# The Return of the White Elephant! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 7, 2001, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-the-white-elephant/75316 "2001-08-07T16:57:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2001, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-the-white-elephant/75316/141 "2001-08-30T15:57:49Z")
**UncleBill** is willing to send stuff wherever. I’m in. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2001, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-the-white-elephant/75316/142 "2001-08-30T16:04:26Z")
I’ve started collecting lovely treasures for this swap… hee hee As for whoever **UncleBill** gets - it will be well-packaged. If anything arrives broken, it will be broken before-hand. [sub][sup]mmmm pineapple…[/sup][/sub] ---
**Author:** ![BunnyGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@BunnyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyGirl)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2001, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-the-white-elephant/75316/143 "2001-08-30T16:07:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by seawitch \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by thinksnow \* > > \*\*I feel I should point out, in case people are wondering, that you really shouldn’t go out and buy stuff for this. > > [Ed McMahon]You are correct, sir.[/Ed McMahon] > > I promise, nothing I’ve looked at has a price tag of more than a dollar. And I’m not deliberately shopping, I swear. I just notice I’ve been slowing down when I drive past yard sales, then speeding up if the people have any taste or artistic sensibility. \*\* Bwaahaahaa! This is priceless! Maybe you can find “The Best of Leo Sayer” on LP - wow! wouldn’t that be the White Elephants to beat White Elephants? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![AndYrAStar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@AndYrAStar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndYrAStar)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2001, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-the-white-elephant/75316/144 "2001-08-30T16:12:22Z")
> [@](#): > > **And…Star** , consider yourself a soon-to-be victim 😉 Whatcha got against my name, thinksnow? ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2001, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-the-white-elephant/75316/145 "2001-08-30T17:13:34Z")
**…YrA…** , nothing. 23 hours, folks. 12:00 (noon) (E.S.T.), Friday, August 31[sup]st[/sup], 2001, is the cut-off for new people. The cross-spanner, quadra-floppy, hydro-cooled maxi-spindle-inverter will then be locked down and that’s that. ---
**Author:** ![Politzania](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@Politzania](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Politzania)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2001, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-the-white-elephant/75316/146 "2001-08-30T17:19:36Z")
Snuck in just in time! Now, to put on my thinking cap… ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2001, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-the-white-elephant/75316/147 "2001-08-30T17:34:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GingerOfTheNorth \* > \*\* **UncleBill** … well-packaged… [sub][sup]mmmm …[/sup][/sub] \*\* Must… not… flirt… ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2001, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-the-white-elephant/75316/148 "2001-08-30T17:56:41Z")
Ok, I’m in. The easiest way to hide a body is to mail the pieces around the country, I hear. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2001, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-the-white-elephant/75316/149 "2001-08-30T19:50:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by UncleBill \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by GingerOfTheNorth \* > > \*\* **UncleBill** … well-packaged… [sub][sup]mmmm …[/sup][/sub] \*\* > > Must… not… flirt… \*\* Wimp. Mail yerself here. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2001, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-the-white-elephant/75316/150 "2001-08-30T20:35:14Z")
Bummer, **Tiki** is out this time. Hope it wasn’t because of the junk I sent you last time?! New to the list, and sneaking in under the wire:[li]**UncleBill[_]Politzania[_]TheOtherOne**[/li] Needing to send info: **lno** (check yer email) ---
**Author:** ![AndYrAStar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@AndYrAStar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndYrAStar)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2001, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-the-white-elephant/75316/151 "2001-08-30T20:53:36Z")
> [@](#): > > **…YrA…** , nothing. Okay… 😕 ---
**Author:** ![BunnyGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@BunnyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyGirl)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2001, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-the-white-elephant/75316/152 "2001-08-30T20:57:58Z")
Means he doesn’t have anything against your name, just to be prepared to be a victim by receiving a box of trash…er, goodies from someone who cleaned out their junk drawer! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2001, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-the-white-elephant/75316/153 "2001-08-30T21:02:28Z")
Actually, it means I forgot the middle part when I did the first post so I substituted the ellipse and then I just used the middle part the second time to show her I had figured it out. 🙂 [sub]But you will be getting some good junk, if I have to send it myself now![/sub] ---
**Author:** ![AndYrAStar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@AndYrAStar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndYrAStar)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2001, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-the-white-elephant/75316/154 "2001-08-30T21:11:14Z")
> [@](#): > > Actually, it means I forgot the middle part when I did the first post so I substituted the ellipse and then I just used the middle part the second time to show her I had figured it out. 🙂 Gotcha… you’ve referred to me three times, and all three times part of my name was substituted with an ellipse. I was just wondering what the heck was going on 🙂 I hope I get some good stuff… I’ve got some good stuff lined up for my person. I’m considering recycling some things I got last time, I really have no use for a big slim-jim tin. Is this against the rules? ---
**Author:** ![katiekilldare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/838e76/32.png) [@katiekilldare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katiekilldare)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2001, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-the-white-elephant/75316/155 "2001-08-31T00:11:49Z")
I’m in. I sent **think** my particulars. ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2001, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-the-white-elephant/75316/156 "2001-08-31T11:05:21Z")
I’m game. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2001, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-the-white-elephant/75316/157 "2001-08-31T12:08:36Z")
So, is this about to actully happen? I didn’t read many messages after my “I’m in” post. My big box o’ junk is fat, ready and waiting for my assigned victim, er, recipient. ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2001, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-the-white-elephant/75316/158 "2001-08-31T14:54:18Z")
Just over an hour to the deadline. New to the list and bringing te total to…73 [sub](I think)[/sub] are:[li]**lno[_]Bobisco[_]katiekilldare** and **Hastur** [/li] Like I’ve said, expect something either over the weekend or by first thing Tuesday (it’s easier to send mass email from the office, donchaknow!) You can sen one thing or a bunch o’stuff, but the only rule, and this is pretty loose, is that you shouldn’t buy anything for this. That point is to send off stuff you have that you have no more use for (if you ever even did.) So break out those mellon-ballers, swizzle-stix, bowling pins, 5 1/4" Apple II Plus OS disks and go nuts. ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2001, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-the-white-elephant/75316/159 "2001-08-31T17:08:12Z")
_ **TIME!** _ ---
**Author:** ![Rue\_DeDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2001, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-the-white-elephant/75316/160 "2001-08-31T17:10:58Z")
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