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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: cloudwalking on October 15, 2007, 11:35:37 AM
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So I noticed that distantmantra set up the Secret Santa over at GAF, and it reminded me about possibly doing one here.
We had it last year and it went pretty well, I think, and I'd be happy to organize it again if there's enough interest. We have a lot more users now, too.
If you think you'd possibly like to join in, vote, post, or both, and let me know. I'd like at minimum 10 confirmed people before I go ahead and get the ball rolling.
You can change your vote if you happen to change your mind.
Thanks guys. :)
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Only if my present was... well nm.
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Hellz yea.
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Yes
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Yes.
Oh, and Cloud, you need to PM me your info over at GAF if you're still interested in taking part.
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Yes I want a cute secret santa though. k?
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I'll participate.
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I'd participate again, but I'm curious to who my santa was last year. There was a mixup with my mail and the package got returned, I never got my SS gift. I didn't want to make a big deal about it and posted a little memo in the SS thread but no one ever claimed responsibility. Also, my ss receiver last year never made a thread about his gift. Other than that though, A+++ experiece would do again!!!
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I'd participate again, but I'm curious to who my santa was last year. There was a mixup with my mail and the package got returned, I never got my SS gift. I didn't want to make a big deal about it and posted a little memo in the SS thread but no one ever claimed responsibility. Also, my ss receiver last year never made a thread about his gift. Other than that though, A+++ experiece would do again!!!
You had G, didn't you?
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I'd participate again, but I'm curious to who my santa was last year. There was a mixup with my mail and the package got returned, I never got my SS gift. I didn't want to make a big deal about it and posted a little memo in the SS thread but no one ever claimed responsibility. Also, my ss receiver last year never made a thread about his gift. Other than that though, A+++ experiece would do again!!!
You had G, didn't you?
I had G at GAF two years ago. He never said if he got the package or not...
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I'd participate again, but I'm curious to who my santa was last year. There was a mixup with my mail and the package got returned, I never got my SS gift. I didn't want to make a big deal about it and posted a little memo in the SS thread but no one ever claimed responsibility. Also, my ss receiver last year never made a thread about his gift. Other than that though, A+++ experiece would do again!!!
You had G, didn't you?
Naa I had Drinky :-*
edit: He did state that he received the gift, I was just hoping to read about the gift I got him. No big deal, I hope he liked it but I fear he didn't.
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sure, i think it'd be fun.
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I'd participate again, but I'm curious to who my santa was last year. There was a mixup with my mail and the package got returned, I never got my SS gift. I didn't want to make a big deal about it and posted a little memo in the SS thread but no one ever claimed responsibility. Also, my ss receiver last year never made a thread about his gift. Other than that though, A+++ experiece would do again!!!
nah, G wasn't your secret santa. G didn't take part last year... i wouldn't have let him join anyway. i can't remember exactly who it was but i can check for you and bar that person from participating again.
that really sucks that you didn't get your package. i'll understand if you don't want to participate this year.
last year some really great gifts were given, ipods, movies, games, accessories, night lights (:P) cookies, gift cards, books... the list goes on and on, just look up the old thread to check it out.
EDIT: i went ahead and checked, and your ss last year was homemade milk.
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I got 3 things :heart
Cloud: someone cute!
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nah, G wasn't your secret santa. G didn't take part last year... i wouldn't have let him join anyway. i can't remember exactly who it was but i can check for you and bar that person from participating again.
that really sucks that you didn't get your package. i'll understand if you don't want to participate this year.
last year some really great gifts were given, ipods, movies, games, accessories, night lights (:P) cookies, gift cards, books... the list goes on and on, just look up the old thread to check it out.
No, please don't ban that person from participating. At one point my Post Office DID have the package, I just didn't know they were going to mail it BACK so soon. I wanted to avoid the xmas rush so I went to pick it up on the 27th and the package had already been mailed back. I would have liked to gotten the package sent back but whomever my Santa was never responded in the thread and I didn't want to make a big deal about it (still don't.) It's really not a big deal and I felt bad that whomever my SS was may have thought I didn't want their gift.
I definitely want to participate again, this is the type of community where the SS idea really works.
edit: I'd like to know who it was though, you can pm it to me if you would, thanks.
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male or female; but cute.
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I MIGHT do it... I will have to see how the money situation is.
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Ok
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I'd participate again, but I'm curious to who my santa was last year. There was a mixup with my mail and the package got returned, I never got my SS gift. I didn't want to make a big deal about it and posted a little memo in the SS thread but no one ever claimed responsibility. Also, my ss receiver last year never made a thread about his gift. Other than that though, A+++ experiece would do again!!!
You had G, didn't you?
