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debm55

(56,409 posts)
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 09:45 AM Dec 11

What is the funniest white elephant gift you ever received? Mine was an extension cord, Our limit was 5 dollars.

Another year I got a coloring book and crayons

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What is the funniest white elephant gift you ever received? Mine was an extension cord, Our limit was 5 dollars. (Original Post) debm55 Dec 11 OP
Fruitcake...but I'm curious... MiHale Dec 11 #1
Brown. Thank you for your sharing your white elephant gift , MiHale. debm55 Dec 11 #2
I had a coworker who wanted to set our limit at a dollar underpants Dec 11 #3
HAHAHAHhhahaha. That is strange. Thank you so much for sharing, Underpants. debm55 Dec 11 #4
Coincidentally, a 20 ft Brown extension cord is on my must-have Christmas list this year. WheelWalker Dec 11 #5
You want mine, It is old, HAHHHAHAHA, Thank you WheelWalker for sharing. I hope Santa gets you one. debm55 Dec 11 #6
i would have sat down and start coloring. AllaN01Bear Dec 11 #7
HAHAHAHAH. I did. thank you ,AllaN01Bear. debm55 Dec 11 #8
id use the extension cord to also.:) AllaN01Bear Dec 11 #9
HAHAHAHAHAHHa. Thank you. Bear. debm55 Dec 11 #10
A set of fake teeth, that would chomp away when you wind it a little. We were doing the Exchange Gag Gifts at SWBTATTReg Dec 11 #11
Thank you very much for sharing, SWBTATTReg. I remember those, That is so funny debm55 Dec 11 #12
lol AllaN01Bear Dec 11 #13
A tin of sardines. Another time, a box of tampons. KitFox Dec 11 #14
HAHAHAHAHAHHAH. Thank you very much for sharing with us. Those are funny. Oh I took the coloring book home and colored debm55 Dec 11 #15
Used to do one with the group I rode with. The gifts could be a bit bawdy av8rdave Dec 11 #16
OH you. Thank you for sharing with us.av8rdave. debm55 Dec 11 #17
A penguin pooper still in the package Niagara Dec 11 #18
I haven't seen the penguin pooper but I did see the Moose poop one. LMAO Thank you for sharing Niagara. Love ya. debm55 Dec 11 #19
Reminds me of a story... LuckyCharms Dec 11 #20
Oh, I am so sorry for you LuckyCharms. What a pair of assholes. Did you every get your money back. I had the misfortune debm55 Dec 11 #21
Oh I'm sorry that happened Deb! No, they were/are great people... LuckyCharms Dec 11 #22
Good for you, LuckyCharms. I am glad. debm55 Dec 11 #23
A Poster of Frank Zappa some_of_us_are_sane Dec 11 #24
OMG HAHAHHAhahhahaha. That is so funny. Thank you for sharing some_of_us _are_sane. debm55 Dec 11 #25
This will be one of my wife's gifts this year: rsdsharp Dec 11 #26
HAHAHahhahahahahAHHa. Thank you, rsdsharp. That is a very romantic gift. It ranks next to Zappa on the Crappa. debm55 Dec 11 #27
I got a name of a fellow teacher and forgot he had a beard. I bought him after shave lotion. debm55 Dec 11 #28

underpants

(195,149 posts)
3. I had a coworker who wanted to set our limit at a dollar
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 10:17 AM
Dec 11

We tried to explain that even stuff at the Dollar Store (at the time) were really $1.05 with tax.
Another coworker remarked about her, “She has every dollar she’s ever made buried in coffee cans in her backyard”

At a pot luck at work, she brought in a banana and chopped into enough slices for everyone to have one. A banana. One.

WheelWalker

(9,383 posts)
5. Coincidentally, a 20 ft Brown extension cord is on my must-have Christmas list this year.
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 10:24 AM
Dec 11

Just a lightweight household type cord is what I need. I have a dozen heavy duty extension cords from 50 to 150 ft but not just what I need for an application in the house. No kidding, that is the number one item on my wish list this year.

debm55

(56,409 posts)
6. You want mine, It is old, HAHHHAHAHA, Thank you WheelWalker for sharing. I hope Santa gets you one.
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 10:32 AM
Dec 11

SWBTATTReg

(26,081 posts)
11. A set of fake teeth, that would chomp away when you wind it a little. We were doing the Exchange Gag Gifts at
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 11:34 AM
Dec 11

Xmas time at work, kind of a break away from the chaotic period around Xmas time, kind of a relief value for humor ...

