what did santa bring you....?

[subzero]

Santa brought me a new all-in-one printer, the flu and food poisoning for my missus (dodgy prawns)

A very forgettable christmas

[ThetaReactor]

Couple shirts and a coach gun.

[Muttley]

First editions of Volumes 1-6 of "The War Illustrated Album-de-Luxe", a (very, incredibly, insanely rare) 10-volume set of which Volume 1 was printed in 1915. I got the first six volumes, and a challenge to find the other four. They exist, but getting collectors to part with them is ... tricky. I have no idea what she had to do to get these first six, and I'm almost afraid to ask.

Pics please.

I have something similar (the other set?) from World War 2, a set of four books passed on to me from my dad.*

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Dad was actually in the war, fighting mainly in the Med; in Greece, Italy and the north African countries such as Libya.

My parents have got that set of books. Was very useful when I was doing WWII in history at school.

[GeeZa]

Some appropriately Yuletide reading material. Pretty amazing piccies.

[piku]

Indigestion.

[axel000]

First new iPod for me since the 2nd gen b/w 15gb model, LOVING IT.

Just needs some llamasoft games in the app store. There are some on the way right ? Right ?

[Istar]

First editions of Volumes 1-6 of "The War Illustrated Album-de-Luxe", a (very, incredibly, insanely rare) 10-volume set of which Volume 1 was printed in 1915. I got the first six volumes, and a challenge to find the other four. They exist, but getting collectors to part with them is ... tricky. I have no idea what she had to do to get these first six, and I'm almost afraid to ask.

Pics please.

I have something similar (the other set?) from World War 2, a set of four books passed on to me from my dad.*

Here's book one:

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Dad was actually in the war, fighting mainly in the Med; in Greece, Italy and the north African countries such as Libya.

There are in fact seven in that series (not surprisingly) and I have them. I picked them up in a Boston (Lincs) antique shop about five years ago, all in mint condition. I didn't know what they were at the time, I just liked them, and collect such things - I'm a WWII buff, and have in the last couple of years started to get really interested in WWI as well. Anyway, the shopkeeper wanted £60 for the set, and I haggled him down to £50.

Researching them afterwards, I discovered they go for at least £200 each, and a complete set of all seven in good condition can make £3000 or more if in the right auction. Mine, incidentally, are not for sale.

I'll take some pics of the WWI volumes in the next few days - I seem to have mislaid my camera battery charger for the moment, so once I find it I'll post something for you to look at.

EDIT: No need - Microsoft have digitised them here: http://www.archive.org/stream/warillust ... 01hammuoft
EDIT2: Possibly even better digitisation here: http://www.us.archive.org/GnuBook/?id=w ... hammuoft#1

[Barney]

Here's my gift from the missus:



Score!

[tufty]

Sherwood RM5 hockey equipment bag


And I got a christmas present from work as well - a wooly hat and a baseball cap - which was unexpected.

[The Caffeine Kid]

Fallout 3 - xbox360
Fable II - xbox360
Blue Dragon, Condemned, Rainbox Six Vegas, sommat else (4 for £20 XB360 games)
two sets of pjs
two pairs of trousers
a shirt
a santa suit for Rocky, my plushie lobster
Homer Sapien robot
Simpsons talking mug and talking coaster
some smellies
George Foreman grill
book of 30 minute curry recipes
some other bits and bobs

Joint pressies:-
Flip Video camcorder thing shown in another thread ( from mother in law so we could film the kids opening their pressies for her)
Smash Brothers Brawl - for me and the kids to beat each other up on - I can't really get my head around it though because not played a smash bothers game before.

I got my missus Animal Crossing Wii and she only has pears in her town so any volunteers for more fruit probably welcome.

[Rhythm]

Only just managed to "do" xmas thanks to illness. Missed out on all the meals and merriment

Santa brought:

- Fallout 3
- Guitar Hero 4 (guitar version)
- Watchmen
- Baraka, the new Blu-Ray remastered version (which is fucking STUNNING and a true measure of a reference disc, both for sound and video).

[Mellers]

A set of large tulip wine glasses,
Terry's Chocolate Orange
Bath smellies
New strap for my watch
M/cycle CBT lessons

[mutantcamel]

Didn't get any presents, but I gave a lot out to my friends here in BJ which was even better

[zip accident]

Didn't get any presents, but I gave a lot out to my friends here in BJ which was even better

Yeah, sometimes giving is more fun than receiving.

[grue]

Yeah, sometimes giving is more fun than receiving.

Especialy when the men/women ratio is a bit off in an orgy.