# The Straight Dope Secret Santa 2004 Exchange!  New, with Improvements!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269>\
**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\
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**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/141 "2004-12-03T21:26:56Z")

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She’s makin’ a list  
Checking it about ten thousand times  
Gonna find out who’s naughty or nice  
Shirley Claus is comin’ to town!

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**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/142 "2004-12-04T03:28:05Z")

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I got left off the list again!

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/143 "2004-12-04T04:02:42Z")

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> [@Kat](#):
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> I got left off the list again!

That’s because beating the stuffing out of **twicks** in Fantasy Teevee got you on the “naughty” list.

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**Author:** ![MidnightRadio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@MidnightRadio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MidnightRadio)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/144 "2004-12-04T06:59:14Z")

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I’m not on there, either.

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**Author:** ![FreeRange\_Maniac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/97f17d/32.png) [@FreeRange\_Maniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FreeRange_Maniac)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/145 "2004-12-04T19:07:37Z")

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[QUOTE=faithfool]  
W00T!! Count me as another who’s sent her email. Oh, and who would preemptively like to wish her recipient, the beautiful Ms. **Annie X-Mas** a Happy, Happy 50th Birthday! She’s so awesome! Wish I could someday meet and hang out with you like the other cool Doper chicks. 🙂

[ul]  
[li]Horror/Mystery books[/li][li]Ankle bracelets[/li][li]Butterflies[/li][li]Fortune telling – I can’t do it, but it’s really cool – I don’t have a cheapo I-Ching either[/li][li]Hippies[/li][/ul]

My hubbie is an old hippy. If I get your name, can I send you him? 😃

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**Author:** ![Den\_Mum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@Den\_Mum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Den_Mum)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/146 "2004-12-04T21:23:49Z")

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I just got my e-mail off and hope I can still get on the list, What fun!

Some of my interests;

**Music:** like it all but am on an oldies ( 70s & 80s) rock kick right now  
**Books:** Cookbooks…collect them so something regional would be fun, Mysteries, Art  
**Cooking:** Kitchen gadgets, good coffees, herb teas, regional seasonings, just anything  
May I just add that **Shirley** rocks for organizing this!

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**Author:** ![Den\_Mum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@Den\_Mum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Den_Mum)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/147 "2004-12-04T21:25:48Z")

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> [@Rhaeven](#):
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> My hubbie is an old hippy. If I get your name, can I send you him? 😃

Sorry got one of my very own already!

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**Author:** ![Kuizelemartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19b73/32.png) [@Kuizelemartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuizelemartz)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/148 "2004-12-04T22:14:17Z")

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> [@Den Mum](#):
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> Sorry got one of my very own already!

Thank god I don’t (no offense to male hippies).

You two can start your very own, “Hippy Husband Exchange”, but you might want to put this off until next year and start earlier.

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**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/149 "2004-12-04T23:19:07Z")

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I’m not on there either, under this name -or- my old one… hopefool. ☹

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**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2004, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/150 "2004-12-05T15:56:41Z")

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I sent mine on Nov. 27. I just re sent it. ☹

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**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 5, 2004, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/151 "2004-12-05T16:37:29Z")

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First,

Apologies for not being on line yesterday. Not only did I have _A Life_, but I thought the computer crapped out on me ( the circuit breaker flipped for some reason.) and the only time I had to get on line was in the wee hours yesterday am, and I could not get my computer to turn on.

Secondly, I am cross checking everyone who has signed on here in this thread, with emails and my excel list. ( yes you are all on my computer permanently. HAH.)

C, I locked myself out of the boards when I updated my email addy and was in the wrong email box to receive the Verification email to make sure I was not a sock puppet. That took about 30 minutes of my life away while I decided if I was suddenly banned ( which would be cool.) or the hampsters died or just hated me suddenly. Then I figured it out (naturally after a flurry of emails.)

