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On the 2014 Gift Basket Party

Welcome to my 2014 Holiday/Christmas Party for my friends, their guests, and whoever stops by!

In the spirit of the holiday season, this gathering is for everyone: Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Atheists, Agnostics, and others. I say everyone because I’m a firm believer that the majority of the world is good – and that is in spite of all the crap we get from the news each and every day … so peace and goodwill to the global community of goodness!

My wish is for guests to get a gift and mingle with others – which also means gifts can be traded! Then again, it may be the perfect gift for someone you know.

Plus, there’s more …. Santa will arrive around 3:00 PM Sunday (Eastern US) to allow everyone to state their wishes. He’ll be in the Comments, so reply to him there.

The Comments area will also serve as the Entertainment Stage, so stay tuned.

This is going to be a bit crazy for both readers and hosts, so I request your patience!

Overview

  • Behind each number is a surprise gift.
  • Only one gift per person.
  • Once the number (gift) is taken, it’s no longer available (next note is important)
  • While I hope to strike-through taken numbers, I must sleep and run errands – so I request readers check the comments before taking a number. (See the Update note above the numbers for my strike-through progress.)

Directions

  1. Pick (click) an available number for your surprise gift.
  2. In your comment, type your number (hopefully on its own line so all can see it).
  3. Tell everyone about your gift.
  4. If necessary, bargain a trade with someone else.

Positive cheers to all in the spirit goodness for the season! Have fun!!!!

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UPDATED through David Funk

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172 thoughts on “On the 2014 Gift Basket Party”

  1. Ah it appears I am the first one to the party. I have most excitedly chosen present number 1.

    My gift is a Super Sweet Onion Nalgene Water Bottle valued at $12.oo. Being an avid camper I will never take this priceless water bottle with me since it reeks of onions. Now I am not ungrateful, I just don’t want to scare the bears off with me breath.

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    • Catherine,
      Hey hey hey … it’s one of those crazy Canadians! For some reason I’m not surprised that you were the first to arrive! And knowing that you enjoy camping so much, this is perfect for you. Synergy must be in the air as you were drawn to #1 like a magnet!

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  2. SUPERB GIFT, aFa, HOW DID YOU KNOW? I chose #67 and received the Onion’s framed and matted screeching headline: “Supreme Court Overturns ‘Right V. Wrong’.” It is the right size and colour. It looks good on me and doesn’t make me look like a chunkey-monkey. I wear it well. If anyone out there is thinking about a trade or out-and-out thievery…
    don’t. Just don’t.
    Thank you, Frank.
    xxooxRaye

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    • Jim,
      Cheers to Iowa for being in the house … and one who loves astronomy and hiking as well!

      Oh that’s too much … but didn’t she get that last year? Then again, maybe she needs a replacement because it was showing its wear.

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  4. # 20
    That’s the one I selected. OMG … I LOVE PARTIES and PRESENTS !!!!
    YAY … I got a fabulous gift. I’m going to be selfish and keep it. It’s perfect.
    It’s The End Bookend. You all have to know that I love to read. Ahhh … yes, I have a kindle for my reader now-a-days but this End Bookend is for those those special books I have in my collection of real books. Remember them ????
    My clever – The End Bookend – will lend some dramatic structure to my personal library.
    According to their description …. It’s made from strong steel that’s been precision-cut and handsomely powdercoated. So don’t be crushed by the weight of all your books – organize them!
    WOW .. my books are going to be very happy!!!!
    Now … is you’ll excuse me there are some rockin’ videos that I need to cut a rug with.
    Party Hearty …. !!!!! 😃 😍 😅 🎵 👠🎅🎄

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    • It’s Carrie … a fellow Ohioan, doctor, author, mom, and much more! … Busy times for sure, but hey … you get a number even if you are on the run this weekend! … but hey … even with your crazy schedule, thanks for popping in!

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  9. #5 for me, Frank. And it’s perfect. I can give it to John for baseball season! Men’s Onion Sports : Recliner Logo T-Shirt

    Off to do some shopping my self. I’ll come back, though!

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  12. Oh my … what a surprise … it’s Chris, a Reds fan in Pennsylvania, and one of the Pioneers of my initiation to blogging. Wow … I’m touched, stunned, and happy all in one. One such a great choice more ways that one.

    Hopefully you won’t need those bandages for the wounds that the 2015 season my provide. I think we’ll be ok as long as the GM used the latest moves to prepare the way for the next additions.

