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GPFontaine
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Last night I was at a rather large holiday party where there was a Yankee swap.
For those who don't know the rules, each person brings a gift valued between 15-20 bucks. Everyone draws numbers. Starting with the lowest number in order, each person begins to pick a present. You unwrap it, and then decide if you want to keep it or trade it with someone who already opened a gift before you. Since the first person who goes can't trade, they get to go again at the very end. Because of the way it works, the best number to have is #1, but the second best number is whatever goes last.
In any case, sometimes people bring good gifts, and other times they bring funny gifts.
Here are some of the odd gifts brought last night:
1. A pizza
2. An edible thong
3. A lobster
4. A beer mug with a bell on it
I ended up with a cold stone slab and a few boxes of candy. My wife got the game "Apples to Apples".
One girl got a few lottery tickets and won $100 on them.
The gift I brought was several random neon orange objects from Walmart:
Hunting ear plugs, pingpong balls, rain-x, playdough, a dog chew toy, a match box car, a loufa, and a box of woppers.
Anyone ever do a good Yankee swap? What are some of the fun presents you remember?
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Douche McCallister
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We call it White Elephant gits. The past year they switched it to actual gifts. Before hand it was just bringing something from your house you didn't want anymore. Like a VCR from 1980. Or a hot pink fuzzy frame with my grandmas picture in it. It was really fun. I would always get the first pick usually which isn't good because we don't play 1st person gets to go last. I miss when they were gag gifts though.
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Necro Critic
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I always called it Dirty Santa.
Last year, the gift I gave was a pair of pink bunny pajamas. Ironically, they were opened by a guy named Ralphie.
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mtgrnwdstar
Title: The guy from Chicago
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I always called it Dirty Santa.
Last year, the gift I gave was a pair of pink bunny pajamas. Ironically, they were opened by a guy named Ralphie. |
That's not irony. That's "coincidentially".
"Irony" in that case would be having a guy named Bruiser, Killer, Skull, or some other macho name opening it...and loving the gift.
(Sorry, I just finished reading George Carlin's monologue on irony, and it kinda stuck to me)
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Necro Critic
Title: The Necro Critic
Joined: Nov 21 2008
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| mtgrnwdstar wrote: |
| Necro Critic wrote: |
I always called it Dirty Santa.
Last year, the gift I gave was a pair of pink bunny pajamas. Ironically, they were opened by a guy named Ralphie. |
That's not irony. That's "coincidentially".
"Irony" in that case would be having a guy named Bruiser, Killer, Skull, or some other macho name opening it...and loving the gift.
(Sorry, I just finished reading George Carlin's monologue on irony, and it kinda stuck to me) |
No, it's ironic because of the A Christmas Story reference
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TheRoboSleuth
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Joined: Aug 08 2006
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| Necro Critic wrote: |
| mtgrnwdstar wrote: |
| Necro Critic wrote: |
I always called it Dirty Santa.
Last year, the gift I gave was a pair of pink bunny pajamas. Ironically, they were opened by a guy named Ralphie. |
That's not irony. That's "coincidentially".
"Irony" in that case would be having a guy named Bruiser, Killer, Skull, or some other macho name opening it...and loving the gift.
(Sorry, I just finished reading George Carlin's monologue on irony, and it kinda stuck to me) |
No, it's ironic because of the A Christmas Story reference |
Irony is when whats not expected happens. Coincidence and irony are oft mixed up, to the annoyence of people who care about this sort of thing. Like me and people calling Frankenstien's monster Frankenstien. He doesn't have a name, so you refer to him as either Frankenstien's monster, the creature, or the fiend.
Maybe it would be more ironic if you got this guy's mother the leg lamp, and she likes the movie so she loves the thing, but the husband hates it.
As a side note, one of my favorite things from this site was Syd's comment on A Christmas Story. For my entire life I've had a nagging distaste for it, and Syd managed to put it into words.
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Burt Reynolds
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Maybe it would be more ironic if you got this guy's mother the leg lamp, and she likes the movie so she loves the thing, but the husband hates it. |
Yes, you could even keep your example within the context of the rabbit slippers. It would be ironic if Ralphie got the slippers, loved them so much he wanted to wear them all the time, but when showing his mother the slippers, she expresses her distaste in the slippers and demands he not wear them unless said gift giver is at the house.
Wasn't there a comedian that did a bit on the Alanis Morrisette song, explaining how the events were coincidental and not ironic? Who was that? This is going to bother me now.
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SevereFlame
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Man, I wanna have one of these for Christmas. Unfortunately, I'm a loser so I don't get invited to parties, and our family does nothing fun for Christmas except Christmas Vacation. WOOHOO!
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Douche McCallister
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| SevereFlame wrote: |
| Man, I wanna have one of these for Christmas. Unfortunately, I'm a loser so I don't get invited to parties, and our family does nothing fun for Christmas except Christmas Vacation. WOOHOO! |
You get +2 rep points for bringing the thread back on topic.
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
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Yankee Swap sounds kinda like lewd. 
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
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we call it the white elephant as well.
anyhow, one year i ended up w/a pacifier. a fucking pacifier lol
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GPFontaine
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we call it the white elephant as well.
anyhow, one year i ended up w/a pacifier. a fucking pacifier lol |
A few years back someone brought a Sponge Bob toilet seat.
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Blackout
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I mean to me it sounds like you blindfold your girlfriend with an American Flag, and let your buddy dressed as a union soldier have his way with her.
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drewbocop
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| RobotGumshoe wrote: |
| Necro Critic wrote: |
| mtgrnwdstar wrote: |
| Necro Critic wrote: |
I always called it Dirty Santa.
Last year, the gift I gave was a pair of pink bunny pajamas. Ironically, they were opened by a guy named Ralphie. |
That's not irony. That's "coincidentially".
"Irony" in that case would be having a guy named Bruiser, Killer, Skull, or some other macho name opening it...and loving the gift.
(Sorry, I just finished reading George Carlin's monologue on irony, and it kinda stuck to me) |
No, it's ironic because of the A Christmas Story reference |
Irony is when whats not expected happens. Coincidence and irony are oft mixed up, to the annoyence of people who care about this sort of thing. Like me and people calling Frankenstien's monster Frankenstien. He doesn't have a name, so you refer to him as either Frankenstien's monster, the creature, or the fiend.
Maybe it would be more ironic if you got this guy's mother the leg lamp, and she likes the movie so she loves the thing, but the husband hates it.
As a side note, one of my favorite things from this site was Syd's comment on A Christmas Story. For my entire life I've had a nagging distaste for it, and Syd managed to put it into words. |
Heh, this conversation reminds me of that Alanis Morrisette song "Ironic."
"It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought...it figures"
No, bitch, that's not ironic. It's just shitty.
And we call them Secret Santa's here.
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