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#2

My 81-Year-Old Grandma Didn't Look Close Enough At The Jumper She Bought For Xmas This Year

Final score:

540points

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Ekate 3 years ago

Her face says she knew exactly what she was buying!

311points

#3

My Sister Rented A Flat Here In North Of Iceland For Christmas, This Is Her View

Final score:

510points

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Gin. No tonic 3 years ago

Well, it's definitely a White Christmas

206points

The average British household spends around £500 on gifts during the traditional holiday season, equaling Americans who spend about $650, according to BBC. Let these numbers sink in for a moment. Gifting is a quintessential part of the Christmas season, the act which makes us all somehow happier, and even helps to make our relationships stronger.

Equally, choosing the wrong gift to your loved one or a family member can have a negative toll on your relationship with them. Elizabeth Dunn, a psychology professor at the University of British Columbia in Canada told BBC that “choosing the wrong gift can be kind of risky for relationships because it says you don’t have anything in common.”

A similar 2008 study looked at how good and bad gifts can influence relationships. The results published in Social Cognition magazine showed that “males, as opposed to females, reported less similarity to their new romantic partner after receiving an undesirable gift, suggesting that males are more likely to react unfavorably to receiving gifts they do not want.”

#4

One Sprout For Christmas Dinner

Final score:

496points

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Adam C 3 years ago (edited)

🤣😂 priceless

126points

#5

Expiration Day

Final score:

468points

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Mark Howell 3 years ago

;o))))

55points

#6

Watched My Friends Dogs Today While They Were Gone, Tried To Get A Cute Picture For Them And Ended Up With Accidental Gem/Nightmare. Merry Christmas!

Final score:

466points

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Katharine Rudden 3 years ago

Omgosh well played!

65points

Other studies have shown that while shopping for gifts, we tend to focus on the person’s unique traits. As a result, gifts become very specific, but it may lead us to “ignore other aspects of their wants and needs, which may make us buy them an inferior gift.” As an alternative, gifting the same things to multiple people won’t make them compare who got what, and they also may be happy with the same thing.

The question remains whether we, as a society, put too much importance on the vain side of Christmas. Stressing out about gifting and receiving gifts causes the danger of forgetting what we all gather for in the first place. After all, these unprecedented times that we live in now urge us to rethink our values and priorities and turn to increasingly everlasting things.

#7

Most Of My Gifts Are Stuck In A Distribution Center, And Have Been For Over 2 Weeks. Guess My Brother In Law Gets This

Final score:

453points

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Liz the Wanderer 3 years ago

Very creative solution!

92points

#8

My 6-Year-Old Got Tattoo Markers For Christmas And Disappeared For Half An Hour. Bonus: We Can't Get It To Come Off

Final score:

448points

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Vic 3 years ago (edited)

That's one very mature looking and angry 6 year old :-D

135points

#9

That Is How You Know Your Mom Listens To Everything You Say

Final score:

440points

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me 3 years ago

To bee honest, those are pretty cute and those book's might bee good reads.

190points

#10

For Christmas, My Dad Received The Exact Outfit That He Was Wearing

Final score:

424points

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Cip IESAN 3 years ago

With this outfit nothing can go wrong, he really likes it!

119points

#11

Cat Ruins Christmas Photo

Final score:

406points

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Steve Barnett 3 years ago

Cat makes Christmas Photo

253points

#12

Sister-In-Law Orders A Japanese Whiskey For Me Every Christmas. I Don’t Think She Read The Description This Time When She Shipped Me A $50 Bottle Of Soy Sauce

Final score:

400points

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Láďa Durchánek 3 years ago

Or maybe it’s a subtle hint you should stop drinking and start eating sushi?

183points

#13

My Girlfriend And I Bought Each Other The Exact Same Present. I've Never Laughed So Hard In My Life

Final score:

380points

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Láďa Durchánek 3 years ago

Soulmates.

158points

#14

Well, Back To Video Games And Beer

Final score:

377points

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Cip IESAN 3 years ago

I need no snow to get back to beer...

84points

#15

I Ordered A 6ft Tall Rainbow Tree From A Facebook Ad And This Is What Showed Up. I'm Crying From Laughing So Hard, I've Never Had This Happen In Real Life

Final score:

358points

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Rowlie 3 years ago

Love Is equal. Trees are not.

