laffnatu Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 For anyone who plays "Dirty Santa" game... have you bought your gift yet and what is it? Now I'm not talking about the Secret Santa exchange this website..LOL We play the dirty santa game every year at work. Hubby usually comes to my Christmas party and plays it also. I think that is his favorite part of the whole thing. Last year he shipped me a camel made out of leather from Iraq for the game. I thought it was perfect for it. LOL. There were actually a few people fighting over it. This year I have a stuffed camel whose red eyes blink on and off while playing an Arabic song. I swear I think this thing is saying, " bubba old smack." Hubby bought 2 of them but I may keep one instead of playing the game with both. I can't wait to see how they react at work. LOL. http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3/laffnatu/camel-1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kandy Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 that is too cute. We have played in the past at work, but not recently. I miss playing dirty santa its fun way to exchange gifts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbixby Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 what is dirty santa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachysquirt21 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 I have never heard of this either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copados1993 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Could someone please explain what this is. Is this like a gag gift? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laffnatu Posted November 29, 2006 Author Share Posted November 29, 2006 what is dirty santa We all buy a $5 gift but we don't write who it is from. We draw numbers and the person with #1 picks out a gift. Then #2 can either take the gift from #1 or they can pick another gift. This continues until there isn't any gifts left unopened. Each gift can change hands 3 times. After the 3rd time, the person who has it gets to keep it. We started playing it at work to help kill some time after our gift exchange at work before we head out for our Christmas dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenn293 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 The way we play it is like this: Instead of buying a gift we take things from our homes that we don't want, don't need, don't use, etc. We wrap it up all beautiful and then we draw numbers. The great part is that the last person to draw can take anybody's gift. I have gotten some crazy things though and end up pitching it out and some things I still use this very day. I wear a size 6 shoe and one year ended up with a pair of size 10.5 women's pink furry slippers...HAHAHA It is really funny watching DH's grandmother and great aunt play..these women are avid church go'ers and everythime they play you would not believe the things that "SLIP" out of their mouth:eek: ..Especially when you take their gift from them..HAHAHAHA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrayZMama80 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 I'm glad you guys clarified how it's played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laffnatu Posted November 29, 2006 Author Share Posted November 29, 2006 I'm glad you guys clarified how it's played. Sounds like someone had their mind in the gutter. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachysquirt21 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 We all buy a $5 gift but we don't write who it is from. We draw numbers and the person with #1 picks out a gift. Then #2 can either take the gift from #1 or they can pick another gift. This continues until there isn't any gifts left unopened. Each gift can change hands 3 times. After the 3rd time, the person who has it gets to keep it. We started playing it at work to help kill some time after our gift exchange at work before we head out for our Christmas dinner.I remember doing this one year in grade school. It was fun. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MandaJo111 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 I like playing it with new gifts -- you can set any dollar amount. People are always fighting for the best gifts. I got a nice rice maker/vegetable steamer one year. I was the third person to get it so it was mine! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastasalad Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 this is such a FUN game! we play at my moms every year there are 10 adults, this yr my mom is saying no gift cards because my sister, her dh and ds's all brought gc's last year, thats the easy way out and not much fun...it's more fun if it's all gifts....since this is a family dirty santa our limit is $25-30 as to what I am doing this yr....I am making a kitchen basket with measuring cups and spoons,pot holders,kitchen towels,a wisk,a mixer,wooden spoons,some magnets for the fridge stuff like that... as a filler to hold everything in place I am stuffing the basket with clipped coupons(lets see if they notice) since we have to have 2 dirty santa gifts the dh and I have discussed options for the 2nd gift...things we considered mp3 player,craftsman tools,maid service,salon services and a nights stay in a hotel....not sure what we will do for the second one...but everyone always tries to out-do the other while staying within the budget in our family...my moms house is by far the best time of the holiday season! I LOVE this game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortness Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 We played that at my work--and my dh plays it as his. We don't refer to it as Dirty Santa though--It's more like a White Elephant thing here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MandaJo111 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 We played that at my work--and my dh plays it as his. We don't refer to it as Dirty Santa though--It's more like a White Elephant thing here.The first time I ever heard of it that is what it was called as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmbrly Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 We played something similar at my last job. The company bought about 40 gifts (about $10 each). Wrapped them and put them on a table. Took turns rolling dice. If I remember correctly, if you roll a double, you got to take a gift from the table, roll a 7 or 11 put the gift back (if you