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Title: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Nuclear1 on December 25, 2005, 11:14:26 am
Yup, it's that time of year, when people open the presents.

So, what'd you get for Christmas?

Me:

--War of the Worlds DVD
--Several country CDs
--Portable DVD Player ( :D )
--That's it
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Wanderer on December 25, 2005, 11:24:00 am
Hmm..

Chocolade
Nightwish CD
200 Gb Hard Drive
Civilization IV
Some designer office stuff
Loads of clothing
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Depth_Charge on December 25, 2005, 11:25:26 am
I got "Life of Brian"... :D.....some new clothes....yay.....next week i'll get my 27 inch flatscreen tv.... ;7.....and get my licence plate on my car..... :pimp:
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: J.P. on December 25, 2005, 11:32:53 am
Nuclear1, I got the War of the Worlds Double Disc Limited Edition DVD.  :p

And I got the Phantom of the Opera soundtrack. But, christmas isn't over yet so I may be getting more stuff.  :D
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Jetmech Jr. on December 25, 2005, 11:34:53 am
F.E.A.R. Diector's cut DVD edition.
Clone Wars season 2.
Best Buy Gift Card.
Barnes and Nobles Gift card.
A Garden Gnome.
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Fineus on December 25, 2005, 11:35:34 am
This was a great year! I won't go into boring details about shampoo but since my CD player packed in I've been looking forward to number 1 on this list for months...

Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Kamikaze on December 25, 2005, 11:42:37 am
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: karajorma on December 25, 2005, 11:57:28 am
Cash. And the Battlestar Galactica Series 1 DVD. :)
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: WeatherOp on December 25, 2005, 12:04:44 pm
A Lacrosse Wireless weather station
Money
Headphones
a hunting knife "too bad I don't hunt"
and a neat little thing called 20Q, that can guess what you are thinking, and nearly allways works
Super Mario RPG "got for myself :p "And the question "who is the real Axem" :lol:

(http://www.rpgclassics.com/shrines/snes/smrpg/images/axem.gif)
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: adwight on December 25, 2005, 12:42:04 pm
Clothes
Axe Deodorant/Body Spray
iPod Video 60 GB ;7 (it actually works now too!)
Fire Emblem Path of Radiance
Chocolates
100$
Longest Yard DVD
Fantastic 4 DVD
Man From Snowy River DVD

Great haul for me this year.

EDIT:  Whoops forget the best one of them all...

A Nice 'ole kiss from my girl :).
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Jetmech Jr. on December 25, 2005, 12:53:04 pm
Quote
Super Mario RPG "got for myself  "And the question "who is the real Axem"

Haha, been so long since I finished that game. Where the hell did you find it?
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Gortef on December 25, 2005, 01:17:46 pm
It was a nice eve. I acted as the Mr. Clause since my cousin has a 2 and a half year old daughter. She would have propably regogniced other members of the family... so I had to do it since she doesn't see me that often.

She was a brave girl, wasn't scared at all in the end and politely thanked every gift I gave her. ^^

I myself got... err...

Toolbox (with some tools inside)
Clothes
Candy
Beer mugs
Hostage DVD
About 170cm high cd holder
among other things...

I guess I was a good boy this year.
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: starfox on December 25, 2005, 01:27:29 pm
Gladiator Extended Special Edition
Terminator Ultimate Edition
New Gloves  :p
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: BlackDove on December 25, 2005, 02:02:49 pm
I got something special!

Sick mother that needs to be fed every two hours and 13 hours of sleep.

Yep, those 10 hours of extra sleep were a blessing from above.
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: aldo_14 on December 25, 2005, 02:15:37 pm
Futurama Season 3&4 box sets
Some books
Couple of CDs & 1 game
scarf & jumper
Headphones & PC speakers
Swiss army knife
cash

Merry Xmas everyone!
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: WeatherOp on December 25, 2005, 02:16:39 pm
Quote
Super Mario RPG "got for myself  "And the question "who is the real Axem"

Haha, been so long since I finished that game. Where the hell did you find it?

Ebay.
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Jeryko on December 25, 2005, 02:22:34 pm
iPod Nano (black)
Leather Jacket
The Last Samurai - 2 Disc DvD set
Assorted bits of clothing
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Clave on December 25, 2005, 02:31:14 pm
(http://www.altgame.net/imagedump/angel.jpg)
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Post by: wolfdog on December 25, 2005, 03:44:02 pm
A book?
Christmas&presents don't really mix here.
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Clave on December 25, 2005, 05:10:54 pm
Eh? :confused:
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Martinus on December 25, 2005, 05:14:18 pm
I got a rather splendid captains computer chair
The entire BBC Chronicles of Narnia DVD's.
All of the CoN books.
Original Outer Limits DVD boxset.
Creature Comforts DVD boxset.
25 Years of the Viz Book
Optical Illusions book.
Wireless headphones.

