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Oh hello, I didn't see you there. you see, I was too busy ROCKING OUT FOR CHRISTMAS! That's right, it's time once again for me to coldly ignore a bunch of plaintive requests from innocents and let my pm box get full. Hooray! So fire up your burning barrels for the cold winter nights, people, it's README TIME  I can't log in for some reason! Register anew, the system is overhauled every year. I was a supersanta and I'm very concerned that You are still a supersanta. The site will reflect this, soon. I was a deadbeat last year. Can I participate? No. It was illegitimate though! Oh, that's different. Email me proof about it then. I'm moving between now and Christmas, so do I like, what Register with whatever address is more likely to result in you receiving the gift. I'm not a scientist but my guess would be that you should register with where you're moving to. I registered for SA 5 minutes ago but your site says some bullshit about how I can't take part? DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?! You must have registered before October 24, 2009 . That is to say, no later than 2009-10-23 23:59:59 server time. Actually you will be able to sign up no matter who you are, but when it comes time to verify that you are who you claim to be on SA, that step will not succeed. You are not getting away with anything if it lets you submit your address. OMG PLEASE If you pass the postcount restriction I may entertain the idea, but I don't want to get your hopes up. Not letting people in who have had no time to become a part of anything is one of the main ways we prevent deadbeat santas. Last year you let a bunch of lurker retards in despite the regdate limit. Have you fixed this? Yes. There will be a postcount limit, but what exactly it will be hasn't been nailed down. I was thinking I'm a lurker and I'm really mad about this! If you're old enough, I will consider it, but I don't want to get your hopes up. Not letting people in who have very few posts is new and exciting. WHEN DO I GET MY SANTEE  December 1. What if I don't want to ship internationally? Then don't ship internationally, jeez. I'm in the EU so I picked EU for region but I want to ship to Asia or the US or something READ poo poo BEFORE YOU CLICK IT I hear those things are awfully loud ... It glides as softly as a cloud. What should I send oh god I am not imaginative You should e-stalk your well I mean how expensive should what I send be? Whatever you want. Just decouple your expectation for what you receive from what you send. If you send someone $500 in cash, awesome, but don't expect a $500 tv in return because there is no return, just an unrelated gift from someone else. Expect to receive something between $0 and $20 in value and you will likely not be disappointed. I got shafted last year and SHUT UP. Every year a bunch of you come out of the woodwork to cry about your shafting. I agree it's terrible! Also, you're in the minority by an order of magnitude! If you have any ideas for how to make this even less common than it is, EMAIL ME, don't post about it in the thread. I would make this probatable if I could. I emailed you about being a supersanta with proof last year and you never answered  I'm sorry I'm an rear end in a top hat. However, I did make all of you supersantas, I just didn't write you about it. (There were a lot of you.) go log in! Right now it doesn't tell you if you were a supersanta but I promise it knows. can I be ID 0? No. I am ID 1. One of you can be ID 2 though! You keep saying dollar values. Can I send things that I made by hand? YES. If you can make awesome poo poo, please make awesome poo poo. I would much rather have something you made than a he-man figurine. (please do not send me a he-man figurine.) Can I send you a present, tiaz? Or the other guy, flashbangbob?  Of course!  But please make it clear that you're not my santa. And of course I can't speak for flashbangbob.why would I want to take part in a lameboat gift exchange  because you will probably receive cool poo poo and in my experience it is one of the major drivers of christmas cheer in the season. I'm too cool for christmas cheer  get out thenCan you make the assignments early? No. Well I mean I could, but I won't: I don't want to stomp thanksgiving. Just don't faff about for two weeks after you're assigned and it'll be fine. International shippers should understand but not expect that their packages may be late. THIS IS NOT AN EXCUSE TO BE LATE! You still have to try to be on time! do you have those awesome resources people have posted in past years like the bee wrapping paper or the bee shipping labels or the hundreds of bees? No, sorry. But someone does and I'm sure they'll post soon and then I will thank them! Is there anyone you'd like to thank? Yes! Many of whom I can't remember!
Shortly I will remember things I have forgotten and add them to the thread. UNTIL THEN, http://sass.operationcitadel.net/ PARTY TIME!  REMEMBER, just having registered doesn't mean you're done! A week from now you will receive an email about further steps. tiaz fucked around with this message at Nov 07, 2009 around 20:09 |
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| # ? Nov 21, 2009 03:39 |
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I am so excited. I cannot believe it's already that time of year again! 
