The (Un)Official PipesMagazine Secret Santa 2021!

[trouttimes]

Just got a box. Now…can I wait? I’m not good at waiting but I’ll try…..

 

[trouttimes]

 

[cosmicfolklore]

All of my local post offices were out of custom form sleeves. Not forms, just the sleeves, and they all say that EU customs will reject them without. So, I drove 60 miles to the closest most rural PO I knew of and slung package #2 across the pond.
The wouldn’t give me an extra sleeve for the next package, so we will see how that works.

 

[Bengel]

Just got a box. Now…can I wait? I’m not good at waiting but I’ll try…..

With all the people opening already I am going to have a hard time waiting, so no shame in just going for it?

 

[FLDRD]

With all the people opening already I am going to have a hard time waiting, so no shame in just going for it?

When mine arrives I don't intend on waiting. I've intentionally cleared out as many open tins as I can in anticipation of the new arrivals.

 

[scloyd]

slung package #2 across the pond.

 

[mikethompson]

Mike - your gift last year was nice…
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Mine arrived today and now I have to decide if I open now or wait. It is the Feast of St. Nicholas today - so it may be fitting! We’ll see!

I'm still finding glitter in the strangest of places!

 

[woodsroad]

Some of you have noticed that your giftee is somewhat closer to you than they were last year. That’s because I favored travel distance over aesthetic affinity in making matches this year. It makes doing to matches a lot easier, but a lot less fun, too. I liked pairing people based on what I knew about them. There’s some of that In this year’s matches, but I did tend to keep in mind last year’s USPS political labor action meltdown COVID-induced slowdown, and tried to keep mailing distances at a minimum. Some of you drew a short stick, though. Sorry.

 

[mikethompson]

Ahh now @scloyd is using impflip!

Human contact? Ewww!!

No kidding! Why are we on an internet forum in the first place!

 

[mikethompson]

Some of you drew a short stick, though. Sorry.

You aren't sorry.

 

[mikethompson]

 

[woodsroad]

All of my local post offices were out of custom form sleeves. Not forms, just the sleeves, and they all say that EU customs will reject them without. So, I drove 60 miles to the closest most rural PO I knew of and slung package #2 across the pond.
The wouldn’t give me an extra sleeve for the next package, so we will see how that works.

Can we guess who drew a short straw?
I’m really sorry, Cosmic. But I can assure you that your giftee will greatly appreciate your Above And Beyond The Call Of Duty effort.

 

[woodsroad]

You aren't sorry.

No, I’m not.

 

[mikethompson]

Some of you have noticed that your giftee is somewhat closer to you than they were last year

This also made me laugh.

I think you have a sense of humour Dan, despite what everyone says.

No, I’m not.

But he's honest folks!

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Can we guess who drew a short straw?
I’m really sorry, Cosmic. But I can assure you that your giftee will greatly appreciate your Above And Beyond The Call Of Duty effort.

Hey, if Santa can circle the globe in one night, I can do a little driving, ha ha!

 

[woodsroad]

This also made me laugh.

I think you have a sense of humour Dan, despite what everyone says.



But he's honest folks!

Don’t all Canadians live with 3 miles of each other? I think I read that somewhere.

 

[Bengel]

Even though Hanukkah is over, we have to keep the International in our Secret Santa

 

[woodsroad]

Even though Hanukkah is over, we have to keep the International in our Secret Santa
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For all those Internationalist Jews?

 

[mikethompson]

Don’t all Canadians live with 3 miles of each other? I think I read that somewhere.

What's a mile?

 

[trouttimes]