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    • I’m not good at commenting all the time but I stop by regularly! As for the Reds, 2015 isn’t looking overly optimistic, esp. when you consider what the rest of the division has done so far. We need a big bat for the outfield, we need Bruce & Votto to be good, we need Bailey to not suck, we need Cueto to stay healthy, and we need some of the young pitchers to keep the ball in the ballpark. And we also need the Cubs to underperform, the Cardinals to finally stop performing, the Pirates to return to ineptitude, and the Brewers to go back to the bottom of the division. Sure seems like a lot of needs right now!

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      • Well … that pretty much sums it up. I’m going to keep the course that with improved offensive production in LF, RF, and 1B, the Reds can contend. In other words, I’m thinking recent trades were done as a setup to address LF – but time will tell. Last year, GM Walt said that the answer to the offensive woes was to get more out of the guys they had … and that surely worked out. 😦 … and he recently said the same thing about the bullpen. YIKES!

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  13. Good Sunday Morning! I took my favourite numbered gift

    #5

    Men’s Onion Sports : Recliner Logo T-Shirt
    Lazily watching sports never felt so right.

    Color: Black

    Alas, I am not a man, do not have a recliner, nor am I given to watching sports, lazily or otherwise – so please Santa Frank let someone else have my gift……. Someone who wants it for themselves or wants it for someone who does the above things 🙂

    What a fun way to kick off the party! I was out at another party last night and am a little tired this morning, but Siddy is up and at ’em and the day is unusually clear and sunny so we may get a walk in before the clouds gather, the wind rises and the rain falls! This is summer in the far south of New Zealand!

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  16. Happy Holiday Party, Frank! You throw the best parties in the blogosphere. 🙂

    #13: Men’s Zombie Nutritionist T-Shirt (All Brain Diet), from the Onion Store. I’m keepin’ it! It even has the Zombie Food Pyramid on the back. lol!

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      • Thought I’d drop back in and enjoy some of the entertainment now that I’ve got some of the chores around the ranch done. I also forgot to say thank you for the fun gift. Yikes! Thank you, Frank!

        I brought some of my famous Chicago-style deep dish pizza. I only make it over the holidays. There is, of course, enough for everyone. One is for folks like me who prefer veggies and has the usual onions, peppers, and garlic, along with olives, artichoke hearts, and mushrooms. The other is for the carnivores in the group and has a really good Italian sausage and pepperoni. Both have plenty of cheese (because what’s a pizza without cheese??), the crust is homemade and so is the sauce. Enjoy. 🙂

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  18. This is the most absurd—and thereby the most honest 🙂 —holiday party I have ever attended. I will forego a gift and leave it for others (all the TV channels are saying it’s better to give than to receive just now.) Besides I’m afraid I’ll get a t-shirt with words on it, and I hate wearing words. But you have indeed inspired me to go into the nether regions of my closet to see if I still have that Christmas sweater with the real working lights. All good wishes for a most happy holiday season, Frank!

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    • Hey hey Cynthia … the Maine weather must be giving you a breather! …. but hey everyone … I love this lady’s poems!

      Now you may be the first ever stating some fear with a selection. hmmmm … maybe I’ll have someone select for you, and deliver it to you! 😉 Or, once you find that luminous sweater, come on back! … Best of holiday wishes to you! 😀

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  19. Bollocks! Cheers Ms Pauline for pinching 5 and 7…now I am confused! It doesn’t take much to confuse a Tasmanian. Gotta say, I think I am not in Kansas any more Toto but I did go to see Ben Folds in concert with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra on Wednesday and he informed us all that he comes from Kansas so does that count? Not sure how to take a number let alone claim a gift and as a drifting wanderer directed her by Pauline from N.Z. I am not entirely sure that I qualify to gift grab in the first place. Consider me a new Aussie and maybe by next Christmas I will qualify 😉

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    • It’s Marina … my favorite Greek and artist & musician extraordinaire!

      You have enough going on in your life that the notepad will be handy! … and many thanks for that boogie throwback!

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  21. Doggone wild place with all these party animals! Here’ I brought real not for tourists tamales – beef or pork…and hot sauce.
    58? Dress up magnets…perfect. So thoughtful!
    Thanks for always being the perfect host!
    (Big paws up for the woofy elf….have you seen the “scolding” German shepherd pix with the elf on a shelf in pieces? “I did it because he was just so creepy” was the excuse…)
    Jingle on!

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    • The Mouse from Texas is in the house! …. now that’s quite the entrance! … Besides, readers need to visit you because you have the most unique writing style I know! … Plus, gotta love your animals!!!

      Glad you enjoyed the magnets … just put them high enough so they are out of reach to others!

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  23. Okay this is hilarious! I am soooo glad to have stopped by! I want to do a duet with Carrie Underwood AND Mariah Carey 🙂 But wait… I am tone deaf. Does that matter?

