# The Much Shorter \*I Got My Elephant!!!\* Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 28, 2001, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-much-shorter-i-got-my-elephant-thread/84354 "2001-09-28T17:58:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-much-shorter-i-got-my-elephant-thread/84354/81 "2001-10-09T15:15:02Z")
Oh, and I’m still waiting for mine… ---
**Author:** ![Politzania](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@Politzania](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Politzania)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-much-shorter-i-got-my-elephant-thread/84354/82 "2001-10-09T19:07:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rue DeDay \* > \*\*Elephant recipients so far include… > \*\* Politzania got hers from — urk - um, Heather from Ohio? I forget her doper name… And fireman1 got mine - lousy timing on my part (delivered on 9/11 - he said he’d let me know when he looked at it…) ---
**Author:** ![Politzania](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@Politzania](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Politzania)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-much-shorter-i-got-my-elephant-thread/84354/83 "2001-10-09T19:13:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rue DeDay \* > \*\*Elephant recipients so far include… > \*\* Politzania got hers from — urk - um, Heather from Ohio? I forget her doper name… And fireman1 got mine - lousy timing on my part (delivered on 9/11 - he said he’d let me know when he looked at it…) ---
**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-much-shorter-i-got-my-elephant-thread/84354/84 "2001-10-09T19:17:00Z")
Still nothing over here… I suspect it’s because my mahout (i.e. elephant trainer) was the one I sent my Dilbert candy dispenser to in round one, and she’s still resentful that she only got one thing. ☹ Any of those butter tarts left? ---
**Author:** ![Why\_A\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-much-shorter-i-got-my-elephant-thread/84354/85 "2001-10-09T19:35:37Z")
Objet superflu\* Where are you? Oh where are you? (Pachyderm haiku) \*(according to babelfish, this is french for white elephant) ---
**Author:** ![Politzania](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@Politzania](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Politzania)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-much-shorter-i-got-my-elephant-thread/84354/86 "2001-10-09T19:36:29Z")
Sorry about the double-post - cranky firewall at work (Oops - I’m posting from work? SHame on me!) ---
**Author:** ![seawitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@seawitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seawitch)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-much-shorter-i-got-my-elephant-thread/84354/87 "2001-10-09T19:39:44Z")
**Chef** , there’s one butter tart left. Here. I was about to make some hot buttered rum, too. Want one? We got no elephants - we might as well get drunk. ---
**Author:** ![Tattva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@Tattva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tattva)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-much-shorter-i-got-my-elephant-thread/84354/88 "2001-10-09T19:44:35Z")
MMM… buttered rum. It’s a good thing I’m still on the waiting couch. Sorry, all I brought with me was this diet coke. Have a sip if you want. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-much-shorter-i-got-my-elephant-thread/84354/89 "2001-10-09T20:15:59Z")
While we’re all just sitting around, does someone want to help me make pickled beets? ---
**Author:** ![dobbinaire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@dobbinaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dobbinaire)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-much-shorter-i-got-my-elephant-thread/84354/90 "2001-10-09T20:26:32Z")
[sub]dob wanders in and looks for a place to sit. damn, **Cheffie** got the last tart. knew I shoulda got here sooner[/sub] Butter rum? Hmm, never had it before. Always willing to try something new. 🙂 Mind if I sit and wait with y’all? ---