I have only two people that I cannot find emails for and it is mystifying me since I’ve spent the last hour and a half searching before I prostrate myself begging:

**phall0106  
Zsofia**

\*\*Please email me immediately at [sdsecretsanta2004@hotmail.com](mailto:sdsecretsanta2004@hotmail.com)

Here is the Nearly Mostly Final List :  
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7 up yours  
Abbie Carmichael  
alice in wonderland  
Annie Xmas  
antigen  
asecretk  
Avarie537  
bobkitty  
casey1505  
Caught@Work  
congodwarf  
cunctator  
dcordell1960  
denmum  
Devena  
duffer  
Edward the Head  
Elenia28  
Evil Ash  
faithfool  
Film Geek  
Frankenbear  
Gail  
gfloyd  
gobear  
greenback  
Hugh Jass  
Iceland Blue  
Iris  
js goddess  
jurhael  
kat  
Keapon Laffin  
kricket  
krys92gp  
Medea’s Child  
melondeca  
Midnight Radio  
MissTake  
mlerose  
monica  
mrfantsypants \<---------This is just my favorite name du jour.  
Ms. Macphisto  
Ms. Prufrock  
MSUbulldogs101  
n.sane  
qwisp  
Ravenous Lady  
Rhaeven  
rocking chair  
sami41  
scuba ben  
sean Factotum  
stand up karmic  
Tanookie  
tarragon918  
tellmeI’m notcrazy  
The Punkyova  
Tripler  
twickster  
\*\*  
If you don’t see your name, please please please email ASAP. Between all the screen names, real names , different email addys’ from the profile, my head is swimming more than usual.

I am working on this all day, hopefully without interruption, so as to try to get the info out in email this afternoon. If it isn’t, please don’t hurt me. It will go out Tomorrow for certain. ( have the late morning/early aft free from kidlets…YAY!)

Next year, I will simply demand that you all sign up in alphabetical order. 🙂

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**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 5, 2004, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/152 "2004-12-05T20:43:05Z")

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BUMP:::

I still have not heard from

\*\*Zsofia & Phall1060p/b] Please pick up the white courtesy phone. Thank You.

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**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 6, 2004, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/153 "2004-12-06T00:27:36Z")

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I am in the process of sending out the emails.  
One email keeps bouncing back to me late, and quite delayed.  
**Cunctator** Please email again, I think my hotmail address is on spamblock.  
Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2004, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/154 "2004-12-06T00:35:10Z")

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Sorry sorry sorry - sent! I knew I shoulda done a vanity search!! :smack:

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**Author:** ![Standup\_Karmic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Standup\_Karmic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standup_Karmic)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2004, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/155 "2004-12-06T00:37:04Z")

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I got my e-mail!!

[singsong] I know who’s getting some grass clippings. I know who’s getting some grass clippings. [/ss]

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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2004, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/156 "2004-12-06T00:41:15Z")

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> [@Shirley Ujest](#):
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> One email keeps bouncing back to me late, and quite delayed.  
> **Cunctator** Please email again, I think my hotmail address is on spamblock.

\*\*Shirley \*\* - I received an email from you about 5 minutes ago. So your messages are getting through, despite the bounce back.

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**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2004, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/157 "2004-12-06T01:07:05Z")

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I am so excited. I have been researching my giftee and I think I have some great ideas… Woo hoo can’t wait!

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**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 6, 2004, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/158 "2004-12-06T01:15:10Z")

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> [@Zsofia](#):
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> Sorry sorry sorry - sent! I knew I shoulda done a vanity search!! :smack:

**zsofia** check your email please.

I have to beat my children in bed then I will send out more names. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Abbie\_Carmichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@Abbie\_Carmichael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abbie_Carmichael)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2004, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/159 "2004-12-06T02:18:17Z")

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_bates breath_

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**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 6, 2004, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-secret-santa-2004-exchange-new-with-improvements/276269/160 "2004-12-06T02:25:01Z")

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**Abby** check your email.

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