Question

For those who read this, I have a question. It's simple in spirit, but does come with a catch that makes things more complicated. And to keep things from getting too wild, let's leave it to only one answer.

The question:
What do you want for Christmas?

The catch:
It cannot be anything someone would be able to give you - whether because it's so expensive no one could ever afford it, because it's something immaterial, or any other reason.

Comments

  1. slydyrDecember 6, 2006 at 2:45 PM

    Hey man, so just to be sure I'm reading this right (it's been a very long day/week/month), it should be something normally unattainable? For instance, not, per se, a couple hookers and some coke, but world peace and a pony would be more what you were looking for?

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  2. slydyrDecember 7, 2006 at 6:36 AM

    Having given it a lot of thought since my first flippant reply, I have a serious answer. For christmas, I would like the courage to be uncomfortable again.

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  3. marinredwolfDecember 7, 2006 at 7:44 AM

    Interesting. And, yeah, I imagine you have friends who could swing the hookers and coke... if they wanted to for some reason. Now, 'a castle on prime real estate' is material, but probably not attainable even with a lottery win. I'd accept that, but I am looking more for things along these lines. ;)

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  4. tashiroDecember 7, 2006 at 10:13 AM

    Hmm. My brothers in sisters having the freedom to be their own people, but still in touch with me.

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  5. kyn_elwynnDecember 7, 2006 at 10:18 AM

    My friend's happiness. Not one friend. All of you guys. You're not as happy as you should be.

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  6. slydyrDecember 7, 2006 at 4:56 PM

    Weird, I thought I replied to this.. guess yahoo snuffed it. So, to restate: Oddly enough... a castle is concievable (just have to convince the folks to sell riverholde... www.castlemagic.com ) But, since I really have no use for coke, and I'm married, so I'm already paying for sex (the cynic in me that once drove 500 miles round trip to spend a few hundred dollars on a date would say that I was paying for sex before I was married too ;) ). But, as far as a more appropriate answer to your question - or at least a less personally introspective answer - I would really love to recieve a trebuchet capable of launching at least a 25 pound object several hundred yards. The uses in this neighborhood are ... well... way too tempting.

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  7. shylyynDecember 8, 2006 at 11:00 AM

    Neither are you :P

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  8. shylyynDecember 8, 2006 at 11:03 AM

    I'd like to visited by a benevolent alien. :)

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  9. northawkeDecember 8, 2006 at 4:53 PM

    I was gonna go for "peace" - but I think I'll be more selfish. Unrealistic and unattainable, huh? Easy. I wish I could be with all of my friends and family (blood and adopted) for the holidays. Considering they're in at least 5 different states and two different countries, I think the odds are pretty slim that I could have that. But now that I've thought of it - it would be perfect. Even with the holiday squabbles that would undoubtedly occur. :)

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