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pkatt · Dec 2, 2001, 10:08 AM

What are you asking for this Christmas/Chanukah? I'm asking for an iPod and a sleeve for my iBook. What about you?

daimoni · 05:46 PM

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nealconner · Dec 2, 2001, 11:06 AM

A DVD player and a Dreamcast.

djkimothy · Dec 2, 2001, 11:39 AM

Originally posted by daimoni:
All I want is for Earthlink to send me the DSL modem package I ordered on October 9th... it's fast approaching two months now, and I've heard every excuse in the world from them... but in the end, all I'm getting is a bunch of hand wringing.

Dial-up is driving me crazy. I'm going to go psycho!

:o

That sucks, give them hell.

I would really like a Ferrari. But that doesn't look too promising.

Realistically?... PS2? Or how about an automatic Bachelors in Chemistry?

suprz · Dec 2, 2001, 05:30 PM

i aint asking for much..just $$$$ and some tush......

juanvaldes · Dec 2, 2001, 05:42 PM

I am hoping for a bright shinny nickel!

...seriously, I am.

rambo47 · Dec 2, 2001, 07:29 PM

bin Laden's head on a stick.

Hawkeye_a · Dec 2, 2001, 07:37 PM

iPod, Airport, and Sound Sticks .... i'm a greedy lil bastard.

MikeM32 · Dec 2, 2001, 08:00 PM

A job so I can pay my rent/bills etc., etc.

Mike

daimoni · 05:46 PM

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funkboy · Dec 2, 2001, 09:12 PM

A Dreamcast would be neat... but I'd sure like a GameCube...
Que 24X CD burner from MacMall is only $199...
Trying to decide what else I'd really like... last year I got Miles Davis Bitches Brew boxed set, that was quite slick... maybe some other boxed set would be cool - any good sets out there right now?

Earth Mk. II · Dec 3, 2001, 12:31 PM

to live past finals...

lenkman · Dec 3, 2001, 01:27 PM

Originally posted by Earth Mk. II:
to live past finals...

Amen.

M�lum · Dec 3, 2001, 02:39 PM

call me old fashioned: peace

ThisGuy · Dec 3, 2001, 03:02 PM

A wash and wax for my Porsche.
A new job that will pay me the $500,000 I deserve ($275,000 just won't cut it anymore).
For my G5 to finally ship.
For my iPad to finally ship.
For the new Gene and new Pulp CDs to finally arrive in the US.
For a penis reduction surgery to be developed (I'm huge).
My body fat to increase to a healthy 4 or 5%.
For GQ to stop calling me and asking me to do their cover.
For People Magazine to stop making me one of their 50 Most Beautiful People.
For material things to not turn me on so much.

GK · Dec 3, 2001, 04:05 PM

iPod
FCP X

cheerios · Dec 3, 2001, 04:38 PM

a Game Cube and some paint for my War Hammer figures. I'd LOVE a digital camera, but money is better spent elsewhere, and I know better than to ask for 1 big thing. Oh! and the Tool t-shirt with Tool on the front and the eyeballs in a row down the back. Looks a lot cooler than it sounds.

edit: DAMMIT Juan, not I gotta find a SHINY nickel?!? Geeze you're demanding!!

[ 12-03-2001: Message edited by: cheerios ]

dillerX · Dec 3, 2001, 05:32 PM

Socks.....I really need new socks.

robotmarkVIII · Dec 3, 2001, 05:38 PM

RAM hun

- - e r i k - - · Dec 3, 2001, 06:24 PM

Originally posted by dillerX:
Socks.....I really need new socks.

I second that. I really just want things that I need that I'm too lazy to buy for myself.

I wanted a clothes-iron for my birthday (seriously), I got it too... cool

An iPod would be nice though... although iTunes 2 on my PBG4 is satisfactory for now... (I always carry my laptop to and from work anyways)

Earth Mk. II · Dec 3, 2001, 06:42 PM

clothes that wash themselves would be nice

wulf · Dec 3, 2001, 06:45 PM

iPod (of course)...

