# The Elephant Has Landed! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 4, 2001, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elephant-has-landed/79720 "2001-09-04T18:37:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![that\_darn\_cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/59ef9b/32.png) [@that\_darn\_cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/that_darn_cat)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2001, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elephant-has-landed/79720/101 "2001-09-13T17:19:27Z")
My white elephant arrived! Thanks to **FairyChatMom** , it was a ray of sunshine yesterday when I came home to find it. Among the goodies were: The famous square glass jar, originally sent by **The Mighty Tiki God**. Hah! (Ya know, I think this just might end up in Texas. \ ) It contained a purple beanie baby, most disturbing. A lighting fixure for an entertainment center. Hmm, this has MacQuarium light written all over it. (Actually, it has Made in Korea written all over it, but I digress) Sample packets of sunblock. Hmm, I might just use this on my newly shaved cranium. 🙂 A suspicious looking sock containg random subway and pizza tokens. Ha! I even have a use for this. I’m making a suit of armor consisting of strange/foreign coins riveted to leather. These will do nicely. An electric timer. Maybe I can use this to control the MacQuarium. A pair of insoles, unused. Mmmm, no use for these right now, maybe they need to go to Texas. 🙂 That’s all I can remember right now. Thanks bunches **FCM**. And there are two Dopers out there who have packages coming from me and **moi** , don’t despair we’ll get 'em out soon. ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2001, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elephant-has-landed/79720/102 "2001-09-13T17:50:50Z")
Mine has been delayed as well, but whoever gets a pile of old 2400 baud modems, I hope you appreciate it. (What? No, no, there’s more than that. A few 9600 baud ones, too.) ---
**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:** [September 13, 2001, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elephant-has-landed/79720/103 "2001-09-13T18:13:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by that\_darn\_cat \* > **… It contained a purple beanie baby, most disturbing. > …** Actually, the little purple thing is the infamous Tinky-Winky, Jerry Falwell’s embodiment of evil, or something… Glad it got to ya unscathed. If you’ll forgive the not-so-subtle, potentially suggestive comment that follows, it was my pleasure to empty my drawers for you… [sub]\ ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2001, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elephant-has-landed/79720/104 "2001-09-13T18:27:41Z")
I mailed my elephant on Tuesday morning. ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2001, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elephant-has-landed/79720/105 "2001-09-13T19:48:14Z")
We’ve started a thread on receiving stuff. It’s over [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=86419) ---
**Author:** ![fish\_in\_the\_sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ba0ec/32.png) [@fish\_in\_the\_sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fish_in_the_sky)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2001, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elephant-has-landed/79720/106 "2001-09-14T01:23:55Z")
Posted a pachyderm this afternoon. Should arrive next week sometime. Minnesotans beware. ::evil grin:: ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2001, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elephant-has-landed/79720/107 "2001-09-15T00:22:40Z")
I sent mine out this afternoon. I don’t know how long it’s going to take to get there, but the shipping cost more than what the cra…stuff is probably worth. _G_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elephant-has-landed/79720.md?page=5)