Secret Santa - The Gifts

Thank you, thank you...THANK YOU!!! to my secret santa :D

My gift arrived today and I opened it as I will be on the other side of Australia for Christmas.

The whale penis box had me giggling and a bit apprehensive about how I was going to explain the gynormous penis necklace I was wearing.



But I loved the gift :D



Have them on now



Thanks again.

Sorry I didnt wait to open it, but as I said, it will probably be New Years before I opened it otherwise.

Apologies for the pic quality, they are off my phone.

Ooh, they're lovely.

awesome. excellent work there secret santa.

and good job on the lovely ear and neck there, ducksnuts parents.

Oooh you lucky ducky! ;)

Is this where I should post? I hope so, or else, someone can kiss my ass...I don't really care who...

Anyway, here goes...

I received this package from Fedex today, much to my surprise. I removed the card attached to the top and this is what it said:


Inside:



When I opened the box, I was STUNNED to see the following:



So, with caution, I proceeded...gently. (for those who can't see the edges it says "Yar, there be COCKS here!") Indeed there was not just one cock...



...but two!



I am not sure what they are made of, but they are hard as ceramic...and I think they are designed for something light and either salty or peppery comes out of them when I shake them a lot.

Thank you for giving me 2 cocks, secret santa. I will take care of them and use them often.

The next thing I discovered was:



There was a little note on the back, that I didn't discover until after I took the photos. It says: "You must have a finely tuned BS meter to survive in The Cellar! Practice makes perfect."

But that wasn't all. There was one more gift:



There was a note on the back of this one, too, but I am afraid that if I share it, my secret santa will be revealed. Perhaps one could determine the source of these great gifts by interpreting their meanings? Hmm?



Thank you so very much, Secret Santa. :cheese:

lol!!! I love it!!!! I know who it was!!!
I like the card too! Awesome!!


Ducksnuts seems to have made out pretty well too! Whale penis and jewelry...well if that isn't the spirit of the cellar!

cool!

[lame way out]

here's what i got from someone in NC.

thank you , SS!

My SS thought these would taste Nice !!!


I bet they do !!!

Redex would taste nice?

This?

that bacon dressing is the bomb.


heated up over spinach and tomato salad....goat cheese.....mmmmmmm

That sounds GOOD !!

LJ;417707 wrote:

[lame way out]

here's what i got from someone in NC.

thank you , SS!

Just ordered this for my daughter-paid almost as much to ship as the item cost but I know she'll love it

I received mine today. It's awesome. I love it. It's totally me! The letter was "sweet" as well. Quite revealing. Thank you so very much SS - I think I know, but not exactly sure.

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What a talent.

Is that Madeline?

Whose Madeline? Obviously, some character I may not be familiar with.

Humm. I was thinking Madeline Albright. :smack:

Maybe Madaline in her "twenties" - cause the girl has "breastesss"

"Albright" - that's funny;)

Do you, per chance know Madeline Albright. Who she was?

I just got this in today's post. I've grooved to the funk and am now off to the Secret Santa thread to work out who sent it to me .
Thank you, Secret Santa for a FAB gift!

busterb;418312 wrote:

Do you, per chance know Madeline Albright. Who she was?

I do know who she was. But, I was referring to the fact that she doesn't look a thang like my doll. :)

jester;418414 wrote:

I do know who she was. But, I was referring to the fact that she doesn't look a thang like my doll. :)

Quite right...because she's actually YOU!



Really, it's uncanny. ;)

i'd like my ss to pm me and let me know who they are.....cuz it's making me nutty.......

Or you could begin the guessing!

i got no clue!

I don't even know who all was in it!

Lets have a list of who was in it and let the guessing begin.

I have an idea, but I want to know if they participated.

Monster...has my gift arrived????

SSs:

bigv
blue
buster
case
cicero
clodfobble
ducks
jester
jinx
labrat
limey
lj
lookout
mockingbird
monster
razz
richlevy
SG
steved
zippy

yes ducks

I love the doll, by the way -it looks just like Jester :lol: cool beans :D

This arrived for me on Wednesday. I apologize for not posting sooner, but I've been ill, etc.



This mug features art by our very own Case, in particular a painting called "progress." However, she tells me she is in fact not the sender.

Thats an exceedingly beautiful painting. Hot damn but that bird's talented.

I like it :D

That's a beautiful painting, and a very classy mug!

Be a shame to waste it on coffee/tea. Scotch or Bourbon, maybe.

Have been without a laptop for a while, so just signing in quickly to say my present arrived, and was opened yesterday (didn't want to take on public transport as my bag was heavy enough!)