216points

#16

I Got My 80 Yr Old Father This As A Gag Gift. When He Opened It, He Got All Embarrassed And Immediately Tucked It Away. Later, I Privately Asked Him Why He Got All Weird About It, And I Found Out That He Was Under The Impression That It Was A Sex Toy

I Got My 80 Yr Old Father This As A Gag Gift. When He Opened It, He Got All Embarrassed And Immediately Tucked It Away. Later, I Privately Asked Him Why He Got All Weird About It, And I Found Out That He Was Under The Impression That It Was A Sex Toy

Final score:

352points

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Steve Barnett 3 years ago

Plot twist: He owns chickens.

141points

#17

My Parents (Late 70s) Got Me A PS5 Controller For Christmas. I Do Not Own A Playstation 5

Final score:

349points

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Vic 3 years ago

But they tired to get you something they thought you would like, but they don't fully understand.

219points

#18

I Know It’s Supposed To Be A Soldier Kneeling But I Don’t See That

Final score:

316points

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Cip IESAN 3 years ago

I see two soldiers kneeling!

202points

#19

12-Year-Old Set His Lawn On Fire After Getting Magnifying Glass For Christmas

Christmas Day was memorable to say the least! My twelve-year-old son Cayden, who is an avid reader, an honor student, and interested in science, asked for a magnifying glass for Christmas. (It’s like a basketball player asking for basketball shoes.) We thought it was for reading, but instead, he tried to see if he could light a fire with it! We discovered that he and his two brothers went out on the driveway to see if they could burn a couple holes in some newspaper. Everything was under control until the boys came running into the house telling us that a corner of the lawn was on fire and the Christmas lights were melting! Justin and I rushed outside to see the entire front lawn turning black! We grabbed buckets, turned on the hose and sprinklers, and I grabbed blankets to smother and trap it - before it could spread any more into the neighbors' yard! What a sight to see - a bunch of people running around crazy trying to put a front lawn fire out while wearing matching Christmas jammies!
I want to reiterate this was an accident. It could have been worse but it wasn’t. So instead of a tragedy, it will now be a Christmas to remember! 2019 - The Christmas lawn lit on fire. Oh and never buy a magnifying glass for your son!

nissalynn.parson Report

Final score:

312points

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E Menendez 3 years ago

I am confused why they thought he wanted it for reading.

84points

#20

The Letters On My Holiday Bathroom Towel Wore Off

Final score:

299points

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Remi 3 years ago

They whore off.

262points

#21

Every Year My In-Laws Have A Gingerbread House Competition And Every Year I’m Still A Disappointment

Final score:

298points

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KellyKix 3 years ago

Stripper candies!

71points

#22

I’m A 23-Year-Old Man That Can Rebuild An Engine, Fabricate My Own Parts, And Drive Anything With A Steering Wheel. But For The Life Of Me Cannot Wrap An X-Mas Gift

Final score:

283points

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me 3 years ago

Eh, close enough

76points

#23

What I Ordered vs. What I Got

Final score:

282points

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Vic 3 years ago

You got the right product, it's just the 2020 edition

230points

#24

My Wife Started Painting Ornaments For Christmas, And Only Realized After She Finished This Bird That She Did It Upside Down

Final score:

282points

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Capelli rosa e patate 3 years ago

Still beautiful! Paint another on the other side facing the right direction and it looks intentional 😁

127points

#25

Nailed It.

Final score:

282points

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Ty Stratton-Quirk 3 years ago

Gingerbread House: Earthquake Edition!

197points

#26

Wasn't On, Nobody Standing Near It, And My Oven Just Shattered. Just In Time For The Holidays

Final score:

279points

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Vic 3 years ago

Your oven was done with all that 2020 had to offer..

177points

#27

My Brother Got A Shirt For Christmas

Final score:

278points

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Vic 3 years ago

Your brother looks a little pixelated, right around the face. He should see a good graphic designer for that..

166points

#28

Got This For Christmas Because I Always Lose My Keys, But Now I Can’t Find My Keys To Put It On The Keychain

Final score:

273points

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Katharine Rudden 3 years ago

Those really work, I hope you find your keys so you can use it!

68points

#29

Walked Outside To Leave For Work Today, And Some Kind Individual Stole All My Wheels. Happy Holidays

Final score:

272points

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Kandigirl 1971 3 years ago

For some people being pond scum is a year long occupation

171points

#30

Bought My Wife's Christmas Gift On 12/10 And Was So Proud Of Myself When I Paid Extra For Two-Day FedEx Shipping

It's been from WI to IL to NE to CO to NV to UT and is now in CA. I live on the East Coast.

ohmy00 Report

Final score:

263points

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Láďa Durchánek 3 years ago

You ticked a wrong box and paid for a two week trip around the US.

