Man so far every single person who has received a gift has posted a picture post.
That is awesome, you guys are the best.
My santee hasn't posted his yet even though he made a comment in another thread about opening the box on Monday. He posts frequently in G&T, too. Would it be rude of me to PM him and ask if he forgot about the pictures?
Attention potential Santees! Do you live over 15k km from me? If so, you'd better start eying your postal carrier with avarice and suspicion, because a package is coming your way in the next few days!
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You're in California, that's applies to half of the forum. :P
Absolute zero, strebalicious and I have formed a circle gift it's when three guys gift in a circular fashion and are forever joined in some sort of Internet gang. Not to be confused with a circle jerk.
After a thorough inspection following strict TSA guidelines... the opening begins!
And inside I find! .... another layer of brown paper.
And inside of THAT I find!... another layer... this time green duct tape?
I begin tearing off one continuous strip of duct tape. This thing is fucking mummified. I begin to wonder if this thing isn't just one solid cube of duct tape, when suddenly...
A familiar sight! A brown package.
Hmmm. Seems important. I better do as it says.
This is already the weirdest fucking package I have ever received and I haven't even gotten it all the way open yet! I pull apart the gull wing doors like some kind of cardboard Delorean...
Sum wurds. Strebalicious is the culprit!!!
SNACKS! A LIFETIMES SUPPLY OF SNACKS!! But wait! These snacks appear to be from the moon.
There are also vending machine toys and a Yoshi plushy and a fucked up Mario board game and MARIO KINDER EGGS FUCKS YES!
What in the goddamn fuck? I am going to have to make up rules for this one. I'm sure I can make some sort of drinking game out of it!
One of the vending machine toys was a frosty beer mug Nanoblocks Set (think LEGO but extra fucking tiny). I couldn't help but build the Golden God for my new Nanoblocks friend.
The weirdest part of my gift? FISH. Dried up fucking fish!!! I'm guessing they are some kind of snack for moon people?
I have my taste tester try them first to make sure they aren't poison. Then it's my turn. I'm not sure why we thought eating them ass first would be better than head first.
The moment of FLAVOR IMPACT.
Maybe if I eat enough of these dried up moon fish I will figure out how to play that Mario board game!
This is one of the awesomest, totally out there gifts I have ever gotten from anybody.
THANK YOU STREBALICIOUS! YOU ARE LE AWESOME.
I am thoroughly stoked that you enjoyed it. And the first time I saw those little fishy thingies (in a little trail mix snack pack think), I think I ran from the room screaming like a little girl. Love the picture of the nanoblocks, also. 8-)
But blame the post office. They annoyed me with all their rules and such that I felt like going overboard with the tape and paper and such.
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Judge-ZTeacher, for Great JusticeUpstate NYRegistered Userregular
I'd like to tell you that my photos will be up today, but I have to feed babies, make brownies, and play Halo: Reach (and maybe MNC) with my best friend tonight. They will be up, at the latest, at some point tomorrow. Let it be known though, that, that Judge-Z gives awesome presents.
If it's any consolation I took the photos the day the package game, but then the forums died. Whoops.
Thanks, Jclast, and I'm glad you liked them! Looking forward to the picture post. At first I was all, "Woo they were delivered!" and then all, "Fuck! I broke teh forums with my happiness."
Feed babies. Engage in bromance. Pictures can wait.
By the way. I didn't realize there was vegetarianism in your house - sorry I sent you the single most meat-related sauce in existence.
Thanks very much Santee! It's these sort of games (BIT.TRIP.BEAT. for some reason my browser didn't load the full image) that I love playing on my little netbook while at work to pass the time. Low resource requirements, high fun delivery Very excited to see what comes next
edit: Duhhh it's Bursar! Forgot to mention ya haha
Oh, the forum also ate my post in this thread about me sending my gift out on thursday. Stupid forum.
It should get there...eventually. Hopefully. It's a loooooooong way away, so I'm hoping it gets there. I have a tracking number, but I don't think it's really the kind that actually tracks it, if you know what I mean.
