FORUM EVENT: "I-MOCKERY'S 2007 SECRET SANTA EVENT!"

[Mockery]

YO HO HO HO! WELCOME TO...
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SIGNUP THREAD

It's that time of year again. Time for I-Mockery's 3rd annual Secret Santa Event! This is the commemorative holiday event in which Mockers leave their computers for a few minutes to send ZANY and HILARIOUS gifts to other Mockers at random, who then post the results of the exchange on the forums in this thread. Then the Mockers who sent out gifts will receive gifts of their own to post on the forums. What this holiday commemorates exactly is lost to history, but tradition is tradition, and if there's anything internet addicts hate, it's change. So are you ready to send gifts to and receive gifts from people who, in all likeliness, are complete strangers? You bet you are!

So here's how it works: You sign yourself up in this thread. On or around November 27th, you will be PMed with the name of the Mocker whom you will be SENDING A GIFT TO. You should NOT share this information with anyone else. You will then buy a present with this person in mind - if you don't know anything about this person, don't worry about it, just buy something you think would be fun for just about anybody to receive and post pictures of. Make this a good present, but don't spend too much on it (between $15 and $20 USD, not including shipping costs). Send them their present WITH YOUR FORUM NAME IN THERE SOMEWHERE by December 5th. Shortly thereafter, you will receive a present from your very own Secret Santa! Take pictures of your gifts, import or scan 'em in, upload them, and share them with us by posting them this thread by December 20th. Feel free to create a fun story about your gifts with the photos. During this time, you should also buckle yourself up for jingle bells of jubilation.

Also, when you do post the pictures of the gifts you receive, we strongly encourage you to make a story/adventure out of it just like we've done in previous years. But at the very least, you should post photos of all the gifts you received along with your thoughts on them.

If you want to SIGN YOURSELF UP, you must do so by MAKING A POST IN THIS THREAD BY NOVEMBER 27th.


By signing, you agree to the following terms and conditions:
· Signing represents a contract. If you fail to uphold your end of the contract, you will be permanently banned from the forums, and possibly tracked down and sodomized.

· You MUST observe all deadlines and follow all of the instructions.

· You MUST spend the required amount of $15 - $20 on the gift for your recipient. This amount does not include any shipping charges.

· You MUST have a working camera (buy a disposable digital camera if you don't own a regular digital camera) and some means by which to transfer the images to your computer and upload them for others to see. We've been lenient about posting photos in the past, but there's no reason why anybody wouldn't have access to take a picture and post it on the web these days, so you will be banned if you fail to post your photos by the deadline unless you received your gifts late. If that happens, contact us and we'll work something out for you so you can post your photos a few days later.

· If you want to be lame and make/build something, that's fine and dandy, but please keep the spending minimum in mind and throw some other goodies in there. If you think parents really like it when their kids give them a crayon drawing as a present, you're wrong. DEAD wrong. If you're making something, we strongly suggest sending it in addition to the $15 - $20 worth of gifts that you buy for the person.· Your mailing address CANNOT be a P.O. Box. No gifts will be sent to P.O. boxes nor will anyone with a P.O box as a mailing address be allowed to participate in the Secret Santa event.

IF YOU'VE BEEN REGISTERED LESS THAN A YEAR:

To prevent misuse, any member who has been registered and active with these forums for less than a year MUST do the following:

1. Provide a picture of themselves with a sign that says both "I-MOCKERY SECRET SANTA 2007" along with their message forum name/name in plain view.

2. Post this picture in this thread for all to see.

3. Send a PM to Mockery (http://www.i-mockery.com/forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2), who will then provide you with a mailing address for you to send a test/verification letter to. (the sooner you do this, the better)

4. Send a test letter to Mockery at the mailing address he provides you with. The letter needs to include your full name, return mailing address and your name here on the I-Mockery forums.

These steps are necessary to verify that you have a working camera and the motivation to get your ass to a post office.

DEADLINES:
· The cutoff date for SIGNUPS is November 27th.

· The cutoff date for SENDING GIFTS is December 5th.

· The cutoff date for POSTING PICTURES ON THE FORUMS OF THE GIFT(S) YOU RECEIVED is December 20th.


WHEN MAILING YOUR PACKAGE:
· You should probably observe federal law regarding what can and cannot be mailed.

· You MUST send your gift via Priority mail or your country's equivalent to avoid delays in people receiving their gifts.

· You MUST purchase a tracking number with your transaction. If your package is not received within a week, you will need this information to prove that it wasn't your fault.

· Do NOT send a PM or email to the person who you are sending a gift to in an attempt to let them know that you're their Secret Santa. It's called "Secret" Santa for a reason, people.


WHEN RECEIVING YOUR GIFT PACKAGE:
· You MUST take photos of all the items you receive and post them on them in this Secret Santa thread no later than December 20th, 2007.

· You MUST post some comments so everybody knows what you thought about the gifts you received. Creating a fun holiday story with your photos is also recommend, but not a requirement.

· If it's getting close to the posting deadline and you still haven't received your own Secret Santa gift package (say by roughly December 15th) please send a PM to Mockery (http://www.i-mockery.com/forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2) so your Secret Santa gift sender can be contacted to see what the hold up is.

IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES:

· You can still participate in this event, but we will do our best to pair you up with somebody else who lives outsite of the U.S. as well. This is to avoid one person getting stuck with higher shipping charges. However, if we have an odd number of foreign participants, we'll obviously have one person who has to send his/her gifts out of the country. But hey, it's all part of the Secret Santa game and we expect everybody to live up to their end of the deal and not squabble over petty things like a few additional bux for shipping.

CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS:

-Mockery
-RaNkeri
-Sethomas
-Uncle_Sham
-MarioRPG
-Microshock
-Protoclown
-Bigtimecow
-MattJack
-Darklycan
-J. Tithonus Pednaud
-Sam
-Grislygus
-Mburbank
-Chojin
-Poppers620
-Noob3
-MLE
-Schimid
-Nothing4buddha
-Zomboid
-Jixby Phillips
-Doopa
-Dr. Boogie
-Fathom Zero
-Draw A Sidewalk
-AlliSabbah (new user: confirmation letter received. user has been approved)
-JackSchmidtKnifeThrower (new user: confirmation letter received. user has been approved)
-aj2217 (new user: confirmation letter received. user has been approved)
-Vila (new user: confirmation letter received. user has been approved)
-Captain PirateFace (new user: confirmation letter received. user has been approved)


USERS WHO FAILED TO COMPLETE THE REQUIRED SIGN-UP TASKS ON TIME:
-Womti (never received confirmation email)
-Angryhydralisk (never received confirmation email)
-Seven Force (never received confirmation email)
-Misdemonar (never received confirmation email)
-saltshakermaniac ( confirmation letter received 2 days late)
-HungryWantBiddy (never received photos, pm and confirmation letter)
-Thanos (never received photos, pm and confirmation letter)

*note: to any of you who failed to complete the tasks on time, if you would like to coordinate a gift exchange with each other, that's fine by us. We'll be happy to help you set it up if needs be. Send a PM to "Mockery" if you have any questions.

***NOTE***
Once your name appears on the participants list above, please send an email to santa@i-mockery.com which includes the following information:

-Your Full Name
-Your Full Mailing Address
-Your Name/Alias here on the I-Mockery Message Forums
-Your Age

This information is ONLY being collected so we can assign somebody to send you your Secret Santa gifts. It will NOT be used to send you junk mail or add you to any mailing lists.

If you have any questions about the Secret Santa event, please post them here in this thread and one of the moderators will answer your question as soon as possible.

[RaNkeri]

I'm definitely going to join, but there are few questions I'd like to ask first:

1) I do not have a digital camera, but I have smart cam on my laptop, is that good enough?

2) What do you mean by address being P.O. Box?

3) I have no idea how long it takes for a packet to ship from US to Finland and vice-versa, and I'm spending the Christmas at my folks (Onward from the 23rd of December). So, in case my packets haven't arrived then, is it possible for me to post pictures of 'em later?

If question 3) is ok for you/can be arranged, then feel free to add me as a participant.

Question 1) can easily be taken care of.

[Mockery]

1) Is the "smart cam" like a web cam? If so, that should be fine as long as it can take clear enough photos of your gifts. If not, you can buy disposable digital cameras for really cheap nowadays. Just remember, your Secret Santa is taking the time to send you some gifts, the least you can do is clearly show everybody what you received from him/her along with posting your thoughts on the gifts.

2) A P.O. Box is a Post Office Box. (IE: it's a mailbox that isn't where you actually live).

3) All you have to do is make sure that your gifts are sent out on time. The person who sends a gift to you must send them on time as well. As stated in the rules, if you haven't already received your gifts by roughly December 15th, please let us know so we can contact your Secret Santa gift sender to see what the hold up is. If for some reason you receive your gift on or after the 20th, we will probably allow an additional 1 week grace period (from when you actually receive the gifts) for you to get the photos posted here on the forum. Out of fairness, I will try to pair up people who live in foreign countries with each other, so no hopefully single person gets screwed into additional shipping charges. Not making any promises though on that one heheh.

Let me know if you have any other questions. If not, tell me if you want me to add you to the list as a participant.

[RaNkeri]

Well in that case, add me to the list, I missed last year's secret santa and I don't want to miss this year's

Oh and the photos are quite clear, because it's a 1.3 megapixel's camera. I can send few photos if you want to be sure.

[Mockery]

Ok cool, I'll add you to the list. And if you want, just post a test pic here in the forum and I'll letcha know what I think. Thankee.

[RaNkeri]

Here's the test pic:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/RaNkeri/testi.jpg

[Sethomas]

I WILL DO THIS OPERATION.