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 00:50 |
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Registered and shipping internationally. I know no fear. Also did I get id 2  Last year I got the best chili ever and a book about drunkards. Going to be a tough year to top.
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 00:51 |
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Congratulations to stoat, proud owner of ID 2!
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 00:52 |
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My little elfy pooh is going to have fun.
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 00:53 |
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Oh man. I skipped this thing last year but i'm ready to get back on board. SASS is pretty amazing.
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 00:54 |
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You know, I was pretty bent tonight while eating dinner seeing a tv commercial with holiday music. But signing up has changed my attitude towards the season. I am ready! (However, can I please keep the 70 degree weather we're having?) Thanks to the awesome ones who put this together! e: I see lots of letters to Santa, so here is mine... I've posted around a bit, but you probably wouldn't gather a whole lot from them. Dear Goon Claus, I've been a relatively good late 20s-aged girl this year. I work in IT, as well as do photography for websites at work. I also like taking photos of live music after work! If all goes to plan, I might even finish up college (Kansas State University) sometime next year with a degree in Art History. Things I like are pretty varied. I love geeky gadget/toys. I love photography (I have a Nikon D60, although most gadgets for those are kind of expensive. Just throwing it out there though.), and photography toys. I'm a huge music fan, and am trying to collect vinyl of my favorite bands (last.fm - hockeyfrog). I am addicted to scarves that I can wear in my hair or around my neck. I also play bass guitar. Cooking is a favorite pasttime, as well as eating (ie, I'd love to try regional/international foods/candies!). I also am a fan of frogs, and hockey, if you couldn't tell by my handle. (Specifically I'm a Colorado Avalanche fan.) I love crazy jewelry, like rings and necklaces. I crochet. I like regional knickknacks and such, I'd love to learn more about where my Goon Claus is from! I have a penchant for British television as well (shows like The Mighty Boosh, Peep Show, IT Crowd, How Not to Live Your Life)... My only dislikes are going to be as follows: Jalepenos (I'm allergic, but drat it if they aren't tasty), and things that are NWS/NMS. (in-letter edit:) I realized while I may be hard to stalk here, Google sure seems to know a lot about me. However, anything that has someone named Theresa masquerading as hockeyfrog is *not* me. I will leave a glass of milk and cookies (or beer and pizza, if you prefer?) out this year for you. Love, hofro hockeyfrog fucked around with this message at Nov 13, 2009 around 00:38 |
| # ? Nov 07, 2009 00:56 |
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I love SASS and I'm signing up right the gently caress now. Thank you and thank Santa!
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 00:58 |
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Just finished regging. My first SASS ever, cross your fingers and rear end cheeks. Edit: I'm a 21 year old male. My interests are well within the expected norm. No pictures of naked people please. Or molded silicone body parts. Or iPod cozies. If you are from a country other than the USA, local stuff is awesome and will be treasured, especially food which will be thoroughly cuddled inside of me. A cd full of awesome house/ambient/electronica will be treated like baby Jesus, if Jesus enjoyed being spun around really fast with lasers pointed at him for hours. SirCantaloupe fucked around with this message at Nov 07, 2009 around 21:43 |
| # ? Nov 07, 2009 00:59 |
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Helllz yes.
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 01:00 |
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Also, I don't remember exactly, but Supersantas are people who have been confirmed as actually sending gifts? Supersantas get paired up with other supersantas and this basically guarantees they don't get shafted?
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 01:00 |
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ShowTime posted:Also, I don't remember exactly, but Supersantas are people who have been confirmed as actually sending gifts? Supersantas get paired up with other supersantas and this basically guarantees they don't get shafted? This is exactly correct!
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 01:01 |
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Hooray for yet another exciting chance to send someone somewhere something that someone might just want/need/hate/be sickened by! Holiday cheer/nausea/death for a random person! Oh yeah, as a precaution, gently caress you not dylan. I hope you die in a fire. A horribly hot fire. 
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 01:02 |
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You're going to like the gift you get, I guarantee it* *I guarantee nothing but I hope so
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 01:04 |
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I think we should have a dedicated thread where deadbeat santas can plead their case, and a jury of supersantas can preside over their future
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 01:04 |
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How do we know if we are Supersantas? I wasn't able to do this last year, but I did do it the year before, does that mean i'm a Supersanta? I did read the bit about making everyone from last year a Supersanta, but obviously that doesn't apply to me. I'd PM you and ask but I figured maybe someone else would want to know.