    I picked #17. It is a “Hand Shaped Hand Soap” – which creeps me out! Hehe I see it is useful but I have to “hand” it to you that it is unique, lol! Punny? Maybe!!

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  25. I picked number 73 and was rewarded with the Onion Store version of dress up refrigerator magnets. Yes a set of magnets you can use to dress up photos of friends and family To quote the Onion, “Form and function meet beautifully in one amazing package. Dress up photos of your friends and family while at the same time adhering said photos to your refrigerator. Genius! ” i am thrilled.

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  26. 75!!!!!!!! a perfect gift cos i get to drink me booze in an ONION stainless steel flask, bottle opener included but wahhhhh, no booze included. ha-ha!! thanks, Frank and happy holidays to you!! ♥ cheers!

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    • Cheers Lame for being the Big Apple’s representative here! … Then you deliver two other pleasures … honoring the King of Quips in your selection that delivered a wonderful treat to you!

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  30. This is so ccol Frank… I chose 14 and got a The Onion Area Man T-Shirt.
    Okay I’ll have to pass that one to one of my male family members or to a friend.
    Or maybe I can use it to sleep… Sounds comfy ⭐
    All the best to you. Cheers from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
    Aquileana 😀

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  31. #2
    What a thoughtful gift, Frank. Deck of Cards: Vices Print–courtesy of The Onion. I’m a little later to the party than I anticipated. Jay, recovering from hip replacement surgery has also come down with the flu! It’s a lithe crazy, but I will try to stop by again later! This is the PERFECT party. I won’t infect anyone (although I see that soap has made the rounds in the list of gifts) but I think I need to stay home. My gift back to you comes from the words of my Elf friend, Buddy, “The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear!” Thank you for the most unique deck of cards, but also for your gift of music!, which you share frequently, and I always enjoy!

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    • Hoooray … the rain hasn’t washed the positive spirit of the lady from SoCal!

      Yuk news on Jay … the flu during surgery recovery must be horrible … and cutting into the rehab therapy that he must do.

      Glad you enjoyed the deck of cards … and hopefully they will come in handy for Jay once he feels better. … and thanks for the kind words!

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  33. What a great party! You’ve really outdone yourself with the entertainment. It looks like I’m showing up a bit late, but it looks like you have plenty of gifts to go around. I’m picking #25, because it’s a small, odd square, which is just my style. …

    A Journal of Self Help, oh, you shouldn’t have! I must say, I was under the impression these were mostly gag gifts, but this one seems to be genuinely helpful. I do give the best advice, after all. Thank you for the gift and for the wonderful opportunity to hang out for a bit!

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  34. I just picked #27 – “The crazy Sh#t old people say”. Most pertinent because as someone over the age of 10, I am officially “old”. I say crazy shite all the time. I would be committed if anyone really listened to me, but as an old person, I get immunity from people paying attention. Cheers for the gift sir. I will remember it fondly…or will I? You know how we old people are. Tomorrow is a completely new day 😉

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  36. Late to the party (fashionable). I went to with my age, because well I am just that way. Bacon flavored Toothpicks, really.

    I loved the music! Despite I generally hate Christmas music. I really loved the bells.

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    • It’s Val – the Dallas queen with a huge heart! … and I’m happy that you enjoy bacon!!! … but I don’t recall the bells entertainment … then again, this party has become a blur because I’m zooming around like a madman.

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  38. Hahaha, I picked #53, which happened to be therapy flashcards. Do it yourself mental therapy. Do I need this? Maybe everyone does. I just went through physical therapy recently. Why not mental too?

    I’d also like to leave a gift for everyone. Coincidentally this is also a do-it-yourself gift – instructions for how to make your own festive holiday reindeer – out of towels.

    How to Fold a Towel Reindeer

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  39. I chose #66 (my age) and it was the: “WTF Emergency Button.” I laughed so hard that I almost fell off my chair because you know this was a perfect gift for me. I would purchase it and carry it around in public and use it often if I thought I wouldn’t get shot. And you didn’t disappoint me with the Christmas bell selection. 🙂 🙂 🙂

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    • E-Tom,
      The Queen of Bling & DC’s best storyteller has arrived … and (not to my surprise) you look marvelous. Simply so much style!

      I admit that I laughed when I saw your selection … and yes – how perfect is that!

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  40. Cheers Frank…
    Took a chance and got #19 – Daily mood flipchart. Such a cool and thoughtful gift, I love it! I’ll have to show my dad Archon the lovely prezzie you gave me…

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  42. I know I’m late to the party, but it’s still very crowded in here! ⭐ ⭐
    #12
    It’s a coffee mug with “I often make light of my chemical dependence on caffeine” . ⭐
    Strange, but I did request new coffee mugs for Christmas.
    Although the truth would be … I make light of my chemical dependence on anything … well even peanut butter can have brutal effects. “LOL”
    Great party, Frank. Thank you! You are the host with the most. ⭐ ⭐ _Resa

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  43. Frank, I do hope that you had as much fun with this party as all of us have …. Cheers, my friend! And thanks for all three years I’ve been following you. Your blog is always a source of smiles and the most interesting tidbits.

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  44. I just spent the better part of 3 hours watching Jimmy Fallon vs the rest of the celebrity world on Youtube. Can’t stand Ms Carey but Jim Carey isn’t too bad…As for Santa…Santa got the moves Mr Frank. Santa never looked so fly!

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  46. Hello Frank. I’m glad I made it in time. I’ve had something of an absence from my blog and haven’t been keeping up with others’ blogs but saw your name come up and thought I’d check out what you’re up to. Well, woohoo!

    I landed on 23 and pulled out a book of insults and comebacks. I’m rather hoping there’s a section devoted to Shakespeare as he surely is the undisputed king of the insult and some of them can be used in jest (or for real about a detestable third party – Australia’s prime minister for example).

    Happy Christmas.

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    • Hooray … the UK has arrived … and even via an Aussie transplant named Cuttlefish Annie!

      I’m so glad that even in your blog absence, you decided to stop by the holiday party … and getting a gift that you seem to appreciate as well!

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  47. Happy Holidays, Frank!! I chose number 3 and got, “Free Thinking Cat Shits Outside The Box Magnet.” Horray! It’s silly and funny. Bad kitty! I’m willing to trade it, however, if someone is dying to have this. I don’t want to give my cats the wrong idea, after all. Thanks for the great party, Frank!

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    • Woo hooo … Amy for northern California … and I hope you dry and safe!

      I remember that you have cats … so Purrfect!!!! Many thanks for stopping by and holiday cheers to you. Checkout the first entertainment (Sleigh Ride) in the Comments. Awesome!!!!

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  49. Hi Frank-
    I’m being fashionably late… 😉
    I was…at several hockey games throughout the weekend – surprise, surprise.
    I see there were gifts still left & took one.
    I went wit #31 since my birthday is on Dec 31st!
    What a fun gift (Drink Markers – Mustache)
    Thanks!
    BTW – Any leftover treats?
    If so- I’ll take a few please.
    {HOLIDAY HUGS}
    RoSy

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  50. I’m so late for this, but as Blanche would say, better late than pregnant, specially if you are a guy.
    This is a great idea as usual.
    I’m gonna pick 70, I loved the idea of the mug.
    Would be nice if you could customize the prescription drug, mine would be Vicodin and I would drink Vodka out of it.

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    • Leo … hooray … The Spanish race walker has arrived after a trip to Mexico. Hopefully your biological clock is normalizing. … and oh that Blanche sure had many a quips in her day!

      It seems the mug is fitting for you … and in terms of your drink, don’t become a bartender. 😉

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    • Hey hey hey ,,, it’s TBM, the author in London! … and the one selected to represent Buckingham Palace. Give the Royal Family a holiday wish from me! … and glad you selected an appropriate gift! … Happy Holidays to you and the better half!

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  52. I’m really late to this party. What a party it is though. I was out of town in NY for work, but happened to make an AHL hockey between Rochester and Hamilton that went to a thrilling finish and OT win for the Amerks.

    Anyway, I picked #34 which was Walter Payton’s number, my favorite NFL player of all-time as you know.

    I got Bendy Mr. Bacon Toy. It says it wants to accompany on my adventures. I also know quite a few that are bigger bacon fans than me, and would probably be jealous of want to fight over this gift. LOL.

    BTW, very genius idea here! Happy Holidays!

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    • Welcome David!!!! … oh how I love surprise visits from my Pioneers!

      Knowing your love for Walter, glad that number was still available, and oh us, Bendy Mr. Bacon is quite the in-demand gift. I know that Mo would do anything to get this! … best holiday wishes to you!

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  53. Hey, where’s everyone gone! I’m not THAT late am I? Ah well, I guess I’ll take a gift while I’m here. Let’s see…I’ll go for my age as that still seems to be available…

    44

    A money wine bottle cover thingy, just what I wanted, thank you!

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    • Vanessa!!! … woo hoo … I love all the Brits who attend. 😉 … And oh my … you like wine so that’s perfect! … Now, I hope you can stop by later as my Christmas post goes up in a few hours (well, probably when you are sleeping.)

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