129points

#31

After Buying Christmas Decorations For My House, I Was Biking Home And Was Hit By A Car (Hit And Run) Causing Me To Black Out From Massive Head Trauma. This Is How Much I Owe For My Ambulance Bill

Final score:

242points

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Remi 3 years ago

Yeah but you don't need universal healthcare in America... Omg...

248points

#32

When The Perfume You Bought Your Wife For Christmas Ends Up In The Toilet As 'Air Freshener'

Final score:

239points

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Sarcastic Cow 3 years ago

Marc Jacobs 'Daisy Dream' - thats is not a bad perfume :/

28points

#33

Dad's Christmas Hasn’t Been Very Merry

Final score:

238points

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Rowlie 3 years ago

The middle finger says it best

126points

#34

This 'Bottle Of Scotch' At My Office's White Elephant Gift Exchange Was Stolen Twice Before Anyone Opened It

Final score:

234points

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Dave In MD 3 years ago

Stolen means someone claimed it. The first person picks a gift, the next person and pick one or "steal: the one the first person got and then that person gets to pick another gift. The last person to pick has the best deal since they can "steal" gift from anyone or take the last remaining gift.

67points

#35

Apparently One Of Our Present From Family Was A Box Of Fudge. Dogs Figured It Out And Now There Is Puke All Over My House

Final score:

228points

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Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 3 years ago

One of my cats sat in a Christmas bag under the tree that contained a blanket for my mom. And peed. I washed it good, kept it, and bought my mom a new one and moved all the presents to my son's room where the kitties don't go. Its funny because out if the 4 blankets I bought for gifts, the cat peed on the exact one that I wanted for myself but was giving it to mom instead. So it worked out.

106points

#36

Ordered An Ortament That Was Described As Ceramic In The Description (Top Pic), What I Got Was The Other 2 Pics

Final score:

216points

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MrsPossum 3 years ago

Aah, the official ornament of 2020. Expectation versus crushing DISAPPOINTMENT!!! 🙃

148points

#37

My Friends In The Sky Decided To Leave Me A Christmas Present While I Was Away. Thanks, Guys

Final score:

215points

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Simon Clarke 3 years ago

There's a guy a dozen posts up with a black biohazard suit he might lend you.

42points

#38

When Your Puppy Chews Your Son’s Big Gift On Christmas Eve

Final score:

192points

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Gin. No tonic 3 years ago

Halo to you too

68points

#39

Happy Christmas

Final score:

186points

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Vic 3 years ago

So apparently it wasn't the key to success..

68points

#40

Sibling Gift Exchange

Final score:

163points

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Coco 3 years ago

No need to buy presents if you are broken. But at least you could try to do something youself, intead of a sad empty box. What a wanker...

46points

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#41

My 4-Year-Old Daughter Brought Home This Gingerbread Man From Daycare. It’s Already Startled My Wife And Me A Few Times

Final score:

58points

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Katharine Rudden 3 years ago

This is my favorite so far, and there are so many ‘good ones’ and I use that term loosely. Because frankly, some of these are terrible and traumatic for the people involved!

12points

#42

Been Waiting 2 Months For My Gas Range To Be Shipped From Italy Only To Have Them Drop And Smash It 20ft From My House. No More Xmas At House

Final score:

54points

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Vic 3 years ago

So close.. yet so far..

21points

#43

I Asked The Kids To Check On How Many Eggs We Had Left, Quote "We Have Plenty"

Final score:

49points

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Bubbs Art 3 years ago

CURSESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11points

#44

The Most Terrifying Christmas Cookie That I Accidentally Made

Final score:

49points

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Cip IESAN 3 years ago

Rolling Stones lips!

16points

#45

I Got My Dad A Christmas Sweater. Didn't Notice The 2nd Carrot Until The Family Photo

Final score:

48points

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Danni from Oz 3 years ago

The caption didn’t give it away??

23points

#46

Heard Something During The Christmas Dinner, Came Back To This

Final score:

48points

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Vic 3 years ago

Innocent! Yes.. absolutely innocent. Case dismissed!!

26points

#47

Opening A Brand New Xbox One S On Christmas Morning To Find A Used VHS Player

Final score:

46points

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Susan 3 years ago

There are just way too many a**holes on the planet.

