**********Official TexAgs General Board Secret Santa 2023**********

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Claude!
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Is this year ten? Eleven? I wish we knew. Without further ado, welcome to this year's edition of the General Board Secret Santa Gift Exchange. SIGN UP HERE


Rules from previous years still apply (and are still shamelessly stolen from the previous year's thread):

I hope all of you past participants will join up again. If you've never done this with us, you should. It's a lot of fun, and your fellow GBers have, perhaps surprisingly, proven to be very generous and thoughtful gift-givers over the years. You can review last year's thread HERE if you're curious how it goes.

The basics will be the same as always:

The gift limit is $50. Sign-up deadline is November 17, in time for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Names will be drawn the next day. Gifts are to be delivered by December 18, hopefully before people start to travel, so ship in plenty of time! If necessary, we can adjust as issues come up.

Some tips and a few changes:

- We want everyone to feel included and welcome, however after a small number of "flakes" we need to make sure all participants are really in it. To that end, your Elfster name must identify with your TexAgs handle and you must verify your identity here on this thread as well. You need to have a posting history, too, so we know who you are and all that.

- Sign up with a valid email address that you'll check on occasion. I may need to get in touch.

- That said, if you're a lurker and want to join in, reach out and we'll talk.

- Anyone impersonating another poster (yes, this has happened) will be banned.

- Fill out your wish list! You can post a link to almost any site and it will get added to the list. The wish list isn't just good for shopping, but for giving your Santa an idea of the types of stuff you like.

- Use the anonymous interface to talk to your selectee, and to other GBers. Some people in the past have entertained us by asking zany questions over the course of the exchange.

- If you don't normally, post on the GB. Say hello in the Good Morning thread. Offer an opinion on the suitability of "toucan" as the name for your child. Getting to know everyone will help you have a great exchange.

- When you get your gift, post pics in this thread and tell us about it.

- Be excellent to each other. Be thoughtful in your gift selection. Don't flake or be a jerk. If you have a problem or need to back out or will be delayed in shipping or whatever, just tell me and I'll handle it. Be nice.

If you have any questions or need any help, give me a shout by PM, Elfster, or via semaphore. Owls are too unreliable, though, so skip that.
JMac03
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The problem is I struggle what to put on my list. I'm of the age where if I want something, I generally buy it. There is nothing I "need". I'll check to see what others have on their lists to get ideas. I think its been 2 years since I participated.
80s Guy
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In again. Already have a gift suitable for any of you degenerates!
TexasRebel
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Wouldn't miss this. Had the best recipient last year!
Pirate04
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Of course I'm in.
AliasMan02
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JMac03 said:

The problem is I struggle what to put on my list. I'm of the age where if I want something, I generally buy it. There is nothing I "need". I'll check to see what others have on their lists to get ideas. I think its been 2 years since I participated.


Counterpoint: industrial sized drum of lube
HBCanine08
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AliasMan02
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I'm in.
Swarely
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You know I'm down to clown. Will take a look at my wish list later this week.
Ryan the Temp
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So this involves identifying ourselves and giving other posters our home address?
GarlandAg2012
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This should be year 10 I believe! I ran it for '13 and '14 and think that was the beginning but not sure. Have fun!
the_batman26: I guess yall need this, its something to take pride in. At least the Feds trusted us with the Space Center; and I seem to recall the Feds not having the best time in Dallas.
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Ryan the Temp said:

So this involves identifying ourselves and giving other posters our home address?


Only one person gets your address or P.O. Box. And people that participate arn't dicks. Dicks usually are involved, but they're classy dicks.
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Ryan the Temp said:

So this involves identifying myself to my secret santa and giving just my secret santa my home address?

FIFY. You can give the address of wherever you want to receive your package.
Claude!
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Ryan the Temp said:

So this involves identifying ourselves and giving other posters our home address?
Others have given answers that cover most of the concerns. Only thing I'll add is that we can also set up exclusions in terms of who gets whom. So if Geralt hates Nervy, he can ask me to not have her get his name. RTT, if you (or anyone else) has concerns and wants to hit me up privately (here or on Elfster) we can address any issues; would love to have you participate.
713nervy
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I just added hair clips, body wash and firewood to my wish list. The world is your oyster.
Claude!
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713nervy said:

I just added hair clips, body wash and firewood to my wish list. The world is your oyster.
No phallic drinkware?
chiken
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Someone said pecker???
TX_COWDOC
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I just want to add that Pirate is the best Santa. Awesome stuff!
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chiken
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Agreed. 10000%
BackwardsInBoots
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I'm in.
EFE
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713nervy said:

Ryan the Temp said:

So this involves identifying myself to my secret santa and giving just my secret santa my home address?

FIFY. You can give the address of wherever you want to receive your package.

IHOGA this package should be left at the back door
Ryan the Temp
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You need better sources.
80s Guy
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Claude! said:

713nervy said:

I just added hair clips, body wash and firewood to my wish list. The world is your oyster.
No phallic drinkware?

As if we wouldn't send it anyway? Lists? we don't need no stinking lists!
Lex
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I'm in. This year has been crazy. I'm excited to have something normal.
NateDog
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In!
The Fife
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aznaggiegirl07
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In!!!
Lex
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Have you ever seen something and though, that's cool. I wouldn't buy it but if I had it, that's neat. That's this list. I have blankets, I don't need a shark body suit, but it would be cool if I had one.
JMac03
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Lex said:

Have you ever seen something and though, that's cool. I wouldn't buy it but if I had it, that's neat. That's this list. I have blankets, I don't need a shark body suit, but it would be cool if I had one.


It's rare. I'm trying to get stuff out and not back in. I'm sure I'll come up with something. Like I do know that I want some outdoor lights. There's a neighbor that has like six of them and he can turn them all different colors and I love that, so I'll be asking my parents for that for Christmas. They point up against the house and so you can see a rainbow or you can see Halloween colors or red white and blue. Thats what I want this year
Lex
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You can also just like write a "post" on there about your interest and let your Santa go crazy. I always love a Santa that's out of the box.
Claude!
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Yeah, lists are a good guide, but we're not required to purchase from them. I generally like to buy at least something from the list, then stalk posting history and/or send inappropriate glassware.
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I would love a gag gift too!
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javajaws
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Never done this on here before, but always wanted to...so I'm in!

I'm a professional amateur shopper and have more hobbies than I know what to do with!
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aznaggiegirl07 said:

I would love a gag gift too!

gag or...be gagged?
 
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