We got my dad a 5MP Sony W5 digital camera but as usual he just gave it to me and said 'take photos' so I forsee me getting a lot of use out of it this year. :)

And as usual I didn't ask for anything at all.
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Mefustae on December 25, 2005, 11:28:49 pm
Hmmm... Mainly DVDs and a game or two...

- 'Call of Duty 2'
- 'Battle of Britain' Special Edition DVD.
- 'Hamburger Hill' DVD.
- 'The War Lover' DVD.
- 'Catch-22' DVD.
- 'Good Morning Vietnam' DVD.
- 'The Dead Poets Society' DVD.
- 'Patton' Special Edition DVD.
- 'Firefly, the Complete Series' DVD Set + a preorder for the 'Serenity' DVD. (The R4 version, as it won't be released in Australia until February)

As you can see, my collection of War Movies is steadily growing... and I just love Firefly...
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: WMCoolmon on December 26, 2005, 12:23:08 am
-- Frisbee
-- Cologne
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Flipside on December 26, 2005, 12:25:46 am
Book Voucher
Trainers
Spray-smellies.
And, in a couple of weeks, a new Midi keyboard to replace the one I've played to death :D
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Singh on December 26, 2005, 12:53:23 am
Well, we dont celebrate christmas, so I didn't get anything personally.

But the Government does, so they gave us all a public holiday today! :D
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Taristin on December 26, 2005, 12:59:40 am
Shirts
Pants
Gloves
Ear muffs
2 12" 1300W Subwoofers (sony)
1 1200W Amplifier (also sony)
Speaker enclosure and wires
DVD+R's


I really wasn't expecting the car audio stuff... I never even considerred it, really. But apparently my dad asked about it, and my brother, who is into that stuff, said it'd be great. And here I am, with a car that can rattle windows O.'.o

Not that I do, cause I like rock, and it's harder to tune the thing for rock than (c)rap... but I'm getting used to the idea of having it...
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Deepblue on December 26, 2005, 01:03:41 am
I would like to introduce everyone to the new love of my life...

(http://www.top10-digital-cameras-reviews.com/images/OPP%20SD200%20FT.jpg)

Thin bugger with great focus and video.

I also got this awesome CD... (courtesy of Sushi)

(http://images.windowsmedia.com/img/prov_u/300_80/00737463536424_800x800.jpg)

And a torture device from my sis...

(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00000JD5S.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)

And a bunch more stuff I don't have time to post.
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Turnsky on December 26, 2005, 06:18:01 am
70 bucks in cash and vouchers
the money to put towards a new 19" flatscreen CRT monitor (which i need badly)
Total Overdose for the xbox
some clothes,
and a 500 gram box of Cadbury's roses choclates.
and yet another bottle of aftershave lotion
and finally, Appleseed
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Black Wolf on December 26, 2005, 11:16:26 am
Lollies, Books (Discworld and some random fantasy novel I've never heard of before), First two SW DVDs (had 'em on VHS previously), and a new joystick, though that's delayed due to the difficulty of finding he one I want in a town with 1 (****ty) computer store.
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Cobra on December 26, 2005, 01:12:30 pm
*got more presents than some of you* :p

--Radeon 9250
--Xbox live
--Logitech Wireless Xbox Controller
--Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords for xbox
--Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Hey, I like the dangerous parts ;7)
--Star Wars: Episode 3 on DVD
--and 3 others i can't think of because i'm lazy and i just got up.
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Martinus on December 26, 2005, 01:57:24 pm
*got more presents than some of you* :p
Congratulations, idiot of the thread goes to...
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Nuclear1 on December 26, 2005, 02:01:27 pm
*got more presents than some of you* :p
Congratulations, idiot of the thread goes to...


Second year in a row, too. Why can't any of us have it? :(

:D
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: WeatherOp on December 26, 2005, 02:08:32 pm
(http://www.hollidayflowers.com/hollidays/images/l_first-place-blue-ribbon.jpg)

Hey Nuclear, I've got the Runner Up ribbon if you want it. :p
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: vyper on December 26, 2005, 02:20:30 pm
Shirt
Trousers x2
Jacket (smart but casual)
jumper
DVD Player
Chocolate
Assorted other goodies. wh00t!

(oh, and a painful encounter with the ground thanks to the work of mr jack frost)
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Black Wolf on December 26, 2005, 02:21:50 pm
--Radeon 9250 Pro 128mb, and i think if it's overclocked it goes up to 256mb...

