The 2008 Secret Santa Thread

[amyzzz]

Here's the deal, folks. I'm creating a Secret Santa Thread for whoever wants to participate. TomAZ has graciously accepted the responsibility of randomly assigning people to each other so you will not know who your gift-giver is until your gift arrives. Please send an email to coachellasanta@hotmail.com with your name and address, and fill out and POST the questionnaire below. The questionnaire is for your Secret Santa to look at, so you will need to POST YOUR ANSWERS HERE. When you receive your assigned person from Tom, then just check the message board for what that person likes and buy a gift accordingly.
Gift price range will be from $10-20, and try to be creative and match that person's personality if at all possible.

I am posting this early so you will have time to answer the questionnaire and buy and ship the gifts before Christmas. Please remember to add your name/username somewhere inside or on the package before you ship it. Also, try to mail the gift out no later than December 1st because shipping takes longer during the holiday season. The deadline to email your address to Tom (coachellasanta@hotmail.com) is November 10th and the deadline to post your questionnaire answers is November 15th.

Please answer the questions below if you want to participate:

1) What is your favorite color?

2) What is your T-shirt size?

3) What is your favorite pattern? (houndstooth, paisley, stripes, etc)

4) If you would like to receive band merchandise, which band would you choose? (remember, if you have a lot of merchandise from a particular band, you could get a duplicate, so choose wisely)

5) What is your favorite restaurant?

6) What is your favorite candy and/or snack food?

7) Is there a certain, specific item you would like to request?

8) If you could use one word to describe yourself, what would that be?


Thank you for participating and enjoy.

edited: pushed the deadline dates out as per Tom's request. Sorry, Tom.

[TomAz]

Hello. You have reached the voice mail of TomAz. I am going to be traveling out of the country from October 30 through November 10. Please leave a message and I'll return your call as soon as possible. Thank you and have a nice day!

[gaypalmsprings]

Is this a pyramid scheme?

[amyzzz]

I pushed the dates out Tom.

GPS, we did this back in 2006 and it worked pretty well I think. Except for caco.

[marooko]

what happened with caco?

removed due to stupidity.

what if someone gets someone they dont like, will we trust them to go through with this positively?

[allyjoy]

If I get someone I dont like, they get a lump of coal. That's what Santa would give them. It's fair.

[chairmenmeow47]

what happened with caco?

what if there is an odd number of people?

what if someone gets someone they dont like, will we trust them to go through with this positively?

the odd number shouldn't matter. in a secret santa, the two people do not have to buy for each other, but rather you buy for someone random in the pool of people. so for example, you could be buying for me, but i could be buying for amy.

and i'm in! i'll send an e-mail.

[amyzzz]

what happened with caco?

what if there is an odd number of people?

what if someone gets someone they dont like, will we trust them to go through with this positively?

I think Caco either sent the present really, really late or never sent it.

You're confusing me with the odd number of people thing--think of this as a circle of people all giving something to someone. Doesn't everyone get something, or am I wrong? ugh. Tom is not matching people together by 2's--you won't give a present to the same person who gives YOU a present.

If someone thinks s/he cannot give a present to someone on the board or is afraid to get what someone else might get them, don't sign up for this. Simple as that. I, for one, hope that anyone signing up for this will be mature enough to follow through with this and get a decent present for someone.

[marooko]

duh.

i either think and dont speak, or speak before thinking. always fun.

[Stefinitely Maybe]

I think Caco either sent the present really, really late or never sent it.

Jennie also sent my gift in March or something; but it was worth the wait!

[captncrzy]

e-mail sent

I forgot to put in my email that i really like booze. Of course, you're not supposed to ship that, but whatevers.

[marooko]

you'll likely get some cheap shit for 10-20 bucks. well, unless something is on sale. you can get Maker's Mark for 17.99 on sale. woohoo!!

[amyzzz]

There's always those sneaky booze accessories, perfect for Coachella.

[amyzzz]

Oh, and POST YOUR ANSWERS HERE, not in your email.

[TommyboyUNM]

Oh, and POST YOUR ANSWERS HERE, not in your email.

So when Tom chooses the secret santas he won't email the answers to the respective people?

[captncrzy]

1) What is your favorite color?



Red or purple



2) What is your T-shirt size?


Women’s XL…moo. I like funny tshirts-but womens tshirts, not mens. Mens tshirts don't have boobie room.


3) What is your favorite pattern? (houndstooth, paisley, stripes, etc)

I hate stripes. Anything else is fine.




4) If you would like to receive band merchandise, which band would you choose? (remember, if you have a lot of merchandise from a particular band, you could get a duplicate, so choose wisely)



Depeche Mode. I have every DM musical recording in the world, except for Playing the Angel, which I broke and haven't replaced.

I also like t-shirt hell t-shirts





5) What is your favorite restaurant?


That’s a tough one; I’ll eat anywhere just about. And have. I hate chain restaurants though.



6) What is your favorite candy and/or snack food?


I’m off sugar right now.



7) Is there a certain, specific item you would like to request?


No. I like things that are funny or smell good.




8) If you could use one word to describe yourself, what would that be?



Perma-annoyed

[amyzzz]

So when Tom chooses the secret santas he won't email the answers to the respective people?

I guess I could've had him do that, but it's fun to read everyone's answers here.

