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arkoma
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| Quote: | | I do know that whatever arkoma gets sent, it doesn't even make it from the letterbox to the front door before the wrapping gets torn off
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He knows me too well. I have a "memento" shelf that has stuff from my travels and SM Santa stuff on it like a piece of "peacock" coal from Kentucky,
mussel shells, a Kookaburra coin from Oz, etc.
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MadHatter
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Secret Santa
I'll send early as mail tends to get clogged
up around any holiday. Hope my recipient
enjoys the "package". 
From opening of NCIS New Orleans - It goes a BOOM ! BOOM ! BOOM ! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !
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j_sum1
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Ok. I have had a couple of panicked U2U messages from people who have missed the deadline.
Deadline is extended for a few more days. If you want to get involved, go to the sign up sheet and enter your details. I will match you with someone and send out notifications in a week or so.
It is fantastic to have so many enthusiastic people this year. This is your opportunity to get involved if you werte thinking about it. It looks to
be a whole lot of fun.
(Just a little aside, it might be that late entrants are unable to send to someone local -- international might be what happens -- depending of course
on who signs up.)
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arkoma
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Out of curiosity, can the Chief Elf give a clue as to how many participants there are? If he just says "a bunch" then I guess not 
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j_sum1
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More than 20.
The previous biggest I was involved in was in the upper teens.
I believe that the very first one may have been more than 30, but you will need to check with Tdep on that.
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B(a)P
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Presumably those in the first round keep our initial allocation?
I hope so, because I have already placed an order for 1 kg of crocodile jerky for arkoma 
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Antigua
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Not very discreet, whoops!
I suppose you guys are acquainted with each other's wishes already, so that shouldn't matter anyway... still thinking of what I can get for my, uhh..
kid? Weird to say that considering he's three times my age!
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B(a)P
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Ha ha ha, I have placed an order for my recipient, but it is not arkoma.
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Phosphor-ing
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Hope I’m not to late!
"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'" -Ronald Reagan
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j_sum1
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You're in Phos.
Actually quite a lot of latecomers. The numbers are big this year. There is still a bit of time. I will process yhe next batch Monday night my time
-- so, 36 hours.
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j_sum1
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This is going to be a ripper this year. Thanks for the enthusiasm and the generosity. I know this means a lot to a whole lot of people.
A couple of things...
Apologies for the poorly edited email sent from my work email address to four people. My glitch. And too many tabs open.
Let me know if there are any issues. I recall someone asking for a postcode that was not provided but I can't remember who. I can track these
things down. Post in the thread or send me a u2u.
If you missed your second chance, you just might have missed out this year. But contact me anyway. If there is a pair of such people, the
solution is pretty obvious.
j_sum1. 
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charley1957
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I ordered from eBay UK for a UK recipient. Just had to create the shipping address for him. Maybe this event should be its own category next to
Beginnings, Responsible Practices, etc. during the season. It’s just luck that I found this at all, and had to search a bit to find it again. Might
get more participation that way. I’m sure there are those like me who were completely unaware of this great event. This is great fun!
You can’t claim you drank all day if you didn’t start early in the morning.
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arkoma
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Need the Post Code, and please check u2u
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MadHatter
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Order
Just ordered for my recipient. A smaller world
than I thought. My recipient lives less than 30
miles from my previous address. If I still lived
there I could hand deliver the package.
From opening of NCIS New Orleans - It goes a BOOM ! BOOM ! BOOM ! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !
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MadHatter
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Secret Santa gift
My recipient will receive 2 items as a
gift. 1st item came in today. 2nd item
due on Monday. Will ship on Tuesday if
it arrives.
From opening of NCIS New Orleans - It goes a BOOM ! BOOM ! BOOM ! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !
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MadHatter
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2nd Item
Arrived today(instead of Monday).
Gift will be shipped out on Monday.
From opening of NCIS New Orleans - It goes a BOOM ! BOOM ! BOOM ! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !
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B(a)P
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You are going to give the game away @MadHatter! I have been agonising over whether my recipient has been naughty or nice. I have gone with the safe
option and will be shipping a piece of Australian anthracite on Monday.
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arkoma
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B(a)P, It's kinda morphed in to "semi-secret" Santa. With the group size we have, it ain't REALLY difficult at times to figure them out. Actually got
stuff from TWO Santas last year. One I had no trouble figuring out, other I didn't.
Two (three?) years ago, I got a package that had four letters written very tiny on the wrapping. I could have easily missed it, but I didn't. One of
our fav-o-rite Aussies, who happens to curse a lot in his youtube vids.
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B(a)P
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While I am very happy with the recipient I got allocated, I was a little sad I didn't get you arkoma. I wouldn't have liked to have walked in the
shadows of Tdep though, so probably for the best.
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Now I start to wonder, regarding the secrecy part...
Initially I thought, the recipient one got, would have yourself in return.
Because that is usually how its done offline, at work with the colleagues and such.
But I begin to think that was a misconception, because this is not really much with secrecy, just a bunch of people in pairs who know about each
other.
So it is the more complex and exciting way, my recipient gets something from me, and I am the recipient of a mysterious person else?
I start to get confused, I mean, not that it matters really, I am just curious if I simply understood it wrong at the start.
Or am I only lately starting to get it wrong and all mixed up? 
I hope its the more complex and exciting system with each person being connected to two others
I have to say, the only thing that is sad about this, no matter how it is now done exactly, is that you can't see the look on the face of your
recipient
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Antigua
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Maybe, just maybe they'll send you a photo of their face after getting the present?
I'm pretty sure it's the more complex one - I know who to send to, but I don't know who's sending to me.
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arkoma
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karlos3 and Antigua, we aren't reciprocally paired. More funner.
*edit* Wise move I think (I sent a roto-vap, and got a 50ml bolttle of GAA in return, Waa!!!)
[Edited on 11-15-2020 by arkoma]
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I ordered several things and expect them to arrive this week. Then I can ship the materials. Santa is on his way but still needs to make one
intermediate stop . . .
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MadHatter
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Sent today
Package sent through local post office
10:35 AM EST, 2-day, priority mail.
Right now that form of mailing costs
only slightly more than regular 1st class.
Promotional ? COVID-19 precaution ?
Unfortunately, the post office on the
receiving end has been notoriously slow
in the past. Hopefully, priority expedites
matters. Wish me and my recipient the
best of luck.
Promises kept.
B(a)P, are you putting a piece of coal in somebody's
Christmas stocking ? That would work for me because
I've been both naughty and nice depending on whom
you talk to.
[Edited on 2020/11/16 by MadHatter]
From opening of NCIS New Orleans - It goes a BOOM ! BOOM ! BOOM ! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !
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B(a)P
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Quote: Originally posted by MadHatter  |
B(a)P, are you putting a piece of coal in somebody's
Christmas stocking ? That would work for me because
I've been both naughty and nice depending on whom
you talk to.
[Edited on 2020/11/16 by MadHatter] |
Maybe I am, maybe I am not.
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