HOWEVER: can we seriously strive for separating exchanges between the old regime and the neophytes? I mean, last year I had to SEND a gift to a kid who came from nowhere (I'm not saying he isn't a swell guy) and RECEIVED a gift from someone new as well (who had already accrued a merited reputation for lameness, incidentally). I know this might sound like the kind of elitism that we're striving to do away with, but seriously I think there's much more potential greatness if we distinguish between the classic vanguard and the incoming horde.

Oh yeah, and age should be listed too. I kinda sent a cigar last year with hopes of seeing pics of it being smoked, and he ended up being like 14. Oops!

[Misdemonar]

I will do this,

[Uncle_Sham]

Im up for it.

i guess i need a pic.

[zeldasbiggestfan]

Ill do it this year spending a minimum of fifteen dollars and will send the reciept if necessary. I'm not screwing you all like last year, which was a majorly retarded move. And, I could, I would go back in time and kick my own long haired, stupid ass.

I got something good for this year too. Not stuff I found around the house.

[MarioRPG]

Ill do it this year spending a minimum of fifteen dollars and will send the reciept if necessary. I'm not screwing you all like last year, which was a majorly retarded move. And, I could, I would go back in time and kick my own long haired, stupid ass.

I got something good for this year too. Not stuff I found around the house.
No offense, but I think that's not wise based on your reputation. You gave crap and received gold, man... But whatever, it's the organizer's decision.

I'm signing up! Hopefully I'll get to ship on the same continent this time.

And seth, how new is too new? :(

[zeldasbiggestfan]

I really was a dick last year in this event. After I realized that it was an actual person and a really fun event that I had just ruined I felt terrible. So I spent the whole 3/4ths of the year trying to fix it while I, in my stupid little head, thought I was when in reality, I wasn't. And now I'm here and I would try to make up for at least one thing I did on here.

[Angryhydralisk]

I'd like to participate. Giving is always a pleasant thing. But I do need to think on the fly when it comes to getting pics up (as I have no scanner or digital camera.). I'll figure something out.

[Mockery]

I WILL DO THIS OPERATION.

HOWEVER: can we seriously strive for separating exchanges between the old regime and the neophytes? I mean, last year I had to SEND a gift to a kid who came from nowhere (I'm not saying he isn't a swell guy) and RECEIVED a gift from someone new as well (who had already accrued a merited reputation for lameness, incidentally). I know this might sound like the kind of elitism that we're striving to do away with, but seriously I think there's much more potential greatness if we distinguish between the classic vanguard and the incoming horde.

Oh yeah, and age should be listed too. I kinda sent a cigar last year with hopes of seeing pics of it being smoked, and he ended up being like 14. Oops!
Ok you're signed up. I'll generally try to pair up new users with other new users, but again, if there's an odd number, some new users will obviously get paired up with older users. It's all for the fun of it, so just make the best out of it with whomever you get paired up. And I doubt we'll be listing ages for this thing...

Im up for it. i guess i need a pic.
Yes indeedy.

I will do this,
Ok you're signed up.

Ill do it this year spending a minimum of fifteen dollars and will send the reciept if necessary. I'm not screwing you all like last year, which was a majorly retarded move. And, I could, I would go back in time and kick my own long haired, stupid ass.
As stated last year, you're not eligible to participate this time. You're simply too much of a risk after what you pulled last year and we don't want any of the other participants getting screwed over.

I'm signing up! Hopefully I'll get to ship on the same continent this time.
Ok you're signed up.

I'd like to participate. Giving is always a pleasant thing. But I do need to think on the fly when it comes to getting pics up (as I have no scanner or digital camera.). I'll figure something out.
Ok you're signed up. As for the no digital camera thing, again, you can buy a disposable digital camera just about anywhere and most photo places will put all the images on a CD for you so you can import them onto your computer back at home.

[Womti]

I would like to sign up.

[Microshock]

Sure , i'll join.

I don't need verification right? I did the event last year.

And give zeldasbiggestfan another chance.

He doesn't seem like the type of person to screw someone over again.

[Emu]

Uh, he did it twice last year, if I recall.

[zeldasbiggestfan]

Sure , i'll join.

I don't need verification right? I did the event last year.

And give zeldasbiggestfan another chance.

He doesn't seem like the type of person to screw someone over again.
It'd be nice if they gave me another shot but rules is rules.

[AlliSabbah]

I will be signing up as soon as I figure out how to get my pic to show up on here. Might take a few days but I will be working on it.

[Protoclown]

I'll play your game, rogue.

[Uncle_Sham]

Fixed it

[Seven Force]

I'm in. :)

[bigtimecow]

I AM FUCKING IN

[MattJack]

I'm gonna do this so hard

[Mockery]

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o136/opolopolis/IMAG0016.jpg

can somebody make this bigger?
You need to handle that yourself. You can't scale up a tiny pic like that and expect it to be readable. That looks more like a thumbnail than a normal size photo. You sure you have the right URL?

It'd be nice if they gave me another shot but rules is rules.
You'll have another shot next year, unless we somehow end up with an odd number of people overall this year, then you might have a chance of getting in.

Uh, he did it twice last year, if I recall.
Yes he did, and he was lucky not to be permanently banned at the time. Not only that, but he also acted very ungrateful for some very cool gifts that were sent to him. Wasn't exactly a shining example of "the holiday spirit" if you know what I mean... :o

[darklycan]

Oh I am so in!

I participated last year, recieved stuff made a huge ass story, sent my stuff (but never got to see a story out of them :( ). So do i still need to do the posting and showing a picture again?

Also, will the threats of a ban follow through because there was quite a few stories not getting posted so just wanted to know what the stance on it was.

Cheers
Lycan

[Chojin]

I think that ages should be PM'd to the event coordinator, then sent to the person who will be buying their gift along with their address. It makes a huge difference in what you'll buy.

I will also not be dealing with new people for gift exchanging this year, after I got fucked two years in a row on this. I even went to all the trouble of making a letter written in blood by BAPE, only to have the fucker disappear forever.

OJB tried to send someone a week-old taco bell bean burrito, wrapped in duct tape, and the post office even accepted it, but he was given an incorrect address so it got sent back. He still has that burrito and keeps it in his fridge.

[Chojin]

If you've participated before and held up both ends of the bargain, then you're automatically eligible for this one, darklycan, yes.

Also, people were banned last time for failure to meet obligations, but Glowbelly was spared and ZBF I think had his ban reduced to a couple months or something.

[J. Tithonus Pednaud]

I am in, but woe to he who crosses me with crappy gifts.

[Sam]

I WANNA DO DIS

[Emu]

I want to participate, but we've been having such trouble with our mail here that no matter how early I sent the thing I'm not sure that it would arrive before February. A number of places and people have yet to receive things I sent a month ago, and we have yet to receive things sent to us. :(

[Mockery]

I want to participate, but we've been having such trouble with our mail here that no matter how early I sent the thing I'm not sure that it would arrive before February. A number of places and people have yet to receive things I sent a month ago, and we have yet to receive things sent to us. :(
Ok, well as the rules state, we need you to be able to guarantee that you'll be able to send/receive everything on time. It's simply to avoid having you or your recipients getting screwed over. We don't wanna ruin anybody's fun in this event, because I hate to see some people get great Secret Santas and then other people have their Secret Santas shit all over them (even if it is unintentional). Where do you live exactly and why is the mail such a problem? If you can ensure that the gifts will be sent/received/posted on time, then we can let you participate no problemo. Otherwise, you'll prolly wanna sit this one out until you can get your mail situation sorted out.

Also, a reminder to everybody who has signed up or will be signing up...

Once your name appears on the participants list above, please send an email to santa@i-mockery.com which includes the following information:

-Your Full Name
-Your Full Mailing Address
-Your Name/Alias here on the I-Mockery Message Forums
-Your Age

Thanks.

[Zomboid]

I certainly have time for it this year, but I'll wait and see how many other Canadians sign up first. I still have ninjavenom's horribly disgusting tranny and black man porn from the first secret santa somewhere at home. I really like the idea of keeping new people seperate from the older ones.

[RaNkeri]

Could you oldtimers tell me, what kind of presents are we supposed to give? Can it be anything, like candy, or something(as long as it's not junk)? Or are we supposed to give presents that are easy fodder for the christmas story?

[darklycan]

If you've participated before and held up both ends of the bargain, then you're automatically eligible for this one, darklycan, yes.

Also, people were banned last time for failure to meet obligations, but Glowbelly was spared and ZBF I think had his ban reduced to a couple months or something.

Oh Ok , its just I know liquidstatik had gotten the present I sent him, but alas never made the story but I do see him post every now and then. Or was this a special acception?

Cheers
Lycan

[Uncle_Sham]

Fixed it

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o136/opolopolis/me.jpg

[Emu]

Where do you live exactly and why is the mail such a problem?

I'm in Jacksonville, Fl. right now. The city's having some kind of insane budget crisis and all of the public offices are running at quarter speed (meaning, not moving at all.) So I think I'll have to sit out this year. :<

[RaNkeri]

Might sound like a stupid idea(ok, it IS stupid idea), but can't you just go send your packet from the neighbouring town/city/village/metropolis?


Although receiving your secret santa gift might be a problem.

You have any relatives or friends who you could rely on?

[HungryWantBiddy]

I would like to do this...but the all the sarcasm around here kinda makes me wonder if it's for real.

[Esuohlim]

Could you oldtimers tell me, what kind of presents are we supposed to give? Can it be anything, like candy, or something(as long as it's not junk)? Or are we supposed to give presents that are easy fodder for the christmas story?

You'd get a better reception if you sent something that was actually cool and interesting or, conversely, intentionally worthless. One that sticks out in my mind is Jixby getting the Rosie O'Donnell Christmas album.

[MarioRPG]

I will also not be dealing with new people for gift exchanging this year, after I got fucked two years in a row on this.
The hell? Last year Willie got you and you got noob3.

[Seven Force]

I would like to do this...but the all the sarcasm around here kinda makes me wonder if it's for real.