Naa I had Drinky :-*
edit: He did state that he received the gift, I was just hoping to read about the gift I got him. No big deal, I hope he liked it but I fear he didn't.
i said i adored it in a couple threads! it's just a hard topic to make a thread about, given a) the title; and b) it's a movie that's funnier to display on your dvd rack than discuss, since the movie itself is pretty tame as far as blaxploitation flicks go
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I'd love to, but whoever got me would be fucked as they have to fork out for shipping to New Zealand lolz
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i said i adored it in a couple threads! it's just a hard topic to make a thread about, given a) the title; and b) it's a movie that's funnier to display on your dvd rack than discuss, since the movie itself is pretty tame as far as blaxploitation flicks go
The title was what made it a perfect subject matter for this forum, what with the word swap and all. I'm sorry to hear the flick was pedestrian, that much was to be expected I suppose. Was it a real dvd or a dvdr? Did the packaging at least look halfway decent? Did TVC ever show you the website I ordered it from? They had a Brazilian Star Wars that was #2 on the list, perhaps this year's gift :-*
And for the record, I wasn't bringing that up to make you acknowledge your gift. Rather, I was detailing my particularly unsatisfying experience in last year's contest, which really had nothing to do with you. I'm glad you liked your gift, that makes me very happy and that's all that really mattered.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to this year's gift! Does Homemade Milk still post? I wonder what he got me last year..
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"Boss Distinguished Black Gentleman" or "Boss N*gger" really fail to pack that resonance as a thread title. It was a DVD-R with a black-and-white laser printed cover which, frankly, makes it all the more awesome. ;)
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I want him as my secret santa.
Ho Ho Ho, bear in my chimney
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"Boss Distinguished Black Gentleman" or "Boss N*gger" really fail to pack that resonance as a thread title. It was a DVD-R with a black-and-white laser printed cover which, frankly, makes it all the more awesome. ;)
Classic :lol
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Do you still have a link to that site, Tet? That was like a reformat or two ago, and back then I wasn't doing such a hot job of backing up my bookmarks. I still don't really, but I do a bit better.
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I'm in. Let's hope I get someone awesome!
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Will you please let me join?
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i'd do it again
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I don't want anything pornographic, though. I already have enough big breasts in my life.
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I will join if I don't have to risk getting anything in the mail from Synbios.
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Sure, I'll participate.
Do you think we should do a general "hint" thread where we state our likes/dislikes, or would that take the element of surprise/disappointment out of it?
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I don't want anything pornographic, though. I already have enough big breasts in my life.
if you're under 300 pounds, may i suggest WiiFit(tm Nintendo) to help with the reduction
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Maybe they should make a game called WiiTit to target that area
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Sure, I'll participate.
Do you think we should do a general "hint" thread where we state our likes/dislikes, or would that take the element of surprise/disappointment out of it?
I'm sure we'll do another thread stating our preferences later down the road, it's only a small-ish gift anyway
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I'D LIKE TO TAKE PART IN THIS INTERNET PHENOMENON.
This man has been my Secret Santa the last two years (once on GAF, last year on EB), he is the most awesomest Secret Santa.
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I dont even remember what I sent out
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I want Robby to be my Secret Daddy.
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I might be interested, it really depends on where Im at when the time comes(in the process of moving atm)
endless waltz may or may not be included
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2005 -- Robby got me F-Zero GX and Pocky.
2006 -- Robby got me Baten Kaitos and a God Gundam 1/144th model.
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:bow
OMG two sizzling titles
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:bow
OMG two sizzling titles
Yup. I need to step it up this year for the person I get.
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Robby is just that amazing. And he's all mine.
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Definitely in!
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I'd be in but there are a couple of people here who I don't want getting my personal information. Would it be possible to participate but PM cloud telling her who I do not want to be paired up with?
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Do you still have a link to that site, Tet? That was like a reformat or two ago, and back then I wasn't doing such a hot job of backing up my bookmarks. I still don't really, but I do a bit better.
http://www.superstrangevideo.com/catalog.asp?action=search&Page=2&searchType=middle&keywords=&pageSize=20&prodCatID=11 (http://www.superstrangevideo.com/catalog.asp?action=search&Page=2&searchType=middle&keywords=&pageSize=20&prodCatID=11)
:arr
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MY SECRET SANTA BETTER BE CUTE
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I'll be Secret Santa, baby.
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I'm in too!
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I'm in! :)
I regretted that I didn't do it last year. I think I joined like just as it started being organized, so I didn't want to because I was a n0ob and felt awkward or some shit like that.
I hope I get someone fun! I hope someone fun gets me!
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I'm in! :)
I regretted that I didn't do it last year. I think I joined like just as it started being organized, so I didn't want to because I was a n0ob and felt awkward or some shit like that.
