12-19-2009 at 01:42 PM
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Best gift you've gotten?
Just taking a random survey....what are some of the best gifts you've gotten, and why are they so awesome?
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12-19-2009 at 01:58 PM
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this is unrelated, but i'm a grammar nerd..."gotten" is not a word
i'm sorry, my grammar OCD dictates that i must point that out
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12-19-2009 at 02:01 PM
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My parents bought me a Gibson Les Paul guitar on my 19th birthday.
I became a "collector" since then and now have nearly a dozen.
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12-19-2009 at 02:04 PM
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this is unrelated, but i'm a grammar nerd..."gotten" is not a word
i'm sorry, my grammar OCD dictates that i must point that out
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I think that the proper use of capitalization and punctuation marks are part of proper grammar, are they not? |
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12-19-2009 at 02:07 PM
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My parents bought me a Gibson Les Paul guitar on my 19th birthday.
I became a "collector" since then and now have nearly a dozen.
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my jaw just literally dropped lol. That's kinda awesome. |
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12-19-2009 at 02:09 PM
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none so far
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12-19-2009 at 02:12 PM
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bon jovi tickets.
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Mathematically it makes about as much sense as (pineapple)$$*cucumbe r*.
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12-19-2009 at 02:22 PM
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hmm best gift... god all my gifts suck even the gift cards
i guess cold hard cash is always good
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12-19-2009 at 02:52 PM
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Starting when we were about 12, my family stopped giving gifts to the kids and just started giving money. It was nice at first but now I really miss the excitement of opening a present.
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12-19-2009 at 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by stevennn
Starting when we were about 12, my family stopped giving gifts to the kids and just started giving money. It was nice at first but now I really miss the excitement of opening a present.
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Wow, I wish my mom would pick up that mindset. She keeps asking me what I want and I say, word for word, "money for food," and she bitches me out and says she wants something she can wrap.
Personally, I'd like a real meal but you know... it's all about being mom of the year in front of the family.
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Mathematically it makes about as much sense as (pineapple)$$*cucumbe r*.
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12-19-2009 at 03:16 PM
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this is unrelated, but i'm a grammar nerd..."gotten" is not a word
i'm sorry, my grammar OCD dictates that i must point that out
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Look up the past particles of "to get". "Gotten" is a perfectly valid word.
Back on topic....Cobra Terrordrome, Christmas '86. I was at my Grandmas for Christmas with my folks, and when we came home it was there, in front of the tree. It totally restored an 8 year old's faith in Santa.
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12-19-2009 at 03:21 PM
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Look up the past particles of "to get". "Gotten" is a perfectly valid word.
Back on topic....Cobra Terrordrome, Christmas '86. I was at my Grandmas for Christmas with my folks, and when we came home it was there, in front of the tree. It totally restored an 8 year old's faith in Santa.
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Definitely had to look that up. (The gift, not 'gotten')
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12-19-2009 at 03:22 PM
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Definitely had to look that up. (The gift, not 'gotten')
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It's pretty badass, no?
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12-19-2009 at 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by lawleypop
Wow, I wish my mom would pick up that mindset. She keeps asking me what I want and I say, word for word, "money for food," and she bitches me out and says she wants something she can wrap.
Personally, I'd like a real meal but you know... it's all about being mom of the year in front of the family.
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My mom's the same way. she refuses to give me money, no matter what I need it for. She'll usually throw in a gift card as a present, but that's the closest she'll go.
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12-19-2009 at 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by lawleypop
Wow, I wish my mom would pick up that mindset. She keeps asking me what I want and I say, word for word, "money for food," and she bitches me out and says she wants something she can wrap.
Personally, I'd like a real meal but you know... it's all about being mom of the year in front of the family.
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i'm sad you think like that about your mom
but yeah, money is always that best...unless it's less than what you wanted it for 
My first computer...yeah that thing changed my life, oh and PSOne and PS2 that thing was a negative for my academic life lol
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