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RE: What do you want for Christmas?


  • Subject: RE: What do you want for Christmas?
  • From: "Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 20:35:25 -0000



At least I gave her a "list" of things I would like ...

... I asked her what she wanted and all she said was "I don't know -
just
get me something nice." - of course that means that whatever I do get
her
can be wrong!

Phil=20

> -----Original Message-----
> From: UKHA [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]=20
> Sent: 24 November 2004 09:45
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] What do you want for Christmas?
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> Ahhh, you are so easy to buy a Christmas present for...=20
> simply request that your wife buy you a new errm, wife who is=20
> more in tune with your needs...
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> Can I have all your kit when she kills you :D
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> Andy
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> On 23/11/2004 at 20:18 Phil Harris wrote:
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> >My Wife - "What can I get you for Christmas?"
> >
> >Me - "What's my budget?"
> >
> >Wife - "=A3100 ish"
> >
> >Me - "Hmmm ... Well there's a really nice battery charger
that I'm=20
> >after at about =A380"
> >
> >Wife - "I can't buy you a battery charger, that's not much=20
> of a present."
> >
> >Me - "Well, there's a nice little RF keyboard and mouse made
by=20
> >Gyration at about =A3100"
> >
> >Wife - "But that's not really a suitable present is it?"
> >
> >Me - "OK - There's a graphics card that I'd like for the=20
> HTPC - that's=20
> >about =A380."
> >
> >Wife - "Now you're just being silly ... There has to be=20
> something that=20
> >you want."
> >
> >Me - "Well I've just given you three things that I'd like=20
> and you said=20
> >no, what sort of things are you thinking of?"
> >
> >Wife - "Well, you don't have a coat, how about a coat? Or
a=20
> nice jumper?"
> >
> >(I know three people here that will really understand why=20
> that last bit=20
> >frustrates the f*ck out of me...)
> >
> >Phil
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Ho Yin Ng [mailto:yahoogroups@xxxxxxx]
> >> Sent: 23 November 2004 16:01
> >> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] What do you want for Christmas?
> >>=20
> >>=20
> >> Errrrr same here ...
> >>=20
> >> What can I get with =A350?
> >>=20
> >> Really I want a TV .... failing that I need another=20
> bluetooth dongle=20
> >> as at the moment I have to carry one around with me for=20
> use at home=20
> >> and work as I only own one, and if I forget I cannot sync my
P910=20
> >> with my computer.
> >>=20
> >> But SWMBO does not even know what a bluetooth dongle is so I
don't=20
> >> think I will be getting that .. and TV is ... well it is
LARGE.
> >>=20
> >> Ho yin
> >>=20
> >> At 15:53 23/11/2004, you wrote:
> >>=20
> >> >Very few (read: none) of my HA gadgets fall into that
price band=20
> >> >unfortunately, as my SWMBO keeps telling me :-(
> >> >
> >> >    _____
> >> >
> >> >From: Steve Cooper [mailto:cooper.steve@xxxxxxx]
> >> >Sent: 23 November 2004 15:40
> >> >To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >> >Subject: [ukha_d] What do you want for Christmas?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >With Christmas coming up the question on everyone's
lips=20
> is "What do=20
> >> >you want for christmas?".
> >> >
> >> >So keeping a sensible up to =A310 to =A350 budget (we
all=20
> know we could=20
> >> >spend thousands given half a chance).  What are people
> >> suggestion for
> >> >the best HA gadgets to have the year?
> >> >
> >> >S.
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