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Christopher Elbow is legit. I'm so sad his ice cream shop didn't survive covid. One time like 12 years ago, I was working at the hardware store and his wife comes in and buys about 6 PVC elbows and because I am a dork I went, "Oh, your name is Elbow and you're buying elbows!" and she looked at me like I was the biggest idiot in the world.
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Santa gave me an animal crossing calendar, some candy sushi, and a catnip cactus for Miley from Amazon since my actual gift is still floating around Texas for some reason. Miley likes the cactus. Thank you mysterious Santa!
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Dec 21, 2021 23:45
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My Santee said they got the box but I haven't seen them post since then. Hope you okay, Santee!
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Dec 22, 2021 02:09
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Mailed my Santee’s gift late. Karmic justice also dictated that my Santa mailed my gift late. But at least both boxes are on the way!
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Dec 22, 2021 03:53
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Put my gift in the mail/FedEx yesterday and was assured it should arrive to my Santee tomorrow and my Santa has assured me mine may be a day or two late but is also on the way.  I'm just nervous nothing in the box I shipped break...a few glass items and but I wrapped them in a good amount of newspaper and padding...I hope...
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Dec 22, 2021 14:29
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Heard once from my Santa weeks ago and nothing since, but my Santee seems to have received their bees. Hopefully they'll get around to posting the swarm in the thread sometime.
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Dec 22, 2021 16:14
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Thank you Santa - Some awesome gifts: Ubik by Philip K. Dick - been on my to-read list for years.  Cube - an awesome movie involving someone being sliced and diced by razorwire.  A surprisingly noisy mouse toy. Pascal approves:   Thank you Santa!
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Dec 22, 2021 18:31
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I got home from a brief holiday break today and was just gearing up to do my own gift-sendout when I noticed something stuffed in my mailbox! Heart pumping, hands shaking, I retrieved the item and .... had to put it away for several hours since I really needed to get those packages posted today. Anyway, after all of that, dinner, and other things I finally returned to the package, calm of mind. A minute of finagling with the knife and the package revealed its jolly contents to me Like a savage caveman I spilt its guts onto my table for all to see I found: 1 personalised letter 1 hand-made bookmark (very nice, thank you!) 1 limited edition mystery indie game copy 5 bags of tea 2 salty snacks 11 assorted sweet snacks Thank you oh so much, Bollock Monkey! I'll try my best not to immediately lose all my teeth with a sugar overdose, and will definitely check out that game. It's been a while since I got anything this mysterious!
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Dec 22, 2021 18:49
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Shinmera posted:I found: Hooray, it arrived! Enjoy - you did say you liked sweets  ... Two of those bags are actually local coffee, brew them like tea for 3-5mins. The sugary stick is for stirring into hot drinks, if you've not come across one before.The game seemed like something you might like so I hope it's good (and you have a DVD drive, rare as they are nowadays!)
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Dec 22, 2021 21:01
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Tracking says my Santa's package went from New York, to Japan, and back to New York.  It's ok Santa, we'll figure this out.
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Dec 23, 2021 01:41
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I haven't sent my gift out yet, so I made the executive decision to source some artisanal crafted BEES that are local to them as a warmup gift.
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Dec 23, 2021 04:01
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Not sure if this is relevant info, but I have a tracking number from my Santa firmly in hand. The gift will probably arrive while I'm out of town, but it's definitely on the way.
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Dec 23, 2021 15:27
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I, too, have tracking out for my Santee and I've got tracking from Santa so it's a waiting game at this point as both packages navigate the vagaries of international customs.
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Dec 23, 2021 18:08
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I got my gift this morning! The mug and candy cane broke, but that’s okay because I have a ton of mugs anyway and the food is intact. SO IS THE BOOK THAT I DID NOT SEE COMING! OH MY! https://imgur.com/gallery/YjrFRW0
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Dec 23, 2021 19:33
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Santa you wonderful person - the gifts are awesome! I couldn't possibly have guessed that this mysterious parcel was sent by a goon...  Inside was a hella load of gifts, including some neat-o gliders and a chocolate   A beartato card with some rad stickers that I need to find a good place for.  A chocolate frog king?   Me and my partner are trying to move in together and I know for a fact that this is gonna be on prominent display once we find a place!  This notebook is painfully true about how obedient my dogs are.   Gendo is the ultimate wife guy. This mug is a perfect excuse to grab myself a hot chocolate tonight. Thank you so much for all of this, Santa - I love it all! 
