Comments on: Rules for Buying Gifts for Men http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/14/rules-for-buying-gifts-for-men/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:50:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Marcee http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/14/rules-for-buying-gifts-for-men/#comment-312 Marcee Fri, 21 Dec 2007 06:07:57 +0000 http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/14/rules-for-buying-gifts-for-men/#comment-312 Liz, I will refer your dog to my vet. Poor dog! Yes, you can borrow ALL of my remotes! Liz, I will refer your dog to my vet. Poor dog! Yes, you can borrow ALL of my remotes!

]]> By: Liz http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/14/rules-for-buying-gifts-for-men/#comment-249 Liz Sun, 16 Dec 2007 03:16:27 +0000 http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/14/rules-for-buying-gifts-for-men/#comment-249 Marcee, can I have one or two of your remotes to reprogram, if possible? My idiot dog ate all four of mine. Marcee, can I have one or two of your remotes to reprogram, if possible? My idiot dog ate all four of mine.

]]> By: Liz http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/14/rules-for-buying-gifts-for-men/#comment-248 Liz Sun, 16 Dec 2007 03:14:23 +0000 http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/14/rules-for-buying-gifts-for-men/#comment-248 C'mon, Teddymac, we all know that the globe is warming. Didn't you listen to Dr. Gore? We don't need a monster grill for that. What you need is a good pair of long johns. C’mon, Teddymac, we all know that the globe is warming. Didn’t you listen to Dr. Gore? We don’t need a monster grill for that. What you need is a good pair of long johns.

]]> By: Marcee http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/14/rules-for-buying-gifts-for-men/#comment-244 Marcee Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:39:22 +0000 http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/14/rules-for-buying-gifts-for-men/#comment-244 Hmmm...My sister has at least three remote controls. Maybe one is for the TV, DVD player, DVR player, CDR player, CDC player, etc., etc. CDR = currently doesn't rewind for the VCRs that are out dated and no longer work; and CDC = coulda done it correct for those of you who put things together without reading the directions. I have two remotes - one for my TV and one for my DVD/VCR player. I enjoy having sole control of the remote control, but I rarely watch TV. My dad tunes in football games, then falls asleep with the remote control under his hand. Smart? Well, my sister whispers, "Dad's sleeping! Quick, change the channel?" Then Dad wakes up and says, "Hey, who turned the channel? I was watching the game." Oh, yah? What's the score, Dad?" Then he squints to try to read the score at the top of the TV screen. Dad, do you know who's even playing? Moral of the story: Next time you find yourself in a remote location, make sure the person handling the remote has been well fed and is allowed to watch what he tunes in to on TV. Sneaking up to the TV and changing the channel by hand doesn't always work! We have remotes to start our cars, so I think a remote to start the grill is a good idea, Ted. I'll see you on that invention show on TV! We, girls, have self cleaning ovens. Now, why can't someone create a self-cleaning house? Jeremy, I thought I saw northern lights last night, but then it dawned on me, "Oh, no those aren't northern lights. I bet that's Jeremy's Christmas tree!" Hmmm…My sister has at least three remote controls. Maybe one is for the TV, DVD player, DVR player, CDR player, CDC player, etc., etc. CDR = currently doesn’t rewind for the VCRs that are out dated and no longer work; and CDC = coulda done it correct for those of you who put things together without reading the directions.

I have two remotes - one for my TV and one for my DVD/VCR player. I enjoy having sole control of the remote control, but I rarely watch TV. My dad tunes in football games, then falls asleep with the remote control under his hand. Smart? Well, my sister whispers, “Dad’s sleeping! Quick, change the channel?” Then Dad wakes up and says, “Hey, who turned the channel? I was watching the game.” Oh, yah? What’s the score, Dad?” Then he squints to try to read the score at the top of the TV screen. Dad, do you know who’s even playing?

Moral of the story: Next time you find yourself in a remote location, make sure the person handling the remote has been well fed and is allowed to watch what he tunes in to on TV. Sneaking up to the TV and changing the channel by hand doesn’t always work!

We have remotes to start our cars, so I think a remote to start the grill is a good idea, Ted. I’ll see you on that invention show on TV!

We, girls, have self cleaning ovens. Now, why can’t someone create a self-cleaning house?

Jeremy, I thought I saw northern lights last night, but then it dawned on me, “Oh, no those aren’t northern lights. I bet that’s Jeremy’s Christmas tree!”

]]> By: Jeremy http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/14/rules-for-buying-gifts-for-men/#comment-239 Jeremy Sat, 15 Dec 2007 06:27:12 +0000 http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/14/rules-for-buying-gifts-for-men/#comment-239 I keep trying to convince my wife that the theory "if it's got snow on it, blow it up" is a good one. She doesn't seem to want to go for that one for some reason. I keep trying to convince my wife that the theory “if it’s got snow on it, blow it up” is a good one.

She doesn’t seem to want to go for that one for some reason.

]]> By: TeddyMac http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/14/rules-for-buying-gifts-for-men/#comment-238 TeddyMac Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:11:40 +0000 http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/14/rules-for-buying-gifts-for-men/#comment-238 Marcee i better fess up that i am pretty sure the TVs dont come with 3 or 10 remotes i am pretty sure those are a result of the men in your life. The more remotes we have the better we feel and if not a bunch of remotes at least one big remote that can operate the driveway and start the grill and remove ice and hang from the mirror with a built in utility tool with at least 3 screwdrivers, ratchets and sockets attached. OK i got a little carried away there sorry but you get the picture. Marcee i better fess up that i am pretty sure the TVs dont come with 3 or 10 remotes i am pretty sure those are a result of the men in your life. The more remotes we have the better we feel and if not a bunch of remotes at least one big remote that can operate the driveway and start the grill and remove ice and hang from the mirror with a built in utility tool with at least 3 screwdrivers, ratchets and sockets attached. OK i got a little carried away there sorry but you get the picture.

