Loot

Fman99
Dec 25 2010 07:51 PM
Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Dec 25 2010 08:17 PM

What did you all get this year for gifts? I got a new Nook (WiFi only), Wii Party, an iPhone speaker dock for the deck and a pile of running swag.

Kong76
Dec 25 2010 08:03 PM
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Last two seasons of Sopranos ... no socks, no underwear, no
sweaters, no clothes at all!!

Also got all 194 episodes of I Love Lucy too! It's gonna be a
long winter!

Rockin' Doc
Dec 25 2010 08:07 PM
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Nook WiFi, Klipsch S4 earphones, some clothes, 2 tervis tumblers (one Duke and one Mets), and a 47" LCD HD TV. Mrs. Clause really spoiled me.

themetfairy
Dec 25 2010 08:27 PM
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It seems like forever ago, but for Chanukah I got a nice two-toned gold earrings/bracelet set. Also Seasons One and Two of The Office. And the kids, who know I love candles, gave me some really beautiful ones :)

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Dec 25 2010 08:30 PM
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Got some very nice technical winter running gear including an awesome Suomi top in Ferrari red.

Undies, hat & gloves, jammies, etc.

Hot Wheels Crash Course (technically, Pail's gift but I played it a lot)

Ashie62
Dec 25 2010 09:17 PM
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See my Friends..Ray Davies collaborating on his own hits..awesome

Patti Smith's award winning book about her first love, Robert Maplethorpe.

Ashie62
Dec 25 2010 09:17 PM
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ohhh 4000 posts for Xmas...

Willets Point
Dec 25 2010 09:22 PM
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A hot-water heater.

metsmarathon
Dec 25 2010 10:35 PM
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i got a nice camera bag/messenger bag thing that doesn't look too gay (i hope), a sweet nikon lens coffee cup, superman cufflinks, and a cashmere sweater.

from my mom, i got a stop sign for the garage that lights up when i've hit the desired spot. not that i'm a bad driver. but because i'm hard to shop for. folks, never be known as hard to shop for. but really, my hobbies aren't all that mysterious and vague. i'm a running, fathering, cooking, photographing mets fan. surely there's a hook in there for something. she got mrs.mm a running top and a mani-pedi gift certificate. and i also got a pair of golf-ball-finding sunglasses. i mean, fine. i suck at golf and lose lots of balls, but unless this thing can level forests and drain ponds, they're only of so much utility for the handful of times i might "golf" in a year. i don't golf. i walk around a park, swinging sticks at stationary balls, wondering in amazement to which direction they will take flight.

The Second Spitter
Dec 26 2010 02:58 AM
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Stade Français Rugby jersey from my sis:

This book:

Apocalypse Now Blu Ray

Gran Turismo 5 for the PS3

and a Samsonite toiletries bag.

Benjamin Grimm
Dec 26 2010 05:46 AM
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A deck of playing cards that says "Number One Dad" on the back of each card.

And some movie theater gift certificates. And that's about it! I've made an effort over the years to reduce gift-swapping as much as possible, and it's mostly worked.

Frayed Knot
Dec 26 2010 06:05 AM
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Willets Point wrote:
A hot-water heater.

Why do you want to heat hot water?
By definition it pretty much sounds to me like it's already there.

Ceetar
Dec 26 2010 06:44 AM
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I got a ton of chocolate, some clothes/socks, some interesting flavored popcorn (spicy peanut butter) and a coffee of the month thingy from Kauai Coffee Company. yum.

I bet no one got anything that made them _this_ excited though:

metirish
Dec 26 2010 06:59 AM
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Photoshop Elements 9

A heavily lined hoody thing which I plan on using tonight shoveling the snow that's coming .

dgwphotography
Dec 26 2010 07:20 AM
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I had a poster printed, mounted and framed of this that I gave to my parents:

Needless to say, my mom absolutely loved it.

metsmarathon
Dec 26 2010 08:01 AM
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this year, i went through all the photos i've taken of minimm and loaded all the good ones, plus a few that mrs.mm has taken of him, onto digital photo frames for his grandparents.

there's almost a thousand of 'em.

batmagadanleadoff
Dec 26 2010 08:41 AM
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I got the flu.

Ceetar
Dec 26 2010 09:48 AM
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batmagadanleadoff wrote:
I got the flu.

That one's been regifted so many times..

themetfairy
Dec 26 2010 09:48 AM
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metirish wrote:
Photoshop Elements 9

A heavily lined hoody thing which I plan on using tonight shoveling the snow that's coming .

irish - Let me know how you like it.

I've just been using Picnik for quick and dirty editing - I'd be interested in hearing about the advantages of Photoshop.

Lefty Specialist
Dec 26 2010 10:03 AM
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The complete Police Squad! series DVD. All other gifts pale into insignificance.

themetfairy
Dec 26 2010 10:08 AM
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Lefty Specialist wrote:
The complete Police Squad! series DVD. All other gifts pale into insignificance.

Nice! I love the guest stars who ask Johnny for advice

metirish
Dec 26 2010 10:19 AM
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themetfairy wrote:
Photoshop Elements 9

A heavily lined hoody thing which I plan on using tonight shoveling the snow that's coming .

irish - Let me know how you like it.

I've just been using Picnik for quick and dirty editing - I'd be interested in hearing about the advantages of Photoshop.

I like it, I've been using photoshop elements 7 for two years. It can be a steep learning curve and takes time to learn, basically you need to learn about Layers , it's a powerful tool with a lot of features.....Scott Kelby who is one of the foremost experts on Photoshop reckons that the Elements line has about 90% of what the full blown Photoshop has.....meaning it's perfect for the hobbyist but powerful enough for most anyone....it's also an organizer for your images.

