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rmd ([personal profile] rmd) wrote2002-12-26 12:06 pm

"hint gift" of this holiday season

someone who's been trying to convince me to go on the atkin's diet with him gave me a copy of the atkins book for xmas.

tacky!

[identity profile] poodlgrl.livejournal.com 2002-12-26 09:13 am (UTC)(link)
ONe of my close childhood friends, his Italian mother had been alone for like 25 years. One Christmas, someone gave her a book like "Living Celibate and Liking It!" or something. She was so furious.

[identity profile] quietann.livejournal.com 2002-12-26 09:36 am (UTC)(link)
oh, that is so tacky! I hope you told him so, too!

[identity profile] surrealestate.livejournal.com 2002-12-26 09:47 am (UTC)(link)
I guess it's safe to assume that the previous attempts were not met with overwhelming enthusiasm?

"We have a thing on Earth-"
"Had."
"-called tact. Never mind."

[identity profile] firni.livejournal.com 2002-12-26 11:47 am (UTC)(link)
Tell the person they obviously "need some fiber" and cram the book up their ass.

[identity profile] ex-misschili604.livejournal.com 2002-12-26 11:52 am (UTC)(link)
Gift him with a Book of Mormon.

[identity profile] firni.livejournal.com 2002-12-26 01:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Or a "Watchtower" subscription. To be hand-delivered by earnest young men in suits.

[identity profile] bikergeek.livejournal.com 2002-12-26 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
better yet, sign them up for loads and loads of spam.

"hey! spam doesn't have carbs in it!"