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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Julian, Hyperpop SLUTFUCK on May 19, 2014, 03:36:25 pm
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A very kind boardies donation of a Pavement LP to the Julian For Moderator Super-PAC has me thinking what fun it would be to do a non-denominational gift giving with each other completely independent of any holiday. Some people call this a "Secret Santa" but I don't want to exclude anyone who thought Santa's obesity was a poor example for children or has some other issue with Santa, so we won't use that term officially.
I have graciously agreed to do all of the leg work as far as randomly drawing names out of a hat and getting everyone the addresses of whomever they select.
Pretty typical rules/instructions: PM me by May 31st if you want in (EDIT: with a mailing address but NOT your name) and I'll send out that day PMs to everyone of whom you drew to give a gift to. (That same person will likely not be purchasing for you as well so don't ruin the surprise.) If you have any difficulties in coming up with a gift idea, PM me again and I'll send your person a request for potential gift dos and donts. Please mail your gift by June 21st, 2014 or face horrible derision from our community. I think we can all live with a $1000 limit on the gifts.
Sound like fun? Of course it does. Of anyone has any questions/suggestions to make this better, please let me know.
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Can you guarantee I'll pick myself? I do love buying myself presents...
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Can you guarantee I'll pick myself? I do love buying myself presents...
I can guarantee you will not pick yourself. Anyone I draw for who gets themselves will be re-done.
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Do we think it would be easier for everyone who signs up to give their likes and dislikes in this thread as opposed to waiting for someone to ask and me facilitating the acquisition of that information? Or is that less fun?
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Hmmm... so Julian gets an inventory of all of our names and addresses? No thanks!
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Should gifts be small enough to fit through a mail slot, or will you be handling distribution for us?
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And what of perishable gifts? Or gifts of service?
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Hmmm... so Julian gets an inventory of all of our names and addresses? No thanks!
I will swear, under punishment of banishment, that I will not use the addresses for anything other then this gift exchange and will destroy all records of them immediately after it's over. Also, there is no reason for anyone to give me their real name. Gifts can be sent to the board name.
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And what about thank you notes?
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Will we be required to post selfies with said gifts, thus revealing our appearance?
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Should gifts be small enough to fit through a mail slot, or will you be handling distribution for us?
Not necessarily. Anything you can package the US Postal Service (or a competitor) will ship, in my experience. When we did this on hfstival.com back in the day, people got cardboard models of Ronald Reagen, a guitar, and other large items.
I will not be handling distribution. Please factor shipping costs into your budget when shopping.
And what of perishable gifts? Or gifts of service?
I'm not going to make any hard and fast rules on this unless there's some overwhelming consensus demanding it. As a general suggestion as someone who has done these before, use your best discretion.
If it's illegal to mail _____, maybe it's not the best idea to purchase ______ unless you plan to hand deliver it. Donations to charities are much more appreciated if you know that charity is near and dear to the "gift recipient" not yourself. If it's a "gift of service" (I'm assuming you mean, for example, a masseuse giving someone a certificate for a free massage as a gift?) I'd make sure the person lives close enough that taking you up on it isn't an inconvenience for them and you have a good-faith belief they will actually enjoy the service. Unless you are really good friends with someone outside of the board and know they will share your sense of humor, joke gifts are probably a bad idea (e.g. sending a known Nationals fan Orioles merchandise or vice versa).
We are all adults who have ostensibly given gifts many times before, just think it through before you commit.
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And what about thank you notes?
Will we be required to post selfies with said gifts, thus revealing our appearance?
How about we all agree a description/photo of what we got (ourselves not included unless we really want to for some reason) and any thank you's can go in this thread?
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So if I sign up, I have to give a thoughtful gift to (possibly) a complete stranger?
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ill tell you what i want . . . sex. no wrapping, no money involved, no thinking, no rules.
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Could you guarantee that I get
your Julian's name?
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LMAO that was funny.
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So if I sign up, I have to give a thoughtful gift to (possibly) a complete stranger?
thoughtFUL? No. Should you put some thought into it? Yes. Is it really that hard to buy something for a regular on here? Worst case scenario: 930 Club gift card.
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ill tell you what i want . . . sex. no wrapping, no money involved, no thinking, no rules.
I think you are going to have a disappointing Non-Denominational holiday.
