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RunsLikeAGirl
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 Posted: 04/09/04 - 10:48 Post subject: Bizarre gifts
My mother sends me the oddest things. Last year, for my birthday, she sent me a large box full of throw pillows. And this year, for Easter, I get 6 cans of tuna.
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akern
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Posted: 04/09/04 - 11:07 Post subject:
The other day my husband bought me a furry dog looking pez dispenser.
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thegman
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Posted: 04/09/04 - 11:16 Post subject:
My grandmother is as eccentric as they come. Christmas and birthday gifts are always a surprise.
Last Christmas I got a "no smoking" sign.
For my birthday last year, she gave me some exceptionally valuable stock shares. This year, I got a set of wooden spoons.
I'm expecting gold bullion this Christmas. Or maybe a block of goat cheese.
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gretriever
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Posted: 04/09/04 - 11:46 Post subject:
In high school, we got a refrigerator box, filled it with styro peanuts, wrapped it all nice and fancy, and gave it to a friend.
The present inside was a tennis ball.
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Posted: 04/09/04 - 11:52 Post subject:
| gretriever wrote: | In high school, we got a refrigerator box, filled it with styro peanuts, wrapped it all nice and fancy, and gave it to a friend.
The present inside was a tennis ball. |
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runswithscissors
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Posted: 04/09/04 - 12:38 Post subject:
My Aunt (She's called Crazy Aunt Nancy by most of us) gives some odd items as well. Most recent: she put a bunch of things together for Michael for his bday - some t-shirts, a hat, some hot wheels...and a can of SPAM. Um...
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Running Brewer
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Posted: 04/09/04 - 12:43 Post subject:
| runswithscissors wrote: | | My Aunt (She's called Crazy Aunt Nancy by most of us) gives some odd items as well. Most recent: she put a bunch of things together for Michael for his bday - some t-shirts, a hat, some hot wheels...and a [highlight=cyan:79721c6ccd]can of SPAM[/highlight:79721c6ccd]. Um... |
you gonna eat that? 
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Posted: 04/09/04 - 12:47 Post subject:
| Running Brewer wrote: | | runswithscissors wrote: | | My Aunt (She's called Crazy Aunt Nancy by most of us) gives some odd items as well. Most recent: she put a bunch of things together for Michael for his bday - some t-shirts, a hat, some hot wheels...and a [highlight=cyan:6c335638c7]can of SPAM[/highlight:6c335638c7]. Um... |
you gonna eat that? |
I tell ya what - you stop by after work tonight, we'll split the can and a bottle of Thomas Hardy's 2003...
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airehead
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Posted: 04/09/04 - 13:15 Post subject:
I got a crown of thorns once for my birthday. It was spray painted gold.
I still don't know what I was supposed to do with it. It made me very uncomfortable to have it.
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RunsLikeAGirl
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Posted: 04/09/04 - 13:28 Post subject:
| airehead wrote: | I got a crown of thorns once for my birthday. It was spray painted gold.
I still don't know what I was supposed to do with it. It made me very uncomfortable to have it. |
Ok, aire? That's weird. Do you still have it?
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airehead
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Posted: 04/09/04 - 13:32 Post subject:
| RunsLikeAGirl wrote: | | airehead wrote: | I got a crown of thorns once for my birthday. It was spray painted gold.
I still don't know what I was supposed to do with it. It made me very uncomfortable to have it. |
Ok, aire? That's weird. Do you still have it? |
Um,  no. It got "lost" in our last move. I was very disappointed when that happened....
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RunsLikeAGirl
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Posted: 04/09/04 - 13:37 Post subject:
| airehead wrote: | | RunsLikeAGirl wrote: | | airehead wrote: | I got a crown of thorns once for my birthday. It was spray painted gold.
I still don't know what I was supposed to do with it. It made me very uncomfortable to have it. |
Ok, aire? That's weird. Do you still have it? |
Um, no. It got "lost" in our last move. I was very disappointed when that happened.... |
I'm fascinated by this choice of gift. Do you have any idea why this person found it to be appropriate?
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Posted: 04/09/04 - 13:44 Post subject:
| RunsLikeAGirl wrote: | | airehead wrote: | | RunsLikeAGirl wrote: | | airehead wrote: | I got a crown of thorns once for my birthday. It was spray painted gold.
I still don't know what I was supposed to do with it. It made me very uncomfortable to have it. |
Ok, aire? That's weird. Do you still have it? |
Um, no. It got "lost" in our last move. I was very disappointed when that happened.... |
I'm fascinated by this choice of gift. Do you have any idea why this person found it to be appropriate? |
I'll tell you what I know about the gift giver:
They are very fundamentalist/religious.
They are of the opinion that I am not a good parent (they have told me this to my face)
They are a bit whacked.
I sincerely believe it was more a message for salvation of my soul, for a message to elicit my penance than as a nic-nac or wall hanging. I am still stumped.
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thegman
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Posted: 04/09/04 - 13:45 Post subject:
| airehead wrote: | I got a crown of thorns once for my birthday. It was spray painted gold.
I still don't know what I was supposed to do with it. It made me very uncomfortable to have it. |
It wasn't a gift from the Pilate family, was it? 
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Posted: 04/09/04 - 13:47 Post subject:
| thegman wrote: | | airehead wrote: | I got a crown of thorns once for my birthday. It was spray painted gold.
I still don't know what I was supposed to do with it. It made me very uncomfortable to have it. |
It wasn't a gift from the Pilate family, was it? |
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