Difference between revisions of "White elephant"
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* A {{wikipedia|white elephant}} is a valuable possession of which its owner cannot dispose and whose cost (particularly cost of upkeep) is out of proportion to its usefulness. | * A {{wikipedia|white elephant}} is a valuable possession of which its owner cannot dispose and whose cost (particularly cost of upkeep) is out of proportion to its usefulness. | ||
* The plural references {{wikipedia|Oliphaunt}}, a middle-earth fictional animal, resembling elephants but much larger. | * The plural references {{wikipedia|Oliphaunt}}, a middle-earth fictional animal, resembling elephants but much larger. | ||
Revision as of 11:25, 4 February 2011
white elephant
Plural: white oliphaunts
Darn it, it looks like you're stuck with this thing. Last one holding the hot potato--er, elephant--has got to take it home. And once you've been seen in public receiving it, nobody's going to let you regift it. Particularly not something like this.
Miscellaneous Item
Item cannot be traded or sold
Item cannot traded, sold, or placed in a memento display
Item cannot be auto-sold
How Obtained
Someone using a white elephant gift on you.
- Can be assembled with razzberry sticker to make pink elephant.
References
- A white elephant is a valuable possession of which its owner cannot dispose and whose cost (particularly cost of upkeep) is out of proportion to its usefulness.
- The plural references Oliphaunt, a middle-earth fictional animal, resembling elephants but much larger.
