# White Elephant? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 27, 2006, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400 "2006-09-27T19:23:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2006, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/281 "2006-11-02T00:17:18Z")
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp] OK, here’s my elephant: [photo link](http://new.photos.yahoo.com/album?c=ben1cs&aid=576460762333027377&pid=&wtok=g6GV7Iv4XCG_ntMtwl58nQ--&ts=1162399693&.src=ph) [/QUOTE] What a clever idea, taking a phote! > [@](#): > > - A **punk rock snowman** (note the carrot mohawk and facial piercings), That’s a regift from Rocking Horse’s Secret Santa gift. I loved it – the look on its face made me crack up each time I saw it – but it was a constant battle to keep the kitties from attacking it, so I finally had to pack it away. And packed away snowmen get unhappy. Feel free to regift it again. Maybe it can turn into the Flying Dutchsnowman of the Straight Dope exchanges. 😉 > [@](#): > > - A photomosaic **1000 piece puzzle of Mickey Mouse**. My kids will love this! I hope your kids are geniuses. It took me literally WEEKS to finish that puzzle. Too much black area! > [@](#): > > - A **bag of microwave popcorn** , brought to you by the makers of Risperdal. It’s good popcorn, btw, almost every kernel has popped in the two bags I used. > [@](#): > > - The **Zoloft swag collection** , consisting of: one **wall clock** , one **stapler** and one **stress ball**. The stress ball tells me the makers of Zoloft don’t have much faith in their product. 😉 Hey, it could have been worse: I also have a zoloft travel mug, a mousepad, a ‘thingy’ – giant sized replica of a zoloft table, a million pens and sticky pads, a massager… > [@](#): > > - A **book of logic puzzles** which appear, at a glance, to be sufficiently difficult to make blood shoot out of my nose. 😉 You’ll note that it is completely untouched, though several years old… > [@](#): > > Thanks so much, **StarvingButStrong**! This was a blast to receive. By the way, you did an incredible packing job with this stuff…you aren’t a master at Tetris by any chance, are you? 😃 I am the mistress of many talents. 🆒 Glad you enjoyed it. BTW, after I sealed it up I found I’d left one packet out. It was a collection of FOUR DOZEN drug rep ball point pens, all different designs. I think I have pens for every single psychoactive drug used in the past decade or so. Do I work in a psychiatric hospital? Or …just spend a lot of time in one? Mwwa ha ha ha… ---
**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:** [November 2, 2006, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/282 "2006-11-02T03:43:10Z")
a punk snowperson… hey!!! i’m glad to hear wintery joy is being shared. ( i think it is the silver rings, nod the naughty would look interested at times.) ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2006, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/283 "2006-11-02T03:46:09Z")
[QUOTE=Jahdra] Sorry, I sent it from work and forgot to put my Doper name on. I was starting to worry, UPS just said it was delivered to “Porch” and I kept picturing someone running off with the box, only to open it and go 😕 :dubious: Of course, you may have done the same thing when \*you \* opened it. 😃 [/QUOTE] A-Ha! Then that explains, I think, the cat kitchen towels, you being an MMP’er and knowing I’m a cat guy, right? There’s so much in here! I felt ashamed as I was packing mine (hang on **Picu** , it’s coming!!!) that I was being skimpy and thin, so I re-scavanged until I felt better! Favorite things: **The cat kitchen towels and pot holder** - featuring an orange kitty, just like [my boy Cuervo!](http://picasaweb.google.com/lrm229/CatPictures/photo#4978492224818970642) **Snowflake cookie cutters!!!** ::cookie monster voice:: MM cookie ::end voice:: \*\* Mini 1st aid kit\*\*, for when I get clumsy baking cookies? \*\* Airplane!! \*\* I haven’t looked at the **Housewives tarot cards** yet, looks complicated. And, the wife grabbed them. She says thanks! The little sewing kit is cool, as are the stress squeezies, because ya know? \*\*MBG \*\*gets some stress at work! Wife is opening the purse, because well, purses are kryptonite to me. Cool stuff, and not a single thing to re-gift!!! This year. 😉 ---
**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 2, 2006, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/284 "2006-11-02T04:18:26Z")
[QUOTE=Mr Bus Guy] A-Ha! Then that explains, I think, the cat kitchen towels, you being an MMP’er and knowing I’m a cat guy, right? [/QUOTE] Yes, I was thinking of Cuervo when I put those in the box. **Snowflake cookie cutters** - those were from a white elephant exchange at work a couple of years ago. I never did get around to using them. Glad they have a good home with you. **Airplane!** - everyone needs to own **Airplane!** **Housewives Tarot** - they work as tarot cards or kitsch, although you might get some \*interesting \* results if you tried to do a serious reading with them The purse, well, what can I say? It was an impulse buy on eBay. It really wasn’t _me_, either. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2006, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/285 "2006-11-02T07:56:02Z")
**Mr Bus Guy** , ! I’m so excited! And honored to be your elephantee. My husband has been actually more excited than me. (he likes prezzies.) **Squeaker Snow** , your Ele has been on the road for nine days now, so she should be stumbling into your house any day now. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Punkyova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@The\_Punkyova](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Punkyova)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2006, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/286 "2006-11-02T15:31:52Z")
OK, mine just went out. I could only find one box, which was somewhat larger than the original pile of valuable unique objects I had amassed. I have been running around pulling more stuff to fill it, but I finally decided that it wasn’t happening, so someone will be getting an elephant insulated with a layer of styrofoam peanuts. (Get it? Elephant? Peanuts? Ha! I’m so funny!) ---
