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Old 12-09-2006, 10:11 PM   #1
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So what would it be this year? Sorry if you dont celebrate Christmas, just trying to have some fun--if it helps at all, my wife is Jewish, but she celebrates Christmas with me as I celebrate Chanukah with her...


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Old 12-09-2006, 10:15 PM   #2
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All I want for Christmas is to recieve something from my grandmother that isn't edible
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All I ever wanted for Christmas I already bought.
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I want something other then socks pants and shirts for christmas. Maybe some Lego!

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Some freakin' sanity! The last 2 years have been most difficult starting with my buddy's wife dropping dead. Then the bic C came marching in to most that are nearest and dearest. My daughter just dropped the doctor that she has been seeing for 4 yrs. for a potential restauranteer. Ol'#2 is going through menopause and I never know what to expect from her.

All that I'm asking for is a resemblance of anything that I can recognize as normal. Right now, all that I have going is the cable bill, at least it's dependable.
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Changed my mind... I want a 10mm, M4, 2000(?) Corvette, PS3, and a new stereo for my Avalanche.

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All I want for christmas..._________, is to win the lottery, or at least a portion of it, just enough to bank roll a start up business as a home improvement contractor. I use to be self employed as a home improvement contractor, but difficulty collecting accounts receivable was to stressful on my family and finances.
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We no longer have an extended family for Christmas, ...just my wife and 2 older kids, 25 and 24, and my darling, 7. I do have a grandchild this year....and the rule is ironclad...gifts are for kids, don't spend money on me, since if I want it, I already have it, and since kids are only young once, blow it on their morning! So my answer is nothing....and I don't think about a wish.....kinda funny, but I have no idea what I would ask for in a real sense....world peace would be great, my Mom back would be fantastic..the lottery would be a blast, but in reality......a good pair of leather moccasin houseshoes.....fur lined. $12 or so......that is what I will tell my 7 year old.
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and the rule is ironclad...gifts are for kids, don't spend money on me, since if I want it, I already have it, and since kids are only young once, blow it on their morning!
amazingly--that is what my family has decided to do this year, since we keep adding kids...but we did pick names for the adults, so the adults will get something, just not something from each person--hey when gas and energy costs go down, we might change it back to normal I know, I know.... that'll never happen

you sound like a real cool guy joasis--since I'm 27, can I call you daddy?
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Sure sonny!.....at least you work!...My son is unemployed again, still in the auto sales racket, and daddy laid the law down again...find a job in 3 days or get the tool belt out, the crews start at daylight.
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wool socks and a new trowel so I can pay for them...
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peace on earth, good will toward man...

Oh wait I just woke up, must have been dreaming...
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[QUOTE=rick4u2000;162688]I want something other then socks pants and shirts for christmas. Maybe some Lego!

Personally I told everyone I want socks, pants and shirts for Xmas. I'm too busy to have time to go out and buy them myself. All my socks have holes, the knees of my pants are worn through, and my shirts are all covered in paint splatter and caulking (from wiping my hands)!!! Most say, "can't we get you something more practical"!!! What's more practical than clothes (we wear them everyday) !!!
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Is a skil saw, a new drill and umm...I thinks that is it.
 
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My three front teeth.....

I've never had a cavity in my life, and have never required any dental work except for having one wisdom tooth pulled... until today.

Smashed three of my teeth this afternoon. Two are chipped badly, but can be fixed. One will need a root canal and who knows what else to patch it up. A real bummer, to say the least. I'm really disappointed with myself. Work gets done on Monday. Joy.

I was all scrunched up in an odd position in an attic drilling a hole and the drill whacked me in the chin, uppercut style. I'm really mad at myself today.
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One will need a root canal
I just had one of those god forsaken things and let me tell ya, it aint fun! The only good part was the laughing gas and the Tylenol 3's
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Bummer. Sometimes I tell myself that the lesser accidents happen to remind me that a major accident can happen just as fast.

I had perfect/ no dental work until I got insurance through my wifes work. I still havn't had much but am sure some of it was unnecessary but that discussion is for another thread.
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that sucks--dont know what else to say on that one

here I am 2 years ago and I go to the dentist for a normal checkup and BAM 8 cavities!!!! I say WTF is that? She's like..."well, they are all in between your teeth--it's from not flossing, has nothing to do with brushing". I was pissed, since I was the one in the family with braggin rights of impecably clean teeth for 25 years. No more braggin' for me, just hundreds of dollars spent and tons of novacaine, and of course...
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I'd love it if we could all just buy our selves a really cool gift, instead of other people... Unfortunatly, I don't think that's ever going to happen.

... i'm not a scruge, really.
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