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What did you get this year? For those of you who don't celebrate Christmas, did you miss out on some loot? For those unreligious, who only celebrate Christmas for the gifts and the money, did you get everything you wanted?

And are there any Christians who celebrate Christmas without the gift giving?

Oh, and if your birthday was near Christmas, have you always been screwed out of a good haul by people who say, "This is for both days!" ?

my birthday's the 6th, and nah, it just makes it more difficult cause I just got everything I wanted.

I got Norway.

Seriously, though, I got $200, and there's more stuff to come.

I got Norway.

Seriously, though, I got $200, and there's more stuff to come.

Wait until those oil platforms deliver the loot...

Gift cards and great memories of my Nephews and neices unwrapping their gifts from us.

Gift cards and great memories of my Nephews and neices unwrapping their gifts from us.
did y'all manage to somehow keep the number of gifts small enough and their quality high enough that the kids were actually thrilled to get them?

I scored a hammock.

I got a catapult.

I scored a hammock.

You scored in a hammock?

My wonderful parents bought me a mandolin that must have cost at least £100. They're very kind.

I got a sumo suit [insert bitchy remark about it being skintight], a Santa girl outfit* (not quite one size fits all as a lanky man finds his privates uncovered >.<), slippers, obligatory toiletries, alcohol , a hand-made cross necklace, a mug and...and a penis pump that I got my cock stuck in.

I brought myself loads of clothes, games and the lolcats book (ceiling cat is watching you...) so I wouldn't disappointed as well though I am now skint

*what is it with women and getting men in dresses anyway?

did y'all manage to somehow keep the number of gifts small enough and their quality high enough that the kids were actually thrilled to get them?

madness presents should be weird and bizarre affairs

My wonderful parents bought me a mandolin that must have cost at least £100. They're very kind.

I have my headphones in yet I don't hear you playing :confused:

You scored in a hammock?

I haven't set it up yet, but when I do, yes I will score in it because hammocks are that damn cool. ;)

Amongst everything else, I got an Abby Road poster.... it's mounted and twice the size of my old one. It's about as big as me.

Amongst everything else, I got an Abby Road poster.... it's mounted and twice the size of my old one. It's about as big as me.

Life-sizish? If so, I believe a picture of you chillaxin' with The Beatles in the middle of traffic deserves to be taken. For effect of course.

Amongst everything else, I got an Abby Road poster.... it's mounted and twice the size of my old one. It's about as big as me.

Abbey road.

I have my headphones in yet I don't hear you playing :confused:

Oh sorry, bit of a technical difficulty, I've got the team working on it. Oh, hang on, something's coming through my earpiece. Apparently it's because I'm not playing it and we're miles away.

Ay Kimchi. Tell us instead if you got all you wanted. Ne?

Ay Kimchi. Tell us instead if you got all you wanted. Ne?

Yes, I got a new pistol.

Yes, I got a new pistol.

Another one? What do you intend? Surpassing the US army in weaponry?:eek2:

Another one? What do you intend? Surpassing the US army in weaponry?:eek2:

Pistols are only of minor interest - more of a social accoutrement than an actual weapon. My wife sent my carry pistol out to have a suppressor fitted and a few other modificaitons done.

Only rifles are really weapons.

The US Army has tactical nuclear weapons - I have a long way to go.

I got the complete Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister series. The best political thing ever, far outstripping reality.

Another one? What do you intend? Surpassing the US army in weaponry?:eek2:

Hotwife is actually a closet communist. He's collecting weapons so he can single handedly arm the revolution.

The right wing persona he adopts on the internet is just a cover, he's actually posting wearing a Che Geuvara t-shirt and a beret.

Only rifles are really weapons.
Eh?

You serious?

Eh?

You serious?

Example:

If you're across the street with a pistol, and I have a rifle, then effectively, you're not armed.

Hotwife is actually a closet communist. He's collecting weapons so he can single handedly arm the revolution.

The right wing persona he adopts on the internet is just a cover, he's actually posting wearing a Che Geuvara t-shirt and a beret.

Every kid who thinks he/she's trendy over here, wears the Che t-shirt and a beret.

Example:

If you're across the street with a pistol, and I have a rifle, then effectively, you're not armed.

