# The White Elephant Exchange 2007 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 22, 2007, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597 "2007-10-22T18:03:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/1 "2007-10-22T18:03:48Z")
I have obtained permission from a mod to host this. We will now, exchange White Elephant gifts. The basics are this. You email me, the host of the White Elephant Exchange [sdmbwhiteelephant@hotmail.com](mailto:sdmbwhiteelephant@hotmail.com) You provide the following information. Your Dope Name Your Real Name Your address where you will receive your package. Also indicate if you can ship to another country. I will try to keep people grouped by country but just in case… I will close up the registration for this at midnight, October 29th. Oh Halloween you will get an email with the name and address of the person where your elephant will migrate. Please get your gift in the mail/UPS within a week. The deal. We are exchanging White Elephant gifts. What is a White Elephant? A gift of a White Elephant is something that is rare and wonderful. It boggels the mind. It stirs the imagination. It costs an arm and leg to take care of, and it is frankly kind of smelly. You will give away, something, that is so cool that you couldn’t possibly throw it away, but yet, you can’t stand to have it in your house for one moment longer. Preferably something large scale. It is not a box of junk for now there is a second condition to this exchange. You will receive such a gift and, as part of the exchange, you agree that you will display said gift in your home or office with pride until the end of this year. So send something cool and weird to your fellow doper. This gift exchange is not for the faint at heart. BEWARE! Don’t do it! It only leads to madness and tears. This is only open to registered dopers. Sorry guests. But we need to know that you are committed to the idea of sending stuff out. Nothing worse then not getting a white elephant. So who is in? ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/2 "2007-10-22T18:46:30Z")
I am so in. I’ve had something for years, years I tell you. It has a story and has traveled a long way. I don’t want it yet I’ve never thrown it away. ---
**Author:** ![phall0106](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phall0106/32/5934_2.png) [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/3 "2007-10-22T19:44:53Z")
Whohoo! Perfect timing, as I just cleaned Hallboy’s room yesterday!!! Count me in, email is on it’s way! ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/4 "2007-10-22T19:49:02Z")
I might be in. Lemme see what I have at home. I have been really super diligent in cleaning up stuff at home lately so let me look around. ---
**Author:** ![TheMerchandise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b487fb/32.png) [@TheMerchandise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMerchandise)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/5 "2007-10-22T20:06:56Z")
I am in and excited. This is the first Doper exchange I’ve participated in. ---
**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/6 "2007-10-23T00:38:28Z")
I’m in. ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/7 "2007-10-23T00:49:00Z")
I’m in! Yay for white elephants! GT ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/8 "2007-10-23T00:50:26Z")
Ooooh I’m so in! ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/9 "2007-10-23T01:04:09Z")
the stuff is as high as an elephant’s eye… and you want me to send just one thing!!! i’m in. ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/10 "2007-10-23T01:38:41Z")
[QUOTE=Autolycus] Ooooh I’m so in! [/QUOTE] Nothing from the kitchen, tho, mm-kay? Just sayin’. I have a bunch of white elephant stuff around here, it’s called ‘my [husband’s](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?find=lastposter&t=415924) stuff’. ---
**Author:** ![dbygawdcapn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dbygawdcapn/32/3995_2.png) [@dbygawdcapn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbygawdcapn)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/11 "2007-10-23T01:39:07Z")
I’m in. And I’m with **rocking chair** , I just couldn’t bear parting with just one thing. My house is filled with weird and wonderful. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/12 "2007-10-23T02:46:14Z")
In there! Hell, I’m still displaying much of the awesome stuff from last year’s WE… ---
**Author:** ![LVgeogeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b19c9b/32.png) [@LVgeogeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVgeogeek)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/13 "2007-10-23T03:05:05Z")
Hey, count me in. I love this sort of stuff. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/14 "2007-10-23T03:16:52Z")
Me too! I think that **Jayjay** will be interested also, but he will have to answer on his own. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/15 "2007-10-23T03:18:14Z")
Prescient as always, my dear… I’m in! ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/16 "2007-10-23T11:36:04Z")
You can part with as many things as you are willing to ship. Come on people, step up. A chance like this only comes one a year. ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/17 "2007-10-23T13:51:53Z")
Email sent! I’m in. ---
**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:** [October 23, 2007, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/18 "2007-10-23T13:52:20Z")
I’m in! Domestic Dopers only for me. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/19 "2007-10-23T13:58:38Z")
Ok, I’m in. E-mail will be sent shortly. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/20 "2007-10-24T04:35:00Z")
So far 14 dopers are in. Actually I’m just going send my stuff to you guys. Come on, I know more of you have something, some awesome peice of junk, I mean art that needs a new home. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597.md?page=2)