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Could you guarantee that I get your Julian's name?
No, but you have as good of a shot as anybody, I tell you what.
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So if I sign up, I have to give a thoughtful gift to (possibly) a complete stranger?
thoughtFUL? No. Should you put some thought into it? Yes. Is it really that hard to buy something for a regular on here? Worst case scenario: 930 Club gift card.
Gift Cards are lame. If I wanted a gift card I would just buy it myself. I like cars. The Maserati that ggw has is nice. Someone can get me one of those or maybe GGW could give me his. Whatever works best.
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ill tell you what i want . . . sex. no wrapping, no money involved, no thinking, no rules.
I think you are going to have a disappointing Non-Denominational holiday.
If he gets what he wants, I'm handing the Non-Denominational Secret Gift Exchange Spectacular MVP to whomever drew him. Not even waiting to see what anyone else purchases anyone.
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Oh is there prize money for the best gift? What about age-group awards?
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So if I sign up, I have to give a thoughtful gift to (possibly) a complete stranger?
thoughtFUL? No. Should you put some thought into it? Yes. Is it really that hard to buy something for a regular on here? Worst case scenario: 930 Club gift card.
Gift Cards are lame. If I wanted a gift card I would just buy it myself. I like cars. The Maserati that ggw has is nice. Someone can get me one of those or maybe GGW could give me his. Whatever works best.
Youre free to include a dos and donts list with your address that I'll pass along to whomever draws you, if you sign up.
Sadly ggw's Maserati probably exceeds the $1,000 limit. :(
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Oh is there prize money for the best gift? What about age-group awards?
There will be a trophy.
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i was, joking . . . sex is never free. and ill have you know, that gays give, the best gifts.
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I'm in... ;D
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I'm happy to give a $10 gift.
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I'm in... ;D
I'm happy to give a $10 gift.
Looks like its you and me, hutch. How 'bout we just meet for a beer.
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There's other people in. I'll post a full list of who has PMed me on the 31 st!
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I'm in... ;D
I'm happy to give a $10 gift.
Looks like its you and me, hutch. How 'bout we just meet for a beer.
well are you going to GBV?
But I predict this thing gets going bigtime....
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This spreading of joy and camaraderie is really coming together!
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I'm in for something!
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Hmm.....
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In an ironic twist, I received a $1,000 check in the mail yesterday due to an escrow overage.
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I wish that would also happen to me.
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So if I sign up, I have to give a thoughtful gift to (possibly) a complete stranger?
thoughtFUL? No. Should you put some thought into it? Yes. Is it really that hard to buy something for a regular on here? Worst case scenario: 930 Club gift card.
Gift Cards are lame. If I wanted a gift card I would just buy it myself. I like cars. The Maserati that ggw has is nice. Someone can get me one of those or maybe GGW could give me his. Whatever works best.
Youre free to include a dos and donts list with your address that I'll pass along to whomever draws you, if you sign up.
Sadly ggw's Maserati probably exceeds the $1,000 limit. :(
this one (http://www.amazon.com/Maserati-Gran-Turismo-24-Black/dp/B00DEB8AIQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1400592200&sr=8-1&keywords=maserati+toy) might be eligible
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So great to see more people sign up this morning! Let's keep it going!
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i forgot . . . how do you, sign up
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i forgot . . . how do you, sign up
You PM me the mailing address you want your gift mailed to.
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why address only? anyway i'm in
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why address only? anyway i'm in
Someone mentioned on page two that they did not want to give out their name for some reason. If you think it's weird to have mail come to your house/work with your board name, you can include your real name.
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Why is everyone so scared that people know their real names and what people look like? Do you all not use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or meet up in person?
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Why is everyone so scared that people know their real names and what people look like? Do you all not use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or meet up in person?
I've seen internet messageboard rage hit some high levels over the years and while I don't expect anyone would cross that line here (not to say it hasn't happened in the past), I do suspect one or two posters could/would.
Handing out my address to a bunch of strangers doesn't seem like a good idea.
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I really could not foresee anyone on here doing anything shady with people's addresses.
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oh yeah, i post on a message board where a group of posters take it upon themselves to 'next' people, going as far to post google map images of their houses, real names, etc. A few of them have even tracked down their place of employment and called their work....all pretty fucked up and creepy. although in once case, it was appropriate (he was taking hidden photos of women that would come into his work (toys r us) and posting them on said messageboard).
