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GAF Secret Santa 2012
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nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Updated OP with list of TT's who either have not received a gift or haven't posted about receiving their gift.
Yep, still haven't received mine. I'm surprised that list is as big as it is.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Yeah, I am, too. Next year, assignments will go out earlier, but the black list date will be much closer to Christmas. I won't lie...I am a bit bummed that my SS didn't get me my gift by Christmas this year. But that's the way it goes!
Hopefully it comes soon!Yah, I kept checking all the spots where deliveries were usually dropped off leading up to Christmas and nothing came. I was looking forward to it. I didn't notice you were also on that list haha. Just have to wait it now.Yeah, I am, too. Next year, assignments will go out earlier, but the black list date will be much closer to Christmas. I won't lie...I am a bit bummed that my SS didn't get me my gift by Christmas this year. But that's the way it goes!
Both me and my TT are on the empty list :/
Nico, are you trying to follow up on the guys by PM or are we playing the waiting game?
Hopefully no one gets burned but it appears like many will. Lets hope the secret fund helps people.
I think for next year there should be a deadline for delivery. That way it's much less likely that there will be issues and they will be easier to solve as they can be picked up on earlier.
Nico, are you trying to follow up on the guys by PM or are we playing the waiting game?
Hopefully no one gets burned but it appears like many will. Lets hope the secret fund helps people.
I think for next year there should be a deadline for delivery. That way it's much less likely that there will be issues and they will be easier to solve as they can be picked up on earlier.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Echoshifting and I are working on a complete list of "who has sent". That one's a bit tougher since it's through a pile of PM's we both have. I'm giving it until January 2nd before the PMs start pouring out. The 1st is a bad day since it's a holiday. This week is rough because even on-time shipments will be late due to the various parcel handling services still recovering from the holiday. After that, though - the PMs will start going out.
RumblingRosco
Member
I'm so glad you like it!
The star plushie is supposed to be a Paopu fruit from Kingdom Hearts http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Paopu_Fruit They're a sign of friendship and blah blah sappy stuff hahha. I'm really glad you liked the artwork thought. Merry Christmas!
I didn't realize you had also handmade the buttons, that's awesome! The sticker is cute, I'm not sure just yet where to stick it though, but it'll probably end up on one of my lab notebooks. Thanks for the star explanation and thanks again for all the gifts over all!
Christina Mackenzie
Member
WascallyWabbit
Member
Just wanted to post an interesting little exchange from before the gifting actually started, before baroness knew I was her SS:
I can neither confirm nor deny the presence of a fleshlight in my gift box
Mike M MY MAN!!!
Probably some of the best gifts I've ever received. Sorry for the delay in the kudos. I was in Costa Rica for a week and didn't really have a chance to post.
Anyways...
For a little backstory. I explained in my description that I love the character of Batman. I've seen all the movies, I own belt buckles etc etc but I've never actually read a Batman comic which Mike agreed was a damned shame. I actually cheated and opened them early since I wanted them for my trip. You managed to send just about every Batman comic that I've looked at and said "hm... I should buy that" but didn't. I'm going to post a photo later (my girlfriend is reading one) but for now:
The Long Halloween
The Dark Knight Returns
The Killing Joke
Really amazing stuff and I'm probably going to start reading more as a result. Even the sequel to the DKR. I know you said it was terrible but I'm too curious about where it goes... forgive me. I'll let you know what I think. But good job man. Your gifts made my trip that much better. I hate beaches and swimming so they helped tons when I had to sit down for hours while my gf cooked herself in the sun.
Can't wait to read the fanfic as well. I was hesitant to take it on the trip since it was one of a kind. Going to dive into that in the coming days. Thanks again! Fracking fantastic.
Probably some of the best gifts I've ever received. Sorry for the delay in the kudos. I was in Costa Rica for a week and didn't really have a chance to post.
Anyways...
