🎄🌟 The Unofficial Official PM Secret Santa 2024 Thread 🌟 🎄

[Michigan_Bill]

 

[TN Jed]

Fellows,

My Secret Santa (who has chosen to remain secret) may be the embodiment of Dickens' 4th and lesser known spirit -- that of Som Besths. He bothered to read my ramblings in various sub-forums sufficiently to pull together a surprisingly thoughtful set of gifts:

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I'm simply delighted with all of it! Thank you very much!

Not only hadn't I had Interlude before, but really I'm not sure that I was even aware of it. I don't think that I was. I fired up a bowl last night and found that I'd been missing out! What a solid Red VA with very natural seeming sweet topping -- right up my alley! Sincerely I'll probably be ordering more of this in the future.

Perhaps the greatest surprise was Irwin's X Pipe book -- "mystagogic stories for the pipe smoker" revolving around a miraculous pipe kept in the Vatican's secret archives. Ha! I haven't fully established a feel for it yet as I received it only last night and had too much else going on to dig in like I wanted to -- but from an initial skim I'm blown away by the deftness with which he moves between tobacciana and religious esoterica -- what a hoot! If any of you, like me, weirdly combine pipe nerdiness with liturgical nerdiness, you need to see the 2nd Appendix of "Smoaker's Prayers & Collects" that reads in parts like the 1928 BCP. He flawlessly nails several different traditions in that "if you know, you know" kind of way.

Santa, I'd love for you to reveal yourself; but, whether or not you do, please know that you are very appreciated. Thank you!

Every Christmas blessing to you and to yours!
Scott

Thanks a lot Scott's SS. One upping us all so early in the game Som Besths to you!!

 

[jaytex1969]

SPACE TURD LAUNCH EXECUTED 1022.28 KM 59°20'59"



SOM BESTHS MOTHERFUCKERS

 

[ThomasS]

Informed Delivery says my recipient should have his package now.

 

[beef]

Put mine in the mail today. Hopefully the border isn't a problem.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

When I was looking for a box to ship the gifts, Shadow had already claimed this box. And he wasn't having it any other way!View attachment 354011View attachment 354012

That’s a box o’ death for me (very allergic to cats).

 

[Andre_T]

Thought you got a cat in your SS gift for a second

Truly Schrodinger's Secret Santa.

 

[mikethompson]

Put mine in the mail today. Hopefully the border isn't a problem.

Alex, there was someone at the post office?

 

[beef]

Alex, there was someone at the post office?

I ended up doing UPS because I wanted it to arrive. Though I did drive by a post office afterwards and someone was behind the desk. I am not sure about the structure of that union, but I wonder if behind the desk people are hired by shoppers, not CP.

 

[username]

 

[mikethompson]

I ended up doing UPS because I wanted it to arrive. Though I did drive by a post office afterwards and someone was behind the desk. I am not sure about the structure of that union, but I wonder if behind the desk people are hired by shoppers, not CP.

They are working for Shoppers.

I hope it works out for you (on the receiving end) , that's honestly one of my biggest concerns about the strike LOL.

 

[username]

 

[username]

Thank you so much Santa. I love old Joe Krantz and Epiphany and Edward G are new to me

 

[SBC]

Cheers, @mikethompson!
And a Blessed Feast to All!



(For the time being, my only icon of Nicholas is in this tri-fold. Here he is with his favorite brew.)

 

[FLDRD]

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Last picture looks like you were trembling with excitement!

 

[solideogloria86]

Package deployed

 

[mikethompson]

Cheers, @mikethompson!
And a Blessed Feast to All!

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(For the time being, my only icon of Nicholas is in this tri-fold. Here he is with his favorite brew.)

Cheers @SBC



Samichlaus- the Official Beverage of PMSS 2024

 

[username]

Last picture looks like you were trembling with excitement!

The spirit of Som Besths moved thru me

 

[trouttimes]

 

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