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robbiewebster
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Joined: 27 Apr 2004
Posts: 2594
Location: Rochester, New York
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 Tue Dec 26, 2006 9:59 pm What did you get for Christmas? |
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I got a very nice blanket that I love a lot. My girl bougt me a lot of clothes.
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Theresa
Lux Mihi Deus
Joined: 17 Jun 2001
Posts: 27256
Location: United States of America
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| Tue Dec 26, 2006 10:11 pm |
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I was waiting for this topic. Thought Chris would've been the one to start it, though, 
I got, from what I can remember:
ROME season 1
flannel pj's, 
Invincible
Fox and the Hound 2
V for Vendetta
Crash
SB gift card
Walmart gift card 
Red Sox jersey (nylon pullover)
a sweater
Motorola razr
Yankee candles
Jewelry box
And that's pretty much all I can think of atm. I know there are some other things, but it's late, and I'm old?
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Defiant
Fleet Admiral
Joined: 04 Jul 2001
Posts: 15946
Location: Oregon City, OR
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| Tue Dec 26, 2006 10:36 pm |
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I got to spend a lovely evening with my wife, mother-in-law, grandmother-in-law, best friend, and little sister. It was very nice.
As for material goods, I think it is quite lame to brag about what you got, because you can't possibly gauge the sentimental meaning or actual necessity, only the financial value. Besides, that is just plain lame. Talk about your blessings not your material gains.
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TrekkieMage
Office Junkie
Joined: 17 Oct 2004
Posts: 5335
Location: Hiding
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| Tue Dec 26, 2006 10:43 pm |
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First and foremost I had a wonderful morning with my family - for the first tiem that I can remember I was up before my mom and my sis and I woke her up by putting all three dogs on the bed (even the German shepherd mix!!).
As for gifts...
Wireless mouse
s-video adapter
Spaceballs
A bunch of cooking equipment (cookie sheets, etc.)
A beautiful laptop bag
Can't really think of anything else specifically...
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Theresa
Lux Mihi Deus
Joined: 17 Jun 2001
Posts: 27256
Location: United States of America
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| Tue Dec 26, 2006 10:58 pm |
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Fortunately I was able to miss the holiday with the extended family, making it all that much nicer. (I'm not fond of zoos)
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Leo Wyatt
Sweetest Angel
Joined: 25 Feb 2004
Posts: 19045
Location: Investigating A Crime Scene. What did Quark do this time?
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| Tue Dec 26, 2006 11:06 pm |
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I got lotion, perfume and brand new tennis shoes.
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IntrepidIsMe
Pimp Handed
Joined: 14 Jun 2002
Posts: 13057
Location: New York
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| Tue Dec 26, 2006 11:21 pm |
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This super soft blanket
$300
A bunch of candy (of varying degrees of yummieness)
$25 iTunes Gift Card
$25 Barnes and Noble Gift Card
$60 in Starbucks Gift Cards (yay)
$20 Borders Gift Certificate
2 ornaments
2 Coffee Mugs (one from Starbucks one from The Coffee Beanery)
Nautica Cologne Sampler thingy
A Coach box to put all my stuff in
A Super Sexy Shirt (Slinky: Fun for a Boy or a Girl)
Socks (I don't know why I get these every year)
Claiborne Sweater
Lainsborough longsleeve tshirt
U2byU2 (this big book of U2 stuff)
U2 DVD thingy
"O" by Damien Rice (a CD-kisskisslovelovetheresa)
Little Miss Sunshine
And a bunch of small stuff (pens/pencils, chapstick, Tide Pen, Purel/Purel Keychain, mr. clean magic eraser, )
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-Wuthering Heights
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Brightstar82
Rear Admiral
Joined: 08 Apr 2005
Posts: 4394
Location: A Borg Cube....Where Else?
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| Wed Dec 27, 2006 12:17 pm |
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I got...
A necklace
Earrings
Teddy bear
Blanket
a dvd
pajamas
chocolates
bath stuff
money
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Kyle Reese
Cadet Gunnery Sergeant
Joined: 21 Apr 2003
Posts: 5672
Location: The United States of America
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| Wed Dec 27, 2006 2:42 pm |
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Some really good stuff.
