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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Nilsen on December 20, 2009, 11:43:19 AM
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Opening the corner of a xmas present that was under the tree. My kid busted her yesterday morning :rofl
Oh boy she is gonna hear about this for awhile, and not by me. :angel:
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:lol
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Oh, thought this might be a plastic surgery thread. :D
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My 5 year old showed my missus where her present was hidden, I think he was trying to do a contra deal (I'll show you yours if you show me mine). Little did he know all his presents are secured in our basement, with fake snakes guarding them (my missus has a snake phobia). I shoulda had hers down there too :(
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ah my friends that is why you buy big boxes & wrap them (empty inside) and use them as decoys.
(especially entertaining if you use wrapping paper from a jewelry store)
:devil
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ah my friends that is why you buy big boxes & wrap them (empty inside) and use them as decoys.
(especially entertaining if you use wrapping paper from a jewelry store)
:devil
hahaha :) good idea!
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last year I asked my wife to wrap my mom's presents. little did she know a few were hers. That guys didn't go over so well. But still worth seeing her face when she was opening them.
v1st
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Don't use scotch tape either. Use strapping tape and sit back and enjoy.
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Don't use scotch tape either. Use strapping tape and sit back and enjoy.
Oh man! I gotta tell you about me late father. He had some strange things going on. One was wrapping papper. The paper was part of the present as far as he was concerned. A pathologically instilled relic from the Victorian era.
He'd get his pen knife or craft knife or box cutter (he always had a blade near for letters) and with the grace, skill and dexterity of a heart surgeon, he'd set about severing the tape that held the papper. He was meticulous. So much so that it was agonisingly annoying to watch. Then. Then he'd slowly unwrap the gift making sure not to rip the paper. Then. Then he'd (annoyed the crap outta me) put the gift to one side. Some kind of Japanese tea ceremony type thing but with gifts. Then. Then he'd take the wrapping papper and neatly fold it square and put it to one side. On a shelf or in the magazine rack by his chair. Absolutely pointless cause it would be thrown away in a few days. (drove me insane) Then. Then he'd look at the present. Wouldn't take the present out of it's box or the wrapper it was set it.....NEVER. (pulling me hair out) Then. Then he'd say thanks and put the gift away somewhere. (grrr) He'd spend more time with wrapping papper than the bloody gift. (GGRRRR)
After about 20 Christmases of this crap I used to go ape with tape. I'd stick that freakin presented together so much so, it would look worse than a rubber clad fetish. I used to laugh me nads off watching him trying to tackle that. It used to drive him mad.
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Hehehe LYNX, I would have used glue or double sided tape and put it on the inside of the wrapping paper between the paper and box, as well. :)
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Reminds me of a great joke my Grandpa used to always say. Few days before Christmas he'd always say "We should practice opening presents so we're ready for Christmas!" :lol
I always likes that idea! :aok
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The strapping tape was the only kind of tape my grandfather would use on presents. Trying to tear that crap like it was scotch tape would drive you bat toejam insane. I miss those times.
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Best thing to wrap and drive people nuts is 3 plastic 2 liter bottles. It will form a triangle of sorts. Always have the rules to not pick up or touch the present. Everyone will stare at the triangle and have no clue what's inside. :noid
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Nice idea about the 3 liter bottles!
And I love the idea of your Grandpa's to practice opening gifts! :)
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No lutefisk for her this year!
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One present I gave my my mom one year was 100 dollars, all in 1 dollar bills. The only thing is I wrapped it in an ol 26" tv box filled with those styrafoam peanuts. It took her an hour to find all the money...
(Side note) it took me 3 days to pick up all the peanuts. Ill never do that again..
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Another idea:
1. Get a very large balloon (3' in diameter)
2. Get a tank of helium
3. Fill balloon
4. Cover wrapping paper with glue (slow setting)
5. Carefully wrap balloon
6. When someone opens that heart-attack inducing contraption, the balloon's membrane is torn, and:
(http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/nuclear-test-1.jpg)
For extra fun, add rancid meat!
(http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Lifeandhealth/Pix/pictures/2006/08/30/999CatGwynngetty.jpg)
-Penguin
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Penguin, there are times when I despair of you . . . ;)
Hoho, Lynx, my father was just as fussy about the string that secured parcels back in the day. Being a sailor, he'd rather spend an age untying the knots than cut them. My Scottish mother thoroughly approved of such a money-saving idea - and never ran out of string.
:cool:
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One year on my grandfather's birthday, I used a brick to add weight to a light box. When he opened it he said, "You'll see this again." Christmas rolls around and he hands me a "special" gift from him. About the size and feel of a box of 12 gauge shells. Cool. Nope! He cut the brick down to the size of shell box and taped quarters all over it. That was the last time I tried to trick him with a present.
As my uncle said, "Old age and deciet will overcome youth and skill every time."
Merry Christmas, all. :salute
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I am a constant source of annoyance for my parents. I am always finding my presents before Christmas and my birthday. But lately, they've gotten better at hiding them. They change the Amazon.com password and they don't open the boxes when they arrive. I still find them though! They forgot to change their email password so I saw the shipping confirmation. And as for trick presents, my dad replaced my iPod with a rock on my 16th birthday. I still have that rock sitting on my desk.
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Had a friend whose wife always would shake her presents to tell what they were . So one year he wrapped wooden blocks in paper so it looked like a big box. She picked it up and the blocks when everywhere. OOPs She couldnt hide that. :rofl :rofl