**Author:** ![melondeca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@melondeca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melondeca)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2006, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/287 "2006-11-02T16:06:19Z")
Thank you, **One Cent Stamp** for the cool stuff. I will come back when I am not so ill and post a full list. **Anastaseon** , sorry for the delay. Your package should be making it’s way west tomorrow. I have been moving, sick and having a divorce worthy fight with my husband so some things got put on a back burner. I am so sorry you have had to wait but I have had the opportunity to throw in some extra stuff. OK, going back to bed now. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2006, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/288 "2006-11-02T16:12:53Z")
I except to sent my pachyderm pach-ing by this Saturday (Monday at the latest); but its couterpart has not yet shown up at my door… (I won’t tap my foot impatiently because I understand how life can get out of hand at times)…but I am eagerly awaiting it ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2006, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/289 "2006-11-03T00:47:15Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] I except to sent my pachyderm pach-ing by this Saturday (Monday at the latest); but its couterpart has not yet shown up at my door… (I won’t tap my foot impatiently because I understand how life can get out of hand at times)…but I am eagerly awaiting it [/QUOTE] I feel your pain… while I got mine, and in fact, got mine first, life has kicked me in the face. I should be sending my elyphant out on Saturday. Dang it. ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2006, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/290 "2006-11-03T16:51:01Z")
Mine arrived yesterday! I got: - blue bucket hat - 8 cloth napkins, 4 green and 4 brown (these actually kind of go with my dining room stuff!) - ben-wa balls (OK, they’re really those Chinese chime balls, but that was the first thing my mind went to, because I’m twelve years old) - cat toy - cat food/water dish - Christmas night light - 2 Rugrats (Chuckie and Tommy) magnetic clips (these were kind of sticky, but having two toddlers, I understand this) - necklace w/metal discs - shiny green/gold/silver dreamcatcher (heh, to replace the one I sent off to my elephantee :D) - green dishtowel - makeup bag containing: Harley-Davidson collapsible travel brush w/mirror (the irony of this design is you can’t see yourself WHILE you’re brushing your hair…brush, look, brush, look, brush…it is good for telling whether you’ve got spinach in your teeth, though); travel size lotion and shower gel; sample of something I can’t remember - spiral moon & stars bookmark - salt shaker/pepper mill - bicycle inner tube (guess I have to buy a bike now!) - burgundy and gold tassel (hey, how did you know I was a Redskins fan? :D) - Easter Seals notepad/bookmark/2006-07 calendar - bunch of packets of seeds: lettuce; parsley, curly and Italian; basil, lemon and sweet; morning glory (I’ve been thinking of doing a little herb garden, so these will come in handy!) - samples of Tone Mango Splash Hydrating Body Wash - books: Jonathan Kellerman, _The Clinic_; Barbara Delinsky, _Coast Road_; Barron’s Book Notes _Beowulf_; Anne Frank, _Diary of a Young Girl_ Quite a haul in a smallish box! Thanks, **phall0106**! ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2006, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/291 "2006-11-03T18:44:10Z")
[QUOTE=melondeca] **Anastaseon** , sorry for the delay. Your package should be making it’s way west tomorrow. I have been moving, sick and having a divorce worthy fight with my husband so some things got put on a back burner. I am so sorry you have had to wait but I have had the opportunity to throw in some extra stuff. OK, going back to bed now. [/QUOTE] Oh, my, don’t worry about it! Real life always comes first; just make sure you take good care of yourself and get better, settle in to your new place, and I sincerely hope you and your husband are doing better, now. Take as long as you need. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2006, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/292 "2006-11-03T19:00:19Z")
I still haven’t seen hide nor hair of my effalunt. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2006, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/293 "2006-11-04T02:25:42Z")
[QUOTE=Anaamika] I still haven’t seen hide nor hair of my effalunt. ☹ [/QUOTE] Please send me an email, and I’ll see if I can do anything. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/294 "2006-11-06T16:27:55Z")
I’m concerned about the ele I sent packing two weeks ago. It should have arrived by now. **Squeaker Snow** , any sign of it yet? ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/295 "2006-11-06T16:50:20Z")
Well, that’s exciting; I didn’t know it was kosher to post who you were sending an effalunt to. **Anaamika** , I’m your elephanter. I mailed your package about two weeks ago, and it should have been there last… tuesday? I think it was scheduled to arrive on Halloween. Now that my email in my profile has been reactivated (I forgot to log into it in the last 4 months), try emailing me your address again. Maybe I can go up to the UPS store and see what’s going on. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/296 "2006-11-06T18:06:17Z")
I would like to take this opportunity to remind people that Elephanters have until the 15th of November for there package to arrive and still be on time. So, until that time, quit yer bitchin. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/297 "2006-11-06T18:07:08Z")
[QUOTE=alice\_in\_wonderland] I would like to take this opportunity to remind people that Elephanters have until the 15th of November for there package to arrive and still be on time. So, until that time, quit yer bitchin. [/QUOTE] I would like to take this opportunity to say that I _considered_ bitching, but checked the deadline before I did so. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/298 "2006-11-06T18:12:41Z")
[QUOTE=alice\_in\_wonderland] I would like to take this opportunity to remind people that Elephanters have until the 15th of November for there package to arrive and still be on time. So, until that time, quit yer bitchin. [/QUOTE] What if I already received my package, but the jigsaw puzzle is too difficult? May I bitch? 😃 :mad: ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/299 "2006-11-06T19:14:12Z")
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp] What if I already received my package, but the jigsaw puzzle is too difficult? May I bitch? 😃 :mad: [/QUOTE] Only if you want me to bitch-slap you with my shoe. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/300 "2006-11-06T19:48:29Z")
[QUOTE=alice\_in\_wonderland] Only if you want me to bitch-slap you with my shoe. [/QUOTE] I enjoy being disciplined with ladies’ shoes. _leer_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400.md?page=16)