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post #51 of 82
12/26/07 at 12:30pm
The coolest gift I got this year was the 80 gig iPod my wife got for me, which was super considering my old one was recently hijacked by some hooligans in a smash and grab with my car as the unwilling victim. That's all they took though... the bastards. My old one was getting long in the tooth anyway and was starting to crap out, but still...

Anyway... so I got the 80 gig iPod
Folklore and Assasin's Creed for the PS3
Call of Duty 4 for the PS3 (early x-mas gift given at Thanksgiving)
A sweet Garmin Nuvi 360 GPS unit
Some bath stuff
Assorted monetary gifts
$200 Best Buy gift card

I don't think I left anything out. Not too shabby.
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post #52 of 82
12/26/07 at 12:48pm
I got three pairs of pants and a tie.

Getting old sucks.

Edit: If Schwartz hadn't come through with Excalibur, I'd be going all D-Fens today.
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post #53 of 82
12/26/07 at 1:29pm
My wife got me a 'brand-new' original Nintendo with....wait for it....Mike Tyson's Punch-Out. My life is complete again.
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post #54 of 82
12/26/07 at 3:07pm
I meant to include this in my original post as well, but I forgot. From Anderson, my awesome CHUD gift buddy, I received the Blu-Ray version of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and Twin Peaks: The Gold Box Edition. Did I mention that Anderson is awesome? If not, well, he is.
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post #55 of 82
12/26/07 at 3:47pm
Movies: Robocop, Commando, American Pie Beta House, Transformers, 28 Weeks Later, The Simpsons, 300, Boondock Saints, The Garbage Pail Kids, Hatchet, as well as a 20 movie "cult films" dvd and some B horror movie called Kottentail (was packed together with the cult movie pack)

Jay-Z American Gangster cd
$75 in gift cards from Best Buy
A $50 Visa gift card
$180 in cash
$25 iTunes gift card
Two USC (Gamecocks) sweatshirts
One USC T-shirt
A pair of shorts
several pairs of socks
Tickets to Thursday night's UNC-Nevada basketball game in Chapel Hill
Tickets to February's Hawks-Lakers game in Atlanta
two dress shirts
two ties
a little indoor basketball hoop
ESPN trivia game
a pack of Friday the 13th playing cards
an antique Pepsi thermometer
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post #56 of 82
12/26/07 at 3:59pm
Got an 80 gig iPod, the Faces box set, an Enfield Tennis Academy t-shirt, The Orange Box for my 360 and The Onion's Our Dumb World.
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post #57 of 82
12/26/07 at 4:06pm
an early present was $500 from my parents to pay for some new flooring we had installed in our kitchen.

another early present was a Carolina Hurricanes reversable jacket from my wife.

So when Christmas rolled around...

I got a giant pocket knife
1 pair of pants
1 shirt
$25 best buy card.

my 2 year old son racked up though.
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post #58 of 82
12/26/07 at 7:32pm
So I suppose my Oilers jersey I just sent you in the mail isn't going to work, huh?
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post #59 of 82
12/27/07 at 12:43am
Blade Runner Deluxe 5-disc in the Voight-Kampff case and the complete series of The West Wing.

I've already lent the first season of the West Wing to a friend but I still haven't even remove the shrink wrap off the Blade Runner case.

There must be something wrong with me....
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post #60 of 82
12/27/07 at 1:02am
The Transition of H.P Lovecraft (book) Call of Cthulhu the silent movie (DVD) and Dagon (DVD) made for a pretty eldritch Christmas. Also got a Split Enz DVD/CD and another Split Enz CD, and a Blackcaps shirt.
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post #61 of 82
12/27/07 at 3:30am
Blade Runner: 5 Disc Ultimate Collector's Edition in the briefcase
24: Season 6
Barnes and Noble gift card
Starbucks gift card
Cheerios, and Captain America shirts
A zip-up long sleeve shirt/sweater thing
Garmin Nuvi 260 navigation system for my car and a case for it.
Bose headphones
Digital coin counting container
A jar full of various chocolates and licorice allsorts.
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post #62 of 82
12/27/07 at 4:12am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Brendan
We didn't have much of a Christmas this year since my parents were away in Scotland for the past two weeks.

However.... I did get a full blown kilt outfit. The socks, fake dagger, kilt, pouch thing, belt & buckle, dress shirt, tie and penchant. It's pretty cool.

