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zip

Trad climber

pacific beach, ca

Nov 25, 2013 - 10:23pm PT

The last couple of years we have sent Strider a gift.
Please contact me off site if you are interested in contributing.

adatesman

climber

philadelphia, pa

Nov 26, 2013 - 03:24pm PT

4 days left bump!

Brandon-

climber

The Granite State.

Nov 26, 2013 - 03:27pm PT

Looking forward to it, I had fun last time I participated.

Strider

Trad climber

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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 26, 2013 - 04:49pm PT

bump

-n

portent

Social climber

your mom's house

Nov 26, 2013 - 05:00pm PT

I'm in this year!

-kovar

mouse from merced

Trad climber

The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.

Nov 26, 2013 - 07:14pm PT

Time of Purchase:
a seasonal greeting from Merced

See you at the Mall...NOT!

It was a dark and gloomy sunrise in Merced that shopping day,
But before the stores were open the gloom had cleared away..
The shoppers who had camped the week hoping for a deal
Saw the sun reveal itself and they began to squeal.

“Bargains, bargains, we want bargains!!”
They raised an awful din.
The manager, a cool young man,
Said, “F*#k a riot...let them in.”

He braved the swarm of asshoppers almost trampling him
But he went down...felt faint...his eyes went very dim...
almost unconscious...from very far away...
“Time of death...six ten a. m. this awful Black Friday."

and furthermore

I hope you have a happy time
Selecting just the one
Right thing-ma-bob
That does the job
For sibling, mate, or son

But as for me, save your money.
Create a neato gift
And let me say ahead of time,
"Secret Santas practice thrift."

String your stockings with care, love, and good cheer.

Captain...or Skully

climber

Nov 26, 2013 - 08:11pm PT

Hiya Strider...Actually Im in Missouri right now, visiting with the parental units. It's the backwaters of North Dakota that I work in, and I work a lot. My active email is skullyambroATgmailDOTcom. Yeah, I can give something but like I said I wont be anywhere near home until Feb. Feel free to E mail me & we can discuss at great length.

climber

California dreamin' on the farside of the world..

Nov 26, 2013 - 08:26pm PT

Wow--looks like fun! I'm in.

Captain...or Skully--I'm in the backwaters of Missouri tomorrow, visiting with the parental units. Nothing like good ol' Misery for the holidays. ;-)

johntp

Trad climber

socal

Nov 26, 2013 - 11:10pm PT

It's the backwaters of North Dakota that I work in

My bad; thought it was WY. Welcome to the pool.

Bump

Strider

Trad climber

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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 27, 2013 - 12:56am PT

We are damn close to breaking our Supertopo record for Secret Santa sign-ups. Come on people, you know you want in on the fun!

4 days left!

-n

johntp

Trad climber

socal

Nov 27, 2013 - 01:07am PT

Yeah, I can give something but like I said I wont be anywhere near home until Feb.

Whoa! Been there and it is a tough row to hoe. That is a loooong time to be away from home.

Cheers skully.

Captain...or Skully

climber

Nov 27, 2013 - 09:19am PT

So am I in or what? Hey Strider. :-)

phylp

Trad climber

Millbrae, CA

Nov 27, 2013 - 01:14pm PT

Hey Lurkers! Sign up! Here's another reason this game is fun - the Sherlock Holmes aspect:

On the giving end, you get assigned someone and you can do some fun detective work to figure out what this stranger might like. You read their posts for clues to what they like: books, birds, art, wine, building things. One year, my giftee had an unsearchable supertopo name, but using his real name on google, plus the word "climber" and his location in the US, I was able to track him back to the forum. I still had no idea what to get him after all this (which only took about 10 minutes), but it was fun building a profile around someone who had been a unknown. I definately did not feel like I was sending a gift to a stranger out in space somewhere.

Same thing on the receiving end. From the names on the return address label, I have been able to figure out the supertopo names of a couple of my santas who tried to remain secret, and then it was fun reviewing their posts and getting to know them a little.

Last year my santa was someone I know in the real world, and that was really fun too.
Ho Ho Ho! Phyl

Strider

Trad climber

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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 27, 2013 - 01:55pm PT

Sorry Skully, I missed your post above. Email has been sent.

Only a few days left to sign up...

-n

neebee

Social climber

calif/texas

Nov 27, 2013 - 10:07pm PT

hey there, say, glad skully got in, :)

say, did anyone ever get any kind of gift to the one, across seas, that DID not get one, last year??? *didn't i just read that, a bit agao, here, ?

just curious... :) so he won't feel left out... :(

Strider

Trad climber

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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 28, 2013 - 01:11am PT

neebee,

I am working on that. Not 100% positive but I am pretty sure the sender did his duty but something else got in the way. Also hoping to make it right this year, since he is in again this year. Good sport.

-n