Weird Christmas Presents

I think this counts as weird: I got an unusually heavy book: Floating Worlds: The Letters of Edward Gorey & Peter F Neumeyer.

I didn't know who Edward Gorey was, so when I opened the gift I was a bit puzzled. But after a few google searches about Gorey, this may just turn out to be the coolest surprise.




edit: PS: still no secret satan yet...

Hatch, I envy your discovery of Gorey. He's one of my favourite author/artists EVAH!

Dr. Mabuse wrote: He's one of my favourite author/artists EVAH!

Haha! Once I discovered a bit about him, I had a feeling that that would be the case!

Edward Gorey is awesome. One year my wife got me a book this photographer made of his house right after he died. The Amphigorey books are must-haves.

Anyway, my parents didn't get us anything weird this year. Just two iPads. I'll take it!

But when I went out to load the car to leave their house, I go back and my dad greets me at the front door brandishing a gun. He just retired, and one of his longtime suppliers gave him this $3000 custom 1911 and he just had to show it off.

"Hats of the World" was this assortment of hats I got one year. I don't remember what all they were. I had one of those German alpine hats (I don't know what they're called), a Russian sailor hat, a Greek fisherman's cap, a safari hat, a Grateful Dead (WTF) hat, and a couple of other ones. I almost always wear a Castro-style military hat, so I guess they thought they'd give me some variety.

The A-1 sauce was kind of my fault. I made a comment about how I liked A-1 but it was really expensive. So we wound up with like two gallon jugs of it.

But yeah, this year's weird/unwanted gifts: a Pasta Boat,toilet paper,laundry detergent, some random toys for River that he will have absolutely zero interest in (talking stuffed animals), a John Deere sweatshirt (???), a book of prayers for children...

Who the fuck gives laundry detergent and toilet paper as Christmas gifts?

In-laws. The thing is, my wife likes getting that kind of stuff because "then we can spend our money on things we want". Which doesn't actually happen. We just have a week off from buying laundry detergent and toilet paper when we do the shopping. I roll my eyes every time we do Christmas, and they come in with all of these everyday household things. I mean, WTF are you supposed to say when someone gives you something to wipe your ass with for Christmas? "Gee, thanks, this will really keep the shit off my hands!"

They also gave us a pasta boat this year. That has yard sale '11 written all over it.

Maybe it's a hint: "Michael, PLEASE start washing your clothes and wiping your ass!"

Death and Taxis wrote: And my mother-in-law gave me a fire extinguisher. Useful to be sure, but a little random. And no, I have never unintentionally set fire to anything, nor did I ask for one.

LOL. I also got a fire extinguisher from my wife, but I have been talking about how I would like to get one for our house, so it was definitely something that I wanted.

My mom would often give me self help books. I can 't remember what they were about though because I never would read them. This year she gave me cash...


Stephen "self helpless "Avery

She finally figured out you weren't getting the hint.

Apparently the horse mane butt plug my friend ordered is delayed.

Probably just going to send it to his mom (who just had surgery for a benign tumor).

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I wish I got this in time for Secret Satan.

Well, that certainly works for both the pegging and furry fetish crowds.

SaMoKo wrote: Well, that certainly works for Loter.

That whole tail business is a total deal breaker.

Also, nit pick that it totally doesn't have anything to do with pegging despite them both being good times in the ass department.