tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23949836.post808629598469914030..comments2023-10-20T01:37:02.847+11:00Comments on Jo Blogs: The Birdhouse Stick ThingJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12410154061956348030noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23949836.post-4114458912445214572007-04-16T08:38:00.000+10:002007-04-16T08:38:00.000+10:00Only if one of the presents is a small box of tiny...Only if one of the presents is a small box of tiny Santa Clause bodies.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12410154061956348030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23949836.post-66907862406028963212007-04-16T02:22:00.000+10:002007-04-16T02:22:00.000+10:00For a wedding present, I received a small box of t...For a wedding present, I received a small box of tiny porcelain Santa Claus heads. It was a September wedding.<BR/><BR/>That notwithstanding, I think I love you. Will you marry me too?<BR/><BR/>- MMarchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201825708442679157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23949836.post-62169955389761291832007-04-12T23:28:00.000+10:002007-04-12T23:28:00.000+10:00Hey man - I'm not saying I've kept this crap! Most...Hey man - I'm not saying I've <I>kept</I> this crap! Most of it got the ol' heave-ho as soon as we got home. But the eagle, for some cunting reason, has proved more difficult to remove from the premises...<BR/><BR/>As for signals, when The Tasteless Ones are out purchasing "gifts", do you really think <I>signals</I> make a crap-crumb of difference? Sweet Ford, no. How many times do you think I've said, "No, no, no - don't buy us presents. We don't need anything!" or "Alcohol. Buy us alcohol." Many, many times. But. None. Of. It. Works. X-0redcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916750858980883634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23949836.post-18146790464764294122007-04-11T08:16:00.000+10:002007-04-11T08:16:00.000+10:00Redcap, I mean this in the nicest, nicest way, but...Redcap, I mean this in the nicest, nicest way, but - you appear to be the High Priestess of Crap Accumulation.<BR/>What message are you sending to these people?Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12410154061956348030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23949836.post-89611146887277897862007-04-10T22:54:00.000+10:002007-04-10T22:54:00.000+10:00Ha! I've had more shite presents from the outlaws ...Ha! I've had more shite presents from the outlaws than you guys have had hot dinners! I bring forth exhibits A through zedettyzedzedzed:<BR/><BR/>* Resin tortoise with tortoise-child on its back.<BR/>* "Lord of the Canyon" Franklin Mint plate.<BR/>* "Praying Jesus" Franklin Mint plate (I'm an aethesist and they know it).<BR/>* Snowman tealight holder/Christmas decoration (Christmas present, clearly bought at post-Christmas sales).<BR/>* Mini photo album decorated with Russian mythological figures.<BR/>* Fondue set.<BR/>* Box of 24 Reject Shop mugs.<BR/>* (2X) towelling thing with a piece of elastic that was "a susprise" and "an apron" at the same time.<BR/>* Etched glass zodiac paperweights - one for him on his birthday, one for me on mine. Just $2.99 each!<BR/>* Embroidered, sequinny, satiny, cordedy, cream cushions.<BR/>* More Hawaiian/bad taste/Ed Harry shits - sorry, shirts - than you could poke a shit - sorry, stick - at.<BR/><BR/>I could go on, but the life-size resin eagle really did take the proverbial biscuit. My bestie was present when the box was opened and five years later, she's still dining out on the look on my face.redcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916750858980883634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23949836.post-43746831981960742652007-04-10T20:17:00.000+10:002007-04-10T20:17:00.000+10:00THAT IS THE GREATEST POST EVER!!! Ha ha ha haTHAT IS THE GREATEST POST EVER!!! Ha ha ha haPetStarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12134249522902264678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23949836.post-14413109876599541952007-04-10T14:08:00.000+10:002007-04-10T14:08:00.000+10:00Redcap - any present preceded by the words "life-s...Redcap - any present preceded by the words "life-size" and "resin" is always going to be shit. In like, a glorious, life-affirming way.<BR/><BR/>Shellity - you've been holding out on the naked tray. I must be shown.<BR/><BR/>Nick - as IF a troll would redeem humanity. FAR more likely to be a stuffed yellow bird. As you know all too well, trolls are only good for letting billy-goats across bridges. Sometimes.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12410154061956348030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23949836.post-36923500569455879462007-04-08T19:56:00.000+10:002007-04-08T19:56:00.000+10:00Is it a bird on the cross? Or a troll? Either way ...Is it a bird on the cross? Or a troll? Either way I hope they managed to redeem humanity...<BR/><BR/>I especially like the three wise orange chickens who have brought gifts to the birth of the christ-child-thing...<BR/><BR/>My worst present is any present I've received my wife's sydney relatives. While they're happy to lavish a reasonable amount of money on the kids, they choose my present according to the following criteria:<BR/><BR/>(1) Must not plan ahead or attend the sales of kind (ie, must be purchased one or two days before Xmas)<BR/>(2) Must not cost more than $1.37<BR/>(3) Must be purchased with flagrant disregared for what little they know about me.<BR/><BR/>I feel like begging them not to buy me a gift -- but really, it's christmas...nick cetaceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11137929283476007797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23949836.post-34561056280739539402007-04-08T11:57:00.000+10:002007-04-08T11:57:00.000+10:00A life-sized resin eagle sounds just as bad as the...A life-sized resin eagle sounds just as bad as the small plaster statue of Bruce Lee that my hubby got for Christmas from his brother and sister-in-law, otherwise known as the Worst Present Buyers in Sydney. They were kind enough to buy me a plastic drink tray with pictures of naked men on it last year. Mmmm. Classy.<BR/><BR/>But about the Birdhouse Stick Thing: the tasteless yet beautifully presented 'bird on the cross' representing Easter will always be my favourite, I think. And yes, I am greasing the slippery-dip to Hell...shellityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09947174303617760411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23949836.post-16570444231564770862007-04-07T17:55:00.000+10:002007-04-07T17:55:00.000+10:00Wow. And I thought the life-size resin eagle my ot...Wow. And I thought the life-size resin eagle my other half's father bought him for a birthday present was the shitest present in the history of shit presents. <BR/><BR/>The Michael Jackson verdict commemoration cracked me up, though. I love the fact that he's dangling the baby from one of the nests >:)redcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916750858980883634noreply@blogger.com