22-12-2003 01:02									#1
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WHY CAN'T I FIND A STOOPID CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR MY DAD?!?!

Could one person be this hard to shop for? Everything on his list is cheap crap that anyone would feel lame giving as a gift. Empty CD cases? Please. A wall thermometer? Pathetic.

I come supplicating...I need cool gift ideas for my dad. Keep in mind he's technologically impaired, so things like PDAs are out.

OH HELP ME!

	22-12-2003 01:04									#2
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Get him empty cd cases then.

It's the thought that counts.

	22-12-2003 01:08									#3
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BTW, in what name do you claim to be the real Boris? We both registered the same month. The only reason I'm still a chieftain is all of my posts are in the OT.

You remind me of these two people who tried to sit on the same subway seat. Their asses collided exactly over the middle of the seat.

Still, both claimed to be the first one. Huh?

	22-12-2003 01:08									#4
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How about a telescope? if you've got the money, that is.

	22-12-2003 01:08									#5
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what's wrong with that? buy him what he asked for

at least you know exactly what to give him

just because you wouldn't buy it doesn't mean that HE wouldn't buy it

I mean would you be buying your pops skin tight pink drawas? i don't think so

case closed

	22-12-2003 01:09									#6
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Oncle Boris, begone, wretch! Not only do I outrank you, I've been in the OT far longer! I am known as Boris here, and YOU are a foul usurper! Vile impostor!

Kill him, my minions! KILL! KILL!

Hmmph, I wish I had minions...

	22-12-2003 01:11									#7
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Yaay the real Boris. I like this Boris better than the other troll Boris

	22-12-2003 01:12									#8
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quote: Originally posted by Boris Godunov WHY CAN'T I FIND A STOOPID CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR MY DAD?!?! Could one person be this hard to shop for? Everything on his list is cheap crap that anyone would feel lame giving as a gift. Empty CD cases? Please. A wall thermometer? Pathetic. I come supplicating...I need cool gift ideas for my dad. Keep in mind he's technologically impaired, so things like PDAs are out. OH HELP ME!

I don't like giving small gifts either. When I do that I buy multiple small gifts. That's my advice. buy several small items. They all add up to a nice gift.

	22-12-2003 01:12									#9
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Boris G. is an eruditic, cultured person.

O. Boris is yet another inexperienced ideologue of the type too frequently seen on these boards.

Take a guess who's side I'm on?

Regardless, O. Boris first posted on August 7th, 2001 whereas the real Boris' first post (that I can find) was much later, on October 28th.

	22-12-2003 01:12									#10
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quote: BTW, in what name do you claim to be the real Boris? We both registered the same month. The only reason I'm still a chieftain is all of my posts are in the OT.

I don't remember you around the OT a lot. funny.

	22-12-2003 01:16									#11
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I never seen him in the off-topic before 2 days ago.

The "real" Boris has been a very frequent off-topic poster. And while I don't agree with all his political views, he is a great poster. One of off-topic's better posters.

	22-12-2003 01:17									#12
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quote: Originally posted by Boris Godunov WHY CAN'T I FIND A STOOPID CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR MY DAD?!?! Could one person be this hard to shop for? Everything on his list is cheap crap that anyone would feel lame giving as a gift. Empty CD cases? Please. A wall thermometer? Pathetic. I come supplicating...I need cool gift ideas for my dad. Keep in mind he's technologically impaired, so things like PDAs are out. OH HELP ME!

Does he have any hobbies or special interests?

	22-12-2003 01:19									#13
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Looks like O.B. has been posting sporadically (5 non-OT posts in 2002, 6 in 2001) and has just recently come back - he posted once in March, and then hit the OT in a flurry come this month.

	22-12-2003 01:22									#14
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quote: Originally posted by JohnT Regardless, O. Boris first posted on August 7th, 2001 whereas the real Boris' first post (that I can find) was much later, on October 28th.

I posted before that, as I was posting here during September 11th. I know I posted when I first registered, which is why I bothered registering in the first place.

BUT THAT IS OFF TOPIC FOR THIS THREAD.

DD:

Well, dad likes:

Elvis (sis-in-law got him Elvis-related stuff)
Collecting stamps
Watching the Weather Channel
Playing with his digital camera (mom already got him stuff for that, though)


Um...

	22-12-2003 01:24									#15
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You know, just because you disagree with the guy is no reason to trash him like this.

Who cares if they have similar names. I am still trying to sort out who the various posters with the "the" in their title are.

The Diplomat
The Viceroy
The Templar
etc.

