What'd you get for Christmas?

by **Death Roe** 2017-12-26, 08:32

Hey Swillers,

Merry Christmas. I love you all.

Anywell, what are some standout gifts that you might have gotten?

My haul:
Christopher Nolan 4K Bluray Collection AWWWW YEAH
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Star Wars Battlefront II
Battlefield 1
1-yr Xbox Live membership
John Wick 2 4K Bluray
Goodfellas 4K Bluray
Hat/gloves - needed some new ones/lighter ones

Pretty stoked about this Christmas, other than taking 2 hours to get from the Indiana border to north of Kalamazoo yesterday....

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2017-12-26, 08:43

Gift certificate to Lowe's. A couple of hoodies. A joint present to my wife and I, a little statue of a husband and wife holding a newborn that was more for my wife. We don't do much for presents anymore. That'll change next year when the kid is one year old.

by **kingstonlake** 2017-12-26, 08:44

Sweet MSU hoodie and $1500 from 5dimes.

by **Travis of the Cosmos** 2017-12-26, 08:45

Some stainless steel cookware for cooking things

by **InTenSity** 2017-12-26, 08:46

I thought there was a huge uproar over BFII and its basically a rip off with micro transactions teaching kids to gamble.
I got a $700 bill from the dealership when I took my car in for a recall, so that killed any type of presents for my wife and I.

by Da Mayor 2017-12-26, 08:54

InTenSity wrote:I thought there was a huge uproar over BFII and its basically a rip off with micro transactions teaching kids to gamble.
I got a $700 bill from the dealership when I took my car in for a recall, so that killed any type of presents for my wife and I.

You can't absorb a $700 car repair bill? You poor bro?

by aualum06 2017-12-26, 09:01

Meat grinder and jerkey gun. I think people are trying to send signals

by **tGreenWay** 2017-12-26, 10:04

Da Mayor wrote:
InTenSity wrote:I thought there was a huge uproar over BFII and its basically a rip off with micro transactions teaching kids to gamble.
I got a $700 bill from the dealership when I took my car in for a recall, so that killed any type of presents for my wife and I.

You can't absorb a $700 car repair bill? You poor bro?

Played.

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2017-12-26, 10:11

kingstonlake wrote:Sweet MSU hoodie and $1500 from 5dimes.

What did you hit kingston? pawlay?

by **steveschneider** 2017-12-26, 10:12

Shop vac
pruners
shovel
book on landscaping and perennials arrangements
chess book on Bobby Fisher's 60 best games
box of prov1 titleist golf balls
soldering iron
flannel shirts
spice grinder
head lamp for jogging
dash cam

by **kingstonlake** 2017-12-26, 10:16

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:
kingstonlake wrote:Sweet MSU hoodie and $1500 from 5dimes.

What did you hit kingston? pawlay?

Screwing around yesterday with slots while everyone was napping. bounce

by Guest 2017-12-26, 10:18

As mentioned in another thread.....

Little Free Library
Maple Syrup
and a day of my oldest son's life to go do something together.

A good haul.

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2017-12-26, 10:23

LFL in Mio? Kids cruise by on the snowmobiles on the way home from the bar and stop along the county highway to borrow a Dr. Seuss book?

by **Dendrobates** 2017-12-26, 10:43

Winter coat (I seriously haven’t had one in years)
Tickets to Steve Martin and Martin Short in Toledo.

by Guest 2017-12-26, 10:45

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:LFL in Mio? Kids cruise by on the snowmobiles on the way home from the bar and stop along the county highway to borrow a Dr. Seuss book?

The last one I had was in an even smaller town and it was reasonably busy. We'll see, got to get it installed and stocked. I try to have some kids stuff, some history, some romances, etc. Hopefully anyone can find something interesting. I'd ask for suggestions but suspect that wouldn't go well.

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2017-12-26, 10:53

LooseGoose wrote:
WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:LFL in Mio? Kids cruise by on the snowmobiles on the way home from the bar and stop along the county highway to borrow a Dr. Seuss book?

The last one I had was in an even smaller town and it was reasonably busy. We'll see, got to get it installed and stocked. I try to have some kids stuff, some history, some romances, etc. Hopefully anyone can find something interesting. I'd ask for suggestions but suspect that wouldn't go well.