...but then I did just get myself a shiny new 867 so I shouldn't be greedy

Actually the thing I always love most about the Xmas holiday is seeing all the friends & family I never see the rest of the time... ahh, bless.

wulf

Archangel · Dec 3, 2001, 08:02 PM

Originally posted by ThisGuy:
A wash and wax for my Porsche.
A new job that will pay me the $500,000 I deserve ($275,000 just won't cut it anymore).
For my G5 to finally ship.
For my iPad to finally ship.
For the new Gene and new Pulp CDs to finally arrive in the US.
For a penis reduction surgery to be developed (I'm huge).
My body fat to increase to a healthy 4 or 5%.
For GQ to stop calling me and asking me to do their cover.
For People Magazine to stop making me one of their 50 Most Beautiful People.
For material things to not turn me on so much.

You have the same problems I do. Rough life ain't it?

Rambo had a good suggestion too: bin Laden's head on a stick.

iPod and no sunburn while I'm in Hawaii.

ctt1wbw · Dec 4, 2001, 05:53 AM

Originally posted by ThisGuy:
A wash and wax for my Porsche.
A new job that will pay me the $500,000 I deserve ($275,000 just won't cut it anymore).
For my G5 to finally ship.
For my iPad to finally ship.
For the new Gene and new Pulp CDs to finally arrive in the US.
For a penis reduction surgery to be developed (I'm huge).
My body fat to increase to a healthy 4 or 5%.
For GQ to stop calling me and asking me to do their cover.
For People Magazine to stop making me one of their 50 Most Beautiful People.
For material things to not turn me on so much.

I know the feeling.

ctt1wbw · Dec 4, 2001, 05:55 AM

I want the Messagepad 120 my wife bought me. I can't stand not being able to play with it.

I would loooooooove to get a new car. Something along the lines of a BMW 540 or Infiniti Q45. I am easy to please. Wait, scratch that. I want an Aston Martin DB-7 Vanquish. There. It's only $150K. To start.

gumby5647 · Dec 4, 2001, 02:27 PM

256MB Ram for Minerva
A CD-Burner
socks
to pass english and the rest of my classes
A new battery Minerva

But the one thing id like for than anything else is to get this stupid F#cking .AVI file to play right....

maxelson · Dec 4, 2001, 02:42 PM

World friggin' peace and a puppy for every friggin' man, woman and child on the friggin' planet.
Come to think on it, bring on the puppies and forget the humans. The humans don't deserve the dogs. The more people I meet, the more I love my dogs.
Paw! Lookout! The misanthropic monster is on th' loose!
Maw! Lookout! It's ... AAAAAIIIIEEEEEEEE!!!!

[ 12-04-2001: Message edited by: maxelson ]

cpatubo · Dec 4, 2001, 06:13 PM

I guess we're talking about WANT, not NEED nor realistic gifts to get...

Although I do second the peace wish...

A new Mini Cooper. A Big Kitchen with all the amenities. A new G4 (350's lookin' rusty). A trip to Europe. Maybe a good shopping spree at Best Buy (if we had one in Hawaii, durnit).

Okay, I'll get more realistic...

A new Wacom tablet. A new 30+ gallon aquarium for my fishies. A really good chef's knife and stone. A good Espresso machine that has a grinder, steamer and timer.

I'll go along with the crowd again and say iPod. As long as it isn't my money, I'm okay with it, heh.

cpt kangarooski · Dec 4, 2001, 07:04 PM

Oh I know I'll make it through finals... how about good grades to go with that? (dammit, I'd be more prepared if only someone had ever told me law school was hard!

As for stuff...
*Fix the AC in the car
*Winter coat
*Couple of DVDs
*Some RAM
*Dr. Who scarf (yes, I'm a geek... but what _can't_ you do with a ~20 foot scarf?)

