Last year, someone brought a bottle of Stoli's in a gift pack. That bady boy went from hand to hand until it landed in mine for the last time.... :)
On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 12:37 PM, Jonathan Link <[email protected]>wrote: > I bake 'em if I want 'em. > On a related holiday party track. > The last three years at our Christmas party we have a white elephant gift > exchange. I'm aware of another name for it, but it escapes me at the > moment. Pick a number from the hat, you open a gift in sequence. You can > steal someone else's gift. We have a limit of three steals. I've brought a > cheesecake (that I made) three years in a row. It is always the most stolen > gift[1], and people have been eyeing me to see which gift I bring. The > wrapped object is a certificate/photo of said cheescake, which is housed at > a secure location until the end of the exchange to prevent a cheescake > fight. Although, this year it might be entertaining to see if a fight > ensues... > > This year's cheesecake will be a vanilla chocolate swirl on a brownie > crust. > [1] One year someone brought a six pack of some beer which was stolen the > max number of times, the final one was by me. It was tasty, but the brand > escapes me now... > On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 2:54 PM, Raper, Jonathan - Eagle < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Our PC Connection account rep sent us homemade chocolate chip cookies >> today (second year in a row that she’s done that), and I’m eating one right >> now…If yours isn’t doing the same, then you need to do one or all of the >> following: >> >> >> >> 1. give them grief >> 2. ask for a different account rep that bakes cookies >> 3. spend a TON of money with them like we did. >> >> >> >> J >> >> Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE >> Technology Coordinator >> Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA* >> *[email protected]* >> *www.eaglemds.com >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From:* James Kerr [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 08, 2010 2:40 PM >> >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* Re: Office decorations - Are they allowed for you? >> >> >> >> They stopped sending me the box of cookies years ago and I've bought a ton >> from them the last few years. Anyway, I'm buying most of my hardware through >> PC Connection now so I guess I won't be expecting any cookies this year >> again. >> >> >> >> James >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> *From:* [email protected] >> >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> >> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 08, 2010 1:38 PM >> >> *Subject:* RE: Office decorations - Are they allowed for you? >> >> >> >> You still get cookies from them? Last year all we got was a card saying >> they donated the cash equivalent to a charity. (In the same vein as a couple >> of the other posts, that message from them sure sounded a lot like George >> telling people he donated their present to the 'human fund.') >> >> >> > Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 13:43:59 -0600 >> > Subject: Re: Office decorations - Are they allowed for you? >> > From: [email protected] >> > To: [email protected] >> > >> > If you use CDW, check with your rep regarding the holiday ti n of >> > cookies...I have had one four years in a row. Makes my office very >> > popular (like it wasnt before).... >> > >> > On Tuesday, December 7, 2010, Don Guyer <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > > I've never worked at a company where it was "frowned" upon. >> > > >> > > I have a USB-fed LED decoration that spells out "JOY", hooked up to my >> > > laptop. Other cubes/areas are heavily decorated. >> > > >> > > Previous job I had, each dept had their own trees setup in their >> areas. >> > > >> > > ***holding my tongue on the whole "Holiday" issue*** >> > > >> > > :p >> > > >> > > Don Guyer >> > > Systems Engineer - Information Services >> > > Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group >> > > 431 W. Lancaster Avenue >> > > Devon, PA 19333 >> > > Direct: (610) 993-3299 >> > > Fax: (610) 650-5306 >> > > [email protected] >> > > >> > > >> > > -----Original Message----- >> > > From: Joseph Heaton [mailto:[email protected]] >> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 2:11 PM >> > > To: NT System Admin Issues >> > > Subject: OT: Office decorations - Are they allowed for you? >> > > >> > > A buddy and myself ran lights around our cubicles, and we've gotten >> > > several others involved. We're having to call them "holiday" lights, >> so >> > > as not to "offend" anyone. 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