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Re: Secret Santa?

#1776 Post by Larry B. » Thu Dec 14, 2017 5:27 am

nausearockpig wrote:
Larry B. wrote:That's fantastic. Really, really cool. I wish I had the skill of gift-thinking some of you have, seriously.
I was pretty impressed with you gifts last year, Lazzaroo!
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Re: Secret Santa?

#1777 Post by Artemis » Wed Dec 20, 2017 3:57 pm

perkana wrote:I loved everything!!!
I received these lovely parcels...
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Thank you for the onesie...I recognized Jim Carrey but you'll have to tell me the rest :wink: (I assume all are Canadian)
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Loved the pins! Is that the famous pee pitcher?
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I know it's Drake, but to me, he will always be Jimmy :heart:
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"Sorry" :lol:
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And last, but not least, this year's favorite ornament
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It wouldn't be you without your puns
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Thank you again, hope you all have a Merry Xmas! :bday: :love:
Hi, so glad you enjoyed your gifts. Sorry, I'm a little late to respond.

The onesie is Canadian pop icons such as Geddy Lee, Joni Mitchell,Drake, Justin Trudeau, Margaret Atwood, Jim Carey, Sarah Mclachlan, Celine Dion, I think Ryan Reynolds. A few others that I'm not sure who it's supposed to be. I know it doesn't get really cold where you live, but it'll be comfy for lounging in on the cooler days.
I thought the pins were funny...especially the Drake/Jimmy one. The one with milk bag in a jug is a very Ontario thing. I think in Quebec milk is sold in bags too. Anyway, the milk bags started in the 70s when Canada was converting to the metric system and glass bottles were being replaced with plastic jugs and cartons. So, the milk bottlers had to adapt and create a way to contain milk that their existing bottling machines could still use or just be modified a little bit. Dupont Canada came up with the plastic bladders which saved the bottlers a lot of money. If you visit Ontatio, you will see milk sold in bags- So, in each big bag, there are 3 bladders for a total of 4 L. Here's a pic of how it looks like:

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Sorry, but I', not going to explain the "sorry" pin. I think you already know it's a Canadian thing.. :lol:

The Bowie ornament was nice, I thought. They also had Bjork and a few others, but the Bowie looked the best.

Great gifts so far...Perk, your gift to chaos are really nice! :cool:

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Re: Secret Santa?

#1778 Post by perkana » Wed Dec 20, 2017 7:45 pm

Thanks for explaining the milkbag pitcher. For some reason I thought that it was used when it was so cold to pee outside :lol:

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Re: Secret Santa?

#1779 Post by Artemis » Wed Dec 20, 2017 9:56 pm

perkana wrote:Thanks for explaining the milkbag pitcher. For some reason I thought that it was used when it was so cold to pee outside :lol:
:lol: I have no doubt that people have used the milk pitchers as pee pitchers.

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Re: Secret Santa?

#1780 Post by Warped » Thu Dec 21, 2017 12:42 am

So as some of you have read on fb i got my parcel yesterday from Birmingham. :thumb: :wave:

I am really really impressed, this is awesome, a lot nicely wrapped little packages, i love it, thanks so much Bandit

So let's start with this:
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Next one, two football books, i absolutely love them, you must know how much i am a sucker for football (and football players :love: )
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English breakfast tea and a chocolote spoon...delicious, i love tea, i drink 1-2 liters per day, so yeah a good one
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Drumstick pens and a Birmingham calendar with beautiful pics
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A lovely card and a cute owl hand warmer
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Again a huge thanks to Bandit, that was well-thought and perfect man!!!!

I won't tell you how long it took me to upload and post all the pics :lol: :lolol: :eyes:
I think i need the chocolate spoon now :lol:

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Re: Secret Santa?

#1781 Post by Larry B. » Thu Dec 21, 2017 4:49 am

Terrific gifts. Well done, man!

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Re: Secret Santa?

#1782 Post by SR » Thu Dec 21, 2017 7:45 am

Larry B. wrote:Terrific gifts. Well done, man!
:nod: Did love the rescue GR Frida a lot, but as always all are great

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Re: Secret Santa?

#1783 Post by farrellgirl99 » Sat Dec 23, 2017 11:29 am

i got my gift yesterday! didnt open it yet bc ive been running around, but wanted to let wally know it got delivered safely. will open and post pics soon :cool:

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Re: Secret Santa?

#1784 Post by perkana » Mon Dec 25, 2017 7:29 am

SR wrote:
Larry B. wrote:Terrific gifts. Well done, man!
:nod: Did love the rescue GR Frida a lot, but as always all are great
What's your shirt size, again? :wink:

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Re: Secret Santa?

#1785 Post by farrellgirl99 » Mon Dec 25, 2017 8:44 pm

treated myself to my secret santa presents on christmas morning this year :cool: these lovely gifts came from san diego this year!

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awesome ornament and crocheted cactus

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the full haul - feminist manifesto and yankees slippers included!
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thank you so much for such thoughtful gifts! its like you know me better than my family :lol: i just ended my grad school semester, so happy to do some leisure reading while wearing my comfy slippers. merry christmas!