It's as real as the ZOG conspiracy :eek

[AlliSabbah]

I have a question. Well a couple of them.

First I know what I want to get for whomever I end up with. Trust me iit will be very interesting seeing what kind of story they come up with for it. However looking for the item on ebay (Its not used I just cannot get the item around here. I live up north. :( ) Anyways I notice most of the people selling it are charging inflated shipping prices to avoid the ebay fees. Actually it looks like all of them are. If they are charging like $20.00 s&H for something I think would be maybe $10.00 should I count the other &10.00 towards the price? Or should I just keep looking until I find an honest (Hee Hee Hee good luck to me.) Seller? Not that Im greedy but I have five kids and $40.00 or more on this is a bit much. :) Although it may be worth it to see what they come up with.

2. Ok now the easy one. Once I get a pick of myself with my sign is there anything special I need to do to make it show up on here?

[Grislygus]

I would like to do this...but the all the sarcasm around here kinda makes me wonder if it's for real.

Actually, we faked all of it, and David Icke is is 100% correct in his hyperfactual theories regarding world leaders and the space lizards from V. That being said, I would love to have the chance to once again participate in this hellish facade. Merry Hanukkah and Happy Christmas!

ie, "I'm in."


Jerks.


Also, while separating us newer schmucks from the finer herd is all well and good, I think we can all agree that Tithonaus' gift will most likely be a hellspawned siamese-twin flipper monkey baby and it will be a goddamned crime if it is given to someone who won't appreciate it.

[Zomboid]

Percentage of "stories" that are even remotely funny = 3%

[Mockery]

Fixed it
Thanks man, you're all set.

I'm in Jacksonville, Fl. right now. The city's having some kind of insane budget crisis and all of the public offices are running at quarter speed (meaning, not moving at all.) So I think I'll have to sit out this year. :<
Well you could obviously use fed-ex or UPS to ship out stuff on time. And like RaNkeri suggested, is there anybody nearby enough that could accept the package for you or anything? If ya gotta sit it out, that sucks, but yeah, there's always next year.

I would like to do this...but the all the sarcasm around here kinda makes me wonder if it's for real.
I assure you, this is for real. Check out the threads for the Secret Santa event from the past two years in this forum and you'll see it's quite real. Once you've done that, let me know if you'd like to sign up for the event this year.

If they are charging like $20.00 s&H for something I think would be maybe $10.00 should I count the other &10.00 towards the price? Or should I just keep looking until I find an honest (Hee Hee Hee good luck to me.) Seller? Not that Im greedy but I have five kids and $40.00 or more on this is a bit much. :) Although it may be worth it to see what they come up with.

2. Ok now the easy one. Once I get a pic of myself with my sign is there anything special I need to do to make it show up on here?
For your first question, I would just search for another seller or choose a different gift, because as stated, the actual gift needs to cost a certain amount. I'd also be wary of buying your gifts on eBay because some sellers can be really bad about shipping stuff out in time, and we wouldn't want to see you or your recipient get screwed over and banned just because you bought from a bad seller on eBay.

For your second question, you need to just upload your photos to some free photo hosting service (such as photobucket) and then post it here. Are you not all that internet savvy or somethin? It's not hard to upload pics and post 'em, but you need to have that stuff figured out before the deadline.

[mburbank]

I'm in

[Chojin]

Oh yeah, I forgot - I'm in

[poppers620]

i wanna do the secret santa as long as i dont have to deal with someone telling me my gifts were crap like last year

[Mockery]

i wanna do the secret santa as long as i dont have to deal with someone telling me my gifts were crap like last year
Yeah, you gave great gifts last year and that guy isn't involved in the event this go around, so you don't have to worry about that.

[noob3]

i'm in, but i have a new mailing address. i'll send it to mock before the deadline is up.

plz don't pair me with new people i already have a really great gift in mind and i don't want to spoil it on somone i don't like :x :lol can it be like last year where i get gifts from cool people & send them to cool people plz thx (mle sent my gf a gift & chojin sent me 1 and then i sent sam out some stuff it was SO COOL)

[RaNkeri]

To which group do I belong to? Am I still viewed as a newcomer or am I among the old ones? :x

Because I'd also prefer sending/receiving gifts to/from people I actually know :x

[JackSchmidtKnifeThrower]

I'm In. I have been reading I-Mockery for a few years, but never noticed the Secret Santa event for some reason. I am new to the forum (this being my first post) but I am Definently willing to participate. First on the list is the Pic, but unfortunatly my camera is not with me at the moment...but I will probably post one later today, or worse case scenario tomorrow. I am SO glad I made the cut off because this should be interesting. Pic on the way and I will work on the others today also. So, Put me on the list! Oh and HungryWantBiddy, I love your Avatar and Sig. Futurama is my all-time favorite show.

EDIT: I aggree with those who say that, A) age should be given to Mockery to give to the gift-giver, and B) it would be a good idea for the event to be split between ones who have been posting for a while and new comers. Another Idea I had is for new posters to post some things they particularly like/dislike so nobody gets something they particularly dislike. Long time posters would have an Idea, but new persons, like myself, would have no Ideas. Any thoughts on the subject?

[AlliSabbah]

For your second question, you need to just upload your photos to some free photo hosting service (such as photobucket) and then post it here. Are you not all that internet savvy or somethin? It's not hard to upload pics and post 'em, but you need to have that stuff figured out before the deadline.


Im alright internet wise. Its posting pictures on message boards Im not savvy with. :) Ill get the picture of myself tonight have it developed on wednesday and post it then. :)

[aj2217]

Hi, I'd like to sign up! I'm new to the forums, but have been checking i-Mockery every day since 2005. I hope this will be a lot of fun, I can read and write, take pics and have no intentions of screwing anyone over with lousy gifts. :x

Here's my pic - made with my amazing webcam *cough*. I have a digital camera at my sisters house, so story pics will be better quality.

http://h1.ripway.com/Trikstark/Me%21.jpg

[MarioRPG]

When's Jixby gonna come and join up? He's a good guy.

[Misdemonar]

HOLY SHIT A GRRRRLLL

[J. Tithonus Pednaud]

I think we can all agree that Tithonaus' gift will most likely be a hellspawned siamese-twin flipper monkey baby and it will be a goddamned crime if it is given to someone who won't appreciate it.


Oh great, now I have to think of a new present. THANKS FOR RUINING CHRISTMAS, GRISLYGUS!

[poppers620]

I really was a dick last year in this event. After I realized that it was an actual person and a really fun event that I had just ruined I felt terrible. So I spent the whole 3/4ths of the year trying to fix it while I, in my stupid little head, thought I was when in reality, I wasn't. And now I'm here and I would try to make up for at least one thing I did on here.

ok what?until you realized it was a real person? who the hell do you think went out and spent money on your ass? oh yeh, me. and who do you think you were sending stuff to? a make believe person? you were definately a dick last year.

[noob3]

i vote to ban zbf from this

[Mockery]

Welcome to last year. He's already not allowed to participate this year, so no reason to worry about it anymore.

[MLE]

I'm in. I will send awesome gifts, just like last time! (noob is your girlfriend playing again this year)

[noob3]

she probably will want to, i'll ask her :n

[HungryWantBiddy]

Ok, Mock. Count me in. Pics and PMs to come. As long as you PROMISE not to stick me with GW.

[Mockery]

Not a problem.

[Dauss]

Just securing my position on the list, I have to arrange for a camera from a friend, as no one sells disposable digitals around here.

Although I may be able to borrow a webcam later tonight...

Meh. I'll get photos and confirmation soon.

[Schimid]

I'd like to join under the stipulation that if Dr. Boogie draws me again (like he has for the past two years), he has to buy me a new car. It's like rolling doubles in Monopoly.

[Mockery]

Another reminder, to those of you who have signed up to join, please don't forget to send the required email with your full name, mailing address, age and forum name. Still waiting on a lot of those. We have roughly 30 people signed up already, but only about 10 emails with their addresses.

If you haven't sent your emails in by the deadline, we won't be able to include you in the Secret Santa event. Ho ho horror :o

[Thanos]

I would love to participate this year. This week is a little hectic with the holiday and all, so look for my required image by the weekend. I'll be sure to get all the required info emailed out as well at that point.

[nothing4buddha]

awww hell ... i'll do it

[J. Tithonus Pednaud]

Who the hell are all these people?

[JackSchmidtKnifeThrower]

I have to find the freakin' camera... Someone lost it. I have the sign made and the computer ready to upload but no camera. I sent the email with the details a few minutes ago.... Just the confirmation letter.

[hypnotic_peach]

id sign up, but after i buy gifts for my family and friends, im not going to have much money left and i wouldnt wonna be the asshole who buys the $5 gift.
ill try to sign up next year :)

[Zomboid]

Who the hell are all these people?
I was just about to comment on that. Last year a bunch of people came outta the woodwork just to participate in this and it looks like the same is happening now. This is exactly why people are saying they wanna pair the newer people together and the "vets" together.

Edit: Count me in too. I'll need something to kill a bit of time once I finish classes for the semester and I'll have a bit of extra cash too. I ALSO REALLY AGREE WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED IDEA OF PAIRING UP NEW PEOPLE TOGETHER. I don't care about being paired up with other Canadians though.

[J. Tithonus Pednaud]

Ditto on not caring about being matched with a fellow Canuck. Geographical locations may be an issue to consider for the Europeans in the crowd, if there are any.

[Captain PirateFace]

Can I be added? I am down with this sound baby!

[RaNkeri]

I don't really mind sending a gift to US or Canada, but Europe's fine for me, at least it won't take as much time for it to be mailed. As long as the one receiving the gift is an active/old forum member I don't really care where he lives.

[aj2217]

I was just about to comment on that. Last year a bunch of people came outta the woodwork just to participate in this and it looks like the same is happening now. This is exactly why people are saying they wanna pair the newer people together and the "vets" together.