By that logic, if you're in the US with a rifle and I'm in the UK with an ICBM then you're not armed.

Rifle aren't weapons QED.

Every kid who thinks he/she's trendy over here, wears the Che t-shirt and a beret.

The Che shirt makes a lot of money. That's the best thing about it.

By that logic, if you're in the US with a rifle and I'm in the UK with an ICBM then you're not armed.

Rifle aren't weapons QED.

Technically true, but you can't get an ICBM unless you're the PM.

I also believe that rifle rounds are much more likely to be lethal than pistol rounds, regardless of the range involved.

did y'all manage to somehow keep the number of gifts small enough and their quality high enough that the kids were actually thrilled to get them?

yep.

got them what they wanted also.

we (adults) agreed a while back to reign in the gifts for the adults but keep the kids happy. hence why I got a couple of gift cards (and two DS games from my neices and nephews... LOL!) and they had a pile of stuff. ;)

Another one? What do you intend? Surpassing the US army in weaponry?:eek2:

You know there are more civilian gunshops than military armouries in America?

Pistols are only of minor interest - more of a social accoutrement than an actual weapon. My wife sent my carry pistol out to have a suppressor fitted and a few other modificaitons done.

Only rifles are really weapons.

The US Army has tactical nuclear weapons - I have a long way to go.

Eh just ask to borrow one. They never use them anyway.

You know there are more civilian gunshops than military armouries in America?

Yup, in the town I lived while in the US, I saw 10 of them, and I know there must have been more.

Hmm. I got a whole bunch of bamboo knitting needles, shampoo and body wash, two new books I've been wanting, knitting patterns, and visual puzzles (the kind you have to take apart and get back together). Plus a little money. And yeah, I'm satisfied with the haul, though truthfully I could have lived without any of it, I'm not materialistic at all. (Comes with leaving half your stuff on a berm after flooding.)

Technically true, but you can't get an ICBM unless you're the PM.

I also believe that rifle rounds are much more likely to be lethal than pistol rounds, regardless of the range involved.

Nah, it's easy. Borat down the pub says he can get me a couple of R-36s from Kazakhstan for a song.

By that logic, if you're in the US with a rifle and I'm in the UK with an ICBM then you're not armed.

Rifle aren't weapons QED.

That assumes, of coruse, that both sides are humans. If I'm a Dragon with nothing equipped and you're a human with a mobile missile launcher [EDIT: that works and is fully loaded] and standard clothes, you're at a fatal disadvantage armswise. :D

Nah, it's easy. Borat down the pub says he can get me a couple of R-36s from Kazakhstan for a song.

Kazakhstan gave all its missiles to Russia.

My haul goes as follows:

ChefWorks coat white, long sleeve
8" Kitchen knife w/ Sharpener :D
Canon Powershot
Saints Row 2 (this has been keeping me away from NSG)
Cream - BBC Sessions
Howlin' Wolf - The Definitive Collection
Stephen Colbert's I am America And So Can You!

..and a couple new cook books among other things.

Kazakhstan gave all its missiles to Russia.

Are you telling me that a bloke down the pub would lie to me? :eek:

I'm shocked I tell you, shocked and appalled.

By that logic, if you're in the US with a rifle and I'm in the UK with an ICBM then you're not armed.

Rifle aren't weapons QED.

An ICBM can, almost by definition, hit any place on earth. And while I know next to nothing about armaments, I'm sure some ICBMs are more powerful than others. So really, there's only one weapon on the planet; the rest of us may as well be carrying pea-shooters.

For Christmas I got a letter of admission to the university to which I applied. That was exciting.

Example:

If you're across the street with a pistol, and I have a rifle, then effectively, you're not armed.

I also believe that rifle rounds are much more likely to be lethal than pistol rounds, regardless of the range involved.
Whether something is a weapon or not does not rely on it's effectivity, nor its relative deadliness to rifles.

A handgun is quite clearly a weapon; a device that is designed to (potentially) hurt or kill.

Eh just ask to borrow one. They never use them anyway.
I'd lend one of mine, but I need them all for an amazing April Fools' prank I'm planning to pull.

Whether something is a weapon or not does not rely on it's effectivity, nor its relative deadliness to rifles.

