Tis the season...

[canyonwren]

Whenever I go to a white elephant gift exchange, I fail to nail it. If I bring a true white elephant gift; everyone else brings nice gifts. If I forgo the bottle of deer urine (or another hilarious gift that suddenly becomes AWKWARD amongst all the nice offerings), my good-intentioned gift still usually falls flat. Having no clue where the gym

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[thewronghands]

I laughed my way through this entire entry until I got to the sweater, and then I howled. I had to share it with maramaye because she was giving me the "what are you looking at" eyebrow while I giggled helplessly. Just wow.

[canyonwren]

"They're just playing! Reindeer games!"

The funny thing is, the guy's mom had asked him what he wanted for Christmas, so he sent her this link. She --totally innocently--bought the thing for him. She still doesn't get the joke and was confused about why he wouldn't wear it to a Christmas party with his young relatives.

[marialuminous]

How? How on earth did she not get it? That is so odd. :)

[canyonwren]

I have no clue. Matt said she saw them as just rearing up, but I expect she's got to be somewhat repelled by "low" humor. Sees it, doesn't admit to seeing it? Or just won't see it.

[marialuminous]

I've had awkward moments at white elephant parties too. I like the idea, but it can be hard to gauge the appropriate level of quirkiness for each party. I typically bring something that I already owned

[canyonwren]

I think my biggest problem beyond the quirkiness level is buying something for a generic human. I guess that's where the trading comes in, though

[mimerki]

I was aware of the fornicating deer knitting pattern, but I'm amazed at the pre-made sweater...

Though this very instant I do find myself thinking that fornicating deer hats would be a great thing to make for a White Elephant party. Sure, yeah, it's a thing to make ahead of time, but I know at least two people who usually hold such parties at this time of year, so unlikely to go to waste.

[fitfool]

Ha! Glad your white elephant gifts went over well. Spent part of the weekend discussing someone's plans for her white elephant gift at work. Their group's gifts tend to revolve around in-jokes that have grown over the years.