Atlanta Office "Secret Santa" Gift Summary for 2002

Special note: This year we have videos!! We have a digital video of each person opening their gift!

They are in DIVX format - You might need some new codecs. Try viewing one.

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After each is listed its size and running time.

Jimmie

Watch the Video!! (40M, 5:58)

• Note
• Book: "Growing Up Stories"
• Toy kitchen/dining set
• Starbucks gift certificate

vanb

Watch the Video!! (49M, 7:27)

• vanb's gift started before the party. When vanb arrived that morning, he found black streamers leading from the elevator to ISX, through the door, down the hall, to his office. There, he found:
  • Note
  • Office Decorations
• At the party, he got more...
  • Note
  • Tombstone
  • Book: "Face the Facts... 40 Happens! Humor Book"
  • T-Shirt
  • Special Cane
• But the fun wasn't over yet. After the party, everyone got Birthday Cake - an ice cream cake which had, unfortunately, been kept in the refrigerator instead of the freezer.

Doug

Watch the Video!! (36M, 5:02)

• Note
• Toe Socks (so he won't hurt anyone when he kicks)
• Gauze (to bind his Foosball wounds, to gag him when he's too boisterous)
• Super Glue (to hinder his opponents)
• Lego toy (so he won't get bored when he's not playing Foosball)

Angelo

Watch the Video!! (69M, 10:32)

• Note
• Hot Wheels car (she needs to be driven around a lot)
• Garlic (in case she's a vampire - or, just to keep her away with the smell)
• Make-up Kit (to hide from her)
• Laxative (to keep her occupied...)
• Quarter (give to her, tell her to call someone who cares)
• Toy Gun (a final, desperate measure ... shoot her, or yourself)

Donna

Watch the Video!! (72M, 10:56)

• Note
• Helmet (to protect her from construction)
• Stuff to help her identify different office denizens
  • Winders XP Alabama Edition manual (Greg)
  • Legos (Doug)
  • Pluto Pez Dispenser (Jimmie)
  • Rattle (Trayton)
  • Motorcycle Toys (Mike)
  • "Dude" Chips (vanb, who says "Dude" a lot)

Trayton

Watch the Video!! (16M, 2:20)

• Note
• Hooter's stuff:
  • Gift Card
  • Keychain/Bottle Opener
  • Bumper Sticker: "Follow Me To Hooters"
• Beer

Alicia

Watch the Video!! (24M, 3:55)

• Note
• Book: "Auto Repair for Dummies"
• Stuff to aid Alicia's snorting...
  • Black Pepper
  • Red Pepper
  • Straws
  • Razor Blades

Greg

Watch the Video!! (28M, 3:53)

• Note
• "The Howard Family" - a toy family with a Swamp Thing-like character as the dad

Sherry

BAD Sherry. NO Picture.

Watch the Video!! (7M, 1:01)

• Sign: "Welcome to our Cabin"

Mike

Watch the Video!! (42M, 6:18)

• No name was on the gift - just a Yellow Power Ranger toy (Mike rides a yellow motorcycle, and has a matching yellow helmet and jacket. When we wears them, he looks like the Yellow Power Ranger.)
• Note
• Books for Research:
  • Book: "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Dating"
  • Book: "How to Please a Woman, In & Out of Bed"
  • Book: "The Lord of the Scoundrels" (cheesy romance novel)
• Stuff for Field Research:
  • Toy Make-up Kit
  • Women's Shoes
  • Blonde Wig
• Stuff to use if he still can't get a date:
  • Finger Puppets
  • Latex Gloves (with note: "Santa believes in Safe Sex")

Mark

Watch the Video!! (32M, 4:53)

• Note
• "Hangman" Game (so he can play with others in airports)
• Map, showing Mark's "Other" home in the DC area
• Toy Projector (he's always borrowing ISX's)
• Spackle (he damaged a wall with a stick used to raise/lower the screen in the conference room)

After the party, Greg & Mike decided to get gussied up & go down to the building lobby.