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OT - Help! Gift suggestions urgently needed
Yoj wrote:
Any suggestions would be much appreciated. I'm neither a Brit nor a Californian, but to me California is: - Hollywood - movies - wine - raisins - oranges - beaches - surfing How about a beach towel with some local motif? Or, like Jill suggested, a music CD with a movie soundtrack. Wine would probably get caught in customs, as would fruit. -- Christine in Vantaa, Finland christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com photos: http://photos.yahoo.com/christal63 photos: http://community.webshots.com/user/chkr63 |
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Any teas made locally?
Rhonda Yoj wrote: Two of the newsgroups I subscribe to have a Secret Santa gift exchange every year. It is a lot of fun. The gifts aren't supposed to cost more than $15, and, since people live all over the world, it's good to give something that represents the place you live. I live in Southern California. Both of my groups are for people over 50. The names I drew on the two groups just happen to be brothers, both of whom live in England. I need to buy and mail the gifts this coming week for sure. I have already got a (different) photo calendar for each of them. What else can I send them that is representative of California? One of them writes poetry, which is usually rather dark. The other recently had double bypass surgery. Both of them have a slightly twisted sense of humor. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. |
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Yoj wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message ... Yoj wrote: Two of the newsgroups I subscribe to have a Secret Santa gift exchange every year. It is a lot of fun. The gifts aren't supposed to cost more than $15, and, since people live all over the world, it's good to give something that represents the place you live. I live in Southern California. Both of my groups are for people over 50. The names I drew on the two groups just happen to be brothers, both of whom live in England. I need to buy and mail the gifts this coming week for sure. I have already got a (different) photo calendar for each of them. What else can I send them that is representative of California? One of them writes poetry, which is usually rather dark. The other recently had double bypass surgery. Both of them have a slightly twisted sense of humor. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Not sure of representing California... is that a hard and fast rule? I was thinking perhaps music CD's. No, it doesn't have to represent California. Music CD's would be a good idea, but I'm not sure of their tastes or what they already have - or even if they have CD players. I can't ask, because they aren't supposed to know who the gift is from until they open it. Some people mail their gifts to someone else to mail, so the recipient can't figure out who it came from. Since I drew both brothers, and they live semi-close to each other, and will be seeing each other around Christmas, I'm going to mail each brother's gift to the other one. I've already asked them about it and they agreed. They will take off the outer wrappings and give the gifts to the other one. Joy So what? It's a gift. A freebie. No one can actually complain about a free gift from a stranger on a newsgroup! Hell, send them The Beatles. Or, here's a thought, The Eagles: 'Hotel California' Fantastic CD! Jill |
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jmcquown wrote:
Yoj wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... Yoj wrote: Two of the newsgroups I subscribe to have a Secret Santa gift exchange every year. It is a lot of fun. The gifts aren't supposed to cost more than $15, and, since people live all over the world, it's good to give something that represents the place you live. I live in Southern California. Both of my groups are for people over 50. The names I drew on the two groups just happen to be brothers, both of whom live in England. I need to buy and mail the gifts this coming week for sure. I have already got a (different) photo calendar for each of them. What else can I send them that is representative of California? One of them writes poetry, which is usually rather dark. The other recently had double bypass surgery. Both of them have a slightly twisted sense of humor. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Not sure of representing California... is that a hard and fast rule? I was thinking perhaps music CD's. No, it doesn't have to represent California. Music CD's would be a good idea, but I'm not sure of their tastes or what they already have - or even if they have CD players. I can't ask, because they aren't supposed to know who the gift is from until they open it. Some people mail their gifts to someone else to mail, so the recipient can't figure out who it came from. Since I drew both brothers, and they live semi-close to each other, and will be seeing each other around Christmas, I'm going to mail each brother's gift to the other one. I've already asked them about it and they agreed. They will take off the outer wrappings and give the gifts to the other one. Joy So what? It's a gift. A freebie. No one can actually complain about a free gift from a stranger on a newsgroup! Hell, send them The Beatles. Or, here's a thought, The Eagles: 'Hotel California' Fantastic CD! Eeep - Joe Walsh!!! (I have a secret crush on him!) Pppppppppppt to Don Henly & Glenn Frey (OK, Glenn is ALOT bettter then Don). But at least I was able to say that I chatted online with Joe! What's really funny is that it happened a few hears ago, and when I told people that I did so, they thought I said Jope Wallace, whom was a coworker of mine at the time. Than and only about 3 people Itold know *who* Joe Walsh was! -- Please exuse any tyios abd DH and I were paly tirnial persuit and whenever you anwered a question wrong, you had to take a shot of vodka! Help the animals of Monroe County http://www.justgiving.com/pfp/nalee1964 The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep |
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Magic Mood Jeep© wrote:
jmcquown wrote: Yoj wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... Yoj wrote: Two of the newsgroups I subscribe to have a Secret Santa gift exchange every year. It is a lot of fun. The gifts aren't supposed to cost more than $15, and, since people live all over the world, it's good to give something that represents the place you live. I live in Southern California. Both of my groups are for people over 50. Not sure of representing California... is that a hard and fast rule? I was thinking perhaps music CD's. No, it doesn't have to represent California. Music CD's would be a good idea, but I'm not sure of their tastes or what they already have - or even if they have CD players. I can't ask, because they aren't supposed to know who the gift is from until they open it. Some people mail their gifts to someone else to mail, so the recipient can't figure out who it came from. Since I drew both brothers, and they live semi-close to each other, and will be seeing each other around Christmas, I'm going to mail each brother's gift to the other one. I've already asked them about it and they agreed. They will take off the outer wrappings and give the gifts to the other one. Joy So what? It's a gift. A freebie. No one can actually complain about a free gift from a stranger on a newsgroup! Hell, send them The Beatles. Or, here's a thought, The Eagles: 'Hotel California' Fantastic CD! Eeep - Joe Walsh!!! (I have a secret crush on him!) Pppppppppppt to Don Henly & Glenn Frey (OK, Glenn is ALOT bettter then Don). Hey, don't be knockin' Don Henley... I love his music. (humming "...after the girls of summer have gone...") But at least I was able to say that I chatted online with Joe! Coolio! G Jill |
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Magic Mood Jeep© wrote:
Eeep - Joe Walsh!!! (I have a secret crush on him!) Pppppppppppt to Don Henly & Glenn Frey (OK, Glenn is ALOT bettter then Don). Well when you become as popular as they are and/or become a musician of either Don or Glenn's caliber -not to mention Joe Walsh or the other members of the Eagles- perhaps you can speak with some level of validation otherwise shut the F*** up! I haven't seen seen YOU listed on a US or worldwide concert bill lately as far as I know - otherwise inform us all otherwise so we can see you in person if possible - or shut up! To keep this in perspective I played electric guitar for several years before I found out my talents were in other areas - specifically computer programming. At least I tried and realized my talent was in other areas. So tell us MMJ what group you are in that anyone would recognize on a national and/or worldwide level? |
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... On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 13:36:23 -0600, "jmcquown" wrote: Yoj wrote: Two of the newsgroups I subscribe to have a Secret Santa gift exchange every year. It is a lot of fun. The gifts aren't supposed to cost more than $15, and, since people live all over the world, it's good to give something that represents the place you live. I live in Southern California. Both of my groups are for people over 50. The names I drew on the two groups just happen to be brothers, both of whom live in England. I need to buy and mail the gifts this coming week for sure. I have already got a (different) photo calendar for each of them. What else can I send them that is representative of California? One of them writes poetry, which is usually rather dark. The other recently had double bypass surgery. Both of them have a slightly twisted sense of humor. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Not sure of representing California... is that a hard and fast rule? I was thinking perhaps music CD's. My LLL is (eeek!) 59 and much enjoys music from films, particularly the works of James Horner and Thomas Newman. Or Jerry Goldsmith and John Williams. Going back further, Leonard Bernstein... I just ordered a CD for John for Christmas; the music is from an old classic film, my favourite ghost & love story, 'The Ghost & Mrs. Muir' starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison, music composed and conducted by Bernard Herrmann. (amazon.com) Jill ---has a cat staring at her even though it's not dinner time yet! Ohhh -- how about a Beach Boys CD (can't get much more California than that) and as somone else suggested you could send it along with a scenic beach towel or mini (toy?) surf board. -- Bev (owned by Orion, Boots, Noodles & Merlin, a d*g) Now that's a thought. It makes more sense than the Beatles. ;-) Joy |
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"Yoj" wrote in message
. net... Two of the newsgroups I subscribe to have a Secret Santa gift exchange every year. It is a lot of fun. The gifts aren't supposed to cost more than $15, and, since people live all over the world, it's good to give something that represents the place you live. I live in Southern California. Both of my groups are for people over 50. The names I drew on the two groups just happen to be brothers, both of whom live in England. I need to buy and mail the gifts this coming week for sure. I have already got a (different) photo calendar for each of them. What else can I send them that is representative of California? One of them writes poetry, which is usually rather dark. The other recently had double bypass surgery. Both of them have a slightly twisted sense of humor. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Something about a Governator perhaps? Yowie |
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jmcquown wrote:
Yoj wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... Yoj wrote: Two of the newsgroups I subscribe to have a Secret Santa gift exchange every year. It is a lot of fun. The gifts aren't supposed to cost more than $15, and, since people live all over the world, it's good to give something that represents the place you live. I live in Southern California. Both of my groups are for people over 50. The names I drew on the two groups just happen to be brothers, both of whom live in England. I need to buy and mail the gifts this coming week for sure. I have already got a (different) photo calendar for each of them. What else can I send them that is representative of California? One of them writes poetry, which is usually rather dark. The other recently had double bypass surgery. Both of them have a slightly twisted sense of humor. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Not sure of representing California... is that a hard and fast rule? I was thinking perhaps music CD's. No, it doesn't have to represent California. Music CD's would be a good idea, but I'm not sure of their tastes or what they already have - or even if they have CD players. I can't ask, because they aren't supposed to know who the gift is from until they open it. Some people mail their gifts to someone else to mail, so the recipient can't figure out who it came from. Since I drew both brothers, and they live semi-close to each other, and will be seeing each other around Christmas, I'm going to mail each brother's gift to the other one. I've already asked them about it and they agreed. They will take off the outer wrappings and give the gifts to the other one. Joy So what? It's a gift. A freebie. No one can actually complain about a free gift from a stranger on a newsgroup! Hell, send them The Beatles. Or, here's a thought, The Eagles: 'Hotel California' Fantastic CD! Jill He might already have that, I have. ;o) -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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jmcquown wrote:
Hey, don't be knockin' Don Henley... I love his music. (humming "...after the girls of summer have gone...") I LOVE THAT SONG!!! (Except it's the *Boys* of Summer, LOL.) Joyce |
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