Originally Posted by Dave Lane (Post 10310242)

This is kinda like a banana and my present to me.

http://www.intercon-spacetec.de/file...80-liegend.jpg

Originally Posted by LoneWolf (Post 10310288)

http://www.atbbq.com/system/0000/094...oker_large.jpg

Best wife ever!

Originally Posted by Just Passin' By (Post 10310275)

We haven't opened up todays' stuff, yet. That won't be done until the afternoon, when everyone gets together. I did get to open one gift last night, though, and it was a multi-item box.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...LL._SY300_.jpg



The loot collecting is off to a good start. :thumb:

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy! (Post 10310251)

Is that some kind of high-tech fleshlight?

Originally Posted by J Diddy (Post 10310568)

I wasn't aware that they made Ghosts for the wii. I bet that'd be fun as hell.

Originally Posted by GloryDayz (Post 10310626)

You're going to like this... I just used mine (well similar) about 20 minutes ago... A must-have in a cooking-man's kitchen FOR SURE!

Originally Posted by Dartgod (Post 10309909)

Two of these, for starters.

http://www.coinweek.com/wp-content/u...e_sothebys.jpg

Originally Posted by GloryDayz (Post 10310626)

You're going to like this... I just used mine (well similar) about 20 minutes ago... A must-have in a cooking-man's kitchen FOR SURE!

Originally Posted by Mosbonian (Post 10310232)

Every year my wife asks me the same question...I tell her I have all I need in you and the kids.

But every year she still gets me stuff...and it's always good.

2 nice rugby shirts
a pair of pajama bottoms
Mickey Mouse coffee cup and warmer for my desk
Some nice Quality Headphones with the Disney logo etched on them
Chuck Norris DVD set
Big Bang Theory Season 6

Got her what she asked for....a Pandora bracelet with the charms she wanted and a set of Paula Deen cookware. (The big set)

Oh and a few gift certificates to her favorite places to shop. I never buy her clothes....made that mistake once, and never again.

Originally Posted by Rausch (Post 10311024)

WTF is that?...

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch (Post 10310517)

3 golf shirts and a pair of golf slacks. I estimate I accounted for 3.8% of our family's spend on the holiday this year. All that was missing was a 3-pack of dark socks

Originally Posted by ChiTown (Post 10311050)

Well, that's what happens to people that act like douche bags all the time. You know?

Originally Posted by GloryDayz (Post 10311034)

Meat tenderizer. It's usually 24, 36, or 48 small and sharp needle-blades that pierce meat. It's got a spring loaded cover so it guides those blades well.

It does a great job with tenderizing meat, and allowing it to pull marinade deep into the meat.

And, it speeds up the cooking of the meat too (if that's somehow important). But it's very important to understand that it speeds up the cooking process because there's nothing worse that meat that's overcooked.

Originally Posted by GloryDayz (Post 10311052)

Yeah, because making sure the main loot goes to the kids is an asshole thing to do!

Originally Posted by ChiTown (Post 10311055)

No, complaining about it is an asshole thing to do. And, because Prison.

Originally Posted by Baby Lee (Post 10311063)

Not really a surprise, as my old microwave suddenly started arcing a couple months ago.

Love that it's stainless steel, love that it has convection. After a bit of use, I swear the thing is smarter than half the Apollo Mission, push a button, wait for beep, perfectly heated food through and through, with no splattering or bubbling over.

Found it for way WAAAAY cheaper than MSRP, so much cheaper that the deal is like part of the gift [makes one feel like a smarty shopper and stuff].

http://www.kenmore.com/kenmore-elite...2&blockType=G2

Originally Posted by GloryDayz (Post 10311077)

Can you do all three deals (microwave-only, microwave-convection, or convection-only)? I understand convection ovens from their early days in the 80s, and basically it was an oven with a fan that moved the air, but you still have to set it to "350" (or something). Is that how yours works?

Originally Posted by Baby Lee (Post 10311079)

Pretty much. It has a heating element above like a bigger version of what you'd get in a toaster oven, and a circulator on the back, and it uses sensors to either microwave, cook with convection, or combining the two as needed. The convection goes up to 400deg and swirls the hot air around the food to brown and crisp, the micro can aim the energy to spots inside the food to cook evenly.

Originally Posted by pr_capone (Post 10309862)

So far I've only gotten to open one of my presents. I think the wife was worries that her family might think me a lunatic for putting this on my wish list.

Banana for scale.

http://i.imgur.com/SM8jGMB.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/JsbVEUO.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/bSfsVkt.jpg

The knife is made by Smith & Wesson (model: CKSURG). It is 17 inches long, made of 440C steel, and is full tang (the metal extends all the way through the handle).

Originally Posted by Rausch (Post 10311054)

I'm a rube. I'm not eating meat with even a touch of pink inside.

Originally Posted by Rausch (Post 10311054)

Ah.

I'm a rube. I'm not eating meat with even a touch of pink inside.

I know, by the experts that means it's ****ing burned beyond all taste...

Originally Posted by Pestilence (Post 10310319)

All black Chiefs hoodie.
Charles jersey
A bunch of Legos sets
An awesome road bike from my brother. That was a surprise.

Originally Posted by Rausch (Post 10311054)

Ah.

I'm a rube. I'm not eating meat with even a touch of pink inside.

I know, by the experts that means it's ****ing burned beyond all taste...

Originally Posted by scott free (Post 10311184)

That all black hoodie is sweeet, Pest.

Originally Posted by Pestilence (Post 10311189)

http://store.nike.com/us/en_us/pd/ca...4/pgid-1449025

$75....not to bad of a price.

Originally Posted by Iowanian (Post 10311211)

I got healthy kids.

That's about all I need given the past year given circumstances of 2013.

Originally Posted by Pestilence (Post 10311189)

http://store.nike.com/us/en_us/pd/ca...4/pgid-1449025

$75....not to bad of a price.

Originally Posted by Coach (Post 10311480)

http://www.laminatedvisuals.com/imag...ture-CD48G.jpg

http://www.panoramas.com/images/P/KSU3.jpg

Got the pictures, not the frame. Will be getting it framed.

Originally Posted by Buehler445 (Post 10311030)

I thought you couldn't get that shit anymore after she said bad stuff?

EDIT: It must have just been the stores that dumped her for dropping the N-Bomb.

Originally Posted by Mosbonian (Post 10311673)

I've grown tired of the world's attempt to become someones warped view of "politically correct" and punish people for their mistakes. We want to crucify anyone and everyone to the point it has gotten idiotic.

Was she stupid? Absolutely....does that make her cookware any less better? Absolutely not. Did it pay off for me? Damn straight because when everyone decided to rid themselves of her stuff I got it at a great price.

And it allowed me to buy her an additional item and stay within my budget.

Originally Posted by Buehler445 (Post 10311686)

I agree wholeheartedly. The reason I asked is my buddy and his wife flat out raped Wal-Mart after the news came out that they were dumping her line.

I thought she went out of business. Turns out it was just the box stores. They're on Amazon.

Originally Posted by Mosbonian (Post 10311722)

I am betting that you will eventually see it out again....and she will resurrect herself. And quite frankly my wife couldn't care if her name is on it or not. She loves the quality...and her happiness was what I was shooting for.

And BTW....I am pretty sure my answer came off a little more sarcastic to you than I meant it to be. Apologies for that.