I meant to post about this yesterday when they arrived, but I was so exhausted most of the day that I forgot them!
The MYSTERIOUS TRACKING NUMBER turned out to be a bunch of posters from Fangamer!
These are extremely cool, and it also reminds me that I need to get frames for the other prints @Cristoval got me last year!
There was no name on the packaging, so I'm not sure if my satan prefers to remain anonymous or if they're going to reveal themselves with something else? I mean, either way, this is very generous on its own, so thank you, whoever you are!
With a mighty thud a package was deposited upon my doorstep. From a retailer that I have not ordered from, I proclaimed!
And while I was very excited about what said package revealed, I wanted to be sure that the four furry members of the house also had the chance to have their opinion heard.
Little One (aka Princess aka Squeaker aka Butterball) enjoys the gift but would like me to, and I quote, "fuck off and go get snacks for me."
Tepoz is a bit confused by it all, but is generally pleased that there is a book with pictures in it. He's my dim, but very loveable, boy.
Bacchus would much rather read "Sharks in the Time of Saviours" and go back to sleep. He's been a bit moody since he can't get lattes anymore.
Pip...well...Pip pretty much lives in a bathroom so has described it as something excellent to pass the time with.
There is only a real name and address available so I'll refrain from mentioning that in case you do not wish to be outed, Dark Lord, but know that this is deeply appreciated and I'm going to be spending some time in the very very near future paging through this. Thank you so much - it is a phenomenal gift.
Buying prints is the easy part. Remembering to buy frames before they all get tattered and torn is forever.
Rachel immediately told me "Hey I'm going to put these back in the tube so they don't get destroyed."
I think I'm gonna have to get a custom frame for the Dark Souls one! And then the question is where to put it - I kind of want to put it by my computer desk but there's not really much of a good spot?
A blurry box! I'm not quite sure how it got delivered since it's hard to read, but I'm glad it did!
Wait a minute! The three year old has struck again!
Awesome! Records!
It should be known that Queen is the greatest group ever. I love Queen. Queen II as an album is awesome. If you are familiar with the Ogre Battle video games then you may know that the name of the game comes from a song on this Album. Also one of the games has the subtitle March of the Black Queen which is also on the album. March of the Black Queen is one of the many rhapsodies that Queen performed of the non-bohemian variety!
David Bowie is also awesome and I love Bowie almost as much as I love Queen!
Thanks Satan!
Excellent! I'm glad everything arrived in one piece. I specifically asked the guys at Magnolia Thunderpussy (in beautiful Columbus, OH) to write SATAN all over the box. He told me he couldn't do the outside, but would happily plaster the inside with as many Satans as he could fit. Sail Hatan!
A blurry box! I'm not quite sure how it got delivered since it's hard to read, but I'm glad it did!
Wait a minute! The three year old has struck again!
Awesome! Records!
It should be known that Queen is the greatest group ever. I love Queen. Queen II as an album is awesome. If you are familiar with the Ogre Battle video games then you may know that the name of the game comes from a song on this Album. Also one of the games has the subtitle March of the Black Queen which is also on the album. March of the Black Queen is one of the many rhapsodies that Queen performed of the non-bohemian variety!
David Bowie is also awesome and I love Bowie almost as much as I love Queen!
Thanks Satan!
Excellent! I'm glad everything arrived in one piece. I specifically asked the guys at Magnolia Thunderpussy (in beautiful Columbus, OH) to write SATAN all over the box. He told me he couldn't do the outside, but would happily plaster the inside with as many Satans as he could fit. Sail Hatan!
Thank you! This is all quite wonderful and Magnolia Thunderpussy is a very fun place to look for records!
The significant other understands the entire shopping for internet strangers (as I've done this with G&T for several years), but she was very confused by the Satan part! It was all quite lovely.
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Another delivery notification. It's looking like these gifts were influenced by someone who grew up on Oahu. My husband, who grew up on Maui, is very interested in stealing sampling my gifts.