Just letting my dear Santa know that there may be a slight delay from delivery of gift to posting-- there is a middleman, because delivery to my current residence is shady as hell.
But rest assured, as soon as I get the gift I will post with lots of loving pictures!
Mysterious packages have appeared at my dorm after being dropped off by family. As soon as I confirm from which Secret Santa they are from, I will open and find a scanner- family digital camera is broken, so you might have to wait a bit until I can find a way to get these online.
I can't check against my G&T wishlist because the forum ate it... so I'll just have to wait until I hear back from Proxy.
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After a thorough inspection following strict TSA guidelines... the opening begins!
And inside I find! .... another layer of brown paper.
And inside of THAT I find!... another layer... this time green duct tape?
I begin tearing off one continuous strip of duct tape. This thing is fucking mummified. I begin to wonder if this thing isn't just one solid cube of duct tape, when suddenly...
A familiar sight! A brown package.
Hmmm. Seems important. I better do as it says.
This is already the weirdest fucking package I have ever received and I haven't even gotten it all the way open yet! I pull apart the gull wing doors like some kind of cardboard Delorean...
Sum wurds. Strebalicious is the culprit!!!
SNACKS! A LIFETIMES SUPPLY OF SNACKS!! But wait! These snacks appear to be from the moon.
There are also vending machine toys and a Yoshi plushy and a fucked up Mario board game and MARIO KINDER EGGS FUCKS YES!
What in the goddamn fuck? I am going to have to make up rules for this one. I'm sure I can make some sort of drinking game out of it!
One of the vending machine toys was a frosty beer mug Nanoblocks Set (think LEGO but extra fucking tiny). I couldn't help but build the Golden God for my new Nanoblocks friend.
The weirdest part of my gift? FISH. Dried up fucking fish!!! I'm guessing they are some kind of snack for moon people?
I have my taste tester try them first to make sure they aren't poison. Then it's my turn. I'm not sure why we thought eating them ass first would be better than head first.
The moment of FLAVOR IMPACT.
Maybe if I eat enough of these dried up moon fish I will figure out how to play that Mario board game!
This is one of the awesomest, totally out there gifts I have ever gotten from anybody.
THANK YOU STREBALICIOUS! YOU ARE LE AWESOME.
I am thoroughly stoked that you enjoyed it. And the first time I saw those little fishy thingies (in a little trail mix snack pack think), I think I ran from the room screaming like a little girl. Love the picture of the nanoblocks, also. 8-)
But blame the post office. They annoyed me with all their rules and such that I felt like going overboard with the tape and paper and such.
They're actually... pretty good. They taste like shrimp chips! I think I'm gonna take some to the office to freak people out. Mwahaha!
Bromance was canceled for tonight due to illness on my friend's part. Luckily, my kids took his place so I still got to hang out with awesome people.
Previously, on Judge-Z is awesome...
And now the conclusion...
So a few days ago I came home from work and saw a package. It didn't look like anything I had ordered so I took it upstairs and had my bomb-sniffing dog check it out.
Timon has decided that the package is okay, but that weirdo with the camera has got to go. So I put the camera down and tear in to the box. On top is a card. I knew I was in for a treat when the outside of it read "Happy Fucking Whatever." Finally, somebody gets me!
Dear jclast,
Happy Santafication! Sorry for the inadvertent premature revalation of my identity, but I was so overfilled with Steam-y holiday cheer, I could not help myself. I hope you enjoy the content of my package (poster's note: there really should have been a winky here), as much as I enjoyed filling up the box! Please open rooster 1st, Enterprise last - other than that, go nuts!
Have fun w/ your broodlings' first holiday season - enjoy dressing them up in ridiculous holiday-themed outfits, before they get big + clever enough to swarm you.
Regards,
Judge Z
After reading the card I splay all the wrapped gifts out on the bed and call in a second dog. I'm not sure I trust that shaky Chihuahua anyhow. Huxley has reservations about the pyramid package, but we decide to soldier on. We're too intrigued by these gifts with pictures on them not to.
