# SDMB Secret Santa Exchange **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 15, 2007, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549 "2007-11-15T16:02:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**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:** [December 14, 2007, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/181 "2007-12-14T00:56:58Z")
woooooo hooooo!!! deck the halls with parts of bodies!!! fa la la la la …la la la la. a very bright light in a dark day. thank you hockey monkey!!! love it! (yes, deck the halls was forever changed by dexter. rather like let it snow and die hard.) ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/182 "2007-12-14T01:22:58Z")
whadja get, whadja get, whadja get? ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/183 "2007-12-14T01:25:33Z")
I finally purchased my gift today! It is wrapped but not yet boxed, but that’s OK - we have tons of boxes at work in various sizes. Mine will head to New York by Saturday, I promise! ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/184 "2007-12-14T01:37:10Z")
[QUOTE=TheMerchandise] My present arrived this morning! Thanks, **Scuba Ben**! I was just contemplating buying myself a travel mug, so your gift was particularly fortuitous. [/QUOTE] You’re welcome. Drink up, me hearty! ---
**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:** [December 14, 2007, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/185 "2007-12-14T01:38:39Z")
[QUOTE=rocking chair] woooooo hooooo!!! deck the halls with parts of bodies!!! fa la la la la …la la la la. a very bright light in a dark day. thank you hockey monkey!!! love it! (yes, deck the halls was forever changed by dexter. rather like let it snow and die hard.) [/QUOTE] Whew! I was hoping you would like it. I’m going to order one for myself later on. I don’t have Showtime, but I’ve read the first book and loved it. ---
**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:** [December 14, 2007, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/186 "2007-12-14T01:45:36Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] whadja get, whadja get, whadja get? [/QUOTE] dexter season one. gotta be the best show on tv. ---
**Author:** ![WomanofScorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@WomanofScorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WomanofScorn)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/187 "2007-12-14T01:58:05Z")
Just shipped mine off today priorty mail. Should be in NC by Monday or Tuesday 😃 . ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/188 "2007-12-14T02:06:09Z")
[QUOTE=rocking chair] dexter season one. gotta be the best show on tv. [/QUOTE] I heartily concur ---
**Author:** ![Einmon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Einmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Einmon)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/189 "2007-12-14T22:38:59Z")
W00t, finally sent mine out today. I’m hoping it will actually arrive at its destination…my postal worker insisted that I did not have to fill out any customs forms, but stuck a customs declaration on top of the parcel nevertheless. So keep your fingers crossed, if you live in a country with notoriously strict customs regulation! ---
**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:** [December 15, 2007, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/190 "2007-12-15T00:48:12Z")
[QUOTE=Hockey Monkey] Whew! I was hoping you would like it. I’m going to order one for myself later on. I don’t have Showtime, but I’ve read the first book and loved it. [/QUOTE] do get it! i’m a prefer the book over the movie/tv/theatr person. i can say this show is the first and thus far only time i thought the book was not as good. mch is very good as dexter. and now i can see it anytime i want. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2007, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/191 "2007-12-15T01:08:40Z")
My giftee was not home to sign for her UPS delivery. They are going to give it another try. ---
**Author:** ![gfloyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d2c977/32.png) [@gfloyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gfloyd)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2007, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/192 "2007-12-15T02:03:01Z")
Mine went out yesterday. They said it would get to Idaho by Tuesday, but given the mess that was yesterday and the mess that will be tomorrow, I’m cautiously optimistic it will get there and in one piece. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2007, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/193 "2007-12-15T03:13:28Z")
Well, I can guess who my Secret Santa is… ---
**Author:** ![Dottygumdrop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Dottygumdrop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dottygumdrop)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2007, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/194 "2007-12-15T15:47:50Z")
I am running seriously behind schedule, thanks to a ridiculous work schedule and a troublesome 8-month old! Anyhoo, gifts bought and will be sent by DHL on Tuesday (as the country is closed for National Day until then) to somewhere in the US of A (sending by courier so it stands a chance of arriving before the end of the year!). 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2007, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/195 "2007-12-15T15:56:38Z")
I got a package yesterday, but I’m not sure which Doper it’s from. Mine will be go out today, if we can get to a post office, or Monday if we can’t. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2007, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/196 "2007-12-15T19:07:31Z")
Just sent mine out to Southern Merrylande via UPS. Expected delivery date: Wednesday, 12/19. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2007, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/197 "2007-12-15T22:06:04Z")
Santa came while I was out! Wheeeee! Thank you **monica**! The fuzzy snowman is too cute, the earrings are gorgeous, and that beautiful scarf (that she knitted herself with fuzzy yarn) perfectly colored! Thank you thank you thank you! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2007, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/198 "2007-12-15T23:21:32Z")
[QUOTE=KneadToKnow] Just sent mine out to Southern Merrylande via UPS. Expected delivery date: Wednesday, 12/19. [/QUOTE] Checks location. Giggles like a schoolgirl. 😃😃😃😃😃 ---
**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:** [December 15, 2007, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/199 "2007-12-15T23:23:21Z")
there goes santa claus, there goes santa claus… heading 'bama way. checking his liiiist, checking it twice… pressie on the way! ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2007, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/200 "2007-12-15T23:38:54Z")
In spite of the nasty weather bearing down on me, I got out to the post office this morning and sent my small yet sturdy package towards New York State. They said it should be there by Tuesday. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549.md?page=11)