I get boxes, I open boxes. I commented on the imgur album for ease but if anyone cannot see the comments - these gifts are amazing. I also have a super happy husband which is an extra gift.
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Crime Scene Report Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 21:58 CST
Victim is one Caucasian male in his early thirties, the apparent victim of a botched breaking and entering. The body was found earlier this evening and called in immediately, but it appears that he has been dead since Sunday the thirteenth. There is no indication that the body has been moved or tampered with in any way, and we should operate from the assumption that the crime took place at the primary location.
FIG 1:
In terms of how the victim was killed, it seems to be fairly cut and dry.
Looks like the victim was a collector of specialty board games, not a Monopoly in sight here. This particular board game has a bit of heft to it, and it was used to repeatedly bludgeon the victim’s face and head, which was covered with a cloth sack before the incident. One curious thing here is that it looks like it had not been previously opened - it’s still in shrink wrap. Must have been new.
FIG 2:
One of the more curious aspects of this case is the inclusion of the set of lockpicks.
While it was initially assumed that these were used for entry into the apartment, they show no sign of actual use, which confounds things slightly. The implication here is that the lockpicks were brought here, brand new, and intentionally left at the scene - could this be an attempt at framing the victim for some other crime? A cursory profile of the victim do indicate a number of criminal tendencies, including celebrating specific criminal activities as being "cool" and considering committing a federal crime a "sweet prank":
Like you've never committed a federal crime for a sweet prank before
The end result of this background check is still inconclusive, but this is important evidence to keep in mind moving forward - this doesn't seem like an isolated B&E anymore, but rather a premeditated attack.
FIG 3:
This book was found lying in the middle of the floor of the victim’s apartment.
On the surface, it doesn’t seem to be a particularly strange inclusion, given the rest of the books that were found in his place of residence. That said, the other books are meticulously sorted and organized, and this one was just sitting in the middle of his living room floor. Our initial belief was that the book was being carried by the victim when he was attacked, but there are no bookmarks and the spine isn't loose or broken in any way, so it appears to be unread. We’re currently operating under the assumption that this book was placed here as a sort of trap or distraction, allowing our perp to sneak up on the victim and put the bag over his head before assaulting him. We’ve sent it to forensics for fingerprint analysis, but they returned nothing.
FIG 4:
Another book, softcover this time.
Its placement on the victim’s chest implies that it was placed there after his death, possibly as some sort of message. We sent this one to forensics too, and apparently one of our CSIs was being a wise guy and opened it up to read out loud. He’s been reprimanded for the behavior, but while he was halfway through the first chapter, a couple pieces of paper fluttered out of the bottom of it.
Sure enough, they look to be a message from our killer - some real Jack the Ripper shit. They use a pseudonym here, @Ladybug2332. We have no record of this individual in our database, but we’re going to keep looking and see what we can turn up.
@Straightzi you might think me a suspect, but I daresay the mystery runs deeper than you thought. In fact, I have engaged an outside forensics agency to assist in solving this heinous crime. As you read this, I was just informed that an important piece of additional material evidence has been discovered, and may in fact, be the real murder weapon. It is being sent to you as a gesture of goodwill to facilitate your investigation further. It may take some time to arrive however, processing paperwork, chain of custody to observe, etc. So for now, I urge caution as you wait, keep your mind and wits sharp and beware the forces that assemble against you in the dark...
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Thank you so much!
I've spent my morning refreshing my lockpicking skills, and that set includes a translucent padlock that makes me feel like an absolute wizard. I learned using probably much shittier tools, working against just regular padlocks and/or door locks, and being able to see what I'm doing is great for getting back into it.
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I got an Amazon package yesterday! It was a book I ordered about meadows.
But then I got another Amazon package today! And I hadn't ordered anything. I had been blessed by Satan. So an evil blessing. I guess that's a curse? Whatever. Gifts!
Inside was a pair of binoculars. Which is awesome because my last pair, my trusty friend who survived years with me in the bush, were killed by my nephew a few months ago. I assume I must have mentioned it here because otherwise that is some pretty psychic gifting. These are even the same size and magnification as my old ones, and they came with a wee tripod.