Package 1: The Rooster
"OPEN FIRST! Especially if you'd like some hot, salty, wet COCK!"
True to the description my first present is cock-flavored soup mix. A quick scan of the ingredients shows me that cock soup is vegetarian so it can be fun for the whole family!
Package 2: The Gay Biker Dude
"WARNING: According to the Penny Arcade Department of G&T Secret Santa Memetics, the enclosed contents are 100% gay."
Books! And they couldn't have come at a better time. I'm just finishing up my grad class for the term and will enjoy immensely reading something that isn't about teamwork, change champions, time management, or any other fluffy bullshit. I want space ships! And explosions! And wizards! Thankfully, the good judge knows this and has given me "Old Man's War," "Pandora's Star," and "Storm Front" (the first Dresden novel). Awesome!
Packages 3 & 4: LEGO
LEGO are awesome. Star Wars is awesome. Nifty little Star Wars LEGO kits are awesome. I have already assembled both the X-Wing and the Speeder. Both will be guarding my desk at work starting next week. Won't nobody mess with me neither - I can defend from the skies _and_ the forest.
Package 5: The Pyramid
"Contents: 1. The sum total of all human knowledge. 2. Multiple paths to world domination. 3. Fnord"
HOLY CRAP YOU GOT ME CIVILIZATION 5! HOLY CRAP YOU GOT ME CIVILIZATION 5! I can't wait to abandon my family for days while I struggle to take over the world and curse Ghandi's horrible tactics. Fucker never just goes on a hunger strike anymore - he's always gotta be droppin' bombs on my ass. I've only got spearmen you big jerk, gosh!
Package 6: The 7 Deadly Sins
"New! Improved! And now in one, small, convenient package!"
I have no idea how you knew I wanted Sins of a Solar Empire, but you did, and you're awesome for giving it to me. After I'm done failing to take over Earth I will pop this in and fail to take over the galaxy. I can't wait!
Package 7: The Buffalo
"Here are a few goodies from my hometown. The sponge candy (also known as chocolate honeycomb) is a local specialty (poster's note: it is delicious - sadly, the bag is now empty - not sadly, my wife liked it too), and the suckers (lollipops?) are from an old school confectionary that has been around forever.
As for the wing sauce, it is from the bar that invented the chicken wing. If you do not have a deep fryer, broiled or baked wings will do (just don't tell any other Buffalonians I said this was okay). A helpful tip: toss the cooked wings in a metal bowl with the sauce - it will stain a plastic bowl.
The blue cheese dressing is the best I could send - if you can get the real, refrigerated blue cheese (creamy, not crumble), even better. Dip the wings as you eat if it is to your taste, or just eat them and take the heat of the sauce. A side of carrot or celery sticks is also apropos.
Now, I am not one to tell you how to enjoy your gifts, they are yours after all, but if I find out that you dipped your wings in goddamn ranch dressing, like some cretins are wont to do, I will fly to Colorado Springs myself and stab you in the eye with goddamn Rocky Mountain Oysters, or whatever else passes as a local delicacy in that mountainous home of yours."
1.) The sponge candy, as mentioned above, is no more. It was delicious and great, and if I ever make it to Buffalo I'm totally buying more.
2.) The suckers are great. I'm eating (sucking?) one right now. It's like a Dreamsicle, and I love it.
3.) This note made me laugh out loud and when I make hot wings I promise not to dip them in ranch. Because ranch is gross.
4.) I'm not sure how you could stab me with bull testicles, but I'm not eager to find out. How would you even sharpen them?
Package 8: The USS Enterprise, NCC-1701 no bloody A, B, C, or D!
"'INSTANT' BRIDGE CREW DIRECTIONS
- 1 load of sperm
- ovum for overexcited ovaries*
- Combine and incubate above for variable time in biological incubation unit (standard equipment on Earth females), then remove. Units may self remove or be removed with assistance of medical hologram.
- Allow resulting biological units to grow for 6-9 months, then add to contents of this package.
- Add to starship class of your preference (Constitution class pictured above, not included).