How is overclocking supposed to magically make the amount of physical ram increase?
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: vyper on December 26, 2005, 02:26:39 pm

--Radeon 9250 Pro 128mb, and i think if it's overclocked it goes up to 256mb...

Oh man that made my day...
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: WMCoolmon on December 26, 2005, 03:53:20 pm
--Radeon 9250 Pro 128mb, and i think if it's overclocked it goes up to 256mb...

How is overclocking supposed to magically make the amount of physical ram increase?

The little dwarves inside the chips can memorize the data faster. :D
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: aldo_14 on December 26, 2005, 05:15:53 pm
--Radeon 9250 Pro 128mb, and i think if it's overclocked it goes up to 256mb...

How is overclocking supposed to magically make the amount of physical ram increase?

The little dwarves inside the chips can memorize the data faster. :D

Dwarves?  You bastard, you told me it was minaturized hamsters.  And there I was buying atomic feed.
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Cobra on December 26, 2005, 05:24:49 pm
thanks a lot, guys.[/sarcastic]

i make one ****ing post and the topic goes to finding things that you can find to make me look like an idiot.
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: BlackDove on December 26, 2005, 05:30:59 pm
We didn't have to find them.
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Deepblue on December 26, 2005, 06:16:00 pm
Sorry, but that was classic.

And everyone says stupid things in their lifetime.
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Cobra on December 26, 2005, 07:19:36 pm
We didn't have to find them.

and will you please not act like you're 6 or 7 years old? honestly, i had to deal with **** like this in the 2nd grade.
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: achtung on December 26, 2005, 07:29:07 pm
I got Flash 8 pro last night.  I paid half myself though.  $699 so I payed $350 of it. :D

Cobra calm down theyre just joking :doubt:
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Cobra on December 26, 2005, 08:07:28 pm
well, maybe next time they will realize that i just got this yesterday and have no knowledge of overclocking.
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Falcon on December 26, 2005, 08:33:31 pm
I got:

Money
Watch
DVD
Wallet
Giftcard


Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Nuclear1 on December 26, 2005, 09:16:35 pm
--Radeon 9250 Pro 128mb, and i think if it's overclocked it goes up to 256mb...

How is overclocking supposed to magically make the amount of physical ram increase?

The little dwarves inside the chips can memorize the data faster. :D

Screw Dwarves. I've got 20+ Chinese grad students that memorize numbers in the basement to use for extra storage space. :D
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Dough with Fish on December 27, 2005, 12:05:02 am
I made out like a freaking bandidt this year.

Nintendo DS with Mario Kart DS and Castlevania DS
Battlestar Galactica volume 2.0 DVD
Sin City: Extended Collectors Edition or whatever you wanna call it
TOOL Parabola DVD Single
TOOL Schism DVD Single
Aeon FLux: The Complete series boxset.
A very nice silk bathrobe and pajama bottoms
Some pants
Some sweaters
Quake 4
Civilzation 4
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: SadisticSid on December 28, 2005, 11:19:21 am
External SBLive! 24-bit for my laptop
External 200GB Seagate HD
Microsoft Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Pro (but no x64 intelliPoint drivers, GRRRR!)
Lindt chocs
Two badly fitting T-shirts
Toni and Guy hair straighteners!
Couple of vouchers
The obligatory deodorant/bath gel pack
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: G613 on December 28, 2005, 01:14:12 pm
I got many neat things...

A new mousepad (I was using a notebook before...)
Serenity DVD (Best. Movie. Ever. at least I think so)
A spiffy analog watch.
A Eletric Paino(aka Keyboard), now... to get a MIDI Converter so I can plug it into a USB port. (I have no joystick port! :O)
And a few other things.

BUT! There is ONE thing I got that I think makes all the other ones shake in fear, sort of like this: :shaking:

A sealed Freespace 2 from my Dad.

I thought long and hard before breaking the wrap that was most likely been there for around 5 years! And it is also the reason why I have recently shown myself on these forums. :)
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Martinus on December 28, 2005, 01:21:50 pm
Congrats, a good find. Pass on my kudos to your dad. :)
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Nuclear1 on December 28, 2005, 02:21:46 pm
Serenity DVD (Best. Movie. Ever. at least I think so)

At least one of the best sci-fi space opera movies since the original Star Wars.

