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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Colonol Dekker on December 24, 2010, 11:21:40 am
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Ok it's still xmas eve in blighty, so I can't comment yet. But HLP being the international powerhouse that it is, i'm adamant that one of you must have recieved a load from santas sack :nervous: by now........
So fess up and disclose for NTF customs inspection teams NAO!
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C-customs? :shaking:
I got (so far, early present before brother left for Florida):
Four thirty-round magazines and 120 rounds of live ammunition for my M14 carbine.
I'm not disappointed. :D
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I've still got 120 rounds for my walther pp7 police (israeli) which, ummmmm went, missing back in 07. I should tidy my attic once.in a while.
So far you win though. Inspection complete, be on your way citizen.
:warp:
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Do I need to declare my new Nerf Barricade?
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ah, the seasonal penis measuring contest. i opened my gifts on a couple days ago because thats when the family was in town. i got:
some tequila
pocket knife with a deer on it
pants
socks
led flashlight
rc ufo
lego model #8258
assorted noms
semi-epic beer mug
precision tool kit
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Got a few things thus far- the greater family's split up, so we don't do Christmas all at once. Just go with it.
Thus far, I've scored from aunts/uncles/grandparents:
*A stress relief punching bag (with a discounted replacement policy if it gets destroyed)
*A very nice maroon dress shirt
*A folding boxy clock radio
From a family gift exchange thingy:
*Box-a-chocolates
*The last installment of the Shrek series
More to come.
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From my 'rents:
*An iPod + surface protectors
*Inception DVD
*A Mythbusters book
*Marine Sniper book
*A couple moar nice shirts
*...For We Are Many by All That Remains
[Edit II: silly omission]
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Merry Christmas all! I managed top score a book on the P-38 and Ki-61, Little Big Planet and PS3 controller pack, some assorted beers, a collapsible shovel for my car (much needed!), and a few other dodads. Great Christmas!
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I have a large extended family, so I got:
Logitech Dual Action PS2-style PC controller
Poetry for the Poisoned by Kamelot
Goldeneye 007
Wii Sports Resort + a second WiiMotion Plus
Raise the Titanic by Clive Cussler
Phillips Norelco electric razor (Mine is ancient, won't hold a charge, and may or may not be made out of asbestos)
Penguin PillowPet (my sister wanted one, I guess mom and dad grabbed me one too. They're actually really freaking nice pillows)
Rino GPS/radio (for hunting; lets me talk to everyone and also shows me where I am in relation to them)
Walmart gift card
and some nice clothes.
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ROFLcopter shirt.
Ozzy Osbourne tickets.
Fancy new lighter.
Bed for the cats.
Winter coat.
Magnets that resemble cat butts.
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Christmas Day update:
50 rounds of ammunition for my Walther PPKS 9mm short, a swiss army knife (and a good one, at that), and about a pound and a half of candy.
I am satisfied by this Christmas.
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[12:48] <redsniper> Axem
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[12:49] <redsniper> I got a book full of FF6 concept art for christmas
[12:49] <redsniper> and none of the other heathens here will appreciate it
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I don't receive anything but just buy stuff for myself. This is always a good time of the year for deals. I got a laptop (finally replacing my 6 year old Dell POS that only runs stably at 77mhz), a hard drive and a few math monographs.
lego model #8258
This was going for half price on the Lego site last night, but it sold out in a few hours and I didn't get one. :p
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I don't receive anything but just buy stuff for myself. This is always a good time of the year for deals. I got a laptop (finally replacing my 6 year old Dell POS that only runs stably at 77mhz), a hard drive and a few math monographs.
lego model #8258
This was going for half price on the Lego site last night, but it sold out in a few hours and I didn't get one. :p
it took me 2 days to put the thing together. this is a truly epic model, its up there with the legendary #8880 (not quite surpassing it but damn close). i was somewhat disappointed that the motor didnt couple into the drive train to make the truck run by itself. but i retrofitted a clutch to connect the motor to the drive train with a minimum of parts. for my next trick i plan to connect servos (typical hobby servos with lego compatable adapter plates) to the steering drive and clutch, and add a pf receiver for motor control via ir.