* Note: Four would be a good number"
Oh my God they are adorable Star Trek onesies! I will have the nerdiest chidren ever once they're big enough to wear them!
The complete haul, with bomb-sniffing Timon!
And now for bonus pics of babies "wearing" their new uniforms.
I have decided that Fiona will be our science officer:
Being the calmest of the bunch, Nathan naturally settles in to the rank of Captain.
Eric likes to bang on stuff so engineering seems like a good fit.
And Lana is already sleeping through classes at the Academy!
I couldn't be happier with my gifts, Judge-Z! Not only did you spoil me rightly, but you got a present for each of my kids as well. You are a gentleman, a scholar, and one hellofa Secret Santa - thank you so much!
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Wait, is that the second PS3 gifted this year? :shock:
The generosity of some people knows no bounds!! The gift of Demon's Souls is like the gift of a kick up the junk though Nah seriously, the game is a hoot if you can stomach the difficulty
FedEx told me that it would be $180 to ship a package the size I had planned on to you . I'm sorry, but it looks like I'm going to have to lame it up by gifting you things through Steam. Good news is that I get to pass those savings to you!
EDIT: Hah, missed a digit. Fuck FedEx International shipping rates.
Try sending it in smaller parcels - mine cost £24 to post from the UK, but if I'd tried posting it all together, it would have cost shed-loads more. If you can keep things below 2lb or 1Kg, they cost less to post - at least from the UK
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The planned gift was a fairly hefty collection of books and graphic novels, both hard and soft cover. I asked them about splitting it up, but it was still well over $100.
I like the thought of a physical package, but I'm just not in a position financially where I can spend that much on shipping. I kinda feel like I'm wimping out and not delivering on what I thought I could gift, but my stalking revels that Santee does indeed enjoy games (and Steam) so I'm hopping they can forgive me.
As of right now I have two plans. One is a fairly simple pair of gifts from the Steam, the other would be to go absolutely bananas during the (hopefully spectacular) Christmas Steam sale. I'll meet the deadline either way, so for right now I'm going to hold out. Don't worry Santee! I haven't abandoned you!
I had a horrible dream last night. I dreamed I didn't get the packages until the 23rd, so I couldn't send it out to my Santee until after Christmas! It was awful!!!
Wait, is that the second PS3 gifted this year? :shock:
The generosity of some people knows no bounds!! The gift of Demon's Souls is like the gift of a kick up the junk though Nah seriously, the game is a hoot if you can stomach the difficulty
My wife and I have some nice chunky advent calendars that we re-use by putting decent chocolate in each year (mmmm lindor).
This year I went for something a bit different. Got a mid size Lego set and have randomly filled the calendar with the pieces. She won't get the instructions until Christmas Eve and I demand a construction attempt with what she has so far each day
My wife and I have some nice chunky advent calendars that we re-use by putting decent chocolate in each year (mmmm lindor).
This year I went for something a bit different. Got a mid size Lego set and have randomly filled the calendar with the pieces. She won't get the instructions until Christmas Eve and I demand a construction attempt with what she has so far each day
I am so stealing that idea.
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My santee hasn't posted his yet even though he made a comment in another thread about opening the box on Monday. He posts frequently in G&T, too. Would it be rude of me to PM him and ask if he forgot about the pictures?
Those look like Whitebait to me. They are awesome just dusted with flour and deep fried.
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I am thoroughly stoked that you enjoyed it.
But blame the post office. They annoyed me with all their rules and such that I felt like going overboard with the tape and paper and such.
Thanks, Jclast, and I'm glad you liked them! Looking forward to the picture post. At first I was all, "Woo they were delivered!" and then all, "Fuck! I broke teh forums with my happiness."
Feed babies. Engage in bromance. Pictures can wait.
By the way. I didn't realize there was vegetarianism in your house - sorry I sent you the single most meat-related sauce in existence.
Also, GIFT GET!! WOOOOOO!!
