Secret Santa

@guruprasad Oh no - Amazon gave away my secret! :sweat_smile:

I hope you and your daughter enjoy the snacks and the movie! I see there’s still one item on its way to you tomorrow, so don’t fill up on the chocolate and popcorn just yet…

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@jill Good guess! It couldn’t have come from me, though, since I didn’t participate in this year’s round of secret santa.

BUT OMG SHE IS SO CUTE I CAN’T EVEN!!! :heart_eyes: :heart_eyes: :heart_eyes:

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IKR?!?!?! dying of cuteness

Ah hah! So Stuttgart was a red herring… Sneaky! I’m sticking with my theory that it came from Europe or Asia though, so…

@kaustav did she come from you?

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I got another gift! It’s a T-shirt.

I’m pretty confident it isn’t from Ali or Cassie. It looks like an AI generated piece. Anyone on the team could have had the capability to set up Stable Diffusion, so that doesn’t narrow it down much! Let’s see if the card gives any clues:

lol, nope.

This could be almost anyone! I’m pretty sure this was the gift from 2021 that never arrived. One moment while I scroll up and try to guess by process of elimination…

I think it’s @farhaan ! :slight_smile:

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@Fox, that was me! :slightly_smiling_face:

You right, both quote and image have been generated using ChatGPT and DALL·E 2 (1, 2). I was struggling to find a good and unique fox-related T-shirt, so ended up designing my own.

Initially, the gift was going to be an artificial wearable fox tail and a cleaning kit for it, but the latter was out of stock, so I decided to wait a bit, but then it was too late and I decided to wait for the next session. Sorry for keeping you in the dark! :slightly_smiling_face:

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Nope. It wasn’t me either :grin:

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@guruprasad It looks like the second part of your gift has been delayed. :turtle: Amazon says it’ll arrive sometime between 16-20 Dec. I hope it gets to you soon! :rabbit2:

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Ah-ha! I wondered if the text was also generated, but I was less sure there. Good work covering your tracks :slight_smile: Thanks!

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My secret Santa was @cassie, and she sent me an exquisite gift: a vinyl record (+ a cool sticker with a pun!)

I love the golden record color, and the music is also very good! Jim Croce wrote excellent American folk/rock – and as a bonus, I only knew 1-2 songs from this artist! So I’m discovering now new music, which is great :slight_smile:

Thanks so much @cassie, this made my day :partying_face: And the sticker will likely end up on my refrigerator!

Listen:

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Man! This feels like payback from our Werewolves & Villagers game night!

Alright… @giovannicimolin , you keep :heart: ing everything I post… and so even though you would have had to send that first Secret Santa message in the middle of your night: is Stormy from you? :grin:

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@jill
Ho Ho Ho! :santa: That’s 3 wrong guesses, so I am revealing myself! I am your secret santa for two consecutive years :slight_smile: I hope you like your gifts, I hope you got the other gift as well. And last year, the “coral reef” thing was me as well.

Hope you enjoy your gifts. Merry Christmas and a very happy new year :christmas_tree:

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@Ali, the other item got delivered yesterday and it was a package containing a variety of delicious (and some are healthy too!) snacks. I can’t wait try them all now! Thank you for the wonderful gift! :heart:

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Hahahahaha! Thank you for putting me out of my misery, and for choosing such excellent gifts for two years in a row! They are perfect. :grin: :pray:

I just did today! And it’s diabolical:

Each piece fits inside another, but there’s 3 little teeth on the inside of the tubes, so it’s like running 3 mazes simultaneously for each one! Fantastic… and I think, 3D printed? So good… and definitely a great way to spend an afternoon during my vacation next week. I gave it a brief try just now, and was only barely able to get the pieces apart again. It will repay patience and care. Will post again if/when I solve it :smiley: Please convey my gratitude (and frustration) to the etsy creator!

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My secret santa sent some dope gifts for my dogs and a dope mug for me :laughing:

Bailey loves it!

Thinking about his next move…

Aand going for it!

Bella is an oldie. She only cares about walks and treats. She smelled everything once then went and did Bella things.

I have absolutely no idea who sent this. My best guess is @jill or @tikr?

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@gabriel Glad I could add a little something to your collection! Hoping you discover 1 or 2 news songs you like! I really enjoy his music :slight_smile:

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I’m sorry, but it’s not me. :stuck_out_tongue:
I’m just liking everyone’s posts here. :grin:

:octopus: :octopus: :octopus: :octopus: :octopus:

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Eeeeep!! I love your doggo photos. They’re so sweet!

But it wasn’t me, and :

Try again! :santa: :old_key:

Lol… I found out @farhaan has been my secret santa for the last 2 years!

This has been so much fun… I love this tradition!

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I got the gift from my Secret Santa!


When I saw this lovely box, there was no doubt where it came from :grinning:


I’ve never seen this flavor of Cheetos! They are waiting with Favourites (also seeing these for the first time) for my end-of-the-year cheat week (fortunately, it’s in just a few days!).

I have just tried Vegemite, and it’s really tasty. I thought it would be similar to Marmite, but I can taste some resemblance to soy sauce instead.


I also couldn’t help myself from already assembling the build-your-own koala :koala:
It’s still hard to imagine these little creatures sitting on trees. I need to visit Australia one day!

Thank you for the fantastic gift, @jill! :smile:

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Yayayayayay! I’m so glad you got it, @Agrendalath ! And yeah, once I decided what I was sending, there was no way to hide my identity, so decided to go all-out-Aussie.

JIT treats!

Wow… you like it? I haven’t been able to acquire the taste myself, but I’m really glad you like it!

Nice work assembling! Your guinea pig looks a little suspicious, like “what is this in mah room??”

Yes! I’d love to show you around. If you visit this time of year, you can even hear the male koalas roaring at night in my neighbourhood. It’d be magical if it wasn’t so hilarious…

:hugs: :sunny: :australia:

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