I got a car vacuum solely because I bought my mother a new car. I can’t imagine any other reason why my sister would give me one. It’ll probably remain unopened until my nephew wants to earn pocket money cleaning the car.
Ahh the practical gifts. I still remember the year that underwear replaced toys. The biggest hint was my first Gillette razor and pamphlets for the Air Force, Army and Navy.
Did that accidentally one year. I forgot one of my wife’s presents I had hidden and she found it about a month later. She enjoyed that and found it amusing.
It was a tradition to get gifts from “the new year” in our family. Usually it was something like a personal box of chocolates that you didn’t have to share, an ornament or some sort of little toy, etc. Think there was some superstition attached to it at one time, but now it is just a way to ease out of the post holiday doldrums.
I did that a few years ago. Actually, I saved a gift until mid-January to try to really head off the winter blahs. Turned out it was a box of no longer fresh-baked cookies. I ate ‘em anyway, Stale cookies are still cookies.
wldhrsy2luv 7 months ago
Cheers!
Randallw 7 months ago
I got a car vacuum solely because I bought my mother a new car. I can’t imagine any other reason why my sister would give me one. It’ll probably remain unopened until my nephew wants to earn pocket money cleaning the car.
Jayalexander 7 months ago
Ahh the practical gifts. I still remember the year that underwear replaced toys. The biggest hint was my first Gillette razor and pamphlets for the Air Force, Army and Navy.
Chris 7 months ago
probable shoulda held onto a different present from someone else…
F-Flash 7 months ago
Practicality is under-rated, Wa Wa
Baucuva 7 months ago
Did that accidentally one year. I forgot one of my wife’s presents I had hidden and she found it about a month later. She enjoyed that and found it amusing.
monya_43 7 months ago
Does Aunt Gladys think Monty is going bald? He still has a lot of hair. Must have been a regift. Maybe Aunt Gladys is losing her hair.
Spoonbone 7 months ago
Aunt Gladys really knows how to cheer up a guy.
Csaw Backnforth 7 months ago
As long as the gift wasn’t something perishable.
WCraft Premium Member 7 months ago
My luck would’ve been a pair of socks or package of underwear. Or worse, a book entitled: “Losing Weight for Dummies.”
petermerck 7 months ago
It might have been the ornament she thought you would like.
gammaguy 7 months ago
Does Aunt Gladys live in South Korea?
stamps 7 months ago
Well, it should have been a new Christmas tree ornament.
raybarb44 7 months ago
Actually, her thoughts were in the right place. She knows you don’t need Viagra…..
EowynWolfmoon 7 months ago
It was a tradition to get gifts from “the new year” in our family. Usually it was something like a personal box of chocolates that you didn’t have to share, an ornament or some sort of little toy, etc. Think there was some superstition attached to it at one time, but now it is just a way to ease out of the post holiday doldrums.
RWill 7 months ago
Hairy Christmas!
Ed The Red Premium Member 7 months ago
I did that a few years ago. Actually, I saved a gift until mid-January to try to really head off the winter blahs. Turned out it was a box of no longer fresh-baked cookies. I ate ‘em anyway, Stale cookies are still cookies.
Night-Gaunt49 7 months ago
Stitching in new hair works better.
Out of the Past 7 months ago
Should have kept quiet and regifted it to the robot.
Sisyphos 7 months ago
Well, cheers, Monty! Looks like Aunt Gladys has a sense of humor!
(And it’s good to see you taking down your tree on the right day, since today marks the official end of the Christmas season.)
comicaluser 7 months ago
Itis?