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    What Women Wanted For Xmas In 1928

    The Guy Holiday Gift Guide From The Most Annoying Women on Earth

    How to lose friends and alienate people. For real.
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    12/17/08

    In reply to What Women Wanted For Xmas In 1928
    Thank you for that tidbit! I love all things 1920s.
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    Image of stealthird stealthird
    12/17/08

    In reply to What Women Wanted For Xmas In 1928
    Those women were lying. We all know what they wanted: a beer. I almost wish we still had prohibition so we could hang out in speakeasys.
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    Image of hortense hortense
    12/17/08

    @stealthird: My great-grandparents had secret liquor compartments in the walls of their cafe!
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    Image of Parachuting Parachuting
    12/17/08

    In reply to What Women Wanted For Xmas In 1928
    Color me unimaginative then, because I want a Kitchen Aid Artisan mixer for Christmas.
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    Image of Flackette Goes Retro Flackette Goes Retro
    12/17/08

    @Parachuting: Best. Gift. Ever. Mine is a hand me down because my mom upgraded to the pro model. 20+ years old and still works perfectly.
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    Image of tscheese tscheese
    12/17/08

    In reply to What Women Wanted For Xmas In 1928
    I just want a goddamn Yankee candle and a new showerhead.


    I will get neither.

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    Image of scullymurphy scullymurphy
    12/17/08

    @tscheese: I read this as a "God Damn Yankees candle" as in the hair band from the 80s. That would be 6 kinds of awesome.
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    Image of omgwhodoesyourhair omgwhodoesyourhair
    12/17/08

    In reply to What Women Wanted For Xmas In 1928
    See, and I thought all women just wanted abortions for Christmas.
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    Image of aubonpam aubonpam
    12/17/08

    @say kaci: Some do. Others want miniature American flags.
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    Image of the dodo, the cuckoo, and the nene the dodo, the cuckoo, and the nene
    12/17/08

    @aubonpam: ahhh that joke never gets old. Love it!
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    Image of Flackette Goes Retro Flackette Goes Retro
    12/17/08

    In reply to What Women Wanted For Xmas In 1928
    Yarn/knitting store gift card, please. I want to wrap myself in baby alpaca fur.
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    12/17/08

    @Flackette is a Red State Elitist: (Please note no actual alpacas are harmed in production of their wool, they just get a haircut).
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    12/17/08

    @Flackette is a Red State Elitist: Oooh I would like that too! I just made a hat with a lovely alpaca/merino wool for my 2 year old nephew. It is delightfully cozy and soft.
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    Image of undomesticgoddess doesn't sleep a wink undomesticgoddess doesn't sleep a wink
    12/17/08

    @Flackette is a Red State Elitist: I want that!
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    Image of the dodo, the cuckoo, and the nene the dodo, the cuckoo, and the nene
    12/17/08

    In reply to What Women Wanted For Xmas In 1928
    Starbucks gift cards, FTW! I work in a library and I get to order pretty much anything I want and then read it before it goes on the shelves, so I'm set on that front. But I am addicted to coffee and I love getting useful, practical gifts. I could live on Starbucks.
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    12/17/08

    @I am the lizard queen: Oh, and I am really liking these 1920s era photos. They really satisfy my inner history nerd.
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    Image of AthertonMerriweather AthertonMerriweather
    12/17/08

    In reply to What Women Wanted For Xmas In 1928
    A Federal Bailout?
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    Image of the_decider the_decider
    12/17/08

    In reply to What Women Wanted For Xmas In 1928
    No one in my life has to guess what I want for Christmas or my birthday. That is why God invented lists.
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    Image of prestocaro fears the culling prestocaro fears the culling
    12/17/08

    @the_decider needs the Lazzaroni Amaretti di Saronno cookie ...: God bless kaboodle.
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    Image of TheFormerJuneBronson TheFormerJuneBronson
    12/17/08

    @the_decider needs the Lazzaroni Amaretti di Saronno cookie ...: I feel this way in theory, but when I send around a list--as everyone in my family does every Christmas--and someone buys me something from it, I'm always let down. Couldn't tell you why. What I'd really like is for someone else to actually know me and think about what I might like and then surprise me with it, instead of getting me what they secretly think I should have for the person they think I should be. I suppose picking off a list would be better than that, but obviously I want something more from the experience than the actual thing.
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    12/17/08

    @TheFormerJuneBronson: we make up lists, but a particular set of my relatives just ignores them, and I end up with white chocolate bark and espresso cups that say "Joy!" on them.


    I'm still waiting for the Julia Child "The French Chef" DVDs that have been on my list for three years.

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    12/17/08

    @brendastarlet is on it: That show is out on DVD?! Ohhhh...want!!!
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    Image of scullymurphy scullymurphy
    12/17/08

    In reply to What Women Wanted For Xmas In 1928
    I'd like to stop the 'perfume is a good gift' idea right now. It's really not. A woman's perfume is one of the most personal things she wears and really cannot be picked out by someone else.


    Yes, i'm talking to you and that bottle of paco rabanne, mother-in-law!

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    Image of prestocaro fears the culling prestocaro fears the culling
    12/17/08

    @scullymurphy: Oh, my friends and family only get me perfume they know I already wear. So it is a good present, in that case. I would hate to get something someone had picked out thinking I would like it. yech.
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    Image of DangerMouse DangerMouse
    12/17/08

    @scullymurphy: I agree. Not just anyone can pick out my Body Shop White Musk.


