anaamika –\> Edward The Head –\> twickster –\> Nefarious Chipmunk –\> aceplace57 –\> BioTop –\> ? ? –\> Hockey Monkey –\> aruvqan –\> minionkat –\> ? ? –\> Sir T-Cups –\> Grrlbrarian –\> Avarie537 –\> ? ---
**Author:** ![Septima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-christmas-exchange-2012/640984/268 "2013-01-02T22:32:39Z")
Hey, **Phouka** , I startet knitting the yarn today. Holy Cow, that stuff knits like liquid crack! I think I’ll have to start getting into this whole alpaca thing… ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Mama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5ac83/32.png) [@Atomic\_Mama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Mama)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-christmas-exchange-2012/640984/269 "2013-01-03T19:13:59Z")
I guess my Secret Santa got lost … ☹ … sad here. ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-christmas-exchange-2012/640984/270 "2013-01-03T19:37:02Z")
> [@Atomic\_Mama](#): > > I guess my Secret Santa got lost … ☹ … sad here. People really shouldn’t sign up for things if they aren’t going to participate. :mad: Sorry your Santa sucked. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-christmas-exchange-2012/640984/271 "2013-01-03T19:49:01Z")
Hi, everybody. I’ll go through all of the stuff tonite or tomorrow morning and post a detailed update. I’ll also check my e-mails and see if there is anything from your Santa, AM. Rest assured we WILL get you a gift. I’ve already had two people step up to be an alternate Santa. Please don’t fret. ---
**Author:** ![Grrlbrarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrlbrarian/32/4048_2.png) [@Grrlbrarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrlbrarian)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-christmas-exchange-2012/640984/272 "2013-01-03T21:31:03Z")
> [@Hockey\_Monkey](#): > > rocking chair sent to Anaglyph. > > There are 3 people who never indicated that they shipped their packages: > Anaglyph > Avarie537 > JoseB > > There are several people who have still not received their Secret Santa Gift: > \ > Avarie537 I shipped Avarie537’s gift Priority Mail on December 11. Has she posted in the thread since mid-December? If so, I can’t find what she said. I hope she got it! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-christmas-exchange-2012/640984/273 "2013-01-03T22:37:19Z")
Ok, everyone! Here is the update. People who have shipped and received their package **1 Aceplace57 2 Anaamika 3Aruvqan 4 Atomic Mama – had to send twice!!! 5 Biggirl 6 Biotop 7 ChickaPicosa 8 Echo7tango 9 Edward the head 10 Fillbert 11 Floatygimpy 12 Freckafree 13 Grllbrarian 14 Hockey Monkey 15 Hocow 16 Jools 17 Lancia 18 Minionkat 19 Nefarious Chipmunk 20 Olive 21 Phouka 22 Purplehorseshoe 23 Reepicheep 24 Rhiannon844 25 Rocking chair 26 Septima 27 Silvorange 28 Sir T Cups 29 Surly Chick 30 Twickster 31 Zabali\_clawbane** Exceptions: **Anaglyph** - received but did not post she shipped \*\*Avarie537 \*\*- whose gift has been shipped, but has not posted she received **Avarie537**. Her Santa got her gift, but I didn’t see that she’d posted she’d gotten her own. **JoseB** - whose gift has also been shipped, but has not posted he received, **Atomic Mama** who shipped but has definitely not received. Ok, people. If you haven’t shipped yours, you can still ship it. E-mail me privately and I will be glad to post as such. It’s absolutely better to ship late than never! If for some reason you absolutely can’t take part, please let me know so we can find an alternate Santa. Let me know even if you DID ship it, and it got lost, and you are unable to send another. It’s no problem, we’ll find a replacement. I’d love to have everyone go away happy. 🙂 If I have gotten any of the above wrong, please correct me - I could have easily missed a post. ---
**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-christmas-exchange-2012/640984/274 "2013-01-03T23:45:17Z")
Just one correction on that list: I shipped, but have not received a gift ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-christmas-exchange-2012/640984/275 "2013-01-04T00:09:09Z")
> [@hocow](#): > > Just one correction on that list: I shipped, but have not received a gift ☹ Yeah, me too. On both counts. Mail hasn’t ran today, though. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-christmas-exchange-2012/640984/276 "2013-01-04T01:22:23Z")
\*\*hocow \*\*and \*\*lancia \*\*have also not received - correct? ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-christmas-exchange-2012/640984/277 "2013-01-04T01:43:47Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > \*\*hocow \*\*and \*\*lancia \*\*have also not received - correct? Correct. ---
**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-christmas-exchange-2012/640984/278 "2013-01-04T01:59:18Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > \*\*hocow \*\*and \*\*lancia \*\*have also not received - correct? Correct. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-christmas-exchange-2012/640984/279 "2013-01-04T04:16:55Z")
I have not received mine yet. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-christmas-exchange-2012/640984/280 "2013-01-04T04:19:37Z")
> [@Lancia](#): > > Correct. _Not_ correct! It came just now! Finally heard the mail jeep, and when I checked the mailbox there was a package from **Jools!** There was a beautiful sterling silver keychain and a card – in french! I’m going to pull out my old french/english dictionary and sit down with my boys and do a bit of foreign language instruction. Thanks, Jools! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-christmas-exchange-2012/640984.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-christmas-exchange-2012/640984.md?page=15)