G&T Secret Santa 2014: Until next season....

Hypatia

Sign ups are now CLOSED!

What is this?

It's pretty much Secret Santa, except with partial strangers.

You sign up, you buy a forumer a gift, you get a gift, you post your gift on the thread, we all experience the joy that comes from getting gifts from strangers that are probably better than the gifts your own family gets you.


How does it work?


(1) Read this entire post
(2) Sign up using the instructions below
(3) Wait until I dole out your Santee
(4) Stalk your Santee and figure out what he or she likes
(5) Buy your Santee something he or she will like (minimum $25) & ship it to them by December 31, 2014.
(6) You, yourself, will receive a gift. Take pictures of it and post them. This is not optional.
(7) Take joy in an awesome tradition of happiness and goodwill towards your fellow P-A forumers!

You will be BANNED if you do not send a gift by the deadline.
Also a lot of forumers will have your address. I'm not condoning anything... I'm just saying.

Sign-up Conditions
You may only sign up if:

You joined the forums before January of this year. If you joined after this contact me and you may be admitted on a case by case basis.

You are full of joy and awesomeness and prefer giving to receiving.

You are willing to pay international shipping. If you get someone on Mars, then prepare to ship something to Mars.

You can afford $25 + shipping, or create something at least $25 worth of awesome. I will leave this to your discretion, but if you send a box of leaves or poop or a drawing of a penis then expect RETRIBUTION. Unless of course it's a particularly good penis drawing. Okay seriously don't send a penis drawing.

You're okay with maybe getting something that you don't like. If members of your own family get you crap that you don't like, I wouldn't have high hopes for strangers on the internets. I will not entertain complaints that LewieP gave you Halo 3 and beef jerkey wrapped up in an American Flag; but you only like stuff from Japan.

You are going to send an appropriate gift. Seriously, no porn, anything dangerous, anything illegal, or anything that could be considered bad by someone's parents. You don't know how old your Santee is, his moral leanings, and all that. If you have to ask, I wouldn't send it. Err on the side of caution.

Past Highlights


Last year's thread

This year's gift wall (2014)
Last year's gift wall (2013)
Gift wall from 2012
Gift wall from 2011
Gift wall from 2010
Gift wall from 2009
Gift wall from 2008

Participants!
Total: 103

AbsoluteZero
aerynkelly
Aioua
Allforce
Anarchy
anoffday
AnteCantelope
ArcSyn
ArcticLancer
Arikado
Bear is Driving
Beltaine
Big Classy
Blackbeard7
Bobkins Flymo
Cameron_Talley
cardboard delusions
Chen
Chocobolicious
cooljammer00
cornell
Custom Special
darunia106
deveric
DiannaoChong
DoctorArch
Dusda
DyasAlure
Dyvion
Elin
Elvenshae
EvilBadman
Farangu
Fig-D
Figgy
Forar
Frem
grim123
Grove
Handgimp
Handkor
Houn
Hypatia
Icemopper
ihaveachair
Imperfect
initiatefailure
Invisible
Jam Warrior
JaysonFour
jclast
Kanden
Kendrik
Kirbith
Kirindal
Kyougu
LewieP's Mummy
Lost
Madican
Madpoet
Maguano
ManetherenWolf
mare_imbrium
Mechanical
mere_immortal
Mighty
minirhyder
Mr_Grinch
msmya
Nackmatholn
never-ending-reign
noir_blood
poisonx
Prime
Radiation
Rami
RisenPhoenix
Robert Khoo
Schide
see317
shadowane
Shady3011
SkutSkut
SniperGuy
spookymuffin
Sweeney Tom
testsubject23
The_Spaniard
thejaxx
TheOtherHorseman
THEPAIN73
TheRoadVirus
Turkey
Two Headed Boy
UEAKCrash
UnbreakableVow
urahonky
vegeta_666
WillyDub
xenard
Zaghreb
zwayhowder
Zython

see317

Where has this year gone that it's G&T SS time already?

Going to sign up once I get off work, this is awesome every year.

Sterica

Stickied!

Let the most wonderful time of the year begin!

anoffday

Awesome! This made my day! 4th maybe 5th year. So excited.

chocobolicious

HMmmmmm...

Hmmmmm....

Hot dog, this is always the highlight of a year.

