Ho Ho Ho! It's the "What Did You Get For Christmas?" Thread

[Mandark]

Got:

John Le Carre - Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Smiley's People
Austin Grossman - Soon I Will Become Invincible
Valkyrie Profile PSP
The Wire Season 4 DVD
Bubba Ho-Tep Hail To The King Edition DVD
A Bit of Fry and Laurie seasons 1-2 on DVD
Polly the Insulting Parrot
Barnes & Noble gift certificate
Local comic book store gift certificate
Personally made figurines
Two Mothering Hut T-shirts

Ferrero Rocher chocolates
Ghiradelli chocolates
Hershey's Pot of Gold chocolate assortment
Three-flavor pack of Moose Munch
Russel Stover chocolates
Godiva chocolates
Pack of milk chocolate Moose Munch
Lindt Lindor Truffles
Whitman's chocolate sampler



Gave:

Woody Allen - The Insanity Defense (collection of his old magazine pieces)
George MacDonald Fraser - The Pyrates
The Simpsons Second and Third Seasons on DVD
U2 - 18 Music Videos
Kate Mosse - Labyrinthe
James Thurber - The 13 Clocks (used)
Phoenix Wright 3 DS
Space Quest Collection PC
King's Quest Collection PC
Arrested Development Complete Series DVD
Max Brooks - World War Z
Harvey Birdman Season 2 DVD
Sealab 2021 Seasons 1 & 2 DVD
Flight of the Conchords DVD

[Eric P]

Woody Allen - The Insanity Defense (collection of his old magazine pieces)

i'm a woody allen fanatic and i'm so so happy that this collection came into print as an omnibus edition.  I remember having to hunt down a british edition of the complete prose of woody allen because it was a better value having it shipped form the UK than to pay $24 to get the three slim US edition which were comprised in this volume.

Modern Library did a brief "Comedy and Wit" run where they tried to bring some stuff back into print like some SJ Perelman, some Nora Epharon and some public domain stuff like Mark Twain.  Sadly, the line was limited to those four books.  I'd have loved to see someone bring some of the Mel Books books and the other great, but long out of print comedians.

[Mandark]

For acquiring out-of-print comedy, I've found that having Jewish grandparents is a useful method.

[Eric P]

For acquiring out-of-print comedy, I've found that having Jewish grandparents is a useful method.

sadly, i don't have that option

stupid catholics.

edit: woo.  100th post.

[Madrun Badrun]

it's seizure

i'm buying you a dictionary for christmas

I have a dictionary but it sits in a place where I can't reach it.  Get me shelfs instead so I can keep it lower. 

[ferrarimanf355]

I scored a used copy of Crimson Skies for $3 at GS, with the original manual and packaging. While I like the idea of Xbox Originals, I can't pay $15 to download something I can get for much cheaper.

[demi]

I scored a used copy of Crimson Skies for $3 at GS, with the original manual and packaging. While I like the idea of Xbox Originals, I can't pay $15 to download something I can get for much cheaper.

haha you got a $3 used game for christmas, pwned

[MrAngryFace]

 

[ferrarimanf355]

I scored a used copy of Crimson Skies for $3 at GS, with the original manual and packaging. While I like the idea of Xbox Originals, I can't pay $15 to download something I can get for much cheaper.

haha you got a $3 used game for christmas, pwned

I bought it, distinguished mentally-challenged fellow. 

[demi]

I scored a used copy of Crimson Skies for $3 at GS, with the original manual and packaging. While I like the idea of Xbox Originals, I can't pay $15 to download something I can get for much cheaper.

haha you got a $3 used game for christmas, pwned

I bought it, distinguished mentally-challenged fellow. 

On Christmas? Where? Stores were closed.

[ferrarimanf355]

I scored a used copy of Crimson Skies for $3 at GS, with the original manual and packaging. While I like the idea of Xbox Originals, I can't pay $15 to download something I can get for much cheaper.

haha you got a $3 used game for christmas, pwned

I bought it, distinguished mentally-challenged fellow. 

