My best, but slightly weirdest, Christmas present this year was…a Lakeland Bobble Buster. Truly, it’s awesome and has totally restored my faith in knitwear. A quick survey of friends and family revealed more strange, yet loved, gifts. I’m not talking about the sort of tat that you pretend to like when you open it but bin/donate/re-wrap first thing on Boxing Day (penis pasta, comedy slippers, willie warmers etc). No, these are presents that are pretty lame but for some reason make you really happy. Here are a selection of gifts that brought Christmas cheer to the easily pleased this year:
Did you receive any bizarre, yet awesome, Christmas presents? Can anyone beat the Greek lady’s bottom?? Without mentioning the wooden spoon…
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No one has ever given me penis pasta. Where have I gone wrong!
Jane x
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Penis pasta is very big here (so to speak!) You can find it in all the best tourist shops 😉 Add it to your Christmas list for next year!
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Ha ha! I wonder if Waitrose will be stocking it any time soon 🙂
Jane x
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I once got a packet of condoms from my ex-wife. Think she may have been telling me what I should do to myself…
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Ha ha, I’m sure she meant it in the best possible taste 😉
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My husband bought me a pair of washing-up gloves for Christmas. Ok, they’re leopard print and very glamorous, but, really, washing-up gloves?
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Hope you made him wear them to do all the dishes on Christmas Day???
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A space hopper! I want it!!!!!!!
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Have you been on one recently? They’re really hard work! As a child, I could happily bounce on mine for hours but when I tried one a couple of years ago, I could barely manage five minutes! Actually, maybe that’s an idea for a really fun exercise class??
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I think you’re onto something there 😉
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We are still looking for a suitable place to hang the lady’s bottom!
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I can’t think of anywhere that wouldn’t be suitable 😉
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I got a whole bunch of awesome Christmas (New Year’s) presents. Half I knew about beforehand, half I ate 🙂
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It’s hard to go wrong with edible presents isn’t it? Although, having said that, HWW did get a packet of Chocolate Covered Scorpions one year, which I do not recommend!
http://www.thailandunique.com/chocolate-covered-scorpions
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Hmmmm. Well. They ARE oven-roasted…
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I’ve always thought onesies were completely ridiculous, until I got one for Christmas. Now, I’m totally converted!
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I must admit, I quite fancy a onesie myself but it’s the whole ‘going to the loo in the middle of the night’ thing I’m not sure about 😉
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Ha! A mashed potato masher! 😉
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My friend said she loved it and has used it every day!! 😉
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I have had a bobble buster for years and love it! Though here it goes by the very unglamorous name of clothes shaver. One of those things you never knew how much you needed until you have it. Kind of like penis pasta, I presume. 🙂
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I refused to eat the penis pasta, it just felt so wrong!!!
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