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Top 10 Things You CAN'T Have For Christmas

Zothecula writes "It's getting a little late for a last minute Christmas shopping list, but not to worry, most of us outside the Forbes Top 100 couldn't afford any of these anyway! Still, it's fascinating to look at what's possible if the word 'budget' isn't in your vocabulary, so here's a look at what you won't be getting for Christmas (CT: Warning, gizmag features really intrusive advertising) this year – the most outrageous examples of high-end overkill from 2010."

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  1. Re:advertising? by TheRaven64 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yup, I do. If a site is funded by adverts, then it's bad manners to take their content and not the ads. If the ads are irritating or intrusive then I simply blacklist the site and never return.

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  2. Re:So... by geekoid · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes, but it's coming from amazon and will be shipped in several boxes. Some assembly required.

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  3. Re:Meh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm pretty sure I won't be getting a hot wife for Christmas, especially from my current wife.

  4. i know i know! by dominious · · Score: 5, Funny

    A girlfriend!

    ducks

  5. Re:Bleh. by ColdWetDog · · Score: 3, Funny

    Looser.

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  6. Re:As the old saying goes... by AlamedaStone · · Score: 5, Funny

    Only the rich can afford poor quality

    Thank god they got to keep those juicy tax breaks. Think of all the rotating wooden house builders and the hard-working people in the jet balcony industry. And the children.

    God bless us, everyone.

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  7. Re:Here's a top 3 by apoc.famine · · Score: 4, Funny

    That sort of list will get you arrested if anyone finds out...

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  8. Re:Meh - Now with even more useless extreme by cyberfunkr · · Score: 5, Funny

    More extreme things we can't afford:

    1) Diamond-tipped pizza cutter with baby elephant ivory handle
    2) Stadium seat cushion made from puma hide and filled with narwhal blubber
    3) Beer cozy built from the insulation of the original NASA space suits
    4) Sofa throw blanket woven from the used toupees of William Shatner
    5) A 1:3 scale replica of the "Stay-Puff" Marshmallow Man crafted from albino bat guano