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Secret Santa?

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  • TeeManTeeMan BrainSpoon Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Just had my family secret santa so I'm a-hankerin' for some PA SS action! :)

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  • SchideSchide Yeoh! Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    anoffday wrote: »
    Icemopper wrote: »
    OOooh Secret Santa!

    I love this time of year, so much cheer! Though I don't know if I'll ever live up to my Santa last year.


    <3
    Oh crap, yeah. Didn't you get a PS3?

    And the year before I heard his secret santa was great also, as well.

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  • Two Headed BoyTwo Headed Boy Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Oh, geez, when are we starting this up? Are we still waiting for somebody to take the reins on the organization? I can't wait to stalk somebody for weeks to figure out their interests and desires.


    Oh, and the Secret Santa will be fun, too.

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  • AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    It's 2 months to Christmas Eve. Won't be much longer now.

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  • Doc HollidayDoc Holliday Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    We'll be starting up in November, officially. Hypatia and I are still working out how to make it even smoother than last year.

    However I encourage everyone to practice stalking. Pets, spouses, room mates, strangers... whatever. You'll need your A game this year.

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  • ImperfectImperfect Toronto, Ontario, CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    We'll be starting up in November, officially. Hypatia and I are still working out how to make it even smoother than last year.

    However I encourage everyone to practice stalking. Pets, spouses, room mates, strangers... whatever. You'll need your A game this year.

    Dude, you didn't even notice me all last month.

    My game is solid.

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  • LouieLouie Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Imperfect wrote: »
    We'll be starting up in November, officially. Hypatia and I are still working out how to make it even smoother than last year.

    However I encourage everyone to practice stalking. Pets, spouses, room mates, strangers... whatever. You'll need your A game this year.

    Dude, you didn't even notice me all last month.

    My game is solid.

    Doc has been stalking you stalking him. Yeah, he's that good!

    Bad Santa is on tv, butt fucking for everybody (especially the larger ladies)! Merry Christmas!

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  • IcemopperIcemopper Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Schide wrote: »
    anoffday wrote: »
    Icemopper wrote: »
    OOooh Secret Santa!

    I love this time of year, so much cheer! Though I don't know if I'll ever live up to my Santa last year.


    <3
    Oh crap, yeah. Didn't you get a PS3?

    And the year before I heard his secret santa was great also, as well.

    YES! You were! Every Santa is awesome!

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  • MrDelishMrDelish Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I promise to not slack off so much this time

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  • anoffdayanoffday To be changed whenever Anoffday gets around to it. Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I'm going to end up buying a present like last year, but I think this year I may even try my hand at crafting something extra like some of you did last year. All of the handmade presents looked really cool.

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  • parabolaparabola Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I'll know next week how much money I have to spend on my Santee, probably close to $100 if all goes well.

    I'm not much of a stalker though. Got to train.

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  • ChanceChance Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Is it kosher to enlist a third party to ask your Santee certain questions? Like "what's every single ___ game you have, so I don't accidentally get you something you've already got?"

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Of course it is. They're called proxies, I think.

    All's fair in gifts and stalking.

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  • ImperfectImperfect Toronto, Ontario, CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I hope I get someone a little closer than on years before. I have a set limit on how much I can spend on this little dealie, and while it's generous, it means that far-away Santees get more of dat money spent on shipping.

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  • Two Headed BoyTwo Headed Boy Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Whomever is my Santee is getting (along with something awesome that is yet to be determined) shitty kids wallets featuring Gears of War, Call of Duty, and Halo decals.

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  • anoffdayanoffday To be changed whenever Anoffday gets around to it. Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Of course it is. They're called proxies, I think.

    All's fair in gifts and stalking.
    Or elves.

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  • parabolaparabola Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Whomever is my Santee is getting (along with something awesome that is yet to be determined) shitty kids wallets featuring Gears of War, Call of Duty, and Halo decals.

    I'm okay with this.

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  • StormwatcherStormwatcher Blegh BlughRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Yes.

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  • FiggyFiggy Fighter of the night man Champion of the sunRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    If you're really on your A game, you can find out what games they have easily. For a 360er, just look up their gamertag and check their achievements to see pretty much any game they own and/or have played.

    One of the keys to stalking is to not limit yourself to this forum alone. Do they participate in other forums? Are they on Facebook? MySpace? Twitter? Google their real name. Google Satellite their address. Their work. Do an address search to get their phone number. Call them at odd hours of the night. Look in their windows. Cut a lock of their hair while they sleep.


    ... I might have mixed up my lists there.

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  • anoffdayanoffday To be changed whenever Anoffday gets around to it. Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Figgy, is of course, an expert stalker.

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  • KyouguKyougu Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I'm still waiting for the day when someone hand delivers their gift.