USMC hoodie (Oo-rah!)
Saving Private Ryan DVD
Memorial pins for veterans of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, a pin about an Operation Iraqi Freedom memorial, 9/11 pin, and a Support our troops pin (all are on my hoodie)
Brothers In Arms: Earned in Blood for PC
Star Wars: Empire at War
Hamburger Hill DVD
A really big book containing (supposedly) the entire history of the USMC
A day-by-day book regarding WWII
Other stuff I know I forgot.
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Tuvok8917
Dutchie
Joined: 15 May 2004
Posts: 4205
Location: On my way back home
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| Wed Dec 27, 2006 2:45 pm |
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I got ...uhm... nothing?
No, seriously. I had a wonderfull evening with my mum, stephfather, my uncle, my aunt, my neice + boyfriend and my brother. No gifts
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Ziona
Fleet Admiral
Joined: 22 Aug 2001
Posts: 12821
Location: Michigan... for now
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| Wed Dec 27, 2006 2:54 pm |
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Lumix FX01 Digital Camera
100$ cash from my parents
A bunch of stuff for my dorm
100$ cash from my boyfriend's parents
20$ cash from my boyfriend's sister
20$ cash from my brother
Two Red vs Blue shirts from my boyfriend
Framed pictures from my boyfriend
Random money from random relatives
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Valathous
The Canadian, eh
Joined: 31 Aug 2002
Posts: 19074
Location: Centre Bell
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| Wed Dec 27, 2006 3:31 pm |
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I had a great time with what little family visited. My brother Jeff and his girlfriend came down from Montreal, my brother Jimmy came from Toronto, and my step-sister and her fianc�e and daughter came, too.
For stuff I got?
Autographed Cristobal Huet picture with certificate of authenticity (The Montreal Canadiens' starting goalie, btw)
A Habs (Montreal Canadiens) blanket
A Habs scarf.
NHL 2007 for Xbox
The movie Clue
The movie Grandma's Boy
$20
$20 Shell gas station certificate
$25 Chapters card
$20 HMV (music/movies) card.
Swiss Army cologne
A crazy radio/alarm clock that projects the time onto my wall/ceiling depending where I point it.
A Megadeth t-shirt
Winter gloves
A bench-press
Weights
I think I got some other stuff but I can't remember off the top of my head.
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Puck
The Texan
Joined: 05 Jan 2004
Posts: 5596
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| Wed Dec 27, 2006 7:59 pm |
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Star Trek: Voyager Season 2 on DVD
Season 5 of Frasier
Code by Armani (Cologne...smells soooo good.)
Electric Razer
Texas A&M Flag
3 Shirts from American Eagle
1 Hoodie from American Eagle
Flannel Pajama Bottoms
Hotel Rwanda on DVD
Augustine Day by Day
The Imitation of Christ
Childhood Days-Wildwood Days (book written by one of my great-great aunts or something)
Discernment: Seeking God in Everyday Situations
$20 Target Gift Card
$15 Panda Express Gift Card
$25 iTunes Gift Cards
$150 cash
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robbiewebster
Rear Admiral
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
Posts: 2594
Location: Rochester, New York
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| Wed Dec 27, 2006 9:17 pm |
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| Defiant wrote: | I got to spend a lovely evening with my wife, mother-in-law, grandmother-in-law, best friend, and little sister. It was very nice.
As for material goods, I think it is quite lame to brag about what you got, because you can't possibly gauge the sentimental meaning or actual necessity, only the financial value. Besides, that is just plain lame. Talk about your blessings not your material gains. |
I didn't intend it to be about bragging. I just thought it would be interesting to hear what people got for Christmas.
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Seven of Nine
Sammie's Mammy
Joined: 16 Jun 2001
Posts: 7871
Location: North East England
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| Wed Dec 27, 2006 10:53 pm |
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I got:
A 2GB MP4 player (which I broke the headphones for- whoops)
A make up bag with facial stuff inside
A watch
A pair of gorgeous boots, that I can't walk in (never mind  )
Smelly bath stuff
A Winnie the Pooh diary (which is too small to use)
A cushion (really nice and comfy)
Sammie got a load of toys 
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Defiant
Fleet Admiral
Joined: 04 Jul 2001
Posts: 15946
Location: Oregon City, OR
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| Thu Dec 28, 2006 2:50 am |
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My wife made sure that I got a lot of nice things for Christmas. My list would be:
-An electric guitar (its red and pretty and love it!)