On Christmas? Where? Stores were closed.

I GOT IT TODAY HURRR.

[Flannel Boy]

I did some Boxing Day shopping. Bought a jacket, sweater, my 30th flannel shirt, and a t-shirt. Also got MP3 speakers for free at Old Navy.

[Mr. Gundam]

I spent my $100 gift card at Banana Republic:



I also got a new light blue/brown/gray wool scarf and some pants, but I can't find pictures on their site.

[bork]

It's HANUKKAH for me, but I got stuff all this past month, so whatever:

Present to myself:

Unreal Tournament III (PS3)

Haven't really played this yet.  Keep going back to Halo 3 instead...

Present from the parents (via the cash they sent):

Sony Memory Stick Pro Duo 8gb

Makes a hacked PSP even better!

Mai Shiranui (Capcom Vs. SNK 2) from game artist Kinu Nishimura

Probably the most popular toy out there at the moment.  This is the second time it's been remade.  I was hoping to sell it off down the line for a profit, but there's too many of them out there, it seems.  Maybe in a year.

Present from the wife (she covered 23,000 yen's worth of the price...same amount as a coat I bought for her):

iPod Touch (16gb)

Love it!  Afraid the screen is going to get scratched to hell and can't find a good case!  :'(

[Vizzys]

It's HANUKKAH for me, but I got stuff all this past month, so whatever:

Present to myself:

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impressions plz, ive been eying this game on ebay for a while today, thinking of bidding

[bork]

It's been talked about a bit in the gaming forum.  I only played it once, just to try it out...visually it looks like Gears of War, at least in cinemas, with more going on (more characters on screen) and a LOT more color.  The game seems kinda weird using the PS3 dual shock though.  I think I may switch to mouse and keyboard but I do prefer pads for console gaming.  There's maps and mods already out now, too.

[cubicle47b]

I got:
The Trial of Colonel Sweet (PBF book)
Iliad card game
crappy shirt
sheets
$25 gift card to B&N
$50

and I bought myself:

a Mahogany Onix X-sub (looks awesome in person, matches well with my Rosewood Rocket 550MKII's, RSC200)
The Kite Runner
Fast Food Nation

[xnikki118x]

Diamond earrings from my boyfriend.

[bork]

Sweet, I just jailbroke my iPod Touch.  Now it can run a ton of third party apps, including stuff like Mail, Weather, and Google maps from the iPhone.  And it will install all this stuff RIGHT FROM THE IPOD ITSELF via the internet...no PC needed!  Jailbreak

Diamond earrings from my boyfriend.

 

[xnikki118x]

Sweet, I just jailbroke my iPod Touch.  Now it can run a ton of third party apps, including stuff like Mail, Weather, and Google maps from the iPhone.  And it will install all this stuff RIGHT FROM THE IPOD ITSELF via the internet...no PC needed!  Jailbreak

Diamond earrings from my boyfriend.

 

Yeah I know!

I was just washing my hands in the bathroom downstairs. I didn't turn the light on since it's right off the kitchen and that light was on, so it was very dim in there. Anyway, I caught a glimpse in the mirror of my earrings twinkling in the little bit of light just now. I LOVE them.

Also, iPod Touch sounds cool!

[Ecrofirt]

From my parents:
17 pairs of socks,
3 pairs of boxers,
A pair of jeans
and a nose and ear hair trimmer.

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From Nikki:
A small 2 gallon aquarium for my office,
A bunch of stuff to go with it,
A tiny bottle of hot sauce,
Some homemade coasters
and 2 pictures of me & Nikki for my desk.

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From Nikki's parents:
A bottle of CaJohn's 2006 vintage Legend sauce,
and a Dave's Insanity sauce gift pack.

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From my sister:
A pack of ingredients to make my own beer bread.

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Let it hereby be known that I told everyone except my sister multiple times that I didn't want ANYTHING for Christmas. To be honest, I'm in love with the idea of 17 new heavenly pairs of socks. That's like 3 weeks of heaven on my feet at work.