Worst birthday present
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i don't really expect all that many gifts, i'd be happy if i at least got a phone call from my friends saying happy birthday. i think the worst thing would be if absolutely nobody said anything about it.
This little hand-held game thing.
It was supposed to have a bunch of classic games on it but it just had the stupidest ones ever. There is one where your racing a car and all you do is move left and right to avoid hiting other cars. Here is a representation of the cars. ("o"s are the car "/"s are nothing)
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That's it. The car was about half an inch tall and that was four pixles.
But that's not the worst part. The thing was POSSESED! It would just turn on by itself, then I would turn it off just to have it turn on again five minutes later. I eventually took out the batteries and I swear it still turned on once more for a couple of seconds.
It was supposed to have a bunch of classic games on it but it just had the stupidest ones ever. There is one where your racing a car and all you do is move left and right to avoid hiting other cars. Here is a representation of the cars. ("o"s are the car "/"s are nothing)
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That's it. The car was about half an inch tall and that was four pixles.
But that's not the worst part. The thing was POSSESED! It would just turn on by itself, then I would turn it off just to have it turn on again five minutes later. I eventually took out the batteries and I swear it still turned on once more for a couple of seconds.
I had nothing mentioned to me for three years running back in my teens (including parents & family).SteinFaust post=18.68242.623968 said:
The worst gift I received was a t-shirt. I liked the company it represented, but I wasn't sure why the person thought I wanted a shirt with that logo.
One year I got a bunch of Christian Self-Help books and an E-Harmony subscription. Not only am I not a Christian, but I see no reason at all to accept something like those books from a relative who wouldn't even wipe her own ass if she could get someone else to do it for her. I also informed E-Harmony that I didn't appreciate the breach in privacy that allowing someone "not me" to set up an account with them "for" me (an account that included a photograph) consisted of. I've never seen a company move quite that fast!
Needless to say, that particular relative and I are no longer on speaking terms.
Needless to say, that particular relative and I are no longer on speaking terms.
One year a cheap as girlfriend gave me a box of cereal for my birthday. It was my favorite cereal to be fair, but come on! I bought her a digital camera for hers and I got f*ckin cereal!???
As for the Magic the Gathering dude who got a bible for his birthday, need I remind you that Jesus hinders mana burn and does +6 damage against undead. Sweet!
As for the Magic the Gathering dude who got a bible for his birthday, need I remind you that Jesus hinders mana burn and does +6 damage against undead. Sweet!
...bunch of ungrateful, selfish, whiny gits the lot of ya!
Seriously, are you *so* special that you need to be reminded of your birthday? That you need other people to thank you for your existence on this day by giving you a gift? Yeesh.
Some of these were really quite amusing though. I usually get a few thousand dollars for my birthday.
Seriously, are you *so* special that you need to be reminded of your birthday? That you need other people to thank you for your existence on this day by giving you a gift? Yeesh.
Some of these were really quite amusing though. I usually get a few thousand dollars for my birthday.
we're poor so we can't replace glory with money, so if we don't get it it really pisses us off.kinch post=18.68242.634334 said:
Acutally, since I wear out socks on a regular basis, nice new fresh socks are great.
Because I can appreciate almost anything for what it's worth and the effort (I suppose), it's hard for me to think of a present I never liked.
So many...
One year I got thongs (as in the kind for your feet). I never wear thongs. It's hurts. But I took them regardless. Then the next year I got more thongs.
One time I got a wallet, and I already had a wallet that was much better (my cards and money actually fit inside). Then the next year I got another wallet. At least the second time it had five dollars in it.
I once got an action figure from my friend. That lurked in the closet for a good few years before going to Good Sammy.
Encyclopedia Britanica. Probably not bad in itself, but it doesn't work properly on the computer, and we already have two sets of regular encyclopedias anyway.
The cake taker though, is the random assortment of stuff that I got one birthday from my sister. Just a big pile of stuff you'd find in a two dollar shop. I remember it had water balloons, sparklers, a t-shirt that didn't fit the person it was originally meant for, a rubber snake, some fads, some fizzers. All useless shit.
I also remember giving some crappy stuff. Like buying one of those CD's with all of the years Top 40 chart Number one's for my sister's boyfriend because I knew he was a DJ. Thankfully my sister stopped me and advised me to switch to a Ministry of Sound CD, which I did.
