So what did you get?

edited December 2014 in Chit chat
so...what did you get for Chrimble?
I got
Game of thrones t shirt
Motorhead earphones
Walking dead card game
Sonic the hedgehog mug
pack of Pacman retro pin badges
selection of bottles of cider and a beeping key finder
Big tin of shortbread yum
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Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
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  • edited December 2014
    A newly found mistrust of my bowel.
  • edited December 2014
    so far...

    $20 giftcard for Gamestop.

    Watchdogs for PS4 (I got it early, but I haven't played it yet so I'm counting it).

    3 foot long pack of Cabury's fingers, and a load of other chocs.

    Mother in law got me a 6 pack of Broon Ale, and a Ninja turtles T Shirt, so me and the little monkey man can have matching Turtles T Shirts when I'm forced to watch Ninja Turtles with him :lol:

    The wife also got me 24 beers, a 12 pack of Third Shift Amber Lager, and a 12 pack sampler of Leinenkugels Seasonal ales (Gone off Leiny's tbh, but they're a prezzie so I won't complain).

    Sister in law, and Brother in law got me a T Shirt with Darth Vader on it on Rollerskates with a boombox on his shoulder, and a Batman T Shirt with matching Pajama pants :lol:

    I also got a calendar from Chic-Fil-A with a swipecard on it that gives you a free meal deal for each month.

    I'm sure I got a few more little bits n' pieces as well?


    Still haven't opened the present from my ma yet.
    Every night is curry night!
  • edited December 2014
    Was moaning to my mum last year that Christmas was rubbish as I didn't get toys anymore....so this year....

    2 Furbies that annoyingly won't shut up, and one that won't do anything but sleep....

    A My Pet Monster cuddly toy,

    An animatronic dog that barks, wags it's tail, etc. and looks slightly ill,

    An old issue of Topper comic, an old issue of Knockout comic and an old issue of Fortean Times (Issue 59)...

    A Corgi Kojak Buick,

    A Viewmaster with CHiPS and Dukes Of Hazard reels.

    A weird looking monster egg-cup,

    some Avengers Assemble shower gel, a tiny block puzzle type thing, a few T-shirts...

    and loads of chocolate!


    I also bought a load of games over the last couple of months that I've been saving to gift to myself on Christmas , including...

    Lollipop Chainsaw - 360
    Vanquish - 360
    Dead Space 3 - 360
    The Cursed Crusade - 360
    Armorines - N64
    Star Wars ~ Knights Of The Old Republic 2 ~ The Sith Lords - Xbox
    Marvel Nemesis : Rise Of The Imperfects - Xbox
    Lost - 360
    CSI Fatal Conspiracy - 360
    Hello Kitty ~ Roller Rescue - PS2
    Extreme Ghostbusters ~ The Ultimate Invasion - PS1
    Monsters Inc ~ Scare Island - PS1


    Best Christmas in years!!! :D
  • edited December 2014
    Was watching the carols on the beeb this morning and one of the vicars asked a kid what the best present one could possibly get. He said it was the love of Jesus. I got call of duty advanced warfare and some underpants.

    Win some lose some.
  • edited December 2014
    Bottle of Drambuie (from mum)
    The Story Of The Sinclair ZX Spectrum In Pixels (from myself)

    Didn't get anything else, just nice to have a day off and half an hour to myself drinking beer and listening to 6 Music (Mrs Spoons and daughter have gone for a walk and son is playing outside with his best mate)
    The comp.sys.sinclair crap games competition 2015
    "Let's not be childish. Let's play Spectrum games."
  • edited December 2014
    leespoons wrote: »
    The Story Of The Sinclair ZX Spectrum In Pixels (from myself)

    Great book, just started reading it now, :D

    I got loads of chocs/sweets, beer, some jeans, beer, a Sekonda Nightfall watch, beer, a speccy mouse mat, beer, and a coaster shaped and looking like a 3.5" floppy disk, beer, 20 quid play store voucher to waste on my phone and tablet, and some other bits n bats, oh and some more beer.,.. :D
    So far, so meh :)
  • edited December 2014
    Of Fossils and Foxes (so I can remember when Leicester weren't shyte)
    A New Leicester Shirt with Prem badges (so I don't forget they are right now)
    Lot's of chocolates
    Some nice retro t-shirts (Spectrum, Pac-Man and an Abbey Road one)
    Pyjamas
    Socks (obligatory)
    Bathroom paraphernalia
    The ZX Spectrum Book 1982-199x
    Bubble Bobble

    :-)
  • edited December 2014
    deadpan666 wrote: »
    Was moaning to my mum last year that Christmas was rubbish as I didn't get toys anymore....so this year....

