# Your coolest Christmas Present in Pictures

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-coolest-christmas-present-in-pictures/478915>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 28, 2008, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-coolest-christmas-present-in-pictures/478915 "2008-12-28T03:10:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Marconi\_Schmeese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Marconi\_Schmeese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marconi_Schmeese)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-coolest-christmas-present-in-pictures/478915/1 "2008-12-28T03:10:08Z")

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I got [this](http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/qq41/Marconi_Schmeese/12270801160.jpg).

:eek:

So show me your coolest gift.

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**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-coolest-christmas-present-in-pictures/478915/2 "2008-12-28T03:53:50Z")

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First post in this thread  
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10621826#post10621826](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10621826#post10621826)

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**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-coolest-christmas-present-in-pictures/478915/3 "2008-12-28T09:02:45Z")

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Watching [my nephew](http://brookenelson.com/albums/albums/uploads/christmaseve08/normal_christmas_eve_2008_33.jpg) [opening presents](http://brookenelson.com/albums/albums/uploads/christmaseve08/normal_christmas_eve_2008_26.jpg) [on his first Christmas!](http://brookenelson.com/albums/albums/uploads/christmaseve08/normal_christmas_eve_2008_35.jpg) And [getting to spend the day with him!](http://brookenelson.com/albums/albums/uploads/christmas08/normal_christmas_2008_11.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-coolest-christmas-present-in-pictures/478915/4 "2008-12-28T12:57:42Z")

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> [@Marconi\_Schmeese](#):
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> I got [this](http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/qq41/Marconi_Schmeese/12270801160.jpg).
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> :eek:
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> So show me your coolest gift.

That is very cool! Is it hand made or what? I’ve never seen anything so neat. Read: WANT.

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**Author:** ![Marconi\_Schmeese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Marconi\_Schmeese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marconi_Schmeese)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-coolest-christmas-present-in-pictures/478915/5 "2008-12-28T17:50:02Z")

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Shirley, you can get one here: [https://www.greenearthstores.com/?p=pSingle&offset=9&sku=00204438421&state=](https://www.greenearthstores.com/?p=pSingle&offset=9&sku=00204438421&state=)

It’s big. And yes, it’s very cool.

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-coolest-christmas-present-in-pictures/478915/6 "2008-12-28T18:14:51Z")

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I’m too old to have any gifts cooler than say, a photography book or a nice jumper.

But the gifts I buy for myself are cool. My Christmas present which I bought in September is this…

[http://awaregeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/htc-touch-pro.jpg](http://awaregeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/htc-touch-pro.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-coolest-christmas-present-in-pictures/478915/7 "2008-12-28T21:44:52Z")

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> [@nyctea scandiaca](#):
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> Watching [my nephew](http://brookenelson.com/albums/albums/uploads/christmaseve08/normal_christmas_eve_2008_33.jpg) [opening presents](http://brookenelson.com/albums/albums/uploads/christmaseve08/normal_christmas_eve_2008_26.jpg) [on his first Christmas!](http://brookenelson.com/albums/albums/uploads/christmaseve08/normal_christmas_eve_2008_35.jpg)

And you know what’ really good about being an uncle or aunt? You can hand the child back when he gets upset! 😃