**Author:** ![Tattva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@Tattva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tattva)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-much-shorter-i-got-my-elephant-thread/84354/91 "2001-10-09T20:31:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GingerOfTheNorth \* > \*\*While we’re all just sitting around, does someone want to help me make pickled beets? \*\* Do I get to help eat them at the end? Heck yeah, I’m in! ---
**Author:** ![dobbinaire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@dobbinaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dobbinaire)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-much-shorter-i-got-my-elephant-thread/84354/92 "2001-10-09T20:34:08Z")
Well, I know I _said_ I like to try new things, but uh, no beets for me thankyouverymuch, pickled or not. :-p ---
**Author:** ![seawitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@seawitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seawitch)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-much-shorter-i-got-my-elephant-thread/84354/93 "2001-10-09T20:35:24Z")
I love pickled beets, **Ginger**! Since the rest of the household hates pickles and loathes beets, I never get them. [sub]Damn sympathy waiting couch. I’m gonna gain five pounds out here.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Ayesha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Ayesha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ayesha)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-much-shorter-i-got-my-elephant-thread/84354/94 "2001-10-09T20:38:45Z")
:: Hops on ChefTroy’s lap, :: Will you share that last tart with a tart ? :: bats eyelashes:: If my elephant doesn’t arrive soon I swear I’ll start singing again. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-much-shorter-i-got-my-elephant-thread/84354/95 "2001-10-10T03:35:44Z")
I got mine. Well, sorta. I got a card from the post office that there’s a package for me (doesn’t fit in my mailbox), so I’ll be racing traffic after work tomorrow to make it to the post office and pick it up. Thanks, **Stoid**. _anticipation_ ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-much-shorter-i-got-my-elephant-thread/84354/96 "2001-10-10T19:21:15Z")
Giddy with excitement [sub]or nauseous due to allergies[/sub] I had to use a an exacto knife to open the well taped box. Fortunately, [sub]don’t ask why[/sub] one was handy. First out of the box a note from **thinksnow** that said he forgot the witty note, but offered his undying love and adoration [sub]ok, so I made everything after the comma up.[/sub] Ok, let’s see what else is inside the box…[list] [li] A racquetball racquet. The grip is rather grimy, I bet its **thinksweat**. Wonder if I can sell it to one of his adoring **DoperBabe’s**? Then again my own sweaty son may want it.[/li][li] Ski wax. I’ve been waterskiing for twenty years and we’ve never waxed a ski. I’m not starting now. Oh, you mean this is for _snow ski’s_? We had to fly the kid to the east coast because he was 10 and had never seen snow. I’ll set this aside for _The Awakening, round 3_.[/li][li] A used rear window defogger repair kit by _Permatex_. Hope it worked for you.[/li][li] An 8 x 10 poster type thingy for Dale Jarrett and the UPS car.[/li][li] A small box of matches from **The Dublin Pub** in Dayton, Ohio.[/li][li] A 1999 AAA map of North and South Carolina. I’ll tuck this in hubby’s bag next time he has to go to Charlotte or Raleigh Durham for a meeting.[/li][li] A 10 ounce jar of **Classico Creations** Sun-dried tomato sauce and spread. I couldn’t find a date code on the jar, which makes me wonder when the last time **Thinksnow** cleaned out his cupboard’s.[/li][li] A coffee cup. Darn! I mailed off two and got one back![/li][li] Three wet nap wipes. I’ll use these when I finish unpacking the box. :D[/li][li] A book. Yay! Books are one of my favorite things. This one is A Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Toole. A much needed comedy and it’s a hardback Pulitzer Prize winner too![/li][li] A small round tin, which holds a set of graduated heart shaped cookie cutters and a couple of recipes to use them.[/li] Cool stuff **Thinksnow**. I can’t decide which I like better the book or the cookie cutters, both are definately keepers! You’re the best elephant wrangler ever, thank you! ---
**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:** [October 10, 2001, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-much-shorter-i-got-my-elephant-thread/84354/97 "2001-10-10T19:29:49Z")
And the butter tarts are gone. Oh well - back to the kitchen… ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-much-shorter-i-got-my-elephant-thread/84354/98 "2001-10-10T22:25:15Z")