Grove

Yes, Yes, YEs, YES, YES, YES! WoOOOOOOO!

Just signed up!!! Thanks as always Hypatia. I think this is my 4th or 5th year. Every one more amazing than the last!

ManetherenWolf

I'm in! Had a blast with this the last two years. already coming up with some cool ideas.

Mr_Grinch

Missed out on last year due to being busy, so not missing out this time!

Big Classy

Oh I am so in. Gonna be strange year for sure.

see317

Big Classy wrote: »

Oh I am so in. Gonna be strange year for sure.

I look forward to watching you crush some poor poster under an impossible steam backlog.

Mr_Grinch

see317 wrote: »

Big Classy wrote: »

Oh I am so in. Gonna be strange year for sure.

I look forward to watching you crush some poor poster under an impossible steam backlog.

I was crushed under a Vita by Big Classy, something that's been used pretty much every day since. I also got to meet him, which was marvellous.

(Speaking of which @Big Classy , there's a video gaming thing in your area. Hit me up via text/twitter for details if you're interested (18th October).)

Sterica

see317 wrote: »

Big Classy wrote: »

Oh I am so in. Gonna be strange year for sure.

I look forward to watching you crush some poor poster under an impossible steam backlog.

"I got you Half-Life 3."

"T...three? But-"

"Everyone has a price."

cooljammer00

Dear Lord, where has the time gone?

Sterica

Well, sign-ups are starting way earlier this year because some of you don't pay attention to announcements and complained about the length of sign-ups.

So Hypatia decided to give you all a few extra weeks to sign-up. Show your thanks.

Agent

I'm coming back for this year! There is much joy and class to be had. May the odds be ever in your favor.

anoffday

Bobkins Flymo wrote: »

Well, sign-ups are starting way earlier this year because some of you don't pay attention to announcements and complained about the length of sign-ups.

So Hypatia decided to give you all a few extra weeks to sign-up. Show your thanks.

Thanks @Hypatia! You do a great job every year. Super excited already.

urahonky

As always I'm in! Can't wait to see the gift posts!

urahonky

Shout out to @Grove‌ for killing me with kindness last year! I doubt I will ever top it.

see317

Bobkins Flymo wrote: »

Well, sign-ups are starting way earlier this year because some of you don't pay attention to announcements and complained about the length of sign-ups.

So Hypatia decided to give you all a few extra weeks to sign-up. Show your thanks.

Thanks for doing this @Hypatia. I know it's got to be a load of work organizing and tracking this (like herding cats, only the cats are all ADHD and somebody just set up a disco ball on high speed in the room), and it is deeply appreciated.

Sending up the @ signal to everyone that was signed up last year (excepting those who've already posted in this thread) to make sure they have adequate time to sign up, and possibly to mention in threads that signups are live (for those people who stick to their bookmarked threads and manage to miss the announcements).
Better to do this sooner, I think, rather than later where it would be necessary wade through pages and pages of posts.

Participants of 2013
@AbsoluteZero
@Ah_Pook
@Aioua
@Allforce
@Anarchy
anoffday
@AnteCantelope
@ArcSyn
@Arikado
@Asiina
@Bear is Driving‌
@belligerent
@Beltaine
Big Classy
@Blackbeard7
@Bursar
@Cameron_Talley
@Chen
chocobolicious
@cj iwakura
@cloudeagle
cooljammer00
@Custom Special‌
@Dac Vin‌
@darunia106
@deveric
@DiannaoChong
@dougyfresh
@Draysoth
@Dusda
@Dyvion
@El Mucho‌
@Elin
@elkatas
@Elvenshae
@Entriech
@EvilBadman
@Farangu
@Fig-D
@Forar
@Frem
@Goldeneye007
@grim123
Grove
@Handkor
Hypatia
@Icemopper
@iMatt
@Imperfect
@initiatefailure
@Jam Warrior‌
@jclast
@Judge-Z
@Kendrik
@Ketar
@Khez
@Kias
@Kipling
@Kirbith
@Kirindal
@Kyougu
@LewieP's Mummy‌
@Lindsey Lohan‌
@Lost
@Madpoet
@Maguano
ManetherenWolf
@mare_imbrium
@Maz-
@Mechanical
@mere_immortal
@Mighty
@minirhyder
@Nackmatholn
@never-ending-reign
@noir_blood
@PA Jamie‌
@PoultryGeist
@Radiation
@redfield85
@RisenPhoenix
@Robert Khoo‌
Rorus Raz
@Schide
@ScudMuffin
see317
@Shadowane
@Shady3011
@SirUltimos
@SniperGuy
@spookymuffin
@Stormwatcher
@strebalicious
@Sunstrand
@SwashbucklerXX
@TeeMan
@testsubject23
@The_Spaniard
@thejaxx
@TheOtherHorseman
@THEPAIN73
@TheRoadVirus
@TheScruple
@Turkey
@Two Headed Boy‌
@‌ urahonky
@vegeta_666
@Zaghreb

