…if you had about fifty dollars to blow?
Or, **Dung Beetle’s ** bi-annual Help-I-Need-to-buy-my-husband-a-gift thread.
It doesn’t have to be gifty; I would happily settle for “useful” or “appreciated”.
Paper Mario for the Wii.
A decent shirt with cufflinks.
A wireless router so I could hook my PS3 up to teh internets.
A big knife. Or a multitool.
A massage
A NICE article of clothing to round out my wardrobe (dress shirt, slacks, heck even a nice sports-team T-shirt)
Tickets to a favorite sports team event, concert, etc.
a video game (Guitar Hero!)
some sort of power tool that would make my life easier (every man with a yard needs a leaf-blower)
Car waxing/detailing (if he’s fond of his ride)
Aside from the gift, I personally always enjoy some sort of planned event that I’m too lazy to organize- a nice dinner, picnic, etc…without the kids, if applicable 
The Black Sabbath 9-disc box set (actually goes for around $70 but you might find it used for less).
Final Fantasy XII or Guitar Hero II for Playstation 2.
Component cable for connecting said PlayStation 2 to an HDTV.
Power tools!
Is that fifty dollars to buy some blow or fifty dollars to get a blow?
Actually, I would spend it on either some DVDs or maybe an iTunes gift card.
Around 50 dollars?
It’s almost summer:
flip-flops
shorts
sunglasses
BBQ-utensils
practical year-round
1 pair of (really good) socks.
Does he use/need any tools? (boys&toys)
bottle of scotch (liquor of choice)
Does he play any sport? Most sports need ‘disposables’ ; tennisbals, ‘tee’s’, socks, grips, etc.
Book?
Tickets for a show/sportsevent.
Computerrelated:
Mouse
BluetoothDongle
Some other toy you’d wanna replace but don’t NEED to.
Do y’all really like that stuff? It seems like the equivalent of getting your wife a blender.
If you EVER argue with him about such chores don’t. Otherwise it is fine.
A nice bottle of Scotch.
$50 US? That’s, like, $65 Canadian.
So what would I get? The first thought is a book. There is a long list of books that I am acquiring, mostly to do with ecological design and architecture and math and engineering and construction and such. Sadly, many of them are well over a hundred dollars.
There are a lot of other subjects I am interested in–the history of the Middle East, for instance. Or cartooning. My collection of Moebius books is sadly incomplete, and those are about thirty or forty bucks each.
I already have sufficient socks, underwear, T-shirts, a good bathing suit, etc, though I could use a new pair of pants.
I’d like a good artistic umbrella, even though I’d probably leave it somewhere.
Computery stuff: all money is going into savings for a new MacBook Pro.
So that’s where it would probably go. Sorry.
A pair of Craftsman mechanic gloves, very handy when woodworking.
A bottle of good mead
Some hot wings
Memory cards
A “spit and polish” - a rock of crack to smoke while you’re getting a blow job, available down at King’s Cross. Only £25 which means at current exchange rates I’d be able to get the bus back to the office.
A bottle of Havana Club rum, a Cuban Cigar, and… oh wait, you guys have a trade embargo against Cuba, don’t you? 
Ooooh, I’d get myself a plasma lamp. I like those, they’re mesmerising…
An Arc AAA Premium keychain flashlight.
Video game. I still haven’t been able to get it and I’m really jonesing for God of War 2!!!
Sixty clean, empty wine bottles. I have 12 gallons bulk aging that I want to get bottled.