# What did you get (or give) for Father's Day? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 23, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-or-give-for-fathers-day/500727 "2009-06-23T16:07:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-or-give-for-fathers-day/500727/1 "2009-06-23T16:07:32Z")
Got: My stepdaughter painted a message to me all along the edges of the windows of my car. “I love my pop-pop” was the general theme; it was very colorful and beautiful and explains why she had to borrow the car for six hours on Saturday. She also presented me with a set of doubtlessly-illegal DVDs of Pushing Daisies and Better Off Ted. But it’s the message that really got to me. Gave: I gave my dad a card with money in it, as the air conditioning on his car has conked out and it will cost better than a grand to fix. I figured I could cover half. I also gave him the gift of not beating his firstborn son with a blunt object, though in retrospect that was probably the wrong decision for the world in general. Anyway, that’s just the Rhymers. Anybody else? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-or-give-for-fathers-day/500727/2 "2009-06-23T16:43:22Z")
My favorite was the card my daughter made; lots of photos, nice prose and pictures. Got a smoker ‘on paper’, now just need to shop around and find the exact one for our desired meats and space, a well made tower with indirect heat. Am really looking forward to getting started. Several comfortable shirts and sandals. It was a good day. Gave an Amazon card and pool basketball set. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-or-give-for-fathers-day/500727/3 "2009-06-23T16:48:02Z")
Nothing - my father doesn’t believe in Father’s Day. I guess my brother called him a couple of weeks ago and said Happy Father’s Day - “It was a nice sentiment, not that I know when Father’s Day is”. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-or-give-for-fathers-day/500727/4 "2009-06-23T16:50:48Z")
As it happened, Father’s Day and my dad’s birthday fell on the same day this year. I got him a Kindle. He’s still really active but my mom doesn’t like to leave the house much anymore, so I figured giving him the ability to pick from thousands of books delivered wirelessly while he’s home would be a good thing. He loved it, so I was right. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-or-give-for-fathers-day/500727/5 "2009-06-23T17:04:47Z")
I planted 300 impatients and some dead nettle and ferns at my Dad’s. He loves them and I do it every year. ---
**Author:** ![Cyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@Cyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyn)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-or-give-for-fathers-day/500727/6 "2009-06-23T17:28:08Z")
Very thin lounge pants and a t shirt for lounging about. My father is very formal and will not sit around undressed. He recently took another fall and pulling on his jeans isn’t as easy as it was and he won’t sit around in a robe. He is very particular about his clothes and I gave him a shirt for his birthday ib April and at 75, he says he has enough cologne and ties to last him until he’s 100. ---
**Author:** ![Sudo\_Intellectual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Sudo\_Intellectual](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudo_Intellectual)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-or-give-for-fathers-day/500727/7 "2009-06-23T17:33:27Z")
I mailed my dad a card with my flight times inside. I am flying out to visit him next weekend and he didn’t know until he opened the card. ---
**Author:** ![belladonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-or-give-for-fathers-day/500727/8 "2009-06-23T17:39:52Z")
I made a butterscotch pie for my dad. The man has everything, and is impossible to shop for, but he loves him some butterscotch pie. And I make _fabulous_ pies. I got my baby’s father this little mini-football helmet that I think is totally ridiculous but is what he specifically requested, so he was thrilled while I was rolling my eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-or-give-for-fathers-day/500727/9 "2009-06-23T18:05:21Z")
I got a cheap, incredibly garish Hawaiian shirt. I think you can see this thing from space. I love it. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-or-give-for-fathers-day/500727/10 "2009-06-23T18:11:37Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > I think you can see this thing from space. It and all the impatiens **Kalhoun** planted. 300? Nice. ---
**Author:** ![Ol\_Gaffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Ol\_Gaffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ol_Gaffer)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-or-give-for-fathers-day/500727/11 "2009-06-23T18:20:29Z")
I got Season 4.0 of Battlestar Galactica and a waffle iron. My dad will get a card the next time he’s near a post office and a phone-call. Heand my mom RV full-time so it can be sometimes difficult to get mail to him and he definitely doesn’t need any more stuff - their space is pretty limited. For gifts, we’ve been pretty much reduced to gift cards and charitable donations. ---
**Author:** ![SlowMindThinking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@SlowMindThinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlowMindThinking)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-or-give-for-fathers-day/500727/12 "2009-06-23T18:28:47Z")
I have no one to give a Father’s Day gift to, so that half of the question is moot. I got an iPhone GS, which also doubles as an anniversary gift. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-or-give-for-fathers-day/500727/13 "2009-06-23T19:00:24Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > It and all the impatiens **Kalhoun** planted. 300? Nice. Thanks. It sounds more impressive than it is. I plant them real close to each other so as to yield the biggest possible color bomb. He gets a kick out of it. ---
**Author:** ![Simmerdown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simmerdown/32/14859_2.png) [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-or-give-for-fathers-day/500727/14 "2009-06-23T20:12:19Z")
(Got) A set of barbecue tools, a musical card that plays “Shout”, and a morning fishing with [Number One Simmerson](http://picasaweb.google.com/CoolMotet/Simmerson#5350605850909449810). Doesn’t get much better than that. (Well, the fish could be bigger, but whatever). Did not give, since my dad is gone. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-or-give-for-fathers-day/500727/15 "2009-06-23T20:39:07Z")
My daughter and I gave my SO a Playstation 2 and a few games. He was tickled pink. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-or-give-for-fathers-day/500727/16 "2009-06-23T20:43:24Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > It and all the impatiens **Kalhoun** planted. 300? Nice. I like the painting of the windows myself. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-or-give-for-fathers-day/500727/17 "2009-06-23T20:49:39Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > I like the painting of the windows myself. Permanent paint, I hope? ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-or-give-for-fathers-day/500727/18 "2009-06-23T20:50:53Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > Permanent paint, I hope? Of course not. She’s not an idiot. It’s the effort that went into the gift that moves me. ---
**Author:** ![Black\_Sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ce73a5/32.png) [@Black\_Sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Black_Sunshine)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-or-give-for-fathers-day/500727/19 "2009-06-23T21:04:18Z")
For Mother’s Day, I sent my mom some bubble bath. On Father’s Day, I told my dad that his was on the way, unless he wanted to exchange it for a weekend visit from me, including fishing on Saturday (which he loves, but will never go on his own). Similar to **Simmerdown** , Saturday will probably just involve Dad watching me catch fish. 🙂 They like me better. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-or-give-for-fathers-day/500727/20 "2009-06-23T21:05:27Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Of course not. She’s not an idiot. It’s the effort that went into the gift that moves me. She wouldn’t have to be an idiot to use permanent paint. What’s with the 'tude? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-or-give-for-fathers-day/500727.md?page=2)