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Not that I'm offering to organise, or anything, but is there enough of us to do a Secret Satan this year? Or would it be a case of Dang and Ringo exchanging presents, but with no names in the cards.
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quote:Originally posted by Darryn.R: Ralph, who is conspicuous by his absence...
I think he is having time off to finish a part of his house so the family get a good Christmas. Didn't he have a holiday once and not tell us? I hope so. I don't want him to have left.
How does the Secret Satan work? What would I have to disclose?
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You would have to send your name [real] and address [also real] to the designated organiser, who would pass your details to another participant. Said participant would then send you a present, carefully chosen to match your online persona.
Thus ralph would get a toolbelt, mart a smoking jacket, etc.
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I mean, mart, you wouldn't just turn up at my doorstep would you? Or something weird like that. Actually, it's a funny thing to do. But then again I already gave my address out to someone on the internet when I bought the Shimeru Curves CD. What am I? Stupid? I could be a twelve year old girl opening myself up to a bunch of freaks.
*crisis*
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Of course I wouldn't just turn up on your doorstep. First I'd park up a little bit further down the street, and monitor your movements. Find out where you work. What times you come in and out. What your favourite outfits are. Who you socialise with.
Then I'd maybe accidentally bump into you as you walked home from work one evening. Look you in the eye as you get flustered and apologise in that way we can't help doing. Help you pick up the things that dropped out of your handbag.
This would all take weeks of methodical planning. It would be late spring before I would even contemplate turning up on your doorstep.
So you've nothing to worry about for this Christmas thing.
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Me me me! I love Secret Santa! I mean, when it is cool, not when it is for work. The only thing is I would probably post my package when I get back to England (19th) so the person might not get it before Christmas. Post rates here are exhorbitant! Would that be ok?
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quote:Originally posted by mart: Of course I wouldn't just turn up on your doorstep. First I'd park up a little bit further down the street, and monitor your movements. Find out where you work. What times you come in and out. What your favourite outfits are. Who you socialise with.
Then I'd maybe accidentally bump into you as you walked home from work one evening. Look you in the eye as you get flustered and apologise in that way we can't help doing. Help you pick up the things that dropped out of your handbag.
This would all take weeks of methodical planning. It would be late spring before I would even contemplate turning up on your doorstep.
So you've nothing to worry about for this Christmas thing.
That's all right then.
I'm still in.
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Yeah but the thing is, and not to blow my own trumpet or anything, but I am AWESOME at Secret Santa. My presents are THE BEST. Ask Black Mask! He knows. Posts: 6178
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Hey London, did I say or just think about saying that now your are in Swedenland for xmas you can have Julemust?
It looks like coke, but is nicer, especially with vodka. And! And! Glogg! Like mulled wine! If you get Brandy Glogg it is even better in the falling over stakes.
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Yeah, I can't wait! The Christmas markets start soon as well. These Scandoes really know how to do winter. Yesterday we ate some special buns called 'lyssebulle' aka 'lightbuns'. Something to do with some festival of light that starts soon, with girls with candles on their heads, and processions, and stuff. Aw, good old Sweden. Apart from their stupid can openers.
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We all prisoners, chickee-baby. We all locked in.
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I'd possibly consider playing, since I scored like a bandit last year (cheers froopster) but I have a bit of Secret Santa performance anxiety, worrying that my Santee would get my presents and think "was that it? that was shit. i'm not playing next year. you can all go fuck yourselves."
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quote:Originally posted by H1ppychick: I'd possibly consider playing, since I scored like a bandit last year (cheers froopster) but I have a bit of Secret Santa performance anxiety, worrying that my Santee would get my presents and think "was that it? that was shit. i'm not playing next year. you can all go fuck yourselves."
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quote:Originally posted by sam: I thought it was secret.
Technically it is, but there are always those who'll try to figure out who sent what - the U.S contingent can be spotted easily by virtue of customs tags on parcels, and others can often be figured by postmarks and a process of elimination.
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What Physic received, for example, was so good it didn't even occur to him that it was from Hippy, but a process of elimination meant that it couldn't have been from anyone else.
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