    My mom has never worn perfume, EVER, but that doesn't stop people from giving it to her as a gift, only for it to rot away forever in the linen closet.

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    Image of Flackette Goes Retro Flackette Goes Retro
    12/17/08

    @scullymurphy: I agree. I do accept gifts of the perfume I have worn since 2001, but I'd rather people didn't get too creative giving me new scents.
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    Image of undomesticgoddess doesn't sleep a wink undomesticgoddess doesn't sleep a wink
    12/17/08

    @scullymurphy: Perfume can be nice if it's something that I've mentioned I want. For some reason, everyone who has ever tried to give me perfume has given me something really sweet-smelling. I am not a piece of fruit or a bakery!
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    Image of SomeAuthorGirl SomeAuthorGirl
    12/17/08

    In reply to What Women Wanted For Xmas In 1928
    "Pajamas are the smartest of gifts for certain ladies, and negligees for others."


    Classic!

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    Image of TheUptightMidwesterner TheUptightMidwesterner
    12/17/08

    In reply to What Women Wanted For Xmas In 1928
    I am all hot-to-trot for this new set of pots and pans that I saw at Daytons-'er-Macy's.


    (Given that my husband is now using the economy as vailidation for not getting any gifts for anyone, I will be totally happy to get that Pez dispenser that my kid has been moving from hiding spot to hiding spot for the past 2 weeks.)

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    12/17/08

    @TheUptightMidwesterner: Pez dispenser--that is SOOOO CUTE.
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    Image of BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit) BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
    12/17/08

    In reply to What Women Wanted For Xmas In 1928
    I want all of the above things, but I want the actual 1920s version of them. Antiques for the win!
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    12/17/08

    @BrutallyHonestBabes: ooh... pretty 1920s slips and scarves and jewels. Nice.
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    12/17/08

    @BrutallyHonestBabes: YES. Though my absolute favorite styles are from just before--Arts and Crafts, and Art Nouveau.
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    Image of LBB LBB
    12/17/08

    @TheFormerJuneBronson: Mine too! Gifts from 1918 plz :)
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    Image of rollergirl76 rollergirl76
    12/17/08

    In reply to What Women Wanted For Xmas In 1928
    The word "negligee" needs to make a comeback. It sounds so naughty, but in a sexy way, like something Mae West would wear.


    This post is so wonderful because I'm currently reading The Times We Had, a book written by Marion Davies, the long-time mistress of William Randolph Hearst. It is so sweet and funny. It makes me want to get in a time machine and go to the 20s and hang out with Marion and drink cocktails poolside at Hearst's hilltop, palatial mansion. I highly recommend reading this book. It's so much fun.

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    Image of bluebears bluebears
    12/17/08

    @rollergirl76: that sounds awesome! i read tons of mysteries set in the 20s and I just got a bunch of B&N gift cards!!
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    Image of Crabby Cakes Crabby Cakes
    12/17/08

    @rollergirl76: Have you ever been to Hearst Castle? The place is jaw-droppingly amazing. You can just feel the awesomeness of the 1920's when you're wandering through the rooms of the main house. And I just added that book to my xmas wishlist for the bf.
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    Image of prestocaro fears the culling prestocaro fears the culling
    12/17/08

    @rollergirl76: Marion Davies is the one who had "rosebud" in her panties, right? I need to read that!
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    12/17/08

    @bluebears: @Crabby Cakes wants some Dance Biscuits.: @prestocaro: [www.amazon.com] It's a must read, especially if you love the 20s.


    I have never been to Hearst castle, but the pictures of it are unbelievable. I definitely want to visit at some point, especially after reading the book.

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    Image of MadamePamplemousse MadamePamplemousse
    12/17/08

    @rollergirl76: I love that book! I read it during a trip to Cambria/San Simeon/Hearst Castle a few years ago and thought I'd died and gone to heaven. Spoiler alert -- be prepared for a little melancholy at the end there.
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    12/17/08

    @MadamePamplemousse: do you mean the jewelry part? I always thought that was so touching.
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    12/17/08

    @rollergirl76: Have you seen Cat's Pajamas? the movie about Davies & Hearst and a murder that occured on his yacht. It's not bad. Kirsten Dunst plays Davies and Eddie Izzard is Charlie Chaplin.
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    12/17/08

    @margotenenbaum: I haven't seen it yet, but it's in my Netflix queue.
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    12/17/08

    In reply to What Women Wanted For Xmas In 1928
    I shudder at the thought of any man picking out any of these items for me, as I will likely end up with a two- sizes-too-big scratchy teddy from Fredericks of Hollywood, a perfume that smells like call girls & regret, rouge that belongs on a woman two shades lighter than me, or a hideous scarf with snowmen& pom-poms on it. A gift certificate to Amazon is fine, I'll handle the rest.
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    Image of GoodBadNotEvil GoodBadNotEvil
    12/17/08

    @Your Screenplay Sucks: Hahaha I totally love the idea of a perfume that smells of call girls and regret.
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    12/17/08

    @GoodBadNotEvil: There's a client #9 joke in there somewhere.
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