# Secret Santa 2002! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 12, 2002, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2002/136363 "2002-11-12T03:25:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Wazza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/35a633/32.png) [@Wazza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wazza)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2002/136363/101 "2002-11-20T21:19:05Z")
I am in, Sorry to all of the aussies, but I am in the US this year… Still at home in heart though… ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2002/136363/102 "2002-11-20T21:46:04Z")
again with the in and the being. I don’t know what I would like to get. Suprise me. Oh and when we send the gifts do we let the person know who sent it? Or do we just leave some clues? What? (jeeesh I don’t even know how to do Secret Santa) ---
**Author:** ![Flashpoint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Flashpoint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flashpoint)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2002/136363/103 "2002-11-21T00:24:37Z")
I’m in! Here’s a wish list/general guide… Maybe… old sci-fi novels, anime & manga, action figures, comic books, thin width neckties, mittens, socks (size 9-11 works best), bright hair dyes (like purples, blues, greens- funky colors), earcuffs, used/homemade cds, dvds or videogames (there is a reasonable possibility I own the system. I still have an atari 2600…) Absolutely any of the above used & collecting dust around your house is very welcome… I like stuff with character. ---
**Author:** ![Daerlyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Daerlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daerlyn)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2002/136363/104 "2002-11-21T00:34:22Z")
Oh, yes, side note: It’s quite important that anything sent to me not involve chocolate in any form. ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2002/136363/105 "2002-11-21T00:46:48Z")
> [@](#): > > _originally posted by **AuRa** _ > Haha! Finally, a way to dispose of the Disembodied Santa Head (of Death) forever! Just so you know, **AuRa** , _if_ you draw my name, and _if_ such a horrific object appears in my mailbox, then this devout Christian will invoke the Wiccan Rule of Three – what you put into the world comes back to you three times over. Just picture the Disembodied Santa Head (of Death) combined with the evil of your little sister multiplied by 3! BwuhahahahahaHA!!! 😃 CJ OK, so much for nice! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2002/136363/106 "2002-11-21T03:21:08Z")
I’m in! I’m in! I’m in! (wheeeeeee!) Wish List: I would like something indigenous to where my Secret Santa lives. What’s your part of the world’s claim-to-fame? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2002/136363/107 "2002-11-22T20:18:49Z")
\*\*Ruby, \*\* if I drew your name I could send you Fred Phelps in a box, he’s one of my towns claims to fame. ONly problem is he isn’t worth even the nominal$10 value being mentioned. But be careful what you wish for, you might get it! (heh) ---
**Author:** ![JerseyDiamond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8491ac/32.png) [@JerseyDiamond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerseyDiamond)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2002/136363/108 "2002-11-22T22:12:38Z")
I am in! ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2002/136363/109 "2002-11-24T01:07:33Z")
My **giftee** hasn’t been told to me yet, but if this person would like something from where I am **from** , then that is fine with me, **however** … I am **from** Rothenburg ob der Tauber which is in Germany, and I will be there for the Christmas holidays (19-26). Is it fair to ask my person to wait until I return to send the gift or should I just send something from my present location before Christmas? Listen, **Dallas, Georgia** doesn’t have anything famous except that a civil war battle (Picket’s Mill) was fought near here. Please advise. I would love to send something special from Rothenburg, but don’t wanna make my person wait till I get back if y’all think that would be bad form. Thanks Quasi ---
**Author:** ![Hamadryad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6de8d8/32.png) [@Hamadryad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamadryad)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2002/136363/110 "2002-11-24T02:34:20Z")
Is it too late for me to get in on this? I promise I will get my present to whomever on time, unlike last year when I made **scout1222** wait for three extra weeks… ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2002/136363/111 "2002-11-25T02:39:33Z")
**Quasi** , isn’t that the home of the Kathe Wohlfart store? And personally, I don’t think anyone would mind if you waited until you got back, especially if you e-mailed the recipient to let them know. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2002/136363/112 "2002-11-25T03:46:33Z")
Thanks, **Ruby** and yes, the **Käthe Wohlfahrt** Christmas stores are headquartered in **Rothenburg**. I used the plural up there, because they own 3 large stores in the town, and the running joke is, if you think you’re in a Christmas store that **doesn’t** belong to KW, you’re **still** in a KW store! (The company owns several stores in the city under different names, and they also go “on the road” to the various **Christkindl Markts** ). Quasi ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2002/136363/113 "2002-11-25T14:35:09Z")
Are we getting the same santa that gets us? ---
**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:** [November 25, 2002, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2002/136363/114 "2002-11-25T14:38:29Z")
**vanilla** , I believe the assignment of santas is random - small likelihood of getting each other, I would think… Of course, since I’m not running this, who am I to say? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2002/136363/115 "2002-11-27T17:49:41Z")
Out of curiosity, has anyone gotten the name of their giftee yet? (not that I’m trying to rush you or anything, **Green Bean** …I was just wondering.) ---
**Author:** ![Shera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Shera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shera)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2002/136363/116 "2002-11-27T18:20:49Z")
I haven’t gotten my giftee yet. I am just assuming that it hasn’t been done yet. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2002, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2002/136363/117 "2002-11-27T18:23:50Z")
I too am patiently waiting. I assume that **Green Been** was gracious enough to extend the deadline a few days, for late comers. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2002/136363/118 "2002-11-27T19:01:29Z")
I see people are posting wish lists. I just got a DVD player; anything you’re willing to let go, I’ve probably not got. White chocolate is also nice. Eva Cassidy is my current favorite singer, after buying her _Time after Time_ cd (that’s the only one I’ve got). After last year’s SS success with the Kung Fu Hamster, dumb little robotic singing things are cool, too. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2002/136363/119 "2002-11-28T02:34:15Z")
I’m still working on it. As I said in the OP the giftees should be sent out tonight (or maybe early tomorrow morning 😛 ) ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2002/136363/120 "2002-11-28T14:23:44Z")
Well, the emails have been sent. Everybody should have their giftee. ( **ShirleyUjest** : Your email didn’t go through. Could you email me again? Thanks.) If there is any problem, please email me at [sdmbsecretsanta@hotmail.com](mailto:sdmbsecretsanta@hotmail.com) I may not be able to get back to you until saturday. Happy Thanksgiving! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2002/136363.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2002/136363.md?page=7)