In addition there was a kitchen knife, which is shiny and sharp and has some serious weight to it, feels just perfect for being the murderer in a teen horror movie. Or cooking, I guess. It came in a snazzy box with a cushion lining. I don't think anything I own has ever come in such fancy packaging.
Not a great photo, sorry. My phone didn't like taking pictures of black objects on a white desk under artificial lighting
There was also a gift note. It said "And this one's for stabbing." I assume there was supposed to be another note as well because that's sort of an odd thing to write otherwise.
Thank you so much @Brolo ! These are both excellent. And conveniently the best window for bird watching in this house is right where I stand when I'm cooking so I can use them both simultaneously. Thanks again!
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Today's been a not so great today so it seems the universe decided to cheer me up with this:
You can never ever have enough Lego. Thank you so much for the "preview" gift, mysterious Satan! It's amazing how awesome this is every year and how unbelievably generous complete strangers can be.
"He's sulking in his tent like Achilles! It's the Iliad?...from Homer?! READ A BOOK!!" -Handy
I just wrapped my Satans gifts. I was going to send them in a flat rate box via USPS....but I don't think this one thing is going to fit...so...thats going to be a little drive to UPS.
Hoi hoi chimchums of the SE++ subforum! I come bearing tidings of gifts received from the G&T subforum! @Cameron_Talley 's gifts have landed upon my doorstep and now I share them with you!
Today a mysterious Amazon package arrived at my doorstep! And it turned out to be a Secret Santa/Satan package!
Upon opening the box I was met with two wrapped gifts:
The first gift ended up being a tabletop Wacky Wavy Inflatable Tube Guy! I gotta say, once I got it setup and running, it was surprisingly funny to just have off to the side of my desk flopping around while I'm doing computer stuff.
The second gift turned out to be a D&D recipe book! It's super awesome! I've always loved fantasy food and cooking stuff ever since I was a kid and my dad would read me Redwall books (before I eventually started reading them on my own). Those were full of all sorts of amazing sounding foods and meals and feasts and my dad actually tried his hand at making some of those (to mixed success). This should be a ton of fun! I've actually been wanting to make a beef stew recently and it turned out the first recipe in the book was for a beef stew-type dish! I definitely see myself getting a ton of use out of this. Also, the book itself is amazing. It's constructed just like a D&D book and it's also got lots of cool D&D food related stuff in there besides recipes, like food culture in different D&D settings, famous restaurants in those settings, characteristics of different races cooking (the book is actually split into different races, so Human/Elf/Dwarf/etc), etc. Anyway, it's a super cool gift and I can't wait to dig into it!
Edit: Can't believe I forgot to directly thank my Santa/Satan, @Cameron_Talley ! Thanks for the gifts! They were really cool! I especially can't wait to try making stuff from that recipe book
I was going through my pile of deliveries from this week, and I believe I have been gifted yet again!
As a resident of tornado alley, this is a really thoughtful gift from Satan. Every house should have one of these. Thank you thricely!
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I got an Amazon package yesterday! It was a book I ordered about meadows.
But then I got another Amazon package today! And I hadn't ordered anything. I had been blessed by Satan. So an evil blessing. I guess that's a curse? Whatever. Gifts!
Inside was a pair of binoculars. Which is awesome because my last pair, my trusty friend who survived years with me in the bush, were killed by my nephew a few months ago. I assume I must have mentioned it here because otherwise that is some pretty psychic gifting. These are even the same size and magnification as my old ones, and they came with a wee tripod.
In addition there was a kitchen knife, which is shiny and sharp and has some serious weight to it, feels just perfect for being the murderer in a teen horror movie. Or cooking, I guess. It came in a snazzy box with a cushion lining. I don't think anything I own has ever come in such fancy packaging.
Not a great photo, sorry. My phone didn't like taking pictures of black objects on a white desk under artificial lighting
There was also a gift note. It said "And this one's for stabbing." I assume there was supposed to be another note as well because that's sort of an odd thing to write otherwise.