36points

#48

Dad Is Fired From Christmas Card Duty

Final score:

44points

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Claire Armstrong 3 years ago

Lol, I was looking at it and thinking "what's the problem" lol! I thought the arrow was being used to point out what was wrong, until it dawned on me that it was the arrow that WAS the bloody problem lol!

3points

#49

My First Apple Pie I Made Last Night Got Left On The Roof Of My Car Never To Be Seen Again. Pour One Out For The Homie

Final score:

43points

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Vic 3 years ago

If it's any consolation.. It looked delicious..

24points

#50

This Is What Happens When You Forget To Poke A Hole In Spaghetti Squash And Then Attempt To Cut It After It’s Baked. It Explodes In Your Face

Final score:

43points

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Vic 3 years ago

That could cause some serious burns.. :-(

29points

#51

We Had A Ton Of Rain And Lost Power Early Christmas Morning, Things Got Worse From There

There is a stream that runs underneath a bridge bypass. We had so much rain, it overflowed and eroded.

MicMcKee Report

Final score:

42points

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Teresa Thomas 3 years ago

Ayyyy we lost power christmas morning too, that sucked lol

5points

#52

Someone Got To The Presents First

Final score:

42points

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Ty Stratton-Quirk 3 years ago

"...it was the cat?"

16points

#53

Christmas Lunch Ruined For A Few Extra $ On Weigh-In

Final score:

41points

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Steve Barnett 3 years ago

Spark plugs in a fish? Spark plugs? Fish? What the ...

23points

#54

Ordered A Blanket W Photos Of Our Deceased Dog For Christmas. Received A Very Nice Blanket -- With Someone Else's Dog In It

Final score:

40points

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Shelli Aderman 3 years ago

Oh no!

9points

#55

Got My Positive Corona Results On Sunday, Today My Cupboard All Of A Sudden Decided To Ejaculate All Of Its Glasses Into The Christmas Tree. 2021 Here We Come

Final score:

39points

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Cip IESAN 3 years ago

You must hope it was 2020's swan song...

16points

#56

28 Years Ago I Had To “Share” My Nintendo With My Sister

Final score:

38points

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Brivid 3 years ago

She looks just as upset as you!

7points

#57

My Daughter's Christmas List I Just Read. I Almost Choked On My Burger

Final score:

37points

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Nami Tantrum 3 years ago

nah...the last part has a diffrerent handwriting .. and yes, i'm fun at parties :D

12points

#58

They Probably Should Have Coordinated

Final score:

37points

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Coleen 3 years ago

Maybe they did.

12points

#59

My Secret Santa Gift That I Got Last Year. I Wanted An Animation Book

Final score:

35points

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Iggy 3 years ago

Are you sure it wasn't Secret Satan?

33points

#60

My Parents Got Me A Beautiful New Guitar For Christmas That Broke In The Case

Final score:

35points

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Liz the Wanderer 3 years ago

Saaaaaad Panda..

18points

#61

My ‘Hotel Chocolat Hamper’ That I Won In The Staff Raffle. The Raffle Was In Place Of Staff Bonuses This Year

Final score:

34points

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Susan 3 years ago

Receiving nothing at all would be so much better. This kind of thing is just demeaning.

32points

#62

Christmas AirPods Turn Out To Be A Chewy Toy

Final score:

34points

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E Menendez 3 years ago

That sucks!

4points

#63

Accidentally Put Christmas Breakfast On An Active Burner

Final score:

32points

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HalfShelli 3 years ago

CINNAMON BUNS?? I’d risk eating glass.

13points

#64

Long Distance Girlfriend Sent Me A Christmas Present. Raccoons Decided It Was Theirs

Final score:

32points

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Chelle Jones 3 years ago

From Trash Panda to Grinchanda's ... stealing Christmas.

7points

#65

Guess Who Got A Call Yesterday Saying He Had Work On Christmas Day

Final score:

31points

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Emily 3 years ago

I feel this! I got asked to work Christmas after picking up a Christmas Eve shift as an acute care nurse. It was my first week coming back from having COVID. It would make five 13 hour shifts in a row. Thank goodness someone else filled in before I had time to accept. I hope you still made the most out of the season!

19points

#66

At Least It's Something

Final score:

30points

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Liz the Wanderer 3 years ago

Imagination! The best gift of all!

