what did you get for christmas? what did you give for christmas? - Page 2

uhler · 12.26.2008, 12:24 AM

given: "the fart party" graphic novel. a japanese good luck cat charm for good luck. gorilla biscuits 7 inch. doestoyevsky's short stories collection. my love.

got: money (for my new bike i'm going to get next month). lee ranaldo's newest record on colored etched vinyl. a samurai side sword (for some reason)

12.26.2008, 12:49 AM

Received:
Books, shirt, money, head.

Given
Books, cd's, head.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 12.26.2008, 01:41 AM

What I got:

a flannel shirt
a western cut shirt
a t-shirt with the image of a tape recorder on it
a bunch of socks
a pair of boxer shorts with chainsaws on them
caramels
Scottish shortbread
a copy of Phillip K. Dick's "The Man in the High Castle"
a Daniel Clowes book of comic strips
a knit Pittsburgh Penguins beanie
a guitar pedal from a secret santa
something I haven't got yet from another secret santa
100 bucks from Grandparents
and I'm getting taken to see the new 35mm print of Slap Shot

what I gave:
a poseable wooden artist's figure
a glass butterdish with a Hen on top
a silly porcelain cow
a rabbit planter
a Steelers shirt
a 2 string 3/4 scale custom guitar for my nephew
a box of torrone
a bar set with bakelite handles- mixer, bottle opener, and some kind of stirrer
Megaman 15th anniversary for X-box
an instrument I made to a Secret Santee
a guitar pedal to a Secret Santee
and I'm making my Dad a website

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 12.26.2008, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bytor Peltor

Received

Billy Joel & Elton John primo tickets for the March 19th show at Toyota Center in Houston. It will be my fifth time seeing Elton (third with my wife) and second time seeing Billy.
Several shirts.
Paul Mitchell Tea Tree hair care box set.
Golf game for the Wii.
Framed painted artwork of the Texas Cyclone from Astroworld. It's from the in-laws and they purchased it in Cleveland, Ohio of all places.
Magalen GPS system that will end up being used more by my wife and daughter.
Towels, bedding / bedspread and pillows.
BLRR box came yesterday (eight or nine things inside)......sort of a gift to myself : )

Given To My Wife

Boots
Big Azz bottle of Crown
Certificate for a facial & massage
Bras & panties
Charms for her Pandora bracelet

Six Year Old Daughter

Hanna Montana guitar & keyboard......we were treated to a day long concert
Mama Mia! & some sort of Tinker Bell DVD
Pink leather guitar purse
Clothes and other things I can't think of right now

17 Year Old Daughter

Ibanez acoustic guitar
Desperate Housewives season 4 on DVD
iPod alarm clock docking station
Cheetah print glass ware (really looks fine) for her hope chest......wife was sooo excited about this gift
Clothing and other such things

Yr daughter has a hope chest?

That's adorable. It's like yr living in the 50's.

Florya · 12.26.2008, 03:50 AM

Got:

Eraserhead on DVD
Santo and the Wax Museum DVD
Vanishing Point DVD
Hipflask
Chocolate
£30 HMV gift voucher
Faber book of Reportage
Novelty beers

Given:

Monica Boxley handbag
Burts Bees cosmetics
Heroes season1
Per una scarf
Bottle of Jim Beam (brother)
Sheila Hancock autobiography (mum)
Transformer (nephew)
Dumbo DVD + soft toy (niece)
Bill Bailey DVD (brother in law)
Bottle of Absolut Vanillia (sister in law)

✌➬ · 12.26.2008, 04:01 AM

I got a sweater

gave: Pj's

Alex's Trip · 12.26.2008, 04:11 AM

I got a pretty good haul

A total of $340 in gift cards and cash from all relatives
2 Animal Collective tickets for the Troubadour show
2 Silver Jews CDs (Tanglewood Numbers & The Natural Bridge)
Actual Air - David Berman
Howl - Allen Ginsberg
Who I Am And What I Want - David Shrigley
A nice electric shaver
A sweater

That's about it...

I gave

$20 to Target (Sister)
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia (Dad)
Milk Frother (Mom)
Crayola craft thing (Lil' Sis)
The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (friend)
Silent Spring - Rachel Carson (other friend)

_slavo_ · 12.26.2008, 04:54 AM

I gave shitload of stuff (for my dad, girlfriend, brother, his wife and his three kids), spent really a lot of money on that. But who cares, it's Christmas.

I got great headphones (Koss Porta Pro) and a dressing gown from my girlfriend, some money from my dad and a bottle of Ballantine's (yuck, the most terrible whisky ever produced) as well as some book vouchers (valued around 70$) from my brother

stu666 · 12.26.2008, 04:59 AM

i got a bad cold which i have probably given to lots of other people

ALIEN ANAL · 12.26.2008, 05:02 AM

got a printer and a mini food processor amongst socks and other assorted goods

i gave my folks a blu ray dvd player
and my brother a remote control helicopter
and for my sister i paid for her canvas to be put on to stretcher bars and i stretched it

diskaholic-anonymous · 12.26.2008, 05:25 AM

i got a vinyl player + velvet underground live lp, wine, whisky, a book with jokes, clothes.

i gave a digital camera, wine, clothes, chocolats, a weekend voucher, and lots of fun to some kids cause this year was my turn to dress the santa's clothe.

