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Weird Presents Anyone?

Posted by michael on from the share-the-loot dept.

g8way writes "Now that Christmas is about, it's time for presents. A joyous occasion with much drinking, fruitcake, and butt-ugly sweaters. What's the weirdest gift you've gotten so far? Personally, I got toothpaste, tic-tacs, deodorant, and a McDonalds coupon book in the same package. What's your story of Christmas present mayhem?"

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  1. /. subscriptions? by LostCluster · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Did anybody get a /. subscription as a gift? Anybody?

    1. Re:/. subscriptions? by electrichamster · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Yup, My boss got me one as a "Christmas Bonus" :) It made me happy. Albeit drunkenly happy, as I'd just got back from the pub when I recieved it. Which is the best kind of happy really I suppose.

  2. Bernhard Langer by alister667 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I was given (by a christian relative) an autobiography of christian golfer Bernhard Langer. A pretty poor attempt to turn me onto 'the right path'! Next year I'm going to buy them something by Richard Dawkins.

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    We ARE the peat bog soldiers.
  3. Weirdest Yet.. by Wes+Janson · · Score: 4, Interesting

    My uncle, who worked for the Air Force in some sort of intelligence/communications aspect, gave us an unusually heavy small package last year. Inside was our very own gurkha knife, leather holster, display stand (which I promptly broke), and instructions. According to the care and use instructions, this knife and other fine ones like it could be found in Muhammed's Knife Emporium, blah blah street, Kathmandu. The instructions included such gems as "Be sure not leave fingers on blade from cleaning". This year's present was a carved pen-sized fish with two screws coming out the bottom of the head. We have no idea what it is, where it came from, or what it does. This seems to be a typical feature of my uncle's presents, come to think of it..

  4. coal by antares73 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    A co-worker of mine gave the best gift that I had heard of to date. His girlfriend is a Titanic buff and he found out that RMS Titanic, Inc., which holds the salvage rights funds some of its activities by selling the only item that they are authorized to...coal.

    So guess what she got in her stocking.

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    2 believe || ! 2 believe
  5. Wind Up Sushi and Jesus Christ: Serial Rapist by Lachrymite · · Score: 4, Interesting

    My best friend gave me these two extremely odd presents. The wind up sushi is a set of little plastic pieces of sushi which wind up and zoom across the floor. The set includes shrimp, three pieces of tuna, and salmon eggs.

    Jesus Christ: Serial Rapist is a DVD, the front of which has pictures of crucified naked women and says, "First he nails you... then he NAILS you!" The back summarizes the movie as, "A schizophrenic thinks he is Jesus, and he wants payback! He crucifies and rapes the wives of his enemies. He films his deeds because he wants to make a new gospel - the Gospel of Blood!!!"

    Should be... interesting.

  6. Re:Microsoft Games Goddamnit!! by realdddave · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Your post made me get up from the computer and go talk to the TV with my mom, dad, and sister - that's a powerful post, and an eerily appropriate one for Christmas.

    I just wanted to say thanks. As a college student especially, it's easy to overlook things that really matter - I'm sure I'm not the only person you had an impact on.

    My religion says that everything happens for a reason - if you believe anything like that, I hope maybe you just saw a way that your mother's unfortunate death was able to help this lowly /.'er.

    Thanks again, sincerly.