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 01:04 |
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Yay! Christmas season has started!  Dear SS, I'm 25 and I like local stuff like foods and candies. I'm a gamer that has every current gen console  I also love listening to to all sorts of music (except classical and country). I also really love tech toys, electronics and gadget! Hand made stuff is cool too! Really, I'm not too picky and will take anything so long as you think its awesome
Diafthora fucked around with this message at Nov 08, 2009 around 10:09 |
| # ? Nov 07, 2009 01:06 |
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Regged for my first SASS too. Gonna go buy strangers random stuff Edit since everyone on later pages is putting up their wishlist things: Benefactor: I'm a girl, early 20s. Nerd humor, quirky random things, and foodstuffs will always be welcomed. I love sci fi books and movies. No  please.Victim: You're gonna get the hell out of something with Door County cherries in it. The rest I will think of later. Various Artists fucked around with this message at Nov 07, 2009 around 03:55 |
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ShowTime posted:How do we know if we are Supersantas? I wasn't able to do this last year, but I did do it the year before, does that mean i'm a Supersanta? I did read the bit about making everyone from last year a Supersanta, but obviously that doesn't apply to me. Clean slate every year, supersantas and deadbeats based on the previous year. if you took a year off you're not super now. This is fixable though! Email me about it if this is you!
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First SASS for me. I'm already wondering if my soon to be santee's gift will be ok e: Gonna post it here for all to see. Santee: Don't be disappointed if I just get you whatever's on your list, I'm not very good with being imaginative. Also, if you're in another country (which'll be most likely), I'll probably do somewhat local shopping for you since I'm forever paranoid of sending things overseas and then you not getting them (which means no goon prints or anything, unless I can find something here that's just completely awesome for you). Santa: I'm a 27yr old male who loves nothing more than to waste time playing PC or Xbox 360 games (note, though I live in Aus, I have a US Xbox 360, something to consider if you get me something for the Xbox). If you do some post searching you'll be able to see what games I play. I'm also love computers, so anything computer related would be awesome. I love cooking, love experimenting with new things (I'm also secretly gay for Alton Brown, but I think everyone is). Anything chocolate (that doesn't contain nuts/peanut butter because, eww) will be quickly devoured. I like homemade things, but right now it's not the best time for me to get decor, mostly because I don't have my own place yet (I'm staying with friends at the moment), and I don't tend to really decorate my house much. Don't let that deter you if you love sending homemade things though, I won't love them any less. Yeah, that's about it. e2: Oh yeah, no NWS/NMS. It's being sent to my parents place so I'm hoping to pick it up at christmas time. I think they'll freak if I suddenly get a box full of strap-on wearing horror bees or something. Migishu fucked around with this message at Nov 07, 2009 around 11:50 |
| # ? Nov 07, 2009 01:09 |
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Woo, in it for the third or fourth year running, supersanta is a go!
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 01:09 |
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Ah, my day is now complete. So excited about this and have been compiling for some time. Hopefully I wont have any problem with the lurker thing but I'll email on that. Thanks tiaz. Looking forward to all the stalking ahead. If your address is the same as last year (I kept the envelope you sent my book in) I'll try and send something extra out. EDIT: Should we be seeing the 'Super Santa' tag straight away or will that be coming later when we're assigned? Hemlock fucked around with this message at Nov 07, 2009 around 01:12 |
| # ? Nov 07, 2009 01:10 |
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I hope y'all like polymer clay sculptures (of He-Man)!
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 01:12 |
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My third year, after being shafted the previous two. But I'm a glutton for punishment.
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 01:13 |
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Oh yeah I made this for last year (maybe the year before?), it's not the best as I have no graphic design skill but it's supposed to get ripped up anyway so I didn't fret over it that much. Click here for the full 612x792 image.
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 01:13 |
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I'm assuming you have a list of who was a super santa from last year since we all need to make new accounts?
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 01:14 |
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Hooray SASS! Last two years have been great experiences for me and I look forward to spending money on complete strangers. I swear this year i'll send off my gift before Christmas eve.