	22-12-2003 01:25									#16
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quote: Originally posted by Boris Godunov I posted before that, as I was posting here during September 11th. I know I posted when I first registered, which is why I bothered registering in the first place. BUT THAT IS OFF TOPIC FOR THIS THREAD. DD: Well, dad likes: Elvis (sis-in-law got him Elvis-related stuff) Collecting stamps Watching the Weather Channel Playing with his digital camera (mom already got him stuff for that, though) Um...

Clothing. He's a straight guy and ergo doesn't know how to dress stylishly.

	22-12-2003 01:26									#17
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buying clothing for guys is risky. Especially older guys who can be picky about what they wear.

I still say to buy many small gifts. They all add up.

	22-12-2003 01:27									#18
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Oh no, I've been burned on the clothing route before. I've gotten him stylish clothes, and he steadfastly refuses to wear them. He's very specific about the dullness of his wardrobe.

He specifically asked for grey dress shirts with button-down collars. Hopeless...

	22-12-2003 01:28									#19
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quote: Originally posted by Boris Godunov DD: Well, dad likes: Elvis (sis-in-law got him Elvis-related stuff) Collecting stamps Watching the Weather Channel Playing with his digital camera (mom already got him stuff for that, though)

Have you tried working the stamp collecting angle?

	22-12-2003 01:30									#20
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quote: Originally posted by Boris Godunov Oh no, I've been burned on the clothing route before. I've gotten him stylish clothes, and he steadfastly refuses to wear them. He's very specific about the dullness of his wardrobe. He specifically asked for grey dress shirts with button-down collars. Hopeless...

yep, the weather channel clued me in to his stylish sensibilities .

just get him grey dress shirts with button-down collars then . Many guys are happy to get what they ask for. Not like women who might say they want one thing, but actually want another.

	22-12-2003 01:30									#21
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quote: Originally posted by JohnT Boris G. is an eruditic, cultured person. O. Boris is yet another inexperienced ideologue of the type too frequently seen on these boards. Take a guess who's side I'm on? Regardless, O. Boris first posted on August 7th, 2001 whereas the real Boris' first post (that I can find) was much later, on October 28th.

I will resist the temptation to hijack this thread. See ya, John.

	22-12-2003 01:32									#22
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A "Monster Trucks" DVD?

Re: the clothing. What about your mother. A woman's nagging is usually enough to get a man to wear something. Trust me, I used to work in a menswear store.

	22-12-2003 01:34									#23
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Buy him an LED Binary Clock: http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/lights/59e0/

Or, a Red Swingline Stapler: http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/toys/61b7/

	22-12-2003 01:44									#24
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quote: Originally posted by Agathon Who cares if they have similar names. I am still trying to sort out who the various posters with the "the" in their title are. The Diplomat The Viceroy The Templar etc.

We're not all that hard to distinguish

	22-12-2003 01:45									#25
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quote: Originally posted by Asher Buy him an LED Binary Clock: http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/lights/59e0/ Or, a Red Swingline Stapler: http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/toys/61b7/

Geek.

	22-12-2003 01:46									#26
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quote: Originally posted by The Emperor Fabulous We're not all that hard to distinguish

Yes, but you're fabulous, the others are not.

	22-12-2003 01:50									#27
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Fabulously straight, of course

Boris - Get him a gift certificate somewhere. That way you can show him you care because of the price and he can pick out exactly what he wants.

	22-12-2003 01:51									#28
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Two words: Hammacher Schlemmer.


ok. i'll be of further help
http://www.hammacher.com/

	22-12-2003 01:55									#29
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How about, like, a wall-mounted stamp display case or suchlike?

	22-12-2003 02:12									#30
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Boris- I think if you check somewhere like Gibraltar issued a commemorative Elvis coin.

Also hasn't the Grenadines or Aruba or one of those places issued Elvis stamps?

Howzabout some music/rock'n'roll themed foreign stamps?

What about food? Is he a secret gourmand? Does he have a secret fetish for chocolate ants, emu pate or quail in aspic? A deli gift certificate?

Is he a gardener? Gardener's balm, a new dibbler, a deluxe trowel....

Is he homo ludens? Would he relish a replica Isle of Lewis chessmen set? Alice in Wonderland playing cards?

Howabout a Redstone Press/Shambala Press box (available from MoMA, I think) ?

Tickets for Broadway/Off Broadway/Off Off Broadway, a year's subscription to Playboy, tartan socks and pom pom slippers, I don't know, I give up.