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oh yeah, i post on a message board where a group of posters take it upon themselves to 'next' people, going as far to post google map images of their houses, real names, etc. A few of them have even tracked down their place of employment and called their work....all pretty fucked up and creepy. although in once case, it was appropriate (he was taking hidden photos of women that would come into his work (toys r us) and posting them on said messageboard).
Yup... I've seen people lose jobs and other pretty fucked up shit happen due to internet life.
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oh yeah, i post on a message board where a group of posters take it upon themselves to 'next' people, going as far to post google map images of their houses, real names, etc. A few of them have even tracked down their place of employment and called their work....all pretty fucked up and creepy. although in once case, it was appropriate (he was taking hidden photos of women that would come into his work (toys r us) and posting them on said messageboard).
This messageboard sounds like a goddamned rodeo of excitement. PM me a link.
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oh yeah, i post on a message board where a group of posters take it upon themselves to 'next' people, going as far to post google map images of their houses, real names, etc. A few of them have even tracked down their place of employment and called their work....all pretty fucked up and creepy. although in once case, it was appropriate (he was taking hidden photos of women that would come into his work (toys r us) and posting them on said messageboard).
Yup... I've seen people lose jobs and other pretty fucked up shit happen due to internet life.
I had a friend once who went out with this waitress from a restaurant and it didn't go very well and made it very awkward for him to continue eating at that restaurant. But he really liked the restaurant, so he tried to get her fired by calling all the time while she was working. But the manager got wind of the plot and banned him instead. Street justice.
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I'm getting cold feet.... ;D
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I'm getting cold feet.... ;D
What is the worse thing that could happen? You are raped and tortured for 10 years before finally being burned alive. Isn't that chance worth taking as you will get a lovely thoughtful gift? I think whomever gets you should buy you a subscription a streaming service.
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What is the worse thing that could happen? You are raped and tortured for 10 years before finally being burned alive. Isn't that chance worth taking as you will get a lovely thoughtful gift?
Interesting sales pitch.
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I hope I get atomic as he'll definitely be getting some Ween Vinyl ;D
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I hope I get atomic as he'll definitely be getting some Ween Vinyl ;D
Atomic, in a move that surprises no one, has not signed up to participate. Because, of course.
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I hope I get atomic as he'll definitely be getting some Ween Vinyl ;D
Atomic, in a move that surprises no one, has not signed up to participate. Because, of course.
I am sure I am not the only member of the forum not to sign up.
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yeah . . . im not giving complete strangers my information. this is 2014. people are fucking crazy who can not be trusted. tough, if you dont like that.
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i signed up. it'll be an adventure
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Myeah, I'm not doing this. Maybe if it was gag gifts for like $10 or sumpin'.
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bunch of paranoid people out there
I already have your IP info after I hacked the 930 listserv and will be showing up with my mob to raid your house of all your beer and collectable records
You certainly don't need to participate, but because you are worried that Julian or someone else is going to use your skull as a bowling ball is a little tinfoil hat crazy
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I would never go bowling! What gauche, proletariat inanity!
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bunch of paranoid people out there
I already have your IP info after I hacked the 930 listserv and will be showing up with my mob to raid your house of all your beer and collectable records
You certainly don't need to participate, but because you are worried that Julian or someone else is going to use your skull as a bowling ball is a little tinfoil hat crazy
That is just what someone who planned to use our head for a bowling ball would say.
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NP: Misfits - I Need Your Skull
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bunch of pussies
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bunch of pussies
You say that now but when Julian is using your head to make a 7-10 split you will be changing your tune.
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bunch of pussies
You say that now but when Julian is using your head to make a 7-10 split you will be changing your tune.
Thank you for being so complimentary towards my imaginary bowling skills.
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Hutch has way to many lumps on his head to use it reliably, but it's pretty thick...so strike city baby
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bunch of pussies
You say that now but when Julian is using your head to make a 7-10 split you will be changing your tune.
Thank you for being so complimentary towards my imaginary bowling skills.
well there is a bowling alley two miles from here if julian ever wants to play.......i have yet to check it out...
i dont' see the paranoia about giving out one's address... a lot of you just live in fear.....don't post pictures of your kids.. don't give out your address....and on and on....