    2 Furbies that annoyingly won't shut up, and one that won't do anything but sleep....

    A My Pet Monster cuddly toy,

    An animatronic dog that barks, wags it's tail, etc. and looks slightly ill,

    An old issue of Topper comic, an old issue of Knockout comic and an old issue of Fortean Times (Issue 59)...

    A Corgi Kojak Buick,

    A Viewmaster with CHiPS and Dukes Of Hazard reels.

    did somebody raid their loft or someat? Oo
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • edited December 2014
    I got...

    Kindle
    Cluedo - The Big Bang Theory Edition
    Doctor Who mini Doctor figures
    John Cleese autobiography
    Silent Hill comic
    Diary of an 80s Computer Geek by Steven Howlett (who I think posts on this forum)

    Not bad. :)
  • edited December 2014
    Long list of what I got.....





















    .... which comprises of nothing at all lol. Seriously. My wife and me just do Christmas for our five kids. Some people probably find it a bit weird that we don't buy anything for each other but it's just the way we are. T'wife doesn't like surprises and I want for nothing - the happiness and good health of my wife and kids is all I ask for. We tend to buy stuff as and when we need it (obviously have to save for some things). :D
  • fogfog
    edited December 2014
    so simon, you got some bubble bobble bath matey? sorry , had to do it :)

    I got a deluxe box of chocolates from my bosses boss

    a bottle of JD from a couple at work whose car I helped with when it got damaged (that was a surprise)

    2 foot long boxes of jaffa cakes, a new wallet (with money) , some sweets

    folks gave me some money.

    I treated myself to a bundle of audio plugins that were on offer.. I always buy at xmas as they do sales
  • edited December 2014
    fog wrote: »
    so simon, you got some bubble bobble bath matey? sorry , had to do it :)

    No, it was a bottle of Mr Matey Bubble Bobble Bath. Close though lol :razz:
  • edited December 2014
    Jack Daniels flask and miniature
    Ferrero Rocher
    Black Magic chocs
    Biscuit selection
    Bath smellies
    Call of Cthuhlu art book
    2 Dark choc bars
    Mini Toblerone
    Pina Colada
    Mulled Wine
    Bacardi Oakheart
    Pac-Man Pin badges
    Robocop Remake Bluray
    Godzilla Remake DVD
    Special cheeses (x2)

    Plus the new netbook/tablet combi that I'm typing this on.
  • edited December 2014
    Wolfenstein PS4
    Viz annual (Dutch Oven)
    chocs
    socks
    Leffe beer
    T-shirts
    PJ bottoms
    Think that's it this year
  • edited December 2014
    Huh? Aye! Just realized I got nee socks this year....It's the one year where I could've done with some new socks n' kex as well :lol:
    Every night is curry night!
  • edited December 2014
    I got this:

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    No ropey 4116 is safe. Muahahaha.... :D

    B
    The Spectrum Resuscitation Thread - bringing dead Spectrums back to life
    zx-diagnostics - Fixing ZX Spectrums in the 21st Century (wiki)
    Sinclair FAQ Wiki
  • edited December 2014
    A DivMMC Enjoy :smile::smile::smile::smile::smile::smile::smile:
  • edited December 2014
    Huh? Aye! Just realized I got nee socks this year....It's the one year where I could've done with some new socks n' kex as well :lol:

    Knee socks? Do they match your skirt. :grin:
  • edited December 2014
    Lots of chocolate
    T-shirts of various sizes and colours
    Some money
    Wine Gums
    lots more chocolate


    No socks though..... really need socks.
  • edited December 2014
    I got :

    Some amazon gift cards
    The Raid 2 on blu ray
    Expendables 3 blu ray
    Live Die Repeat blu ray
    A big ass beer stein and some beer of various types
    Some socks
    and a chocolate orange

    And now i'm back from the outlaws i'm just waiting for the missus to stop watching Downton so I can settle in with a drink and the expendables for a bit of r & r before I have to do it all again at me parents tomorrow :)

    yay

    But it's somehow not the same without getting a couple of speccy games on casette
  • edited December 2014
    mile wrote: »
    Was watching the carols on the beeb this morning and one of the vicars asked a kid what the best present one could possibly get. He said it was the love of Jesus. I got call of duty advanced warfare and some underpants.

