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because I'm at a loss here!

― Maria e (Maria), Thursday, 7 December 2006 22:18 (seventeen years ago) link

okay, for starters. 19 year old male relative who hates "the man," likes stupid and rude humor, reads nonfiction more than fiction, loves tim burton movies, and likes knowing about famous philosophers but not necessarily actually reading them?

― Maria e (Maria), Thursday, 7 December 2006 22:20 (seventeen years ago) link

Maybe this or this?

― jaq (jaq), Thursday, 7 December 2006 22:29 (seventeen years ago) link

Stiff by Mary Roach, pretty hilarious book about how cadavers donated to science are used.

That or a gun.

― Abbott (Abbott), Thursday, 7 December 2006 22:30 (seventeen years ago) link

Excellent answers. How about 63 year old man, diabetic, doesn't shave, doesn't read, doesn't watch DVDs, doesn't listen to music, can't operate a computer, likes sitting around in his pyjamas all day long watching crap on telly.

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Thursday, 7 December 2006 23:37 (seventeen years ago) link

This is perhaps perfect.

― jaq (jaq), Thursday, 7 December 2006 23:42 (seventeen years ago) link

Except, alas, it is not available this holiday season :(

― jaq (jaq), Thursday, 7 December 2006 23:45 (seventeen years ago) link

New pyjamas?

― patita (patita), Thursday, 7 December 2006 23:52 (seventeen years ago) link

This looks super-fun. I ordered it for my nephew, and would have ordered one for myself if my wife hadn't stopped me (we're pretty broke right now).

― schwantz (schwantz), Thursday, 7 December 2006 23:52 (seventeen years ago) link

Ah, but not really for either of the two recipients mentioned above.

― schwantz (schwantz), Thursday, 7 December 2006 23:54 (seventeen years ago) link

ooh thanks. he might like the conformity means death one.

― Maria e (Maria), Friday, 8 December 2006 00:00 (seventeen years ago) link

The diabetic man might like a pipe and some nice tobacco. If I were in his situation all I would want to do is smoke, might want to make a fun hobby out of it w/pipe collecting and whatnot. Then every year you could get him a new pipe for Christmas. Problem solved.

You could also get him some kind of deluxe cupholder.

― Abbott (Abbott), Friday, 8 December 2006 00:03 (seventeen years ago) link

Holy shit I would have died for a Frigit Deluxe as a kid.

A cool anatomy man model might also be nice for yr recipient, Maria?

― Abbott (Abbott), Friday, 8 December 2006 00:04 (seventeen years ago) link

Sticker Nation book?

― schwantz (schwantz), Friday, 8 December 2006 00:24 (seventeen years ago) link

63 year old diabetic man might like this :

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Deal-No-Handheld-Game/dp/B000GFGGQG

― C J (C J), Friday, 8 December 2006 14:40 (seventeen years ago) link

19 year old boy might like:

http://www.megacitycomics.co.uk/acatalog/Tim_Burton_tshirts.html

― C J (C J), Friday, 8 December 2006 14:44 (seventeen years ago) link

66 year old woman on strict low-cholesterol diet, allergic to all known fragrances, doesn't like ornaments, doesn't wear jewellery - any suggestions?

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Friday, 8 December 2006 15:19 (seventeen years ago) link

A nice hand-woven arty shawl or scarf? The museum shops here always have reproductions of pretty old patterns.

― Laurel (Laurel), Friday, 8 December 2006 15:32 (seventeen years ago) link

Otherwise, cashmere kneesocks, a needle-pointed throw pillow, minor homey things that are useful and sort of rustic/handworked that allow a little luxury into the life of someone who can't splurge on food or scents.

― Laurel (Laurel), Friday, 8 December 2006 15:34 (seventeen years ago) link

Does 66 year old woman have any hobbies? Gardening? Bird watching? Reading? Crosswords?

