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more about #gifts CollegeCamel: Honestly, having just gotten back from helping my boyfriend get a gift for his sister, I can say that they really do suck (this anecdotal evidence com... more » Snowbunny: I'm from the type of family where you say exactly what you want for Christmas, ie you email them a link with size and color information or you go to t... more » Athenia: Maybe guys are bad at gift giving cuz they don't even know what they want. Me: So Uncle, what to do you want for xmas? Uncle: Uhhh. I dunno. Let me... more » randomnessish: My boyfriend is awful at getting gifts. He didn't even get me one this year because he says he's poor (and he really really is), but I am too and I g... more » jessicarabbit: One of my huge peeves about marriage is that the wife is expected to send all the Christmas cards and do all the holiday shopping, even for the guy's ... more » la.donna.pietra: My dad once got my mom a flamethrower as an anniversary present. She was delighted, as she thought it was just the thing to get rid of the pampas gra... more » Le Kangourou de Kataroo: The only reason Mnsr. Le K de K would have a hard time with gifts is because he expressly ignores what I ask for. Point: Mr: What do you want for Chri... more » femme-bot: When I have to buy a guy something, I ask him what he wants. Then I buy it. MAGIC. Maybe my fellow (Bender, natch) is just super smart because he aske... more » TheFormerJuneBronson: We share the responsibility. He knows what the men in his family would want. His parents are difficult. His mother doesn't want us to spend money on a... more » snobographer: Buying gifts and remembering special occasions is no harder for men than it is for women. These sort of cultural messages are just another way to make... more » marks-alot: I love Christmas shopping. I'm the dude singing along with the Christmas carols while trying to figure out if this sweater will go with that skirt (t... more » Zombie Ms. Skittles: I hate other people shopping for me. I really do. I always feel bad for Christmas because you need to be all happy and surprised and it's never anyt... more » meritxell: an erotic life: AH TRAJAN STRIKES AGAIN [typographica.org] (okay, I know it's for Caesar's Palace and therefore can be considered appropriate but still) more » slowpoke.r: This year my partner did the holiday shopping with me for the first time. (I typically like to go alone.) Let me just say, the man is a genius at gift... more » clevernamehere: I've been the recipient of some pretty funny bad gifts from men in my family. Last year my brother gave me a really expensive bar of soap. That was ... more » quitelikely: I vividly recall one year when I was about 6 or so, my dad gave my mom an electric drill/screwdriver for Christmas that he had been wanting for ages. ... more » cinematheques: I consider myself a great gift-giver, because I secretly keep tabs on people's likes & dislikes. I remember an ex of mine giving me a pig Christmas o... more » Scout: all of my boyfriends have been amazing gift givers - both occasional and "for-no-reason" - it is my father who majorly sucks (though I can't complain,... more » loudlyquiet: This is my first year single in a long damn time. Every year I would somehow end up buying all the gifts for my family and all the gifts for his famil... more » SarahMC: Just give me cash. For real. more » -
#presentimperfect
Is Gift Shopping Really That Hard For Dudes?
The ad at left, along with a wealth of anecdotal evidence, has us wondering if holiday gift shopping — traditionally women's work, if Cathy is any guide — is especially burdensome for guys. More » -
#giftguide
All We Want For Christmas: Chocolate Rivers And Chairs
Unlike some bloggers, we don't get any swag or freebies. And we never leave our apartments. So when word came Down From The Top that we needed a gift guide, we knew our wish-lists would be at least half-fantasy:
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#gifted
The Best - And Worst - Gift I Ever Got
'Tis the season. Here are our greatest hits and lowest lows; what are yours? More » -
#maddads
Do Dads Get A Raw Deal?
As Father's Day approaches, guys are complaining about getting the shaft — in terms of presents, and in the weightier matter of reproductive rights. More » -
#personallibrarykit
Due Date
I gave this "personal library kit" to three bookish young sisters for Christmas, and they loved it. Or at least, they said they did. [New York] -
#ahmemories
Saturday Night Nostalgia
As there is no Saturday Night Live this week, and this weekend in general is a bit wacky, with the upcoming holiday madness, I thought it might be fun to flashback to a simpler time. -
#adlibs
PajamaGrams: "The One Gift Guaranteed To Get Women To Take Their Clothes Off!"
The highly annoying PajamaGram commercial — currently in heavy rotation on cable — tries to convince guys the best gift to give their ladyfriends is one that will help them get laid. -
#holidaze
Ultimate Terrible Gift Guide: Part 2
We asked, you answered: herewith, the second installment of our Ultimate Terrible Holiday Gift Guide: Things Not to Get the Family. -
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#tyrant
Tyra Audience Forced To Wear "Unemployed" T-Shirts During Holiday Show
You know how Tyra wants to be Oprah when she grows up? She's been doing annual holiday gift shows in which she gives tons of presents to the audience. However, she ain't no Winfrey. -
#todayincatalogs
What On Earth? The Holidays Take On Toilet Humor
"What On Earth," the eclectic catalog touted as "A Collection Of Fun Wear & Delightful Diversions" centers heavily on gifts associated with fart jokes, sorcery, cats, and most of all, toilets.
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#unmentionables
School For Scandal: Why Men Need Lingerie 101
The kind of lingerie a guy likes to buy for a woman and the kind of underwear a woman likes to buy for herself are totally different:
