A Nod to the Nog

The office is especially full of winter cheer today. We're counting down the hours to our annual staff holiday party, where we'll don our coziest sweaters and our finest nog-drinking mittens. Oh, and this year, we'll also be playing bocce.

The high point of the night is always the white elephant gift exchange. Man, it gets intense. Last year, the in-demand items included a Star Wars USB drive, a brass-knuckles coffee mug, and zombie card game. Who knows what strange and wondrous goods await this evening?

What are your office holiday parties like? Any good stories? (We promise we won't tell HR.) What's the best, worst, or weirdest thing you've ever gotten in a gift swap?

– Chris A.

Photo by Flickr user H. Michael Karshis