Still waiting patiently for for white elephant. I sent out mine last week, so someone should be getting a package soon. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-much-shorter-i-got-my-elephant-thread/84354/99 "2001-10-10T23:59:41Z")
Yay! I made it to the post office before it closed and picked up my white elephant. I managed to get it open while waiting for the thread to load (Lotsa tape), and now, we’ll get the White Elephant Opening–LIVE: [list=1] [li] **One half of a two-pack of Hidden Valley Ranch Dip mix.** Cool. I actually use this stuff.[/li][li] \*_A booklet titled How You Can Talk With God_. Okay…[/li][li] **A flowered “Coupons” file.** I don’t have one, so I must’ve needed one. ;)[/li][li] **A red bible.** Cover’s coming apart, but it’s got some nice-looking full-color pictures.[/li][li] **Two CDs.** WOO, It’s Cosy Inside and Carl Cox, Future 2000.[/li][li] **Lint Pic-Up Adhesive Roller.** Wonder if it works on car hair…[/li][li] **A packet of thyme seeds.** [/li][li] **Yellow Lipton packet stuck to a Lemon-Lime Fizzing Drink Mix.** Don’t know if these go together or they just got stuck to each other…[/li][li] **Super Orange Fizzing Drink Mix** [/li][li] **A scented yellow candle** Hmmm. I don’t think any of my candle holders are big enough for this one.[/li][li] **Party Time Plum nail polish.** [/li][li] **Batik Creme nail polish.** [/li][li] **A metallic ink marker.** [/li][li] **Tartar control Mentadent.** [/li][li] **Two books of matches** [/li][li] **A snowman’s head.** Must…resist…digging…to see if rest of snowman…is in box…[/li][li] **Palmolive Triple Action Tabs Machine Dishwasher Detergent.** Cool. I can use this, I think.[/li][li] **Something white and plastic that says “Progressive” on it.**???[/li][li] **Some Taster’s Choice instant coffee.** Vanilla Roast, Hazelnut Roast and Chocolate Roast.[/li][li] **A packet of chives seeds.** [/li][li] **A little black flashlight.** [/li][li] **CoverGirl ContinuousWear Natural Makeup.** [/li][li] **A lemon-flavored Jolly Rancher candy.** [/li][li] **A button that says “Warning: Wearing dirty underwear, if in an accident just let me die.”** I like this.[/li][li] **Six more matchbooks.** [/li][li] **Another lemon Jolly Rancher candy.** [/li][li] **A sports body alarm.** This could be useful. Thanks, Stoid![/li][li] **More CDs.** Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road; Shawn Colvin, Steady On; The Very Best of Aretha Franklin; Squirrel Nut Zippers promotional CD and the Twister soundtrack.[/li][li] **Strawberry Pez.** [/li][li] **Planet Hollywood keychain.** [/li][li] **See’s candysticks.** Like candycanes, only no hooks. Three purple, two green, one red, one orange, two yellow & orange.[/li][li] **More Hazelnut Roast Taster’s Choice.** [/li][li] **Sally Hansen cuticle defense.** [/li][li] **A package of report cover labels.** Stickers with smily-face borders. :)[/li][li] **A necklace.** [/li][li] **A red hooklike thing with a screwthread on the end.** Another ???[/li][li] **A temporary flower tattoo.** [/li][li] **A 2-set UHF/VHF/FM Coupler Combiner.** Or at least, that’s what it says on the thingy.[/li]And finally… [li] **Smileys, by David Sanderson.** A booklet with over 650 smileys and info about them.[/li][/list=1] Wow. Cool stuff. Thanks, **Stoid**. I think I have to go put that button on my jacket now. ---
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-much-shorter-i-got-my-elephant-thread/84354/100 "2001-10-11T00:36:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FairyChatMom \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Grace \* > > \*\*Sounds suspiciously like a clock I sent someone. 😃 \*\* > > I gave you full credit as the original donor… Of course my penmanship is so bad, he might not have been able to read it. > For the record, tho, **Grace** gifted me with the clock and it was just too much elephantine goodness for me not to share! \*\* **Grace** , please don’t be mad at **FairyChatMom**. She did give you full credit, and I could read her handwriting just fine, thank you. I merely forgot to mention that the clock found its way to my computer room via you. It’s fantabulous, BTW. Zap [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-much-shorter-i-got-my-elephant-thread/84354.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-much-shorter-i-got-my-elephant-thread/84354.md?page=6)