# 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:** 9
**Author:** ![Blue\_Mood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@Blue\_Mood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Mood)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2007, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/161 "2007-11-07T17:02:19Z")
Sent my (baby) elephant out today. Hope it hits the mark. ---
**Author:** ![Antist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dbc845/32.png) [@Antist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antist)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2007, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/162 "2007-11-07T17:09:17Z")
Box o’ elephant sent today. Nothing received yet… waiting eagerly! ---
**Author:** ![FourPaws](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e0b2c6/32.png) [@FourPaws](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FourPaws)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2007, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/163 "2007-11-07T17:35:42Z")
Mine shows delivered as of 1:13 PM yesterday. Mine was nowhere near as corny as all y’all’s. Still awaiting my “gift”. I figger I’ll start building next years package now so I’ve got time to stock up. Dopers Beware. ---
**Author:** ![FourPaws](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e0b2c6/32.png) [@FourPaws](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FourPaws)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2007, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/164 "2007-11-07T17:36:47Z")
Damn. If I’d only thought, I would have included some ivory in mine 🙂 ---
**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 7, 2007, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/165 "2007-11-07T18:01:57Z")
[QUOTE=Purplkid\_Caterer] OMG! You’re not going to believe this, but I have 3 other knights in varying sizes to match the one that just showed up today! I’M SO EXCITED!!! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Although, is it really a White Elephant if I like it so much??? :dubious: [/QUOTE] I was sort of expecting a “Uhh, thanks. I guess.” I always called it “My medieval lawn-jockey.” And I’m glad it got there so quickly. I wasn’t too confident about my wrapping job either. ---
**Author:** ![Hugh\_Jass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4da419/32.png) [@Hugh\_Jass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hugh_Jass)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2007, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/166 "2007-11-07T18:31:34Z")
[QUOTE=Hypno-Toad] I was sort of expecting a “Uhh, thanks. I guess.” I always called it “My medieval lawn-jockey.” And I’m glad it got there so quickly. I wasn’t too confident about my wrapping job either. [/QUOTE] Speaking of Hypno-Toad, I’m getting ready to send my white elephant to Fort Myers Florida. Hint Hint. ---
**Author:** ![Smith8762](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Smith8762](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smith8762)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2007, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/167 "2007-11-07T20:38:11Z")
Got mine from **FourPaws** yesterday! My box o’ wonderment included: - A gently used, but rather dirty live worm bait box - A fishing lure of the rubbery worm variety - A Fossil watch tin with additional contents: - A little pair of brass shoes (some sort of dutch footwear perhaps?) - 1 very tiny ceramic shoe that appears to have once been glued to something larger THANKS! ---
**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:** [November 7, 2007, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/168 "2007-11-07T22:55:19Z")
Oh, goddamit! I had a long list of everything in my box in Notepad and my computer crashed… I’m not doing it again. I’m just going to say, “Thank you, **Stretch**!” Some of this stuff will be useful. Is the M&M the thing I’m supposed to display? Or the Rolodex? Or the antique CueCat? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![stretch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@stretch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stretch)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/169 "2007-11-08T00:27:50Z")
[QUOTE=jayjay] Oh, goddamit! I had a long list of everything in my box in Notepad and my computer crashed… I’m not doing it again. I’m just going to say, “Thank you, **Stretch**!” Some of this stuff will be useful. Is the M&M the thing I’m supposed to display? Or the Rolodex? Or the antique CueCat? 🙂 [/QUOTE] I think you should display the M&M guy. You are not required to listen to any of the cassettes, though if you have access to a cassette player you should listen to the Bob Rivers’ Twisted tunes tape. You also must listen to the Storm CD. If you hate it, pass it on to someone who likes grrl rock. The hospital gown in from last year’s white elephant, so I think it would be extra nice if you saved it for some [del]poor[/del] lucky Doper next year. 😃 The book, _When You and I Were Young, Whitefish_, is really pretty good. I hope you find some use for some part of the elephant. 🙂 ETA: Maybe you should display the neon shoestrings…do you wear sneakers frequently? ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/170 "2007-11-08T00:34:24Z")