For a little backstory. I explained in my description that I love the character of Batman. I've seen all the movies, I own belt buckles etc etc but I've never actually read a Batman comic which Mike agreed was a damned shame. I actually cheated and opened them early since I wanted them for my trip. You managed to send just about every Batman comic that I've looked at and said "hm... I should buy that" but didn't. I'm going to post a photo later (my girlfriend is reading one) but for now:
The Long Halloween
The Dark Knight Returns
The Killing Joke
Really amazing stuff and I'm probably going to start reading more as a result. Even the sequel to the DKR. I know you said it was terrible but I'm too curious about where it goes... forgive me. I'll let you know what I think. But good job man. Your gifts made my trip that much better. I hate beaches and swimming so they helped tons when I had to sit down for hours while my gf cooked herself in the sun.
Can't wait to read the fanfic as well. I was hesitant to take it on the trip since it was one of a kind. Going to dive into that in the coming days. Thanks again! Fracking fantastic.
Glad you liked it! I had quite the Batman-filled holiday season myself, getting the entire animated series on DVD (The only reason I didn't own it was so that I could leave someone with a really obvious gift idea, but no one ever took advantage of it until this year. Including my wife of five years...), and my brother got me these Batarang things with a razor edge on them that are the most hazardous fucking things I've ever held. There is no safe way to hold them, and I can't fathom what their purpose would be. I love them!
Incidentally, for those of you who might still be wondering, my terrible fan fiction is indeed about Batman. I inflict upon you all The Legendary Legends of Batman (Of Legend). They're... not my brightest moment.
Anyway, for further reading on Batman, I recommend the following titles:
- Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? Bunch of "What If?" type tales of how Batman ultimately dies. Gonna warn you straight up that I'm a huge fan of DC's "Elseworlds" reimaginings of Batman, so there's a lot of that stuff in any list I give.
- Dark Knight Dynasty Explores the idea of the identity of Batman being taken up every few generations of Wayne in a struggle against the plottings of the immortal Vandal Savage. Features a monkey as Robin!
- Knightfall/Knightsquest/Knightsend A large basis of The Dark Knight Rises, the defeat of Batman at the hands of Bane, and his eventual return to reclaim the cowl from his surrogate who goes completely off the rails.
- Superman & Batman: Generations Similar in concept to Dark Knight Dynasty, details the relationship of Superman and Batman and their families over several generations. I'd ignore the sequels.
- Batman - Vampire Collected volume of three Elseworlds tales about Batman becoming a vampire after tangling with Dracula.
- A Death in the Family Because fuck Jason Todd.
- Batman: Black and White A collection of short B&W tales by various artists and writers.
- Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth Character study of some of Batman's rogue gallary, plus Batman breaks some stuff.
-Arkham Asylum: Living Hell Actually, I don't think Batman's even in this one, but it's still a good read about a guy who pleads insanity to not go to prison, and ends up some place far worse.
And you can read the Dark Knight Strikes Again, but for your own good don't pay money for it. Heh heh.
If I had infinite resources, I'd have sent them all to you, but I had to edit down my list : )
Snytbaggen
Member
Thank you krae_man for the gifts! (I'm 99% certain it's you, I'm in a different town than the gifts so I can't double check the wrapping) Unfortunately I don't have any pictures because I opened them before I left town, took some pics, forgot I took them and formatted the memory card... Anyway, what I got was two decks of playing cards and some English toffee that was delicious. I'm a playing card collector and these two decks are a kick-ass contribution to my growing collection. The first one was a Bicycle Alchemy deck, can't remember which one since it contains a metric fuckton of cool art, and I barely remember any of the art so I'm having a hard time finding a picture of the deck. Anyway, this is now one of the coolest decks I have. The other one was this one:
When I opened it I saw that the cards themselves were sealed and noticed that they had silver gilded edges. I did some research and found out that the silver gilded version was a deluxe version that was limited to only 500 decks! I have no idea how you got this, but thank you! This has also become one of my most treasured decks and I don't think I'll open the cellophane wrapping on the cards soon, if ever. And also the candy I got was delicious and vanished pretty fast. All in all, thanks a lot!
When I opened it I saw that the cards themselves were sealed and noticed that they had silver gilded edges. I did some research and found out that the silver gilded version was a deluxe version that was limited to only 500 decks! I have no idea how you got this, but thank you! This has also become one of my most treasured decks and I don't think I'll open the cellophane wrapping on the cards soon, if ever. And also the candy I got was delicious and vanished pretty fast. All in all, thanks a lot!
