# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/81 "2007-10-31T19:14:34Z")
How did I miss this?!? I’m I really too late?? Pleease??? I’ll send an e-mail just in case… ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/82 "2007-10-31T20:33:46Z")
[QUOTE=picunurse] How did I miss this?!? I’m I really too late?? Pleease??? I’ll send an e-mail just in case… ☹ [/QUOTE] I’ll see what I can do. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/83 "2007-10-31T20:48:52Z")
Please do not send me a kitty. I will hunt you down and release live geckoes all over your house. ---
**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 31, 2007, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/84 "2007-10-31T20:56:20Z")
[QUOTE=Anaamika] Please do not send me a kitty. I will hunt you down and release live geckoes all over your house. [/QUOTE] Ooh! Can we make this exchange outside the White Elephant framework? I have at least one cat I’d be happy to trade for some lizards… ---
**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:** [November 1, 2007, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/85 "2007-11-01T21:51:09Z")
Both of my packages went out today Priority Mail. Yes both, some lucky young lady is going to get some really good stuff. There’s stuff in both packages that have a story, but the package with a number two on it is the good one. You’ll have to ask about how I got it as I forgot to include it in the package by accident. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2007, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/86 "2007-11-01T22:20:41Z")
[QUOTE=Edward The Head] but the package with a number two on it is the good one. [/QUOTE] Man, if _that’s_ the good one… ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/87 "2007-11-01T23:16:30Z")
My Elephant is saddled up and will be driven to the Post Office tomorrow. Mister Mailman will be the designated Mahout. Alert to Elephantee: As is my habit, I almost forgot to include the list, so it’s slipped into the end seam. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/88 "2007-11-01T23:24:33Z")
We’re supposed to send a list? What if you’re sending a haunted painting? would that be 1 Hanuted Painting or 1 Painting (haunted) ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2007, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/89 "2007-11-02T04:09:16Z")
[QUOTE=Zebra] We’re supposed to send a list? What if you’re sending a haunted painting? would that be 1 Hanuted Painting or 1 Painting (haunted) [/QUOTE] Yes. 😃 All seriousness aside, I send a list, because some things are tiny and might be missed, or some things might be puzzling, needing explanation. Then, there are the things from previous Elephants that are passed along, so they need an explanation of their poor taste. (That would be, that another doper chose them.) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SomeUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@SomeUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SomeUserName)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2007, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/90 "2007-11-02T09:56:02Z")
I have been in search of stuff for the last couple days and have come up with quite a collection of _stuff_. I am sure I will find more over the weekend. My package will go out Monday. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2007, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/91 "2007-11-02T12:14:18Z")
Mine will be going out either today or monday. Muahhahahahahahahhahahahaha::::_cough…splutter…gasp…_ ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2007, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/92 "2007-11-02T13:11:57Z")
😃 I’m in a quandary – wondering which person I hope to receive from the most??? I have The Item and have to collect some extra stuff from around the house, and hope to send him pach-ing his way south tomorrow or definitely Monday. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2007, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/93 "2007-11-02T13:37:37Z")
The package is in my trunk, the labels are on my desk. As soon as my boss turns around, it’s going to the post office. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2007, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/94 "2007-11-02T13:42:46Z")
Shouldn’t the trunk be in the package, with the rest of the elephant? Hold on, you had to detrunk the elephant to make it fit in the package?? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/95 "2007-11-02T14:02:20Z")
As I left the PO, I realized that although I have my return address on it, there’s nothing on the package to let **Purplekid\_caterer** know that it’s from the **Hypno-Toad**. But I bet the item in the large box will speak for itself. ---
**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2007, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/96 "2007-11-02T14:16:34Z")
Going to the PO today. A package for **rocking chair and a package for Bear\_nenno**. **rocking chair** , if you get a package of candy and play-doh, and not pure tacky evil in a nautical form, I’m sorry. And **Bear,** I’m really, really, sorry. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2007, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/97 "2007-11-02T14:29:47Z")
We’re supposed to let them know who it’s from? Well then **Anaamika** there’s two packages on their way. Open the box first, that was only 7 pounds 8 ounces. There wasn’t any cat in there, though there might be some cat poop, but that was an accident. You should be able to cut the top off of the tube as the little one stole the top and I couldn’t find it. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2007, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/98 "2007-11-02T14:32:28Z")
I don’t think you have to sign your name. I’m not, at least not directly. I’ll drop a hint. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2007, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/99 "2007-11-02T16:24:47Z")
I’ve been putting together my Elephant piece by piece and should have the whole thing assembled by the weekend. Elephant size boxes are in short supply. I’ll be sure to include a list. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2007, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/100 "2007-11-02T16:37:52Z")
Haven’t sent mine yet, and it won’t be ready until Monday. I worked until 10:40 last night, folks! (Ok, the last half hour was spent drinking grasshoppers, but STILL. It’s the principle of the thing, folks.) [QUOTE=Edward The Head] We’re supposed to let them know who it’s from? Well then **Anaamika** there’s two packages on their way. Open the box first, that was only 7 pounds 8 ounces. There wasn’t any cat in there, though there might be some cat poop, but that was an accident. You should be able to cut the top off of the tube as the little one stole the top and I couldn’t find it. [/QUOTE] Heh. Exciting! I’ll let you know when I get it. Fun! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597.md?page=6)