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 01:22 |
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My first ever SASS! I'm excited to ship things to the rest of the world! E: I'm an (almost) 28 y/o female, and I'm a poor rear end music teacher. Nothing illegal please! I like my job. Since I'm a musician, I love lots of different musical things. Basically anything with (classy or cute) music stuff on it, especially if I can wear it. I have a thing for local bands, so anything in the rockish or singer/songwriter genre is great. I love dolphins, baseball, RPGs, clothes (t-shirt med/large if men's, 2x if women's a la threadless), classic board games. I have DS, Wii, PS2 and a 360 so GAMES! I like nerdy stuffs. Food is good but I am allergic to fish and watermelon so please read labels. If you're a non-US goon, that's awesome! Send me cool local stuffs. Oh, and one more thing...The internet has desensitized me to 99% of gross things, but I don't need to see people's severed heads or gaping assholes anymore, ok? Future Santee, I'm not particularly crafty but I am creative! I live in a big, hot, desert-turned-urban-jungle so I'll try to bring you some cool local things. I will forums-stalk you like a pro. dAPER fucked around with this message at Nov 07, 2009 around 19:10 |
| # ? Nov 07, 2009 01:24 |
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This is my 4'th? year doing this. Hooray
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 01:25 |
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This is my third year running, I'm looking forward to it being as successful as the last two! Tiaz, will the site update later to inform people if they are a supersanta?
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 01:27 |
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Yaaaaaaay! First time doing this, so exciting! Edit: Since I haven't really post anything that would give my Santa any hints... Dear Secret Santa, I'm a 26 year old genderqueer goon. Hobbies include critical analysis from an ecomarxist feminist perspective, repetitive/circular music, veganism, cats, and reading/nerding out in general. I'm surprisingly easy to please and pretty much down for anything, but if you are stuck and need any ideas to go off: I'm going to be moving to a much colder part of the US in the foreseeable future, so wintery clothes (sizes S in men's, M-L in women's) might be nice. Handmade gifts or random oddities are also welcome, unused sex toys (in original packaging) are fine, or in general, anything that has a practical purpose. Can't wait to see what you put together! -Lovelyn Lovelyn fucked around with this message at Nov 11, 2009 around 23:29 |
| # ? Nov 07, 2009 01:31 |
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SASS Year 3 is a go! I am pumped (and crazy) since I selected anywhere!
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 01:32 |
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First time doing this, as by the time I seen the thread, it was already closed. Anyway, I'm 27 years old, been living most of my life in Indianapolis, Indiana. I mostly enjoy video games, which I own stuff on the PC, X-Box 360, PS3, and Wii. Also enjoy collecting nutcrackers, but only take that suggestion up if you can't think of something I would like. If you do buy something for me, you should hunt up my Backbloggery or Steam page for Rirse.
MY FANTASYS.zip fucked around with this message at Nov 09, 2009 around 23:53 |
| # ? Nov 07, 2009 01:33 |
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I'm in, solely for the Simpsons reference in the OP, and the fact this is the first year I don't get a Christmas, so this will probably be the only thing I get (Frickin' Defence Force!)
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 01:36 |
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Mechanical mandible + hemlock + co posted:This is my third year running, I'm looking forward to it being as successful as the last two! Tiaz, will the site update later to inform people if they are a supersanta? Yes. Maybe even today! I just really wanted to launch somewhere near the day I told you I might.
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 01:39 |
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Yay! I've already started making/compiling my
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 01:44 |
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Is there a way to change/fix our address? I just realized I forgot to put my apartment number.  I've got some great ideas for a gift already!
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 01:49 |
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never lose your sense of wonder.
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I'm in! I had a great time last year (probably 'cuz I didn't get a face full of bees) so I'm goin' for year number 2!
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 01:50 |
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Yay! I always have so much fun with this. I can't wait to start shopping for weird poo poo! E: I'm a 24 year old lady. I have a 1 year old boy. I will probably be happy with anything creative you can come up with! I like the presents from dangerous strangers in the mail idea, the other two years I did this I got some really great stuff. I like purple, owls, tea and coffee, cooking, movies, and books (fiction & literature). I love anything weird, or handmade. I like old things and history, especially the strange stuff. I also LOVE the show House, ridiculously so. MurderCity fucked around with this message at Nov 08, 2009 around 02:37 |
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Chexmix posted:Is there a way to change/fix our address? I just realized I forgot to put my apartment number. There will be soon!
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