Some of us aka me have been fans of I-Mockery for a long time but never felt the need to use the forum.

And also, what's with all the "he", aren't there any "she's? here? :x :P

[Mockery]

Can I be added? I am down with this sound baby!
Sure, as long as you go through all the requirements.

Some of us aka me have been fans of I-Mockery for a long time but never felt the need to use the forum. And also, what's with all the "he", aren't there any "she's? here? :x :P
It's not that new forum members haven't been on I-Mockery.com for a while, most new users have been on I-Mockery for years from what I've seen. The simple fact is that a lot of the people who have been on the forums for a while are worried that they'll get screwed over by a new forum user who just happened to sign up for a Secret Santa event. So that's why we're pairing new users with other new users. It's a good way to keep everything balanced and let everybody have fun with the event. And yeah, there are female members here, several of whom are participating, but it's never been a secret that there are way more male forum members heheh.

[MarioRPG]

Ditto on not caring about being matched with a fellow Canuck. Geographical locations may be an issue to consider for the Europeans in the crowd, if there are any.

:rock:rock:rockCanada rox!
I don't care who's paired up with who. Last year some of the new people gave some pretty bitchin gifts, although I understand the hesitation because a couple of them... didn't.

[AlliSabbah]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/IseCreme1/652916-R1-051-24_023.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/IseCreme1/652916-R1-049-23_022.jpg

Here I am in all my shyness.

Gah now I cannot look forward to getting a handwritten book of quotations from Max Burbank. What will I do now?

[poppers620]

im a chick and I am participating!

[JackSchmidtKnifeThrower]

How do you post a pic here? On the only other Forum I just post the link to it and the pic appears in the post. But I can't post the pic without it being so massively large, that only half of the pic will appear. I tried the 'Insert Image' link, but it ignores my picture altogether. What to do?

[Chojin]

You have to use IMG tags and point it at a URL, like so:

[ img ]http://www.i-mockery.com/lol.jpg[ /img ]

Only you wouldn't really have the spaces in the [ img ] tags.

Poppers, welcome back!

[JackSchmidtKnifeThrower]

p://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z34/JackSchmidtKnifeThrower/HHNCarnival051.jpg (http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z34/JackSchmidtKnifeThrower/HHNCarnival051.jpg)"

See? It only shows up horrendously large, or the same size in a link. Only thing I can think of is, I use PhotoBucket, maybe this forum dosen't work well with it... I can't think of anything else. It works fine on the other forum, but there is a different system here. AND THE 'INSERT IMAGE' BUTTON still does nothing. Is a link O.K.? or does it HAVE to be posted-posted directly on here?

[MarioRPG]

That's small but neat.

[Mockery]

32 people signed up so far, but only 17 confirmation emails have been sent to santa@i-mockery.com. Send those emails in if you haven't already.

[AlliSabbah]

p://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z34/JackSchmidtKnifeThrower/HHNCarnival051.jpg (http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z34/JackSchmidtKnifeThrower/HHNCarnival051.jpg)"

See? It only shows up horrendously large, or the same size in a link. Only thing I can think of is, I use PhotoBucket, maybe this forum dosen't work well with it... I can't think of anything else. It works fine on the other forum, but there is a different system here. AND THE 'INSERT IMAGE' BUTTON still does nothing. Is a link O.K.? or does it HAVE to be posted-posted directly on here?


I use photobucket and mine is showing up fine. The IMG tags are missing so that might be the problem. Also I noticed theres a few boxes with the code pre done for you with tags and everything. Just get the one that allows adding to message boards and you should be all set.

[JackSchmidtKnifeThrower]

I use photobucket and mine is showing up fine. The IMG tags are missing so that might be the problem. Also I noticed theres a few boxes with the code pre done for you with tags and everything. Just get the one that allows adding to message boards and you should be all set.

I have put the [IMG] on and, it ussually comes on automatically, but I tried putting it on manually, and it does the same thing just shows a link but with [IMG] on either end. I tried the link for both 'Forum' witch I ussually use, and 'Message Board' and neither work.

[JackSchmidtKnifeThrower]

32 people signed up so far, but only 17 confirmation emails have been sent to santa@i-mockery.com. Send those emails in if you haven't already.

Mine is one right?

EDIT: Okay, my Test Letter is ready to go, I could not send it out today, due to the fact that it is Thanksgiving, but it will go out FIRST thing tommorow, since I am going to the stores for 'Black Friday' early.

[AlliSabbah]

I have put the [IMG] on and, it ussually comes on automatically, but I tried putting it on manually, and it does the same thing just shows a link but with [IMG] on either end. I tried the link for both 'Forum' witch I ussually use, and 'Message Board' and neither work.

Not sure what it could be. maybe you should try another picture or if you want I can pm you my email address for you to send the pic ytoo and I can try it on my photobucket account for you. id hate to see you miss out due to technical errors.

[Jixby Phillips]

I WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE I THINK

[Chojin]

jack, check your profile settings to make sure you have vBcode turned on.

[JackSchmidtKnifeThrower]

As far as I know it is.... Anyways, Mockery, I sent out my Letter today, you should get it soon.

[Vila]

I'm in.... I think.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/Taupe/CZ/p2117.jpg

[saltshakermaniac]

I want to get in on this, sounds like fun. I'll have the picture up latter today the e-mail with my info will sent out latter as well.

[Dauss]

Euhh...

Seems like I'll have to pull out this year. I can't arrange for a camera, and I'm moving next week, so I'll have no time.

Sorry for being a nuisance, I'll come back next year with my own camera.

Have a nice time playing this year guys. :D

[aj2217]

Victory! I stumbled across a shop today with an amazing collection of insane toys :love

[doopa]

:obeyok I'll do it

[Uncle_Sham]

Fuckin, Eh. im from good ol, canada so who ever i get is getting a shit load of snow and maple syrup.

[Mockery]

I want to get in on this, sounds like fun. I'll have the picture up latter today the e-mail with my info will sent out latter as well.
You have to mail out a real letter too since you're a new user, and I haven't even received your PM yet so I can send you the mailing address. You'd better jump on that fast or you won't be able to make the deadline this year.

Seems like I'll have to pull out this year. I can't arrange for a camera, and I'm moving next week, so I'll have no time. Sorry for being a nuisance, I'll come back next year with my own camera. Have a nice time playing this year guys. :D
No problemo, we'll see you next year for the event, and you can still enjoy all the posts that people make this year even if you're not an actual participant.

I WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE I THINK
OK YOU'RE IN I THINK

[saltshakermaniac]

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Ijustwannaregisterforthis/1124002.jpg Sorry i looked at the picture i had up and my name was not on it theres the new one, kinnda blurrie i know

[Vila]

I put Rush on the RL letter and mailed it today so I hope it gets there on time. Out of my hands and it's now a part of 'the system'.

[saltshakermaniac]

The letters in the mail now, if I'll send another one rush on monday when the post office opens. I might have better luck with that

[AlliSabbah]

So far witht he new user with new user thing its not too hard to guess who Im going to end up with. :) Hopefully some more people will get confirmed soon so its actually a "secret" Santa. Hee hee hee.

[JackSchmidtKnifeThrower]

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z34/JackSchmidtKnifeThrower/HHNCarnival051.jpg
FINALLY! Ill try to make it bigger...
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z34/JackSchmidtKnifeThrower/HHNCarnival051.jpg?t=1195977965http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z34/JackSchmidtKnifeThrower/HHNCarnival051-1.jpgSee....Thats all it will do, Tiny, or Horrendously large.... DOES THIS WORK? Or does it have to be absoloutely perfect? By the way, Mockery, I have mailed my test letter, and sent my PM, posted the pic, Is there anything I am missing?

[MarioRPG]

Is your finger a barbeque lighter?

[Mockery]

JackSchmidtKnifeThrower, yeah those pics are fine. Thanks for posting 'em.

MarioRPG, no that's a Freddy glove.

[JackSchmidtKnifeThrower]

Sweet. Glad you recognized it.

Oh and AWESOME avatar, MarioRPG.

[Captain PirateFace]

:domo
Here is my picture baby!
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a332/captpirateface/i-mockery.jpg




YO HO HO HO! WELCOME TO...
http://www.i-mockery.com/forum/secret-santa/secret-santa07.gif
SIGNUP THREAD

It's that time of year again. Time for I-Mockery's 3rd annual Secret Santa Event! This is the commemorative holiday event in which Mockers leave their computers for a few minutes to send ZANY and HILARIOUS gifts to other Mockers at random, who then post the results of the exchange on the forums in this thread. Then the Mockers who sent out gifts will receive gifts of their own to post on the forums. What this holiday commemorates exactly is lost to history, but tradition is tradition, and if there's anything internet addicts hate, it's change. So are you ready to send gifts to and receive gifts from people who, in all likeliness, are complete strangers? You bet you are!

So here's how it works: You sign yourself up in this thread. On or around November 27th, you will be PMed with the name of the Mocker whom you will be SENDING A GIFT TO. You should NOT share this information with anyone else. You will then buy a present with this person in mind - if you don't know anything about this person, don't worry about it, just buy something you think would be fun for just about anybody to receive and post pictures of. Make this a good present, but don't spend too much on it (between $15 and $20 USD, not including shipping costs). Send them their present WITH YOUR FORUM NAME IN THERE SOMEWHERE by December 5th. Shortly thereafter, you will receive a present from your very own Secret Santa! Take pictures of your gifts, import or scan 'em in, upload them, and share them with us by posting them this thread by December 20th. Feel free to create a fun story about your gifts with the photos. During this time, you should also buckle yourself up for jingle bells of jubilation.

Also, when you do post the pictures of the gifts you receive, we strongly encourage you to make a story/adventure out of it just like we've done in previous years. But at the very least, you should post photos of all the gifts you received along with your thoughts on them.

