I got a brick.
No, really, I literally got a brick.
Well, OK, the brick was in the package to make it feel like there was something substantial in there instead of just a letter with a nice $25 gift card, but there was a brick nonetheless. I got a few other nice things, but, well, if you don't ask for something specific in my family, you're probabably not going to get much (which I'm perfectly fine with, actually, as I hate to see presents go to waste for some reason).
No, really, I literally got a brick.
Well, OK, the brick was in the package to make it feel like there was something substantial in there instead of just a letter with a nice $25 gift card, but there was a brick nonetheless. I got a few other nice things, but, well, if you don't ask for something specific in my family, you're probabably not going to get much (which I'm perfectly fine with, actually, as I hate to see presents go to waste for some reason).
Did this added weight add to the joy and anticipation of the unwrapping?
And did the discovery of the brick instantly sap that joy, and replace it with shock and disappointment? So much so that it detracted from the pleasure of the gift card?
That you probably would have been happier with the gift had there been just a gift card and no brick?
But then in hindsight, the brick was actually quite funny and made that gift particularly memorable. So much so that in the long term, it was probably a good thing?
And just think, that in a few thousands years, of similar gifts, you might have accumulated enough bricks to be able to build your own house
Be strong. That cult's hard to resist.
CD,
had to join for one season
I got a coat, blanket and some money.
Be strong. That cult's hard to resist.
We're a cult with a strange and conflicting love-hate relationship with our deity of choice, though.
You're in Ottawa and you're a Leafs fan? 
I have no canadave.
I have no canadave.
Just the usual combination of cash to spend in the sales, gift vouchers (£35 for Amazon & W.H Smith), enough socks and boxer shorts to keep me going for most of 2009, a sweatshirt, a gift box of shower gel & deodorant, two boxes of sweeties and a tin of Belgian chocolate biccies.
GM
GM
The Clash Live - Revolution Rock
New Cell Phone
iPod Classic 120 GB
Adidas Samba sneakers
This Christmas was quite awesome.
New Cell Phone
iPod Classic 120 GB
Adidas Samba sneakers
This Christmas was quite awesome.
You're in Ottawa and you're a Leafs fan?
I have no canadave.
I live in Ottawa, but was raised in Central Ontario. Leafs fan in exile. There are actually a lot of us.
Well, since this was my first Christmas married, my wife and her family really did well by me (which is a TON):
Wall-E (special edition)
Sleeping Beauty
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (special edition)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (special edition)
Hancock (special edition)
Kung Fu Panda
Lost season four
Torchwood season one
Smallville season seven
30 Rock season two
Everybody Hates Chris season three
The Simpsons season eleven
Family Guy volume six
The DC Comics Encyclopedia
The Marvel Comics Encyclopedia
The Office DVD board game
Seinfeld Scene It? board game
A Nashville Predators ornament
Simpsons ornament
"The Trouble With Tribbles" Hallmark ornament
"Superman" comic book heroes Hallmark ornament
The Star Trek Pez collector's series
$40 in gift certificates at my favorite local restaurant
A Superman ID reel
A bag full of my favorite snacks (Snickers, Dried Apricots, Brazil Nuts, Licorice Jelly Beans, Chocolate Clusters, Circus Peanuts)
Axe Touch Body Wash and Body Spray
$300 cash (from my wife's grandmother who passed away last month....just Tuesday the family found more money in an IRA account and her parents gave us all part of it as a final Christmas gift from her grandmother)
Other gifts that I have gotten:
$30 Best Buy card (going towards Torchwood season two)
$30 Target card
$25 Wal-Mart card
$50 cash
DVD+R's
DVD slim cases
A Nashville Predators Tin Can
A Nashville Predators Decal
A Nashville Predators Pennant Flag
A custom tee-shirt that my best friend made that says "Superman Vs. Predators"
My early Christmas present for myself - Doctor Who Seasons 1-3 when found on sale at Amazon.
Wall-E (special edition)
Sleeping Beauty
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (special edition)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (special edition)
Hancock (special edition)
Kung Fu Panda
Lost season four
Torchwood season one
Smallville season seven
30 Rock season two
Everybody Hates Chris season three
The Simpsons season eleven
Family Guy volume six
The DC Comics Encyclopedia
The Marvel Comics Encyclopedia
The Office DVD board game
Seinfeld Scene It? board game
A Nashville Predators ornament
Simpsons ornament
"The Trouble With Tribbles" Hallmark ornament
"Superman" comic book heroes Hallmark ornament
The Star Trek Pez collector's series
$40 in gift certificates at my favorite local restaurant
A Superman ID reel
A bag full of my favorite snacks (Snickers, Dried Apricots, Brazil Nuts, Licorice Jelly Beans, Chocolate Clusters, Circus Peanuts)
Axe Touch Body Wash and Body Spray
$300 cash (from my wife's grandmother who passed away last month....just Tuesday the family found more money in an IRA account and her parents gave us all part of it as a final Christmas gift from her grandmother)
Other gifts that I have gotten:
$30 Best Buy card (going towards Torchwood season two)
$30 Target card
$25 Wal-Mart card
$50 cash
DVD+R's
DVD slim cases
A Nashville Predators Tin Can
A Nashville Predators Decal
A Nashville Predators Pennant Flag
A custom tee-shirt that my best friend made that says "Superman Vs. Predators"
My early Christmas present for myself - Doctor Who Seasons 1-3 when found on sale at Amazon.
I did get Kung Fu Season Two.I have nothing to report as yet, but I did put World Of Goo in my Amazon Shopping Cart.
I'm pretty sure I'll get Kingdom Of The Crystal Skulls and probably the second season of Kung Fu. I've kind of got my fingers crossed that I'll get that hardcover Don Martin set.
Wow, you've got great taste!!
No Indy, though.Among my other gifts were Dark Knight, The Marvel Encyclopedia, a complete collection of Star Trek comics on DVD, The Brain From Planet Arous, a collection of American Indian folklore, an electric air pump and new gloves.
TheLonelySquire
Vice Admiral
My present? A baby girl sometime next week. And some other very thoughtful gifts ranging from boots to workout gear. I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas.
I got quite a lot of goodies- three cross stitch charts, some bead jewelry making supplies, gift cards from Borders and Michaels, three cute tops, a purse, cosmetics from Ulta, computer accessories, and a nice big box of Godiva chocolates. 
And if that wasn't enough, my dad says he wants to go ahead and buy me a replacement for my dead camera. 
I told him I could wait until my birthday in August, but if there's a good deal this weekend, he's going to get one.
I had more fun giving than getting, though. My mom and sister loved the cross stitched pictures and beaded jewelry I made for them. They know exactly what they're doing when they buy me craft store gift cards. They'll get presents and cards in return!
And if that wasn't enough, my dad says he wants to go ahead and buy me a replacement for my dead camera. I told him I could wait until my birthday in August, but if there's a good deal this weekend, he's going to get one.I had more fun giving than getting, though. My mom and sister loved the cross stitched pictures and beaded jewelry I made for them. They know exactly what they're doing when they buy me craft store gift cards. They'll get presents and cards in return!
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