tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post116656018775147438..comments2023-08-17T11:47:11.821+01:00Comments on James and the Blue Cat: The Worst Christmas Presents I Have Ever Given* (*not Received, note, but Given)James Henryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1167513025800922982006-12-30T21:10:00.000+00:002006-12-30T21:10:00.000+00:00you are the secret twin of my brother - he once ga...you are the secret twin of my brother - he once gave me a second had game boy for my birthday then two days later demanded payment.<BR/><BR/>thw worst gifts i have given have to be the inordinate number of candlesticks, picture frames and vases i bought my mother over the years. some might say that lipstick, a brush for colouring in her eyebrows and some foot cream which dissolves the hard skin on your feet was a crap gift, i however think she looks strange without eyebrows, would not bu posh lippie herself and my dad does say she has hooves not feet, but...only time and the judgment of others will tell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1166916632233414102006-12-23T23:30:00.000+00:002006-12-23T23:30:00.000+00:00The other half's grandmother (god rest her soul) u...The other half's grandmother (god rest her soul) used to give me slinky knickers every year without fail. However, I could never quite bring myself to wear them if in a 'slinky mood' as images of the grandmother would rise before me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1166778656540464932006-12-22T09:10:00.000+00:002006-12-22T09:10:00.000+00:00Ungrateful bastards the lot of them...Ungrateful bastards the lot of them...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1166746151029809362006-12-22T00:09:00.000+00:002006-12-22T00:09:00.000+00:00You terrible man! Wish I'd given those mince pies ...You terrible man! Wish I'd given those mince pies to your brother now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1166745169119757332006-12-21T23:52:00.000+00:002006-12-21T23:52:00.000+00:00I got an ironing board cover. It wasn't even a nov...I got an ironing board cover. It wasn't even a novelty one with a naked man on it or anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1166741243749881922006-12-21T22:47:00.000+00:002006-12-21T22:47:00.000+00:00I've run out of money for presents this year. Last...I've run out of money for presents this year. Last minute scrabbling around in the room I still have in my parents' house has yeilded a nice candle. The wick is a bit burn-y but it will do for a Secret Santa...Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14541090959910480802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1166727023623768442006-12-21T18:50:00.000+00:002006-12-21T18:50:00.000+00:00Yeh, Billy if you can wrap cylinders I need your h...Yeh, Billy if you can wrap cylinders I need your help right now in the Chilterns. Good money to be earned. Why do posh things think it's clever to have silly-shaped packaging (like tinned tomatoes)?<BR/><BR/>Worst present I've given was a 'toy' which, when you hold both handles gives you an electric shock. Nice. Amnesty International are investigating. This was to my son.<BR/><BR/>Worst present received were bath bombes containing lots of dried petals and herbs, so when you got out of the bath you look like a dustbin has been tipped over you.cellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17061833787120469657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1166723373638695572006-12-21T17:49:00.000+00:002006-12-21T17:49:00.000+00:00I went to a hen party once where we'd all been ins...I went to a hen party once where we'd all been instructed to make something to give to the bride-to-be. I made her a white lacy bridal cigarette-packet cosy. Out of an old pair of my knickers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1166699052564299142006-12-21T11:04:00.000+00:002006-12-21T11:04:00.000+00:00A 'gold' cross and chain to my first ever boyfrien...A 'gold' cross and chain to my first ever boyfriend, aged 12. The chain had already rusted.Spinsterellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611660308963083276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1166695703208438382006-12-21T10:08:00.000+00:002006-12-21T10:08:00.000+00:00But I once gave my sister a novelty globe shaped p...But I once gave my sister a novelty globe shaped pencil sharpener that I found at school.<BR/>Being the turn of the nineties I'm sure it was out of date as well. Lots of countries that had recently ceased to exist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1166695643122876792006-12-21T10:07:00.000+00:002006-12-21T10:07:00.000+00:00yup.yup.