Comments on: A Christmas Wish

By: The Centaur

The Centaur — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 05:50:53 +0000

As you might have guessed, there wasn’t a 360 under my tree.

Sadly, my streak of consecutive Christmases with at least one form of miracle ends at 14.

Hopefully, I can start a new streak next year…

By: "schepman"

"schepman" — Tue, 27 Dec 2005 22:41:13 +0000

Well? Was there a Christmas miracle this year? I need to know….

By: Mrs. Krusty

Mrs. Krusty — Sat, 17 Dec 2005 04:08:37 +0000

may I ask what happened to the captive lioness.
He seems to have dropped off the face of the internet where we all know he totally lives. What’s up?

By: The Centaur

The Centaur — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:42:02 +0000

OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM: TO: Nerds (Hardcore Gamers) FROM: The Centaur RE: 360 Availability I've gotten assurances from a good friend in the XBox PR dept that a second wave of 360's will be hitting the stores soon, likely this weekend. And also, she mentioned that reports of the 360 having defects, crashing, and containing flesh-eating bacteria are widely overblown. Good to know. To corroborate this information, a reader emailed me the following link. (Thanks Pete.) This may help you plan your shopping accordingly. Good luck Zillionaires...

By: Trent

Trent — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 14:48:31 +0000

Dear Mrs. Krusty,

Christmas isn’t about being surprised by a Chia pet (that’s the ultra special surprise, I’m sure). Christmas is about getting that toy that you really, really wanted and playing with it all day, barely making time to use the bathroom or eat.

Sincerely yours,
A Nine Year Old Boy In A Twenty Seven Year Old Man’s Body

By: Romerican

Romerican — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 14:23:58 +0000

Goodness, it sounds like someone needs to Jeannette from the mundane shopping dictatorship. (Atta boy, Zillionaire!)

If you don’t get your XBox, you may not feel so bad afterall.
http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20051209.gtgaming09/BNStory/AtPlay/

By: Mrs. Krusty

Mrs. Krusty — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 03:59:51 +0000

While Krusty may complain about our system, I never fail to surprise and shock him with his presents. Remember the snowboard from last year? And who can forget the x-box live gift for his birthday (you’re welcome boys)? This year I have an ultra special surprise that I spent only $20 on. My joy is secretly listening into his ramblings (he thinks I never pay attention) and gleen ideads from those subtle hints. Then I sit back and watch him squirm with anticipation. Isn’t that what Christmas is truely all about?

By: Jeannette

Jeannette — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 03:24:01 +0000

You should be ashamed of yourself Mr. Centaur. Never have I even suggested getting you ballroom dancing lessons for Christmas. Yes, I buy you Gap clothes and coasters, but never would I buy you dancing lessons. Mock me for trying to improve your wardrobe and for trying to prevent marks on our coffee table, but don’t mock me for dance lessons that were never even suggested. You already know this is the Christmas of no surprises, just like you like. You submitted a detailed list months ago with instructions not to deviate from the list, so I didn’t. No surprises, no deviations, just as I was instructed.

By: Trent

Trent — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 20:21:58 +0000

There’s nothing wrong with asking for alcohol as a Christmas gift, particularly something like Bombay Sapphire gin that will fit well in a liquor cabinet. In fact, a few years ago I asked for an actual liquor cabinet (and stock for it) for Christmas. I didn’t get it, but I did receive a bottle of Bailey’s Irish Creme. Of course, the Bailey’s didn’t see New Years, as many family members kept stealing “just a bit” to add to the ol’ egg nog.

I guess my point is asking for liquor of reasonable quality for Christmas doesn’t make you a redneck; asking for a twelve pack of Miller High Life does.

By: Krusty

Krusty — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 16:56:14 +0000

I feel your pain in so many ways. I was in a target the other day talking to the nerdy teenager that works the electronics department. They had a 360 on display that you could play. Of course there was about ten thousand seven year olds crowdede around it. I was explaining to Gary (teenage idiot at target)
that these little kids would never buy a 360 and that it was my right to have him kick them aside. Obviously Gary hates his life so he just looked at me blankly while drool slowly fell from his lips.

My wife dosen’t ask for a christmas list at all. She feels the goal is to decide what I want for me. This way it’s more of a suprise. I can’t possibly know what I’m getting. By this logic I never ask for anything because it will surely eliminate it from the list.