Thanks very much Santee! It's these sort of games (BIT.TRIP.BEAT. for some reason my browser didn't load the full image) that I love playing on my little netbook while at work to pass the time. Low resource requirements, high fun delivery
edit: Duhhh it's Bursar! Forgot to mention ya haha
It should get there...eventually. Hopefully. It's a loooooooong way away, so I'm hoping it gets there. I have a tracking number, but I don't think it's really the kind that actually tracks it, if you know what I mean.
But rest assured, as soon as I get the gift I will post with lots of loving pictures!
I can't check against my G&T wishlist because the forum ate it... so I'll just have to wait until I hear back from Proxy.
I can has cheezburger, yes?
They're actually... pretty good. They taste like shrimp chips! I think I'm gonna take some to the office to freak people out. Mwahaha!
Hope you don't mind getting your gifts closer to Christmas.
It'll be worth the wait!
woo!
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Also, santee I'm waiting on the last item to be delivered. Hopefully I'll get it on Monday and I can mail the package out then.
Listening to that song with
Previously, on Judge-Z is awesome...
And now the conclusion...
So a few days ago I came home from work and saw a package. It didn't look like anything I had ordered so I took it upstairs and had my bomb-sniffing dog check it out.
Timon has decided that the package is okay, but that weirdo with the camera has got to go. So I put the camera down and tear in to the box. On top is a card. I knew I was in for a treat when the outside of it read "Happy Fucking Whatever." Finally, somebody gets me!
Happy Santafication! Sorry for the inadvertent premature revalation of my identity, but I was so overfilled with Steam-y holiday cheer, I could not help myself. I hope you enjoy the content of my package (poster's note: there really should have been a winky here), as much as I enjoyed filling up the box! Please open rooster 1st, Enterprise last - other than that, go nuts!
Have fun w/ your broodlings' first holiday season - enjoy dressing them up in ridiculous holiday-themed outfits, before they get big + clever enough to swarm you.
Regards,
Judge Z
After reading the card I splay all the wrapped gifts out on the bed and call in a second dog. I'm not sure I trust that shaky Chihuahua anyhow. Huxley has reservations about the pyramid package, but we decide to soldier on. We're too intrigued by these gifts with pictures on them not to.
Package 1: The Rooster
"OPEN FIRST! Especially if you'd like some hot, salty, wet COCK!"
True to the description my first present is cock-flavored soup mix. A quick scan of the ingredients shows me that cock soup is vegetarian so it can be fun for the whole family!
Package 2: The Gay Biker Dude
"WARNING: According to the Penny Arcade Department of G&T Secret Santa Memetics, the enclosed contents are 100% gay."
Books! And they couldn't have come at a better time. I'm just finishing up my grad class for the term and will enjoy immensely reading something that isn't about teamwork, change champions, time management, or any other fluffy bullshit. I want space ships! And explosions! And wizards! Thankfully, the good judge knows this and has given me "Old Man's War," "Pandora's Star," and "Storm Front" (the first Dresden novel). Awesome!
Packages 3 & 4: LEGO
LEGO are awesome. Star Wars is awesome. Nifty little Star Wars LEGO kits are awesome. I have already assembled both the X-Wing and the Speeder. Both will be guarding my desk at work starting next week. Won't nobody mess with me neither - I can defend from the skies _and_ the forest.
Package 5: The Pyramid
"Contents: 1. The sum total of all human knowledge. 2. Multiple paths to world domination. 3. Fnord"
HOLY CRAP YOU GOT ME CIVILIZATION 5! HOLY CRAP YOU GOT ME CIVILIZATION 5! I can't wait to abandon my family for days while I struggle to take over the world and curse Ghandi's horrible tactics. Fucker never just goes on a hunger strike anymore - he's always gotta be droppin' bombs on my ass. I've only got spearmen you big jerk, gosh!
Package 6: The 7 Deadly Sins
"New! Improved! And now in one, small, convenient package!"
I have no idea how you knew I wanted Sins of a Solar Empire, but you did, and you're awesome for giving it to me. After I'm done failing to take over Earth I will pop this in and fail to take over the galaxy. I can't wait!