I suspect that the parents will want to give me a laptop... they've been making noises about it, and it doesn't help that it's useful once in a while. That said, I don't want one b/c it's too damn expensive. And even if it weren't, in fact, they have a knowledge of computers rivalled only by garden slugs, so I wouldn't trust them to pick out anything anyway. Hope they listen, I really do.

juanvaldes · Dec 4, 2001, 08:50 PM

Originally posted by daimoni:


nickel-bag?

Say I do get a nickel, I am still 99 short of a bag

MikeM32 · Dec 4, 2001, 09:39 PM

If not a Job to pay my bills (as stated above) then a really fine looking rich woman that wants to "sex me up" and support my sorry @$$

Actually I'll take that over the whole "job" thing

Mike

namannik · Dec 4, 2001, 11:12 PM

I think I want one of those Segue scooter things!

--Helen-- · Dec 4, 2001, 11:41 PM

I want the Enterprise NCC 1701E. Then I can just replicate whatever I want. Have endless conversations with Data. Be able to give Steve the inside scoop on new technology till he finally goes back to his home planet. -I'd also have the means to take him there at warp speed no less. And the occasional ability to quantum torpedo Bin Laden or any other terrorist who happens to piss me off today.

Bunker Buster Bombs sound cool. Do they come in six packs?

[ 12-04-2001: Message edited by: --Helen-- ]

Archangel · Dec 5, 2001, 02:54 AM

Originally posted by namannik:
I think I want one of those Segue scooter things!

<sigh>

Besides it's Segway.

maxelson · Dec 5, 2001, 10:28 AM

C'mon. How can you look at one of those things and NOT want one? It is controled by muscle impulses in your FEET, for crying out loud! All that on a nickle of electricity for a day's running? C'mon. What's cooler than that?!? When I win the lottery next week, I'm getting one!

ac2c · Dec 5, 2001, 11:28 AM

A free copy of FCP 3. And oh yeah, a G5 tower for under $1k. And a Cannon XL Video camera, and a LCD iMac for surfing, and a........and then there is...........to and.............

- - e r i k - - · Dec 5, 2001, 01:22 PM

Originally posted by maxelson:
C'mon. How can you look at one of those things and NOT want one? It is controled by muscle impulses in your FEET, for crying out loud! All that on a nickle of electricity for a day's running? C'mon. What's cooler than that?!? When I win the lottery next week, I'm getting one!

*cough* Try 6 hours charge for 1.5 hours of operating time...

Whatever floats your boat, but I'm holding out for the stirling engine one...

jcarr · Dec 5, 2001, 01:33 PM

Peace on Earth and good will towards men.

But I doubt that is going to happen, so howzabout an xBox?

Earth Mk. II · Dec 5, 2001, 01:35 PM

Originally posted by maxelson:
It is controled by muscle impulses in your FEET, for crying out loud!

What if you have muscle spasms? Does it know the difference between a nervous twitch in you foot when you see someone (in your case, anyone you misanthrope, you) you don't like in the street and an actual impulse?

speirsfr · Dec 5, 2001, 01:41 PM

Gotta be an iPod, though if I actually do end up having an iPod's worth of cash at my disposal, I'l be swithering big time.

Maybe end up getting a Creative Labs NOMAD instead as it's 130 quid cheaper.....

m a d r a · Dec 5, 2001, 01:44 PM

to lose my virginity

maxelson · Dec 5, 2001, 02:28 PM

Originally posted by Earth Mk. II:


What if you have muscle spasms? Does it know the difference between a nervous twitch in you foot when you see someone (in your case, anyone you misanthrope, you) you don't like in the street and an actual impulse?

I just got the funniest friggin' mental image on that... Seinfeld episode. George on a Segway.

maxelson · Dec 5, 2001, 02:32 PM

Better yet, my mother in law on a Segway. Oh, jeez, I'm laughing...