I hope I get someone fun! I hope someone fun gets me!
What if you're paired up with Synbios? And he gets your address? :o
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I never got my present last year. :'(
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I'm in! :)
I regretted that I didn't do it last year. I think I joined like just as it started being organized, so I didn't want to because I was a n0ob and felt awkward or some shit like that.
I hope I get someone fun! I hope someone fun gets me!
What if you're paired up with Synbios? And he gets your address? :o
Im pretty Synbios will be barred from this activity
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I'm in! :)
I regretted that I didn't do it last year. I think I joined like just as it started being organized, so I didn't want to because I was a n0ob and felt awkward or some shit like that.
I hope I get someone fun! I hope someone fun gets me!
What if you're paired up with Synbios? And he gets your address? :o
This idea is sounding less and less appealing by the minute.
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There's like four or five people I don't want getting my address, including all of the distinguished mentally-challenged fellow squad.
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I'd be in but there are a couple of people here who I don't want getting my personal information. Would it be possible to participate but PM cloud telling her who I do not want to be paired up with?
That's the exact reason I'm hesitant
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I'm in! :)
I regretted that I didn't do it last year. I think I joined like just as it started being organized, so I didn't want to because I was a n0ob and felt awkward or some shit like that.
I hope I get someone fun! I hope someone fun gets me!
What if you're paired up with Synbios? And he gets your address? :o
James wouldn't let that happen.
I'm in! :)
I regretted that I didn't do it last year. I think I joined like just as it started being organized, so I didn't want to because I was a n0ob and felt awkward or some shit like that.
I hope I get someone fun! I hope someone fun gets me!
What if you're paired up with Synbios? And he gets your address? :o
Im pretty Synbios will be barred from this activity
Possibly. He did stalk a bunch of pictures of me and made one his avatar until Cloud came to the rescue and changed it. :heart
I never got my present last year. :'(
That's really sad. :'(
I'd be in but there are a couple of people here who I don't want getting my personal information. Would it be possible to participate but PM cloud telling her who I do not want to be paired up with?
That might be a good idea, but then you'd have people being like "well I don't think Ichirou is creepy but I don't like his opinion on ___ so I don't want him to have my address." Then it would be a million times harder to organize. :(
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i'd like to.
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I just wanna know how the hell does this work. In real life this is easy, because you can just give it to someone you know by slipping it in their pocket or desk or something. Online it's a little tricky. I mean, how does it remain secret? Do you give all ofyour addresses to the project lead? And even still, who the hell would trust some random person to have every single forum member's address?
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There are people like Synbios and Ruzbeh here. A past moderator posted a forum members IP on another forum. Yeah.
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There are people like Synbios and Ruzbeh here. A past moderator posted a forum members IP on another forum. Yeah.
Ruzbeh isn't that bad.
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As long as cloudwalking does not stalk like she did jarosh it's cool
i'm in i guess
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It's sad to see people have so little faith in me:(
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I just wanna know how the hell does this work. In real life this is easy, because you can just give it to someone you know by slipping it in their pocket or desk or something. Online it's a little tricky. I mean, how does it remain secret? Do you give all ofyour addresses to the project lead? And even still, who the hell would trust some random person to have every single forum member's address?
Nobody cares about meeting you, don't worry
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Mupepe actually came to see me. My asshole has never been the same :(
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I just wanna know how the hell does this work. In real life this is easy, because you can just give it to someone you know by slipping it in their pocket or desk or something. Online it's a little tricky. I mean, how does it remain secret? Do you give all ofyour addresses to the project lead? And even still, who the hell would trust some random person to have every single forum member's address?
Nobody cares about meeting you, don't worry
they probably wouldn't care about meeting you either. pushing around a cripple in a wheelchair must be tedious work.
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I just wanna know how the hell does this work. In real life this is easy, because you can just give it to someone you know by slipping it in their pocket or desk or something. Online it's a little tricky. I mean, how does it remain secret? Do you give all ofyour addresses to the project lead? And even still, who the hell would trust some random person to have every single forum member's address?
Nobody cares about meeting you, don't worry
can i meet you?
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Do you give all ofyour addresses to the project lead? And even still, who the hell would trust some random person to have every single forum member's address?
Cloud gets the addresses. Say I end up being your secret santa, she'll give your address to me and only to me. I don't think it's a bad setup.
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I trust cloud. I just don't trust the distinguished mentally-challenged fellow squad not to spread my address around. And I don't want to open my door someday to see Synbios flapping his flippers and saying "HEY DUDE I CAME TO STAY OVER LETS GO GET SOME CHICKS." That's why I don't want to be paired up with certain people.
