TACKIEST CHRISTMAS (OR OTHER) GIFT CONTEST UPDATE

Okay, y'all, we already have a half dozen entries in our little contest and I'm really tickled by them all so far.  Misery loves company. Each time I read one I think "Yup, that's happened to me too!"  Ahhh, it feels so great to know I'm not alone in getting skunked in the gift department.  Granted, most of the stories show a humongous thoughtlessness but the really funny part is that so many of the stories showcase not just people being thoughtless but people being rude, and yet, to me the truly thigh-slapping part is that when we receive a truly horribly gift no one ever breaks gift etiquette or "niceness" and says  "This was very rude of you!" or "I can't believe you actually wrapped this up!"  I find that a hilarious microcosm of human behavior.  Someone gives us an insulting or completely inappropriate gift and instead of calling them on it we smile and say "thank you" because why? Because we certainly wouldn't want to hurt that person's feelings.  Now THAT'S funny! 

(Not that I'm advocating a Jerry Springer throwdown for the holidays...geez, I would NEVER say anything other than "thank you" to a person who'd given me a terrible gift. I'd say lots of things behind their backs, but certainly never to their faces!  Like Kathy Griffin says, I was raised right.  You smile nice and then you bitch. It's how these things are done.)

I do have one addendum to the contest and that is that I can't possibly pick out a winner by myself. After the 21st, when all the entries are in, I'll prepare both a round-up and a poll so that we can all vote to choose a winner!

What do you think?

Comments

[Rachel]

You make a good point. No one wants to appear unappreciative on a day that is about giving to others. But we ALL talk about how weird the gifts are afterward. I'm cool with voting.

[glenna]

Yay! This will be fun!