Package 7: The Buffalo
"Here are a few goodies from my hometown. The sponge candy (also known as chocolate honeycomb) is a local specialty (poster's note: it is delicious - sadly, the bag is now empty - not sadly, my wife liked it too), and the suckers (lollipops?) are from an old school confectionary that has been around forever.
As for the wing sauce, it is from the bar that invented the chicken wing. If you do not have a deep fryer, broiled or baked wings will do (just don't tell any other Buffalonians I said this was okay). A helpful tip: toss the cooked wings in a metal bowl with the sauce - it will stain a plastic bowl.
The blue cheese dressing is the best I could send - if you can get the real, refrigerated blue cheese (creamy, not crumble), even better. Dip the wings as you eat if it is to your taste, or just eat them and take the heat of the sauce. A side of carrot or celery sticks is also apropos.
Now, I am not one to tell you how to enjoy your gifts, they are yours after all, but if I find out that you dipped your wings in goddamn ranch dressing, like some cretins are wont to do, I will fly to Colorado Springs myself and stab you in the eye with goddamn Rocky Mountain Oysters, or whatever else passes as a local delicacy in that mountainous home of yours."
1.) The sponge candy, as mentioned above, is no more. It was delicious and great, and if I ever make it to Buffalo I'm totally buying more.
2.) The suckers are great. I'm eating (sucking?) one right now. It's like a Dreamsicle, and I love it.
3.) This note made me laugh out loud and when I make hot wings I promise not to dip them in ranch. Because ranch is gross.
4.) I'm not sure how you could stab me with bull testicles, but I'm not eager to find out. How would you even sharpen them?
Package 8: The USS Enterprise, NCC-1701 no bloody A, B, C, or D!
"'INSTANT' BRIDGE CREW DIRECTIONS
- 1 load of sperm
- ovum for overexcited ovaries*
- Combine and incubate above for variable time in biological incubation unit (standard equipment on Earth females), then remove. Units may self remove or be removed with assistance of medical hologram.
- Allow resulting biological units to grow for 6-9 months, then add to contents of this package.
- Add to starship class of your preference (Constitution class pictured above, not included).
* Note: Four would be a good number"
Oh my God they are adorable Star Trek onesies! I will have the nerdiest chidren ever once they're big enough to wear them!
The complete haul, with bomb-sniffing Timon!
And now for bonus pics of babies "wearing" their new uniforms.
I have decided that Fiona will be our science officer:
Being the calmest of the bunch, Nathan naturally settles in to the rank of Captain.
Eric likes to bang on stuff so engineering seems like a good fit.
And Lana is already sleeping through classes at the Academy!
I couldn't be happier with my gifts, Judge-Z! Not only did you spoil me rightly, but you got a present for each of my kids as well.
where did you get so many babies
Well you see, when a man and a woman get together...
Also, amazing haul.
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Any idea when the merger happens, will we be able to keep this thread around?
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Thanks Louie! Again!
The generosity of some people knows no bounds!! The gift of Demon's Souls is like the gift of a kick up the junk though
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Loving Demon's Souls, at least the 15 minutes I played it. Way too busy this weekend. Picked up 3D Dot Game Heroes for the kid.
You are most welcome! again!
15 minutes is not sufficient time spent on your homework by the way!
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FedEx told me that it would be $180 to ship a package the size I had planned on to you
EDIT: Hah, missed a digit. Fuck FedEx International shipping rates.
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I like the thought of a physical package, but I'm just not in a position financially where I can spend that much on shipping. I kinda feel like I'm wimping out and not delivering on what I thought I could gift, but my stalking revels that Santee does indeed enjoy games (and Steam) so I'm hopping they can forgive me.
As of right now I have two plans. One is a fairly simple pair of gifts from the Steam, the other would be to go absolutely bananas during the (hopefully spectacular) Christmas Steam sale. I'll meet the deadline either way, so for right now I'm going to hold out. Don't worry Santee! I haven't abandoned you!
Three actually.
Its how you use it. Also the motion of the ocean.
...wait.
I am so stealing that idea.
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