KitFox

(510 posts)
14. A tin of sardines. Another time, a box of tampons.
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 11:59 AM
Dec 11

Those gatherings were always fun and laugh filled. I would have liked getting color book and crayons! 😊☃️

debm55

(56,409 posts)
15. HAHAHAHAHAHHAH. Thank you very much for sharing with us. Those are funny. Oh I took the coloring book home and colored
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 12:21 PM
Dec 11

in it with the crayons. It was relaxing.

av8rdave

(10,649 posts)
16. Used to do one with the group I rode with. The gifts could be a bit bawdy
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 12:27 PM
Dec 11

I once got an adult film (On VHS - yes, that long ago) entitled “The Wong Side of Town.”

I regifted it the next year. Gotta admit the title was creative.

Niagara

(11,593 posts)
18. A penguin pooper still in the package
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 12:53 PM
Dec 11

Obviously I regifted it.

It came with little chocolate candies like look like poop.

Poop! I should have kept it. My loss.

🐧

debm55

(56,409 posts)
19. I haven't seen the penguin pooper but I did see the Moose poop one. LMAO Thank you for sharing Niagara. Love ya.
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 12:59 PM
Dec 11

LuckyCharms

(21,990 posts)
20. Reminds me of a story...
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 01:15 PM
Dec 11

I loaned a friend of mine $5,000 one time and took his boat as collateral. It was just before Christmas time.

He had me over to his place at Christmas and told me he was so grateful for the loan that he bought me a very special Christmas gift.

He handed me a beautifully wrapped little box...he was making a big deal about it before I opened it. I thought it was an expensive watch or something.

I opened it up, and I had no idea what it was.

It was some cheap little plastic thing that was supposed to be two balloons or something. Probably cost $0.99.

I just looked at it and said "What the hell is this thing?" while he and his wife laughed their asses off.

debm55

(56,409 posts)
21. Oh, I am so sorry for you LuckyCharms. What a pair of assholes. Did you every get your money back. I had the misfortune
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 01:26 PM
Dec 11

being asked by a teacher at my school to lend her 2000 dollars for Thanksgiving and Christmas and utility bills . No collateral(silly me) I went to the bank and withdrew the money. She said that she would pay it off at 25 dollars a week. Then I found out that she was using the money to buy her adult son bangles and tech stuff. I asked for the money to be paid off by the end of March. She paid me. Never talked to me again. I learned my lesson.

LuckyCharms

(21,990 posts)
22. Oh I'm sorry that happened Deb! No, they were/are great people...
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 01:36 PM
Dec 11

I would not have loaned them the money if they were not. They paid me back with interest.

They were just ball-busters...like most of my friends!

some_of_us_are_sane

(2,813 posts)
24. A Poster of Frank Zappa
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 08:49 PM
Dec 11

on the toilet.....but highbrow.....It said: "PHI ZAPPA KRAPPA"

(I Loved it!)

debm55

(56,409 posts)
25. OMG HAHAHHAhahhahaha. That is so funny. Thank you for sharing some_of_us _are_sane.
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 08:53 PM
Dec 11
What you always wanted---Zappa taking a Crappa

rsdsharp

(11,813 posts)
26. This will be one of my wife's gifts this year:
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 09:03 PM
Dec 11
https://m.
&pp=ygUVc2FudGEgZmFydGluZyBidWJibGVz

You can’t say I’m not a romantic devil!

debm55

(56,409 posts)
27. HAHAHahhahahahahAHHa. Thank you, rsdsharp. That is a very romantic gift. It ranks next to Zappa on the Crappa.
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 09:12 PM
Dec 11

debm55

(56,409 posts)
28. I got a name of a fellow teacher and forgot he had a beard. I bought him after shave lotion.
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 10:19 PM
Dec 11
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