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Owlswing

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Yule/Christmas presents
« on: December 09, 2017, 05:42:15 PM »

OK, I don't do Christmas presents, I do Yule ones and those that I send to friends who are not Pagan are opened at a date chosen by the recipient. My son, an atheist, opens his on New Years Day.

One of my brothers has sent me his early, two weeks ago, to make sure they arrived in time, he's overseas somewhere, and he asked me to open them upon arrival as he was worried they might be damaged.

They were not!

I'm not totally sure where he got them from as I've never seen them advertised anywhere. They are three 3D jigsaw puzzles - the locomotive and tender of the Hogwarts Express and the Main Hall and the Astronomy Tower, these last separate puzzles thgat, when completed fit together.

Now, when I am ever going to get to put them together and where I'm going to keep them once built are questions for another day.

OK - What is the most unusual, unexpected, or uinwanted Yule/Christmas/Birthday etc present anyone has ever received?

The Holy Bible, probably the most diabolical work of fiction ever to be visited upon mankind.

An it harm none, do what you will; an it harm some, do what you must!

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Re: Yule/Christmas presents
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2017, 08:40:03 AM »
For my birthday last January I was given an acre plot of land on Mars by my eldest daughter. My girls are saving up to send me to visit it, but will only manage a one way trip! ;D ;D ;D

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Re: Yule/Christmas presents
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2017, 08:56:23 AM »
Owlswing

What a fantastic present! I would love to see how to put them together. What size will they be when completed? And then of course what brilliant imagination and engineering skills to work out the whole idea in the first place! :)
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Re: Yule/Christmas presents
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2017, 11:39:36 AM »
For my birthday last January I was given an acre plot of land on Mars by my eldest daughter. My girls are saving up to send me to visit it, but will only manage a one way trip! ;D ;D ;D
Set up a crowdfund. I'll contribute!
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Re: Yule/Christmas presents
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2017, 11:50:40 AM »
Set up a crowdfund. I'll contribute!
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For my return trip? ;D

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Re: Yule/Christmas presents
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2017, 12:35:20 PM »
"The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honourable, but still primitive legends.'
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Re: Yule/Christmas presents
« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2017, 01:54:51 PM »

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Re: Yule/Christmas presents
« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2017, 06:59:29 PM »
By the time they are taking paying passengers, there will be Internet on Mars so we won't need to pay to bring you home, Floo, you'll be able to post to the forum from up(?) there.
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