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Best gifts received?

Postby west » Sun Dec 24, 2006 8:19 am

So, what's the best gift you have gotten this holiday season?

(I expect this thread to be pretty dormant until after Christmas morning)

I got a one-month TotalFark subscription today. I thought that was pretty neat.

Don't celebrate any holidays around now so that's probably all I'll get.


Please note: By "best" I mean "most thoughtful" or "coolest" rather than biggest or most expensive. I'm not trying to promote consumerism or conspicuous consumption.

Mine cost $5 and has already paid for itself in entertainment value.

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Postby SekoETC » Sun Dec 24, 2006 1:36 pm

In Finland we're usually getting them on Christmas Eve after 6pm. I got one in mail though, and I unwrapped it straight away, and it was a book - a blank book. Handmade. Very tiny. I wonder what I'm supposta do with it. Is it just for decoration or for me to write something in it?
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Postby Phalynx » Sun Dec 24, 2006 1:49 pm

Christmas Eve for me too... And I know what it is - A new fishing chair to fish in comfort...
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Postby mocny92 » Sun Dec 24, 2006 1:50 pm

New Computer :) Can any1 break this? :D
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Postby zisked » Sun Dec 24, 2006 4:04 pm

My brother got me the complete Calvin and Hobbes set for Xmas since I got him the complete series of Briscoe County Jr. for his birthday :D We always have fun trying to get each other a good gift.
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Postby Dee » Sun Dec 24, 2006 5:38 pm

We don't exchange gifts during the Eid... Only older people give us (younger people) money. So far, I got about 200 Egyptian pounds.
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Postby sanchez » Sun Dec 24, 2006 5:42 pm

We don't observe traditional holidays, but we do like to make year-end tax-deductible charitable donations in eachother's names, typically to local area food banks and soup kitchens.
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Postby SekoETC » Sun Dec 24, 2006 6:19 pm

I got a t-shirt with a picture of a squirrel... it's rather cute.
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Postby Talapus » Sun Dec 24, 2006 6:48 pm

A very large chunk of cash towards my tuition (a semesters worth)! :D I need to make some special thank you cards for my grandparents.
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Postby deadboy » Sun Dec 24, 2006 7:47 pm

zisked wrote:My brother got me the complete Calvin and Hobbes set for Xmas since I got him the complete series of Briscoe County Jr. for his birthday :D We always have fun trying to get each other a good gift.


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Postby Antichrist_Online » Sun Dec 24, 2006 7:56 pm

Best so far was a barbedwire style necklace, best because I wanted one for a long time and it was very hard to get.
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Postby Jos Elkink » Sun Dec 24, 2006 8:11 pm

Antichrist_Online wrote:Best so far was a barbedwire style necklace


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Postby Nixit » Sun Dec 24, 2006 9:06 pm

I got two Vertical Horizons cds. They are actually very quality. :D
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Postby Zanthos » Mon Dec 25, 2006 3:01 am

Well, my uncle got me an air pump... Thanks dude, i guess...

Another one got me "the gift of geese," by which they donated money to support geese for an inpoverished farmer in my name, allowing him to sell the eggs. I guess this is probably the most thoughtful.

But i don't get to open the rest of them for at least 12 hours -_-
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Postby Dreamhand » Mon Dec 25, 2006 5:30 am

The complete Firefly series on DVD... including THREE EPISODES never broadcast!!! :D

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