What was the best gift you got or gave this Christmas?

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My dad gave $100 to the greater Chicago food depository in my name instead of gifts.
That's a few meals... best gift I got.

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http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

Went on a trip last month. Zero gifts today. I don’t need any more crap. Also:

Tombstone
DiGiorno
Tony’s

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CHICAGO
BEARS

11-4
1st in NFC North

My mom was discharged from the hospital Sunday evening and seemed to be doing relatively well today.

That was the best gift our family, as a whole, received.

That’s great Tad. If the mods stopped having mults and trolling that’d be awesome.

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Well, a loved one is worth more than anything someone could buy for you.

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God is the uncaused cause of the universe. He had no beginning and has no end. He is not bound by the laws of the universe he created.

Gold
Frankincense
Myrrh

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What if they stopped having idiot drunks such as your dumbass? Leave the detective work to true sleuths you damn traffic cop. You are embarrassing yourself with your own stupidity.

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Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal.

And a Happy New Year.

Bang.

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I was at a conference back in September or October and there was a lab session -- I finished in first place for my session (we're happy for you!) but because I did, they gave me a small drone that you control through your phone. It is maybe 8 inches square. So our youngest wanted more expensive stuff now as older kids tend to do, and he knew he was only getting two things, but I wrapped this thing up and threw it under the tree as a third present. He had no idea what it was and has played with it and showed it off all day to his cousins. He'll probably be bored with it after another couple of plays, but that is probably two more than I would have enjoyed it for, so happy to give an unexpected and well received gift.

Also picked out a fleece half-zip up top for my stepdaughter without checking in with any one else on whether it would be acceptable or not, and she wore it the whole day, so I feel like I did pretty well there too.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

Kids got me an Amazon HD8 tablet-type unit for reading books (instead of my tiny phone) and bluetooth ear buds. Oldest got me an air chuck/gauge combo.

we just gave the kids cash this year, many options for them.

Gave my dad his Masters trip.

He was quite pleased.

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mallet putter
paperwhite kindle
delay pedal
baseball/football cards
long sleeve shirts, pullover
ancestry kit
fun stuff from Portland
dick butkus ornament
3 dozen monogrammed golf balls
fuel economy sensor

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I had my kids give my husband a what I love about dad book. Some of the answers were really great and he really loved it. Even better, they got me socks and now I can kind of go out and buy whatever I want. Win-Win Christmas for me.

That is very cool.

A fuel leak for my car ... and now a brake line failure to go with it - a matching set!

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

I received a box with three of They Might Be Giants T-Shirts and Lincoln on Vinyl. Apparently someone was listening when in lamented the death of my John Henry tour t shirts.

Jordan retro 12's all red
Jordan retro 1's
Crystal Whiskey glass set
Jordan sweat suit
Movies
Socks
Under Shirts

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Fuck Edwards and Zobrist

Once the kids opened their toys and were playing with shit, my wife pulled me upstairs for a quickie. She never does stuff like that.

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Lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be.

So many gifts to be happy and lucky about. Gave this year is 20 oz Yeti and a handle thing from my daughter. First gift to me with her cash from a real job. She was very happy to get it for me for all info for her. The spirit was in it.

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