And then a Jeff Gordon desktop calender that I really didn't need nor want (oh mom! I'm not 12 anymore!) plus a $30 Best Buy gift card. I guess my brother forgot I worked there and the employee discount is pretty rad.

Either way, I was happy. I didn't really need anything or want anything in particular. And probably for the first time in years my dad and brother only had one fight at the dinner table.
I got a kilt too. It was actually a combination birthday/christmas present that was ordered at the Glengarry Highland Games in Maxville, Ontario. It was a gift from my mom and grandmother. And it took 6 months to come. But it was definitely worth the wait. Oh, just so ya know...the socks are called HOSE, the pouch thing is called a SPORRAN, and the dagger is called a SGIAN DUBH. From a fellow Scot to another
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post #63 of 82
12/27/07 at 8:35am
We should post pictures of ourselves in our kilt get up. That'd be awesome.
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post #64 of 82
12/27/07 at 3:12pm
Wilco's Sky Blue Sky from my 12 year old son, a Michigan State hoodie and a giant jar of roasted almonds from my Grandma, from my wife I got some mock turtleneck shirts (great for early season golf!), pants for work, golf balls, a kitchen scale and Michael Smith's cookbook, two Nike caps, a full set of grips for my clubs and a personalized Lions jersey. Mom & Dad got me a charger and extra batteries for my Ryobi tools, an MSU cap and golf balls. I also got that "look" from my wife when she opened the leather jacket and gold bracelet that I got her, and again from my son when he opened a new set of golf clubs from the two of us. I made out like a bandit!
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post #65 of 82
12/27/07 at 4:09pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter Venkman
The Complete Far Side 1980-1994
My gf is getting an engagement ring
I cheer and am saddened for you all in the same sentence!

My parents have done away with the whole gift giving thing, they refuse to get us anything anymore, but that doesn't stop us from getting stuff for them, though.

But, with the boatload of money I got, I went out and purchased the gift that keeps on giving (well, that other gift besides Herpes that keeps on giving):

XBOX 360 Elite

Boo-ya-kasha!

As for non-family related swag: The Fountain HD-DVD from Schwartz in the Gift Exchange and my girlfriend, who is the best thing ever, got me a new Queen sized bed. Oh, it rocks something fierce, lemme tell you.
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post #66 of 82
12/27/07 at 4:48pm
A handful of DVDs, some shit for my kitchen, some shit for the bathrooms, and some cash. Spent said cash on shipping shit back home. Overall short Christmas and not many WOW or WTF gifts this year. I felt very Bah Humbug this year.

As for myself, I bought myself a new house. So that kinda overshadowed any Christmas loot I got and the Chirstmas holiday season itself this year.
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post #67 of 82
12/27/07 at 6:36pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pinocchio
Nose-canceling headphones (bought for myself)
Fave stuff I gots:

Twin Peaks box set with the pilot - which I think is one of the best things ever.

Absolute Watchmen. Holy. Shit.

2 Jon Krakauer books. I'm a little late the the party on him.

A shirt that has Jessica found a Jackass in Knoxville written on it. I wish.
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post #68 of 82
12/27/07 at 7:06pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by billylove
As for myself, I bought myself a new house. So that kinda overshadowed any Christmas loot I got and the Chirstmas holiday season itself this year.
I think you win Christmas with that one, billy.
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post #69 of 82
12/27/07 at 7:44pm
Aside from the Star Wars dealie I got from Hammerhead in the CHUD swap, I got shirts, towels, a pair of slippers (from my girlfriend, and I did need them and they aren't easy to find in my size), and a $10 gift certificate to a local Italian restaurant.

I'm infinitely jealous of all of you.
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post #70 of 82
12/27/07 at 9:04pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Justin Clark
a $10 gift certificate to a local Italian restaurant.

Somebody gave you an appetizer and a soft drink for Christmas.
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post #71 of 82
12/27/07 at 9:07pm
I've been to the restaurant in question before. $10 will buy me the ability to stand within 20 feet of the premises and sniff.
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post #72 of 82
12/27/07 at 9:29pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Justin Clark
I've been to the restaurant in question before. $10 will buy me the ability to stand within 20 feet of the premises and sniff.
Someone gave my brother a $10 gas card and he pretty much said all he can do with that is walk to the station and inhale fumes. Hate to say it but if all you can afford to spend on gifts is $10 please don't waste it on a gift card. I know they are the rage and all but come on.

