Holiday Party: Part I

Today I have our "Holiday Breakfast" for work where we are exchanging our white elephant gifts...

I can't tell you what mine is... but I can show you!

White Elephant Gifts

What was the best white elephant gift you ever saw or gave?

Unsure of what a white elephant gift is...

A white elephant is a supposedly valuable possession whose upkeep costs exceed its usefulness, and it is therefore a liability. The term derives from the white elephant of East Asia, which is high-maintenance and has no practical use, but is considered sacred in Burmese culture (and therefore cannot be neglected or abandoned). A common elephant is expensive enough to maintain, considering the amount of food and water it requires. Thus it is considered a good idea to gift a white elephant to an enemy in the hope of bringing them to financial ruin.