And welcome to the FS2 universe, mate. :)
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: redsniper on December 28, 2005, 10:20:16 pm
War of the Worlds, Serenity, and Firefly on DVD :cool:
NEC DVD burner
Audigy 2 Value
Neuros MP4 recorder - it's sorta like a VCR that uses memory sticks instead of tapes. It's made my PSP more useful since now I don't have to stay up late to watch animes. :D
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Ulala on December 29, 2005, 02:39:44 am
I got:

Money
Watch
DVD
Wallet
Giftcard




Same here, minus the wallet. And my watch = analog.
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: ZmaN on December 29, 2005, 11:26:09 am
lets see i got:::::

A new atomic clock (funny, my old atomic clock broke the day before christmas eve)
3 cans of TAG Bodyspray
Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 for PC (Ohhhh yea its cool)
a refrigerator fan (dont ask)
Hess Truck (i collect those)
Microsoft Wireless Notebook Laser mouse (which I gave to dad for the 50 bucks back and bought a combo MX3100 Laser @ Newegg)
and my favorite..::..  $75 to Best Buy

I think thats all.....

Oh, well its not really a christmas present, but I bought my Audigy 2 ZS yesterday (which was after christmas, so i considered it an x-mas present)
Yea i have like 600 bucks now so im happy!!!

I made out like a freaking bandidt this year.

Nintendo DS with Mario Kart DS and Castlevania DS
Battlestar Galactica volume 2.0 DVD
Sin City: Extended Collectors Edition or whatever you wanna call it
TOOL Parabola DVD Single
TOOL Schism DVD Single
Aeon FLux: The Complete series boxset.
A very nice silk bathrobe and pajama bottoms
Some pants
Some sweaters
Quake 4
Civilzation 4


Hey I wanna bath robe!!!  :hopping:
Quake 4 wuld be nice  ;7  even thjough my parents wont let me get it....

Well I had a decent christmas overall....  next year will be etter, since my dad will be doin better in our trucking company (Altar Hauling, website isnt up yet, sorry lol)
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: ionia23 on December 29, 2005, 12:20:26 pm
X-mas/Birthday presents, hm?  Okay, I'll bite.

1 year subscription to Sky & Telescope Magazine (thanks Dad)
video iPod from Girlfriend inscribed with the lyrics to our song (aww)
Gucci "envy" cologne for men (awesome stuff)
Serenity DVD
Dune (Sci Fi Channel Extended Edition)
One of those handheld plug-into-your-TV game system things (atari Paddle games such as Warlords, Casino, Circus Atari, Canyon Bomber, etc)
Various Dress shirts, boxers, and a new bathrobe
1 year membership in the Freespace Modder Jelly-Of-The-Month-Club (currently dining on Blaise-Russel-Blueberry at the moment, awesome.  I'm a bit afraid to try Karajorma's Kippers-n-Kidney Bean Preserves, though)
Check from Grandmother to be applied to new telescope.
A really awesome Pepe Le Pew coffee service set
New coffeemaker with built-in grinder
Various coffees (you should try the Cinnabon flavored coffee.  Awesome)
New wheelcovers for my piece-of-crap car.
Duran Duran live at Wembley DVD
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Coming Out Of The Shells Live Tour Video (inside joke with my sister, don't ask)
Miami Dolphins banner (for the livingroom)

Good stuff all around :).  Another year older and deeper in debt.  Yay me.

Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Black Wolf on December 30, 2005, 01:31:51 am
A sealed Freespace 2 from my Dad.

Make sure you burn the CDs and use the burnt copies for general play. Those cardboard cases are murder on the original disks if you're regularly taking them out and putting them in.
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Scuddie on December 30, 2005, 02:47:13 pm
What did I get?

2 pairs of jeans.  That's all.
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: Rictor on December 30, 2005, 02:52:46 pm
I didn't get anything. We all just sat around the pole and I got told how much I've disappointed everyone over the past year, and then I had to wrestle my dad and he wouldn't let me go until I pinned him.
Title: Re: So... what'd you get?
Post by: pyro-manic on December 30, 2005, 06:28:13 pm
I got:
Creative Zen Sleek music player thingy (20 gigs, seems pretty good so far, but if it turns out to be useless, I'll swap it for a different model)
Spaghetti Westerns DVD box set (the Clint Eastwood Leone films - hell yes :cool: )
Chinatown on DVD
System of a Down - Hypnotize ('s alright, though a few songs smack of filler)
A book called "Is It Me, Or Is Everything ****?" Has some funny bits, but a lot is rather dull.
Unleashed on DVD (Jet Li film - one of his best Hollywood outings, but not a patch on the Chinese-language stuff he's done. Some nice fight choreography, and what little wirework there is is nice and subtle for the most part)

Also got a wee bit of money, though not much. Most of it will probably go on food/halls rent, though there are a couple of cds that are just crying out to be bought...