Thank you so much @Brolo ! These are both excellent. And conveniently the best window for bird watching in this house is right where I stand when I'm cooking so I can use them both simultaneously. Thanks again!
Ahhhh I'm so glad you got it! Amazon UK gave me a series of very conflicting messages about whether your package had been the subject of some sort of shipping error, but it seems like the main items came through.
There was supposed be a little spy vs spy card that came with it (one spy with binoculars, the other with a knife), and the gift cards were about spying and stabbing, but it looks like those remain 'undeliverable'. Still, I hope the knife is sharp enough for any cooking, and the binoculars will let you spot any suspicious birds in the area.
There's one more gift coming your way, but it might appear a little closer to Christmas, so keep those binocs handy!
Sorry for the late crosspost, didn’t realize we were doing that! I got these gifts a little while ago:
Thank you, Santa! This will go great in my office to holder my smaller reference books!
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Thank you so much, Santa! My parents read this book to me when I was younger and I don't really remember much other than enjoying the story, so I've been meaning to give it another whirl. This will great, thank you
Awesome! I love the crazy diversity of snacks, and wish we had more fun and wild stuff like this in the US. I haven't actually delved into tasting any of these yet, but I am including pictures of each of the snack types below in the spoiler. Thank you @cooljammer00 !
Some sort of potato chip, but "Stand by Me" flavored?!
Fish cracker? Fish cookie? Fish flavored? Who knows! I may try to put Google Translate to the test on some of these. But then, that would spoil the surprise and fun.
Panda cookies! If these are anything like the ones they sell at Five Below, they've got a chocolate creme inside.
Another fishy snack!
Cheese puffs?
Pokemon branding, a sure seller! I'm guessing this are similar to the panda cookies?
I can't even begin to guess. Apples?
Another fish-themed snack. Looks like a mix of things like trail mix, but no idea what it will taste like.
These look like pocky without the chocolate. So maybe pretzel/biscuit sticks?
Ooh! Cola gummy!
Peach Fanta! Fanta is everywhere it seems!
I think this is a fruit gummy, but made to look like a burger. I've had something similarly shaped before, so maybe?
I am SOOOOO jealous of the myriad of flavors and specialty KitKats that Japan gets. These look like chocolate creme filled cookies though? Is it an inside-out KitKat?
I have no idea, but I'm willing to put it in my mouth. Wait, I think I remember this one, the back was clear and it looks like a rainbow fruit gummy.
Turtle flavored chips? I hope not.
Pudding balls?! Maybe. I think it's fairly evident by this point I don't read Japanese. I'm working off the pictures here that I've seen in anime/manga/games.
And finally, a classic. How can anything snack related come from Japan and not include chocolate pocky? Looks like it might be a dark cocoa or fancier chocolate though than the normal stuff.
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The MYSTERIOUS TRACKING NUMBER turned out to be a bunch of posters from Fangamer!
These are extremely cool, and it also reminds me that I need to get frames for the other prints @Cristoval got me last year!
There was no name on the packaging, so I'm not sure if my satan prefers to remain anonymous or if they're going to reveal themselves with something else? I mean, either way, this is very generous on its own, so thank you, whoever you are!
...I am stuck in wall to wall meetings! I'll post later on but oooooh Satan, you worked some dark magics indeed.
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With a mighty thud a package was deposited upon my doorstep. From a retailer that I have not ordered from, I proclaimed!
And while I was very excited about what said package revealed, I wanted to be sure that the four furry members of the house also had the chance to have their opinion heard.
Little One (aka Princess aka Squeaker aka Butterball) enjoys the gift but would like me to, and I quote, "fuck off and go get snacks for me."
Tepoz is a bit confused by it all, but is generally pleased that there is a book with pictures in it. He's my dim, but very loveable, boy.
Bacchus would much rather read "Sharks in the Time of Saviours" and go back to sleep. He's been a bit moody since he can't get lattes anymore.
Pip...well...Pip pretty much lives in a bathroom so has described it as something excellent to pass the time with.