Took pics all through the opening process and will post when back home. I received:
A really funky snowman ornament with blue sparkly glitter on it - I wish I'd opened it earlier when I saw it because it's so "me", it's on the tree now and will be every year from here on in. And two beautiful soaps which made the whole box smell gorgeous. And the handwritten message in the card made my eyes go a little blurry - it was so very kind.

Thank you my secret Santa, and no - I don't know who you are! Except that I don't think you have your location under your name on here, as the postmark was Tennessee (spelling?) and I don't remember seeing any Dwellar having that. Apologies if you have it up there bold as brass and I've just missed it!

I know who mine is. :)

Well? Out with it!

SteveDallas;418710 wrote:

This arrived for me on Wednesday. I apologize for not posting sooner, but I've been ill, etc.


This mug features art by our very own Case, in particular a painting called "progress." However, she tells me she is in fact not the sender.

Nice mug! I want one like it.

I am jealous of the mug (as an addition to my present, not as a replacement I mean)

Then again I contemplated asking Case for a lay-away scheme (ie sending a few quid each month until I own it) for the picture with the hair. I don't have the $ but I do have a craving for beautiful and original art.

I would not be suprised if you guys find you can order these mugs from somewhere

Mine was Lookout. Thank you, dear. :) I am considering putting together a "Fact or Crap" thread based on the desk calendar I received so we can ALL play the game.

Thank you for the compliments on the painting on the mug. (Yes, they can be ordered from somewhere...if anyone is interested, please pm me.) I am sure Steve's SS will be pleased to know that the gift is appreciated! Steve's SS, who are you???

I received my gift the 7th. Knew by shaking wasn't a jug of Knob Creek.
Opened tonight and first thought it was a LP album, because of size. But it was a LOL calender. Best, well only, laugh I've had today. Great! Thanks SS. Dats some weired birds. bb

monster;418601 wrote:

SSs:

bigv seattle
blue phila
buster miss iss sippi
case colorado
cicero south west
clodfobble texas
ducks Oz
jester Tn
jinx pa
labrat Iowa
limey scottland
lj pa
lookout Az
mockingbird Oklahoma
monster Michigan
razz Pa
richlevy pa
SG UK
steved Pa
zippy Arkansas

not one of them is from NC......

Dubba Yew Tea Eff

Maybe someone was visiting family and mailed it from there?

I'm assuming I should thank Sundae Girl for the artwork (although I guess it could have been Ducks).

Thank you.

So who is still waiting for gifts?

richlevy;419199 wrote:

I'm assuming I should thank Sundae Girl for the artwork (although I guess it could have been Ducks).

Thank you.

My location puts me at a disadvantage in hiding my identity.
You're welcome, hope you liked it.

richlevy wrote:

So who is still waiting for gifts?

Me, but then again I haven't checked the mail from yesterday yet. :)

Sundae Girl;419200 wrote:

My location puts me at a disadvantage in hiding my identity.
You're welcome, hope you liked it.

It's very nice. Who did the artwork? I'm having trouble reading the signature (Lenny, Jenny, Young).

I'm waiting to frame it. It's 8.25 x 12 inches instead of 8x10 or 8.5x11, so I might have to trim it before framing.

I'm concerned that my giftee hasn't posted yet.

I'm not sure of the artist's full name, but she sells the paintings under the name Olga (she's Russian).

Don't forget some giftees only log on from work.
Check to see when yours last logged on

Rich, your giftee confirmed receipt, and said

it's cool as hell ;D I'll update with pics soon

clod, your SS was one of the last to post but was hopeful it would make it.....

My latest count indicates all sent, 5 yet to be received including the two people who did not know they should be expecting anything so may not know to post pics here! (Ali was an extra bopnus someone who didn't know they were getting anything)

Oh look!

One of them got theirs.....
http://www.cellar.org/showpost.php?p=419160&postcount=25

We need pics, Dana!

Here you go, the grand opening:

And my groovy presents. Which I believe I received courtesy of Jester.

monster;418601 wrote:

SSs:

bigv
blue
buster
case
cicero
clodfobble
ducks
jester
jinx
labrat
limey
lj
lookout
mockingbird
monster
razz
richlevy
SG
steved
zippy

By my count you missed at least one.
:D

Cicero;419387 wrote:

By my count you missed at least one.
:D

Nope. Those are the senders. :rolleyes:

I bet you're one of those who can never keep a secret, huh? :lol:

That ornament is gorgeous SG!!

Im guessing RichLevy for mine??

DucksNuts;419421 wrote:

Im guessing RichLevy for mine??

Nope. My giftee was in the US.

So Wrong.....

damn, beaten by milliseconds

Don't fret monster. The milliseconds have had some real good drafts and some free agent aquisitions last offseason.

Classicman. I have to wonder why, when you have no dog in this hunt, why post? Am I missing something??

Hey we all wanna see the goodies. A cat may look at a king and all that..... ;)

monster;419389 wrote:

Nope. Those are the senders. :rolleyes:

I bet you're one of those who can never keep a secret, huh? :lol:

What secret?!? I wasn't going to tell everyone 'bout your little winky.
:D
Well, I'm on pins and needles waiting for it to get there........Oh jeez.
The woman that sold it to me (the gift) looked at me like I'm an asshole for not having the recipients phone number....If this person isn't home to receive it they are going to call me which is useless.Uh yea...I don't know the person that I sent this too, so uhhh, they should be home sometime after 6pm?Yea...I didn't tell the woman (sales clerk) that I didn't even know who I'm sending it to....it is a name and address I got and I just send stuff. Imagine the look I would have gotten then....
:)

Humm. Oh well another day in the life of "SS"

Well I'm looking forward to seeing the one I bought. This was my second choice gift. The first was a truly amazing (and cheap) MP3 player/FM radio/Voice Record combination that accepts SD cards in addition to it's scanty 128MB internal memory. I bought one at the QVC outlet and it's my favorite so far. It looks cheap, so I don't fear leaving it on a lounge chair while I hit the pool, but it has great sound (has built in equalizer) and accepts a 1GB card with no problem. So even including a $15 1GB SD card, the player would cost me less than $25. Even if someone did steal it, it's better than losing a $200+ Ipod.

The Emerson MP205, unfortunately, was no longer available at the QVC outlet store and I could not find it on-line. The one I got was less than $10 during their store sale, so I should have bought a few when I had the chance.

My 3rd choice was a Swiss army knife knockoff.

The 2nd choice was the one I went with. It's similar to something I own, but I used an on-line merchant I never used before, which is why I was worried. It's custom made, so I would love to see a picture of how it turned out.

The 2nd choice was the one I went with.

And Was??

busterb;419756 wrote:

And Was??

I'm not telling until my giftee posts it.

I'm not telling until my giftee posts it.

Well Rich. It appears that you and I will have a long wait?

My great calendar came from WA, by deduction it had to be bill gates. The way he tosses money at po-folks.
Please read the following agreement before using this product.Bla Blah Etc!

Dana's present:
The LJ Memorial Knitted Cock

A cock cozy! :lol:

Love it!

The box!

The contentS, 1/2:

By the way, what in the world does "Shrilling" mean?!

And the surprise, 2/2:

No surprise regarding the "Secret" part of Secret Santa. :lol:

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Underneath the pretty paper was this prize!

[SIZE="7"]THAT'S IT EXACTLY![/SIZE]

I must also say that it is very popular with all the kiddies, and it is twice as annoying in person than it is in that video. To get the full effect, you must turn the volume up to 11.

Oh, and thanks zippyt! Much, much fun!

I didn't meen for it to be quite THAT annoying !!!

Somebody needs to choke that chicken.

BigV;420436 wrote:

The box!

I looked at that pic and it had ZippyT written all over it!

I hate NM. Well, the supposed post office. This happened last year and caused a huge fight between me and my mom...I should not have participated knowing that I might not receive a present because my house has been there for over 300 years and no one can seem to find it, outside of the fact it's probably at least 8000 square feet and doubles as a historical site. It has 2 addresses and people can't seem to find one of them. Sorry SS I will try to track this package.....
;(
I have been good this year. I sware!! I deserve a present really, I do!!

Cicero;420754 wrote:

I hate NM. Well, the supposed post office. This happened last year and caused a huge fight between me and my mom...I should not have participated knowing that I might not receive a present because my house has been there for over 300 years and no one can seem to find it, outside of the fact it's probably at least 8000 square feet and doubles as a historical site. It has 2 addresses and people can't seem to find one of them. Sorry SS I will try to track this package.....
;(
I have been good this year. I sware!! I deserve a present really, I do!!

Drop me your address I will send you something nice. :D

I could mail you some snow :D

Hey!!!! The post office says I have a package waiting for pick-up. Finally! Ahhh!! Now I just have to go get it....Probably have to wait until Saturday.:(

YAY!

*phew*

Everyone else got theirs?

Not yet... [size=1]sniff...[/size]

I'll chase it up....

busterb;419132 wrote:

I received my gift the 7th. Knew by shaking wasn't a jug of Knob Creek.
Opened tonight and first thought it was a LP album, because of size. But it was a LOL calender. Best, well only, laugh I've had today. Great! Thanks SS. Dats some weired birds. bb

busterb;419745 wrote:

Humm. Oh well another day in the life of "SS"

busterb;420042 wrote:

Well Rich. It appears that you and I will have a long wait?

busterb;420044 wrote:

My great calendar came from WA, by deduction it had to be bill gates. The way he tosses money at po-folks.
Please read the following agreement before using this product.Bla Blah Etc!

Yep.

Them chickens are from the great state of Washington. To be honest, I don't know where they were grown. But their glamor shot calendar was purchased in Seattle.

Hey buster! Can we get another shot of the other side of the calendar with the little pics of all the other months? There are some crazy chickens there!

Merry Christmas!

TheMercenary;420758 wrote:

Drop me your address I will send you something nice. :D

Wings. Wing sauce....mmmmm...tell me you're thinking hot sauce. Tell me your thinking wings?!?
Oh well....it was worth a shot....
:D

Ok, I can't wait any longer.

Some of you may remember that I went to Venice Beach last year and got a necklace with names on a grain of rice,

The lady who sold me my necklace did not have exactly what I wanted, so I went to a different site.

I got a beaded keychain with a capsule containing 2 grains of rice. I was limited to 10 characters x 2 sides x 2 grains.

I asked them to write:

The Cellar
cellar.org
Typewriter
+Monkeys=

I asked Tony for the tag file, but I could not find any taglines that fit the format.

I'd like to see a picture of how it turned out.

I picked up my package!!! It only took 3 weeks to get here. It's still awesome though!!!

:D :thumb2: :joylove: :xmashat: :jig: :celebrat: :girlband:

Photos are coming soon!!

let's hope your recopient turns up soon, rich! and cic, after all that tooing and froing I need to see those pics.

I thought you liked our little too-ing and fro-ing monster!! Oh well...better luck next year.
;)

Now I need someone to start checking their mail because I sent them something very good.

Even if you were not involved with secret santa...go check your mail!!! Damn it!!!!
:)
If there is a slip from the post office that says you have something go get it!! AAaaaah! This is killing me!!

Hey buster! Can we get another shot of the other side of the calendar with the little pics of all the other months? There are some crazy chickens there!

Not good. I'll try again later.

Thanks, buster!

Looking at the print on the calendar, I was especially impressed with the Naked-Neck Frizzle. Shazizzle, Frizzle. Got me a new user title!

I just found out something, and I don't know who specifically to thank, but I am overwhelmed by someone's kindness.

I decided not to participate in SS because funding has been so bad this year. Homeless Guy is starting a new job TODAY, and I am hoping for relief, but I didn't want to sign up for SS and have to slack off on getting someone something they would enjoy.

(This post is going to seem a bit disjointed but I am sort of shy about these kinds of things.)

Well, I took last Wednesday I took the day off. Someone knocked on my door. It was Mr Fed Ex. After I stopped hearing the pron music in my head, I signed for the package.

I opened it and inside was a digital camera and a memory card. I've been wanting a camera for a very long time, but didn't think I'd mentioned it to anyone in my family. But I called Mom and asked my ex-husband and nobody was taking credit.

A birdy told me today that it was someone or someones from the Cellar. I don't even know where to begin to thank you. What a nice, wonderful thing for someone to do. Of course I, as is my way, feel slightly embarrassed and undeserving, I'm never good when people do nice things for me. That is selfish, I know, for me not to let someone feel good about doing something nice...so I'm working on that.

You can't possibly know how happy you've made me. I've taken a few pics of my cats and need to get them onto my work computer so I can share. I also can't wait to take some pics of the wildlife on the river this spring. I will have to do a house tour, too, once I've figured it out.

So thank you thank you thank you. Your kindness reminds me of all the good in the world, and reminds me how good it feels to be the recipient of such a selfless act.

Whoever you are, I am deeply indebted. I wish I had known for sure it was a Dwellar earlier, and I hope you don't think I was being ungrateful...just afraid to say anything for fear of looking stupid.

In all the seriousness I possess, I thank you and wish you many happy returns from people paying your kindness forward.

Shawnee :)

Wow...nice gift, but how did they know where you live??!!

You know what else it means.

do the right thing

Holy Crap!! Wow. You guys are nice. I thought there was supposed to be a 15 dollar limit on these things!

I deleted the photo in post 97 from Flickr. Have a new, better one. How can I edit? Or what? :smack:

Yes, this SS was a bit naughty regarding the limit, but I think in the circumstances they can be forgiven.

Shawnee, some people wanted to participate but did not want to receive gifts, so we had to find a few extra names to whisper in Santa's ear.

I think we're still waiting for one gift to arrive and a couple of people to post pics...... longest festive season ever,i reckon...... :lol:


(like herding bloody cats this job..... :rolleyes:)

Click photo for better photo.

monster;422313 wrote:

(like herding bloody cats this job..... :rolleyes:)

And a damn good job you've done. Thank You!

yw. sorry you weren't good enough to have your name whispered in Santa's ear. I tried... but he said something about you stealing his doo-dads..... i didn't like to enquire further :eek:

I've been enjoying my SS gifts for quite some time now, but my unreliable wifi connection has kept me from posting the goods...here they are, at last.



Sunburnt Country-Stories of Australian Life is completely fascinating, and I'm about a third of the way through. I almost didn't want to use the coasters, which have beautiful graphics and made me hesitant to risk staining them, but I did break two in so far. They are very resilient.

I haven't quite figured out how to use the Biters yet, but my cat sure has. I have to make sure to keep the container closed so he doesn't pick them out on the sly. The little note that came with them says that purchasing them supports The Lighthouse Foundation.

Thanks very very much, Secret Santa!!

I give up. My camera is not cooperating in the least so I cannot post pics of my exact gift opening moment. But my SS rulz! Thanks SS!(clodfobble?) someone in texas sent me a pair of Arsenal FC flip flops just like these:

Wait... so you're going to walk all over the emblems of your favorite team?? In't that desecration of some kind? (Maybe the Arsenal toilet paper was out of stock.)

SteveDallas;423343 wrote:

(Maybe the Arsenal toilet paper was out of stock.)

One of the few brand names that actually makes sense.

Has everone already figured out who their sender was???? I haven't the foggiest who mine was, was from PA, and that's all I know.

I'm dying to tell my recipient that I was their SS...I want to know how they liked their gift!!

I say go for it, LR -this needs some spicing up

Well, I had assumed LJ for my knitted cock (and Pilau's naked cock), but that was just because it was an 'LJ memorial knitted cock'....actually given the Cellar that doesnt necessarily mean LJ :P

What i want to know (for scientific purposes only) is

1) have you imagined LJ lovingly knitting it an measuring it for size every now and again?

2) have you tried it on on the significant cock in your life, or is it a stiffed cock? In which case..... :eek:

DanaC;423599 wrote:

Well, I had assumed LJ for my knitted cock (and Pilau's naked cock), but that was just because it was an 'LJ memorial knitted cock'....actually given the Cellar that doesnt necessarily mean LJ :P

Do you think LJ is a secret knitter?
There was a clue ... did you keep the card?

Yup...kept it. It says One LJ Memorial knitted cock....and one naked cock....and wishes me the best for new year...unsigned :P


Hmmm.....who knits around here...*thinks* actually I assumed it was bought ready knitted ;P

lookout123 wrote:

But my SS rulz! Thanks SS!(clodfobble?) someone in texas sent me a pair of Arsenal FC flip flops

...Yeah, it was me. :) You're very welcome. I had to sort of guess on the size, did they fit okay?

anonymous;423650 wrote:

Do you think LJ is a secret knitter?

You know, he might be. The way he reacted when I mentioned the subject could very well have been a lady protesting too much kind fo situation.

Clodfobble;423672 wrote:

...Yeah, it was me. :) You're very welcome. I had to sort of guess on the size, did they fit okay?

perfect. i left a game early this week with a tweaked ankle, so i stripped off my pads and sat there with an icepack admiring my Arsenal flipflops. The guys just laughed as I shuffled out the door in them.

lookout... you need to add "but he sent me a nag" to your user title ;)

anyone who goes into chat should know who knitts around this place. I'd lay money on it being the chatting knitter. ;)

We're missing, what, photos from one? Broad hint.

Must be me. I'm waiting for this work computer to act right!! AAAAh!

Why is it saying that it wants XP service pack 2, when service pack 2 is already installed!!! This only happens after I hit the new hardware screen. Tell me no one has ever downloaded a photo on this old nasty comp. before......jeez..........

If anyone has ever had this issue let me know...I need help. :( (no not that kind of help)

It's not just you Cicero. My Oklahoma recipient never posted a picture of my gift.

That person was last on here Christmas Eve. I've sent an email. If it works.

Clod, did you get yours yet?

on 12/17 your santa said: Alright, it's on its way. It'll probably be about 3 to 5.

I assumed days, but perhaps weeks was meant? months?

Not yet. Was it sent by regular mail? I can ask our mailman if anything was recently misaddressed or sent back for some reason. Maybe it was ticking, or leaking white powder... :)

Please do ask........

When I addressed my gift to "Cellar Dweller" I was a little nervous about the Post Office delivering it, until I realized that they really don't make assumption from the name. I think the 'or current resident' on junk mail is intended more for the recipient than the post office.

Then I was nervous after reading about the snow and ice storms down in OK.

OK.

Steve, did you like your mug? :D

I did! Thank you very much.

Ok...I'm still trying to finger out my comp. issue. I just spent 2 hours talking to everybody and if I accidently reinstall service pack 2 all the way I'm going to lose all the information on this computer ;( and that would be very bad baaad. Photos are coming....just really late. I have not forgotten!!!

I really want to show everyone my cock. (rooster) ;)

Alrighty! At long long last!!! My presents yea!!
:D
The box!
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The christmas cock!!!


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This cock had amazing fudge inside of it! Mmmmm....mmmm! I don't even like sweets but that stuff was amazing!
For the secret cellar member that made it..I need your phone number in case anything happens to your significant other...:p [ATTACH]17226[/ATTACH]

Puzzles.....!! Iq test whatever you want to call it!!!
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Wait a minute!!! :yelsick:
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:D
Literature and very nice card!! There was a merry whatever note...and nice letter attached! (whoever it was obviously suffocated the cock before it arrived) God the white and dark chocolate was good!!!) What was I saying?
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Finally! Yay!

One of the puzzles put together....awaiting the battle betwixt giant mantis vs tyrannasaurus rex!!
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Last one!!!
The cock has a new home and happens to match my mugs!! (a very pleased rooster) It's a happy cock full of white yummy stuff!:D
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All in all...it was well worth the wait...Whoever my secret santa is..it is a mean person..They packed that cock so full of the best chocolate in the world that I couldn't get the bag out and had to eat the bulk of the chocolate just to remove it!! Eating the chocolate became a task...Thankfully I had a lot of help with that particular task.

Yea...I really made out this year. :p I didn't like the cock theme at first...But it worked out pretty well. I didn't know there were so many things you could do with it!!!!

THANK YOU SECRET SANTA!!
xoxoxoxox and phone number please, or just send more chocolate...
Cicero

Nice Cock Cic

zippyt;439814 wrote:

Nice Cock Cic

Nice Coccyx?

Looks great, Monster... when did you get it??

Your car is a mess Cic!!

SteveDallas;439823 wrote:

Looks great, Monster... when did you get it??

About a minute before the post time

DucksNuts;439838 wrote:

Your car is a mess Cic!!

That is so neat compared to mine.

DucksNuts;439838 wrote:

Your car is a mess Cic!!

Yea, the condition of my car changes....Sometimes it's clean and sometimes it's dirty. That was exactly the point of this whole fucking thread and thank you for summarizing it with such eloquence and grace.

Jesus - over react much?

Bring on Spring - everyone is getting so _____ lately!

My car's messier and my house.... :lol: no-one ever believes it until they see it. And you lot ain't seeing it. :p

We saw part of it in the Christmas tree thread, didn't we monster?

I remember a MIL with a banana...

Oh yes. But that was a tidy version (even though it was still trashed)

Sorry clodder. That was a comment that just came at the wrong time.

My house is usually clean and my car is usually dirty. It took me a long time to learn to keep a clean house. Let's not push it.......Baby steps here....
:)

Wasn't me, it was Ducks. :)

See? I don't even know who I offend anymore. :)
Well, there's a free-be for you clod.

*clears throat* Heh I apologize ducks....I don't know why I was thinking clod...

Now see, I could of said....

Its my fucking thread I will say what I like in it.

Its all cool, Cic. I dont mind the occasional outburst and shit sling :)

My cock is sitting on a shelf over my desk/work area.

A few weeks ago one of my bosses happened to look up and asked what the rooster was all about. I blushed and said, "Um, inside joke, nevermind"

Heh.

I am currently using my exfoliating soap - rubbing it away day by day...
It will soon be gone, sadly.

But my snowman will come out every year when I put up my tree :)

LabRat;440311 wrote:

My cock is sitting on a shelf over my desk/work area.

A few weeks ago one of my bosses happened to look up and asked what the rooster was all about. I blushed and said, "Um, inside joke, nevermind"

Heh.

It must be huge. It takes everything I have just to keep mine in my sock.

Hey SS The photos are up!! Back here. Plus the photo of my messy car.
http://www.cellar.org/showthread.php?t=16165&page=9

Thanks lady ya just won my heart! But where's the ones for engraving on rice grains? Then it'll be complete. Thanks to all who had a hand it this. Come on folks we need to close this out and get ready for next year, with a new theme. LJ the cock are over.

A package addressed to lumberjim has arrived.

Yeah, in last years thread

Well that's not surprising really. He's a year behind in sending out his gifts.

My SS was a bitch to me. I am declining next year. Believe it. Seriously.....SS's shouldn't have lab send me secret bitch pm's. That's so over.

The fact that we should just get along is over too. You have outdone yourself this time.

I don't need Santa to talk about my personal life as if I'm screwed and send secret pm's through lab. You are no Santa Lady....

Remember: It's the thought that counts, and remember how thoughtless you were.

That really irritates me.

My SS gave me a kick in the kisser. I'm over it...but what you did is not in the spirit of giving.

Bump...I want you to see this............

I assume your message is for me.

What's the problem? I sent PM's through LR because it's supposed to be a secret. I don't recall saying anything personal about you other than that you had lots of things on your plate at the time SS's were being recieved so it might not have been a priority for you or something like that and I also suggested that LR should inform you that your SS was international because the postage is a lot higher so I wanted to be sure to get it to you properly the second time around.

Sorry if that upsets you, but I was just trying to get your gift to you.

There was never any bitchy intent at all other than the fact that I was frustrated when the gift was returned as not deliverable.

FW: Returned gift

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Aliantha
G'day Leah,

Today Cicero's gift was returned as undeliverable.

I'm a bit unhappy about it to be honest. She didn't seem like she really cared about whether she received it or not and I can understand that she's got other stuff on her mind atm. My issue is with the expense of postage.

Can you please ask her to sort out the correct address so that I am ensured of not wasting another $25?

Thanks,

Trish.

PS. Maybe she needs to be told that her SS is from overseas.

I sent her a PM letting her know that her gift from an overseas SS was returned undeliverable. I will likely be off the Cellar for a few days while I am out of town, we can sort this out then.

Have a great Christmas, talk to you in a few!

Leah

Then:

Hey Cic,

Just wanted to forward on the message I got this morning in my inbox.

I'm really not sure what to do at this point, I don't want your SS to spend more $$ on shipping, but I don't want you to be left out either... Ack.

I am likely going to be off the Celler for a few days becasue I will be out of town starting this afternoon. We can sort this out then.

Hope you and your 'puppy', (who's not so puppy sized anymore!!) have a good Christmas !

Say hi to val for me

Leah

After a bit of research I have found out what my mail issues are, and they can send it back, cash on delivery.



It isn't that I "don't care". I had trouble receiving anything at all at the old addresses. The new address:

Address removed

I received something there just fine the other day. I gave them the addresses I had and if 2 addresses don't work, that's postal.

Of course they don't have to send it. It is the thought that counts after all!

I hope you and yours had a Merry Christmas!!
Marta (Cicero)


I will leave the decision up to you, Ali. Let me or Cic know though.

Hope you new year's was good

Leah

Then:

G'day Leah,

I'll send it again tomorrow or if not, very early next week. I should be going somewhere near a PO tomorrow though. I'd like to get it to Cic as soon as possible. Let her know not to worry about a COD delivery. I'm happy to send it again as long as it's going to get there. It'll probably take a couple of weeks to arrive though at this stage I'd say...possibly a little longer.

Cheers,

Trish.


I will let her know asap. Thank you for trying again, hopefully there won't be any problems this time!

Leah

So that's it. If there's a problem with how I've communicated then so be it. I thought I'd done everything I could to make sure you got your gift.

I'm sorry if I didn't try hard enough or did something to upset you. My intention was only ever to get your gift to you.

Also, sorry to LR for posting the contents of PM's here, but I'm sick of he said she said type arguments and I'm not going through any more of that shit.

Oh.......that. When I was told I was unconcerned?
Ali..........I am f'ing shaking my head.

I will receive gifts cash on delivery. I talked with a postal service employee about it...Next time do not spend a dime on me. Srsly...

"I'm a bit unhappy about it to be honest. She didn't seem like she really cared about whether she received it or not and I can understand that she's got other stuff on her mind atm. My issue is with the expense of postage."



Oh and, seek approval before you reveal pm's next time.....

Whatever Cicero.

If you don't think it's fair that I was a little bit annoyed at the gift being returned after double checking what address to use in the first instance then fine. I was given two addresses initially for you, and I asked LR to check which one I should send it to. I followed those instructions even though I had a feeling something would go wrong, so imagine my surprise when a month later, the gift I'd sent you was returned. lol Oh sorry, imagine my lack of surprise.

What a joke this is. You're not the only one who'll be opting out of SS next year.

Actually. I won't be. Usually people are really good about it.

I enjoy giving little heart's desires............

I have changed my mind.

I'm a good Santa.........My recipients always say that. ;)

I do my research.

I am taking this discussion out of this thread. I said what I had to say........I will say whatever else I have to say elsewhere.

I'm glad everyone else enjoyed their gifts!! I hope everyone's New Year is also working out, and I am sorry for screwing around in this thread. I just had to send someone a message and I am done.

Sorry guys.

Happy 2009! :)

OK, off you go. :)

I hope you enjoy your gift when it finally arrives.

Me too! ;)

I never did get mine. Someone posted as anonymous and said they were having trouble affording it. I told them if things were that tight to not send me a gift. I'm assuming that they did not.

richlevy;525105 wrote:

I told them if things were that tight to not send me a gift.

so then you posted this to make them feel shitty?

that's a dick move on your part, in my opinion.

:corn:

*shares the popcorn with Merc...* This is just getting good...woot

and it's still last year's thread....

(btw merc doesn't share, he's all republican-type....)

Rich,

I was your SS this year, I'm sorry that I can't get you a gift. When I signed up to SS this year, I forgot that tuition comes due dec/jan becauselast year I wasn't in college at this time, so no huge bill, and twice the hours at work. I really wanted to do something nice for you but I ran out of time and money, so I left you the message about possible delays, because I was hoping I'd be caught up a little quicker than I have been, but as they're "letting people go" and cutting hours more at work, it doesn't look very good at the moment. I know LR picked me for you because you got screwed last year with Mockingbird not exchanging with you, and I'm sorry to have continued that bad luck for you this year.

I hope you understand.

~Razz

monster;525176 wrote:

and it's still last year's thread....

(btw merc doesn't share, he's all republican-type....)

I share, but only with my friends. You can have some monsta. I'll save you the "old maids". :D

Razzmatazz13 wrote:

I know LR picked me for you because you got screwed last year with Mockingbird not exchanging with you, and I'm sorry to have continued that bad luck for you this year.

I had Mockingbird, not rich. Secret Santas were randomly chosen just like last year.

Clodfobble;525315 wrote:

Secret Santas were randomly chosen just like last year.

Yes.

The only exception was that I took the newest newbie on purpose. Just in case...;)

...hey, I'm just going by what miss LR PM'd me

or did she tell EVERYONE that so they'd be extra santa-y? Hmm...

(Edit: ok she didn't say MB was his santa...I must've made that up in my crazy brain...but she did say his exchange went wrong or something. So I stand by my pathetic excuse)

Razzmatazz13;525189 wrote:

I hope you understand.

~Razz

Razz, I understand completely. As I said when you mentioned it the first time, I really don't think any trinket is important enough. When you said that you were going to participate, I was more afraid that something was sent and lost in the mail.

Last year I never got any feedback from my SS recipient. I always wondered if my gift got there.

My comment was simply a statement and not a criticism. Please do not take it as one. I'd actually feel better if we considered SS closed for the year. It was the not knowing that made me comment.

I'm very sorry you had to post without the anonymous account. Take care of yourself this year.

BTW, I got my gift last year. It was a very nice drawing. The issue was I never knew if my gift was received.

lumberjim;525109 wrote:

so then you posted this to make them feel shitty?

that's a dick move on your part, in my opinion.

Not really, I'd assumed that it was lost in the mail. It was more about not knowing than anything.

I generally try not to make people feel shitty. If it had that effect then it went far beyond my intent.

richlevy;525761 wrote:

BTW, I got my gift last year. It was a very nice drawing. The issue was I never knew if my gift was received.

That's 'cause Mockingbird was your recipient

hey razz, are you still in contact with him?

richlevy;525763 wrote:

Not really, I'd assumed that it was lost in the mail. It was more about not knowing than anything.

I generally try not to make people feel shitty. If it had that effect then it went far beyond my intent.

ok....just watch it...bub!

lumberjim;525791 wrote:

ok....just watch it...bub!

New on NBC -- lumberjim, cellar cop. :D

rich, I didn't think you were trying to make me feel bad :) I felt plenty bad on my own..and didn't need your help :D lol

Seriously though, I wanted you to know what was up, and I figured you were wondering if I sent something or if I was planning on it, so I figured I'd post as me and let you know.

Monster,
I was for a bit, and then he said a crazy ex got ahold of his master email acct info and did crazy things with it (also why he couldn't log into the cellar) He said it would take a few weeks but he thought he could fix it...and then I never heard from him again. This was last year sometime...probably a few months after last years SS. I miss him. lol

dar512;525801 wrote:

New on NBC -- lumberjim, cellar cop. :D

you're on report, mister.