-Guitar Hero 2 (with 2 guitars, 1 wireless and 1 cherry SG controller, and a guitar bag)
-Call of Duty 3 for PS2
-A brand new pair of navy converse shoe (size 15 )
-A nice set of cologne
-An extremely expensive sonicare toothbrush with UV light cleaning kit and teeth whitener
-A new set of flannel pajamas (they are comfy!)
-Fallout for PS2
-A 19" flat panel monitor for my computer (my old one had MUCHO scratches and was bad)
-A mod kit for my XBOX so I can mod it, plus the 200GB hard drive for it
-A neat shaving kit so that I can do my own hair (take that barber!)
-2 electronic sudoku games
-Burnout Revenge for my XBOX (although I already own it )
-Civil War: A Nation Divided for PS2 (I LOVE the civil war, and this game is made by the history channel, I am quite excited)
-Tons of awesome mint chocolate and other little candies
-$450 from my grandparents
-$50 from my mom
-A really nice new Bible with a leather cover (I needed a nice Bible, and I absolutely love this one)
-A shot glass tic tac toe game
-GUN on PS2
-True Crime New York City on PS2
-Soul Calibur 2 on PS2
Bunch of other little things I don't recall at the moment.
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Sam Kenobi
Not a Duke
Joined: 13 Jun 2003
Posts: 10373
Location: The 'Verse
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| Thu Dec 28, 2006 3:04 am |
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| Defiant wrote: | I got to spend a lovely evening with my wife, mother-in-law, grandmother-in-law, best friend, and little sister. It was very nice.
As for material goods, I think it is quite lame to brag about what you got, because you can't possibly gauge the sentimental meaning or actual necessity, only the financial value. Besides, that is just plain lame. Talk about your blessings not your material gains. |
Hurray for being the first to say so, amigo. I got to be home. And granted I'm really ready to go back to school already, that was enough.
Plus, I feel selfish for thinking that I didn't get much.
- lots of thermal undershirts... I live in the cold, apparently
- a suite of Spanish-learning discs to prepare me for Spanish 232 that I somehow tested into
- Crash
- Finding Serenity
- iTunes gift cards
- some cowboy puppet from my brother... strange
- a blanket for school
- a crazy gangsta Snakes on a Plane hat from my friend
- a cool pirate cigarette tin.... from Santa? how does he (or my parents) know I'm a recreational smoker?
AND!!! the best of all
- a $160 traffic ticket from me to me
I guess I didn't know I was allowed to ask for expensive things for Christmas.... My brothers got decked out with stuff. I guess I'm ok. I'll survive. I *beep* love traffic tickets.
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Spellbinder Marik
Tal Shiar General
Joined: 23 Jun 2006
Posts: 1006
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| Thu Dec 28, 2006 6:28 am |
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I let a suggestion go that I didn't want gifts this year but I did get to go to an X-mas party with my moms family. Good food, good company. I did get a nice watch from my aunt.
I didn't feel right getting something and not being able to give something back.
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madlilnerd
Duchess of Dancemat
Joined: 03 Aug 2004
Posts: 5885
Location: Slough, England
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| Thu Dec 28, 2006 3:00 pm |
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I got a jelly mould shaped like the left hemisphere of the human brain, and another mini zen garden.
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Dirt
Exercise Boy
Joined: 19 May 2003
Posts: 2086
Location: a tree
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| Thu Dec 28, 2006 5:29 pm |
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I got der Reibert it's the handbook for the German soldier. I likey!
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5thhouse
Rear Admiral
Joined: 05 May 2002
Posts: 3842
Location: Santa Barbara, California
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| Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:22 am |
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-TV (yay! I can now watch ST...and other things)
-Ruby earings
-Glass pendant
-Starbucks giftcard
-lingere
-lotion set
- wrist support for my laptop(I have carpel tunnel)
-other miscelaneous items
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