Huh?
Fifty one-dollar scratch-and-win lottery tickets.
Holy shit, that’s a good idea!
You should clearly use it for some guy toy rather than something useful.
A GPS, Infrared goggles, good knife etc.
It’s only good if you don’t mind coming up empty handed.
A pitcher of beer, a lap dance for you, and one for me.
You can put it toward something you wanted but didn’t really want to spend much money on. For instance, we needed a new coffee maker, and we didn’t want to spend the $100 price tag. So we used a BB&B gift card toward it and got a really nifty one that holds the coffee in a carafe and you press a button to dispense it. It rocks.
Might I suggest a shopping spree here. 
Jim
It’s about right for a middlin’ pocket knife. Whenever someone gives cash to my wife or I we try to buy something that will stick around for awhile and will remind us of the giver.
If you really want a gadget, toss in a few more bux and get one of those Swiss Memory knives. I have the aluminum handled one and I love it.
Donate the $50 to your local humane society.
Sign up for Netflix. Mrs. Giraffe got me a gift subscription for Christmas, and I’m surprised at how much I love it. We rarely rented movies before signing up for this, in part because of the two trips to the video store it involved. The website lets you rate movies you’ve seen and then suggests others it thinks you’d like (it does a surprisingly good job), which makes setting up your list of movies to rent fun in and of itself. Plus, I like getting mail.
I know, eerie isn’t it how a perfect stranger knows that you have old chenille throw pillows that are ready to be replaced. And the jewel tones are getting tired.
Hey, you didn’t tell us about your preferences so as to not bias us. I figure everyone has a couch, and can use new throw pillows now and then. (OK, it’s what I might do with $50.)
I don’t know; losing lottery tickets make an excellent mobile, or decopage project. God knows **Winston Smith ** could use a new one of those. In earth tones, preferably.
i second the vote for a good, solid pocketknife, can’t go wrong with the old standby Buck 110 (some wally-worlds still have the “commemerative tin” 110’s on clearance (around $18), they come with a nice tin (obviously) the knife, a cheap nylon sheath and a keyring/bottle opener
if the 110’s too big, go for the half-sized 55, same overall layout of the 110, just smaller
or, you could get one of my current favorite brand of knives, Spyderco, a Native, Delica, or Endura makes a really nice EDC knife, any Spydie you really can’t go wrong with…
or, if you have some nice knives already, treat yourself to the Spyderco Sharpmaker sharpener, the thing is incredible, put a shaving-sharp edge on my 110 in minutes…
Okay, I have a new idea, you should send the $50 to me for pain and suffering.
After suggesting a knife I started to look around to see If I could find a cool one to specifically recommend.
And now I have about 1500 bucks worth of knives swirling in my head, each one convincing me exactly how cool it is, and how much I really really need it.
I also vote for the tittie bar. Make your Mum-in-law proud.
Or the throw pillows, the ones you have now really are quite ugly.
I’ve been thinking about a new knife, but the one I want isn’t legal (Italian stiletto). Plus, I’ve got two little ones at home, so all my knives are in storage. 
I’ve got a mini Leatherman I carry on my keychain now, but that’s it. We’ll call it a maybe for now.
Good point. What a lousy idea.
How about you have the beer, and I have both lap dances? 
Good idea, and I’ve been thinking about getting a Senseo. But: too practical.
Have you no shame, sir?
Maybe.
We already donate regularly to a couple charities. The thought crossed my mind, though, but no.
I’ve been borrowing DVDs from the library for free or $1/each. I’m at the Library at least twice a week anyways, so it’s just as convenient as Netflix, but cheaper.
Fifty bucks is the right amount to spend on a “day of fun” - not so much that you feel you should have something to “show” for it, but enough that you actually can stretch it out for a few hours, if you’re creative and/or not extravagant.
For me, it would probably be something like a massage or other pampering. Since you’re a guy, I guess the equivalent would be the titty bar.
Have fun!
The George Orwell Reader, then some Mad Dog 20/20, a PE album and a Flan O’Brien book.
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they patted his back
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Not a bad idea. Let’s say third place, but in the running.
I think if I get another knife, I’ll get SWISSMEMORY, the perfect blend of rugged outdoorsman & geeky computer guy.
Yeah. Me too. Heh.
Yeah. “By the way, Mom, you’ll never guess what I did with that 50 bucks…”
And, yes, I know the throw pillows need to go away. They came with the couch!
Well then. Another vote for beer and nekkid ladies. Who am I to refuse?