tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833907669377506399.post5655326806656489673..comments2023-12-27T22:08:45.355-08:00Comments on Bob's Web Log: White Elephant Gift ExchangeBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10529044668868964131noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833907669377506399.post-33662155034992987512010-12-19T22:38:20.287-08:002010-12-19T22:38:20.287-08:00Robbie has a WiiRobbie has a WiiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833907669377506399.post-41948676538611731272010-12-18T19:40:59.907-08:002010-12-18T19:40:59.907-08:00Yes, "White Elephant" is the wrong term ...Yes, "White Elephant" is the wrong term for our event, strictly speaking. The gifts were supposed to be desirable. The problem is that White Elephant has become a collective term for any gift exchange. The guy who set it up said something like, "This is a White Elephant Gift Exchange, only no crappy presents!! You have to buy it, and you have to think that at least a few people would really want it." Let's agree to call it synecdoche.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529044668868964131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833907669377506399.post-38546561712285882882010-12-18T00:46:40.140-08:002010-12-18T00:46:40.140-08:00Good story.
But I must protest, your rules descri...Good story.<br /><br />But I must protest, your rules describe an inexpensive gift exchange, not white elephants. The awful gifts you mention are acceptable white elephants. The goal is funny, and crap can be funny. Try a Sarah Palin book next time (if you can bring yourself to pay money for it or even touch it).KanyonKrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954169751206336705noreply@blogger.com