PSE9 adds some bells and whistles from PSE7/8....

Best Buy has it on sale now for $60...that's a great deal.....

You can download it as a trial version for 30 days from here.....

https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/inde ... &loc=en_us

I would get some reading first then DL it and play with it to see if it's what you'd want.

themetfairy
Dec 26 2010 10:30 AM
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Thanks irish!

sharpie
Dec 26 2010 10:54 AM
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Couple of shirts, a jacket; Keith Richards' Life; Elvis Costello, Sufjan Stephens, Jonsie, Red River, Low Anthem CDs.

Edgy DC
Dec 26 2010 12:58 PM
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My unspeakable bride bought (and mounted for) me a few selections from this man's remarkable collection of Mets spring training snapshots.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Dec 27 2010 01:04 AM
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Nice aftershave, a new iPhone, and this t-shirt:

metsguyinmichigan
Dec 27 2010 04:30 AM
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My 9-year-old nephew in Illinois is getting into baseball cards and loves to cruise the 10-cent bins at his local coin and card store. He appeared to clean out the bin finding cool old Mets for me. Some near cards, too! The ball is signed by Hal Lanier, who manages the local minor league team and was the Astros manager in 1986.

As far as Mets loot, I also got the Firestein book about Glavine and Mussina from my brother-in-law, swet Mets flannel lounge pants and a Shea book from my wife, a Shea Stadium sign and Mets car magnets (for the drive to Comerica Park this summer) from my parents.

My parents also gave me the gift card to go get new running shoes!

Centerfield
Dec 27 2010 08:58 AM
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metsmarathon wrote:
this year, i went through all the photos i've taken of minimm and loaded all the good ones, plus a few that mrs.mm has taken of him, onto digital photo frames for his grandparents.

there's almost a thousand of 'em.

Cool. This will go well with the 8 pictures you have of minimm's younger sibling.

themetfairy
Dec 27 2010 09:03 AM
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Centerfield wrote:
metsmarathon wrote:
this year, i went through all the photos i've taken of minimm and loaded all the good ones, plus a few that mrs.mm has taken of him, onto digital photo frames for his grandparents.

there's almost a thousand of 'em.

Cool. This will go well with the 8 pictures you have of minimm's younger sibling.

CF - come over to my house some time. All of my kids have sets of albums of their own!

metsmarathon
Dec 27 2010 09:20 AM
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Centerfield wrote:
metsmarathon wrote:
this year, i went through all the photos i've taken of minimm and loaded all the good ones, plus a few that mrs.mm has taken of him, onto digital photo frames for his grandparents.

there's almost a thousand of 'em.

Cool. This will go well with the 8 pictures you have of minimm's younger sibling.

i know, right. i'm setting myself up for an impossible workload.

DocTee
Dec 27 2010 09:55 AM
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Cufflinks made from old Shea Stadium seats.

I believe Edgy got those a few years back. I planted the word in wifey's ear and voila!

Benjamin Grimm
Dec 27 2010 10:01 AM
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I would imagine that they're rather bulky and awkward, aren't they?

DocTee
Dec 27 2010 10:26 AM
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It's the smell of peanuts and stale beer that get me. Find myself licking my wrists more than I normally do.

metsmarathon
Dec 27 2010 12:33 PM
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i've got them too. tasty!

Centerfield
Dec 27 2010 12:41 PM
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themetfairy wrote:
Centerfield wrote:
metsmarathon wrote:
this year, i went through all the photos i've taken of minimm and loaded all the good ones, plus a few that mrs.mm has taken of him, onto digital photo frames for his grandparents.

there's almost a thousand of 'em.

Cool. This will go well with the 8 pictures you have of minimm's younger sibling.

CF - come over to my house some time. All of my kids have sets of albums of their own!

Showoff. We're going to have to photoshop dresses on some of Ryan's pictures later on so Stella won't feel bad.

themetfairy
Dec 27 2010 12:44 PM
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Centerfield wrote:
Centerfield wrote:
metsmarathon wrote:
this year, i went through all the photos i've taken of minimm and loaded all the good ones, plus a few that mrs.mm has taken of him, onto digital photo frames for his grandparents.

there's almost a thousand of 'em.

Cool. This will go well with the 8 pictures you have of minimm's younger sibling.

CF - come over to my house some time. All of my kids have sets of albums of their own!

Showoff. We're going to have to photoshop dresses on some of Ryan's pictures later on so Stella won't feel bad.

MK and his sister looked so much alike that I would sometimes show off a 7-year-old baby picture of her and people would think it was MK (until I pointed out the pink shorts ).

But, as you've seen, there's no shortage of pictures of my youngest child (or my middle one, for that matter).

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Dec 27 2010 02:16 PM
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Nice aftershave, a new iPhone, and this t-shirt:

wtf?

TransMonk
Dec 27 2010 02:33 PM
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John Cougar Lunchbucket
Dec 27 2010 05:54 PM
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That's bad, you know it.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Dec 28 2010 09:55 PM
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Even better? All of my male cousins got the same shirt.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid= ... =photo_tag

There's, like, three more of us NOT in this picture. I argued unsuccessfully that we should have posed in a gang-knife-fight frieze.

Rockin' Doc
Dec 28 2010 10:19 PM
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Today my wife surprised me at lunch with a belated present of 4 tickets for the Duke vs. UNC-Greensboro game tomorrow night at the Greensboro Colosseum. Not expecting much of a game, as UNC-G is currently 0-11, but it should be a nice family outing. We'll have a nice family dinner before hopefully, enjoying a historic victory (#880) for Coach K. He should move past legendary UNC coach Dean Smith for second place on the all time wins list.