A handgun is quite clearly a weapon; a device that is designed to (potentially) hurt or kill.

If someone shoots me with a Raven 25 (one of the most common street pistols in the US), and I find out about it, I'm going to be very upset.

Getting shot with a rifle isn't something you can ignore.

for christmas i got a letter of admission to the university to which i applied. That was exciting.
congrats!

If someone shoots me with a Raven 25 (one of the most common street pistols in the US), and I find out about it, I'm going to be very upset.

Getting shot with a rifle isn't something you can ignore.

Do I really need to find the number of people killed by that or smaller caliber bullets? The bravado is cute, it's also stupid.

Do I really need to find the number of people killed by that or smaller caliber bullets? The bravado is cute, it's also stupid.

While many have been killed by such bullets, far, far more have been wounded.

If you're shot in the torso by 7.62x51mm, you're not likely to make it to the hospital.

Loot:
3 lbs of good cheese
half a dozen books
$75 gift ceft for books
a peck of pickled peppers (well a jar)

If someone shoots me with a Raven 25 (one of the most common street pistols in the US), and I find out about it, I'm going to be very upset.

Getting shot with a rifle isn't something you can ignore.
Once again though, whether something is or isn't a weapon is not defined by its deadliness compared to a rifle shooting from a distance.

That would mean that boomerangs, stone axes, swords, flintlock muskets and innumerable other items couldn't be weapons. That makes no sense.

EDIT: But this is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay off topic.


Santa got me a home-brew kit and a motherfucking Stylophone. Ace!

What did you get this year? For those of you who don't celebrate Christmas, did you miss out on some loot? For those unreligious, who only celebrate Christmas for the gifts and the money, did you get everything you wanted?

And are there any Christians who celebrate Christmas without the gift giving?

Oh, and if your birthday was near Christmas, have you always been screwed out of a good haul by people who say, "This is for both days!" ?

Mostly gave rather than received, but I did get a knitted scarf and cap, a restaurant gift card, and Bill O'Reilly's "A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity".

Mostly gave rather than received, but I did get a knitted scarf and cap, a restaurant gift card, and Bill O'Reilly's "A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity".

...his stool sample?

Once again though, whether something is or isn't a weapon is not defined by its deadliness compared to a rifle shooting from a distance.

That would mean that boomerangs, stone axes, swords, flintlock muskets and innumerable other items couldn't be weapons. That makes no sense. which is why I find the image of Hotwife being taken down by a punk with a switch blade ironically funny.

Santa got me a home-brew kit and a motherfucking Stylophone. Ace!
PARTY AT CHUMBLYWUMBLY'S!!!!

Disappointingly I did not get the army of flying monkeys that I asked for. I did get lots of books - a Mexican cook book by Rick Ayless because I have never had Mexican food, Secret Knowledge by David Hockney (twice - bit of a cock up by the family), The 36 Strategies of the Martial Arts, and various others on my favourite subjects of music, food, and the martial arts.

PARTY AT CHUMBLYWUMBLY'S!!!!
Damn straight!

Hope y'all like bitter...



...a Mexican cook book by Rick Ayless
I read that as 'by Rick Astley', and nearly came.

I read that as 'by Rick Astley', and nearly came.

If only...

Discworld graphic novels, Get Smart season 1, a jaunty cap, a Games Workshop order that hasn't arrived yet, a new hoodie and jeans, to name a few highlights.

Once again though, whether something is or isn't a weapon is not defined by its deadliness compared to a rifle shooting from a distance.

That would mean that boomerangs, stone axes, swords, flintlock muskets and innumerable other items couldn't be weapons. That makes no sense.

EDIT: But this is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay off topic.


Santa got me a home-brew kit and a motherfucking Stylophone. Ace!
new one or vintage?

new one or vintage?
A new one; my brother handily works in a toy shop.

I'm currently researching various methods of modding the (tiny) beast.

A new one; my brother handily works in a toy shop.

I'm currently researching various methods of modding the (tiny) beast.
should be fun. i looks like you have to be rather musically inclined to get something good out of it.

A violin, several books, Guitar Hero for my DS, Stargate dvds...

My birthday is the 26th, and no I don't get joint presents. People have learnt that I don't like that :P

congrats!