[TommyboyUNM]

1) What is your favorite color? Blue

2) What is your T-shirt size? XL

3) What is your favorite pattern? Solid or stripes

4) If you would like to receive band merchandise, which band would you choose? Radiohead

5) What is your favorite restaurant? Great American Land & Cattle in Albuquerque

6) What is your favorite candy and/or snack food? I love Little Debbie Swiss Rolls

7) Is there a certain, specific item you would like to request? Not particularly, no.

8) If you could use one word to describe yourself, what would that be? Open-minded

[chairmenmeow47]

Oh, and POST YOUR ANSWERS HERE, not in your email.

too late!

[TommyboyUNM]

I guess I could've had him do that, but it's fun to read everyone's answers here.

I think both could happen if this thread gets too big? Or not, I'm not too lazy to search. Usually.

[TomAz]

is "open-minded" one word?

[TommyboyUNM]

is "open-minded" one word?

It is with a hyphen?

[TomAz]

I'm pretty closed-minded when it comes to grammar.

[TommyboyUNM]

I'm pretty closed-minded when it comes to grammar.

I'm pretty sure "open-minded" is considered one word. Now you have me doubting myself.

[SFChrissy]

This looks like funnn...I hope I don't find out how much someone hates me...

1) What is your favorite color? Green or Blue

2) What is your T-shirt size? XL I use them for jammies

3) What is your favorite pattern? (houndstooth, paisley, stripes, etc) I'm too round for patterns

4) If you would like to receive band merchandise, which band would you choose? (remember, if you have a lot of merchandise from a particular band, you could get a duplicate, so choose wisely)Jane's addiction

5) What is your favorite restaurant?Uhhh usually small local spots but for a corporate joint maybe chevy's or in 'n out...

6) What is your favorite candy and/or snack food?Red Vines, Hot Tamales & Milk Duds

7) Is there a certain, specific item you would like to request? Turn me on to some of your favorite music that I'm not familiar with...

8) If you could use one word to describe yourself, what would that be? alloverthemap!!!

[faxman75]

email sent

1) What is your favorite color?

black

2) What is your T-shirt size?

XXL

3) What is your favorite pattern? (houndstooth, paisley, stripes, etc)

what? I'm a guy. I don't select patterns.

4) If you would like to receive band merchandise, which band would you choose? (remember, if you have a lot of merchandise from a particular band, you could get a duplicate, so choose wisely)

Wilco, you're safe getting pretty much anything of theirs, I own like one winter residency t shirt so dupes are unlikely.

5) What is your favorite restaurant?

The Half Moon sports bar and grill.

6) What is your favorite candy and/or snack food?

Reeces Peanut Butter Cups, funyons...all bad stuff, probably best not to make me fatter though.

7) Is there a certain, specific item you would like to request?

I like surprises. If you happen to find Coachella 2009 tickets for 10-20 though i'm in.

8) If you could use one word to describe yourself, what would that be?

stoner

[rskapcat]

I'll play. Email sent!

*edit: trying to be more specific per Amy's suggestion*

1) What is your favorite color?
Black or olive green.

2) What is your T-shirt size?
Girls: L
Boys: S

3) What is your favorite pattern? (houndstooth, paisley, stripes, etc.)
Stripes for socks. I'm addicted to toe socks, so striped toe socks would be damn awesome.

4) If you would like to receive band merchandise, which band would you choose? (remember, if you have a lot of merchandise from a particular band, you could get a duplicate, so choose wisely)
Guster.

5) What is your favorite restaurant?
Fireside Pies or Blue Mesa Grill.

6) What is your favorite candy and/or snack food?
Black licorice. And none of that weak Twizzlers "licorice"...I like the really pungent German licorice!

7) Is there a certain, specific item you would like to request?
A Guster sticker would be cool, I guess. Mix CDs are always welcome. I read a lot, so any non-fiction books you find interesting would be great. The nerdier the better.

8) If you could use one word to describe yourself, what would that be?
Nerd.

[zenidogx]

1) What is your favorite color?
red

2) What is your T-shirt size?
XXL in most cases

3) What is your favorite pattern? (houndstooth, paisley, stripes, etc)
idk, it's all good

4) If you would like to receive band merchandise, which band would you choose? (remember, if you have a lot of merchandise from a particular band, you could get a duplicate, so choose wisely)
Belle & Sebastian, but Flaming Lips will do

5) What is your favorite restaurant?
can't afford to go to real restaurants. Jack in the Box?

6) What is your favorite candy and/or snack food?
Hershey almonds

7) Is there a certain, specific item you would like to request?
i would be fine with anything, really.

8) If you could use one word to describe yourself, what would that be?
student

[bmack86]

1) What is your favorite color?
Blue

2) What is your T-shirt size?
Mens XL

3) What is your favorite pattern? (houndstooth, paisley, stripes, etc)
Argyle

4) If you would like to receive band merchandise, which band would you choose? (remember, if you have a lot of merchandise from a particular band, you could get a duplicate, so choose wisely)
Boredoms (If you can find something, more power to ya!)
or Joanna Newsom

5) What is your favorite restaurant?
Baby Blue's BBQ in Venice

6) What is your favorite candy and/or snack food?
Butterfinger

7) Is there a certain, specific item you would like to request?
Creative ideas welcome.

8) If you could use one word to describe yourself, what would that be?
Inquisitive.

[chrislasf]

oh Bryan!

#5 is a FANTASTIC answer.

and #6 makes me want to throw up.

i dont know what to feel now.