Yankee Swap?
Dec 5th 2006, 3:54 am
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Re: Yankee Swap?
Originally Posted by Sally
Blimey everyone's changing personalities!
What happened to everyone going down to the pub and putting the money in the drinks kitty...instead of buying useless pressies?
Dec 5th 2006, 3:55 am
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Re: Yankee Swap?
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
Well I ask you...adults buying crappy pressies and swapping them...it's like being back at school.
What happened to everyone going down to the pub and putting the money in the drinks kitty...instead of buying useless pressies?
What happened to everyone going down to the pub and putting the money in the drinks kitty...instead of buying useless pressies?
Dec 5th 2006, 3:56 am
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Re: Yankee Swap?
Originally Posted by Bob
aye, it's a bit weird, puts the pressure to bring somin' good, so that people dont' talk about "that" crap present...what happened to just bringing something nice for a friend, or nothing if you don't like anyone 
I can't believe adults do this sort of thing. Can you imagine if you worked in the UK and suggested a Brit Swap or Secret Santa?
Dec 5th 2006, 3:59 am
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Re: Yankee Swap?
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
I can't believe adults do this sort of thing. Can you imagine if you worked in the UK and suggested a Brit Swap or Secret Santa?
Dec 5th 2006, 4:03 am
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Re: Yankee Swap?
Originally Posted by Sally
And all those cookies...maybe it's a substitute for alcohol
Maybe we could do a virtual BE Yankee Swap. I'm sure Bob would have the time...it needs someone technical to arrange it. The only problem is...we wouldn't be able to understand his instructions.
Dec 5th 2006, 4:08 am
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Re: Yankee Swap?
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
Maybe we could do a virtual BE Yankee Swap. I'm sure Bob would have the time...it needs someone technical to arrange it. The only problem is...we wouldn't be able to understand his instructions.
Dec 5th 2006, 4:11 am
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Re: Yankee Swap?
Originally Posted by Sally
What BE should do is have little upgrades you could buy with your karma and display.
Dec 5th 2006, 4:16 am
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Re: Yankee Swap?
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
Bed time for this Jerseygirl....night Sally.
Dec 5th 2006, 1:05 pm
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Re: Yankee Swap?
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
What happened to everyone going down to the pub and putting the money in the drinks kitty...instead of buying useless pressies?
saying that, should be interesting, as they just got a nice new pool table in for the lounge area of the office...
Dec 5th 2006, 1:06 pm
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Re: Yankee Swap?
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
I can't believe adults do this sort of thing. Can you imagine if you worked in the UK and suggested a Brit Swap or Secret Santa?
Dec 5th 2006, 1:36 pm
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Re: Yankee Swap?
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
I've bought green...perhaps we could swap tops...or bottoms.
sounds good jersey and i've a spare gold christmas bell to put around our neck and i'll let you have one...
Dec 5th 2006, 1:41 pm
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Re: Yankee Swap?
Originally Posted by TruBrit
sounds good jersey and i've a spare gold christmas bell to put around our neck and i'll let you have one...
Dec 5th 2006, 1:55 pm
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Re: Yankee Swap?
Originally Posted by Bob
well it seems everyone i've spoken to has heard of it at work, and most of them ain't local to MA, whole bunch from Cali, Texas, Canada and between, and they all knew what it was about, so yeah, I thought it was a fair assumption that you might have heard about it.
Dec 5th 2006, 4:05 pm
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Re: Yankee Swap?
Originally Posted by AmerLisa
... perhaps its just thankfully by-passed me.
Dec 5th 2006, 8:44 pm
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Re: Yankee Swap?
Don't pick on her for not knowing what a Yankee Swap is. It's a New England tradition generally *l* And no one up here has set guidelines for it *l*
Originally Posted by Bob
your the American
It's a war zone apparently, well you bring a gift in, and then pick one you want, and if it's crap, swap it with someone else's till every one has a go....different places have different takes on how ya do it, but that's the gist of it.
MIL has a secret santa, and I'd have thought that would be more fun....but they ain't doing that, and they wanted an excuse to have a party at the new digs, big enough office...oh well...
It's a war zone apparently, well you bring a gift in, and then pick one you want, and if it's crap, swap it with someone else's till every one has a go....different places have different takes on how ya do it, but that's the gist of it.
MIL has a secret santa, and I'd have thought that would be more fun....but they ain't doing that, and they wanted an excuse to have a party at the new digs, big enough office...oh well...