Thanks. I guess it's not exactly a gift; they still expect tuition. But a pleasant event, all the same.

...but I did get... Bill O'Reilly's "A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity".

Wow. I don't think I know anyone I dislike that much.

My loot included:

An overcoat which I love.
A Nintendo Wii which is a present shared with my sister. She will keep it when I go back to uni, I have my PS3 anyway.
Various t-shirts.

Wow. I don't think I know anyone I dislike that much.
You don't know anyone you dislike as much as Bill O'Reilly, or you don't anyone you dislike enough to give a copy of his book?

You don't know anyone you dislike as much as Bill O'Reilly, or you don't anyone you dislike enough to give a copy of his book?

I don't know anyone I dislike enough that I would buy A Bill O'Reilly 'book' for them. Much less, as a present for a supposedly celebratory event.

If there was an "I-Hate-You-Mas", I can see how it could be an appropriate gift...

What did you get this year? For those of you who don't celebrate Christmas, did you miss out on some loot? For those unreligious, who only celebrate Christmas for the gifts and the money, did you get everything you wanted?

I got a few t-shirts, a board game a few gift cards of various amounts. And my parents brought me a 26" plasma HD TV for my bedroom. Something which I was very happy about and wanted.

Oh, and if your birthday was near Christmas, have you always been screwed out of a good haul by people who say, "This is for both days!" ?

Mine isn't but I know a chick whose birthday falls on the 26th. She was always screwed out of presents and told it was for both days.

If there was an "I-Hate-You-Mas", I can see how it could be an appropriate gift...
We should start one. It falls on June 26 (the farthest date from any Christmas) and is a celebration of passive aggression, snippiness, and thinly veiled hatred. People put up I-Hate-You-Mas trees with poison ivy garlands and sing I-Hate-You-Mas carols, which for some reason are all by KISS.

I got "The Dark Knight", some jeans, workout clothes, and a VW GTI

€250, some new clothes, a new phone, assorted other crap.

We should start one. It falls on June 26 (the farthest date from any Christmas) and is a celebration of passive aggression, snippiness, and thinly veiled hatred. People put up I-Hate-You-Mas trees with poison ivy garlands and sing I-Hate-You-Mas carols, which for some reason are all by KISS.

June 25. Happy Leon Day (http://familycrafts.about.com/b/2007/06/25/happy-leon-day.htm)!

;)

Thanks. I guess it's not exactly a gift; they still expect tuition. But a pleasant event, all the same.
considering the other option... :(

Congrats anyway!

Yes, I got a new pistol.

Nice, what is it?

Nice, what is it?

http://www.neatstuff.net/guns/spud-gun.jpg






Sorry. I'll go home now.

http://www.neatstuff.net/guns/spud-gun.jpg






Sorry. I'll go home now.

lol

We should start one. It falls on June 26 (the farthest date from any Christmas) and is a celebration of passive aggression, snippiness, and thinly veiled hatred. People put up I-Hate-You-Mas trees with poison ivy garlands and sing I-Hate-You-Mas carols, which for some reason are all by KISS.

How is that different from Christmas?

How is that different from Christmas?

We're upfront about it.

We're upfront about it.

Okay. So long as there's whisky involved, I'm in.

My christmas (besides the presents named in my last post) was dominated by baby gifts, I felt worse for my wife who got more presents for the baby then for herself. But I guess I cannot complain, some of the items we obtained with this haul are quite expensive and we couldn't have afforded them ourselves.

My christmas (besides the presents named in my last post) was dominated by baby gifts, I felt worse for my wife who got more presents for the baby then for herself. But I guess I cannot complain, some of the items we obtained with this haul are quite expensive and we couldn't have afforded them ourselves.
when is the baby due?

when is the baby due?

June 06.

oh youre just past the "puking every morning" stage....

i hope you bought her something sexy for xmas. she deserves it eh?

oh youre just past the "puking every morning" stage....

i hope you bought her something sexy for xmas. she deserves it eh?

She refused to let me buy her clothing for christmas...she's at the point of pregnancy where she just starting to really get the baby bump and she is self conscious.

oh youre just past the "puking every morning" stage....

i hope you bought her something sexy for xmas. she deserves it eh?

