Worst Christmas gifts

[MossRoad]

We have a gag gift that we pass around the family once in a while. We found it in my dad's belongings after he passed away. It's a magazine titled "The Wonderful World of Sewerage".

 

[jaxs]

A man purse.

 

[Yander]

A man purse.

Yeah, I wouldn't want someone picking out my man purse for me. That's a personal thing you have to do yourself

 

[Yander]

We have a gag gift that we pass around the family once in a while. We found it in my dad's belongings after he passed away. It's a magazine titled "The Wonderful World of Sewerage".

Sounds like my experience after the Chinese Buffet!

 

[MossRoad]

A man purse.

I've got a much younger male cousin who, when little, lived in a neighborhood were the only other kids were girls. All of them. About 9-10 of them. And they all had purses. So he asked my aunt and uncle for a purse because he felt left out. So they got him a little black purse. He showed it to me. It was full of hot wheel cars and his other worldly possessions.

 

[scaredychicken]

This thread looked like i'd be laughing ... not disappointed, it's great

Oaktree - I'm pretty good at gift giving, especially fore women ... wife, sister, mother, friends. I could give you pointers . That said, i "aced" the birthday gifts for my wife in October, but 2 weeks later she Separated from me

Worst gift i ever received was ... toe socks that were toe socks, and for youth (much too small) - i generally don't wear socks.

 

[JasperFrank]

Had a uncle that was Gay. He owned a clothing store in Baltimore. At the end of the year there was always stock left over. There were the shirts and stuff he thought were fashionable. He gave these away as Christmas presents. Now, I have to say, I always liked and respected my uncle. But his sense of fashion was entirely outside my own. My mistake was that I wore some of this stuff, as a teenager and into my 20's. And I didn't know what a flag these shirts and pants were. It was much later that I talked to old love interests, and they told me, they thought I was Gay at the time cause I was wearing Gay clothing. This never occurred to me. This Uncle died three years ago. I took every thing he ever sent me, and burned it. And not because I didn't like him, it just always sent out the wrong signal.

 

[bmg88201]

Forgive my ignorance but what the heck is a “man purse”. It sounds kinda gay to me.

 

[Dftodd]

A man purse.

Just because you put "Man" in front of the name doesn't change what it is.... I have to explain that to my older two grandsons quite often.

 

[Oaktree]

Forgive my ignorance but what the heck is a “man purse”. It sounds kinda gay to me.

It's exactly what it sounds like. The only guy I ever knew that had one was straight. He was on the heavy side, maybe having his keys, wallet, etc. in pockets were uncomfortable. At work we'd rib him about his "pocketbook".

Speaking of pockets, I remember it being a fad in the early 70s for men's pants to have very few pockets. I have no idea why anyone thought it was a good idea, and I ended up with a couple pairs of them (who thinks to check if pants have pockets when buying them?). Fortunately, that fad faded fast.

My mistake was that I wore some of this stuff, as a teenager and into my 20's. And I didn't know what a flag these shirts and pants were. It was much later that I talked to old love interests, and they told me, they thought I was Gay at the time cause I was wearing Gay clothing. This never occurred to me. This Uncle died three years ago. I took every thing he ever sent me, and burned it. And not because I didn't like him, it just always sent out the wrong signal.

Maybe I'm just oblivious but I never knew there were "gay" clothes. I don't recall that any gay guys I've known dressed any different than anyone else.

 

[Dftodd]

Forgive my ignorance but what the heck is a “man purse”. It sounds kinda gay to me.

It's how straight men are justifying carrying a purse, wearing their hair in a bun, tights, ect..... They seem to think that putting man in front of what it is, changes the fact that they are carrying a purse, wearing hair in a bun ect.. My son, son in law, and I have started to come up with some creative names of the items to discourage the grandsons from this fad much to our wife's amusement or displeasure depending on what it was

The family favorite is "Bit#h Bisuit" for "Man Bun"

 

[Oaktree]

It's how straight men are justifying carrying a purse, wearing their hair in a bun, tights, ect..... They seem to think that putting man in front of what it is, changes the fact that they are carrying a purse, wearing hair in a bun ect.. My son, son in law, and I have started to come up with some creative names of the items to discourage the grandsons from this fad much to our wife's amusement or displeasure depending on what it was

The family favorite is "Bit#h Bisuit" for "Man Bun"

What's it to you? Do you somehow find your manhood threatened?
When I was in college I had (relatively) long hair. My father had a fit. Then again, he wouldn't be caught dead in blue jeans, shorts, a t-shirt or sporting any facial hair.

Fashions change. Lighten up.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

I know one thing; if you grew up where I did, you had better be one tough SOB if you wanted to wear earrings and dress like a swish.

 

[scootr]

I think this thread took a hard right turn at man purse

 

[Dftodd]

Sorry guys, back to your regularly scheduled program.