Christmas Countdown-What Gift Would You Want From Neiman Marcus' Fantasy Gift Catalog

In My Humble Opinion
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Subtitled: The only difference between a boy and a man is the price of his toys.

Today at work, while doing a little research for a MPSIMS thread I was going to write about Jenny Holzer’s Truisms, I stumbled across this Logo Christmas Tree on a radical (or activist - depending on your perspective) web site called ‘funk the system’.

There was someting about that Christmas tree image that stuck in my head today; it said something to me and really got me thinking. I have no idea who created it - so I obviously cant give proper credit.

Anyway, after getting home tonight, I went upstairs to the office to check my e-mail. Message #1 - (an attachment from the love of my life entitled, “Before You Do Any Holiday Shopping For Me - Start Here”) - couldn’t have been more timely. After I followed the link, I realized that much like the image of that tree I’d seen earlier in the day, the Neiman Marcus Fantasy Gift Catalog (an annual blurb seen on the nightly newscasts that’s more a publicity stunt than an actual retail catalog) was once again brought front and center.

Oddly enough, I can’t find a mention of Neiman Marcus’ extravagant holiday gift recommendations anywhere on these boards. Sure, Wireless started a rant entitled ‘I just received my first CHRISTMAS catalog!!!’ back in June 1999 and Ayesha made reference to their “infamous cookies” in November of that same year…but I can’t even find one mention of their ‘Fantasy Gifts’

So boys and girls, were you naughty or nice this year? What’ll it be you’re greedily hoping Santa will leave under your logo tree this year?[ul]
[li]Your very own 4 lane bowling alley for $1.5 Million?[/li](For that price, it better come with a karaoke machine and a ball polisher)
[li]A 400HP 2005 Maserati Quattroporte for $125K?[/li](That’d be my choice)
[li]A custom ‘tailored’ suit of armor for $20K?[/li](For - I assume – the man who has everything else)
[li]Your very own Zeppelin for a mere $10 Million?[/li](For that blowhard on your list who’s never in a rush to get anywhere)
[li]A Las Vegas Trike (Hybrid muscle car / chopper) for $65K? [/li](I, for one, would love to hear the unedited version of what that West Coast Chopper guy thinks of it)
[li]Your very own 2-man submarine for a cool $1.7 Million[/li](I purposely said 2-man instead of two-person because I’ve yet to meet a woman who was insane enough to actually consider such a purchase)[/ul].

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I want the Valentino dress!

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Nice gifts all. But if someone draws my name in this year’s SDMB gift exchange, I’d really like a Phoenix 1000.

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I guess it’d be a toss up between the Maserati and the submarine.

Either way, thanks a lot for getting Europe’s “Final Countdown” stuck in my head. :smack:

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From your link:

What rubbish! It doesn’t even mention whether or not the deck saloon contains a wet bar, jukebox or piano.

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Definetly the Zeppelin. It has been a long standing dream of mine to own three things, an airship, a submarine and an island stronghold. :>

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I’ll take the Trike if the lady comes with it.

I’ve already got all the other stuff.

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I really REALLY want the jeweled Mr and Mrs Potato Heads.

What?

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Man, I really, really want that submarine. (and, just to bust yer stereotype, I’m female) The dress is hideous and what could you do with a Potato Head? But that submarine, neat…

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I want the free trial of Money magazine!

I’d do the his and her bowling lanes, then I could have another floor added to my house and run fund-raising charities (as well as work on my game).

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I want a robot.

Is that on the list?

I want Robbie, maybe.

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What? The $2.5 million pink sapphire and diamond jewelry set isn’t on your list?? 'Cause that’s what I want.

That, orr the lifetime membership to AAirpass - I’d use that bad boy at LEAST four times a year! :smiley:

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Actually, instead of a Zeppelin, I would rather have the rights to one more Led Zeppelin concert (and I would gladly pay $10,000,000 as I could easily quadruple that with ticket sales for a single concert of theirs.)

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I think the really important question is whether that is diesel-electric or nuclear. Because if it’s diesel-electric, pass.

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[Randy]
A ZEPPLIN!!!
[/Randy]

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My first choice would be the dress. However that isn’t an option… I’d have a very hard choice between the Las Vegas trike and the bowling alley. (But the trike would win, It’s too damn cool)

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I’d take the airline tickets.

And then I’d visit one Doper per weekend for the rest of my life. I figure you’d all give me enough money not to come, or to send me away once I showed up, I could pay off the tickets in no time!