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1166642535238258772006-12-20T19:22:00.000+00:002006-12-20T19:22:00.000+00:00i can't remeber any drastically bad presents that ...i can't remeber any drastically bad presents that i have given to people BUT last year i was very pissed off when i had this big box - I got very excited by thins thinking it may be something useful for a change from my aunt and uncle but NOOOO it was a bloody chair!! and not a lovely padded chair with arms but this shite chair from ikea that I had to put together myself, and it it's just sooo uncomfy and a peice of rubbish - that was not good<BR/><BR/>oh and the yeah before the only present from my parents in my stocking was a pair of plain black gloves - not even a bloody orange!!!<BR/><BR/>Ros xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1166630126773383552006-12-20T15:55:00.000+00:002006-12-20T15:55:00.000+00:00True, that was a fucking good present.I am redeeme...True, that was a fucking good present.<BR/><BR/>I am redeemed.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1166627876263191812006-12-20T15:17:00.000+00:002006-12-20T15:17:00.000+00:00Yeah but you totally redeemed youself by buying me...Yeah but you totally redeemed youself by buying me an Ultimate Iron Man action figure with several points of articulation which is a genius gift and makes me happy just thinking about it. Cheers matey!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1166622823760317752006-12-20T13:53:00.000+00:002006-12-20T13:53:00.000+00:00I have to say, that was very impressive!I tend to ...I have to say, that was very impressive!<BR/><BR/>I tend to give good gifts, in hope that I'll recieve good gifts. It doesn't work.<BR/><BR/>My brother once gave me a potato. Wrapped up in lots of news paper with lots of cellotape to make it infuriating to open. I put it on my window sill and left it there for a good many months.<BR/><BR/>It shrank, turned green and started growing stuff.<BR/><BR/>Not pretty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1166617397948615852006-12-20T12:23:00.000+00:002006-12-20T12:23:00.000+00:00I keep buying things that I like for people, not b...I keep buying things that I like for people, not because I want to spread the love of the thing, but because I want a reason to buy it. So I'll give it to them... then borrow it for a real long time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1166617117113975892006-12-20T12:18:00.000+00:002006-12-20T12:18:00.000+00:00I got matching teatowls and napkins for christmas ...I got matching teatowls and napkins for christmas once from a Great Aunt. <BR/><BR/>I was nine, and not overly impressed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1166615068240067962006-12-20T11:44:00.000+00:002006-12-20T11:44:00.000+00:00Received, not Given:My ex-colleague Mr Howe has in...Received, not Given:<BR/>My ex-colleague Mr Howe has in the past given me a carrot ("cos you're vegetarian") and some library books ("they need to be back by the weekend.")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1166611009187617872006-12-20T10:36:00.000+00:002006-12-20T10:36:00.000+00:00I was impressed you managed to wrap it...I was impressed you managed to wrap it...James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1166603285868817562006-12-20T08:28:00.000+00:002006-12-20T08:28:00.000+00:00erm... that should be "tin of" of course.erm... that should be "tin of" of course.Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841187654606981532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1166603267180200902006-12-20T08:27:00.000+00:002006-12-20T08:27:00.000+00:00I cannot top these. But I did give someone a tin o...I cannot top these. But I did give someone a tin on chopped tomatoes for his birthday. I wrapped it and everything.Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841187654606981532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1166564022437553192006-12-19T21:33:00.000+00:002006-12-19T21:33:00.000+00:00Dead *because* of the Scrabble Cube Volcano? Man....Dead *because* of the Scrabble Cube Volcano? Man. I hope you can live with your guilt. Cat-killer.<BR/><BR/>I have a carved beetle nut like that, which, iirc, was a gift from a lover at the time. Mine is missing one leg. But that was my fault. I was trying to show that it could ride a bicycle. It, too, may have been a recycled gift, now that I come to think about it...Valerie Policharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06235536374093188620noreply@blogger.com