varana
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Post by varana on Dec 7, 2006 5:43:43 GMT -5
So what is the worst christmas pressie you hve ever received?
I think mine was a pair of woolen socks. That doesn't sound bad, excpet they were knitted in the exstremely hard fashion, with several dropped stitches so they were allready unraveling. They were also puke coloured, as in some sickening shade of orange/pink. Did I mention one sock was conciderably larger than the other?
I immediately recycled those socks as cat toys.
So...anyone else ever received horrific gifts?
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Post by StarOpal on Dec 7, 2006 8:45:46 GMT -5
I have this one relative who gives me things that, later when they're not there, the rest of the family and I sit around and come up with reasons why they would give that to me. They aren't old (now about 35), we know eachother very well, and I just plain don't have things like what they give me.
Last year was a box of meat. I don't like meat, it's no secret. Not a vegetarian, I just don't eat it very often.
The year before were these horrible pink and gold decorative box things. I hate pink. I hate gold. I admit... I regifted. But they went to a good home! To someone who collects that type of thing!
The list goes on.
I suspect that, because I'm so difficult to buy for (I admit it), she just gives me the sort of things she likes.
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Post by Spiderdancer on Dec 7, 2006 11:13:55 GMT -5
You know how, when you're in college, every dorm has that one girl who thinks she has to give little gifts to everyone? (Maybe it's only Christian colleges.) They were always very nice people, but I never hung out with them because, well, we had nothing in common.
I'd live near one every year, and every year I would get some sort of small figurine or stuffed animal or other horrible knicknack object. Seriously, people, if your acquaintance with someone is limited to saying "Hi" in the hallway, a card is enough. I am not a cute person. I hate twee little decorative objects.
What's funny is I eventually DID become friends with one such Ed major, and she now gives me many spider-oriented gifts, she just feels compelled to also add stickers and a candle to them.
Different strokes.
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Post by sarahbot on Dec 7, 2006 11:47:29 GMT -5
I can't remember ever absolutely hating a gift, though I did get The Wizard of Oz last year on DVD. This befuddled me. It's not that I hate the movie, more that I consider it immensely overrated and have never, ever gone out of my way to watch it. And my mom gave it to me, so it's not like she could have accidentally thought I liked it. I still haven't watched it.
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Post by devilndisguise on Dec 7, 2006 12:05:55 GMT -5
I once dated this guy...who searched long and hard for my present...and one day he found the PERFECT PRESENT....he was almost peeing his pants he was so excited...everyday he would tell me how much I was going to love it...and christmas morning (dum dum dum) I unwrapped an UGLY t-shirt covered in air brushed dolphins...Now first off...airbrush EWWW...and second I have NEVER really been a fan of dolphins. I do pink flamingos...I've never owned anything with a dolphin, never gone to the aquarium to pet a dolphin, I'm not even a fan of the dolphin's football team...why in the heck did he decide this horrible t-shirt was the PERFECT gift? Luckily we broke up soon after and I didn't even feel guilty dropping this shirt off at goodwill.
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Post by Head Mutant on Dec 7, 2006 14:11:56 GMT -5
"twee"... hehe
How about... "Slipper socks, medium."
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Post by Spiderdancer on Dec 7, 2006 15:20:55 GMT -5
No, I actually like slipper socks. I hate having cold feet.  |
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Post by Head Mutant on Dec 7, 2006 17:12:02 GMT -5
Pooly, can you please PLEASE do a photoshop number to put Shalen in Ralphie's Christmas bunny costume? I'd give real money to see that!
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Post by TheLuckyOne on Dec 7, 2006 17:18:36 GMT -5
A friend of mine from college received a grave plot for Christmas one year from his parents. Because it was on sale. No lie.
If that were me, I think I'd be checking my Christmas cookies miiiiighty carefully that night.
-D
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Post by PoolMan on Dec 7, 2006 19:10:43 GMT -5
Pooly, can you please PLEASE do a photoshop number to put Shalen in Ralphie's Christmas bunny costume? I'd give real money to see that! How much?  She should be glad I couldn't find a better source pic of the movie. Anyone able to get a DVD capture? ;D |
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eatmyshorts
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Post by eatmyshorts on Dec 8, 2006 15:35:42 GMT -5
My worst gift was a stopwatch.
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varana
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Post by varana on Dec 14, 2006 16:52:46 GMT -5
What is so bad about a stopwatch?
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Post by pfrsue on Dec 14, 2006 18:08:12 GMT -5
My worst gift was a giant kettle. From my then-husband. To make soup in.
I don't make soup.
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Post by Head Mutant on Dec 15, 2006 9:26:55 GMT -5
That's my new random Sue quote: "I don't make soup."
What I never liked is how vague family members would latch on to something I used to like, way back when, and keep buying me items related to that even long after I'd stop being infatuated with it.
Like when I got a Chief O'Brian action figure a couple years ago. "Star Trek... woohoo... I'll put this right up there with my Voltron robot."
Actually, Voltron is still cool.
Or how about this? I ask for -- and get -- a really cool jean jacket I wanted. Then my mom gave the same exact jacket to both of my brothers. That's no fun...
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varana
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Post by varana on Dec 15, 2006 15:35:18 GMT -5
My sister got a glob of melted glass once. It was vaguely greenish, but had absolutely no estetic value or any use as far as anyone could tell.
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