Ideas for a White Elephant Gift?

[AnalBumCover]

My friends and I are getting together this weekend for our Holiday Season dinner, and we're all participating in a White Elephant Gift Exchange. The gift value is $20. I need ideas on what I should give. Here are our demographic statistics.

We're all in our mid-20s/early-30s.
We're all of Asian decent, though very Americanized.
We're a pretty tight group, and can handle one anothers' sarcasms.
Some cook, others do not.
Male/Female ratio is approx 50%
All enjoy the night on out on the town, including movies, eating out, and short travels.
Live in the LA/OC area.
About 2/3 of us enjoy playing poker.
Please post your suggestions, serious and gag alike.

Much appreciated,
ABC

[heybrad]

Isnt the point of a white elephant gift that you're not concerned with what somebody might want and you may not even spend money on it?

[hoopsguy]

When you say 'White Elephant' this is different than secret santa, right? Normally I think of White Elephant as a gift that no one would ever use or admit to owning, but is amusing to everyone else when it is opened. Like a profane yard gnome, or something like that.

I'm bringing the new Artest CD to the white elephant party party this year.

[AnalBumCover]

wow. i must be missing the whole idea of white elephant. thanks for clearing that up.

[AnalBumCover]

dola.

That must be why I ended up with an ugly baby blue San Diego Chargers cap last year.

[digamma]

Went to one of these last night. "Best" gift was a set of Carl's Jr. gift certificates, followed closely by the Mr. Potato Head plush toy.

[Suicane75]

dola.

That must be why I ended up with an ugly baby blue San Diego Chargers cap last year.


Dude, those rock.

[AnalBumCover]

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dola.

That must be why I ended up with an ugly baby blue San Diego Chargers cap last year.
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Dude, those rock.Used.

[Suicane75]

Used.

Dude, thats nasty.

[Glengoyne]

A trip to QS's Dollar store is in order. You can find some really godawful knick knacks for White Elephant type gifts.

[WSUCougar]

Chia Pet

[hukarez]

I'm having the same thing here at work next week.

I'm bringing a bottle of liquor!

[MikeVic]

How come I've never heard of this before? This sounds funny.

[Suicane75]

I'm having the same thing here at work next week.

I'm bringing a bottle of liquor!

How is that bad?

[tanglewood]

I got someone a can of WD40 once in this. They looked reeeeal happy. :)

[Coffee Warlord]

Apparently I'm in the minority of folks who've never heard of this sorta thing...ever.

Does sound quite amusing though.

[duckman]

A lump of coal.

[B & B]

Bottle of Thunderbird and circus peanuts.

[JeeberD]

I got someone a can of WD40 once in this. They looked reeeeal happy. :)

I once got my bro-in-law a can of DW40 for his birthday, and he was stoked. Said it was the best gift he had ever gotten.

And I don't think he was kidding...

[AnalBumCover]

I've decided to gift my copy of Play Poker Like the Pros by Phil Hellmuth

Bought about a year ago, and never opened. Nor do I intend to. I figured, with the way some of my friends play, one of them is sure to benefit from it. :rolleyes:

[DeToxRox]

Mad About You, Season 1

[FBPro]

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[JW]

We are doing an anonymous and random gift exchange at our faculty Christmas party. The faculty ratio is about 3 ladies to one guy, and about 3 cool folks to one prude. I am getting a Victoria's Secret $20 gift card for the exchange. I hope a prude guy gets it. So there is one idea.

[KWhit]

Be careful about the "gag" gift thing. We do something similar, but the idea is to give NICE gifts that are worth $15-20. We call it Chinese Christmas (no idea why). Maybe that's the difference between it and the White Elephant.

Just be sure the idea is to give crap before you bring a piece of junk that is totally out of place when all the other gifts are nice.

[hukarez]

How is that bad?
It's not supposed to be bad. We're all drunkards.

[sterlingice]

There should be a "bad christmas gift" or "prank gift" or whatever dynasty thread :)

SI