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

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!

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.

I’m not on there, either.

[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. :slight_smile:

[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? :smiley:

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!

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.

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

I sent mine on Nov. 27. I just re sent it. :frowning:

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

Here is the Nearly Mostly Final List :
**
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. :slight_smile:

BUMP:::

I still have not heard from

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

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!

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

I got my e-mail!!

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

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

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

zsofia check your email please.

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

bates breath

Abby check your email.