Secret Santa Extension

Hello Everybody
Following a long consideration, Admin and I have decided that we should give an extension of time for entries into the Secret Santa. The second Forum giveaway is on Thursday, so we thought that a week from then was a good date to pick. So, the new cut off is Midnight London time on 11th November. After that I will match up the Santas and recipients* and let everybody know. By that weekend, it will be all systems go.
TCM

* There will also be a (very) small prize to anyone who can think up the best punchier alternative word for 'recipients'. My decision is final, and I make no pretence at being fair.

beneficiaries?
How many entries can we submit Ma'am?

How about
"Festive Donation Receiver"?

Or maybe,
                    "Unidentified Gift Inheritor" ?  

Fortune8 wrote:beneficiaries?
How many entries can we submit Ma'am?

As many as you can manage, but bear in mind I am looking for something less cumbersome that 'recipient', so on present form you're unlikely to be successful. I don't much like 'donee' either, and 'giftee' is an abomination. Anybody using the term 'gifted' in a sentence such as 'X was gifted to Y' deserves all they get.

Fortune8 wrote:How about
                      "Festive Donation Receiver"?

FDR has already been taken.

Fortune8 wrote:Or maybe,
                    "Unidentified Gift Inheritor" ?  

Different process entirely.

I think you are being somewhat pedantic, but I will give it another go.
This time you will have to work out what my submission means?

"FOB"

Good luck

It's usually 'Free on Board', but you no doubt have something more esoteric in mind.

Otherwise, CBA.

No banana I'm afraid?    
Do you require the full meaning before I claim my very small prize?

What prize? It's going to be awarded for the best punchier alternative word - singular - for 'recipients'. So far you've submitted crossword clues. No banana for you either.

lucky stunt

gji25 wrote:lucky stunt

Sorry @gji25 , what does that mean?
TCM

"Michael's"  

Fortune8 wrote:"Michael's"  

I'm getting very slow in my old age. This is the second post on this thread I haven't understood.

The Cat's Mother wrote:

Fortune8 wrote:"Michael's"  

I'm getting very slow in my old age. This is the second post on this thread I haven't understood.

"Winner's"

Ah, I would never have guessed - I thought it was a reference to M&S St. Michael.
Have you any idea what gji25 is on about?

if I had to chose words to replace "recipients" I would go with either: legatee or Heir personally

The Cat's Mother wrote:Ah, I would never have guessed - I thought it was a reference to M&S St. Michael.
Have you any idea what gji25 is on about?

I'm not 100%, but if you change the 1st 2 letters to just 1 different letter, of the second word???  

CanadianGoldHunter wrote:if I had to chose words to replace "recipients" I would go with either: legatee or Heir personally

That's certainly punchier, but the words denote inheritance under a will rather than a gift between living people - which I hope the Secret Santa will be!

I'm coming round to the view that there isn't really any good alternative.

Fortune8 wrote:

The Cat's Mother wrote:Ah, I would never have guessed - I thought it was a reference to M&S St. Michael.
Have you any idea what gji25 is on about?

I'm not 100%, but if you change the 1st 2 letters to just 1 different letter, of the second word???  

If I read you aright, that isn't very nice at all. No wonder he hasn't explained himself.

Oiii No one puts Baby ( in this case TCM ) in the corner!

like a lucky charm

there is certainly a lack of synonymous words to replace "recipient" with, many seem to fall outside of the criteria you are asking for unfortunately. alas I tip my hat out of that competition lol having looked extensively for a valid replacement, I have run out of potentials that havent already been attempted although I was leaning towards Philanthropy\philanthropist and its synonyms and acronyms to find an alternative but without it sounding formal or anything, I ran into a dead end lol

Wow CGH! That response deserves a special trophy, possibly the Governor General's Award. Let me think about that.
So far as the silly competition is concerned, I think I'll close it now as nobody - not even Professor Google - has managed to come up with anything.