Archangel · Dec 5, 2001, 04:34 PM

Originally posted by maxelson:
C'mon. How can you look at one of those things and NOT want one? It is controled by muscle impulses in your FEET, for crying out loud! All that on a nickle of electricity for a day's running? C'mon. What's cooler than that?!? When I win the lottery next week, I'm getting one!

A Segway is for lazy people. God gave you two legs and feet for a purpose. Might as well get some exercise while you're at it. The last thing America needs is something that perpetuates our already morbid obesity. If you need to get some place in a hurry that's a little bit farther away use a freakin' bike which is even less polluting (no need to use electricity often genereated by a coal or gas power plant).

Were you being facetious?

Earth Mk. II · Dec 5, 2001, 04:51 PM

a reverse coiled, double plasma injected, antimatter containing, dual overhead cam iPod2se. Or world peace.

pkatt · Dec 5, 2001, 10:54 PM

Thought of a few more things. I would like a Newton, a table, and a shelf. I also wouldn't mine Bin Laden's head on a stick.

Thanks everybody for responding, but I know there are more people out there. Everyone must want something!

maxelson · Dec 6, 2001, 09:21 AM

Originally posted by Archangel:

A Segway is for lazy people. God gave you two legs and feet for a purpose. Might as well get some exercise while you're at it. The last thing America needs is something that perpetuates our already morbid obesity. If you need to get some place in a hurry that's a little bit farther away use a freakin' bike which is even less polluting (no need to use electricity often genereated by a coal or gas power plant).

Were you being facetious?

A computer is for lazy people. God gave you a brain and all those trees and lead slurry for a reason. Might as well learn how to spell while your at it. The last thing America needs is soimething that perpetuates moribund intellectual stagnation. If you need to get some calculating or writing done in a hurry, use a second brain in the form of another person which will only help stimulate direct human interaction, anyway. Wanna talk to someone, pick up the friggin' phone. Or get on your segway and truck over to their face.

A car is for lazy people. God gave us horses...
A TV is for lazy people. God gave us a brain...
A Telephone is for lazy people. God gave us mouths...
Medical science is for lazy people. God gave us leeches...
City Water is for lazy people. God gave us a water table and two hands to dig a hole...
Electricity is for lazy people. God gave us trees and a brain to make an axe and hands to use it...

Really. A little too much pontificating there, don't you think?
Does it matter whether or not I was being facetious? I cannot believe I just got spanked for a "wow".
Don't condescend to me, please.

[ 12-06-2001: Message edited by: maxelson ]

DBursey · Dec 6, 2001, 10:05 AM

Great post Swede.

A lot of people seem to be missing the point that the Segway may be ideally positioned to fill a niche market. It won't replace the car (a la Cash's mandibular-foaming post on the subject); it won't replace walking. If successful, it will find its niche market somewhere in the space between the pedestrian and the commuter. Hey; maybe it'll catch on in countries such as China, where the combination of new wealth, enormous commuter populations and old urban transportation infrastructure may create a huge demand for something like the Segway. Only time will tell whether these things become a ubiquitous sight on the sidewalks (roads?) of the world. Of one thing there can be no doubt; the technology and engineering that has gone into this product is impressive!

maxelson · Dec 6, 2001, 10:12 AM

I am, my Canadian friend, here to help

So, by the by, you guys got any snow up there yet or are you languishing in the tropics like we New Englanders who are rapidly becoming meteorologically complacent (heh. DAMN good thing I did not have to actually attempt to say that at this stage of my morning)?

DBursey · Dec 6, 2001, 10:29 AM

It's been positively balmy here recently! Toronto set a new record yesterday (Dec 5) when the mercury hit 18C (65F). Golf courses owners have visions of extended season profits dancing in their heads while ski resorts can't even keep artificial snow on the ground. Even so, I'll wait a few weeks more before declaring the skier an endangered species. If this keeps up I'll be barbequing the Christmas turkey!