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Dec 23, 2021 19:53
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Santa came pretty quick, from the other side of the pond! Why, what would this be? It feels heavy. The fake Dutch last name Santa gave me (even though my real name was on the SASS site) could be considered insulting (by me) but probably gave the mailman a chuckle. Santa had balls, I would keep it clean for international mail but apparently neither customs US nor EU were alarmed.  Filled to the brim.  After all, why not? Why shouldn't I insert this unsecured USB drive I got from a random internet stranger into my computer?  Cool huge American coins, souvenirs from where paper money is printed. I think I'm gonna use them as coasters.  Two fish stuck together? It looks old. They are carved soapstone.  A cool pretzel trivet (I had to look this word up). Apparently Santa designed this himself and had a batch of 100 produced at a factory. 304 Stainless steel!  Pictured: all loot. Can't believe Santa was able to cram all this in that box. Lot of (local) snacks that I didn't individually make pictures of, a flappy magnet that says Choose Love and a small keychain of something Santa describes as a Wankel rotor and a Reuleaux triangle but I'm going to have to google those terms tomorrow.  After careful consideration, I ignored my worst fears and years of professional IT security training and found an old laptop sitting above, disconnected THE INTERNET and gave the USB-stick a try. It contained a text file explaining all items in the box, cookies recipes, the game Colonization (which I also played back in the day, Santa says he always played as the Dutch which obviously gives trade benefits AND you can still pillage and massacre the natives, so pretty realistic), an infographic of the lost-wax method (how I guess the trivet was created), Mr. Bungle Albums 1996-2019 (will listen tomorrow) and some Videos Under a Minutes which I just watched some from and are just funny few second videos I may steal to post online. Thanks Santa DC to Daylight! Sioux fucked around with this message at 20:55 on Dec 23, 2021 |
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Dec 23, 2021 20:48
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Sioux posted:<snip> You're very welcome, Sioux. I'm glad it arrived safely. I didn't mean to insult you with the pseudonym - I was kind of going for the Dutch equivalent of John Doe, but I guess I just called you a dick. Sorry about that. Merry SASSmas.
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Dec 23, 2021 21:01
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What's this? I saw Ted Kaczynski in the news and was briefly dubious until Santa reminded me what time of year it is! No obvious signs of explosives, or leaky goodness.  And what goodies they were! We've got a load of delicacies from the greatest of states and the Green Mountaniest of Republics, including homemade strawberry jam and a bottle of Nocino! We've also got cheese, some cider and beer, sausage and Cabot's own mac and cheese. Just in time for the holiday feast! Special thanks also for the Vermont ornament, DrBouvenstein! You made this a very special Christmas!  Postscript: The cat smells the sausage and emerges... 
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Dec 23, 2021 23:43
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DC to Daylight posted:I guess I just called you a dick. Sorry about that. Spirit of Christmas! 😅 Yes it kind of means that, but I had no idea what you were going for so it just looked weird. My wife had a good laugh over it though. Merry Christmas!
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Dec 24, 2021 00:33
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Santa itty bitty baby boy was more on top of SASS than I was. So after my package went on a side trip to another state and my mad scramble to get presents out I opened my present last night. Santa and their partner humored my love of sewing, unicorns, and weird things with some appropriately magical unicorn fabric. They also included a informational and snazzy sticker, a packet of what appears to be vintage soft core porn trading cards, an ornament featuring a family of festive Thank you for another festive and delightful SASS. I have been infested with the Christmas spirit.
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Dec 24, 2021 00:35
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Doubtful Guest posted:Thank you Santa - Some awesome gifts:  you’re welcome!! Have a great day
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Dec 24, 2021 15:54
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(My package from Santa has arrived and I’ll open/post pics tomorrow!)
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Dec 24, 2021 15:55
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My Santa deLIVered. Physical copy of Eclipse Phase (there's a joke here somewhere), a bunch of tasty Seattle chocolates, a sampler pack of Seattle tea, a delightful handwritten letter, and a thumb drive packed with RPG systems. gently caress. Yes. Thank you, Repeating Meme :3
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Dec 24, 2021 20:16
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My SASS gift this year was BEE-lightful! I got a box chock full of bees as well as lovely orb light and a gift card. I liked that they had candy canes taped to the lid of the box for max presentation when opened. So many bees!