There is only a real name and address available so I'll refrain from mentioning that in case you do not wish to be outed, Dark Lord, but know that this is deeply appreciated and I'm going to be spending some time in the very very near future paging through this. Thank you so much - it is a phenomenal gift.
Rachel immediately told me "Hey I'm going to put these back in the tube so they don't get destroyed."
I think I'm gonna have to get a custom frame for the Dark Souls one! And then the question is where to put it - I kind of want to put it by my computer desk but there's not really much of a good spot?
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Excellent! I'm glad everything arrived in one piece. I specifically asked the guys at Magnolia Thunderpussy (in beautiful Columbus, OH) to write SATAN all over the box. He told me he couldn't do the outside, but would happily plaster the inside with as many Satans as he could fit. Sail Hatan!
Thank you! This is all quite wonderful and Magnolia Thunderpussy is a very fun place to look for records!
The significant other understands the entire shopping for internet strangers (as I've done this with G&T for several years), but she was very confused by the Satan part! It was all quite lovely.
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My wife decided we needed one last gift to really pop it off so today I grabbed that and I'm packing up the box and shipping it later today.
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
I get boxes, I open boxes. I commented on the imgur album for ease but if anyone cannot see the comments - these gifts are amazing. I also have a super happy husband which is an extra gift.
Gift Get! https://imgur.com/a/JRuZsBy
Thank you Santa! Your first message said the last package was on the 21st but I can't imagine getting more so I'm assuming it shipped early.
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Dude, it's so good - thanks very much!
No, you shut up.
.... now if the post office would not have a several hours long line of people inside a building during a frigging pandemic, that'd be wonderful!
Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 21:58 CST
Victim is one Caucasian male in his early thirties, the apparent victim of a botched breaking and entering. The body was found earlier this evening and called in immediately, but it appears that he has been dead since Sunday the thirteenth. There is no indication that the body has been moved or tampered with in any way, and we should operate from the assumption that the crime took place at the primary location.
FIG 1:
Looks like the victim was a collector of specialty board games, not a Monopoly in sight here. This particular board game has a bit of heft to it, and it was used to repeatedly bludgeon the victim’s face and head, which was covered with a cloth sack before the incident. One curious thing here is that it looks like it had not been previously opened - it’s still in shrink wrap. Must have been new.
FIG 2:
While it was initially assumed that these were used for entry into the apartment, they show no sign of actual use, which confounds things slightly. The implication here is that the lockpicks were brought here, brand new, and intentionally left at the scene - could this be an attempt at framing the victim for some other crime? A cursory profile of the victim do indicate a number of criminal tendencies, including celebrating specific criminal activities as being "cool" and considering committing a federal crime a "sweet prank":
The end result of this background check is still inconclusive, but this is important evidence to keep in mind moving forward - this doesn't seem like an isolated B&E anymore, but rather a premeditated attack.
FIG 3:
On the surface, it doesn’t seem to be a particularly strange inclusion, given the rest of the books that were found in his place of residence. That said, the other books are meticulously sorted and organized, and this one was just sitting in the middle of his living room floor. Our initial belief was that the book was being carried by the victim when he was attacked, but there are no bookmarks and the spine isn't loose or broken in any way, so it appears to be unread. We’re currently operating under the assumption that this book was placed here as a sort of trap or distraction, allowing our perp to sneak up on the victim and put the bag over his head before assaulting him. We’ve sent it to forensics for fingerprint analysis, but they returned nothing.
FIG 4:
Its placement on the victim’s chest implies that it was placed there after his death, possibly as some sort of message. We sent this one to forensics too, and apparently one of our CSIs was being a wise guy and opened it up to read out loud. He’s been reprimanded for the behavior, but while he was halfway through the first chapter, a couple pieces of paper fluttered out of the bottom of it.
Sure enough, they look to be a message from our killer - some real Jack the Ripper shit. They use a pseudonym here, @Ladybug2332. We have no record of this individual in our database, but we’re going to keep looking and see what we can turn up.
