So Far on this escapade:
1: Boxed Set of Hellsing (from girlfriend)
2: Bowie Knife (from girlfriend)
3: Barns and noble gift card (from girlfriends grandparents)

I have given:
Bumper stick, and a velvet cloak to my girlfriend
A bottle of Hennessy Privilege V.S.O.P. to her grandparents

thats about it.

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nem-x had this to say about Jimmy Carter:
BUMPER STICKER WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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Needed a joke gift

1. CSI: Dark Motives for my DS
2. A new set of headphones for my iPod Nano
3. Some book named "Secrets".... my mother got a copy for all of us, it seems..
4. A LL Bean 3-in-1 winter jacket
5. My brother got me a sweet Star Wars droid set with all the prequel battle droids in it.
6. My other brother got my a fye gift card.... and a gift certificate for a haircut. My brother can be funny at rare moments. This wasn't one of them.

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Mightion Defensor had this to say about Reading Rainbow:
6. My other brother got my a fye gift card.... and a gift certificate for a haircut. My brother can be funny at rare moments. This wasn't one of them.

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You're right. A condom would've been much more hilarious.

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Mightion Defensoring:
3. Some book named "Secrets".... my mother got a copy for all of us, it seems..

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Are you sure it wasn't The Secret?

It was recommended highly by Oprah so a lot of stupid housewives are big on it. It's a bunch of completely unsubstantiated new age blame-the-victim psychobabble.

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The logic train ran off the tracks when Mightion Defensor said:
blah blah blah

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Will post loot when I get back from spending the day with the family elsewhere.

If so..

YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG, STOP FAGGING UP CHRISTMAS

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Mortious stopped staring at Deedlit long enough to write:
I just realised that most of you are American, yet it's still early Christmas morning here in England. Are you opening your presents on Christmas Eve?

If so..

YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG, STOP FAGGING UP CHRISTMAS

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It's always been my family's tradition to hide out while Santa came at night on Christmas Eve and open presents then.

We didn't this year though.

Evidentally my mom thinks I'm an alcoholic. I asked for a shaker, and she got me that included with a full bar set, a corkscrew set (I don't like wine and have no idea what 90% of this shit is), and an assortment of wine/shot/martini glasses. Also got a new food processor, a new robe, and miscellaneous gift cards. All in all, stuff I wanted/needed, but I kinda feel like I'm fagging it up since it's not just vidyagaems and clothes.

I got about $300 cash.

"The family" got Rock Band and Mass Effect.

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Mortious enlisted the help of an infinite number of monkeys to write:
I just realised that most of you are American, yet it's still early Christmas morning here in England. Are you opening your presents on Christmas Eve?

If so..

YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG, STOP FAGGING UP CHRISTMAS

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Or they are comeing home from midnight Mass/Services.

- Some stocking stuffers (Pez which I collect, a discount card you have to pay for for stuff around my town, some gaming magazine)
- 1600 Live Points
- Samurai Warriors 2 on 360
- Tetris Evolution on 360
- Phantasy Star Universe on 360
- Condemned on 360
- Mega Man X Command Mission on PS2
- Mega Man 8 on PS2
- Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles on PSP
- Lego Star Wars II on XBox (gotta return that one. failure in communication)
- Queen Anne Cordial Cherries (traditional gift for me)
- RAWK BAND
- Heineken Mini-Keg
- 10 dollars in McDonalds money
- 20 dollars to local movie theatre
- 5bux so far.

Very good Christmas for me. All stuff I had on my list except LSW2 which was just a mistake. (I asked for Complete Saga on 360) I still got a secret santa present and something from my Grandma. Merry Christmas indeed.

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Maradon! fell asleep and read just about every paragraph.
Are you sure it wasn't The Secret?

It was recommended highly by Oprah so a lot of stupid housewives are big on it. It's a bunch of completely unsubstantiated new age blame-the-victim psychobabble.

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Yeah... the name is "the Secret" by Rhonda Byrne.

Anyhoo, as for opening presents on Christmas Eve, it's kind of a necessity; since my brother's and sister's families have other sets of grandparents/relatives to go to on Christmas Day. Besides, the kids like it, obviously. They still get their "home" presents on Christmas morning anyway.

HD-DVD Drive
Bourne Ultimatum HD-DVD
Simpsons Movie
Guitar Hero 3 for 360
Logitech Z-5500 sound system for my TV (Makes Guitar Hero 3 and Rock Band that much more fun)
Sweater
Lounge Pants

1k to Ikea
200 to Best Buy
100 in winning lottery scratchers
Guitar Hero 3 for ourselves
each got Creative Labs Fata1ity headphones (she got hers from someone else i got mine from her)
she got me a very nice choker
i got her some perfume she actually likes
all three Dexter books (she's already read two of them)
a Cuisinart blender/food processor

and i think that's it.

going to familys in a bit to eat and get riled up! yay?

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Sakkra had this to say about Knight Rider:
Did Christmas with family early since I work that day.

Evidentally my mom thinks I'm an alcoholic. I asked for a shaker, and she got me that included with a full bar set, a corkscrew set (I don't like wine and have no idea what 90% of this shit is), and an assortment of wine/shot/martini glasses. Also got a new food processor, a new robe, and miscellaneous gift cards. All in all, stuff I wanted/needed, but I kinda feel like I'm fagging it up since it's not just vidyagaems and clothes.

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Stop fagging it up, fag.

As for my loot... I came out heavy on DVDs, Games, and Books, and some clothes.

DVDs - Clerks 2, Ratatouille, PotC 3, Superbad, and the complete Dresden Files set.