Yep it was me.
I found the cards at a local shop. I just Googled magic store and my city and found the place. They had anything you needed if you were a performer of any kind. Magic, busker, Royal Midevil Fare, whatever you needed. Props, costume rental/creation, everything.
I asked the owner what they had in terms of nice decks of cards for magic tricks and he had two display cases filled with a couple hundred different decks ranging from $5 to $300 each. I asked him for something less then $300 but more then the entry decks and after showing me a few things he pulled out the deluxe deck with the gilded edges and I thought it would be perfect. Then I just picked a regularly priced deck I thought had cool art.
Sounds like I picked a couple of winners. Glad you like them and the maple flavored butter fudge.
My gift finally came and it is fking awesome! A custom made picture of my favorite game franchises. Thank you, Adam!
The aftermath.
Soooooo glad you like it. Sorry for the delay. It went through numerous iterations, revisions and reprints and I couldn't get it out until the 19th unfortunately.
And thank god I got someone else to package it for me. Looks like that box has been through some thangs.
Thank you for going through all the trouble. The wait was well worth it. I have it hung up next to my t.v. and I can't stop starring at it. Best Christmas gift this year and I'm being honest. Thank you again!
akilshohen
Member
Loved the present my SS gave me. Thanks whomever you are!
http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k518/Rezznik_s/AAFDDA75-7393-448A-9F5F-C1C818F0E6B4-22796-000019D978996D27.jpg[img][/QUOTE]
That would be me. I'm glad you like it =) Sorry I didn't get you multiple things, I'm just kind of broke lately. Thought you'd prefer one nice thing to many smaller things.
anonymous_abc
Member
Just for your info, Raife has PM'd me to let me know that my package arrived safely and was well received
Red_taiyaki
Member
No worries. I just wanted to know who I had to thank! Hope you have a wonderful New Year's!
Silphonica
Banned
Before I get any sort of PMs, the parcel I sent should arrive shortly. Delay was due unforseen circumstances, but it is definitely en route.
Don't have pictures but I got fear and loathing in las vegas and just cause 2, im happy with that. Thanks SS. (I know who your are
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Don't have pictures but I got fear and loathing in las vegas and just cause 2, im happy with that. Thanks SS. (I know who your are
)Not even sure why you said this without posting pics. I must see these glorious weapons.
And thanks for the recommends. There's another set of books (or it may have been one book) that just focus's on Gothams police. Apparently Batman isn't even in it. Ever heard? Any good?
Well I was at work, and would be shitcanned if I brought them in. But as and ye shall recieve!
Sooooo dangerous... Pick up the case upside down and you may lose a toe.
You're thinking of Gotham Central. I didn't read the full run, but I recall it being pretty enjoyable. Basically GCPD coping with the fact they live in a city full of lunatic villains and the problems that entails (I.e. the first arc about losing a partner to Mr. Freeze or something).
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
I'll add you when I do an update later this weekend.
kurtrussell
Banned
I received mine today
My SS sent me an absolutely perfect gift - some bottles of local barbecue sauce. And it is indeed great - I ate some this evening on some pork chops with my SO and daughters. NOM!
Although my Secret Santa's name was on the outside of the package, I have no clue as to who they are on GAF, so if you're reading this SS - THANKS. Also please thank your son for the Lego he included - I am visiting my nephew tomorrow and I'll take that along to play with him!
My SS sent me an absolutely perfect gift - some bottles of local barbecue sauce. And it is indeed great - I ate some this evening on some pork chops with my SO and daughters. NOM!
Although my Secret Santa's name was on the outside of the package, I have no clue as to who they are on GAF, so if you're reading this SS - THANKS. Also please thank your son for the Lego he included - I am visiting my nephew tomorrow and I'll take that along to play with him!
Vipershark
Member
Finally found my SD card reader so I can upload my pictures.
Card with $25 Amazon gift card
On the present was a little card as well.
And the present itself
Cool!
Thank you, Big Baybee!
Card with $25 Amazon gift card
On the present was a little card as well.
And the present itself
Cool!
Thank you, Big Baybee!
Photosynthesis
Member
I'd also recommend Gotham by Gaslight. Really fun standalone Victorian murder mystery. Great read.