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Re: Secret Santa?

#1786 Post by Larry B. » Tue Dec 26, 2017 4:05 am

Those slippers are truly awesome.

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Re: Secret Santa?

#1787 Post by SR » Tue Dec 26, 2017 6:52 am

:rockon:

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Re: Secret Santa?

#1788 Post by SR » Tue Dec 26, 2017 7:19 am

perkana wrote:
SR wrote:
Larry B. wrote:Terrific gifts. Well done, man!
:nod: Did love the rescue GR Frida a lot, but as always all are great
What's your shirt size, again? :wink:
size: too sweet :rockon: :wave:

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Re: Secret Santa?

#1789 Post by Artemis » Wed Dec 27, 2017 6:50 am

Love the gifts, warped and farrellgirl! :rockon: :cool:

The slippers really are the best! I want a pair!

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Re: Secret Santa?

#1790 Post by farrellgirl99 » Wed Dec 27, 2017 8:01 pm

Artemis wrote:Love the gifts, warped and farrellgirl! :rockon: :cool:

The slippers really are the best! I want a pair!
you have to get a jays pair! they're so comfy

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Re: Secret Santa?

#1791 Post by wally » Thu Dec 28, 2017 8:47 am

farrellgirl99 wrote: thank you so much for such thoughtful gifts! its like you know me better than my family :lol: i just ended my grad school semester, so happy to do some leisure reading while wearing my comfy slippers. merry christmas!
Glad everything made it there, I was a little worried about the ornament.
(the cactus and ornament were made by a local artist, i thought the cactus represented SD well- especially considering the 74 degree Christmas we just had. i figured the book would interest you and even fans of the most evil team in baseball deserve some comfort! :lol: )
Merry Christmas!

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Re: Secret Santa?

#1792 Post by blackula » Thu Dec 28, 2017 9:32 am

Thank you so much Farrellgirl99! Received on 12/15 and it’s all awesome! Sorry for the late public post, wife and 3 kids been passing a stomach bug back and forth which has adddd to the normal holiday chaos (and sending out my SS gift)

I got a Neutral Milk Hotel shirt, a Mets winter hat, chocolate and Star Wars socks that I wore to the Last Jedi. Thank you so much! So thoughtful and awesome!

Why is the file too big when I try and post the pic?

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Re: Secret Santa?

#1793 Post by Warped » Wed Jan 03, 2018 7:54 am

I fear my Santa got lost...i am so bummed out. :banghead: :banghead:
Sent out on November 23. i don't know how long it can take to reach Chile....??? Any idea?
Receiver is Larry B.
Sorry man!

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Re: Secret Santa?

#1794 Post by Larry B. » Wed Jan 03, 2018 8:07 am

You're so sweet! I wouldn't necessarily worry too much, it my past experiences it has always taken quite a bit for SS packages to reach me. Donkeys get tired under the head and all that... :lol:

It still is crazy season, let's see how the following weeks go by, let's not lose all hope :aoa:

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Re: Secret Santa?

#1795 Post by Bandit72 » Wed Jan 03, 2018 9:15 pm

I have a package waiting for me at the post office! Unfortunately this post office is only open from 9-5.30 and I’m at work so I’ll pick it up Saturday. :thumb:

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Re: Secret Santa?

#1796 Post by Bandit72 » Mon Jan 08, 2018 8:30 am

Hey Mescal! Not only do I like Christmas presents that are late, I also like it when the box clangs! Thank you so much. I have three (strong) Belgian beers to try and three CD's by Belgain bands to listen too! I've listened to the one by Millionaire today and I am very impressed. I'm a sucker for new music on Spotify and receiving CD's from random bands I've never heard of is great.

I will drink the beer once I shift this Aussie Flu I've had for the last week. :rockon: :thumb:

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Re: Secret Santa?

#1797 Post by Mescal » Tue Jan 09, 2018 5:04 am

I just realise I left the price on the cd :lolol:

Rookie mistake

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Re: Secret Santa?

#1798 Post by Larry B. » Tue Jan 09, 2018 5:08 am

:lol: :lol:

But no harm done, the euro is hardly a real currency anyway.

Great stuff!

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Re: Secret Santa?

#1799 Post by Mescal » Tue Jan 09, 2018 8:22 am

Oh goody, goody, it's that time of the year again!!! Christmas!!!!

And look now, what's this under our tree.

A package, and it says: Secret Santa

Secret Santa? Who could that be


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Well, let's not wait any longer, let's rip this package open

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Let's see, what's in here ...

Ok, so a colouring book for kids, mmmkay, but what might this other thing be

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moehahaha, we will soon find out

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Another colouring book for kids!!!!!

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ok, so what's more, some guitar picks for dad ...

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Woooow, and this cool skull bandana for me!!!

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Thanks again secret santa, for this gift that kept on giving!

See you all next year!

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Re: Secret Santa?

#1800 Post by Larry B. » Tue Jan 09, 2018 10:37 am

:balls: :balls: :balls: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

There was a fucking note telling you that that present was for adults! I really didn't mean for your kids to open that one. God damn it.

I hope you enjoyed the presents. I'm going to show myself off for this one.

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