had one). Once all of the gifts are gone from the table you start taking from one another. Keep in mind these are all wrapped, so you have no idea what you're getting until the end of the game. Very funny to watch people fighting over something they have no idea what it is. One year one of the most fought over was a solid 10 lb chocolate Candy bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachysquirt21 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 We played something similar at my last job. The company bought about 40 gifts (about $10 each). Wrapped them and put them on a table. Took turns rolling dice. If I remember correctly, if you roll a double, you got to take a gift from the table, roll a 7 or 11 put the gift back (if you had one). Once all of the gifts are gone from the table you start taking from one another. Keep in mind these are all wrapped, so you have no idea what you're getting until the end of the game. Very funny to watch people fighting over something they have no idea what it is. One year one of the most fought over was a solid 10 lb chocolate Candy bar.LOL I remember when we did it in grade school, someone brought in this huge box wrapped. We thought wow there must be something good in the box & big. WRONG! I dont remember what the item was but it could have fit in a box 2 sizes smaller then the one it was in. The person who got it thought they was getting this big gift. LOL They was dissapointed some after they opened the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juskait Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 I think this game might also be called Thief. At least, that's what my friends called it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laffnatu Posted November 29, 2006 Author Share Posted November 29, 2006 LOL I remember when we did it in grade school, someone brought in this huge box wrapped. We thought wow there must be something good in the box & big. WRONG! I dont remember what the item was but it could have fit in a box 2 sizes smaller then the one it was in. The person who got it thought they was getting this big gift. LOL They was dissapointed some after they opened the box. Hubby wrapped a 2X4 with a $5 bill attached to it once. While we were working, he dropped off the package. Everyone who came into the break room before we played the game wondered what in the world it was. It was so funny watching everyone. You should have seen the look on their faces when it was opened. Someone did end up leaving with it though. She said she could have used it at her house. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachysquirt21 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Hubby wrapped a 2X4 with a $5 bill attached to it once. While we were working, he dropped off the package. Everyone who came into the break room before we played the game wondered what in the world it was. It was so funny watching everyone. You should have seen the look on their faces when it was opened. Someone did end up leaving with it though. She said she could have used it at her house. LOLLMAO too funny... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmbrly Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Someone did end up leaving with it though. She said she could have used it at her house. LOLThat would be my sister if she was there. I swear she's related to Sanford & Son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherril Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 My dh's family plays this every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrn8 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Wow, I thought you were talking about a gift from "Santa" from Fredericks of Hollywood or something like that. Sounds like a fun game, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biomajor Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 We don't play it at work, but the lady behind me at Staples on BF bought an Easy Button in the gift box to exchange at hers. I thought it was cute!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepigrl Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 I've played this before (we called it White Elephant). We do something similar where I work now - but the gifts are better. Last year my co-worker hid $20 in a cheap toilet bowl brush container then wrapped it up nicely. The look on the face of the person that opened it was hilarious - and it got stolen 3x when people saw the cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motoXmom Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 We played that at my work--and my dh plays it as his. We don't refer to it as Dirty Santa though--It's more like a White Elephant thing here.We've played the White Elephant Bingo at family reunions. It's a ton of fun! I remember one year I wrapped one of those foot massagers that had like a sheepskin cover and vibrated and you slipped both feet into it. No-one could figure out what it was but they all fought over it. We had a blast but I've never heard of it called Dirty Santa.ROFL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laffnatu Posted December 2, 2006 Author Share Posted December 2, 2006 We had a blast but I've never heard of it called Dirty Santa.ROFL I've never heard it called White Elephant until this thread. We have to have our Christmas party at work on Dec. 7th. Hubby has to work but he's actually taking a few hours from work so he can come to my job and play the game. But he called it White Elephant the other day too. I like the toilet brush idea. I may have to do that next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairydustcrissy Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 I've never heard it called White Elephant until this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokanm Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 We call this game a "Yankee Swap" in our neck of the woods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laffnatu Posted December 2, 2006 Author Share Posted December 2, 2006 We call this game a "Yankee Swap" in our neck of the woods I wondered if they call it White Elephant in the north and Dirty Santa in the south. But we might have to rename it Yankee Swap just for our boss. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleverbffool Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 My dhside plays this every year, i hate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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