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Dec 25, 2021 03:49
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Pleiades posted:I got my gift this morning! The mug and candy cane broke, but that’s okay because I have a ton of mugs anyway and the food is intact. SO IS THE BOOK THAT I DID NOT SEE COMING! OH MY! Dammit a bunch of stuff broke! Glad you like the book. I love Steven Erikson and picked up a copy of the same for myself! Hooray Christmas!
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Dec 25, 2021 04:07
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Cone of Tragedy posted:My SASS gift this year was BEE-lightful! I got a box chock full of bees as well as lovely orb light and a gift card. I liked that they had candy canes taped to the lid of the box for max presentation when opened. So many bees! Yay! I'm glad you liked everything.
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Dec 25, 2021 05:53
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krinklechip posted:My Santa deLIVered. Physical copy of Eclipse Phase (there's a joke here somewhere), a bunch of tasty Seattle chocolates, a sampler pack of Seattle tea, a delightful handwritten letter, and a thumb drive packed with RPG systems. gently caress. Yes. Nice! Glad you liked them Santa: I see you sent a msg but i havent been able to log in to reply from mobile, ill check in when im back on a real computer
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Dec 25, 2021 06:06
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Hohoho! Santa came! Santa lives in New Jersey, that sucks, sorry Santa!  Assorted swag. The snow is dope.  Mrs. Spiderjelly was really into the bee stickers  What's this? I don't know, but I'm probably gonna eat it with a spoon later!  Old timey book of yule tide song!  This stings  Omg, the creepiest soap  I'm gonna craft the poo poo out of this  Goodnight, Santa  Mr. Rogers found his special place next to Buddha  And Eddy enjoyed the best of all gifts  Thank you, Santa! Sassmas was wonderful!
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Dec 25, 2021 15:27
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Santa delivered a cool book! I had a picture of the package but it had my address on it and I've nogged enough already I can't be arsed to black it out  And tucked in the bottom is a good old fashioned sawbuck to spend on "my favorite vice" which at this point could be anything  And a mantra (with some beautiful art) to start the New Year. Thanks Santa!
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Dec 25, 2021 16:04
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That is a haunting loving deer. He knows more than Santa does. And he judges you.
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Dec 25, 2021 21:02
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Santa LadyPicture Show I got your gift 🥰 I received it a few days ago but wanted to wait.  A selection of goods!!  A super soft and warm hat that will come in handy when the weather gets frigid. Not pictured: extra thread in case I need to do repairs  The battle of man asses  Holo glitter nail polish which is clearly a good choice based on my current nail colors  I’m suuuuper excited to try this. Man rear end blackberry tea 😍  The highlight of the collection! Cicada holiday shadow box art!! Super cool!!  Whole shebang plus 2 of my kitties Thank you so much Santa!!
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Dec 26, 2021 02:25
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I love those festive cicadas.
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Dec 26, 2021 02:28
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Grammarchist posted:What's this? I saw Ted Kaczynski in the news and was briefly dubious until Santa reminded me what time of year it is! Oh good, it all arrived in one piece! As did my goodies from my SASS-mass Santa!  A box! Perfect! Just what I wanted, And on top of that, it had stuff in it!  How nicely wrapped...I always feel bad that I usually forget to really wrap things and just use newspaper.  Part 1. Some Seattle area liquors, bottle of sour beer (I LOVE sour beers), a lovely ornament that looks to be a ferry or small cruise ship that I assume operates out of/around Seattle? And Subaru hat. I DO drive a Subaru...not sure if I was comment stalked and my santa saw an old post where I mentioned buying it, or just took a good guess that living in Vermont, odds are I drive a Subaru.  More beers? Including ANOTHER sour? Hot drat.  And finally some delicious chocolate (broke into the peppermint already. Chef's kiss.) and a gorgeous Star Trek/Starry Night embroidery! Even my girlfriend, who isn't a Star Trek fan (though she IS a Van Gough fan,) wants me to make a frame an dmount it so we can hang it in the living room or bedroom, Thanks to much to my santa, who I am 99% sure is Comrade Quack (A letter was sent...and read, but then lost.)
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Dec 26, 2021 03:33
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My amazing Santa, A Pack of Kobolds, sent not just homemade cookies but homemade booze! Besides cider, Santa also sent some homemade ethanol.  I was curious why the tracking info said it was over 10 lbs... The list  The gifts!  The cookies are nom nom nom. Haven't had the booze yet. Thanks Santa!