its all gonna be controlled by my r/c board that i built some months ago. il have to reprogram the mcu to talk to the lego ir receiver through an ir led, but thats a non-issue because theres a very easy to use arduino library for talking to the lpf ir receiver. i could also drive the motor directly through an hbridge ic, though the one on the receiver board can only provide about an amp, and the large pf motor requires more current than the ic can take. i could also servo the power switch, but its a waste of a servo and i cant do pwm for speed control. i think the ir method would be the most elegant solution, and it lets me isolate the motor circuitry from the logic circuitry (which plays havok with the $3 rf reciever module).
legos + hacks == awesome;
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I got a French press, and a metric allen wrench set.
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- Towels
- Duvet covers
- A Hard Rock Cafe T-shirt
- Two mugs
- A plate
- Currency
- Uroboros -With the Proof in the Name of Living...- At Nippon Budokan by Dir en grey
- Deus Ex Game of the Year Edition
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
- Chocolate
- Other candy
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-Box of Truffles
-Dark Chocolate
-Chocolate Truffles
-Cherry Cordials
-Truffles
-Honeybaked Ham
-CHOCLATE TRUFFELS
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****. You. :P
And your chocolates.
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thus far I have
2 retro gaming t-shirts
2 pairs of thermal socks
a rucksack
a shower and deodorant set
another deodorant that is so cheep I never heard of it
another cookbook from my mum
Hot Fuzz and Stealth dvds
Small box of chocolate brazil nuts
Small box of miniature Walnut Whirls
2 Baileys truffle bars
It's the family get together tonight at my aunts tonight so i might get a few extra bits then.
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was given a tin of assorted common brand chocolates
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Nothing directly computer related as my parents and my wife have all banned me from getting games, hardware or anything like that
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The usual:
a heavy coat(I needed a new one)
a dvd - Lost In Space
underwear
a shirt
an ultra-sonic toothbrush
and these (http://www.bose.com/controller?url=/shop_online/digital_music_systems/computer_speakers/music_monitor/index.jsp).
Personally, I am shocked that my dad would spend that much on one gift.
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Santa gave me a chocolate, two bedsheets and a pillowcover. And he took my gallbladder in return. So I've decided I'm going to ****ing kill him the next Christmas. I'm going to pardon the reindeers though, because they are so cute and lovely. But the big red fat elf-exploiter is gonna bite it next year, that's for sure.
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I got………………
* a "1001 games you must play before you die" which is organised chronologically, FS2 is mentioned and the quality of mods too. No specifics or links though.
*Assorted toiletries including intimately beckhams new scent...which I have NEVER expressed an interest in.
*Assorted garments, all in line with my taste and standards.
*Chocolate money :rolleyes:
*Machette sheath. . . . I left my machette on an FTX some time ago.
*various other knick-knacks.
*Money of an as of yet untabulated value.
*new chainsaw parts whoop WHOOP WHOOP!!!!
I treated myself to the last ones.
*profit.
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Lesee...
A nice enameled cast iron pot
Italian cookbook
Underwear
Couple of shirts
Much-needed pair of pants
The Pacific (already have it, going to return this one)
Call of Duty: Black Ops (**** Activision, so this one's also going back)
Money (some $230, I think)
Electric Skillet
Nice athletic shirt
The Man With No Name trilogy on Blu-ray
Nice bottle of scotch (forthcoming, anyway)
Neat little magnet toy
And not really a Christmas gift per se, but I also got a ****ton of sweet cocktail glassware for free from a family friend:
7 Martini glasses
6 8oz cognac glasses
14 margarita glasses
18 rocks glasses (tumblers)