This is our tenth year of "Secret Santa," renamed after everyone's favorite formerly really angry quiz bowler.W. H. Auden wrote: One should not give a poisoner medicine,
A conjurer fine apparatus, nor
A rifle to a melancholic bore.
(For those of us who aren't dinosaurs, the original title of that acronym is "Secret Mount Vinokurov." There, you learnt something today.)
This is open to everyone on the forums. If you're under 18, get your parent(s)/guardian(s)'s permission to participate.
There are only three rules:
* Buy your partner a gift, preferably costing no more than $20. Make sure it's a good present; "comedy" bad presents are, almost always, just terrible presents.
* If you sign up, give your partner a gift. Failure to do so will result in open mocking of you.
* Don't give your partner an inappropriate gift. This is a site that is, in large part, aimed towards high schoolers. Don't be stupid.
When you sign up, include 3 to 5 presents you'd like - I'm going to advise that you be somewhat general with this. "Video games" isn't too useful; "PS4 games" is better; "PS4 action RPGs" is also better. I'd say "Fallout 4" is less than optimal, because of possible issues with this and the lack of creativity for which it allows.
If, for some reason, you don't want to be partnered with a person you really don't like, email me about it (don't post, unless you really want to draw attention to yourself). My email is listed in my forum profile, click the button to send me a message.
FOR EASE OF USE: Use the following template to sign up!
Name:
Email:
Present requests:
So, for example:
In the style of years past, if you would like to share a funny holidaytide story while making your post, you are free to do so (though not required by any means). Alternately, you could write a brief verse on holidays, in the manner of some respectable poet. This is currently in the high school section, so keep that in mind.Name: Henry V
Email: [email protected]
Present requests:
1) The city of Harfleur's prompt surrender
2) A Muse of fire, that would ascend / The brightest heaven of invention
3) Extra fingers
Signups will be open until
That's it! Happy Holidays/Merry Christmas/Happy Hannukah/Happy Kwanzaa/Happy Festivus/Happy Decemberween!