12.26.2008, 05:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by diskaholic-anonymous

i got a vinyl player + velvet underground live lp, wine, whisky, a book with jokes, clothes.

i gave a digital camera, wine, clothes, chocolats, a weekend voucher, and lots of fun to some kids cause this year was my turn to dress the santa's clothe.

Which VU live lp did you get?

ploesj · 12.26.2008, 05:45 AM

i got some money from my dad. haen't given or gotten anything yet, since we won't open our presents before the 31st (my stepsisters and stepbrother weren't around on christmas)

but yesterday my niece wholives in canada came over, she had a baby about two months ago ad it was good to see them all again.

atsonicpark · 12.26.2008, 06:18 AM

My girlfrined: rubik's cube, boogiepop phantom, how bluegrass music destroyed my life, sapporo, gitaroo man. I gave a bass guitar.

Everyone else gave me money.

shentov · 12.26.2008, 06:26 AM

i got a nice warm coat and another raincoat with a hood and some socks from my mother, "Heavier than Heaven" from my girlfriend.
i gave a pair of awesome socks with floral motives (sp?) to my gf. sent a CD and bunch of other stuff to a boardie.

Youth_Against_Facism · 12.26.2008, 06:37 AM

Received: a bmx
South Park season 11
candy cane

Gave: The Pixies book
Rodrigo y Gabriela cd
Box of bball cards
coffee beans from PNG
licorice tea
Cobain unseen book
surfing magazine
and a lot more

Death & the Maiden · 12.26.2008, 06:45 AM

I received:
albums
a mandolin
a book
headphones

pantophobia · 12.26.2008, 09:06 AM

gave:
plenty of chocolate truffles from work
kitchenware
wii mote rechargeable battery set
30 rock on dvd

received:
gift certificates
games for xbox
cd by women
strained eye sight
insomnia

noisereductions · 12.26.2008, 09:08 AM

CD's:
John Lennon - Imagine
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Sonic Youth/va - Demonlover sndtrk

DVD's:
Alf season 1
How I Met Your Mother season 2
Saw

PS2 games:
Bully
Buzz Mega Quiz
NBA 2k09

etc:
The Empty Page book
Celtics beer mug
and a bunch of other stuff I dont remember at the moment

