Comments on: Secret Santa Sucker.

By: Something Old, Something New | Thomas Kingsley Troupe

Something Old, Something New | Thomas Kingsley Troupe — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:39:53 +0000

[...] don’t know if it was my way of dealing with the terrors of SECRET SANTA but I decided waaay back to write a story for my then girlfriend. She loved Christmas… I [...]

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:42:35 +0000

I love this post! I can so relate. Every year at work the SS subject comes up and I give in to it . I think I will skip it this year. BTW I can remember making those pretzel wreaths and having my kids give them to teachers as gifts. Go figure!

By: Ger

Ger — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:22:00 +0000

The whole idea of Secret Santa is to give the WORSE or most practical gift.

Duh.

By: Jillian

Jillian — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:23:00 +0000

Guy, you are SUCH a good writer!

I absolutely LOVE this piece. You're funny, you're lyrical, your words read like liquid velvet.

I was actually FEELING your anger at that pretzel wreath!

You really rock, dude.

By: Colorado Writer

Colorado Writer — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:28:00 +0000

I freaking hate Secret Santa stuff, too. It’s always a rip-off. I’ll go one step farther and say that I hate GETTING gifts. I love giving them, though.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 01:07:00 +0000

Awww, man! That’s just not right. I once got a shoe rack. A canvas shoe rack! Helloooo? I can just see the person who gave it to me getting ready to meet and exchange gifts, when suddenly, she slaps her forehead and says, “Oh, I forgot to get a gift! Quick honey, empty the shoe rack!”

By: Sniz

Sniz — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:52:00 +0000

Great post, Tappity. So witty!

By: Robotface Shumway (Big Doofus)

Robotface Shumway (Big Doofus) — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 03:44:00 +0000

Congrats on being the first post ever (at least, that I've read) with the hot new catch phrase, "one-way ticket to brown-town."

Have a Merry Christmas, Thomas.

Roger

By: Catherine J Gardner / Phoenix Rendell

Catherine J Gardner / Phoenix Rendell — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 12:43:00 +0000

Fabulous blog post Thomas… I’ve never participated in Secret Santa myself but my nephew did last year and (I so hope he’s fibbing but…) he claims he wrapped up a Big Mac (they work in MacD’s) for the poor sucker whose name he pulled out…

By: courtney

courtney — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:35:00 +0000

This entry is gold!
& Secret Santa is such a flawed gifting system–it really should be outlawed. Your 1st grade self staring disappointedly at a broken pretzel wreath is just the kind of travesty that will be repeated over and over through the years until people finally understand that Secret Santa is great in theory but usually terrible in its execution. When will the madness end!