# The Straight Dope Secret Santa 2004 Exchange! New, with Improvements! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 23, 2004, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269 "2004-11-23T14:10:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![Medea\_s\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Medea\_s\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Medea_s_Child)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/241 "2004-12-07T10:35:19Z")
That Shirt Ninja post was supposed to be mine, darnit! This is the punishment I get for introducing my SO to the Dope. again, I didn’t get your e-mail and thus cannot start Secret Shopping. please send it again and/or send it to kathryn dot everett at gmail. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/242 "2004-12-07T12:37:15Z")
> [@MrFantsyPants](#): > > Hospital For Sick Children gets my $5, I think. Won’t someone think of the sick children? sick kids? are they more important than the gaybabywhales? ::::wipes off tomato:::::: **Keapon** You throw like a girl! ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/243 "2004-12-07T16:40:10Z")
**phall** check your email. ---
**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:** [December 7, 2004, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/244 "2004-12-07T17:34:25Z")
I’ve already shiped some cashola off to my local animal shelter - they’re trying to build a larger building to accomodate more beasties. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![gfloyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d2c977/32.png) [@gfloyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gfloyd)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/245 "2004-12-07T17:58:51Z")
So, again, are we supposed to sign the gifts or not? And I’ll make my donation on Friday to Children and Family Services of NH, as we are selling 5 dollar gift cards for them at work, to put books in the hands of kids that might not get anything else this year. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/246 "2004-12-07T18:16:33Z")
If you wish to sign your card, you can. Or you can pleasantly torture your recipient for weeks. That is always a plus. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kuizelemartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19b73/32.png) [@Kuizelemartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuizelemartz)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/247 "2004-12-07T18:20:15Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > sick kids? > > are they more important than the gaybabywhales? > > ::::wipes off tomato:::::: > > **Keapon** You throw like a girl! HAHAHAAHHA Didn’t think it was possible to make me laugh that hard within 10 minutes of me waking up. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/248 "2004-12-07T18:52:21Z")
Hey, I went out and bought my Secret Santa gift today! Luckily my recipient who shall remain unnamed gave me a very good hint, and I ended up buying one for them and one for myself! So thanks, recipient! It will go out in the mail tomorrow because I want to put some extra goodies in it. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/249 "2004-12-07T19:59:12Z")
> [@Elenia28](#): > > Hey, I went out and bought my Secret Santa gift today! Luckily my recipient who shall remain unnamed gave me a very good hint, and I ended up buying one for them and one for myself! So thanks, recipient! It will go out in the mail tomorrow because I want to put some extra goodies in it. If you were Ravenous Lady you would have bought yourself some extra tins of Vienna Sausage. Now that’s good eatin’! ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/250 "2004-12-07T20:10:13Z")
I’m not \*that \* ravenous. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kuizelemartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19b73/32.png) [@Kuizelemartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuizelemartz)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/251 "2004-12-07T20:16:48Z")
> [@Elenia28](#): > > I’m not \*that \* ravenous. 😃 Whew, I was scared for a second there, thought you drew my name and sent me a big old sausage. I’m Ravenous for candy and seafood by the way, I’m pretty picky for being ravenous. I got the name from the movie. Those people weren’t picky one dang bit. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/252 "2004-12-07T20:25:23Z")
> [@Ravenous Lady](#): > > Whew, I was scared for a second there, thought you drew my name and sent me a big old sausage. > > I’m Ravenous for candy and seafood by the way, I’m pretty picky for being ravenous. I got the name from the movie. Those people weren’t picky one dang bit. Ooh, are you talking about the [**Ravenous**](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129332/) with Guy Pearce? Yep, that was _yummy_. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/253 "2004-12-07T20:52:29Z")
> [@Ravenous Lady](#): > > Whew, I was scared for a second there, thought you drew my name and sent me a big old sausage. > > I’m Ravenous for candy and seafood by the way, I’m pretty picky for being ravenous. I got the name from the movie. Those people weren’t picky one dang bit. if I was sending you a “big old sausage” it wouldn’t be food, my dear. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Kuizelemartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19b73/32.png) [@Kuizelemartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuizelemartz)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/254 "2004-12-07T21:25:39Z")
> [@Elenia28](#): > > if I was sending you a “big old sausage” it wouldn’t be food, my dear. 😉 Dammit. Shirley, dear, can you please make sure Elenia28 is my Secret Santa next year? PLEASE?? ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/255 "2004-12-07T22:56:56Z")
I’m confused on the charity aspect. I thought we were agreeing on a charity(ies) and making a lump sum donation to said charity(ies). Are we to take our $5 and donate it ourselves to a charity of our own choosing, or one of our giftees choice? If it’s one of our own, I’ll just increase the donation I plan on making to our local Hospice in my [Mother’s](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=4527019#post4527019) name. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/256 "2004-12-08T00:06:03Z")
I thought I posted earlier, but apparently that sound is a hampster burping in satiation. A friend of mine grabbed the – whatever I picked out for my recipient – and paid for it when we were in the — commercial establishment of one sort or another – so I didn’t actually shell out the money. I’m therefore going to add $10 to the $5 I’m giving to [The American Friends Service Committee](http://www.afsc.org/). ( **Casey** – read upthread a bit – the last page, I think? **Shirley** has become daunted at the logistics and we’re going to do it on the honor system, to the charity of your choice.) ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/257 "2004-12-08T00:21:39Z")
> [@Casey1505](#): > > I’m confused on the charity aspect. I thought we were agreeing on a charity(ies) and making a lump sum donation to said charity(ies). Are we to take our $5 and donate it ourselves to a charity of our own choosing, or one of our giftees choice? If it’s one of our own, I’ll just increase the donation I plan on making to our local Hospice in my [Mother’s](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=4527019#post4527019) name. That’s what I did **Casey** , basically because it’s too hard for us non-Americans to get money to the USA (especially such a small sum as $5). And I’d prefer to support a local charity anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/258 "2004-12-08T01:11:24Z")
Daunted …nice word. Described my three neuron’s nicely. ---
**Author:** ![Frankenbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c0e974/32.png) [@Frankenbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frankenbear)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/259 "2004-12-08T01:18:38Z")
**Kat** , I don’t know why it didn’t work. I’ll try again. [Defenders of Wildlife](http://www.WildlifeAdoption.org). I hope it works. ---
**Author:** ![Medea\_s\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Medea\_s\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Medea_s_Child)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/260 "2004-12-08T01:56:25Z")
**Shirley** , I still don’t have an e-mail from you. Please e-mail me my Secret Santa! I miss it and want to play! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269.md?page=14)