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ok... there were a lot of questions in this thread and i don't wanna go back and quote everyone, so i'll just sum it up here:
1. yes, i have the right to bar anyone and everyone from participating for whatever reason i like, not limited only to creepy stalking cripple behaviour. i am not gonna let anyone with a really bad reputation join in.
2. yes, when i get things set up you can PM me with the people you wouldn't like to have your address. however, i won't tolerate if you have a long list of people... keep it to 1 or 2. that just makes it harder for me to match people up, what with some folks being unwilling to ship internationally. if you are that worried then please don't participate.
3. i will note that there was no bombs sent through the mail last year. everyone was a great sport and got really creative gifts.
4. yes, if you participate you have to give me your mailing address. again, the same thing happened last year and you didn't see me sending out packages of jarosh's hair in ribbon-tied boxes. if there's one thing i respect it's people's privacy. if you participated last year you'll have to send me your address again because i deleted them all immediately after secret santa was done.
5. no you can't pick who you are teamed up with. i have a friend draw all of the names out of a hat so it is completely impartial.
i think that's it. great to see so many people interested. i'll begin setting it up first week of november or so!
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I will be home for the holidays so there would be no international shipping involved.
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I trust ya, Lauren!
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And I don't want to open my door someday to see Synbios flapping his flippers
I laughed very hard at this, and then felt a Jewish or Catholic level of guilt immediately afterward
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And I don't want to open my door someday to see Synbios flapping his flippers
I laughed very hard at this, and then felt a Jewish or Catholic level of guilt immediately afterward
I laughed and then just felt like a bad person.
ILU CLOUD!
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And I don't want to open my door someday to see Synbios flapping his flippers
I laughed very hard at this, and then felt a Jewish or Catholic level of guilt immediately afterward
I laughed and then just felt like a bad person.
You're not bad. You're just drawn that way. :heartbeat
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And I don't want to open my door someday to see Synbios flapping his flippers
I laughed very hard at this, and then felt a Jewish or Catholic level of guilt immediately afterward
naw, he deserved it.
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I trust cloud. I just don't trust the distinguished mentally-challenged fellow squad not to spread my address around. And I don't want to open my door someday to see Synbios flapping his flippers and saying "HEY DUDE I CAME TO STAY OVER LETS GO GET SOME CHICKS." That's why I don't want to be paired up with certain people.
:lol :lol :lol
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Your address is safe with me, Ichi.
Hell, I've got the addresses of about 80 GAFers right now for the Secret Santa I'm running over there. Once we're done, though, I'm deleting the Excel file.
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I trust you too, dm. No probs there. :)
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i'm interested, though i can't promise my gift won't be something best used anally.
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honestly, if a lot of people don't want synbios to join, then there's not much i can do about it. he'll have no one to send a gift to.
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how about everybody pitches in a couple dollars as insurance in case they get a shitty present ($5 chipotle gift card) and the "insurance" money goes towards whoever gets a present that would make somebody banned from doing this again. as for the synbios thing, you could maybe do it so that he sends it to one person's work (hear me out) and then their mail room sends it to the person.
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I just wanna know how the hell does this work. In real life this is easy, because you can just give it to someone you know by slipping it in their pocket or desk or something. Online it's a little tricky. I mean, how does it remain secret? Do you give all ofyour addresses to the project lead? And even still, who the hell would trust some random person to have every single forum member's address?
Nobody cares about meeting you, don't worry
can i meet you?
No, G
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Cloud, I can't PM you for some weird reason. But I am still interested in participating.
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I'm in! :)
I regretted that I didn't do it last year. I think I joined like just as it started being organized, so I didn't want to because I was a n0ob and felt awkward or some shit like that.
I hope I get someone fun! I hope someone fun gets me!
We better be each other's secret santas :-*
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Where's the GAF thread? I want in on that too.
GAF Secret Santa
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=197251
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Ta :)
Sweet, don't forget to PM me with your address and such over at GAF.
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So when are we PM-ing our addresses? I don't wanna spam Cloud's inbox if it's too early.
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So when are we PM-ing our addresses? I don't wanna spam Cloud's inbox if it's too early.
i'll make a thread when i'm gonna set it up
oh and distant, i don't know anymore if i'll be able to participate in the gaf secret santa, that's why i didn't pm you yet. but i will get back to you.
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Just in case people don't bother looking at the News Line, it's time to send in your info to Cloud.
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She said she would make a thread though
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I just sent her a pm letting her know my interest, I didn't send my info yet.
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She said she would make a thread though
Then someone screwed up.
News: Send a PM to Cloudwalking to sign up for Evilbore's Secret Santa Program.
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Then I guess Christmas is cancelled this year!
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Info sent.
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Can I please enter?