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elkid
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 Posted: 12/17/03 - 10:29 Post subject: holiday gifts: talking giving and receiving
What gift do you wish to receive the most?
What gift do you really want that you know you won't get?
What gift are you most excited to give?
What gift would you most liked to have given but couldn't find/afford/properly route?
If money were no object, what would be your fantasy gift?
If money were no object, what would be your fantasy gift to give someone else?
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Posted: 12/17/03 - 10:59 Post subject: Re: holiday gifts: talking giving and receiving
| elkid wrote: | What gift do you wish to receive the most?
Time with family
What gift do you really want that you know you won't get?
N/A
What gift are you most excited to give?
A trip for my family
What gift would you most liked to have given but couldn't find/afford/properly route?
N/A
If money were no object, what would be your fantasy gift?
Ongoing travel
If money were no object, what would be your fantasy gift to give someone else? |
What else? Peace on earth.
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Posted: 12/17/03 - 11:15 Post subject: Re: holiday gifts: talking giving and receiving
| elkid wrote: | What gift do you wish to receive the most? I really, really want a new lambswool sweater.
What gift do you really want that you know you won't get? A lambswool sweater. 
What gift are you most excited to give? I bought my wife a painting.
What gift would you most liked to have given but couldn't find/afford/properly route? See below.
If money were no object, what would be your fantasy gift? A professional baseball team.
If money were no object, what would be your fantasy gift to give someone else? The addition to the house my wife has wanted since we moved in. |
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Posted: 12/17/03 - 11:36 Post subject: Re: holiday gifts: talking giving and receiving
| elkid wrote: | What gift do you wish to receive the most?
Nothing in particular, really....I'm always happy with whatever I get.
What gift do you really want that you know you won't get?
see above--it doesn't really matter, that's not how I look at Christmas.
What gift are you most excited to give?
Let's just say a few things making their way up north 
What gift would you most liked to have given but couldn't find/afford/properly route?
hmmm......not sure
If money were no object, what would be your fantasy gift?
A fully paid scholarship to the doctoral program of my choice and money to live on while I was in school
If money were no object, what would be your fantasy gift to give someone else?
A new hubby for my friend whose current one is an ahole. (Hit men are not cheap ) |
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Posted: 12/17/03 - 11:48 Post subject: Re: holiday gifts: talking giving and receiving
What gift do you wish to receive the most? A treadmill? It's kind of a bittersweet gift.
What gift do you really want that you know you won't get? Racer wheels
What gift are you most excited to give? A Spongebob pillow
What gift would you most liked to have given but couldn't find/afford/properly route? Better health for Mrs. H.
If money were no object, what would be your fantasy gift? A new server for the forums. Heck, make it TWO.
If money were no object, what would be your fantasy gift to give someone else? A Cadillac Seville
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omega lambda
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Posted: 12/17/03 - 11:48 Post subject: Re: holiday gifts: talking giving and receiving
| elkid wrote: | What gift do you wish to receive the most? Nothing. I don't really like receiving gifts, and if I want something, I usually just save up for it and buy it (like my bike).
What gift do you really want that you know you won't get? Nothing
What gift are you most excited to give? Whatever I give to my kidlets. I try to find something the really want or need and can't get for themselves. That's the only part about birthdays/holidays I like.
What gift would you most liked to have given but couldn't find/afford/properly route? A house closer to school for my son so he wouldn't have to drive so far.
If money were no object, what would be your fantasy gift? Nothing
If money were no object, what would be your fantasy gift to give someone else? Same as Go...Peace on earth. |
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Posted: 12/17/03 - 11:52 Post subject: Re: holiday gifts: talking giving and receiving
| elkid wrote: | What gift do you wish to receive the most? Timex Bodylink System
What gift do you really want that you know you won't get? The Brewzer
What gift are you most excited to give? An all-day spa package.
What gift would you most liked to have given but couldn't find/afford/properly route? An all-inclusive vacation or cruise to somewhere warm.
If money were no object, what would be your fantasy gift? The Brewzer
If money were no object, what would be your fantasy gift to give someone else? A private retreat on a tropical island.