UnluckyKate
Member
I'm not home not for christmas. I waited as long as I could before leaving but the package wasn't here on the 24th so I had to go. I'm sure it's waiting for me now, I'll just get it early january.
thebaroness
Member
Hahah nice coincidence
I'm sure I would have found some use for a fleshlight if it looked like this.
I received mine today
My SS sent me an absolutely perfect gift - some bottles of local barbecue sauce. And it is indeed great - I ate some this evening on some pork chops with my SO and daughters. NOM!
Although my Secret Santa's name was on the outside of the package, I have no clue as to who they are on GAF, so if you're reading this SS - THANKS. Also please thank your son for the Lego he included - I am visiting my nephew tomorrow and I'll take that along to play with him!
Yay, you finally received it! So, I have to ask, which sauce did you try first?
SystemShark
Member
I know my TT received their present and I'm a little unsure if I hit the mark as they haven't responded in the thread.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
There's a chance they just haven't gotten around to posting if it was received recently.
SystemShark
Member
That's fair. I'm just getting anxious I guess.
So, I sent my SS to their local record shop and I was wondering what record my SS would get......they must have gone through my posts because at one point I said this was my favorite live album of all time.
Inner Sleeve:
This is an original copy from 1968...my dad actually already had one but your record is in better shape while his cover is in better shape. You take what you can get from almost 45 years ago.
Edit: While the original record is still great, the Legacy edition with the second show including the opening acts from both shows and a 2 hour documentary is god tier......don't think there is a vinyl for that though.
Inner Sleeve:
This is an original copy from 1968...my dad actually already had one but your record is in better shape while his cover is in better shape. You take what you can get from almost 45 years ago.
Edit: While the original record is still great, the Legacy edition with the second show including the opening acts from both shows and a 2 hour documentary is god tier......don't think there is a vinyl for that though.
PhoenixDawn
Member
Sorry that this post is a little late, I've been unable to upload the pictures until now.
Two weeks ago a package arrived, holding unknown surprises to be discovered on Christmas Day.
Two weeks ago a package arrived, holding unknown surprises to be discovered on Christmas Day.
Once the big day finally arrived, I was greeted by these wonderful contents,as well as lots and lots of candy within the package itself which was loved by the entire family.
A big thanks to arab for these wonderful gifts! The Link is awesome and it fits in nicely by some of my other Zelda/Nintendo collectibles in my gaming room. The Timberwolves sign is also great, I can't even remember if I put anything about them in my list, but you definitely did your research and knew I absolutely love the team. It is currently being proudly displayed. Lastly, the Wii remote plus and game bundle was another thing which was exactly what I was looking for. The Wii Remote has already seen hours of use during holiday parties with the family playing Nintendoland and the bundled game was also pretty enjoyable to try out. Overall it was an excellent gift and thanks again to the generous GAF user, arab!
AlucarD.eq
Member
Just in case as a quick update, so far I haven't receive anything but the presents from my Gf will help^^' anyways I'll wait . I'm glad to see so many fellow gaffers are getting their presents.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Alright, PM's will be going out over the next few days regarding folks not sending or receiving their gifts.
Don't take it personally, but if you get a PM because your SS hasn't received it, you will be required to send confirmation that you have indeed sent your gift. Tracking number, receipt scan with address, etc. Something.
Also, please check the list and PM me if you're not on there or you know something I don't!
E: With Enco being banned, is anyone able to get me an alternate way of getting in touch with him? Thank you!
E2: TT's are also being PM'd to confirm receipt of their gift.
Don't take it personally, but if you get a PM because your SS hasn't received it, you will be required to send confirmation that you have indeed sent your gift. Tracking number, receipt scan with address, etc. Something.
Also, please check the list and PM me if you're not on there or you know something I don't!
E: With Enco being banned, is anyone able to get me an alternate way of getting in touch with him? Thank you!
E2: TT's are also being PM'd to confirm receipt of their gift.
Christina Mackenzie
Member
I'm still out of town, nicoga3000.
Will be back home next week.
Will be back home next week.
FlutterPuffs
Member
Still haven't received any gifts, but keeping my hopes down if anything 
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