Whats a white elephant?!


Question: Whats a white elephant!?
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~*~A white elephant as in a white elephant party or gift!? If this is what you mean then a white elephant gift is a joke gift that you wouldn't be able to use!. If you are invited to a white elephant gift exchange you need to find a funny gift that is something that is really funny or ugly to wrap and give to someone!. A fur covered toilet seat for example!.
A white elephant is a supposedly valuable possession whose cost (particularly cost of upkeep) exceeds its usefulness, and it is therefore a liability!. This is where the term comes from!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

An elephant that's white!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

A white elephant is a supposedly valuable possession whose cost (particularly cost of upkeep) exceeds its usefulness, and it is therefore a liability!. The term derives from the sacred white elephants kept by traditional Southeast Asian monarchs in Burma, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia!. To possess a white elephant was regarded (and is still regarded in Thailand and Burma) as a sign that the monarch was ruling with justice and the kingdom was blessed with peace and prosperity!.[1] The tradition derives from tales in the scriptures which associate a white elephant with the birth of Buddha, as his mother was reputed to have dreamed of a white elephant presenting her with a lotus flower, a symbol of wisdom and purity, on the eve of giving birth!.[2] Because the animals were considered sacred and laws protected them from labor, receiving a “gift” of a white elephant from a monarch was both a blessing and a curse: a blessing because of the animal’s sacred nature and a curse because the animal could not be put to practical use!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

White Elephant Drink Recipe
Ingredients My Bar
6 oz White Rum
2 oz White Creme de Cacao
1 cup (Crushed) Ice
4 tbsp Sugar
1 cup (Moist and Shredded) Coconut
1 cup Coconut Milk

White Elephant Directions
Combine ingredients in a blender, and mix until smooth and thick!. Serve with a straw, and a garnish of shredded coconut!.

Serve White Elephant in a Hurricane Glass or tall fluted glass!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

A white elephant is any object put up for sale that nobody wants to buy at the price offered!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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