If you want to SIGN YOURSELF UP, you must do so by MAKING A POST IN THIS THREAD BY NOVEMBER 27th.


By signing, you agree to the following terms and conditions:
· Signing represents a contract. If you fail to uphold your end of the contract, you will be permanently banned from the forums, and possibly tracked down and sodomized.

· You MUST observe all deadlines and follow all of the instructions.

· You MUST spend the required amount of $15 - $20 on the gift for your recipient. This amount does not include any shipping charges.

· You MUST have a working camera (buy a disposable digital camera if you don't own a regular digital camera) and some means by which to transfer the images to your computer and upload them for others to see. We've been lenient about posting photos in the past, but there's no reason why anybody wouldn't have access to take a picture and post it on the web these days, so you will be banned if you fail to post your photos by the deadline unless you received your gifts late. If that happens, contact us and we'll work something out for you so you can post your photos a few days later.

· If you want to be lame and make/build something, that's fine and dandy, but please keep the spending minimum in mind and throw some other goodies in there. If you think parents really like it when their kids give them a crayon drawing as a present, you're wrong. DEAD wrong. If you're making something, we strongly suggest sending it in addition to the $15 - $20 worth of gifts that you buy for the person.· Your mailing address CANNOT be a P.O. Box. No gifts will be sent to P.O. boxes nor will anyone with a P.O box as a mailing address be allowed to participate in the Secret Santa event.

IF YOU'VE BEEN REGISTERED LESS THAN A YEAR:

To prevent misuse, any member who has been registered and active with these forums for less than a year MUST do the following:

1. Provide a picture of themselves with a sign that says both "I-MOCKERY SECRET SANTA 2007" along with their message forum name/name in plain view.

2. Post this picture in this thread for all to see.

3. Send a PM to Mockery (http://www.i-mockery.com/forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2), who will then provide you with a mailing address for you to send a test/verification letter to. (the sooner you do this, the better)

4. Send a test letter to Mockery at the mailing address he provides you with. The letter needs to include your full name, return mailing address and your name here on the I-Mockery forums.

These steps are necessary to verify that you have a working camera and the motivation to get your ass to a post office.

DEADLINES:
· The cutoff date for SIGNUPS is November 27th.

· The cutoff date for SENDING GIFTS is December 5th.

· The cutoff date for POSTING PICTURES ON THE FORUMS OF THE GIFT(S) YOU RECEIVED is December 20th.


WHEN MAILING YOUR PACKAGE:
· You should probably observe federal law regarding what can and cannot be mailed.

· You MUST send your gift via Priority mail or your country's equivalent to avoid delays in people receiving their gifts.

· You MUST purchase a tracking number with your transaction. If your package is not received within a week, you will need this information to prove that it wasn't your fault.

· Do NOT send a PM or email to the person who you are sending a gift to in an attempt to let them know that you're their Secret Santa. It's called "Secret" Santa for a reason, people.


WHEN RECEIVING YOUR GIFT PACKAGE:
· You MUST take photos of all the items you receive and post them on them in this Secret Santa thread no later than December 20th, 2007.

· You MUST post some comments so everybody knows what you thought about the gifts you received. Creating a fun holiday story with your photos is also recommend, but not a requirement.

· If it's getting close to the posting deadline and you still haven't received your own Secret Santa gift package (say by roughly December 15th) please send a PM to Mockery (http://www.i-mockery.com/forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2) so your Secret Santa gift sender can be contacted to see what the hold up is.

IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES:

· You can still participate in this event, but we will do our best to pair you up with somebody else who lives outsite of the U.S. as well. This is to avoid one person getting stuck with higher shipping charges. However, if we have an odd number of foreign participants, we'll obviously have one person who has to send his/her gifts out of the country. But hey, it's all part of the Secret Santa game and we expect everybody to live up to their end of the deal and not squabble over petty things like a few additional bux for shipping.

CURRENT PARTICIPANTS: (all approved unless noted otherwise)

-Mockery
-RaNkeri
-Sethomas
-Misdemonar
-Uncle_Sham
-MarioRPG
-Angryhydralisk
-Womti
-Microshock
-AlliSabbah (confirmation letter received. user has been approved)
-Protoclown
-Seven Force
-Bigtimecow
-MattJack
-Darklycan
-J. Tithonus Pednaud
-Sam
-Grislygus
-Mburbank
-Chojin
-Poppers620
-Noob3
-JackSchmidtKnifeThrower (photo posted, awaiting confirmation letter)
-aj2217 (confirmation letter received. user has been approved)
-MLE
-HungryWantBiddy (awaiting photos, pm and confirmation letter)
-Schimid
-Thanos (awaiting photos, pm and confirmation letter)
-Nothing4buddha
-Zomboid
-Captain PirateFace (awaiting photos, pm and confirmation letter)
-Jixby Phillips
-Vila (photo posted, awaiting confirmation letter)
-saltshakermaniac (photo posted, awaiting confirmation letter)
-Doopa


***NOTE***
Once your name appears on the participants list above, please send an email to santa@i-mockery.com which includes the following information:

-Your Full Name
-Your Full Mailing Address
-Your Name/Alias here on the I-Mockery Message Forums
-Your Age

This information is ONLY being collected so we can assign somebody to send you your Secret Santa gifts. It will NOT be used to send you junk mail or add you to any mailing lists.

If you have any questions about the Secret Santa event, please post them here in this thread and one of the moderators will answer your question as soon as possible.

[Zomboid]

Good thing you quoted that. I'd be lost had you not.

[HungryWantBiddy]

ditto. reminds me of something I would do :)

[Dr. Boogie]

Count me in.

[noob3]

hey draw a sidewalk wants to join, she'll send the email confirm for BOTH OF US (same address for both us just like last year)

she wants to be paired with a vet, and she wants a girl (if she can get one, she thinks it a girl will be easier to shop for as she was unpleased shopping for hickman last year :lol)

email coming soon (later tonight when she gets off work)

[Mockery]

hey draw a sidewalk wants to join, she'll send the email confirm for BOTH OF US (same address for both us just like last year)

she wants to be paired with a vet, and she wants a girl (if she can get one, she thinks it a girl will be easier to shop for as she was unpleased shopping for hickman last year :lol)

email coming soon (later tonight when she gets off work)
"Draw A Sidewalk" can join when she posts here herself. And you both need to send separate emails because that's how I'm keeping track of all this shit. Furthermore, she'll get paired with a vet (if she signs up in time) since she participated before, but I'm not taking any other requests as far as who gets paired up with who. This is a "secret" santa event after all. So if she can't deal with being paired up with a guy (which is more likely to happen) then she should prolly sit this one out.

[MarioRPG]

"Draw A Sidewalk" can join when she posts here herself.
I remember the exact same thing happened last year. It's almost the deadline! :domo

[Mockery]

So do I. It's lame :domo

[Fathom Zero]

Whoops, forgot to post here.

Anywho, I've got a camera this year. Hold up a bit for the photos, I've gotta find the damn thing.

[draw a sidewalk]

shopping for hickman was fun, i want to be in again this year!

[Mockery]

good, you made it :picklehat

love the avatar btw.

[JackSchmidtKnifeThrower]

Off topic, but How did you get the 'Pickleman' smiley?

On topic, you said "but I'm not taking any other requests as far as who gets paired up with who. This is a "secret" santa event after all." but Would it be possible to not be paired with someone outside of the U.S.? The only reason I say that is, I would have trouble shipping it. Sorry.

[MLE]

He already mentioned that he's trying to pair people up at least on the same continents.

[Fathom Zero]

That's going to be quite a feat, considering there's like seven of them and stuff.

[Vila]

Let me know if my RL letter dosent get there on time will ya?

[AlliSabbah]

Just a sittin here waitin eagerly to go shopping. Well as soon asI figure out who or what Im buying for. :)

[JackSchmidtKnifeThrower]

Me too.

[Mockery]

Let me know if my RL letter dosent get there on time will ya?
Your letter got here on the very last day, as did Captain Pirateface's. So you two both barely made it in hehe.

Anyway, I'll be sending out everybody's Secret Santa assignments sometime today/tonight, so keep an eye on your forum PM boxes and get ready to do some holiday shoppin!

[AlliSabbah]

Your letter got here on the very last day, as did Captain Pirateface's. So you two both barely made it in hehe.

Anyway, I'll be sending out everybody's Secret Santa assignments sometime today/tonight, so keep an eye on your forum PM boxes and get ready to do some holiday shoppin!

Yahoo. Hurry thought my friend I only have a few hours to shop :) Its late here.

[aj2217]

Since I don't "know" anyone from the forum, old or new, I took the liberty to buy everything as I found it in shops. And I'm very happy with what I bought, and I hope the person receiving my stuff will like it as much as I do ;D

[Secret Santa Event Admin]

ATTENTION ALL SECRET SANTA EVENT PARTICIPANTS!

All of your assignments have been sent out! Check your forum inbox and look for a PM from me to see who you need to send your Secret Santa gifts to!

And don't forget the deadlines!

SENDING YOUR GIFT OUT DEADLINE: DECEMBER 5TH

POSTING PHOTOS OF THE GIFTS YOU RECEIVE DEADLINE: DECEMBER 20TH

Ho Ho Ho.

[Zomboid]

oh man my person is awesome. I should have fun getting stuff for them.

[MattJack]

is it legal to send shit through the mail system?

[AlliSabbah]

is it legal to send shit through the mail system?

You have single handedly made me happy to be in the new catagory.

[Thanos]

Oh Bloody Hell... I think I missed it by a day. Damn my busy life in the real world! This is what I get for being a bank manager. There must be someone who still needs a gift.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/DragonManiac/I-MockeryChristmasImage.jpg

[Mockery]

Thanos, if another person pops up (such as Misdemonar, who was having trouble sending our her address confirmation email) I might be able to set you two up for a mutual exchange. But that's about the best I could offer... and it's something the two of you would have to work out since you're a new user and you never sent your verification snail mail letter on time either.