    Not sure if that will take the thread to awesome or creepy.

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  • MrDelishMrDelish Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Kyougu wrote: »
    I'm still waiting for the day when someone hand delivers their gift.

    Not sure if that will take the thread to awesome or creepy.

    that happened to someone in SE++

    like, a year later. At PAX. The santee had moved, or something like that

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I think it's happened once before, no? They ended up getting a Santee who lived near them?

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  • FiggyFiggy Fighter of the night man Champion of the sunRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I think it's happened once before, no? They ended up getting a Santee who lived near them?

    Yes, it did. I remember the Santa left it on their doorstep.

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  • WezoinWezoin Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I almost did my first year participating - my santee went to the same school as me, and I saw his address was within a 45 minute drive. My original plan was to dress like santa and take a polaroid of me on his porch and leave it with the gift. Unfortunately school got in the way. I sent him a shirt with our school's logo and stuff on it, and in his card referenced the building most of his classes would be in for a bit of creep factor.

    Unfortunately I don't think I'll be in the financial position to take part this year, but I'll definately offer my proxy services for anyone who needs them.

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  • DoctorArchDoctorArch Curmudgeon Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I may have to do it this year. I did D&D's secret satan last year, and I think I could manage both D&D and G&T this time around.

    Also, mining posting history is a great way to delve into what to get your person. Plus, I fully intend to post my amazon wishlist to help anyone.

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  • Jam WarriorJam Warrior Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Last year I offered up my wife's email in my 'clues about stuff what I like' post so Santa could quiz her on my existing game/DVD/comic collection without alerting me. Worked out well.

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  • FiggyFiggy Fighter of the night man Champion of the sunRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    So, November eh? Is that going to be enough time seeing as you have the sign up date + the time to allow for sign ups + the time to allow for randomizing/matching the names + the time to allow for sending santee assignments out + the time to allow for stalking + the time to allow for shipping.

    When did we start last year? It just seems late this time. By the time we have our Santees it'll be mid-late November easily.

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  • mere_immortalmere_immortal So tasty!Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Kyougu wrote: »
    I'm still waiting for the day when someone hand delivers their gift.

    Not sure if that will take the thread to awesome or creepy.

    I did this last year. Turned up at LewieP's house thanks to help from his mum.

    He looked rather bemused.

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Yeah, coulda sworn it was a bit earlier in years past.

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  • parabolaparabola Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Started on the 19th last year.

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  • anoffdayanoffday To be changed whenever Anoffday gets around to it. Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Of October?

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  • parabolaparabola Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Yes. Of October. Started on October 6th the year before that.

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  • LewieP's MummyLewieP's Mummy Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Kyougu wrote: »
    I'm still waiting for the day when someone hand delivers their gift.

    Not sure if that will take the thread to awesome or creepy.

    I did this last year. Turned up at LewieP's house thanks to help from his mum.

    He looked rather bemused.

    That was brilliant! And iirc, we then rock-banded for a while?

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  • MightyMighty Omeganaut '15 '16 '17 NebraskaRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Kyougu wrote: »
    I'm still waiting for the day when someone hand delivers their gift.

    Not sure if that will take the thread to awesome or creepy.

    I did this last year. Turned up at LewieP's house thanks to help from his mum.

    He looked rather bemused.

    That was brilliant! And iirc, we then rock-banded for a while?

    nice!

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  • ForarForar #432 Toronto, Ontario, CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    A couple of years ago a Santa of mine also lived in Toronto, so she hand delivered her gifts to me. We met up at a major mall (which I happen to work at and she's familiar with), and they were a blast to chat with. Her and her boyfriend are awesome, and she chose awesome gifts, even on a shoestring budget.

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  • mere_immortalmere_immortal So tasty!Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Kyougu wrote: »
    I'm still waiting for the day when someone hand delivers their gift.

    Not sure if that will take the thread to awesome or creepy.

    I did this last year. Turned up at LewieP's house thanks to help from his mum.

    He looked rather bemused.

    That was brilliant! And iirc, we then rock-banded for a while?

    Yep! Think we did some Beatles and regular.

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    parabola wrote: »
    Yes. Of October. Started on October 6th the year before that.

    And I recall last year being one of the smoothest to date, with only like, 1 or two people without gifts by the end of it?

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  • mere_immortalmere_immortal So tasty!Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Oh man I've also just found the best first-small-gift-before-the-main-stuff gift.

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  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Kyougu wrote: »
    I'm still waiting for the day when someone hand delivers their gift.

    Not sure if that will take the thread to awesome or creepy.

    I did this last year. Turned up at LewieP's house thanks to help from his mum.

    He looked rather bemused.

    That was brilliant! And iirc, we then rock-banded for a while?

    Lewie has the coolest mom ever, good lord.

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