December 23, 2000    
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What is the most unusual gift you bought someone else for Christmas?

The most unusual gift I bought for somebody else on Chrismas: a bunch of WWII videos for my sister n' law who seems the the opposite of the type of person who should be into that stuff. But hey, whatever works for her.

Bruno, 31
Denver
, CO   USA

I remember when I was a kid buying a candle shaped like a hamburger for my father. I am sure there were some othere dooseys since, but I can't really remember.

Tina, 31
Medford
, MA   USA

Hmmm . .. Hard one. Possibly a "Mr. Potatohead" for my brother. He was 26 or 27. He didn't get the nifty-coolness of it Pretty mundane on the unusual scale.

Felicia, 34
Lowell
, MA   USA

Ok, I went to Capricorns Lair on the net and ordered a gift for my husband. It's a white towel with CUM embroidered on it with an oval around it. I know it's gonna make him laugh.

Lisa J., 22
TN   USA

This year, I bought the ugliest tie at the bargain store, complete with screened-on toucan birds, for fifty cents. I bought it for a friend at school who only has one tie. Surprisingly, he liked it a lot and was very thankful.

Karen2, 15
Boston
, MA   USA

I don't have a good answer for this one. I'm sort of a Humbug when it comes to Christmas, much to the chagrin of my husband. He is very into Christmas!  He hates the fact that I'm so nonchalant about it. I usually give very practical gifts. I'm very boring!

Susan, 32
Chicago
, IL   USA

I try not to get unusual gifts. I think they are fairly normal. Unless someone just hasn't told me they are unusual.

Stephanie, 25
TX   USA

I bought my friend a rat once. Her parents bought the other one and she was thrilled with them. I really like buying people presents that I know they'll like.

Shanna, 15
Cardiff   ENGLAND

This year, I suppose it was 2 pounds of coffee. Ever? I don't recall...

Fisch, 45
Preston
, CT   USA

Okay, I'm gonna be at least the 3rd to ask 'why does it have to be a christmas present?' With that done and dismissed I think the most unusual gift I've given to someone under any occasion was a ceramic gargoyle which doubled as a bong that could be left out in the open if the recipients mom ever dropped in. I know this isn't too far out there but I'm kind of new to the gift giving thing.

Alias Irrelevante

A voodoo doll.

Maggie, 20
Sandwich
, IL   USA

Well, nothing was particularly unusual. I made my secret santa at work a batch of homemade chocolate chip cookies and left them on his desk in a plastic bag because i had no cookie tins. So i guess it was vaguely original! :)

Talia, 23
Wilton
, CT   USA

I got my granddaughter one of the new responsive dolls that is amazingly realistic in its facial expressions and comments. The artificial intelligence (even if quite limited) built in made it great fun for the whole family.

Jane, 60
West Linn
, OR   USA

Nightmare before Christmas salt and pepper shakers???  I lead a boring Christmas life I guess.

Amy, 24
New Orleans
, LA  USA

I dunno. I get everybody pretty unusual stuff, if I know them well enough to know what they like. . .

Karen, 21
Marshelltown/Ames
, IA  USA

An acrylic paint set for my twin.

Jami, 27
Lowell
, MA   USA

Oh i got my mom's friend a drinking shot board game thing.

Savannah

I buy very few gifts but when we exchanged gifts at work, I bought my "person" a Beginner's Field Guide to the Birds and a Beginner's Field Guide to Wildflowers. She LOVED these books!

Reba, 51
Rockville
, MD   USA

Butt porn. (On accident.)

A-Dog, 18
McMinnville
, OR  USA

This year my gifts are very staid. Several years ago I gave a good friend a batch of earthworms to help her convert the subsoil around her new house into a garden.

Jill, 60
Saylorsburg
, PA   USA

Well, i bought my mom a chicken shaped draft dodger, btu i think the most unusual (or at least unique) gift is the one i'm making for my best friend (sorry... can't tell ya cause it's still a secret:)!)

Sarah S., 17
Ithaca
, NY   USA

A book of poetry that I found in a used book store. It's dog-eared and torn, but it was exactly what my best friend wanted and I hadn't been able to find it for him anywhere.

Angela, 16
Aiken
, SC   USA

I bought my husband a lamp that is the replica of the Star Ship Enterprise. One of his favorite shows.

Janet, 42
E. Brunswick
, NJ  USA

A box full of nothing (it was what he asked for).

Eric, 18
Beverly Hills
, CA  USA

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