How'd you make out?

mauer · 26-12-2007, 00:42

In the spirit of selfishness, tis the season and all, what did you get?

I didn't get much. Just a couple things I needed:
marshmallow gun
marshmallows
pants
shirts
"Bathroom Reader V 18"
homemade cookies
somewhere around $200 total in various giftcards

I did get my son a little RC remote control Helicoptor. Figure I'll let him break that one up, and if he's either good at it or likes it enough he might get a better one for his birthday.

Robboo · 26-12-2007, 02:49

I got a cool LSU shirt from my wife...purple and gold Haiwian shirt with LSU monogrammed in it. I would wear Haiwian shirts all the time if I am allowed...yeah I am a marine biologist I got assorted gift cards from my dad, wife's grandmother and my sister.

My brother gave me.....
PAPER NAPKINS( 50 in a pack with a silver Flue de lis) and PAPER COASTERS (with B on them)....

HOLY SHIT what a tool. This coming from someone who makes MUCH MUCH more than we do.

I must say the best moment of the day was my 5 year looking at the Santa gifts( not knowing we were watching) and jumping up and down yelling..."I didnt get coal. I didnt get coal." You see see rubbed/scratched the paint of a 1foot by 1 foot section of her bathroom about 2 weeks ago. An I told her she was on the naughty list and she better be good....She thought she had blew it.

Robi D · 26-12-2007, 02:50

What on earth is a marshmellow gun?

grahamiam · 26-12-2007, 03:18

It shoots little marshmellows, 1 to 4 at a time. You load about 30 into a feeder tube and then go shoot your kids. The dog then cleans up.

Beorn · 26-12-2007, 03:19

I got a kick ass leather jacket so now that I went up in the food chain, I'll also look like I belong in my paygrade.

Gave wine and wine tools to my mom but spent a couple of days at my dad's helping him with renovations and housework - we're not big on gifts, but we value time and work more, so it was fitting.

mauer · 26-12-2007, 03:20

Many different varieties, but you'll get the idea. My dad, who is retired and stretched budget wise, got one for the boy and myself. Great fun for us two kids.

http://images.google.com/images?q=pv...=1&sa=N&tab=wi

Robi D · 26-12-2007, 11:27

Wow, looks like a lot of fun, i'm going to have to get me one of those. The do say the simple things are usually the most fun.

Whomp · 26-12-2007, 22:58

Must.get.marsh.mallow.gun!

I got a coffee grinder, a clock that shows the football scores/schedules/records etc., a weird ambient light thing and of course my mom being a mom that she is got me Usher cologne...I'm pretty sure she's not aware who Usher is...

Robboo · 27-12-2007, 01:51

I made a marsh mellow gun about 2 years ago....I wonder if I still have it.

Matrix · 27-12-2007, 12:30

Can't remember very well, since I got my present in december 5th from Sinterklaas. But as fast as I can recall:
- CD: Toto - Isolation
- Spatula
- Five minibottles of liqueur
- One bottle of Vrijmoed Anisette (Vrijmoed is my mother's maiden name. That family used to have a distillery. So it's a bottle of a few decades old, but it still tastes very good.

Of course, with liqueur age does not have a big impact on the taste.)
- The two baubles I described here.
- Paperknife
I might've missed something, but I think this is it. Oh, and of course the yearly recurring:
- Chocolate letter
- Spiced cookie ("speculaas")

26-12-2007, 00:42	#1
mauer King Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,033	How'd you make out? In the spirit of selfishness, tis the season and all, what did you get? I didn't get much. Just a couple things I needed: marshmallow gun marshmallows pants shirts "Bathroom Reader V 18" homemade cookies somewhere around $200 total in various giftcards I did get my son a little RC remote control Helicoptor. Figure I'll let him break that one up, and if he's either good at it or likes it enough he might get a better one for his birthday.

