# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/21 "2006-09-28T10:38:41Z")
Go ahead, **GT** , jump in line ahead of me. šŸ˜› ---
**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:** [September 28, 2006, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/22 "2006-09-28T10:43:15Z")
Youā€™re welcome! šŸ˜› I meanā€¦thanks for writing the executive summary, **FCM**. (Donā€™t want to get on _The List_.) GT ---
**Author:** ![Surok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@Surok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surok)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/23 "2006-09-28T11:06:34Z")
Ooooh this sounds like fun. Email sent and I hope Iā€™m now signed up. ---
**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:** [September 28, 2006, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/24 "2006-09-28T11:33:48Z")
Iā€™ll be sending off an email in a minute. Lets see, with a cat and a baby I wonder what kind of ā€œsuprisesā€ I can find around the house. Too bad I didnā€™t keep some of the crap from my motherā€™s house. ---
**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:** [September 28, 2006, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/25 "2006-09-28T12:48:06Z")
[QUOTE=Anaamika] If youā€™re sending them, _please_ donā€™t send me the baby. Iā€™ll take the dog. [/QUOTE] Iā€™ll take the baby. Iā€™m in. Email sent. Searching for white elephants in my house to send to some Doper. Eagerly waiting for white elephants from some Doper to arrive. ---
**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:** [September 28, 2006, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/26 "2006-09-28T13:33:12Z")
release the elephants! ---
**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:** [September 28, 2006, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/27 "2006-09-28T13:36:37Z")
Heh. My husband would probably LOVE it if I sent off a box and didnā€™t get one in return. Anyway, Iā€™m in. ---
**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:** [September 28, 2006, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/28 "2006-09-28T13:50:56Z")
[QUOTE=Edward The Head] Too bad I didnā€™t keep some of the crap from my motherā€™s house. [/QUOTE] It would probably be better if it wasnā€™t actual _CRAP_ perseā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/29 "2006-09-28T13:51:41Z")
Message sent! I already have some super-cool junk in mind to send. ---
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/30 "2006-09-28T14:14:38Z")
Is there any way to pick my elephatee by interest? My fiance has a whole box of cat toys and the only thing that her cats respond to is string. I just moved so most of the [del]crap[/del] elephant worthy items I had have been throw out. Iā€™ll check this weekend before I make a commitment. I also want to check to see if I can get rid of the unused cat toys. ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/31 "2006-09-28T14:21:35Z")
What? Nobody wants my cat? Why not? Sheā€™s 14, cranky, meows a lot, and wonā€™t poop in her litterbox. What could possibly be wrong with her? She has a really cute [fat belly](http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/avarie537/detail?.dir=77d8&.dnm=6c71.jpg&.src=ph). Hereā€™s [the dog](http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/avarie537/detail?.dir=ceee&.dnm=a77ascd.jpg&.src=ph) and [the baby](http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/avarie537/album?.dir=75b6scd&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/avarie537/my_photos) (the cutest of all, IMHO). ---
**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:** [September 28, 2006, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/32 "2006-09-28T16:33:58Z")
This is what I got so far: Anaamika Avarie537 BrattiAtti chaoticbear Dasgupta Edward the Head FairyChatMom Garden Traveller Geobabe gigi Hal Briston Phall0106 rocking chair Surok Susie Derkins The Punkyova If your screen name isnā€™t here, I donā€™t have an e-mail yet. ---
**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:** [September 28, 2006, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/33 "2006-09-28T16:36:30Z")
[QUOTE=brewha] Is there any way to pick my elephatee by interest? My fiance has a whole box of cat toys and the only thing that her cats respond to is string. I just moved so most of the [del]crap[/del] elephant worthy items I had have been throw out. Iā€™ll check this weekend before I make a commitment. I also want to check to see if I can get rid of the unused cat toys. [/QUOTE] Uh, no. Sorry - I have enough crap to keep track of without trying to figure out what elephantee wants cat toys - Iā€™m not willing to go there. That being said, a box of cat toys counts as a good elephant prize, regardless of if your elephantee actually has a cat, ya know. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/34 "2006-09-28T17:36:24Z")
[QUOTE=brewha] Is there any way to pick my elephatee by interest? My fiance has a whole box of cat toys and the only thing that her cats respond to is string. I just moved so most of the [del]crap[/del] elephant worthy items I had have been throw out. Iā€™ll check this weekend before I make a commitment. I also want to check to see if I can get rid of the unused cat toys. [/QUOTE] As alice says, it would be way too much trouble for her to be matching it up. And the whole point of a White Elephant is not to get things you necessarily need! But junk. So go ahead and send the cat toys to anyone, and that will be fun too. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/35 "2006-09-28T17:47:19Z")
Oh, man, I did a sweep of the house last night and came up with a few gems. I will also be visiting a friend who is the queen of all pack rats; I think I can convince her to part with a few choice itemsā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/36 "2006-09-28T18:33:26Z")
[QUOTE=FairyChatMom] I canā€™t recall specifics but the boxes would have included odds and ends from my junk drawer, and sometimes things I received from previous WE exchanges. [/QUOTE] I sent you some real winners last time, and I hereby give you permission to forward any of it to the next person in line. šŸ™‚ I donā€™t know how much junk I have left after the move earlier this year, but my e-mails on its way! Thanks **alice**! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/37 "2006-09-28T19:12:00Z")
[QUOTE=Draelin] I sent you some real winners last time, and I hereby give you permission to forward any of it to the next person in line. šŸ™‚ [/QUOTE] Actually, most of those winners went home with my nephew this summer. He was thrilled! My daughter got some too. I believe in spreading the wealth! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/38 "2006-09-28T19:20:48Z")
Iā€™ll be sending you an email when I get home ---
**Author:** ![Corporate\_Hippie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/65b543/32.png) [@Corporate\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corporate_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/39 "2006-09-28T19:22:32Z")
E-mail sent. WE newbie here, guess I better scrounge up some junk. ---
**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:** [September 28, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400/40 "2006-09-28T20:26:54Z")
Iā€™m in! It will give me the incentive I need to clean up the living room. Please donā€™t send me any babies or dogs and I already have enough cats, thanks. Elephants, white or otherwise, are fine, though. šŸ˜› [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant/374400.md?page=3)