― C J (C J), Friday, 8 December 2006 15:34 (seventeen years ago) link

Oooh, good idea - now if only I lived near a museum ;-)

(although I vaguely remember her complaining that she doesn't like wearing scarves. Oh, well. Maybe I'll just get her a Nintendo DS instead)

(xxpost - she already has a *huge* pile of unread books from previous birthdays, christmases, etc etc)

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Friday, 8 December 2006 15:35 (seventeen years ago) link

foot massager

― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Friday, 8 December 2006 15:36 (seventeen years ago) link

You could do a search on the web for low-cholesterol recipes, print them out and put them in a pretty binder for her. It'd be very inexpensive to do, but she might be touched that you had spent so much time creating something with her in mind.

― C J (C J), Friday, 8 December 2006 15:38 (seventeen years ago) link

I'm still stuck on textile gifts, FP, mostly because in my mind the woman in question is a bustling little bird in a flat/cottage somewhere and needs to keep warm/feel lovely and loveable still. A cardigan sweater in a rich color with intricate metal buckles on the front?

XP: DUH, order online from the museums.

― Laurel (Laurel), Friday, 8 December 2006 15:39 (seventeen years ago) link

If you don't live near a museum, the Past Times website has nice stuff you can order from online.

http://www.pasttimes.com/

― C J (C J), Friday, 8 December 2006 15:40 (seventeen years ago) link

A cardigan sweater in a rich color with intricate metal buckles on the front?

this is totally appealing to me. ohnoes.

― impermanent rrrobyn (rrrobyn), Friday, 8 December 2006 15:45 (seventeen years ago) link

Or maybe make up a gift basket with a new teapot, teacup and saucer, and some different types of teas to try. I think Whittards do a selection pack of various sorts.

― C J (C J), Friday, 8 December 2006 15:46 (seventeen years ago) link

The diabetic man might like a pipe and some nice tobacco.

I forgot to mention he only has one functioning lung. Useless old duffer.
Handheld Deal or no Deal seems a great idea.

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Friday, 8 December 2006 15:59 (seventeen years ago) link

Secret Santa gift for £5 - recipient and sex unknown - must be fun but not too saucy.

― Rumps (Rumps), Friday, 8 December 2006 17:12 (seventeen years ago) link

box of condoms

― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Friday, 8 December 2006 17:12 (seventeen years ago) link

Have you got a Hawkins Bazaar near you? They have all sorts of cheap(ish) things suitable for a Secret Santa. For example, there's this :

http://www.hawkin.com/rkmain.asp?PAGEID=20670&STK_PROD_CODE=09229&CTL_CAT_CODE=2047

http://www.hawkin.com/rkmain.asp?PAGEID=20670&STK_PROD_CODE=09228&CTL_CAT_CODE=2056

Secret Santa gifts I saw which were quite successful in previous years were things like a Pop-Up Pirate game or the travel version of Guess Who. If you have a Poundland near you, they often have their own generic version of those sorts of games (for only a quid).

A coffee mug with coffee sample and some biscotti biscuits would be a nice either-sex gift for about a fiver too. And you can get nice mini boxed Panettone cakes for 99p each in Tesco.

― C J (C J), Friday, 8 December 2006 20:39 (seventeen years ago) link

Man, your diabetic guy sounds like a potentially hilarious wet blanket. Maybe you could get him a second functioning lung for Christmas, or an iron lung that could smoke a pipe for him.

― Abbott (Abbott), Friday, 8 December 2006 20:44 (seventeen years ago) link

accentmonkey is killing me roffly.

― estela (estela), Friday, 8 December 2006 21:44 (seventeen years ago) link

19 year old male relative who hates "the man," likes stupid and rude humor, reads nonfiction more than fiction, loves tim burton movies, and likes knowing about famous philosophers but not necessarily actually reading them?

HI DERE

― nuneb (nuneb), Friday, 8 December 2006 22:39 (seventeen years ago) link

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