GWJ Secret Stan 2020: Time to Yeet This Holiday!

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The other day, I was sitting at my desk, feeling a bit depressed. This year has been rough on so many people, and while I recognize that I'm fortunate, it still takes a toll on each and every one of us. Perhaps the most difficult part is the helplessness: The feeling that we have no control over the terrifying circumstances that have characterized 2020. But then I realized something.

I'm motherf*&king TRICHY CLAUS. I'm six feet, one inch of merrymaking might, stacked with so much holiday joy it's leaking out of my pores. For seven straight years, I have clambered to the top of Casa Del Trichy, placed the horn of plenty to my lips, sounded its terrible call, and the Goodjers have rallied each and every time, an army of almost maliciously generous elves. Their raison d'etre is clear, spelled out in the maniacal glee in their twinkling eyes. Without fail, this event has spewed joy all over Gamers With Jobs, leaving a thick crust of merriment over every corner of this website. It's the triple-distilled liquor pulled from the generosity and camaraderie that is baked into the DNA of this community, and let me warn you, friend, this sh!t will get you JACKED.

Yes, it's early. I've done so after some feedback from past participants, and it's for three primary reasons. First, with things being more difficult for some people this year, having extra time to plan and save is a good idea. Second, some of the most popular gifts year after year are handmade, and the amazing artwork and crafts put together by Goodjers takes time. Third, this tradition is a goddamn delight, and each and every one of us need more delight in our lives this year, so screw it. That Christmas creep just turned into a stampede.

If this is your first year, welcome! You have no idea what you're in for, and I do mean that in the best possible way. Just keep the following in mind:

- Fill out this form to provide your information for the Secret Stan. I take the security of everyone's information extremely seriously, downloading the results to a portable hard drive each night and deleting it from the Google Forms data. At the end of the Secret Stan, I delete your information.

- Traditionally, there has been no upper limit for gifts in past years, and we've decided to keep it that way. Spend what you can afford, and no more. I have not once seen anyone disappointed because their gifts weren't expensive enough. In fact, some of the most joyful responses that we've ever seen have been from handmade gifts, tasty homemade treats, or just a small token that shows how much thought went into the gift.

- The deadline this year will be OCTOBER 16th. Yes, that's earlier than usual (we have traditionally aimed for early November to give people a chance to take advantage of Black Friday deals), but as I mentioned earlier, we want to give people time to stalk, plot, craft, scheme, and whatever other dark machinations you lunatics will get into.

- Post pictures or video of you unwrapping your gifts! It's easily my favorite part of the year, and I don't think I'm alone in this.

- If you have questions, comments, concerns, tattoo ideas, or low-fat recipes I can make in a waffle iron, please don't hesitate to reach out and let me know.

I did the thing!

Submitted, you monster.

Let's do this!!

It's beginning to look alot like...

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In, but I am not going full creepy like UpToIsomorphism

Slacker

I‘m very in and will fill out the form shortly.

It is done. *solemn bow*

Hello, it's me again.

This is the way

There's no spot for specific shipping stuff. Last year crimped me for international shipping, even though it was only Canada. Please only the lower 48 in the US for me.

MaxShrek wrote:

There's no spot for specific shipping stuff. Last year crimped me for international shipping, even though it was only Canada. Please only the lower 48 in the US for me.

There's a question about whether you're willing to ship internationally. But I'll mark your accordingly.

I put no, but it required my phone number for international shipping or it wouldn't take. My bad.

This is the way.

Yep yep I'll be in again. Not been around the forum much these past few months, but the GWJ giving and receiving of the murderbutts has become one of my favourite festive things.

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Beef, mos def.

MaxShrek wrote:

I put no, but it required my phone number for international shipping or it wouldn't take. My bad.

That’s not the same. The phone number is if someone ships internationally *to* you. It’s required by most postal services abroad and for customs.

Man I dont even know how the postal service works..

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MaxShrek wrote:

Man I dont even know how the postal service works..

Eh, no big deal, especially if you haven’t been shopping internationally to the States. Our brains are full with our info, it’s totally reasonable this tidbit wouldn’t be in it and at the forefront.

The list as of this morning:

EverythingsTentative
SallyNasty
lunchbox12682
farley3k
Paleocon
UpToIsomorphism
Rahmen
pyxistyx
Eleima
Wayfarer
MaxShrek
mudbunny
Thrawn82
Wizkid
Bubblefuzz
Minotaar
sometimesdee

If you should be on that list but aren't, let me know.

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I am IN!

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In...

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Shall we resurrect all of the ‘Not throwing away my shot’ jokes from years past?

UpToIsomorphism wrote:

Shall we resurrect all of the ‘Not throwing away my shot’ jokes from years past?

Well I'm helpless to the goodjer generosity.

Alright, so we're doing th...

UpToIsomorphism wrote:

Shall we resurrect all of the ‘Not throwing away my shot’ jokes from years past?

Oh.

Nevermind.

(I'm still in!)

Tyrian wrote:

Alright, so we're doing th...

UpToIsomorphism wrote:

Shall we resurrect all of the ‘Not throwing away my shot’ jokes from years past?

Oh.

Nevermind.

(I'm still in!)

It’s the world turned upside down!

I am in for the fun and form has been completed! Bring on the stalking

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