Official 2014 Secret Santa thread

SecretSanta · Nov 11, 2014

Time's running out for the chance to receive your own memorable gift. Send along your requests by noon on Wednesday.

Amy · Nov 12, 2014

Thanks for the reminder, Secret Santa. I'm in.

SecretSanta · Nov 12, 2014

Final reminder: Pairings are going out tonight. If you want to join and haven't signed up yet, please do so by this afternoon. Thanks to everyone who's taking part.

I Should Coco · Nov 12, 2014

I'm in, and glad Secret Santa has taken the baton and kept this gift exchange going.

Probably on the naughty list this year, but a lump of coal would come in handy because it's damn cold in my neck of the woods.

SecretSanta · Nov 12, 2014

Pairings have been sent. If you signed up and didn't send you a message, don't worry -- you're hooked up with someone, I just lost track of who I'd already messaged. So just let me know and I'll send you the info. Thanks again for participating and let me know if there are any questions.

Please try to ship within about a month. That would probably ensure everyone gets their package before Christmas.

Buck · Nov 13, 2014

JayFarrar said:

Vombatus said:

Ok, I am in.

What was the famous SS gift? Someone lost a prosthetic boob or something?
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Yes, I had gotten a prosthetic boob when I did a story on a company that made them.

Then I included it in a package for my Secret Santa, who, as I recall, didn't provide his real name, but his handle and address.

He can come along and cleanup the details but I think he/she had moved and sent along an old address. Since no name was on the package, I hadn't included mine for a return, my guess is it was opened by some very confused people who surely called the police, or at least postal inspectors, or it is sitting, all by its lonesome, in some postal storage facility, or, more likely, where they stored the arc in Indiana Jones.
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I was the intended recipient.
We had just moved from a house were renting into an apartment temporarily as construction on our own house was wrapping up.
I had three addresses in my head - the old rental house, the apartment and our soon-to-be-completed house.
I made a mistake when I sent my address to Secret Santa.

I still feel abject shame as a result of the incident.

It clearly would've been one of the best Xmas gifts I ever got.

Vombatus · Nov 13, 2014

Buck said:

JayFarrar said:

Vombatus said:

Ok, I am in.

What was the famous SS gift? Someone lost a prosthetic boob or something?
Click to expand...

Yes, I had gotten a prosthetic boob when I did a story on a company that made them.

Then I included it in a package for my Secret Santa, who, as I recall, didn't provide his real name, but his handle and address.

He can come along and cleanup the details but I think he/she had moved and sent along an old address. Since no name was on the package, I hadn't included mine for a return, my guess is it was opened by some very confused people who surely called the police, or at least postal inspectors, or it is sitting, all by its lonesome, in some postal storage facility, or, more likely, where they stored the arc in Indiana Jones.
Click to expand...

I was the intended recipient.
We had just moved from a house were renting into an apartment temporarily as construction on our own house was wrapping up.
I had three addresses in my head - the old rental house, the apartment and our soon-to-be-completed house.
I made a mistake when I sent my address to Secret Santa.

I still feel abject shame as a result of the incident.

It clearly would've been one of the best Xmas gifts I ever got.
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And it could have been regifted throughout the sj community! Damn!

Buck · Nov 13, 2014

Vombatus said:

Buck said:

JayFarrar said:

Vombatus said:

Ok, I am in.

What was the famous SS gift? Someone lost a prosthetic boob or something?
Click to expand...

Yes, I had gotten a prosthetic boob when I did a story on a company that made them.

Then I included it in a package for my Secret Santa, who, as I recall, didn't provide his real name, but his handle and address.

He can come along and cleanup the details but I think he/she had moved and sent along an old address. Since no name was on the package, I hadn't included mine for a return, my guess is it was opened by some very confused people who surely called the police, or at least postal inspectors, or it is sitting, all by its lonesome, in some postal storage facility, or, more likely, where they stored the arc in Indiana Jones.
Click to expand...

I was the intended recipient.
We had just moved from a house were renting into an apartment temporarily as construction on our own house was wrapping up.
I had three addresses in my head - the old rental house, the apartment and our soon-to-be-completed house.
I made a mistake when I sent my address to Secret Santa.

I still feel abject shame as a result of the incident.

It clearly would've been one of the best Xmas gifts I ever got.
Click to expand...

And it could have been regifted throughout the sj community! Damn!
Click to expand...

JayFarrar can correct me, but I think that was his intent, that I would regift it to someone the following year, and so on.

It would've been very cool.

And although it was not real, I am certain it was spectacular.

Vombatus · Nov 13, 2014

Buck said:

Vombatus said:

Buck said:

JayFarrar said:

Vombatus said:

Ok, I am in.

What was the famous SS gift? Someone lost a prosthetic boob or something?
Click to expand...

Yes, I had gotten a prosthetic boob when I did a story on a company that made them.

Then I included it in a package for my Secret Santa, who, as I recall, didn't provide his real name, but his handle and address.

He can come along and cleanup the details but I think he/she had moved and sent along an old address. Since no name was on the package, I hadn't included mine for a return, my guess is it was opened by some very confused people who surely called the police, or at least postal inspectors, or it is sitting, all by its lonesome, in some postal storage facility, or, more likely, where they stored the arc in Indiana Jones.
Click to expand...

I was the intended recipient.
We had just moved from a house were renting into an apartment temporarily as construction on our own house was wrapping up.
I had three addresses in my head - the old rental house, the apartment and our soon-to-be-completed house.
I made a mistake when I sent my address to Secret Santa.

I still feel abject shame as a result of the incident.

It clearly would've been one of the best Xmas gifts I ever got.
Click to expand...

And it could have been regifted throughout the sj community! Damn!
Click to expand...

JayFarrar can correct me, but I think that was his intent, that I would regift it to someone the following year, and so on.

It would've been very cool.

And although it was not real, I am certain it was spectacular.
Click to expand...

Jay, can you estimate what size cup it was?

cranberry · Nov 13, 2014

A prosthetic boob? No wonder there's only about two women left on SportsJournalists.com. Can we at least keep the creepiness off the Secret Santa thread?

RecoveringJournalist · Nov 13, 2014

I am curious what kind of things people have gotten in the past.

It sounds like a lot of people go over the $20 limit.

SecretSanta · Nov 13, 2014

RecoveringJournalist said:

I am curious what kind of things people have gotten in the past.

It sounds like a lot of people go over the $20 limit.
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I think local T-shirts and sweatshirts are probably the most popular items, followed by local food goodies. In five years, I've gotten four shirts, fudge, candy, a kringle, playing cards and a Christmas ornament.

I've received some pretty specific gift requests that I accommodated with some help from eBay: a vintage college pennant and a vintage license plate.

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