What do I want for Christmas?

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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I really have absolutely no idea. Me and my brothers and their wives pick names, so only one person will be getting me a gift. The upper limit is $25. We have to e-mail gift suggestions this week, and I really have no idea what I want.

There’s nothing I need, we all volunteer time, so asking that the money be donated would, while being nice, not be as exciting for the person giving the gift.

Last year I asked for a wall calendar from http://www.despair.com (hilarious) that I truly enjoyed. However, its too late now to order one.

Does anyone have any cool suggestions?

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You can request a donation in your name be made to taterEvil, Inc. Our last project went way overbudget and now I fear we lack the funds to do something special for Valentine’s Day. I will be happy to provide them with a receipt that the IRS may or may not accept. Your $25.00 can buy two Poofys, or one Poofy, a box of Romantic Sippers and an economy sized bag of Circus Peanuts!

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The best gift costs nothing, but it can be hard to get. It can’t be bought, but can only be given freely.

But for gifts that can be bought, how about a DVD?

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  1. Movie passes–These are great! They’re just what you need to get you to see that movie in the theatre that you are kind of interested in but not sure it would be worth the high price of admission.

  2. 2 tickets to a local theatre company production.

  3. Warm slippers.

  4. If you like to drink, a bottle of wine or choice bottle of the liquor of your choice.

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tevya, great suggestions. However, none of my family lives near me, and tickets might be hard to get.

Johnny L.A. I would definitely be asking for a good DVD, if I had a player. Maybe next year!

I’m thinking along the lines of cool new toy (I’m 25). I just got a cell phone (just remembered to ask for a car adapter), so that’s an idea…

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Well, my top choice would be the “fart suit” I mentioned back on your “I think I found out something quite awful” thread. :slight_smile: I got the idea from a birthday card that shows a guy inside an “astronaut suit” and reads: “George liked the smell of his own farts so much he had a special suit constructed.” In the inside it says: Hope your birthday’s a gas! :smiley:

I bought it about 3 years ago, in my last visit to the States, but I like it too much to actually send it to someone. Anyway, I figure they should be expensive (definitely more than 25 bucks!). In attention to that, I have other suggestions:

I was going to recommend, following Johnny LA’s line of advice, The Matrix DVD or The Indiana Jones Trilogy. Since you don’t have a player–and unfortunately, neither do I–why don’t you ask them for the DVD player itself? If they truly love you they should take pity on you and buy one for ya. If they don’t, just erase them from next year’s Christmas shopping list! :slight_smile:

Also, this book should be a great present: Sharing the Universe : Perspectives on Extraterrestrial Life, by Seth Shostak. I presume you know him; he is not only the most outspoken guy from the alien-signal-searching Seti team, but he could be considered as “The next Carl Sagan,” in the sense that he has become one of the most likeable and knowledgeable popularizers of science and search for extraterrestrial intelligent life. His passion, drive, and dedication towards encountering our place in the Cosmos mirrors the late Carl Sagan, as does his personality. He also has a great sense of humor, a factor which, coupled with the very interesting thematic content, should make for a great read.

Happy shopping and Merry Christmas!!!

Johnny L.A.:

True, very true. Love is the best gift. The warmth and joy provided by your loved ones is far better than material crap. Nonetheless, material crap is really cool too. :smiley:

Merry Christmas Johnny!!!

Merry X-mas, and a happy new…Millenium!!!
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