22-12-2003 02:19									#31
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	22-12-2003 02:24									#32
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quote: I like this Boris better than the other troll Boris

Indeed

	22-12-2003 02:47									#33
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I saw that on the light home from Kansas, it was in Continental's SkyMall Catalogue.

Yes, it's hilarious.

Does your hot like hot dogs, Boris?

	22-12-2003 02:51									#34
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Btw, you're not the only one with a "problem" Dad.

My Dad is a hunting/fishing fanatic, with no real other interests, and he has been into it long enough, and been well off enough, that there is literally nothing we can get him, short of "supplies".

I finally gave in to the inevitable, and got him a Cabela's gift certificate.

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what's not to like?

placing weiners in holes. fun for the whole family

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	22-12-2003 02:56									#36
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come home with a girlfriend. he'd be so happy

	22-12-2003 03:01									#37
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That's probably one of the chintziest piles of consumer **** I've ever seen. Ooh, but look at the "flashy" logo on the side!

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As I am likely older than your dad, I can tell you what I am ALWAYS pleased to receive :

- books on subjects I am interested in, but also books my children like

- my prefered eau de toilette (Eau Sauvage by Christian Dior)

	22-12-2003 03:07									#39
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Why don't you give him some atheistical skeptism, and go ahead and cancel the whole holiday.

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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...

You have to admit that, that pink blouse with those golden buttons was a bit too much, wasn't it...

	22-12-2003 03:38									#41
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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?

No one is hard to shop for. There are just defectives that find shopping difficult.

	22-12-2003 05:09									#42
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quote: Originally posted by Thorn Why don't you give him some atheistical skeptism, and go ahead and cancel the whole holiday.

	22-12-2003 06:34									#43
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If you wan't to show him that you love him, tell him that. If you want to show that you care for him, spend an afternoon with him.

I'm not buying anything for anybody specifically because some freelancer political agitator / hippie was born two-thousand-and-some years ago.

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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...

	22-12-2003 06:49									#45
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quote: Originally posted by VJ I'm not buying anything for anybody specifically because some freelancer political agitator / hippie was born two-thousand-and-some years ago.

That's the spirit!

	22-12-2003 07:04									#46
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quote: Originally posted by VJ < -- If you wan't to show him that you love him, tell him that. If you want to show that you care for him, spend an afternoon with him. I'm not buying anything for anybody specifically because I am a cheap git

corrected your post for you VJ

i usually buy music for my dad, 70s rock is always a safe bet, but i do feel very dirty afterwards. so maybe just find so other music from the elvis era that he likes. that and chocolate, everyone loves chocolate.

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What about a nice cap, scarf or a pair of gloves?

	22-12-2003 11:22									#48
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Boris,

Places like The Sharper Image and Brookstone always seem to have cool weather-related gadgets that you don't have to be technologically inclined to operate. Brookstone in particular also does a good job of standing behind their products. So, since he loves the Weather Channel, maybe you could take the "wall thermometer" idea and turn it up a few notches.

edit: One idea might be those thermometers (I can't remember what they're called, but I associate them with Galileo) that have various glass balls floating in liquid, each ball maked with a different temperature; the appropriate balls rise and fall as the temerature changes. I've always thought those were pretty nice.

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