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Posted: 12/17/03 - 11:57 Post subject: Re: holiday gifts: talking giving and receiving
None of those things really apply to me. I set my store on the intangibles of life. Love. Friendship. Laughter.
Anything else is...superfluous.
Really.
Although, I can't wait to see what Ian picks out for me at the school fair today. (forgot to give him money, but they'll let him do it anyway)
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Posted: 12/17/03 - 11:58 Post subject: Re: holiday gifts: talking giving and receiving
What gift do you wish to receive the most?A Dallas Cowboys sweatshirt
What gift do you really want that you know you won't get?A pair of Asics
What gift are you most excited to give?
Gameboy Advance
What gift would you most liked to have given but couldn't find/afford/properly route? ?
If money were no object, what would be your fantasy gift?The St. Louis Cardinals
If money were no object, what would be your fantasy gift to give someone else? The Kansas City Chiefs
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elkid
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Posted: 12/17/03 - 12:00 Post subject: Re: holiday gifts: talking giving and receiving
What gift do you wish to receive the most? Trek 1200
What gift do you really want that you know you won't get? plasma TV
What gift are you most excited to give? firetruck set for a friend's kid
What gift would you most liked to have given but couldn't find/afford/properly route? phone card for a friend so she could call me when she needs to
If money were no object, what would be your fantasy gift? a personal sponsor: I could not work and train, train, train for races
If money were no object, what would be your fantasy gift to give someone else? for The Paramedic: a new coach for the NY Giants
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Posted: 12/17/03 - 12:03 Post subject: Re: holiday gifts: talking giving and receiving
| akern wrote: | | What gift do you really want that you know you won't get?A pair of Asics |
I've got a few pairs you can have. Size 13 Men's OK?
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omega lambda
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Posted: 12/17/03 - 12:04 Post subject: Re: holiday gifts: talking giving and receiving
| Maddie's Wench wrote: | None of those things really apply to me. I set my store on the intangibles of life. Love. Friendship. Laughter.
Anything else is...superfluous.
Really.
Although, I can't wait to see what Ian picks out for me at the school fair today. (forgot to give him money, but they'll let him do it anyway) |
Exactly! Love, friendship, laughter, and HEALTH. Those are the real gifts and you can't buy any of 'em. Everything else is just that. A thing.
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elkid
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Posted: 12/17/03 - 12:09 Post subject: Re: holiday gifts: talking giving and receiving
| omega lambda wrote: | | Love, friendship, laughter, and HEALTH. Those are the real gifts and you can't buy any of 'em. Everything else is just that. A thing. |
These are the things you should have year round, not just at holiday time. The things are gravy, true dat. But for me, there are few joys greater than giving a thoughtful (even better: unexpected) gift to another. I love to see the recipient's face.
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Posted: 12/17/03 - 12:21 Post subject: Re: holiday gifts: talking giving and receiving
What gift do you wish to receive the most?
New boots
What gift do you really want that you know you won't get?
not sure
What gift are you most excited to give?
new earrings for Robin
What gift would you most liked to have given but couldn't find/afford/properly route?
tennis bracelet
If money were no object, what would be your fantasy gift?
top of the line treadmill
If money were no object, what would be your fantasy gift to give someone else
no mortgage payment
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genie
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Posted: 12/17/03 - 12:22 Post subject: Re: holiday gifts: talking giving and receiving
| omega lambda wrote: | | Maddie's Wench wrote: | None of those things really apply to me. I set my store on the intangibles of life. Love. Friendship. Laughter.
Anything else is...superfluous.
Really.
Although, I can't wait to see what Ian picks out for me at the school fair today. (forgot to give him money, but they'll let him do it anyway) |
Exactly! Love, friendship, laughter, and HEALTH. Those are the real gifts and you can't buy any of 'em. Everything else is just that. A thing. |
Well said, OL, and I agree too! I'm so tired of hearing a lot of people so focused on what they want, what they're getting, what they asked for.....some of my cow-orkers are all into that nonsense and it just makes me wanna 
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