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Dec 26, 2021 04:20
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DrBouvenstein posted:Oh good, it all arrived in one piece! Yes that was me! Nice to hear at least a few of the beer are up your alley, hopefully they didn’t get skunky in transit, but they also didn’t freeze and explode. It’s also nice to hear that I made a good choice of art vs. poo poo post with the embroidery. Edit: Yes that’s a ferry ornament
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Dec 26, 2021 04:29
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SASSmas is here! My Santa was actually lightning fast, and I've just been ridiculously late to posting (yay working retail during the holidays). A box adorned with bees...  Turned out to be full of adorably-wrapped presents, a cute little owl, and a wolf...  The haul:  A couple neat mousepads (I like to imagine the fish's expression is in reaction to seeing the sushi on the other one), a Rubik's cube (I'll probably leave it out so people think I actually solved it), a fly-rear end fidget spinner, and a gem-cracking set. Also, about the wolf hat...   Thank you very much for an amazing SASSmas, Cowslip's Warren!
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Dec 26, 2021 17:33
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Ars Arcanum posted:SASSmas is here! Yay I was worried when you said you got it, then disappeared in the thread! Now you can be Robb Stark for winter. All hail the king of the north!
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Dec 26, 2021 17:53
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Cowslips Warren posted:Yay I was worried when you said you got it, then disappeared in the thread! I just kept forgetting to post/being stymied by Imgur deciding to hate my phone. I love everything! Also, I’m about to send out my Santee’s gift (one item took forever to order; I should have just sent it directly), but now the site won’t let me in and I need my Santee’s address. 
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Dec 26, 2021 18:20
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Christmas has come and gone, and by golly Santa delivered. DeadMansSuspenders sent me a package full of goodies from the cold, exotic land known only as "Ontario, Canada". Behold! Sitting on the top of the my sticker-covered package from a foreign land was a whopping 165 gram bag of juliennes a l'hickory.  This is the only item that gets a solo picture because I immediately tore into it while I unpacked the rest of the items and I doubted that it was going to last until group picture time rolled around. Good call, Santa!The rest of the items DMS sent gave us a glimpse into how much fun you Canadian folks are having up there.  - There was a glass from a local brewery, and it was immediately pressed into service during Christmas dinner. My wife was pretty excited about it, actually, which surprised me because she's not usually the type to get hyped over a glass. Maybe because it is exotic foreign glassware? - A jug of pure maple syrup was also ooooh'd and aaaah'd over. Not that watered down American stuff. Oh no. This is the real thing (which I assume is distilled from pure Canadians  ). It will surely grace a stack of pancakes at sometime in the near future.- Academic goodies from Western University! We've got postcards showing the campus and stadium and marchandise officielle for WU in the form of a keychain and lanyard. I'll have to work the lanyard into rotation at work. I always get jealous when I see these nice Canadian universities, since you folks seem to actually care about education up there. It's almost like having a bunch of well-educated people leads to a happy and polite society. Who could have guessed? Also, WU is the #4 party school in North America per Playboy, or so DMS tells me. All the more reason to send your children there. - Candy! These Canada-exclusive treats did not last long. I actually am allergic to chocolate, but the family picked up my slack. My wife, having just finished watching "The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe" (it has Santa in it, so I guess it qualifies as a Christmas film?), was very excited to try the "Big Turk" bar in there. She had never had Turkish delight before, so she popped a piece of the bar into her mouth, chewed a few times, and made a very surprised face. I asked her for some details on what it tasted like, and she made a slightly sour face and told me it tastes like "chocolate-covered perfume." The other candy (particularly the Coffee Crisp) disappeared pretty quickly as people wandered by and stole pieces of each one in passing. The remains of the Big Turk bar, however, sat there alone and unloved. Oh well. - A CD from local band "July Talk." I have not yet had the chance to listen to this, but I'll be sure to pop it in and give it a listen something during this holiday break. Not pictured: The Kinder Surprise egg that got crushed in shipping. I was wondering why all of these chocolate flakes were coming out of the box during unpacking, and then I spotted the plastic toy capsule sitting at the bottom of the box. I pieced together what it all was when I came across the egg's foil wrapper at the bottom of the box. The toy (an alligator that squirts water) survived the ordeal. Solid job Santa-ing, DeadMansSuspenders. Merry SASSmas!
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Spiderjelly posted:
I'm glad you like it! That peanut butter is the tits. Especially good on apple slices.
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