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I Got a Chainsaw...

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behindbj:
And I love it.

For your holiday enjoyment, what gift have you received (for any occasion, not just Christmas) that would generally seem odd to the general public at large.

Like, for example, my chainsaw.  It's right up there with the 150-piece ratchet set I received years ago.  Someone asked me what I received for Christmas and I told them about the ratchet set.  She looked at me for a minute and said, tenatively, "And you're happy with that?"

Of course I was (and still am - I still have it).  Of course, I'm the type of gal who loves her new chainsaw, too.

So - how about it ehellions?  How different are we?

behindbj

fklwmn:
I'm not sure that I'm different, but The Marine gave me a car charger for my cell phone and I am THRILLED with it. He was so nervous before I opened it. He said he didn't know how I would like it b/c it was a practical gift, lol.

I jumped up and down and gave him a HUGE hug and kiss. I really needed a car charger. He gave me other things too... a necklace, an ionic breeze (for my allergies), and some other stuff. I got a 20" TV from my parents to replace the one that went kaput last year. But my favorite gift? The car charger. I'm so easy, lol.

Gileswench:
I've gotten some oddball things that made me happy over the years, but nothing compares to a gift my brother got years ago for Christmas.

My father was at a used/antiquarian bookstore when he found bound volumes of the 1850 census reports. The folks at the shop said nobody but nobody wanted it and made him a really cheap deal on the set.

On Christmas day we thought we were never going to get my brother to open any other packages. His wife actually threatened to open the rest of his gifts and divvy them up with me, but nothing could get his nose out of those books.

For years afterward, we all knew the phrase 'I got a book once' meant the 1850 census.

Shoo:
Behindbj, I am jealous of you!  I love power tools!  I would have asked for gas powered hedge clippers for Christmas this year, but since I won't be able to use them until Springtime, I knew it would just torture me to receive them so early, so I asked for something else.  I am TOTALLY going to request them for Valentine's Day, however.

Past favorites of mine (for Christmas) have included a cordless drill, table saw, router (and table) and power sander.  I am a strange combination of girly girl and Tool Time girl!

I do make awesome handmade picture frames.  If only I had room for a proper glass cutting contraption, I might go into business!

snoopygirl:
For my birthday I got a nintendo ds. That doesnt seem odd but I am a 25 year old women. I love my ds and the games I play with it. I already have a nice collection of games.

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