My friend grew up with a father who was a raging alcoholic and all-around loser. She swears that one Christmas morning he walked into the bathroom, pulled a box of Band-Aids from the medicine cabinet and handed them to her as her gift.
What is the worst gift you ever got? Page 2
Quote: DaButt @ December 3 2008, 2:12 PM GMTMy friend grew up with a father who was a raging alcoholic and all-around loser. She swears that one Christmas morning he walked into the bathroom, pulled a box of Band-Aids from the medicine cabinet and handed them to her as her gift.
The Mothership has an amzing talent for buying appauling gifts.
When I was 12, she got me a tootthbrush. She even wrapped it.
One year she got me a bumper pack of pritt stick. I'm allergic.
When I was a kid she would get me bath cubes, china figurines, and hankies. Thank god for my Dad and my aunts.
Me and the Overlord quake in fear if she announces she is shopping.
Without a doubt, the worst gift I ever got, was a windsock. What's a windsock? It's one of those brightly coloured flag-type things, that you see blowing in the wind at airports. It was sent by an American friend of my mum, whose family owns loads of land, in Rhode Island. They even own a lake, and go out on it, in motorboats. She was obviously under the impression that my family lived a similar lifestyle, as the info on the back of the windsock package said something like "Tie it to the back of your boat". She also presumed we had a swimming pool.
Quote: DaButt @ December 3 2008, 2:12 PM GMTMy friend grew up with a father who was a raging alcoholic and all-around loser. She swears that one Christmas morning he walked into the bathroom, pulled a box of Band-Aids from the medicine cabinet and handed them to her as her gift.
It was a banner f**king year at the old Bender family!
It sounds like Bender's dad from "The Breakfast Club"
Shame about your friend. He could have staggered out and got her something. 
My hippy aunt used to buy none violent toys when I was a kid, you know wooden african villages, nothing with guns.
Now she's a fundamentalist Zionist hippy, so if we exchanged gifts she'd probably buy me an M16.
A pair of Wallace and Gromit socks - from a girl who was obsessed with Wallace and Gromit
Quote: Huge Bear @ December 4 2008, 9:20 AM GMTA pair of Wallace and Gromit socks - from a girl who was obsessed with Wallace and Gromit
Did you wear them?
Quote: Dr Mato @ December 4 2008, 9:30 AM GMTDid you wear them?
Only when we...
No. Too much information.
Quote: Huge Bear @ December 4 2008, 9:34 AM GMTOnly when we...
No. Too much information.
Did she yell,
"More cheese Gromitt!"
My god father has only bought me one present in 22 years of my life. Randomly two years ago he bought me some handkerchiefs, the packet had been opened and their was one missing. Now, I appreciate all presents given to me, it's the thought that counts and all that, but f**king come on, is that the best he can do after two decades?!
Quote: catskillz @ December 4 2008, 2:47 AM GMTWithout a doubt, the worst gift I ever got, was a windsock. What's a windsock? It's one of those brightly coloured flag-type things, that you see blowing in the wind at airports. It was sent by an American friend of my mum, whose family owns loads of land, in Rhode Island. They even own a lake, and go out on it, in motorboats. She was obviously under the impression that my family lived a similar lifestyle, as the info on the back of the windsock package said something like "Tie it to the back of your boat". She also presumed we had a swimming pool.
That's brilliant.
Quote: sootyj @ December 4 2008, 10:23 AM GMTDid she yell,
"More cheese Gromitt!"
I got a tub of Taramasalata once.
My mate Kirk got a poster of Elton John for Christmas last year. His missus bought him it because he'd said in passing that he liked Elton's new song. He's 40! 