# So what does everyone want for Christmas? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 20, 2005, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-everyone-want-for-christmas/331940 "2005-11-20T16:18:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-everyone-want-for-christmas/331940/1 "2005-11-20T16:18:17Z")
Me, I’m hoping against hope for an X-Box 360, even though my girlfriend gets “that look” when I bring it up. Other than that I’m hoping for a new fishing rod and reel combo, and I’d also be pretty pleased with a year long subscription to Napster. What do you hope to find under the tree this year? ---
**Author:** ![Campion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@Campion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Campion)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-everyone-want-for-christmas/331940/2 "2005-11-20T16:31:40Z")
Harsher punishments for parole violators. And world peace. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-everyone-want-for-christmas/331940/3 "2005-11-20T16:47:26Z")
Love. Or my own helicopter. Which is to say, what I want can’t be bought. That which can be bought is too expensive. ---
**Author:** ![davenportavenger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@davenportavenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davenportavenger)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-everyone-want-for-christmas/331940/4 "2005-11-20T17:24:01Z")
A record player and a bike. That’s it. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-everyone-want-for-christmas/331940/5 "2005-11-20T17:25:18Z")
A pony!!!111 ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-everyone-want-for-christmas/331940/6 "2005-11-20T17:25:47Z")
Gift certificates for bookstores. Or, books with the receipt. Or, books. In that order. ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-everyone-want-for-christmas/331940/7 "2005-11-20T17:31:00Z")
A puppy. ::wistful sigh:: Or a non-puppy dog. A canine, of any kind. ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-everyone-want-for-christmas/331940/8 "2005-11-20T17:32:25Z")
A paid for trip to Philadelphia to visit my best friend and her husband. Hmm. That’s odd. The only other thing I can think of is having a Trader Joe’s here in Toronto. Anyone want to give me that? I’ll singlehandedly support it! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-everyone-want-for-christmas/331940/9 "2005-11-20T17:34:26Z")
> [@Lissla Lissar](#): > > The only other thing I can think of is having a Trader Joe’s here in Toronto. Anyone want to give me that? I’ll singlehandedly support it! I predict this will turn into another In Praise Of Trader Joe’s Thread. 😉 Yeah, I’d love a Trader Joe’s in Bellingham. I mayn’t singlehandedly support it, but I’d be shopping there _very_ regularly! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-everyone-want-for-christmas/331940/10 "2005-11-20T17:44:16Z")
World peace, all the wealth in the world, and good grades for exam… Failing all, I just want someone to hang out with on Christmas. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-everyone-want-for-christmas/331940/11 "2005-11-20T17:53:00Z")
There’s this love seat recliner at LaZBoy that I really want, but no one loves me enough to spend $1200, so that ain’t gonna happen. I want to be able to spend the holidays with my daughter, but since **FCD** doesn’t have vacation time left, we’ll be in Maryland and the kid will be in Florida with her grandparents. ☹ Honestly, there’s nothing I want, personally. Christmas lost its magic for me long ago. I just want it to be done. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-everyone-want-for-christmas/331940/12 "2005-11-20T19:34:06Z")
To spend the holidays with happy cheerful people, that don’t sit around complaining about their various health issues and eachother. Also A new toaster. ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-everyone-want-for-christmas/331940/13 "2005-11-20T20:19:29Z")
My parents to continue paying as much of my tuition as they do. (They probably will.) ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-everyone-want-for-christmas/331940/14 "2005-11-20T21:40:51Z")
I want a nice leather tote bag to carry my notes in, so I can stop dragging a backpack around everywhere. Time for me to act my age! Unfortunately, all the ones I really love are pretty expensive, so that’s probably not going to happen. I want to have my boyfriend for Christmas, but I’ll have to wait till the 26th when I fly down to visit him. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-everyone-want-for-christmas/331940/15 "2005-11-20T21:46:24Z")
> [@This Year's Model](#): > > Gift certificates for bookstores. Or, books with the receipt. Or, books. In that order. Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-everyone-want-for-christmas/331940/16 "2005-11-20T21:57:43Z")
I need a driver’s license, a new computer, a new TV, and new running shoes. Either one of those would be a killer. ---
**Author:** ![Creaky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@Creaky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creaky)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-everyone-want-for-christmas/331940/17 "2005-11-20T23:20:44Z")
A blonde dye-job. I’m getting it for myself. I cut my hair kind of short earlier this summer, and I just went Thursday to the salon and got it hacked off \*really \* short. I have an appointment to get the dye job done Wednesday November 30. \*I shall not falter! \* I’ve had very long hair for like 12 years, and now I suddenly wanna have short, blonde hair! I’m most likely temporarily insane and when lucid again will probably regret this, but what the hell. It’ll always grow back. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-everyone-want-for-christmas/331940/18 "2005-11-20T23:33:16Z")
The latest Sue Grafton. ---
**Author:** ![susan\_foster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@susan\_foster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan_foster)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-everyone-want-for-christmas/331940/19 "2005-11-21T00:02:27Z")
My christmas list is basically a dozen cookbooks, a couple DVDs, and cacoa nibs. Also thinking of Tivo as my big gift. We’ll see. Susan ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-everyone-want-for-christmas/331940/20 "2005-11-21T00:27:19Z")
My unrequited love, or furniture for my apartment. I’ll be happy with either one. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-everyone-want-for-christmas/331940.md?page=2)