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    Originally posted by Bearcat99:
    Nothing.......
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...1MnOueN73Dr3E9quEG90

    Nothing from nothing leaves nothing..

    Damn Billy you were great !

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...3E9quEG90&playnext=2

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    When I was 4 years old, I got Chicken Pox on Christmas Eve.


    I've already found out ahead of time of an upcoming bad present. To best explain the situation, some set up is in order. I'm a St. Louis Blues hockey fan. I also tend to watch lots of Blackhawks games because, living in central Illinois, I get both Blues games (Fox sports Midwest) and Hawks games (Comcast Sports Chicago). My wife knows I watch these games, but apparently didn't realize I'm usually rooting for whomever is playing against said Blackhawks.

    My wife's mom bought me some sort of Blackhawks item since my wife told her I liked the team. She thought I already had enough Blues shirts. So, she's warned me to act surprised and happy when I open the present.

    I guess it could be worse. She could have bought me a Red Wings shirt.
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    Just to bend the topic a bit, from my family's perspective the 'worst' Christmas gift I got was a TrackIR 4. They didn't see much of me for a few months after that...
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    Originally posted by TheFamilyMan:
    Just to bend the topic a bit, from my family's perspective the 'worst' Christmas gift I got was a TrackIR 4. They didn't see much of me for a few months after that...
    well at least they didn't give you a one way bus ticket to Alaska.
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    I guess mine would be last year when I got a car wash kit from my mother-out-law.

    On a side note: Last year, my wife and I were at my best friend's house for Christmas. His mom was there as well, and the subject was brought up when she asked him what he wanted for Christmas back when he was 12 years old. He said he wanted for her to stop smoking. She said that she was taken aback by the request, but she nevertheless agreed to stop. She recalled that her reaction was that 'oh boy, what did I just get myself into', so she braced herself, lit up one more cigarette, enjoyed the hell out of it for the last time and quit then and there. She was a chain smoker, one right after the other, two packs+ a day. She said that if it wasn't for the promise she made her son, she never would have been able to stop. She also said that her promise kept her from starting up again when her life got too stressful later on, even though the temptation was sheer agony. She stopped 37 years ago around this time come Christmas this year.

    What impressed and humbled me the most is that a 12 year old kid would think of this present instead of a mere material object for Christmas.
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    Originally posted by Messaschnitzel:
    I guess mine would be last year when I got a car wash kit from my mother-out-law.

    On a side note: Last year, my wife and I were at my best friend's house for Christmas. His mom was there as well, and the subject was brought up when she asked him what he wanted for Christmas back when he was 12 years old. He said he wanted for her to stop smoking. She said that she was taken aback by the request, but she nevertheless agreed to stop. She recalled that her reaction was that 'oh boy, what did I just get myself into', so she braced herself, lit up one more cigarette, enjoyed the hell out of it for the last time and quit then and there. She was a chain smoker, one right after the other, two packs+ a day. She said that if it wasn't for the promise she made her son, she never would have been able to stop. She also said that her promise kept her from starting up again when her life got too stressful later on, even though the temptation was sheer agony. She stopped 37 years ago around this time come Christmas this year.

    What impressed and humbled me the most is that a 12 year old kid would think of this present instead of a mere material object for Christmas.
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    At the age of ten, I attended my fathers company Christmas party which was held in one of the city parks. All the other employees kids were there too and after the barbecue Santa turned up. Great excitement as he ascended a stage and proceeded to call out the name of each child and give them a present with their name on it. Brilliant!

    The girls were getting dolls or some rubbish, who cares about that. But the boys were unwrapping toy Schmeissers (this was the 1970's after all) and working themselves into a frenzy. Finally my name was called and I ran up to get my present from Santa. My package was HUGE. Twice as long as what the other boys were getting. Oh sweet Jesus, I've got a Bazooka!!

    I ran back to the family picnic blanket and tore the wrapping paper away in an ecstasy of anticipation....

    A badminton set. Fun for boys and girls ages eight and over.....

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    My sister got a can of soup and some office supplies (pencils, sticky-notes) from her dad. This year she got plastic jewelry (she's 16 now, not 10).

    The best part is that he's not exactly poor, as he had just bought himself a Harley, and parafinalia as well as a house. It's not enough that he forgets her birthdays, I guess. We are always sure to send nice things, and call on his birthday, not the day after

    His dad (my sister's grandpa) sends much nicer things, and he isn't doing well at all, and has only seen my sister once.

    My Christmas faux pas was when I was twelve or so and I asked the giver if he could get me something else because I already had one of that something. Although I accepted the gift (and later gave one away to a friend) I still feel horrible about it.

    Anyway, the secret to happiness, and avoiding embarassing mistakes, is to simply not expect. It's the season of giving, not recieving (I'm beating you all over the head with this). Don't give in the expectation of recieving. Put some thought into your gifts, smile when you get something, and that's it. It's the thought, no matter how shallow, that counts, and you can always re-gift or donate the things you don't like (they will make someone happy).
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    Originally posted by Romanator21:
    My sister got a can of soup and some office supplies (pencils, sticky-notes) from her dad. This year she got plastic jewelry (she's 16 now, not 10).

    The best part is that he's not exactly poor, as he had just bought himself a Harley, and parafinalia as well as a house. It's not enough that he forgets her birthdays, I guess. We are always sure to send nice things, and call on his birthday, not the day after

    His dad (my sister's grandpa) sends much nicer things, and he isn't doing well at all, and has only seen my sister once.

    My Christmas faux pas was when I was twelve or so and I asked the giver if he could get me something else because I already had one of that something. Although I accepted the gift (and later gave one away to a friend) I still feel horrible about it.

    Anyway, the secret to happiness, and avoiding embarassing mistakes, is to simply not expect. It's the season of giving, not recieving (I'm beating you all over the head with this). Don't give in the expectation of recieving. Put some thought into your gifts, smile when you get something, and that's it. It's the thought, no matter how shallow, that counts, and you can always re-gift or donate the things you don't like (they will make someone happy).
    Tell me it wasn't condensed soup. :P
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