...and she has actually not had really any puking this pregnancy, which is a godsend I am hearing.

She refused to let me buy her clothing for christmas...she's at the point of pregnancy where she just starting to really get the baby bump and she is self conscious.
yeah but its a good time for sexy nighties. even if she doesnt really believe it, she will appreciate that you think she is sexier than ever.

yeah but its a good time for sexy nighties. even if she doesnt really believe it, she will appreciate that you think she is sexier than ever.

I will definitely take that into consideration. :D

...and she has actually not had really any puking this pregnancy, which is a godsend I am hearing.
oh thats a good thing....

the middle trimester tends to be a time of increased libido, not having spent the last 3 months puking will put her in a much better mood to do something about that.

oh thats a good thing....

the middle trimester tends to be a time of increased libido, not having spent the last 3 months puking will put her in a much better mood to do something about that.

Well it will be a welcomed change of pace. She may not have been puking, but she has been feeling like crap for most of the days in the first tri-mester, lately she has been out and about (while I work :( ) hitting the gym, taking long beach walks with the dog, all the stuff I would love to be doing, but someones gotta pay the bills.

I got Ace Combat 6, some blanket and couple books. The guy who gave me the bbooks is gonna buy me a game in addition to that.

Yes, I got a new pistol.

What model?

I got a new set of golf clubs, a Moonraker swatch, the complete collection of Flemmings 007 novels with first edition artwork and a chocolate oyster.

hmmmm, odd combination

I received an iPod touch, a gold Stauer watch, a few cashmere sweaters, and The Complete Plays of Anton Chekhov.

I received an iPod touch, a gold Stauer watch, a few cashmere sweaters, and The Complete Plays of Anton Chekhov.
a few??

are you a girl?

a few??

are you a girl?

no, and I now own a grand total of 3 sweaters...

no, and I now own a grand total of 3 sweaters...
nice presents.

I also got a baby sling for christmas. It kind of freaks me out...

I mean would that even be comfortable for a baby?

I also got a baby sling for christmas. It kind of freaks me out...

I mean would that even be comfortable for a baby?
its good for tiny babies.

its good for tiny babies.

so it's only good for about the first 6 months...

so it's only good for about the first 6 months...
3 more like it.

once they really start moving around and wanting to see stuff they need something that holds them up more.

3 more like it.

once they really start moving around and wanting to see stuff they need something that holds them up more.

That is what I was thinking, a squiriming baby would be completely uncomfortable in something like that.

That is what I was thinking, a squiriming baby would be completely uncomfortable in something like that.
yeah thats why its good that someone else bought it. it sucks to spend money on stuff that is useless so soon.

yeah thats why its good that someone else bought it. it sucks to spend money on stuff that is useless so soon.

Exactly, baby stuff is expensive, I saw the price of a good stroller and my jaw dropped.

That is what I was thinking, a squiriming baby would be completely uncomfortable in something like that.

I have a friend who used her baby sling for the first two years. You don't use it to carry baby ALL the time (which you might with a teensy), but you can use it when you're on your feet and baby wants to be held, or when you're sitting but otherwise engaged... like reading to baby, etc. She also used it for an extended period for feeding baby because she could arrange her clothing in such a way that the sling covered exposed flesh (she also had some arrangement of layers - like one t-shirt she pulled down, while the other pulled up, I think) so she could breastfeed anywhere, anytime, undetected. You can also use the slings for a more comfortable way of carrying baby, if you're going to be walking for a fairly long time. My friend used hers for shopping.

It may vary in usefulness depending what exactly you have - the one my friend (and my wife and I, actually) used is a ring sling, partially shaped/padded to form a comfy seat/hammock shape.

They're actually fairly comfortable (based on baby reactions) both for baby and mommy/daddy, and a pretty good sedative.

My loot involves mostly Elks and Turtoises, which is good.

Highlights are:

A tea-set complete with a saucer, a cup and a teapot that fits snugly on top of the cup (when stored, of course) with the most lovely Elk design

A book about Olaf, the one-antlered Elk

Richard and Sinclair, my matching terracotta Turtoises

A bed that is actually made to fit two people in it comfortably

An Elk carrier bag