[Sonar] White elephant on Sat, Dec 1

[John Gooley]

Looking forward to the celebration.    Shelly Gooley

On 11/28/2012 8:24 AM, Thomas Brown wrote:
>
> Here's what we had in mind.   It will be a 'passive' WE in that it 
> will just go along with the party.
>
> Bring a 'gift' wrapped up and put it on the table that will be there 
> just as you enter the Luke home.    Drop your gift off and pick up 
> another wrapped gift and proceed to the party.  DON"T unwrap your gift 
> at this time!
>
> For some time during the party (while people are still getting 
> together),  people can 'steal' from others as much as they want. 
>  (remember they are still wrapped)
>
> When everyone is together and the party is moving along,  Bert will 
> announce that everyone can open their gift.
>
> After that, everyone can 'steal' again but only two times (someone can 
> only be stolen from twice. This allows for one stealback).   Once 
> you've been stolen from twice,  you're either stuck or lucky!
>
>
> Ideas about gifts:
>
> Keep it silly, cheap, small (can be carried around fairly 
> easily),preferably androgynous and sailing related  (e.g. your old 
> sailing gloves about to be retired)
>
> Wrap it like it's the Hope diamond with the best paper you have left 
> over from last year.   If just wrapping it will give it away what it 
> is,  put it in a box and wrap it or use your imagination and 'ruse' 
> package it.  Initial concealment is part of the fun.
>
> If you're coming as a couple, you can bring one gift,  but remember to 
> only pick up as many as you drop off.  Also remember that the more 
> gifts the merrier!   Take another look around your house or garage!
>
> We did this with a large group when I was a kid with the officers of 
> the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk....large group and it worked very well 
> and was a blast even for the kids.
>
> -- 
> Thomas Brown
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