Secret Summer Santa?

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Secret Summer Santa?

Post by Obfleur » Mon Jun 19, 2006 12:09 pm

Explanation: You type your name here and say something like "ooooh, I wan't in!"
Then you send your adress information to me (and I'll need everything: Name, Country, everything when it comes to sending you a package from another country) in a PM.
When we hit the deadline I'll send another forumers adress to you - then it's your job to get them something, and send it to them around the next deadline. You are not supposed to give away your identity when you send the package (and when you receive the package please try not to look at where the stamps are from, etc :p)., hence: Secret Santa.
It can be just about anything: you can buy them a hat, or maybe give away something in your home that you don't use anymore - but please use your head. Nobody wants a dead rat or something.
Also, if you give away your car - and only get a condom in return don't get mad. Nobodys forcing you to give away your car.
As I said: use your head.
You might also end up sending your gift half away the world.
If you have a problem with this (because of expensive shipping rates + "I am low on cash") let me know in the PM and I'll see what I can do).

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The 25:th of june (next sunday) is the deadline for signing up.
I will then hand out the Secret Santas.

I think it's cool if everybody tries to send their packages around the same date (give or take a couple of days).
The date we should be trying to send the package is the 25:th of july.
This gives us a month to find a gift.
If anybody disagrees or has any thoughts feel free to speak up! :)
The rules are not written in stone.

Also: I wont be able to respond to every PM I get, so sorry if I seem impolite. :o
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Post by Kaylee » Mon Jun 19, 2006 1:07 pm

Sure, I always like giving presents.
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Post by spiderfrommars » Mon Jun 19, 2006 2:01 pm

Sure, I've got more spare Doctor Who videos to give away.

Doh!
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Post by Best First » Mon Jun 19, 2006 2:11 pm

yeah, i have a load of **** i want rid of too.

er, nice ****, obviously.

yes.

anyway, i love this idea and i am fully game.
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Post by Eline » Mon Jun 19, 2006 2:20 pm

I'm in!

It's always nice to give presents to people.
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Post by Metal Vendetta » Mon Jun 19, 2006 3:30 pm

Hell yeah :)
I would have waited a ******* eternity for this!!!!
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Post by snarl » Mon Jun 19, 2006 4:50 pm

I want to play!
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Post by Shanti418 » Mon Jun 19, 2006 4:58 pm

Told ya, Obfleur! I'm in!
Best First wrote:I thought we could just meander between making well thought out points, being needlessly immature, provocative and generalist, then veer into caring about constructive debate and make a few valid points, act civil for a bit, then lower the tone again, then act offended when we get called on it, then dictate what it is and isn't worth debating, reinterpret a few of my own posts through a less offensive lens, then jaunt down whatever other path our seemingly volatile mood took us in.
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Post by Hound » Mon Jun 19, 2006 6:19 pm

I'm in :)
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Post by Brendocon » Mon Jun 19, 2006 7:50 pm

Oh, go on then.
Grrr. Argh.
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Re: Secret Summer Santa?

Post by The Last Autobot » Mon Jun 19, 2006 8:37 pm

How this works? Like a secret friend thing?
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Post by Brendocon » Mon Jun 19, 2006 9:19 pm

Can I send Predabot something?

And by something, I of course mean anthrax.
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Post by saysadie » Mon Jun 19, 2006 9:22 pm

I'll give it a go this year, I guess... Though I'm not sure how it works, either...
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Post by Shanti418 » Mon Jun 19, 2006 9:43 pm

Basically, everyone who's in PMs their address to Obfleur, and then Obfleur gives everyone who's in an address that's not their own. Then you send them something however small or cheap or whatever, and you get something.

Last year, I think I got a Mini Con or something, and I gave someone a little puppet that punched.
Best First wrote:I thought we could just meander between making well thought out points, being needlessly immature, provocative and generalist, then veer into caring about constructive debate and make a few valid points, act civil for a bit, then lower the tone again, then act offended when we get called on it, then dictate what it is and isn't worth debating, reinterpret a few of my own posts through a less offensive lens, then jaunt down whatever other path our seemingly volatile mood took us in.
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Post by saysadie » Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:00 pm

:joy: Cool. I've done.

I hope whoever likes kittens, 'cause I found one the other day*. The problem is going to be holding it down long enough to wrap it in paper/get the tape/stamps/address on, I guess...

*I'm lying. My gift will be nice, I swear. :p
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Post by Obfleur » Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:06 pm

Coolness guys! :)

It's quite late here, but I'll make a list of everything tomorrow, with rules and everything else you need to know.

Yay :joy:
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Post by Obfleur » Tue Jun 20, 2006 6:35 am

First post had been edited! Please read it :eek:
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Re: Secret Summer Santa?

Post by spiderfrommars » Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:22 am

Obfleur wrote:Nobody wants a dead rat or something.
Speak for yourself.
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Post by sprunkner » Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:28 am

I could use the karma. And the kitten. Sign me up.
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Post by Optimus Prime Rib » Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:37 am

Sign up the Rib Family.
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Post by Obfleur » Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:42 am

Twelve people this far. Awesome :up:
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Post by Optimus Prime Rib » Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:56 am

I hope you got all the info you needed :twisted:
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Post by Obfleur » Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:57 am

I hope you got my reply :D
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Post by Optimus Prime Rib » Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:58 am

Ah yes..Thank you for correcting my typo
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Post by saysadie » Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:07 am

It's possible that I'm going to have to bow out as I'll be moving at the end of July. Maybepossibly bowing out... well, the addy will be changing anyway, so what I gave Ob is moot now and it may be difficult to get the item out to me right away as I currently don't have another and might not have for awhile, depending on how quickly I can find a new place to live.
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Post by Obfleur » Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:14 am

Hey, saysadie! We will work it out somehow :) Maybe your Secret Santa can try and speed things up and send it to you right away.
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Post by saysadie » Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:19 am

Well, it'd be nice if things worked out. :)
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Post by Eline » Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:38 pm

You have to be in, because I want the kitten! :x

Where are you moving to? :)
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Post by Best First » Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:57 pm

we could always send stuff to your folk or a work address sades?
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Post by saysadie » Thu Jun 22, 2006 9:17 pm

Just a smaller apartment. Not by choice/a little quicker than I thought, but we can't keep the apt we're in now and it's either this or move in with two of my brothers and I don't think I could stand that. :o Probably good for me, I was getting too comfortable here. Addy would be changing either way.
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Not options, sadly. :) Don't think my job would overly enjoy my using them as a place to get mail and I would just prefer things not come through my parents.

S'alright, if things work out they do and if they don't, they don't. :up:
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