I'm just being snarky. Good deal. Did one of your kids actually build one for you? Or can you buy them already constructed or something?

by Guest 2017-12-26, 10:56

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:
LooseGoose wrote:

The last one I had was in an even smaller town and it was reasonably busy. We'll see, got to get it installed and stocked. I try to have some kids stuff, some history, some romances, etc. Hopefully anyone can find something interesting. I'd ask for suggestions but suspect that wouldn't go well.

I'm just being snarky. Good deal. Did one of your kids actually build one for you? Or can you buy them already constructed or something?

They built this one from stuff they had leftover from some remodeling this summer but I think you can buy kits.

by **Tim Wakefield** 2017-12-26, 11:04

Frogg Toggs (rain gear) in addition to some cash and a PS3 with NCAA 14. Very happy

by **DWags** 2017-12-26, 11:08

I got slippers, two MSU shirts sweat socks a cocktail ice ball maker yeti mug and gift certificates. We won’t have family Xmas till the kid comes home from San Diego. Wheels were up at ten am.

by **Rocinante** 2017-12-26, 11:39

I got an awesome desk lamp (seriously this thing is tits. It has all these different light 'temperature' settings and brightness settings. It's pretty much the coolest thing I own) and the promise of my love to marry me. I also got a house filled with family and friends laughing and having fun while Christmas music filled the air. It was a really good holiday.

Edit: oh yeah and two flannels.

by **MiamiSpartan** 2017-12-26, 14:32

Atari 2600 remake thingy with like 100+ classic games. Pretty cool retro gift for someone that grew up with an Atari.

by **Turtleneck** 2017-12-26, 14:56

LooseGoose wrote:
WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:LFL in Mio? Kids cruise by on the snowmobiles on the way home from the bar and stop along the county highway to borrow a Dr. Seuss book?

The last one I had was in an even smaller town and it was reasonably busy. We'll see, got to get it installed and stocked. I try to have some kids stuff, some history, some romances, etc. Hopefully anyone can find something interesting. I'd ask for suggestions but suspect that wouldn't go well.

25 copies of the Art of the Deal.

by aualum06 2017-12-26, 14:58

MiamiSpartan wrote:Atari 2600 remake thingy with like 100+ classic games. Pretty cool retro gift for someone that grew up with an Atari.

Hmm they must have made more than 7 unlike the NES

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2017-12-26, 15:01

I bought one of those for the kids. They are playing Space Invaders right now.

Man, Pitfall is a lot harder than I remember

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2017-12-26, 15:06

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:I bought one of those for the kids. They are playing Space Invaders right now.

Man, Pitfall is a lot harder than I remember

Jumping on the crocodile heads were a pain in the ass.

by Guest 2017-12-26, 15:10

Turtleneck wrote:
LooseGoose wrote:

The last one I had was in an even smaller town and it was reasonably busy. We'll see, got to get it installed and stocked. I try to have some kids stuff, some history, some romances, etc. Hopefully anyone can find something interesting. I'd ask for suggestions but suspect that wouldn't go well.

25 copies of the Art of the Deal.

As suspected and entirely predictable. Won't happen since I try not to include anything I've not read.

by **MiamiSpartan** 2017-12-26, 19:50

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:I bought one of those for the kids. They are playing Space Invaders right now.

Man, Pitfall is a lot harder than I remember

Yeah, played a little of that. River Raid was always one of my favorites, so it was cool playing that again.

I'm still a badass at bowling.

by Herbie Green 2017-12-26, 20:09

MiamiSpartan wrote:Atari 2600 remake thingy with like 100+ classic games. Pretty cool retro gift for someone that grew up with an Atari.

Lol, we got that last year. I think the games really are exactly the same?

Funny thing my kids just loved the basketball game and played it for hours. I played some Asteroids and Missle Command. Then it collected dust for 350 days. Can't believe I spent hours/All nighters/years playing that thing.

It is still really cool but you just can't recapture it. Fuck nostalgia

by **Turtleneck** 2017-12-26, 20:13

Herbie Green wrote:
MiamiSpartan wrote:Atari 2600 remake thingy with like 100+ classic games. Pretty cool retro gift for someone that grew up with an Atari.

Lol, we got that last year. I think the games really are exactly the same?

Funny thing my kids just loved the basketball game and played it for hours. I played some Asteroids and Missle Command. Then it collected dust for 350 days. Can't believe I spent hours/All nighters/years playing that thing.