[JackSchmidtKnifeThrower]

Sweet! Now the fun begins. Huzzah!

[Misdemonar]

Thanos, if another person pops up (such as Misdemonar, who was having trouble sending our her address confirmation email) I might be able to set you two up for a mutual exchange. But that's about the best I could offer... and it's something the two of you would have to work out since you're a new user and you never sent your verification snail mail letter on time either.


aw, man, that ruins the magiiiiic :(, do I really have to do a non-surprise exchange? my email isn't working.

[JackSchmidtKnifeThrower]

I had an Idea. Anyone think it would help for getting gifts to send if people post their specific likes/dislikes? I just can't find an easier way of finding out what others are interested in, other that reading post, after post, after post... I know this idea is going to get 1 of 3 different responces. Responce 1, "Yeah, that sounds good. I like......". Responce 2, "No way, that is the stupidest idea I have ever heard! And I have heard some of Peter Griffin's!" Or, the most common, Responce 3"_________ ". (Completely getting ignored.) (again). I just thought it would prevent something like the story I heard from Secret Santa's Past, The 14-year-old getting a Cigar. I don't know... Any thoughts?

EDIT: Sorry Misdemonar, that bytes.

[AlliSabbah]

I had an Idea. Anyone think it would help for getting gifts to send if people post their specific likes/dislikes? I just can't find an easier way of finding out what others are interested in, other that reading post, after post, after post... I know this idea is going to get 1 of 3 different responces. Responce 1, "Yeah, that sounds good. I like......". Responce 2, "No way, that is the stupidest idea I have ever heard! And I have heard some of Peter Griffin's!" Or, the most common, Responce 3"_________ ". (Completely getting ignored.) (again). I just thought it would prevent something like the story I heard from Secret Santa's Past, The 14-year-old getting a Cigar. I don't know... Any thoughts?

EDIT: Sorry Misdemonar, that bytes.


You can do what I did and just wander a local store looking for strange and/or decent enough items. Although my first choice of a rabid weasel was rejected when the post ofice threatened to have me arrested if I didnt get it out of there. Oh and I like X-box 360s and Playstation 3s. I will stress. I repeat I will stress strongly that I do not like Tranny and black man porn. No sir I do not like it at all. Oh and I also do not smoke or drink well I drink but not alcohalic beverages. oh crap never mind now Im rambling......

[Mockery]

aw, man, that ruins the magiiiiic :(, do I really have to do a non-surprise exchange? my email isn't working.
Sorry, but I constantly sent you notices 'n stuff but never got your info in time and we had to move forward. I can assign you to that one new guy (Thanos) who's running late... sure you know WHO your secret santa is, but you don't know what he'd get you. You'd both just have to get stuff for each other.

Let me know if you guys want to do that and I'll send you guys your assignments.

I had an Idea. Anyone think it would help for getting gifts to send if people post their specific likes/dislikes?
No. Do NOT even bother doing this at all. Secret Santa is all about the SURPRISE factor of what you're getting. Will it be good? Will it be lame? Who knows. That's the risk you take and it's all part of the fun. This event isn't about who gets the best gifts... it's about having fun sending somebody some gifts and seeing them post about 'em here on the forums. If you're in this to get great shit for yourself, you're in it for the wrong reasons.

[Misdemonar]

fuck yahoo :(

[Grislygus]

Just sent mine.

[Mockery]

fuck yahoo :(
Agreed, email problems suck, but that doesn't answer my question. Would you like to be paired up with Thanos? He's looking for a person to exchange with since he was running late due to his job.

[RaNkeri]

Just came from shopping. Going to send my gifts tomorrow.

[aj2217]

Well my person lives on....the same planet XD Yeah, sending out my stuff saturday! I hope it will arrive in time, with all the christmas mail and such... :x:hypno:)

[AlliSabbah]

I just sent mine about an hour ago. Should be there by this weekend. Heh shipping cost me about sixty cents more than the actual gift or gifts.

[MarioRPG]

I'll get mine out on monday or so... Tomorrow if really unlikely.

[Mockery]

Oh Bloody Hell... I think I missed it by a day. Damn my busy life in the real world! This is what I get for being a bank manager. There must be someone who still needs a gift.
I just received a confirmation letter from saltshakermaniac. It was 2 days late, so if you two want to do a gift exchange, I can help set it up. Just lemme know.

[JackSchmidtKnifeThrower]

No. Do NOT even bother doing this at all. Secret Santa is all about the SURPRISE factor of what you're getting. Will it be good? Will it be lame? Who knows. That's the risk you take and it's all part of the fun. This event isn't about who gets the best gifts... it's about having fun sending somebody some gifts and seeing them post about 'em here on the forums. If you're in this to get great shit for yourself, you're in it for the wrong reasons.

Oh, Sorry. Dide'nt think of that. I am new and pretty stupid sometimes. I did not mean it that way at all. :\ I just stupidly though of trying to get within the realms of things of persons interest. Sorry, And I am in NO way "In this to get great shit for myself", that's Certainly not what I could possibly expect, or the reason I joined. Damn, I dide'nt event think of that. I dide'nt even think of Weird/Strange/Gag gifts for some reason. And this is the I-Mockery Forums. Geez...I feel like a total Idiot now. Whatever, Just wanted to apologise, so...Sorry, again.

"You can do what I did and just wander a local store looking for strange and/or decent enough items."

Thanks, thats probably what I'll probably wind up doing. Like I said before, this IS I-Mockery after all.

[Misdemonar]

I will toatally take thanos

[Mockery]

I will toatally take thanos
Ok drop him an email and let me know if you two need anything.

Also, saltshakermaniac just sent in his confirmation letter, so maybe you guys could do a 3-way exchange like this:

Misdemonar sends to saltshakermaniac
saltshakermaniac sends to Thanos
Thanos sends to Misdemonar

[saltshakermaniac]

Yeah sure i would still like to get in on this, like i said it sounds like fun. So sure do what must be done.

[RaNkeri]

Ok, just came back from the post office. paid 3€ extra to make it go by airmail so it will certainly arrive before december 20th. My recipient should get the gift in two weeks

[Mockery]

Great. Thanks for making sure the gift(s) get to your Secret Santa recipient on time, RaNkeri.

[aj2217]

My gift(s) will arrive in approx. two weeks. 30 dollars for arrival in one week was a bit much for me :\

[Zomboid]

I bought a bunch of stuff today but won't send until tuesday. Boo ya.

[poppers620]

i still have to shop.... hoping to get it done tomrow.... ao much pressure to top what i bought last year.... The Avenging Unicorn Playset with real stabbing action.... haha

[JackSchmidtKnifeThrower]

I still have to shop, but I am pretty sure that I will be able to get it shipped by Mon.

[Mockery]

Whatever you guys do, just make sure you ship out the gifts by December 5th at the latest.

[Microshock]

Still haven't shopped but don't worry!

I'll get it done.

[Fathom Zero]

I'll be ready to ship by Tuesday at the latest. Need to see if I can find a few more things, but I've got the major stuff already.

[JackSchmidtKnifeThrower]

I finished getting a whole bunch of stuff today, I'll probably be able to send the package tomorow (Mon) or at the latest tues.

[JackSchmidtKnifeThrower]

I've got my Item(s) packed for shipping and I am about to go ship the package.

[Protoclown]

I received my package last Friday (thanks Grislygus!) and I purchased my shizznits today, which will be sent out tomorrow.

[MarioRPG]

I received my package last Friday (thanks Grislygus!)
:eek Holy moly, it's a christmas miracle.
I shall shop tomorrow, didn't do what I planned today.

[Mockery]

I received my package last Friday (thanks Grislygus!) and I purchased my shizznits today, which will be sent out tomorrow.
Damn, that was FAST! :o Nice job on shipping stuff out quickly Grislygus. When you gonna post the pics of what he got ya, Jason?

Anywho, Re and I both sent out our Secret Santa packages today so hopefully they'll arrive at their destinations no later than the 15th.

[AlliSabbah]

The package I sent was delivered today. :) Tracking numbers are awesome.

[aj2217]

Got my package today, thanks RaNkeri! :rock I'll try to make the photo-story this weekend =D

[RaNkeri]

Whoa, it went faster than I thought :x

[Uncle_Sham]

sending mine out today.

[saltshakermaniac]

Sent my crap out today.....Should be there by the 6th

[Vila]

I got mine yesterday. Took the pictures and I'm working on the story. Thankee Sai AliSabbah!!

[poppers620]

mailed my stuff out thi smorning! got two day priority so it should reach its destination soon

[MarioRPG]

Shoot fellas, I'll really try to get my junk shipped (bought :eek) today, but we've gotten 20cm of snow/day for the last two days, and it's near white-out conditions. The forecast isn't looking too promising, but I will try to do it tonight damnit!

[AlliSabbah]

I got mine yesterday. Took the pictures and I'm working on the story. Thankee Sai AliSabbah!!

Your welcome gracious Sir. Hopefully you like the stuff I kind of guessed. After you tell your story Ill let you know which one I had to buy for myself too because I liked it so much. :)

[Zomboid]

Shoot fellas, I'll really try to get my junk shipped (bought :eek) today, but we've gotten 20cm of snow/day for the last two days, and it's near white-out conditions. The forecast isn't looking too promising, but I will try to do it tonight damnit!
Yeah, I'm kind of in the same situation, aside from not having bought anything.

[Fathom Zero]

Fuck. I'll ship out tomorrow as I was sick today. And if I don't manage, I'll overnight it, banning or no.

[J. Tithonus Pednaud]

Despite record snowfall, a 107 fever and the worst flu I've ever had the goods have been purchased and are on their way.

