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more about #holidays more comments → Lilah: I can't narrow down a "worst" present, but I do know the best one. I was 6 or 7 years old, and my parents brought me to a farm auction. There I saw Th... more » Topsyjane: Best - I remember getting Lincoln Logs when I was a kid and my parents had built a huge tower out of them that was tall as I was. Worst - There was ... more » lip_my_stocking: Worst: My grandmother gave me a cheap white lace corset... oh and I was 13 years-old when she gave me this. When I asked her why, she simply responded... more » toastandlove: Oh, I have another worst: when I was 10, one of my dad's friends gave me a carbon monoxide detector. more » Sukie in the Graveyard: Best Gift: I got a job - it starts a week after Christmas. It's such a great job, I don't even care what the worst gift was... more » DorothyBarker: For some reason I am the recipient of some really banally bad gifts. 1) Cheesy, 'pleather' purse from my biological father, clearly picked out by his ... more » Meglantine: Flexiblocks, the blocks that move! My sister got them for me, circa 1988. Still have 'em! more » Lampdevil: Worst: Twelve cans of spam. Seriously, twelve cans of spam, taped together into a log shape, and wrapped. I... was surprised. My godmother got it f... more » fluxus flucker: Worst: I received a book about "God's Plan" as a condolence after the gruesome and unexpected death of a young friend who was like a sibling to me. I ... more » dcdulce: My brother has given me the worst gifts. One xmas he gave me this.. I have very short spiky thin hair! more » LatestBy: Worst: I was 16 and in desperate need (actual need, not teenage "need") of clothes, especially new jeans. Jeans, jeans, jeans! I asked for for months.... more » brenner at large: Best: one year when I was 4 my family and I were going to visit my grandmother for Christmas, and I was so worried that Santa wouldn't be able to find... more » LadySoprano is a Fat-Fighting Superwoman: Worst: My sister-in-law gave me Snoopy coloring books (I was 28 or 29!!) because I collect Snoopy stuff. My collection is along the lines of antique t... more » toastandlove: Worst: High school BF wrote a fanfic about me, except it was really about him, it was a spaghetti western manga without pictures, poorly written and i... more » angryyoungwoman: Best: When I was the most insecure 13-year-old on earth, two girls I went to school with decided to be really, really nice to me. Every day they lef... more » -
#gifted
The Best - And Worst - Gift I Ever Got
'Tis the season. Here are our greatest hits and lowest lows; what are yours? More » -
#notablequotable
Simon Says
"People HATE gift guides... I was, in point of fact, unable to find one single person who liked them, is prompted to shop by them, looked at them or even lined the cat's litter box with them." -Simon Doonan [Observer] -
#familymatters
5 Tips For Dating Your Family
For many, the day after Thanksgiving and the upcoming holidays can be minefields of familial awkwardness. Luckily, many of the same tips useful for snagging a man can be applied to your own relatives. More » -
#programmingnotes
Gobble Gobble: Giving Thanks, Going Rogue
Happy (almost) Turkey Day! For those who absolutely cannot avoid the internet - even on holidays full of good eats and food comas - a note: we will not be posting regularly on Thursday, November 26, or Friday, November 27. More » -
#openletters
An Open Letter To Halloween From The Ghost Of Christmas Future
According to the National Retail Federation, Americans are set to spend $4.75 billion on Halloween supplies this year. Concerned at this development, The Ghost Of Christmas Future wrote in to share his thoughts on the matter.
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#programmingnotes
Labor Pains
Hot on the heels of the news that the unemployment rate rose to 9.7%, we'd like to announce our Labor Day posting schedule: Today's a half day and Monday will be dark altogether. A safe, happy, weekend to all. [MSNBC] -
#itwouldbesonice
Has Anyone In History Ever Had A Successful "Staycation?"
I don't mean, have you done one. But, was it actually fun and relaxing, like, you know, the real thing? I seriously want to know! More » -
#passedover
Why Is This Night Different From All Other Nights?
On this night, some of us will have our matzoh-hiding privileges revoked. More » -
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#nativityscene
Christmas Pageant Kids: Or, Who Gets To Be The Virgin?
At some churches, Nativity Pageants bring out the worst in Christians. -
#crapemailfromadude
The Twelve Days Of Douchebags
While we can't publish every crap email that we receive in our inboxes, we can select some of the crappiest nuggets of crap and deliver them as a special holiday present to you.
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#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. -
#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. -
#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.
