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White Elephant Gift Ideas

By Lee Andrew Henderson, published Nov 29, 2006
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Well it's almost that time of year again. Soon you and your friends will all be getting together for a Christmas party. And of course that means somewhere along the way you'll be invited to a White Elephant party, otherwise known as a Dirty Santa party. The idea of a White Elephant party is bring a present that is a gag gift of sorts. Me being a big fan of gags here are a few suggestions.

Half Off
If you're really mean a great gag gift is to give someone one half of a pair of something. Like give them one shoe or one sock or one glove but don't give them the other one. This was actually my gift one year. A friend of mine gave me one bright red shoe as a gag gift. Of course he made the mistake of thinking I would never wear it. I wore that shoe for the next six years even though I didn't have the other matching shoe.

Sarcastic Ball
You all know about the Magic 8 Ball right? Well for those of you who don't there is a magic eight ball toy you can get and you're supposed to ask it a question, then shake up the ball, and it will give you a yes or no answer. The Sarcastic Ball is the same thing except it gives you sarcastic answers. For example you could ask it "Am I going to marry Carrie Underwood one day?" And its answer would be something like "In Your Dreams!" or "Yeah! And I'm the Pope!"

Batteries
Round up all the batteries you can find in the house, used or new. Make sure there is a good assortment of different sizes; even throw in some tiny watch batteries if you can find them. Put all the batteries in a box or bag and for the finishing touch put a label on it that says "Gifts not included."

Strike a Pose
If you're invited to the party then you must be well liked so this present should definitely be valuable. Take a picture of yourself and blow it up to whatever size you feel is necessary, then autograph it. If you're really as popular as you think you are then everybody will want that sucker. If you have a White Elephant party with the same people every year this could even be a running joke. The next year put the same picture on a t-shirt, the year after that make a mouse pad with the same picture. Or if you really want to go all out make a calendar with a picture of you for each month.

White Elephant Gift Ideas

One red shoe would make an excellent White Elephant gift

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Takeaways
  • Have a Funky Funky Christmas!
  • Yeah! And I'm the Pope!
  • Gifts Not Included
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This was a hilarious read! Still laughing out loud...I love the Strike a Pose and bad Christmas CD ideas!

Posted on 12/04/2006 at 6:12:00 PM

 
WOW- You must've went to some really wacky parties! LOL--- I have went to more than a few of the White Elephant parties through my husband's work and they were much different than this. Thanks for the neat article. Really cool.

Posted on 12/04/2006 at 10:12:00 AM

 
Great idea. I think I'll give my buddy a case of 24 different beers. He loves beer, obviously. I would have never thought of it. Thank you.

Posted on 12/03/2006 at 12:12:00 PM

 
I've been trying to find out who makes the Turkey and Gravy soda. Thanks for the info!

Posted on 12/03/2006 at 12:12:00 AM

 
Love your ideas! One year a William Hung Christmas album got passed around one of our White Elephant party. The album is actually called "Hung for the Holidays" and probably got the biggest laugh of the whole night.

Posted on 11/30/2006 at 9:11:00 AM

 
A very amusing article, I have to admit I had the New Kids Christmas album when I was young lol.

Posted on 11/29/2006 at 3:11:00 PM

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