It is still really cool but you just can't recapture it. Fuck nostalgia

by **y2kMgrad** 2017-12-26, 21:09

I got some beer. A couple Amazon gift cards. A few shirts. A new wallet. That's about it. We really don't buy a lot of gifts for the adults in our family. It's more about the kids.

My favorite gift this year was actually a gift for my daughter, a Wii with a shitload of games from Santa. I never had a Wii so I'm loving Mario Kart. As a family we've already spent multiple hours racing that game. Good times!

by **Turtleneck** 2017-12-26, 22:13

y2kMgrad wrote:I got some beer. A couple Amazon gift cards. A few shirts. A new wallet. That's about it. We really don't buy a lot of gifts for the adults in our family. It's more about the kids.

My favorite gift this year was actually a gift for my daughter, a Wii with a shitload of games from Santa. I never had a Wii so I'm loving Mario Kart. As a family we've already spent multiple hours racing that game. Good times!

Don't lie. In your house you substitute Harbaugh for Santa, right?

by **y2kMgrad** 2017-12-26, 23:19

Turtleneck wrote:
y2kMgrad wrote:I got some beer. A couple Amazon gift cards. A few shirts. A new wallet. That's about it. We really don't buy a lot of gifts for the adults in our family. It's more about the kids.

My favorite gift this year was actually a gift for my daughter, a Wii with a shitload of games from Santa. I never had a Wii so I'm loving Mario Kart. As a family we've already spent multiple hours racing that game. Good times!

Don't lie. In your house you substitute Harbaugh for Santa, right?

You mean, other than wearing matching khakis for Christmas?

by **Turtleneck** 2017-12-26, 23:38

by **Cameron** 2017-12-27, 15:33

Some new shirts, sweatshirts, socks, shit like that, mostly. Also got some cash and a new pan that I will have scratched to fuck within a month. Pretty uneventful, but you take what you get when you refuse to give anyone a list. I don't care so much about getting shit anymore, not really sure when that changed. Used to be all I could think about from November on.

by Guest 2017-12-27, 16:00

Cameron wrote:Some new shirts, sweatshirts, socks, shit like that, mostly. Also got some cash and a new pan that I will have scratched to fuck within a month. Pretty uneventful, but you take what you get when you refuse to give anyone a list. I don't care so much about getting shit anymore, not really sure when that changed. Used to be all I could think about from November on.

It happens when you realize you've really got enough or too much shit and don't need anything else.

by **Rocinante** 2017-12-27, 16:05

Get cast iron, Cam. If you use enough butter or oil, shit doesn't stick to it, and you don't need to worry about consuming flakes of teflon.

by **steveschneider** 2017-12-27, 19:22

Cameron wrote:Some new shirts, sweatshirts, socks, shit like that, mostly. Also got some cash and a new pan that I will have scratched to fuck within a month. Pretty uneventful, but you take what you get when you refuse to give anyone a list. I don't care so much about getting shit anymore, not really sure when that changed. Used to be all I could think about from November on.

Yep, agreed. My resolution for 2018 is to get rid of a ton of shit. We are holding a yard sale, I’m going to donate a bunch of shit and I’m going to try to dump a few things off on eBay. I guess this year I got some things for the new house that are going to be handy but for the most part I don’t want shit like I used to.

by **steveschneider** 2017-12-27, 19:23

Rocinante wrote:Get cast iron, Cam. If you use enough butter or oil, shit doesn't stick to it, and you don't need to worry about consuming flakes of teflon.

This.

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2017-12-27, 21:30

LooseGoose wrote:
Cameron wrote:Some new shirts, sweatshirts, socks, shit like that, mostly. Also got some cash and a new pan that I will have scratched to fuck within a month. Pretty uneventful, but you take what you get when you refuse to give anyone a list. I don't care so much about getting shit anymore, not really sure when that changed. Used to be all I could think about from November on.

It happens when you realize you've really got enough or too much shit and don't need anything else.

Yep. I got 2 books, a winter hat, socks&underwear, and shot glasses. Just good to be home.

by AnomanderRake 2017-12-28, 09:49

Nice pair of winter boots

Mack Weldon sweatpants

Travel bag for toiletries etc.

Google Home

12 month Movie Pass - apparently this pass allows me to see 1 movie a day, at any participating theater for a year. No additional fee to me. Thanks bro.

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