6points

#67

My Annual Christmas Cookie Fail Ladies And Gentleman. Note To Self: Don’t Feed Baby Yoda/Grogu Cookies After Midnight

Final score:

29points

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Kambit 3 years ago

easy fix - don't ice while cookies are still warm and use piping bag (or ziplock bag with corner cut out)

25points

#68

Merry Christmas To The Ground

Final score:

28points

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BoredDragon 3 years ago

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE GROUND YESSSSSS I love that meme

8points

#69

Just Plugged In The New Monitor I Got For Christmas, 144 Hz Never Looked So Good

Final score:

28points

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BusLady 3 years ago

Funny looking screensaver. :-)

4points

#70

My 70-Year-Old Grandma Gifted Me “Anime” Underwear For Christmas. Had To Explain That It’s Not Anime

Final score:

28points

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Shelli Aderman 3 years ago

Technically, tho... 🤣

16points

#71

I Ordered A Sweater For My Roommate And I Think They Sent Me The Wrong One. Poor Grampy

Final score:

27points

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Ekate 3 years ago

If Grampy got Lara Croft, he's probably happy.

11points

#72

My Mom's Christmas Cookies Before And After Baking

Final score:

27points

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Vic 3 years ago

I always say it's taste that matters..

17points

#73

If You Don't Succeed, Try Again

Final score:

27points

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BusLady 3 years ago

I don't have this problem.😂 I buy my wine in a box.

10points

#74

After Weeks Of Waiting, My Son’s Stocking Arrived. It's December 29th

Final score:

27points

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BusLady 3 years ago

You could still fill it with goodies and give it to him. For him, it would be like a bonus.

11points

#75

Husband Grabbed His Gift From The Front Porch This Morning, He'll Never Guess What It Is

Final score:

25points

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Colin Mochrie At Its Finest 3 years ago

We have had this problem. Once it was a TV for me. We just tell each other don't get the gifts that day. You can have it go to someone else's house if itnis that big of a surprise.

6points

#76

Spent Two Days Making Christmas Cookies. Put Them In The Freezer. Open The Freezer For Something Else, And The Container Slips Out And Lands Face Down

Final score:

25points

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Teresa Thomas 3 years ago (edited)

Christmas puzzle!!

19points

#77

A Family Friend Of Ours Son Opened Every Gift In Their House While They Were Sleeping Last Night

Final score:

25points

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Steve Barnett 3 years ago

I did the same thing when I was young. 'Mum, these won't fit me?' (Holding up trousers intended for dad).

19points

#78

Auntie Sure Has A Sense Of Humor

Final score:

25points

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Paizleypie 3 years ago

Gross.

28points

#79

My Christmas Present

Final score:

25points

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KATELYN BERRYMAN 3 years ago

I think it's time to get a new watch...

2points

#80

My Wife And 5-Year-Old Surprised Me With Homemade Christmas Cookies Tonight

Final score:

24points

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Vic 3 years ago

Well that does look surprising..

15points

#81

One Of My Cats Gave Me A Fantastic Christmas Present Today

Final score:

24points

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Katharine Rudden 3 years ago

I almost downvoted this bc of how much it totally sucks but I know that’s not the point of all these. But that really sucks.

12points

#82

Trying To Pop Out My Xmas Ice Cubes

Final score:

23points

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V Martinez 3 years ago

I've done this before too. Lol! I've found running water on the back side to soften/loosen helps me push the ice out easier.

10points

#83

Tried To Take A Nice Picture With My Dog For Xmas. She Objected By Clawing My Nip

Final score:

21points

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Chelle Jones 3 years ago

Tits' the season!

13points

#84

I Got My Girl A Switch, Headphones, And A Book On Toasts. She Got Me A Shirt That Says “I Lose Weight” In Japanese. Merry Xmas Everyone

Final score:

20points

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Steve Barnett 3 years ago

It's all about the giving not receiving sir. Still, nice jumper.

14points

#85

What I Ordered vs. What I Got

Final score:

19points

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Kathy Smith 3 years ago

Can’t tell which would be something they’d want.

52points

#86

My Niece’s Reaction To Getting Clothes For Christmas Is A Whole Mood

Final score:

19points

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HalfShelli 3 years ago

I have seen plenty of kids her age be gracious and genuinely appreciative when receiving clothing gifts. Even if a kid’s not a burgeoning fashionista, they should still be raised not to act like greedy brats, IMHO.

30points