Like this:

I am not a fan of office gift-giving, secret santa parties, potlucks and so on.  Yesterday, we had our office “Holiday Party” and I opted out of the “yankee gift swap”. (Which because this gift swap ended up complete crap, must make “yankee” a pejoritive term, and I will forever use it as such, as in “get your fucking yankee ass off the couch.”) Though, I must admit many of my office mates seemed to be having fun at first, it turned into an incredibly tedious 45 minute exercise. With a $5 limit, 90% of the gifts were mostly lame tchochkes, melon scented candles, chocalate candies, etc.. I know, I know, it’s all about the act of giving blah blah, but I feel bad for the guy/girl that got stuck with the combo-gift of milk duds and a lame book listing “trends that won’t last into the next decade.”  The item everyone wanted was a “fondue for two” set. Because you could take someone elses item if you didn’t like your own, the same two or three items ended up going back and forth back and forth between everyone for 45 minutes. Thank god for free alcohol.