]]> By: TeddyMac http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/14/rules-for-buying-gifts-for-men/#comment-235 TeddyMac Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:51:19 +0000 http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/14/rules-for-buying-gifts-for-men/#comment-235 Jeremy i could not agree more! I am pretty sure we could have cause some damage and i am also pretty sure that some great things like instant snow removal and maybe even remote control driveways! Great idea Marcee! I would get a patent on that baby if i were you! Jeremy got any ideas maybe we could create some sort of movable driveway. We may crush a few cars or maybe even houses in the process but for progress well worth it! Jeremy i could not agree more! I am pretty sure we could have cause some damage and i am also pretty sure that some great things like instant snow removal and maybe even remote control driveways! Great idea Marcee! I would get a patent on that baby if i were you! Jeremy got any ideas maybe we could create some sort of movable driveway. We may crush a few cars or maybe even houses in the process but for progress well worth it!

]]> By: Marcee http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/14/rules-for-buying-gifts-for-men/#comment-234 Marcee Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:33:04 +0000 http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/14/rules-for-buying-gifts-for-men/#comment-234 Ted, may I suggest duct tape for that leak in your propane tank? If you are able to make your neighborhood snow free, please come to my house and make my driveway snow free, too! I am working on a way to construct a retractable driveway that you operate via remote control - one remote, not three or 10 like most TVs come with these days! The driveway would lift up and you could dump the snow in your yard or your neighbor's yard and then have a clear driveway. I also think a self defrosting driveway would be great, too. Hey some fancy walkways now have heated sidewalks. Can we patent heated driveways with self-thawing devices in them?? Ted, may I suggest duct tape for that leak in your propane tank? If you are able to make your neighborhood snow free, please come to my house and make my driveway snow free, too! I am working on a way to construct a retractable driveway that you operate via remote control - one remote, not three or 10 like most TVs come with these days! The driveway would lift up and you could dump the snow in your yard or your neighbor’s yard and then have a clear driveway. I also think a self defrosting driveway would be great, too. Hey some fancy walkways now have heated sidewalks. Can we patent heated driveways with self-thawing devices in them??

]]> By: Marcee http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/14/rules-for-buying-gifts-for-men/#comment-233 Marcee Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:29:13 +0000 http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/14/rules-for-buying-gifts-for-men/#comment-233 I got my dad a cordless screw driver this year. Does that measure up to the cordless drill? I also got him an ice scraper that you plug into the outlet in your car, and it heats up to thaw away the ice and snow on the car windows. Don't worry. My dad isn't reading this, so he won't know what his gifts are. He does sit in his chair and eyeball all of the packages under the Christmas tree, but I have not seen him one lift a gift or try to figure out what's in it. I try to put his packages on the side of the tree closest to his chair so he can see them and wonder what might be in them. Mom needs to take lessons from Dad when it comes to Christmas gifts: look, but don't touch! That was the slogan when I was a little girl and mom took me into stores that had alot of pretty breakable stuff. I got my dad a cordless screw driver this year. Does that measure up to the cordless drill? I also got him an ice scraper that you plug into the outlet in your car, and it heats up to thaw away the ice and snow on the car windows. Don’t worry. My dad isn’t reading this, so he won’t know what his gifts are. He does sit in his chair and eyeball all of the packages under the Christmas tree, but I have not seen him one lift a gift or try to figure out what’s in it. I try to put his packages on the side of the tree closest to his chair so he can see them and wonder what might be in them. Mom needs to take lessons from Dad when it comes to Christmas gifts: look, but don’t touch! That was the slogan when I was a little girl and mom took me into stores that had alot of pretty breakable stuff.

]]> By: Jeremy http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/14/rules-for-buying-gifts-for-men/#comment-231 Jeremy Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:18:59 +0000 http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/14/rules-for-buying-gifts-for-men/#comment-231 Ted, I am just a little bit glad that you and I didn't meet before I went out and got myself saved. I am pretty sure there may have been jail time involved, somehow. Ted, I am just a little bit glad that you and I didn’t meet before I went out and got myself saved.
I am pretty sure there may have been jail time involved, somehow.

]]> By: TeddyMac http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/14/rules-for-buying-gifts-for-men/#comment-229 TeddyMac Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:15:10 +0000 http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/14/rules-for-buying-gifts-for-men/#comment-229 Yes Jeremy Yes!! And could you imagine everything we could deice with a 100 pound propane tank with a leaky line!! The whole neighborhood would be snow free!! WE might even raise the overall temp of SD for that matter! As long as we label it appropriately we will be ok. The Benford 5000 Deicer! arrr arrr arrr Yes Jeremy Yes!! And could you imagine everything we could deice with a 100 pound propane tank with a leaky line!! The whole neighborhood would be snow free!! WE might even raise the overall temp of SD for that matter! As long as we label it appropriately we will be ok. The Benford 5000 Deicer! arrr arrr arrr

]]> By: Jeremy http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/14/rules-for-buying-gifts-for-men/#comment-228 Jeremy Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:58:14 +0000 http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/14/rules-for-buying-gifts-for-men/#comment-228 LOL The gas line leaks... I bet I could fix that with a cordless Drill that hangs from my rearview mirror, a ratchet and socket set and some rope... If not I bet all that stuff would grill up real nice... and yes, I too have wayward dreams of owning my very own label maker. LOL
The gas line leaks…
I bet I could fix that with a cordless Drill that hangs from my rearview mirror, a ratchet and socket set and some rope…

If not I bet all that stuff would grill up real nice…

and yes, I too have wayward dreams of owning my very own label maker.

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