Games - Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, Zack and Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure, Trauma Center: New Blood, Nights, Assassin's Creed, and Bioshock. Oh, and Sakkra got me Mass Effect, which I've been playing through for quite a bit already.

and assorted books and clothes. All in all, I'm pretty happy with this load. ^_^

Mooj fucked around with this message on 12-25-2007 at 02:01 PM.

-DS (Although I don't know anybody else who has one so I can't play with anyone else. :S)
-Pokemon Diamond
-Phoenix Wright ACE ATTORNEY HECK YEAH
-Nintendogs
-Phantom Hourglass
-Couple DVD's (PotC3, HP5, Superbad)
-New bigger cage for my mouse
-RPI hoodie from my little brother
-Some typical stocking stuffers - candles, stuffed animals, etc etc
-Wiiiiiii
-GH3 for Wiiiii

Annnnd once the new year rolls around my family is going to adopt a puppy. We didn't want to get one for Christmas because of all the running around dealing with family and friends and we want it to be calmed down around the house when we get him. I can't wait!

So, anyone have any reccomendations for good DS games? RPGs would be good, but I really have no idea what's out there.

There, now I've gone and fagged it up by not getting a single piece of electronics or paraphenalia.

Vorbis fucked around with this message on 12-25-2007 at 02:36 PM.

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Oreowned obviously shouldn't have said:
So, anyone have any reccomendations for good DS games? RPGs would be good, but I really have no idea what's out there.

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RPGs
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Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time
Final Fantasy III
Mega Man Battle Network 5: Double Team
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team

Action
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New Super Mario Bros.
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Kirby: Squeak Squad
Mega Man ZX/Advent

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Feel the Magic (every DS owner should have this)
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan! 1, 2 and Elite Beat Agents
Mario Kart DS
Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon

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From the book of Gadani, chapter 3, verse 16:
I got a 7-disc set of the entire Der Ring des Nibelungen cycle, performed by the Metropolitan Opera. I also got the libretto that goes with it.

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This is a fantastic work; it's incredibly epic. A true masterpiece from Wagner.

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Verily, Noxhil2 doth proclaim:
This is a fantastic work; it's incredibly epic. A true masterpiece from Wagner.

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I entirely agree. It's unfortunate that the version Gadani got is a mixed bag that is a bit weak compared to the Karajan/Berlin Philharmonic version though. The price is right though.

• Nintendo DS (which I didn't even ask for, SCORE)
  
• A Zune, for some reason
  
• Prey (for some reason)
  
• LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
• Bioshock
  
• Virtua Fighter 5
  
• Some useful tools for my jalopy, including a badly needed air compressor
  
• Assorted shirts, pants, and socks
  
• At last, after asking for one for three years, a small wastebasket to put in my bedroom and yeah I know I could've just bought my own damn wastebasket but I was getting kind of stubborn about it ok jeez.
  
• DVDs of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi (couldn't believe I didn't have those, but anyway)
  
• An empty DVD case that was supposed to have Bladerunner. DEATH TO THIEVES.
  
• Miscellaneous small doodads from which I'll spare you.

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Ace Combat 6 - Fires of Liberation

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Damn! I knew there was one I forgot to ask for.

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Everyone wondered WTF when Sentow, I Guess wrote:
Damn! I knew there was one I forgot to ask for.

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Trust me, you're not missing much; it wasn't very good and you'll get the urge to break the disc after hearing "dance with the angels" for millionth time.

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Mr. Gainsborough spewed forth this undeniable truth:
- Samurai Warriors 2 on 360

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I just got this yesterday myself.

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- Phantasy Star Universe on 360

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Prepare to hate the fucking AI. If you can hate what doesn't exist, that is.

Skaw fucked around with this message on 12-25-2007 at 07:15 PM.

- Quake 4 for 360(I had it on my list, but only if it had the bonus disc with Quake 2 )
- Guitar Hero 2 for 360
- Guitar Hero X-Plorer Case
- Nice suede shirt for work
- New shoes (holy shit did i need these)
- New wallet with 20 bucks in it
- $25 Gamestop gift card

- Xbox 360
- Ace Combat 6
- New watch
- Some clothes
- Special edition DVD of Monty Python and the Holy Grail

- Curtosey of lulz, the guild/clan/whatever that hacked 4chan's DNS thingie, I have a nice australian girl's phone number (Ask me how). And free long distance. It's fun calling GMT +11.

- A nice hand mixer for future baking endeavours (And an early housewarming gift to boot)

- A collectible Zelda tin/lunchbox thingie with Wiimote and nunchuk rubber grip thingies

- A Swiss Colony breakfast that included one of their hams that's about the size of a fist and is freakin' awesome.

- A set of duffle-bag luggage on wheels (Since I've been doing a fair amount of travelling recently)

S'bout it.

Delphi Aegis fucked around with this message on 12-25-2007 at 08:56 PM.

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Nobody really understood why Vorbis wrote:
Moleskin, unlined journal for Rome

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Those are really, really nice. I have one as my official autograph book and had multiple compliments from a bunch of the signers at Dragon*con last year. Including C. Martin Croaker (The voice of Zorak)

And have fun in romeloldoublepost!~

- $450
- $150 more in gift vouchers
- Bosch 14.4 power drill and quick-bit set
- Top Gear collectors edition--containing 3 DVDs, a Top Gear number plate, and car-pornography posters.
- The Simpsons Movie DVD
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Mother's Milk
- The Tea Party - Seven Circles
- Season 10 of Stargate SG1
- Making Money by Terry Pratchett
- The Toyminator by Robert Rankin
- Travel wine set