I am an active member in the community that has grown around one the websites I frequent, that website being ArsTechnica. Two of the members started up a Sekrit Santa program for any member willing/wanting to participate. (People: 267 States/Prov.: 63 Countries: 13 )
Well, this is the gift I recieved. (and this is the post I made on the ars forum)
Friday: there was a notice that I missed a package at home. It was at the apt office.
Saturday: WTF? The office closes an hour earlier now?
Sunday: The office … not even open. I want my gift, darnit!
Monday: My wife picks up the package… right about the time that I get sent into the field by my boss… to Jasper, Texas. What fun!
Tuesday…Wednesday…
Thursday: I’m home! The gift, it is here!
It is.. a Toblerone of Doom?!?
I slowly begin to open it..
SWeeT!
Fully unrolled
And a close-up of the pieces you have to carefully ‘lean’ against each other. Behold teh power of Magnetism!
Thank you Sekrit Santa!
Note: pictures are a re-enactment. I found the camera, and batteries for the camera, on Sunday. Also, the people at the office did tell my wife they thought it was a massive tolberone.
Well I had to look up tolberone – interesting. How fun to have a secret Santa. 🙂 You will have to bring the game Christmas. Are you a secret Santa for someone too?
you’ve never had a toblerone? oh my…they are soooo good
that is an awesome gift. You had a very thoughtful Secret Santa.
Everyone that participated in the secret santa program was expected to send a gift. The few people that didn’t got put on the ‘deadbeat’ list, publicly mentioned as deadbeats, and the people that they were supposed to send gifts to have been adopted by other people.
The person that I sent gifts to received a silly t-shirt ( ‘if at first you don’t succeed, it’s ok to read the instructions’ ) and a silly coloring activity. (sponge bob square pants character running away from something yelling ‘make it stop!’)
Oh, and everyone was able to give a little info about themselves to help guide the person that recieved them as a victim. (part of mine was that I liked magnets)