drrrtyboots · 12.26.2008, 09:38 AM

Gave:
Silver earrings
Spy novel
Yo La Tengo Hanukkah Night 8 ticket

Got:
Many books
Sweaters, shirts
Noise-cancelling headphones
Bluetooth mouse

12.26.2008, 12:24 AM	#21
uhler invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 3,615	given: "the fart party" graphic novel. a japanese good luck cat charm for good luck. gorilla biscuits 7 inch. doestoyevsky's short stories collection. my love. got: money (for my new bike i'm going to get next month). lee ranaldo's newest record on colored etched vinyl. a samurai side sword (for some reason)
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12.26.2008, 12:49 AM	#22
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	Received: Books, shirt, money, head. Given Books, cd's, head.
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12.26.2008, 01:41 AM	#23
SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	What I got: a flannel shirt a western cut shirt a t-shirt with the image of a tape recorder on it a bunch of socks a pair of boxer shorts with chainsaws on them caramels Scottish shortbread a copy of Phillip K. Dick's "The Man in the High Castle" a Daniel Clowes book of comic strips a knit Pittsburgh Penguins beanie a guitar pedal from a secret santa something I haven't got yet from another secret santa 100 bucks from Grandparents and I'm getting taken to see the new 35mm print of Slap Shot what I gave: a poseable wooden artist's figure a glass butterdish with a Hen on top a silly porcelain cow a rabbit planter a Steelers shirt a 2 string 3/4 scale custom guitar for my nephew a box of torrone a bar set with bakelite handles- mixer, bottle opener, and some kind of stirrer Megaman 15th anniversary for X-box an instrument I made to a Secret Santee a guitar pedal to a Secret Santee and I'm making my Dad a website
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12.26.2008, 03:50 AM	#25
Florya expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: a little world, all of my own. Posts: 1,668	Got: Eraserhead on DVD Santo and the Wax Museum DVD Vanishing Point DVD Hipflask Chocolate £30 HMV gift voucher Faber book of Reportage Novelty beers Given: Monica Boxley handbag Burts Bees cosmetics Heroes season1 Per una scarf Bottle of Jim Beam (brother) Sheila Hancock autobiography (mum) Transformer (nephew) Dumbo DVD + soft toy (niece) Bill Bailey DVD (brother in law) Bottle of Absolut Vanillia (sister in law) __________________ it takes an old guy like bloodbeach'85 to get anything right - atari 2600 listening mirror @ Soundcloud http://soundcloud.com/listening-mirror
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12.26.2008, 04:01 AM	#26
✌➬ invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: ιλ Posts: 5,754	I got a sweater gave: Pj's
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12.26.2008, 04:11 AM	#27
Alex's Trip invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,608	I got a pretty good haul A total of $340 in gift cards and cash from all relatives 2 Animal Collective tickets for the Troubadour show 2 Silver Jews CDs (Tanglewood Numbers & The Natural Bridge) Actual Air - David Berman Howl - Allen Ginsberg Who I Am And What I Want - David Shrigley A nice electric shaver A sweater That's about it... I gave $20 to Target (Sister) It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia (Dad) Milk Frother (Mom) Crayola craft thing (Lil' Sis) The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (friend) Silent Spring - Rachel Carson (other friend) __________________ KALOPSIA
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12.26.2008, 04:54 AM	#28
_slavo_ invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ðîññèÿ Posts: 10,907	I gave shitload of stuff (for my dad, girlfriend, brother, his wife and his three kids), spent really a lot of money on that. But who cares, it's Christmas. I got great headphones (Koss Porta Pro) and a dressing gown from my girlfriend, some money from my dad and a bottle of Ballantine's (yuck, the most terrible whisky ever produced) as well as some book vouchers (valued around 70$) from my brother __________________ you're the boy that can enjoy invisibility
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12.26.2008, 04:59 AM	#29
stu666 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Stowmarket Posts: 13,504	i got a bad cold which i have probably given to lots of other people __________________ http://tapewormstu.blogspot.co.uk/
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12.26.2008, 05:02 AM	#30
ALIEN ANAL invito al cielo Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 5,461	got a printer and a mini food processor amongst socks and other assorted goods i gave my folks a blu ray dvd player and my brother a remote control helicopter and for my sister i paid for her canvas to be put on to stretcher bars and i stretched it __________________ www.instagram.com/alienanal
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12.26.2008, 05:25 AM	#31
diskaholic-anonymous stalker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: experimental sonic fields of lisbon Posts: 403	i got a vinyl player + velvet underground live lp, wine, whisky, a book with jokes, clothes. i gave a digital camera, wine, clothes, chocolats, a weekend voucher, and lots of fun to some kids cause this year was my turn to dress the santa's clothe.
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12.26.2008, 05:45 AM	#33
ploesj invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: antwerp. Posts: 2,901	i got some money from my dad. haen't given or gotten anything yet, since we won't open our presents before the 31st (my stepsisters and stepbrother weren't around on christmas) but yesterday my niece wholives in canada came over, she had a baby about two months ago ad it was good to see them all again. __________________ blog flickr
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12.26.2008, 06:18 AM	#34
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	My girlfrined: rubik's cube, boogiepop phantom, how bluegrass music destroyed my life, sapporo, gitaroo man. I gave a bass guitar. Everyone else gave me money. __________________
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12.26.2008, 06:26 AM	#35
shentov expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 1,223	i got a nice warm coat and another raincoat with a hood and some socks from my mother, "Heavier than Heaven" from my girlfriend. i gave a pair of awesome socks with floral motives (sp?) to my gf. sent a CD and bunch of other stuff to a boardie. __________________
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12.26.2008, 06:37 AM	#36
Youth_Against_Facism stalker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ocean Grove, Australia Posts: 468	Received: a bmx South Park season 11 candy cane Gave: The Pixies book Rodrigo y Gabriela cd Box of bball cards coffee beans from PNG licorice tea Cobain unseen book surfing magazine and a lot more __________________ god damn, shit the bed!
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12.26.2008, 06:45 AM	#37
Death & the Maiden expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,036	I received: albums a mandolin a book headphones __________________ www.myspace.com/ghostofanidealwife
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12.26.2008, 09:06 AM	#38
pantophobia expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,349	gave: plenty of chocolate truffles from work kitchenware wii mote rechargeable battery set 30 rock on dvd received: gift certificates games for xbox cd by women strained eye sight insomnia
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12.26.2008, 09:08 AM	#39
noisereductions invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England, USA Posts: 16,210	CD's: John Lennon - Imagine Pink Floyd - The Wall Sonic Youth/va - Demonlover sndtrk DVD's: Alf season 1 How I Met Your Mother season 2 Saw PS2 games: Bully Buzz Mega Quiz NBA 2k09 etc: The Empty Page book Celtics beer mug and a bunch of other stuff I dont remember at the moment
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12.26.2008, 09:38 AM	#40
drrrtyboots invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: in the forest(s) Posts: 2,946	Gave: Silver earrings Spy novel Yo La Tengo Hanukkah Night 8 ticket Got: Many books Sweaters, shirts Noise-cancelling headphones Bluetooth mouse __________________
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