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RAzaRazor · Mar 28, 2001, 05:21 PM

I was wondering what the best birthday present you ever received was?

The has got to be some people out who have received some kick-ass stuff. (Along with the garbage that you never wanted.)

I think mine was my Graphite iBook that I bought for myself last year.
(Hey, being independant does have it's drawbacks. Gotta buy yourself the good presents!)

This year, I went a lot cheaper, and got myself OS X. (I'll have to see what, if anything, my family got me later today. Probably some Pez.)

So, What was your best present??

(PS, I'm 22. Whoo Hoo, 3 more years until Cheap Car Insurance!!)

simonjames · Mar 28, 2001, 06:24 PM

In Australia (when I was a lad) the most important birthday was your 21st.

My parents had my 21st birthday party in a Japanese garden and gave me a couple of nice presents but the best one by far was a large pot filled with 2000 $1 coins (they're gold coloured) - literally I had been given the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

It must have taken them a long time to get that many $1 coins. My parents are the *best*.

Cipher13 · Mar 28, 2001, 07:00 PM

Hm... my best birthday present was the presence of One very special person, and all that goes with that.
That was my latest bday, btw.

Material things? My burner

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RAzaRazor · Mar 28, 2001, 07:21 PM

Originally posted by Cipher13:
Hm... my best birthday present was the presence of One very special person, and all that goes with that.
That was my latest bday, btw.

WOW! Steve Jobs came to see you for your Birthday!

Cool! Man Cipher, you sure are one lucky dude!!

poocat · Mar 28, 2001, 09:19 PM

for my 18th birthday i was in japan,
and my friend's grandfather took the two of us to an incredible dinner,
and then we (my friend and i) spent the night in a hotel...
it was amazing.

i had only met the grandfather a week before, and...

honored is the only word that fits.

poocat.

Jsnuff1 · Mar 28, 2001, 09:40 PM

no one igves me any presents anymore, but money is even better, i got a huge family so i almost got 1000 bucks last beday

Daishi · Mar 28, 2001, 11:36 PM

A duct tape ring from a really close friend. (It was her way of asking me out.) And she gave me a DiscMan. I thought that was pretty cool, too.

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malson · Mar 28, 2001, 11:55 PM

The best birthday present I ever received was a 1997 Ford Expedition for my 21st birthday a few years back. I woke up that morning and my parents invited me over for lunch. When I got there, the beast was sitting in the driveway just waiting for me. My parents rock

fobside · Mar 29, 2001, 12:01 AM

Originally posted by malson:
The best birthday present I ever received was a 1997 Ford Expedition for my 21st birthday a few years back. I woke up that morning and my parents invited me over for lunch. When I got there, the beast was sitting in the driveway just waiting for me. My parents rock

dang, youre one lucky guy to get that car and have parents buy it for you too. count your blessings man.

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ctt1wbw · Mar 29, 2001, 11:44 AM

My Dad gave me a Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date-Just for my birthday last month. I feel strange walking around in uniform with a Rolex on. Not too many enlisted people in the Navy have one of those I imagine!

Misha · Mar 29, 2001, 11:51 AM

The gift of life, given to me when I turned zero.

mitchell_pgh · Mar 29, 2001, 12:15 PM

It involved my girlfriend (at the time) and I when I was 15...

PowerBookDude · Mar 30, 2001, 10:32 AM

never mind

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LauraJ · Mar 30, 2001, 10:49 AM

I never had a good birthday.

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PowerBookDude · Mar 30, 2001, 10:52 AM

Originally posted by LauraJ:
I never had a good birthday.

You never had one good brithday in your life??? Not even when you were a little kid?

Cipher13 · Mar 30, 2001, 11:02 AM

Originally posted by LauraJ:
I never had a good birthday.

They get better as you get older

Just do what you enjoy most

Be happy

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PowerBookDude · Mar 30, 2001, 12:25 PM

I don't know what was my best birthday gift ever.

PBDude

gumby5647 · Mar 30, 2001, 02:56 PM

for two years in a row i had really kick ass thunder and lightning storms on my b-day.....gotta love those....

ohhhhh material things? hmmmm
i don't know....i have a small family and don't usally get much. oh well...

Jsnuff1 · Mar 30, 2001, 03:17 PM

Originally posted by Daishi:
A duct tape ring from a really close friend. (It was her way of asking me out.) And she gave me a DiscMan. I thought that was pretty cool, too.

duck tape?

PowerBookDude · Mar 30, 2001, 03:23 PM

Originally posted by Jsnuff1:
duck tape?

You never know when you need duck tape...

lol

PBDude

Mar 30, 2001, 03:46 PM

Remember when a 486 was real power?!?!?!?

Well...back when i was a kid in the early nineties my dad gave me his 486 with a 17-incher for my birthday. we did have Macs in the house though....and I felt real lucky!

Play it cool

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slboett · Mar 30, 2001, 04:56 PM

A brand new, shiny red Honda VTR1000!

bakagai · Mar 30, 2001, 06:03 PM

I don't know who my parents are or the exact day I was born. Oh well, I guess someone has to be the abandoned child...

RAzaRazor · Mar 30, 2001, 06:26 PM

Originally posted by bakagai:
I don't know who my parents are or the exact day I was born. Oh well, I guess someone has to be the abandoned child...

Quit your Whining and GET BACK IN YOUR CAGE!!

Jeez, ya got that rabid rat to play with don't ya??

ctt1wbw · Mar 30, 2001, 11:22 PM

Man, that's harsh. The man only wanted some water and sunlight for crying out loud and you went a crapped on him!

Icarus · Mar 31, 2001, 12:04 AM

Okay, my best b-day present was on my 22nd. I was a senior in college and I was a bit of a friend of the marijuana at the time. One of my roomates was having his 21st birthday (That alone was pretty cool, my roomate having the same birthday) My other friends baked a cake and somehow inserted a glass bong into the cake. Only the mouth piece and the bowl stuck out. Instead of blowing out candles, I got to take bong hits off my cake. Looking back I realize it was a real stoner thing to do, but at the time I thought it was really cool.

TheJoshu · Mar 31, 2001, 01:00 AM

The best present I've ever gotten was a surprise party at a karaoke bar in NYC (I think it's called Village Karaoke, near NYU... for those who live in the area). People I hadn't seen in years came by... lots of fun!

Or, perhaps, a few years ago when I was brought for a night on the town in the City which ended with a midnight screening of Rocky Horror.

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