[darklycan]

My presents are bought and sent, they should be there very soon.

[Mockery]

Despite record snowfall, a 107 fever and the worst flu I've ever had the goods have been purchased and are on their way.
So you're saying you sent a little something extra special to your recipient, eh? To whoever has J as their Secret Santa, I hope you enjoy the flu virus!

In all seriousness, thanks for sending your stuff out on time J (and everybody else who has sent theirs out already too). If you can get your stuff sent out on time under those conditions, that just shows there's no excuse for anybody else not to. Rock on.

[MLE]

Bought, and will be sent tomorrow. ;o

[Misdemonar]

alright, how wants the free shit I bought?

[Dr. Boogie]

I put mine in the mail tonight, so it should be out tomorrow.

[bigtimecow]

mailing it tomorrrrrrrrrrrrow

[Fathom Zero]

Mailing this morning.

[mburbank]

IT'S IN THE MAIL, BAY-BEE!

[Vila]

Tracking Number says mine has been delevered! I hope they have fun with it!!

[MarioRPG]

I went to the post office today to buy an envelope and tested the size with one of my gifts. It didn't fit, so I bought the next biggest size.

I got home and loaded up my envelope with my gifts, and realized I couldn't find my "test gift" I mentioned before. Oh shit, I thought, I left it on the floor of the post office. Sadly, this was by far the best gift I was to include.

So I hitch a ride back to the post office and about 30 seconds after I leave the car it hits me "FUCK! I FORGOT MY DAMN PACKAGE!" I hate myself, I get my gift back from the post office though, so now I have to go back there later tonight for the third damn time. Luckily, they will recognize me, and I'll choose an appropriate shipping service. :lol

EDIT: Shipped as of 7:00 PM EST, should arrive within a week.

[MLE]

Chojin's and mine are SENT

[Sam]

SENT SENT SENT MINE IS SENT BY THE DEADLINE HURRAY FOR SAM!

[Fathom Zero]

Sent this morning, $10 S&H, presents inbound.

[Sethomas]

Psssh, I sent it around 4:30 HOOSIER TIME and the postage was roughly $21.

[Misdemonar]

Alright, I 'm gunna get rid of this stuff, or somebodys gunna get hurt.

[Mockery]

Misdemonar, honestly, I'd save whatever you bought for now. While it's odd you bought stuff in advance but were still unable to get some of the simpler tasks done in time, there's always the chance that one of the other participants will get screwed over. Should that happen, perhaps we can work it out so you can get in and help do some damage control. I'm hoping nothing like that happens this year though and it sounds like everybody's been sending out their stuff on time (though many waited 'til the last possible minute haha).

To those of you who already received your gift(s), I hope you're gonna start posting your photos soon!

[Vila]

Still working on the story... sorry it's taking a while.


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[Mockery]

Cool, that's a lotta pics. But why post them when you don't have the story/text written out yet? :o

[Vila]

Needed to get em off my camera phone.

[aj2217]

In the beginning there was a bag.

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And it was pretty.

Inside the bag was a box.

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And it was also pretty. And taped.

And inside the box was chocolate.

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And I was happy.

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Mr. Fazer makes really nice chocolate. But there were more gifts! For example, Salmiakki. I'm not a big fan myself, but my mom likes it.

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This thing looked kinda innocent.

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It says: Be always happy with practical joke.

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I pulled out the "gummi" and an iron spring hit my thumb. It actually kinda hurt, I mean, it's supposed to give you a scare but this thing is pretty vicious! It's hits you right beside the nail, where it hurts the most. Someone who really hates children and/or practical jokes must have made it. I guess he's sitting in the factory all day, bending all the springs a bit to the side...:hypno

And then there was this very discreet brown envelope. This scared me. I noticed the words tranny porn somewhere on the forum, and the letter in the box told me RaNkeri "wasn't expecting to be paired up with a girl, so some gifts might feel a little strange".

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Iek?

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It's Spidermanni! With a link to a finnish translation site. I decided to read it without help first. I mean, I've been reading comics for about eight years now, and well...it's not rocket science.

There's a very ugly Carnage on the cover, and Venom and Bullseye. Excitement! Inside there's the Fantastic Four. This has to be Civil War stuff. Ah yes, there's Iron Man and...some guy with wings and an eagle on his chest. Spidey in his horrible shiny suit has a four page fight with Iron Man. There I spotted this panel. Warning! Not for the faint of heart.

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Omg?

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OMG?! I knew there was reason I stopped reading Spiderman a few years ago :x:x:x:x XD

For no reason at all I made a pic of Cap with a pre-made camera phone afro.

http://h1.ripway.com/Trikstark/Secret%20Santa/capafro.jpg

Can you dig it?

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Cheers raNkeri! :domo

[RaNkeri]

I'm glad you liked 'em. :love

And how was the beer by the way?

[aj2217]

To be honest, it's still unopened, since I don't drink :lol But it's on the honor spot, on top of my computer, together with a G1 transformer, a plushie of a rocket and my trusty and never correct date-thingie with the Sombrero =D

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[RaNkeri]

Keep it that way and after few decades it wil be worth of billions :x

[AlliSabbah]

Well now that everyone saw what I gave you Vila. I wont ruin the surprise when In say I just had to have the skeleton on the park bench for myself as well. :)

[Mockery]

aj2217, nice pics. That officially marks the first time in the history of I-Mockery's Secret Santa events that somebody ever received a beer as one of their gifts. That's definitely a keepsake. And RaNkeri is right, it will be worth billions if you hold onto it long enough. Sell that shit on eBay in about five years....

"*RARE* I-MOCKERY 2007 SECRET SANTA EVENT BEER CAN! MINT CONDITION!"

[MarioRPG]

Wow he sent BEER? That's hilarious, but just a bit odd. Very awesome stuff, well done by the parties involved.

Where is Proto's pics, Grislygus did an awesome job last year.

[RaNkeri]

Well, Finns are infamous for the amount of alcohol they spent, so I thought that as an european aj2217 would get the joke behind the beer can. :lol

And I've considered sending a can o' my favorite brand beer in future too, if the recipent has enough age. 'cos Kukko (one of the 2 brands that are suitable for those with celiac disease) beers are damn good :x

[AlliSabbah]

Just wanting to let you all know I have recieved my gracious gift with gratitude. I thank you JackSchmidtKnifeThrower. Now to think up a suitable story for posting......


To be continued.....

[Sam]

I got mine today! :O :O :O :O :O :O

Thanks to my secret Santa I am not going to say your name until the pictures because then it is more suspenseful for everyone else but you know who you are and you rock.

[bigtimecow]

i want my gift >:

[Vila]

Uncle Ed’s package arrived today. Inside was the usual mix of stuff.

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In his own style nothing had been wrapped if you did not count the newspaper padding around the plastic figures. Always fun to rummage through but this time, clear as day was a small Barney the Purple Dinosaur doll and story book attached. I laughed and laughed and laughed until a friend saw and ran to get the orange pill bottle that would set me right.

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‘Uncle Ed Broke Vila!!’ was the call that went up.

After the anti-psychotics were swallowed and the Barney doll removed I explained to the small gathered crowd of friends and family that back in the day I use to baby sit a neighbors kids who would watch that damn dinosaur sing for hours and hours at a time, finally causing me to loose a small bit of my mind.

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The wizarding figures were alright enough and now rest in the bottom of my frog tank where they are being much enjoyed by Freddy The Frightened Frog Who Lived On A Log Down In The Bog. Long name for a tiny African Dwarf Frog. Then again he was nearly five years old and not nearly as tiny as he use to be.

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The CD sparked a malicious glint in Vila’s eyes. Now she finally had a weapon worthy of the feud that was taking place. The neighbors and she would take turns on their vacations playing the most ridiculous music they could find as loud as they could. After her CD of Chinese Opera had disappeared, Vila had been in dire need of another CD. There was nothing wrong with the Star Wars theme, but four different cuts of the song played at level 90 for a week strait would be more than enough to annoy the neighbors.

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The N’Sync magnet was another great laugh as I am more likely to be found listening to bands such as E Nomine. These packaged product bands that the record companies put out hardly drew my attention. Yet another sign that Uncle Ed who’s intentions were always good but always falling far short of the mark.

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The Hat was hilarious and I wore it for the rest of the day. It was clearly suppose to be a re-gift meant for Uncle Ed, but he wasn’t going to get this one back!! I swapped it for my old Cowboy Hat and even tough people stared at me when I was out and about I smiled on. Hell this is Bakersfield. It’s not as if the town is too good for this hat. Hell this is the town where the natives actually brag about reclaiming items from the dump and taking them hope and refurbishing them.

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‘I haven’t seen one of these in years’ I said holding up the wooden snake and wiggling it for a minute. It brought back memories of that old movie my little brother liked so much … what was it’s name? Little Ninjas … Kid Ninjas … or something?

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The glass chess set was a surprisingly touch of class from Uncle Ed, who had never played chess a day in his life.

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The candy canes and Pirates of the Caribbean chocolate coins seemed to have been added as an after thought to add cheer to the gift and they were gone before the day was out.

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[MLE]

i think you should repost it with the pictures interjected!

[AlliSabbah]

Im an uncle now. :) Although I hate having to change my name to Ed. :( I want to see the frog that enjoying those figurines too. :)

[Mockery]

i think you should repost it with the pictures interjected!
Seconded.

[Fathom Zero]

Nobody better have sent me anything that'd appear bad, or you'll be in big internet trouble!

[Vila]

Well, I have them in a smaller "test tank" at the moment to make sure there are no weird chemicals on them that are going to hurt Freddy. I had to poke holes in two of the wizards cause they float. I was careful Alli and did not break them :) so far they're doing ok but I want to be safe with em and I'll get a pic of them with Freddy as soon as they go in the big tank.

[Grislygus]

Recieved mine today (props to Doopa), will post pics as soon as finals end

[Captain PirateFace]

I got a phone call at work from my wife that went kind of like this:

Wife: "What did you order?">:

The Captain: "Huh?":confused:

Wife: "There was a package at the door, you said you are gonna quite ordering things!">:

The Captain: "I haven't ordered Jack, what the hell are you talking about???":confused:

Wife: "Well, why was there a package from the mailman at the door with Reno 911 season 1 and a dollar DVD in it then?":confused:

The Captain: (Now knowing what is going on but still finding it funny to string the wife along) I don't know was there a note? Was there a threat involved?":lol

Wife: "No, but whoever sent this put seven layers of tape... It's just ridiculous.":confused:

The Captain: "Hmm... (Laughing very hard internally) I will have to check it out when I get home.":lol

I finally made it home and explained to the wife what was going on, her response was to look at me like I was an escaped mental patient and walk away without saying a word. I looked at the pile of psychotic amounts of tape on the floor and had a decent laugh knowing that somebody has a sense of humor and that my wife had to deal with it in strange and unexpected ways. I read the letter that accompanied and had a second laugh, it read:

"I hope you have a chain saw" -Vila-

Very cool gift and method of wrapping, :rockas it was funny and annoyed my wife. When I read her the letter I got the same blank stare and she again walked away from me saying nothing... what can I say? Lady has no sense of humor. Very F'ing cool gift Vila. On an added note I got two days later a letter from Bakersfield, California. "What odd follow up could this be?" I said to myself tearing it open while sitting in my car. Good Ol' Vila was concerned I wasn't gonna dig what was already sent (Which I think rocks so... no worries brother!) and the inside contents was coinage from around the world! Very cool amigo and I appreciate it. I contemplated taking each coin off the paper that it was systematically taped on to, but enjoyed the lesson in where each coin made it's pilgrimage from so much that I left it on and will proudly be hanging it on my wall in my room next to this crappy PC that still signs on through "Dial Up"... unless I go to Greece or something.

Thanks again brother... good stuff and probably the best I will get all X-mas.

The following Pic's are as follows.
The Tape Attack!
The Enjoyment of the Gift's
and...
Coinage from around the world!!!
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[Vila]

There were 27 layers of tape on it. You only got packing (ran out of painters) and painters tape. Family gets Duct Tape. :) Glad you liked em and glad you and your wife got kicks from the packing.

Oh be careful who you show that conferderate coin to. From what I've been told it once was and may still be an act of treason having it. Not too sure though.

[Jixby Phillips]

hey guys

I'm just going to apologize because my package will be late. I have a lot of decent reasons I won't bore you with. I promise it will be a lateness that you will barely even feel, but a lateness nonetheless. I feel like I've embarassed my country and I hope you will all forgive me.

[J. Tithonus Pednaud]

Got my gifts today, they are awesome. Story coming soon.

[JackSchmidtKnifeThrower]

Just wanting to let you all know I have recieved my gracious gift with gratitude. I thank you JackSchmidtKnifeThrower. Now to think up a suitable story for posting......


To be continued.....

Glad you like 'em. :) Can't wait to see what kind of a story you can come up with.

[Emu]

Iek?

Yes?

[AlliSabbah]

On a bright and snowy morn I heard a tapping on my door.
Oh joy said I in Utter joy someone has sent me a new toy.

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I opened it with so much haste I saw three things to meet my taste.

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Oh no the time its pretty late the gifts I have will have to wait.

I wake to noise thats in my headI hear the word BULLSHIT!

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Hey wait that ruins my poor rhyme I think Ill check those fish of mine... BULLSHIT.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/IseCreme1/654458-R1-029-13_011.jpg

Aha whose that in the dining room perhaps it is the evil Shroom .... BULLSHIT.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/IseCreme1/654458-R1-037-17_015.jpg

I know now what it is Ill do Ill stop that mushroom through and through.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/IseCreme1/654458-R1-025-11_009.jpg

The deed is done I thought Id won.
Yet what is this his spawn persits.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/IseCreme1/654458-R1-023-10_008.jpg

The mushrooms swarm throughout my house I need a drink to block them out.
Yet who is this looks back at me its evil homer there you see.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/IseCreme1/654458-R1-039-18_016.jpg

The mushrooms win I must give in.
As I feel faint my sight grows dim.
The last thig my poor ears percieve is the sound of mushrooms taunting me .... BULLSHIT.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/IseCreme1/654458-R1-021-9_007.jpg

[bigtimecow]

BULLSHIT

:BULLSHIT

[Dr. Boogie]

Got mine in the mail the other day. Pics forthcoming...

[Emu]

The Bullshit Button would make a good emoticon

[Fathom Zero]

My package left the Cinci airport today. Probably getting a connecting flight.

[bigtimecow]

seriously guys, if i don't get my gift tomorrow i'm going to have a fit >: >: >: >:

joking but i really want it >:

[Dr. Boogie]

Ok, here's my secret santa pics:

http://www.i-mockery.com/drboogie/ssanta-1.jpg
http://www.i-mockery.com/drboogie/ssanta-2.jpg

And what was it that I always wanted?

http://www.i-mockery.com/drboogie/ssanta-3.jpg

Why a Chia Head, of course.

http://www.i-mockery.com/drboogie/ssanta-4.jpg

And what a fine head it is. I can't wait to see crap growing out of it. But alas, I shall have to wait, for it must be soaked for 24 hours.

http://www.i-mockery.com/drboogie/ssanta-5.jpg
To be continued...

But before you say, "he only got you a Chia Head?" I must point out that the head also came with a free gift:

http://www.i-mockery.com/drboogie/ssanta-6.jpg

A plastic likeness of a Chia Pet with a small clock inside! Huzzah! Oddly enough, both clock and head were made in China. I wonder if that means they both contain lead...

[AlliSabbah]

Ahhhh irs from china get it tested. They are trying to kiill you.

[poppers620]

i got my package this weekend! i will be posting pics soon..... i have been bed bound with strep since thursday so the best i can promise is pics by the end of the week or following weekend. sorry i just dont feel very witty at the moment but i loooooooove my gifts! in fact its funny, i almost bought one of my gifts for myself the other day haha but yeh, i am very sick, so sick in fact this package came saturday and just realized tonight i even had a package here waiting for me to open.

[Esuohlim]

seriously guys, if i don't get my gift tomorrow i'm going to have a fit >: >: >: >:

joking but i really want it >:

I got your package right here!

*points to dick*

[bigtimecow]

oooh shit

nevermind though :love you secret santa

[MarioRPG]

I got my gift today, but I can't open it until tomorrow (long story). What a tease. Very excited to see what it is though considering I have a pretty good idea who it's from because of the name. :) I'll have pics as soon as I can.

Also, my package hasn't updated from "being accepted at post office", but it says the expected arrival date is the 17th, so don't fret recipient.

[Microshock]

My gift is certainly weird...ill be posting pics soon.

[JackSchmidtKnifeThrower]

Got my gifts from Captain Pirateface today. I'll post pics tomorow, but Captain Pirateface, I'll tell you one thing. You hit the nail on the head for me. AWESOME STUFF. Thanks so much.

[Zomboid]

Next year we should have 3 sections.
- Completely new people
- Pretty new people
- People who have been here for more than 2 fucking years.

[AlliSabbah]

Stop segregation!

[RaNkeri]

Still waiting for my gift :/


Hopefully it'll arrive by the 20th December, 'cos that's when my vacation, which I'm going to spend away from home, starts :/

[Chojin]

Why is that, zomboid? Did your person not send you your gift?

[Zomboid]

No, I don't have it yet, which I'm not worried about. Also I got a really good person. I kinda just don't like how darklycan, microshock, etc, aren't considered new.

[Mockery]

They successfully participated in the event on time last year which is a lot more than some people (including vets) can say, so no, they're not considered new.

:quityerbitchin

As for people not having their gifts yet, give it 'til the 15th or 16th and then start worrying. The postal service is notoriously slow around this time o' year, but as long as you provided the correct address to me during your Secret Santa sign-ups and your S.S. didn't completely fuck things up, your gifts should arrive within a reasonable amount of time.

[Zomboid]

Bah. Under this system, VILA will be considered a vet next year. Yucky.

[bigtimecow]

my recipients should've gotten his by now according to my tracking number... i think

[Fathom Zero]

Yay! Present(s) from Roger! Pics forthcoming.

[darklycan]

Yay! Present(s) from Roger! Pics forthcoming.

Oh man you got presents from RoG, you lucky bastard!

I am still eagerly waiting for mine and hopefully the package I sent gets to my reciepent soon!

Oh and Zomboid, Last year I sent and recieved gifts as well as posting a story, it was one of your "vets" that didn't post my stuff so don't just assume that the new guys can not do it.

[JackSchmidtKnifeThrower]

My camera is low on memory, so I am having to take/upload pics by about 2 at a time, so I will post them soon so they can all be posted at the same time. I hope they will post correctly this time.

[Fathom Zero]

Sneak peak now, because I'm too lazy to finish the present.

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/7927/dsc00787tx5.jpg

Christmas wishes do come true!

[Zomboid]

Oh and Zomboid, Last year I sent and recieved gifts as well as posting a story, it was one of your "vets" that didn't post my stuff so don't just assume that the new guys can not do it.
I was mainly referring to how most new people suck, not questioning your ability to kiss mockery's ass and successfully post pictures with a WACKY STORY.

Anyway, back on topic - that looks like a big fucking parcel, fathom.

Edit: Or maybe it just looks like it because you have sickly little arms. Either way, I'm curious as to what's in there :O

[Sam]

LITA FORD T-SHIRT YES YES YES YES YES. :picklehat

[Fathom Zero]

I have cancer.

Haha, just kidding. Actually, it's fairly light and you'll know why tomorrow.