I love elephants and white elephant parties. During a class this term my Professor who is foreign asked what the mean of white elephant was….I found the history behind this term fascinating so I thought I would share. The term derives from the story that the kings of Siam (now Thailand) were accustomed to make a present of one of these animals to courtiers who had rendered themselves obnoxious, in order to ruin the recipient by the cost of its maintenance.
Wow, that is interesting! I’d rather get a “good” gift myself, but one man’s trash is another’s treasure…..