Speaking of gas cards. I noticed the day after Christmas gas prices in my area went up. So gas cards that were purchased when prices were $2.70 a gallon and are now $3.17 makes those cards less valuable.
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post #73 of 82
12/27/07 at 9:30pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Justin Clark
I'm infinitely jealous of all of you.
No shit. I got a cookbook. I don't cook. That's my family's not-so-subtle hint that I should learn.

But thanks to Chris O. and the CHUD gift exchange, I got the Knocked Up DVD.
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post #74 of 82
12/27/07 at 9:38pm
One thing I never understood is why certain family members only get me clothes. Year after year the same ones get me a couple of sweat pants that are way too long and two shirts that are way too little. No way to return either of them so I wind up donating them to Goodwill.
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post #75 of 82
12/27/07 at 10:22pm
- Xbox 360 HD-DVD player w/ King Kong HD
- The Host HD
- Pride and Prejudice HD
- Transformers HD
- Gift card, used on Face/Off HD and The Kingdom HD
- Simpsons Season 10
- Monster Squad
- Some clothing items -- a nice sweater and workout gear
- A couple books

Very, very pleased. HD-DVDs make me angry that I spent so much time and money building up my DVD collection considering the visual leap of this next gen format. And my HDTV isn't even that good, but these discs all look amazing.
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post #76 of 82
12/28/07 at 9:24am
I love my Wife to be:

Ghostbusters film Cell presentation thingy.

A canvas painting of an early Spiderman issue.

warm leather Gloves.

The Hoosiers Album

The His Dark Materials books.

And Bizzarly a Hornby Trainset.

Assorted other stuff from relatives which was mostly chocolate, money or joint presents to both of us.
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post #77 of 82
12/29/07 at 6:12am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Brendan
We should post pictures of ourselves in our kilt get up. That'd be awesome.
We should. I've got two of me...your turn.
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post #78 of 82
12/29/07 at 11:08pm
Some of my favorites -

Children of Men
Taft, by Ann Patchett
A single serving French press
Morrocan mint loose tea
Freshwater Cucumber scented hand soap from Bath and Body Works
$45 in Barnes and Noble gift certificates
New mats for my car

I work for a hospital and this was my first Christmas at the job. I got a Harry and David tower of treats from the head of the department, a $30 Starbucks card from all doctors in the practice, and a $50 American Express gift card from the doctor whose scheduling I do, among other things. It was all a very nice surprise since I wasn't expecting to get anything.
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post #79 of 82
12/30/07 at 1:16am
Just concluded with the inlaws. So here's the rundown:

Video games (shocking):

Call of Duty 4
Mass Effect
Table Tennis (Wii)
Scene it
Blue Dragon
Trauma Center: New Blood
Contra 4
Final Fantasy Tactics (PSP)

Gamestop gift cards
Best Buy gift cards

Univ. Michigan sweatshirt and t-shirt
4 Miami Dolphins Pint glasses
Dolphins skull cap
new robe
2 new suits
3 new dress shirts
itunes gift card
2 new ties
electric tie rack
xbox and ps3 controllers
HD TiVo
more component and hdmi cables than God

I love my family (you know for more than the material shit, but still...)
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post #80 of 82
1/2/08 at 8:46pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Doc Happenin
I cheer and am saddened for you all in the same sentence!
UPDATE...

She said yes, we celebrated in bed watching Ghostbusters (first movie we watched together) and drank a bit too much wine.
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post #81 of 82
1/3/08 at 12:02am
[QUOTE=Kevin Matchstick]Fave stuff I gots:

Absolute Watchmen. Holy. Shit.
/QUOTE]


Yeah, no kidding- it really is a must own. I got it last year from the girlfriend and thought it couldn't be topped. This year though, everyone kinda went a little nuts:

-Just got back from a week long vacation to ridiculously hot Orlando, and coming back to this fucking wasteland that is Toronto is maddening.

-And as if that wasn't enough, they all got me a 8-inch Wusthof Classic Chef Knife and a 3 1/2 inch Shun Pairing Knife. I've been orgasmically feeling up knives for the last year and a half in stores and never made the plunge- they went and did it for me.

There are no words for this year.
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post #82 of 82
1/7/08 at 1:06pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by billylove
As for myself, I bought myself a new house. So that kinda overshadowed any Christmas loot I got and the Chirstmas holiday season itself this year.
Here in Atlanta, BL? What part of town, if so?
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