veg-o-matic
Well-known member
Ho Ho Ho!
Put yer shoppin' hats on boys and girls, 'cause it's time for the
<CENTER>First Annual Automaticwasher.org Secret Santa!</CENTER>
(Feel free to substitute the Holiday Entity of your choice.)
For those of you to whom this is a new concept, the idea is this: names are submitted and then distributed among the participants. You then buy a gift for the person whose name
you are assigned--and that person is not assigned to you. Nobody breathes a word to anyone about who you "got", hence the "Secret" part.
Of course, as soon as the gifts start arriving, the whole "Secret" thing goes down the toilet, but that's part of the fun!
Naturally, there are some rules:
1. Spending limit is 20 bucks, not including shipping. The idea is not to impress but to be creative and thoughtful.
2. Know your audience: If you have to think twice about something, it's probably not the best choice. What would be a perfect gift for me, say, would NOT be appropriate
for, well, anyone else. Okay, bad example, but you can see where I'm going with this.
3. Remember who we are: A Target gift card is nice. A box of vintage Dash is nicer.
4. "Gag" gifts are called that because that's what they make people do.
5. Mail early, vote often, see your dentist twice a year.
Sound reasonable? Sure, the whole thing is corny as hell but it always ends up being a real gasser. And when you consider the personalities we have around here, well, as they used to say in TV Guide, "Hilarity ensues."
Want to participate? Here's what I need:
Your email address
Your automaticwasher username.
Your real name.
Your shipping address, formatted as it should look on the package.
Any really pertinent information you'd like to make known. For instance:
"I'm a diabetic"
"If I eat peanuts, I'll die"
"Size L t-shirt"
"I already have more appliances than I need." (I don't expect to see that last one very often.)
Send this information to
<FONT SIZE =4>[email protected]</FONT>
with the subject "Secret Santa" by October 20. Once all the names are in, I'll do a random drawing and send you your
person's information, hopefully the first week of November. This should be plenty of time to get the show on the road.
Oh, and if you're stumped for ideas, make sure you read your person's profile (this would be a good time to flesh 'em out, kiddies) and check through a few of their posts. We don't hold much back around here, so you should come up with some ideas in no time.
And before you even ask, no, I cannot be bribed into assigning you a particular name. On the other hand, I've never done this before, so maybe I can!
Santa Baby
Put yer shoppin' hats on boys and girls, 'cause it's time for the
<CENTER>First Annual Automaticwasher.org Secret Santa!</CENTER>
(Feel free to substitute the Holiday Entity of your choice.)
For those of you to whom this is a new concept, the idea is this: names are submitted and then distributed among the participants. You then buy a gift for the person whose name
you are assigned--and that person is not assigned to you. Nobody breathes a word to anyone about who you "got", hence the "Secret" part.
Of course, as soon as the gifts start arriving, the whole "Secret" thing goes down the toilet, but that's part of the fun!
Naturally, there are some rules:
1. Spending limit is 20 bucks, not including shipping. The idea is not to impress but to be creative and thoughtful.
2. Know your audience: If you have to think twice about something, it's probably not the best choice. What would be a perfect gift for me, say, would NOT be appropriate
for, well, anyone else. Okay, bad example, but you can see where I'm going with this.
3. Remember who we are: A Target gift card is nice. A box of vintage Dash is nicer.
4. "Gag" gifts are called that because that's what they make people do.
5. Mail early, vote often, see your dentist twice a year.
Sound reasonable? Sure, the whole thing is corny as hell but it always ends up being a real gasser. And when you consider the personalities we have around here, well, as they used to say in TV Guide, "Hilarity ensues."
Want to participate? Here's what I need:
Your email address
Your automaticwasher username.
Your real name.
Your shipping address, formatted as it should look on the package.
Any really pertinent information you'd like to make known. For instance:
"I'm a diabetic"
"If I eat peanuts, I'll die"
"Size L t-shirt"
"I already have more appliances than I need." (I don't expect to see that last one very often.)
Send this information to
<FONT SIZE =4>[email protected]</FONT>
with the subject "Secret Santa" by October 20. Once all the names are in, I'll do a random drawing and send you your
person's information, hopefully the first week of November. This should be plenty of time to get the show on the road.
Oh, and if you're stumped for ideas, make sure you read your person's profile (this would be a good time to flesh 'em out, kiddies) and check through a few of their posts. We don't hold much back around here, so you should come up with some ideas in no time.
And before you even ask, no, I cannot be bribed into assigning you a particular name. On the other hand, I've never done this before, so maybe I can!
Santa Baby
