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Gifts Ideas For 'Non-Geek' Types?

Posted by Cliff on from the what-gift-ideas-are-you-tossing-about dept.

BRock97 asks: "There is no better activity which sheds light on 'Geek/Non-Geek' interaction than Christmas shopping. As I try and browse Target's online store looking for the perfect gift, I can't help be gravitate back to ThinkGeek in hopes I will find something that the receiver of the gift will find useful AND also remind them of the person who gave it. I was curious as to what other /.'ers were planning on getting their friends and loved ones (parents/grandparents) who live the 'non-geek' lifestyle." We've already told Santa what we'd like for Christmas, now what about the non-geeks in our lives?

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  1. convert them to geek by theMerovingian · · Score: 3, Funny

    with a digital camera, ipod, or an xbox w/ halo.

    It's like cocaine, you just have to get them started...

    --
    "If you think you have things under control, you're not going fast enough." --Mario Andretti
  2. I *BZZT* LOVE YOU *BZZZT* by !3ren · · Score: 4, Funny

    Nothing says I love you, even though you're a reanimated corpse, like Tesla coils

  3. other things... by ghettoreb · · Score: 5, Funny
    i found out in college that non-geeky people enjoy weird things, like:
    • love,
    • friendships,
    • memories (that are not measured in MB's or pixels)
    • getting away from the computer
    • sunshine (one *not* coming from the monitor)
    • fresh clothes
    • mountains/beaches -- these things in LotR:RotK actually exist!
    I was so startled by thier weird tastes that i say kudos to anyone who claims to have mastered their weird ways.
  4. One thing you won't be getting... by Rainier+Wolfecastle · · Score: 3, Funny

    If you're shopping at Target for presents, the one thing you won't be getting for xmas is laid.