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Help me find the fucking elf!!

123 replies

whereistheelf · 28/11/2022 18:43

As above. We put the little bastard away on the evening of December 23rd last year, neither of us can remember where! Any ideas?!

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chikp · 28/11/2022 18:45

The bin

SheWoreARaspberryBeret123 · 28/11/2022 18:45

Fuck him. Let him stay lost! 🧝🏽

Wakeywake · 28/11/2022 18:46

In the box with Christmas decorations

FatAgainItsLettuceTime · 28/11/2022 18:46

Is he tangled in the tree or inside a stocking?

Honestly I wouldn't bother to find him but if you want to find him then look inside the decorations.

BetterBeGryffinphwoar · 28/11/2022 18:49

Elves only visit the houses of known naughty children, they're like Santa's spies.
Tell children they must have improved and be off Santa's Concern List.

MrsToothyBitch · 28/11/2022 18:50

Turn out your decorations, elf is probably (logically) stowed away in there.

If you can't find him or he randomly turns up, what's your cover story?

whereistheelf · 28/11/2022 18:53

Honestly I'd be happy not to bother😂 the elf is Dh's pet project. Last year he arrived in a handmade wooden plane that crash landed in a tree.
The year before it was a rocket... this year, well fuck knows but the little shit will have to be located! I think Dh put it somewhere, he's convinced I did.
Last year he was on top of the kitchen cupboards and ds spotted him a few times so we obviously decided to "properly" put the fucker away.

The trees have been up for ten days, definitely not in with them, not on top of the kitchen, not in a stocking....

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PeeJayDay · 28/11/2022 18:54

Oh ffs. Ours was on top of the kitchen cupboards and we've a new kitchen. Where will it be? 😵‍💫

whereistheelf · 28/11/2022 18:54

@MrsToothyBitch we got rid of him on the 23rd, the decorations were up til January 6th, not in with them unfortunately.
We may have to buy another one.
If he randomly turns up then I guess he'll be an evil twin?

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Alphabet1spaghetti2 · 28/11/2022 18:54

He’s gone on holiday and been banged up abroad for (insert heinous crime of choice)

whereistheelf · 28/11/2022 18:55

@Alphabet1spaghetti2 😂😂 I like this one!

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chikp · 28/11/2022 18:56

PeeJayDay · 28/11/2022 18:54

Oh ffs. Ours was on top of the kitchen cupboards and we've a new kitchen. Where will it be? 😵‍💫

In the bin

bridgetreilly · 28/11/2022 18:57

Santa is very busy this year and needs to recall his elves?

cardibach · 28/11/2022 18:57

Sorry - your trees have been up for 10 days? Since 18th November?
the elf has moved out because he can’t cope with a household who are so previous about Christmas.

whereistheelf · 28/11/2022 18:59

@PeeJayDay you shoved him in a box with all the things you thought you'd like to put back into your new kitchen but never did.

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Issywizzybelle · 28/11/2022 18:59

Mine has been up 16 days…..😂

whereistheelf · 28/11/2022 19:00

@cardibach keep your judgement to yourself thank you. We had commitments last weekend, next weekend and the one after. So we put it up when it suited us to. Doesn't affect you.

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spottygymbag · 28/11/2022 19:00

Top shelf of the cupboard in your room, right at the back, behind the big box of important papers you promised you would do something with during the year.

MistyFrequencies · 28/11/2022 19:00

Mine was in a plastic bag on top of ny wardrobe.

whereistheelf · 28/11/2022 19:00

@Issywizzybelle I love having it up early!!

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whereistheelf · 28/11/2022 19:01

@spottygymbag ooh that is actually a possibility!

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StoneofDestiny · 28/11/2022 19:02

He's elfed off.

whereistheelf · 28/11/2022 19:02

@MistyFrequencies has he arrived yet? Some of ds' friends elves arrived last weekend for the toy show. I can't be dealing with that, December 1st is soon enough😂

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whereistheelf · 28/11/2022 19:03

@StoneofDestiny haha it seems that way alright!!

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TeeBee · 28/11/2022 19:03

Mine used to be kept in a tip cupboard in my bedroom. Not with decorations as it came out before and got put away earlier too. And I couldn't risk the kids finding him in the decorations. Where do you keep your gift wrap? Could it be there? Hidden in your room somewhere? Home office? Spare room?