That anti-wrinkle cream was a rip-off.
Today is my birthday, and as of first thing this morning, none of your presents have arrived, with the exception of the one from my mother. I’ll assume they’re all delayed in the mail. But fortunately I have limitless patience, so I’ll just continue to wait. Wait… no, I have very limited patience. Well, same idea.
The problem I always run into on birthdays and Christmases is that my wish-list is pretty much overflowing with silly trivial items that everyone always looks at and thinks, “Don’t be silly, you don’t actually want one of those, who would want that?” I would, for one! Hell, I could pretty much just go to ThinkGeek and click the “Select All” button. And they’re doing fairly well, so I can’t be the only one with an eclectic wish list like that.
What random gadget would sit on the top of your wish list, mostly because you couldn’t justify buying it for yourself?
Happy Birthday to you, Mr. Dearthair! I can't think of any gadgets that I wish for.
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Suddenly I need to amend my birthday wish list.
Also: the checkerboard pattern is a good look on you!
A high-quality scanner that would produce decent copies of old slides and negatives I have sitting around. My apartment could be decorated with nice b&w pics of old aircraft and foreign lands but instead everything languishes in a giant plastic container.
USB turntable.
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For years I've been saying I wanted a welder, even though I've never particularly needed anything welded that was more complicated than a $20 to somebody at the muffler shop.
This month, Father's Day Claus delivered a Lincoln MIG under my
treehammock. I think my wife might have tipped him off to shut me up.If anybody needs anything welded, and it doesn't need to be cosmetically or structurally a good weld and you don't mind lots of spatter, let me know.
With a sales pitch like that, who can refuse!?
Don't agree until you find out whether he's also prepared to charge too much.
For the quality of the work, I promise whatever I charge will be too much.
eReader? – I don't read enough books and when I do I enjoy dog-earing the corners
Tablet? – what so I can play Angry Birds in HiDef? I'm still getting used to my smartphone (just made my 1st ringtone today)
Logitech Harmony universal remote? – OK that might be nice but all my equipment is Samsung with Anynet+ so they already talk to each other.
Sonos speaker – I wanted one but bought a $60 Sony iPod speaker/radio that serves the same purpose.
I am in the market for some new speakers for the TV…
Dude I swear I mailed you a bottle of Brefass Scotch in time for it to arrive yesterday!
At least, I swear I remember buying a bottle… and then… I didn't even know Dunkin' Donuts had a collections arm.
Does this count as a gadget?
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I *really* wanted a vacuum tube iPod docking station. However, a couple of friends have gotten them and they have proven to be slightly unreliable and I'm not totally wowed by the sound. They look the shit, though.
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You know that button with wires to just have the starter turn over? I want one, just can't rationalize buying one or asking for one when I should not be lazy and just make one. But I am lazy and really wish one just materialized.
A REAL mechanic just crawls under the car with a screwdriver and shorts the wire to the starter.
I already own a circular saw. Double cut saws probably don't work as good as they look on t.v. If they are really so awesome, why does Harbor Freight keep emailing me to tell me they are awesome.
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I'm pretty sure that I sent a book to you. You still work at that VW dealership right?
Anyway, the tech gaget that I want most is the xBox 720 to come out. The reason for this is because with blue-ray capability and new apps to connect to your computer and phone it should become a home media console instead of just a gaming platform. That said it's only worth it if they can keep it from freezing like it did in their press event.
Sigh. It sounds wonderful, but I still can't get over my hangup over buying a Microsoft product. :/ I expect it'll be another one of those things that everyone else has and loves and I sit and sulk and don't get.
Now who wouldn't want a little tiny Death Star made out of a ping-pong ball? Nobody I know……
http://www.bitrebels.com/geek/lil-death-star-now-…
Or maybe some new heels….
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Those would look FANTASTIC on you.
I admit the heels look good. Should put them on the girl in front of the GT 40.
Ask for a high quality Sawzall, Jigsaw, Welder and a Plasma Cutter. Then ask for a pile of C-Clamps so that you can put all of your toys to use.
For next year ask for a lath and more tools.
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Barrett M107 .50 Cal. I know I could put good use to it.
Gopher trouble?
little bastards are ruining the fields!