Shameless greed: what did Santa bring you?

[Trout]

I know it's wrong, but it's always an interesting thread!

This year I was absolutely thrilled by my wife's generosity.
I'm now the proud owner of a digital radio, so I can sit around listening to stuff like the old man I'm rapidly becoming.

She also sorted me out with the box set of Band of Brothers, which I'm really looking forward to seeing for the first time.

My parents embarrassed us with their generosity, sending a camcorder so we can make sure they get plenty of footage of the new baby when he/she arrives in the spring.

I'm very pleased with every present I got, but the real purpose of this thread is nosiness!

What did everyone else get?

- Trout

[Artificial Idiot]

Latest Rogue Trooper, Two Marvel pocket books (going cheapish in the Works), Hong Kong Phooey & Zippy T-shirts, many, many socks and the best of Siouxsie & the Banshees.

Pretty low key Christmas well. :)

[The Amstor Computer]

A few neat bits & bobs:

A USB memory stick/keyring device, so I can take large files from computer to computer

Sin City on DVD

A Freeview set-top box

The complete Edgar Allan Poe

...and a bloody fantastic Doctor Who Christmas special :-)

[Floyd-the-k]

Hey Trout.

I scored;

a big Dr Who book
a mushroom farm
some old Dr Who paperbacks
tickets to an outdoor cinema
various kisses and hugs

[Jim_Campbell]

Santa brought me an iPod Nano. Do it rock? Why, yes it do, thankyouforasking.

Tomorrow I will be mostly spending the day filling it with Fields of the Nephilim, Psychedelic Furs and Rammstein [1] whilst leaving about half the space free for t'missus so she will have something to listen to when we plug it into the Bose Sound Dock we're buying in the New Year ...

God bless Santa, the fat, beardy house-breaker.

Cheers!

Jim

[1] Whilst leaving some space free to see if the website I found the other day is lying when it says it can supply me with Zodiac Mindwarp's classic "Tattooed Beat Messiah" and the Godfathers' superb "More Songs About Love And Hate" ...

[Rob Spalding]

Humphry Bogart collection - Casablance, Maltese Falcon, Big Sleep, Key Largo
Ealing Collection - Whisky Galore, The Maggie, Champagne Charlie, It Always Rains on Sunday
The Great Escape
Casablanca 2 disc edition (d'oh!)
Escape from Alcatraz
Les Vacances de M. Hulot
Plus Fantastic Four and I, Robot 2 disc editions.
(I asked for classic movies on DVD this year, and my family did deliver)

Plus the Lastest Redwall book - High Rhulain :D

[Mudcrab]

Santa rocks! I got a Dalek keyring and stuff.

Also a large wine rack, which I shall have to fill. Oh and a Scotch and Wry dvd which i can watch instead of this years nonsense on telly. Not that I'll be indoors or anything. Holidays you know? Thinking of Stonehaven for the mad fireball things.

[critter]

Smallville Season(s) 1&2 DVD Boxed Sets
Hellboy DVD
Constitine DVD
Sin City DVD
Star Wars EP. II DVD
A Beautiful Mind DVD
PeeJay Bottoms
underwear
shirt
DVD/Rom for my 'puter

critter

[The Enigmatic Dr X]

My birthday is 26th December.

I remember getting an Evil Kenivel bike one year and, about 10am, being told to keep it down (the bike made a vrrrrrrrm noise) because my parents had a hangover.

I was ecstatic that year. I woke up to find the box at the end of my bed and started playing with it, then got shouted down.

I remember, in later years, getting no present. (ie getting the first three fighting fantasy books in a box set, only to have volume three removed and wrapped as a separate present to be given the next day  - guaranteeing double disappointement). Or else the 2000ad annual one day, them the Dredd 24 hours later. Imagine the joy of a 9 year wondering on Christmas if you had the Dredd annual.

Anyway, happy birthday to me. No one else wishes it. No one else will get ne a card. Except Mrs X, whose (genuine) birthday 27/12.

[Devons Daddy]

THIS NEW PC,which allows me to be here
the complete calvin and hobbies box set(lovely)
Star trek the original series all 3 seasons.
sandman volumes 7&8
some golf bits.


ALL HAIL THE TROUT.

[Bolt-01]

Welcome back DD.

Bolt-01

[Jim_Campbell]

> the complete calvin and hobbies box set(lovely)

Ooh. Ooh! Jealous!

Cheers

Jim

[opaque]

I've just bought that.

But I did get The Complete Far Side collection
Complete Brittas Empire
Complete Bugs
10 disc War Collection
Some books (Does Anything Eat Wasps, Signs of Life, Great Lies to tell Small Kids, Naughty Grafitti, Family Guy Epsiode Guide)
from parents
And a scarf, watch, calendar, aftershave, musical tie, Dalek keyring, funny cup mat, photo album, rude song book from friends :)

I would have got Judge Dredd Complete Case Files, Judge Death, My Name is and Robo Hunter - Play it again Sam, but they're not out yet!!!
Lost opportunity if ever I saw one. Mind you they've been ordered so I'll get them in the new year :)

I'm now trying to find new things to spend money on to occupy my time.

[Queen Firey-Bou]

ahh mini-bous ipod shuffle doesnt rock, its very annoying, i shall have to post a techy help thread.


well i'd asked my un-imginative parents for some comic art clip frames, Hurrah ! ! so more art is shiney & safe on the walls, i was hammering nails in at 1am.

money for new day-shoes.

and a set of gouache paints , happy happy joy !!

unexpected pressies;

mini-bou who earns ?3 per hour, aged 12, bought me a big oil painting set ! ! a benedict allen book, smellies, far out.
long way round dvd off taki-bou

also ;

a travel book.
fancy wool & knitting needles
candles
chocs.

more importantly the kids are totally gadgeted , CD'd & cosy thingsed up !

[judge dreddd]

I had to travel up on a train with a weekend bag so i said 'get yourself a present from me and i will do the same', my family always buy me stuff i dont want anyway.  Though i did get the kids some super duper remote control mini cars.  I and their father have been 'testing' them a lot :)

vrooooooooooooooooooom vrooooooooooom