I hate Christmas

[WhimsyTheFae]

There is nothing "practical" about a pen that costs more than a hundred dollars.

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I don't want what they think I should want. If they want to give me something from their heart, they should get me something I actually want.



Unlikely. They asked my wife for suggestions within the last two weeks, which she provided (I give my wife suggestions every year for her to pass on if people ask her).

ummm....wow....

I guess that I will have to bow out of this one, as I have said as much as I can without being rude.

 

[PowerWordDumb]

something I actually wanted.

Bzzt. I thought we were going to try to avoid this? You're not doing very well at this exercise.

 

[Storm Raven]

Not even if it sits impressively upon your desk, and creates a good impression on potential clients who see your uber pen and think "Wow, he must be super successful to be able to afford an expensive pen like that - I ought to hire him!"?

No, of course not. Presenting an image to potential clients isn't valuable at all.

I work for the government. I have no clients as such. An expensive pen is merely a pricey bauble. The $2 paperweight I got from my son last year was a better gift, because he didn't spend a ton of money on it, and it is useful.

 

[Ralts Bloodthorne]

No. It is called being rude. You see, he chose a gift he would want to get, and assumed that since he would like it I should.

I guess he thought that maybe, as his friend, you had something in common.

I have seen chunks of The Waterboy and found it unfunny. He knows this. He also knows what I actually like, and ignored that in favor of a gift that would be great for him. That's the rude part. He got a gift for himself, disguised as a gift for me.

Yeah, I'm sure you gave it to him back.

Wait for it...

I returned the movie, unopened and exchanged it for something I actually wanted.

Ahhh...

Yup, he got himself a gift disguised as a gift for you.

Man, I really do for sorry for you. I felt really bad that I couldn't afford all the cool stuff for my kids this year, but now...

I feel better. They'll at least appreciate what they get.

 

[Crothian]

No. It is called being rude. You see, he chose a gift he would want to get, and assumed that since he would like it I should. I have seen chunks of The Waterboy and found it unfunny. He knows this. He also knows what I actually like, and ignored that in favor of a gift that would be great for him. That's the rude part. He got a gift for himself, disguised as a gift for me.

Do you guys live together? Would he have been able to watch it all the time because he doesn't owqn a copy? Did you read his mind or are you just guessing? You seem to assume the worst motives in your friends and family, why is that?

 

[Ralts Bloodthorne]

Or he's doing it to needle SR and his unyielding ways. Again, that takes thought too. It means he loves you enough to drive you crazy.

Reminds me of how two firends of mine keep passing an ancient box of Dots candies back and forth from birthday to birthday. Neither of them wants it, they just do it to drive the other one nuts.

You know my brother and I?

Seriously, we've been giving the same 2 gifts back and forth for 12 years. Whoever dies first gets them put in thier coffin!

 

[Ralts Bloodthorne]

I work for the government. I have no clients as such. An expensive pen is merely a pricey bauble. The $2 paperweight I got from my son last year was a better gift, because he didn't spend a ton of money on it, and it is useful.

Agent K called...

He wants his human empathy back.

 

[Storm Raven]

And you took nothing back with you, did you?

Sadly, you missed out on something that those people have, and that's an appreciation for gifts, a sense of wonder at holidays, and appreciation for thoughtfullness.

You'd think they would feel that way. But the majority don't. Most resent you because they need your help and hate you for trying. Many accuse you of thrying the impose Christian beliefs upon them, because you are an evil Western oppressor, while others try to steal your watch.

 

[Crothian]

You'd think they would feel that way. But the majority don't. Most resent you because they need your help and hate you for trying. Many accuse you of thrying the impose Christian beliefs upon them, because you are an evil Western oppressor, while others try to steal your watch.

Wow, I bet your fun at parties!!

 

[Ralts Bloodthorne]

You'd think they would feel that way. But the majority don't. Most resent you because they need your help and hate you for trying. Many accuse you of thrying the impose Christian beliefs upon them, because you are an evil Western oppressor, while others try to steal your watch.

Huh, my experiences were different.

I think I can pinpoint where you were and what you were doing.

I think you really need to do some soul searching, look inward at yourself, then out at your world, then do some more soul searching.

You have less understanding of Christmas than the focus of a children's special, and to me, that's tragic.