[QUOTE=Hal Briston] Huh…this may not make much sense now, but we’re going to hear a story about a hell of a coincidence in a day or two. [/QUOTE] ?? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecae2f/32.png) [@The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Blue-Sighted_Shadow)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/171 "2007-11-08T00:40:28Z")
My elephant is galloping East as we speak. I unfortunately forgot to put in a list of contents, but everything else is under the main elephant. That will make sense when you receive it. It was sent by the mailroom through the corporate account, so I don’t know if my RL name is on it or not. It’s arriving via FedEx in a plain brown box, probably tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/172 "2007-11-08T02:05:52Z")
OK - mine is finally heading off to the west coast. California, look out! I sent it priority, so it should be there Friday or Saturday. Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/173 "2007-11-08T05:25:23Z")
Packing mine now… 1 piece Sports Apparel 2 Pieces Sport’s Equipment 1 sports collectors related Magazine, somewhat dated 2 Sports cards from above sport 1 semi-blank white note paper, only defilement is autograph of arguably the BEST the above sport has seen but that is a topic for either CS or GD… 2 pieces of Electronic equipment; both working though one needs batteries. 2 books; one a novel from 1984 the other a tech manual of sorts. other miscellaneous pieces of shit, i mean treasures… Said package will be traveling approximately 630 miles East by South East… Will be mailed tomorrow from zip code 62234. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2007, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/174 "2007-11-08T05:40:36Z")
Ours WILL go out on Saturday (it was a matter of getting boxes, and then getting to the post office while it’s open). So don’t anyone email **Zebra** about your Elephanter being a dud yet, there are still at least two to go out… ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/175 "2007-11-08T14:26:01Z")
Elephant on it’s way to 14850. Sorry about the delay. But I sent it Priority Mail so it should get there pretty soon. ---
**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 8, 2007, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/176 "2007-11-08T14:28:41Z")
I gave mine to the guys in the shipping dept to send out Fed Ex today. Barring a major screw up by them, it will get on a truck today. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SomeUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@SomeUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SomeUserName)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/177 "2007-11-08T15:08:00Z")
I just realized after reading through the thread I did not make a list nor did I reveal my username and I sent a bunch of _stuff_ but nothing that I guess you could really display. Ah well. I just checked Fed Ex tracking and the package is due to be delivered tomorrow. It was last spotted in Utah, so if Fed Ex shows up at your door you can assume the package is from the internet. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![PuddingCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b4bc9f/32.png) [@PuddingCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PuddingCat)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/178 "2007-11-08T16:09:21Z")
Maaaan. I wish I’d seen this before the deadline. If any UK doper missed out and wants a bag-o-crap, let me know! I have so much crap to share with the right person! t ---
**Author:** ![Surok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@Surok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surok)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/179 "2007-11-08T17:17:49Z")
Oh my! My elephant was just delivered to my desk. He’d been slit open (if I’d read the employee handbook, I would have realized that all mail gets opened by the office manager) so I could see the bags full of goodness within! One set of wooden hanging bells (now hanging from my blindcord) A bottle opener in the shape of a key, and a little tag hagging from the ring which says ‘suckuk’ (now on my keyring for those beer bottle emergencies) A set of pink bendy hair rollers (I’ve always wanted some of these) A purple plastic keychain/ clock in the shape of a flower (haven’t managed to get it to work yet, but it provided several minutes of fun for my colleagues) Vanity Fair May 2007 issue A dark pink suede clutch bag (ideal for Christmas party as I have no bags) And last but most certainly not least, a pale purple ceramic mouse shaped like a computer mouse, but with holes in its nose - a mouse salt shaker! It’s sitting on my laptop keyboard looking moodily off into the distance. There was no name, and no list in this parcel (unless the office manager extracted it and shredded it out of badness) so I don’t know which direction I should send my heartfelt thanks in. I’d like whichever Doper was responsible for this wonderful parcel to know that s/he really brightened my day and distracted me from PowerPoint hell. A noble act. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597/180 "2007-11-08T17:29:14Z")
I really hope **Susie D** has a digital camera. The ‘painting’ I sent you is the White Elephant. Everything else, though awesome, is just filler. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597.md?page=10)