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

Shirly Urock!

Thanks for organizing this. I’m in!

I like all things baseball.
And I’ll read anything, especially fiction.

I don’t mind shipping international if need be.

Thanks again, email is on the way.

I have sent my e-mail.

I like getting books, calendars etc. Even a recent copy of a local magazine would be interesting.

I’m in too.

I’m not picky - something for my desk here at Technical Thingies, Inc. will do just fine. I missed out on the coffee mug exchange.
Or, if you’re plugged into your local music scene, a compilation disc of bands that do original material would be very appreciated.

This is great, Shirley. Thanks for all your work on this.

My email is sent.

I love Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, Get Fuzzy comic strip, weird stuff, unusual music, candles, coffee and books. Authors like Chuck Palahniuk and Christopher Moore are great but I am always open to new ideas.

I hate spiders and ketchup.

Together ?

:slight_smile:

The spiders are too crunchy and ketchup is just nasty.

OK.

I have a list and in no particular order:

**melondeca
Alice in Wonderland
Abbie Carmicheal
MsPrufrock
Tarragon 918 ** let me know if the email went through, ok. it bounced.
**monica
casey1505 ** email bounced back to me.
**Mrfantsypants
Antigen
Edward The Head
gobear
Tripler did you get email?
qwisp
greenback
frankenbear
caught@work
Keapon Laffin
Rockingchair
kricket
Sami41
cunctator
Sean Factotum **

Twenty Two dopers ( me not included yet) so far.

Loads of Canadians and Aussies. I haven’t received anything from those Furren Dopers across the pond either direction. I may have to send a vigorously worded email guilting them into joining the fun.

:frowning: I sent my email! I did! I will resend!

What tanookie said!

What tanookie and twickster said!

Hmm, I’m sensing a conspiracy here – do you have a problem with Dopers whose usernames start with “t,” Shirley? (Note that the only two on the list above both have notes indicating a problem of one kind or another.) :wink:

I’m in like Tripler!

WhatdoIlike…hmm…

Coffee and its acoutrements; non-fiction - unusual books especially; candles and incense; curious curios; spirituality kind of stuff; sushi; stuff from faraway lands; pretty much anything for my kitchen (be it spices or gadgets or what-have-you); weird local souvenirs; food; gadgets or whatzits or doodads.

And I’m going to be in Mexico from the 21st until the 4th, so if my gift arrives between then, I won’t be able to thank until I get back. Just so’s my Secret Santa knows.

Oh, and I’m a boy, if that helps to choose something.

I did! Thanks!!

Tripler
Hoooo doggie, I gotta get shoppin’!

I got your e-mail earlier this afternoon, thanks.

Email sent, and I can’t wait, lol! As far as gifts,

mugs
books (I like Spider Robinson and Charles DeLint right now)
keychains
anything from where the sender is
dragons or ravens

I’m pretty easy to please!

Just sent my email to Shirley.

I love rocks. Little rocks, no boulders please.
I like maps too, I have them all over my walls.
I like to read scary short stories.
A Pen or pencil, a pretty one, maybe in blue.
Any silly, mindless computer program thing would be fun too, games or whatever. Note the word “mindless”, nothing that requires a ton of thinking.

Only real bad things for me is anything scented, and that includes coffee (ick, nasty, pooey). And any jewelry, makes me rash.

No puppies or kitties with holes in box, they make me sneeze too.

This was fun, I havn’t written a list of what I want Santa to bring me in a very long time.

I sent mail too. Resent.

just resent…using different email, just in case…you know… crap happens… ;j

I sent you an e-mail Shirley but it seems to not have made it through. I’ll send another.

I’m definitely in.

I love:
Horror, mystery, comedy…ok any books.
My two favorite books are the Hobbit and The Hitchhiker’s Guide but I don’t need copies of those. A book related trinket would be cool though.

I collect snowmen. I also collect elephants and frogs but I think I’m up to my limit on those.

I’m not the biggest fan of chocolate but I love fruity candy. My favorites are Lemon Heads and Now and Laters.

I love surprises.

I love board and card games. My favorite board games are LOTR games (I have 3) and Hero Quest. My favorite card games are Pitch and cribbage. My favorite cards are Hoyle.

I have many likes and dislikes but I prefer gifts that aren’t what I’d expect. I tend to really like the things I never would have bought for myself.

Also, I don’t mind gag gifts although I probably wouldn’t buy one for someone.

Hmm. Mine doesn’t seem to have gone through either. I’ve tried again, so fingers crossed…