Also I once gave my dad a shoe brush, because I noticed that he sometimes polishes his shoes. He liked it (I think) but I should have put a bit more thought in.
All of these are back when I was eight or nine years old, just to put it into some perspective (Except for the crap pile, that was on my 14th birthday).
One year I got thongs (as in the kind for your feet). I never wear thongs. It's hurts. But I took them regardless. Then the next year I got more thongs.
One time I got a wallet, and I already had a wallet that was much better (my cards and money actually fit inside). Then the next year I got another wallet. At least the second time it had five dollars in it.
I once got an action figure from my friend. That lurked in the closet for a good few years before going to Good Sammy.
Encyclopedia Britanica. Probably not bad in itself, but it doesn't work properly on the computer, and we already have two sets of regular encyclopedias anyway.
The cake taker though, is the random assortment of stuff that I got one birthday from my sister. Just a big pile of stuff you'd find in a two dollar shop. I remember it had water balloons, sparklers, a t-shirt that didn't fit the person it was originally meant for, a rubber snake, some fads, some fizzers. All useless shit.
I also remember giving some crappy stuff. Like buying one of those CD's with all of the years Top 40 chart Number one's for my sister's boyfriend because I knew he was a DJ. Thankfully my sister stopped me and advised me to switch to a Ministry of Sound CD, which I did.
Also I once gave my dad a shoe brush, because I noticed that he sometimes polishes his shoes. He liked it (I think) but I should have put a bit more thought in.
All of these are back when I was eight or nine years old, just to put it into some perspective (Except for the crap pile, that was on my 14th birthday).
A fake copy of A Link to the Past for Gameboy, It had this weird 5-minute opening bit that I couldn't skip and made me feel like I had just been slapped in the face with someone's cock. x_x
and I HATE it when people give me bath products or clothes (because usually the clothes suck unless I ask for them).
On another subject I got a dead Emperor butterfly in a case for Christmas, It's gross but cool.
and I HATE it when people give me bath products or clothes (because usually the clothes suck unless I ask for them).
On another subject I got a dead Emperor butterfly in a case for Christmas, It's gross but cool.
I think the cake taker here is the dude's whose parents forgot their own daughter's birthday. Now that is just... evil.
Anyhow some of my worst presents would be...
- Aunt spent like $80 on useless crap and a few books about things I did not even care for. I think something about volcanos. What killed me is back then video games were only $40, she could have got me one game and saved herself a ton of money.
- Another aunt insisted on buying me clothes when I was young. What 8-11 year old likes clothes for Christmas? She always wondered why I hated it too.
- Gift card to some store I'd never even heard of. This was redeemed because my mom liked the place, thus I traded it to her for 50 bucks (more then the card was worth)
I swear I would have burned it. Not that I have anything against religion, I just hate when someone attempts to choke me with their beliefs (my aunt did it for years, which ironically was what drove me to being an atheist to begin with.)zudthespud post=18.68242.623854 said:
Anyhow some of my worst presents would be...
- Aunt spent like $80 on useless crap and a few books about things I did not even care for. I think something about volcanos. What killed me is back then video games were only $40, she could have got me one game and saved herself a ton of money.
- Another aunt insisted on buying me clothes when I was young. What 8-11 year old likes clothes for Christmas? She always wondered why I hated it too.
- Gift card to some store I'd never even heard of. This was redeemed because my mom liked the place, thus I traded it to her for 50 bucks (more then the card was worth)
"E-mail from god"
"Ooh! Is it religious fiction?" - "No... uhm... it's a collection of quotes about how much god loves you"
"Ooh! Is it religious fiction?" - "No... uhm... it's a collection of quotes about how much god loves you"
"Jesus saves, he takes half damage"slowpoke219 post=18.68242.624913 said:
Forgot to mention? Why is it people like giving gift cards? It is the exact same as cash except insist it is if they are saying "Even though this is your money, I don't think you knw quite how to spend it properly. So I'm going to tell you where to go."
I'll admit, while I try to feign a smile for any gift. I have difficulty suppressing that glare when I receive a gift card.
I'll admit, while I try to feign a smile for any gift. I have difficulty suppressing that glare when I receive a gift card.