Recurring gifts

[Waus]

Xmas is coming up, so I was thinking about presents.

Every year my grandpa on my mom's side gets me one of four things: a flashlight, a radio, a toolbox, a watch.

I've gotten so many variations on that theme of 4 objects. One year it'll be a swatch type thing with extra buttons. One year it'll be a flashlight with a crank. Every year I'll think to myself "this is both practical and useless. great."

I'm not building a coffeetable or going spelunking. I never wear watches and use my cellphone to keep time. I don't listen to the radio because I hate the damn thing (xm is alright).

[yeahwho]

I have so many fucking flashlights it's embarassing. There are 3 in my line of sight as I type this.

[Bob]

i actually need a flashlight and a watch

[TurdBerglar]

yeah me too you ungreatful bastard

[jackrock]

We seem to get a new blender and toaster oven each year. Can't forget the knitted ducky sweater form Grammy. Lol.

[Bob]

serious though, a flashlight would really be helpful. at night, when i go down the stairs, it's dark, but there's no lightswitch, so i'm always afraid i'm gonnna step on a cat. they're too dumb to get out of the way. it hasn' happened yet but i know it will.

i guess i could just buy one, but fuck that flashlights are boring

[wanton wench]

i have two flashlights in my purse, one in my car and about 100 at home. my daughter has a thing for flashlights.

for 6 years (while i was married) my in-laws always gave me pajamas. every fuckin year always the pj's. why? oh wait i know it was cause they never wanted to take the time to get to know me enough to know what i did like and didnt like. so they wasted their money on shit i didnt need, like or ever use. idiots!

[Borat]

Last Christ mass I am resieveing lp cassette of cindi lauper - 'girls just want to have fuck' and sony walkmen with own batteries. Is nice! :D

[b-grrrlie]

When my parents still sent Christmas presents they were always predictable; calendar (so we could still keep track of Finnish holidays), fruitcake that mum had made (that none of us liked), 1 kg of coffee, some kinda clothing (either warm or horrendous) or sheets and some cheap Christmas decoration. When I was studying my friends at the dorm were there when I got the package and I wanted to make a bet with them what it would include. I would'a won...