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I've spent my morning refreshing my lockpicking skills, and that set includes a translucent padlock that makes me feel like an absolute wizard. I learned using probably much shittier tools, working against just regular padlocks and/or door locks, and being able to see what I'm doing is great for getting back into it.
But then I got another Amazon package today! And I hadn't ordered anything. I had been blessed by Satan. So an evil blessing. I guess that's a curse? Whatever. Gifts!
Inside was a pair of binoculars. Which is awesome because my last pair, my trusty friend who survived years with me in the bush, were killed by my nephew a few months ago. I assume I must have mentioned it here because otherwise that is some pretty psychic gifting. These are even the same size and magnification as my old ones, and they came with a wee tripod.
In addition there was a kitchen knife, which is shiny and sharp and has some serious weight to it, feels just perfect for being the murderer in a teen horror movie. Or cooking, I guess. It came in a snazzy box with a cushion lining. I don't think anything I own has ever come in such fancy packaging.
Not a great photo, sorry. My phone didn't like taking pictures of black objects on a white desk under artificial lighting
There was also a gift note. It said "And this one's for stabbing." I assume there was supposed to be another note as well because that's sort of an odd thing to write otherwise.
Thank you so much @Brolo ! These are both excellent. And conveniently the best window for bird watching in this house is right where I stand when I'm cooking so I can use them both simultaneously. Thanks again!
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As a resident of tornado alley, this is a really thoughtful gift from Satan. Every house should have one of these. Thank you thricely!
Ahhhh I'm so glad you got it! Amazon UK gave me a series of very conflicting messages about whether your package had been the subject of some sort of shipping error, but it seems like the main items came through.
There was supposed be a little spy vs spy card that came with it (one spy with binoculars, the other with a knife), and the gift cards were about spying and stabbing, but it looks like those remain 'undeliverable'. Still, I hope the knife is sharp enough for any cooking, and the binoculars will let you spot any suspicious birds in the area.
There's one more gift coming your way, but it might appear a little closer to Christmas, so keep those binocs handy!
Thank you, Santa! This will go great in my office to holder my smaller reference books!
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Thank you so much, Santa! My parents read this book to me when I was younger and I don't really remember much other than enjoying the story, so I've been meaning to give it another whirl. This will great, thank you
A late night knock from DHL?! What could this be?
SNACKS!
Awesome! I love the crazy diversity of snacks, and wish we had more fun and wild stuff like this in the US. I haven't actually delved into tasting any of these yet, but I am including pictures of each of the snack types below in the spoiler. Thank you @cooljammer00 !
Fish cracker? Fish cookie? Fish flavored? Who knows! I may try to put Google Translate to the test on some of these. But then, that would spoil the surprise and fun.
Panda cookies! If these are anything like the ones they sell at Five Below, they've got a chocolate creme inside.
Another fishy snack!
Cheese puffs?
Pokemon branding, a sure seller! I'm guessing this are similar to the panda cookies?
I can't even begin to guess. Apples?
Another fish-themed snack. Looks like a mix of things like trail mix, but no idea what it will taste like.
These look like pocky without the chocolate. So maybe pretzel/biscuit sticks?
Ooh! Cola gummy!
Peach Fanta! Fanta is everywhere it seems!
I think this is a fruit gummy, but made to look like a burger. I've had something similarly shaped before, so maybe?
I am SOOOOO jealous of the myriad of flavors and specialty KitKats that Japan gets. These look like chocolate creme filled cookies though? Is it an inside-out KitKat?
I have no idea, but I'm willing to put it in my mouth. Wait, I think I remember this one, the back was clear and it looks like a rainbow fruit gummy.
Turtle flavored chips? I hope not.
Pudding balls?! Maybe. I think it's fairly evident by this point I don't read Japanese. I'm working off the pictures here that I've seen in anime/manga/games.
And finally, a classic. How can anything snack related come from Japan and not include chocolate pocky? Looks like it might be a dark cocoa or fancier chocolate though than the normal stuff.
"you guys wanna eat a dead body??"
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