26-12-2007, 02:50	#3
Robi D King Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Adelaide, Australia. Posts: 2,060	What on earth is a marshmellow gun? __________________ "I'm altering the deal, prey I don't alter it further" Darth Vader "We shall defend what is ours. We shall never surrender" --Kosovo is Serbia!

26-12-2007, 03:19	#5
Beorn Disabled Vet Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: RAWR! Posts: 1,555	I got a kick ass leather jacket so now that I went up in the food chain, I'll also look like I belong in my paygrade. Gave wine and wine tools to my mom but spent a couple of days at my dad's helping him with renovations and housework - we're not big on gifts, but we value time and work more, so it was fitting. __________________ Please do not annoy, torment, pester, plague, molest, worry, badger, harry, harrass, heckle, persecute, irk, bullyrag, vex, disquiet, grate, beset, bother, tease, nettle, tantalize or ruffle the animals. San Diego Wild Animal Park

26-12-2007, 11:27	#7
Robi D King Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Adelaide, Australia. Posts: 2,060	Wow, looks like a lot of fun, i'm going to have to get me one of those. The do say the simple things are usually the most fun. __________________ "I'm altering the deal, prey I don't alter it further" Darth Vader "We shall defend what is ours. We shall never surrender" --Kosovo is Serbia!

26-12-2007, 22:58	#8
Whomp King Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago. Posts: 2,388	Must.get.marsh.mallow.gun! I got a coffee grinder, a clock that shows the football scores/schedules/records etc., a weird ambient light thing and of course my mom being a mom that she is got me Usher cologne...I'm pretty sure she's not aware who Usher is... __________________ If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no point in being a damn fool about it.--W. C. Fields

26-12-2007, 02:49	#2
Robboo King Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cajun Country. Posts: 2,002	I got a cool LSU shirt from my wife...purple and gold Haiwian shirt with LSU monogrammed in it. I would wear Haiwian shirts all the time if I am allowed...yeah I am a marine biologist I got assorted gift cards from my dad, wife's grandmother and my sister. My brother gave me..... PAPER NAPKINS( 50 in a pack with a silver Flue de lis) and PAPER COASTERS (with B on them).... HOLY SHIT what a tool. This coming from someone who makes MUCH MUCH more than we do. I must say the best moment of the day was my 5 year looking at the Santa gifts( not knowing we were watching) and jumping up and down yelling..."I didnt get coal. I didnt get coal." You see see rubbed/scratched the paint of a 1foot by 1 foot section of her bathroom about 2 weeks ago. An I told her she was on the naughty list and she better be good....She thought she had blew it.

26-12-2007, 03:18	#4
grahamiam Emperor Join Date: May 2004 Location: USA, East Coast. Posts: 2,673	It shoots little marshmellows, 1 to 4 at a time. You load about 30 into a feeder tube and then go shoot your kids. The dog then cleans up.

26-12-2007, 03:20	#6
mauer King Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,033	Many different varieties, but you'll get the idea. My dad, who is retired and stretched budget wise, got one for the boy and myself. Great fun for us two kids. http://images.google.com/images?q=pv...=1&sa=N&tab=wi

27-12-2007, 01:51	#9
Robboo King Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cajun Country. Posts: 2,002	I made a marsh mellow gun about 2 years ago....I wonder if I still have it.

27-12-2007, 12:30	#10
Matrix Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tampere, Finland Posts: 4,828	Can't remember very well, since I got my present in december 5th from Sinterklaas. But as fast as I can recall: - CD: Toto - Isolation - Spatula - Five minibottles of liqueur - One bottle of Vrijmoed Anisette (Vrijmoed is my mother's maiden name. That family used to have a distillery. So it's a bottle of a few decades old, but it still tastes very good. Of course, with liqueur age does not have a big impact on the taste.) - The two baubles I described here. - Paperknife I might've missed something, but I think this is it. Oh, and of course the yearly recurring: - Chocolate letter - Spiced cookie ("speculaas") __________________