Please don't quote this post without removing the spoilered bit, as the @ signal sends notifications when it's quoted.

Arikado

I HAVE SEEN THE SIGNAL! I AM IN AGAIN!

Grove

urahonky wrote: »

Shout out to @Grove‌ for killing me with kindness last year! I doubt I will ever top it.

@urahonky hope you've enjoyed that vita! Picked up anything good for it?

Sterica

Please note that I am probably going to bug IcyLiquid to make a Scrooge badge for people that don't post pictures. People with Scrooge badges may not be allowed to sign up for future Secret Santas, so post them gift pics!

Schide

AWWWWWWWWWWWWW YEEAAAAHHHHHHHHH

Thanks for @ing people, see317.

ArcSyn

Thanks for the notification! Woooooooooooooooo!

edit: Future santee, I'll probably update this post with info if necessary. Feel free to proxy if necessary, but I can also give links to different sites if you have trouble.

urahonky

Grove wrote: »

urahonky wrote: »

Shout out to @Grove‌ for killing me with kindness last year! I doubt I will ever top it.

@urahonky hope you've enjoyed that vita! Picked up anything good for it?

All I ever needed: P4G. The game has helped me through a lot of crap this past year. Very thankful for it!

Radiation

OhmygodOhmygodOhmygodOhmygodOhmygodOhmygodOhmygodOhmygod
Also this may be a reason for me to purchase this Pabu for someone.

Fig-D

I'll submit all the relevant info when I get home, but I am definitely down for another year of cheer!

Fig-D

Radiation wrote: »

OhmygodOhmygodOhmygodOhmygodOhmygodOhmygodOhmygodOhmygod
Also this may be a reason for me to purchase this Pabu for someone.

I haven't watched any Korra, but that's adorable.

jclast

@see317 is a gentleman and a scholar. I'll be signing up tomorrow on a work break. and thanks to the mod staff for the extra time for those of us who really only forum by our bookmarks. You guys are great.

Sterica

Here are some notifications for people that missed last year's sign-ups.

@mxmarks
@Bear is Driving‌
@cmsamo‌
@WillyDub

Beltaine

Woo I'm in! Premature Cheer all over the place!

noir_blood

Wow, time flies.

Last year @Jam Warrior‌ started my current LEGO addiction.

I can't wait to find out what I get addicted to this year!

ArcSyn

Signed up!
Thanks to time travel I've already been stalking my Santee for the past 10 months and gifts will be sent shortly.

belligerent

That time again, eh? I'm totally in again. Yay.

Elin

Thank you @Hypatia‌ for running this every year!

And a huge thank you to @see317‌ for the heads up. I'm in the mountains right now but I'll be signing up when we're back home!

Dyvion

Woo! Thanks See317!
So in!

DiannaoChong

I may have already bought something last week going "this will be a dumb stocking stuffer for whomever I get". Glad I am not the only one thinking about this early!

AbsoluteZero

Hooray! I am in so hard.

Nackmatholn

Woooooo! Thanks for the @ signal @see317 . Signed up, and ready to go!


Also big thanks to @Hypatia for organizing this every year you wonderful joy enabling creature you.

Elvenshae

@see317‌ - thanks for the heads up!

@Hypatia‌ - thank you for being awesome!

Let's do this.

Fig-D

Elvenshae wrote: »

@see317‌ - thanks for the heads up!

@Hypatia‌ - thank you for being awesome!

Let's do this.

Quoting this with the @ s because the man speaks the truth and I'd like to echo his position of you folks being wonderful.