    Win some lose some.
    :lol:
    Huh? Aye! Just realized I got nee socks this year....It's the one year where I could've done with some new socks n' kex as well :lol:
    exactly the same here. first year of not getting socks ever, and I actually need some new socks. sod's law, or should that be... "socks law"?!!! - probably not.


    one of my bro's gave me a book of promo posters of early exploitation films, another gave me an egg box with 6 chocolate balls in, the other gave me nothing

    my mum gave me a nutri-bullet blender juice maker thing which looks ace, my dad gave me some cash.
  • edited December 2014
    I treated myself to one of Ben's DivMMC Enjoy's and stereo sound kits for my +3. My other half got me 2 DVD's - Gravity, and the new Robocop one, a really smart Casio watch, 2 warm jumpers, and some socks. From friends and family I have had several gifts of packs of larger and Kopparberg pear cider, which we had already brought a few packs of just before Christmas, so plenty of booze into the new year. Some choccies. I also got several cash gifts adding up to ?60. Work gave me a bottle of white wine but someone else has consumed it:grin:
  • edited December 2014
    Great news is, I got some socks.

    The bad news is they are christmas socks which means I can never wear them out during the year for fear of being mocked.
  • edited December 2014
    Utopia dvds series 1 & 2,
    Complete Harry Potter DVDs,
    15 cds from the cat.
    A BIG box of Maltezers.

    And the Queen gave me the crown Jewels, although I'm not sure where to put them yet !
    Every time I read that the oldest person in the world has died, I have to do a quick check to see it isn't ME..........
  • edited December 2014
    Muppetboy wrote: »
    .... which comprises of nothing at all lol. Seriously. My wife and me just do Christmas for our five kids. Some people probably find it a bit weird that we don't buy anything for each other but it's just the way we are. T'wife doesn't like surprises and I want for nothing - the happiness and good health of my wife and kids is all I ask for. We tend to buy stuff as and when we need it (obviously have to save for some things). :D

    Yep exactly the same here (except we only have two kids, can't even cope with them let alone five!)
    People think we're weird, but **** 'em! :razz:
    The comp.sys.sinclair crap games competition 2015
    "Let's not be childish. Let's play Spectrum games."
  • zx1zx1
    edited December 2014
    I'll let you know tomorrow, or Sunday as my xmas will be tomorrow when i go to my mum's (i'm currently at work).
    The trouble with tribbles is.......
  • zx1zx1
    edited December 2014
    Muppetboy wrote: »
    .... which comprises of nothing at all lol. Seriously. My wife and me just do Christmas for our five kids. Some people probably find it a bit weird that we don't buy anything for each other but it's just the way we are. T'wife doesn't like surprises and I want for nothing - the happiness and good health of my wife and kids is all I ask for. We tend to buy stuff as and when we need it (obviously have to save for some things). :D

    Some people would find that odd but i think that's a perfectly sensible thing to do:smile:
    The trouble with tribbles is.......
  • edited December 2014
    Happy Christmas All.

    The kids got the motherload of smaller gifts(i.e. no BIG pressie was wanted likes bikes or whatever) so that's all that matters really.

    I got a got good haul of Beers - a lot of funny labeled ones too(St. Bernadus, Trooper - things like that), socks, money, couple of t-shirts.

    Most importantly though - the outlaws didn't have what's become a traditional falling out whenever everyones together :) so that was good.(there's still today though mind you....)

    I remembered to take my (ZX)DS with me yesterday - and then forgot to have my Christmas game of Penetrator which was a bit annoying. Still - I built a few Lego kits with the kids so not a complete lack of "something christmassy like when I was a kid".
    "I should use simulator loosely 'cos I don't think it's quite like this on the beach with helicopters and fires and the jumping beach buggy" - paulisthebest3uk 2020.
  • edited December 2014
    I got dosh, chocolate, a pair of slippers, a jumper, a "Magic 8-Ball" and Pink Floyd's The Endless River collector's box set thing. :-)
  • edited December 2014
    I bought myself GTAV for teh ps3, downloaded from psn and installed before christmas day like a boss. Not had chance to play it yet:sad:

    but the wife and kids have just gone out with the inlaws so its game time :D:-D
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