Weird Christmas Presents

Doug_Tipple · Post by **Doug_Tipple** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 12:50 pm

I received this hat for Christmas. What were they thinking? I wonder who received the strangest gift?

Congratulations · Post by **Congratulations** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 1:01 pm

That's sort of a strange present, Mr. Tipple.

I got one of those Hokey Pokey Elmos last year.

Tyler · Post by **Tyler** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 1:05 pm

Well, my weirdest gift came from my brother in law who's currently stationed in Germany with the US army.
I can't seem to find a pic of it, but it's this little hand carved figurine of an old man smoking a pipe. He splits in two at the waist and there's this little inscence burner inside 'im. YOu put a lit inscence cone inside him and he smokes out his mouth and pipe.

Innocent Bystander · Post by **Innocent Bystander** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 1:13 pm

It was the absence of a present that was weird this Christmas.

NO BOOKS! NONE!

I'm reduced to watching DVDs and playing computer games.

Aaaaaaaaaaargh!

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 2:04 pm

Tyler Morris wrote:Well, my weirdest gift came from my brother in law who's currently stationed in Germany with the US army.
I can't seem to find a pic of it, but it's this little hand carved figurine of an old man smoking a pipe. He splits in two at the waist and there's this little inscence burner inside 'im. YOu put a lit inscence cone inside him and he smokes out his mouth and pipe.

That's interesting Tyler. My parents were traveling in Germany in the Fall and brought each grandchild a tree ornament made by a company called Käthe Wohlfahrt. According to the brochure, those incense smoking things are called Holzknoddl, and they can be anything from flowers with faces to humanoid mushrooms to girls serving beer.

rebl_rn · Post by **rebl_rn** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 2:22 pm

Last year, I got an Enya CD.

This year, the weirdest thing I guess is the Larry the Cable Guy doll from my parents - squeeze his hand and he says a bunch of different things, including, of course, "Git 'Er Done!". Now, I find Larry the Cable Guy somewhat amusing, but I really didn't need a doll.....

On the bright side, I've got a great gift for the White Elephant gift exchange we do at work next Christmas.

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 2:27 pm

In my stocking I got a pie bird. Ok, it's a little ceramic blackbird, beak pointing upward, that you stick in the middle of the bottom pie crust before filling in with the apples (or whatever.) The theory is that steam will escape through the bird's beak (he's hollow, with an open beak,) and prevent bubbling over. I'm still cleaning sticky off of all the places I dripped apple pie goop yesterday, so I guess the bird didn't quite live up to his billing. So to speak.

carrie · Post by **carrie** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 3:15 pm

emmline wrote:so I guess the bird didn't quite live up to his billing. So to speak.

Probably made too cheeply.

When I was very young, our next door neighbors were an old couple, Sol and Ester Goldman. My strongest association with them is the smell of Sol's cigars. One year my mom made them cookies or something for Xmas, which of course wasn't their holiday, and to be reciprocal they came by later with a bottle of dishwashing soap wrapped in tissue paper, with a ribbon. I remember telling my mom after they left that I thought that was a very weird gift, and she said something along the lines of "It's a gift and we receive it gratefully." Whatever she actually said definitely put me in my place, though she didn't say it harshly at all. It was a nice lesson.

Carol

dfernandez77 · Post by **dfernandez77** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 3:24 pm

emmline wrote:According to the brochure, those incense smoking things are called Holzknoddl, and they can be anything from flowers with faces to humanoid mushrooms to girls serving beer.

I'd like a smoking humaniod girl serving me beer.

claudine · Post by **claudine** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 3:40 pm

and i got this little fellow from my mother. strange enough.

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 4:41 pm

Last year, a lovely friend gave me a

complete with lovely plaid bow ... alas, it was empty.... strange? Why, yes, thank you?

djm · Post by **djm** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 5:39 pm

Those familiar with the brilliance of joecartoon.com will appreciate the talking stuffed gerbil from his famous gerbil-in-a-microwave game. I sent this to a friend who had to try and explain it to his wife.

djm

TheSpoonMan · Post by **TheSpoonMan** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 6:42 pm

Friend of mine got one of these T-shirts:

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The backside has a hammer and sickle and says "The Party's all over".

I used to think it was trying to say something, but now I'm not so sure.

AaronMalcomb · Post by **AaronMalcomb** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 8:25 pm

anniemcu wrote:

It was empty? That is weird. If it was full I would have gladly taken care of it for you... that stuff is like tone in a can.

Innocent Bystander · Post by **Innocent Bystander** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 5:58 am

Lenin with Antennae?

There's a song in there somewhere...