Just in time for the holidays!

[firecracker22]

Shopping for a Man:

Rule #1:
When in doubt - buy him a cordless drill. It does not matter if he already has one. I have a friend who owns 17 and he has yet to complain. As a man, you can never have too many cordless drills. No one knows why.

Rule #2:
If you cannot afford a cordless drill, buy him anything with the word ratchet or socket in it. Men love saying those two words. "Hey George, can I borrow your ratchet?" "OK. By-the-way, are you through with my 3/8-inch socket yet?" Again, no one knows why.

Rule #3:
If you are really, really broke, buy him anything for his car. A 99-cent ice scraper, a small bottle of de-icer or something to hang from his rear view mirror. Men love gifts for their cars. No one knows why.

Rule #4:
Do not buy men socks. Do not buy men ties. And never buy men bathrobes. I was told that if God had wanted men to wear bathrobes, he wouldn't have invented Jockey shorts.

Rule #5:
You can buy men new remote controls to replace the ones they have worn out. If you have a lot of money buy your man a big-screen TV with the little picture in the corner. Watch him go wild as he flips, and flips, and flips.

Rule #6:
Buy men label makers. Almost as good as cordless drills. Within a couple of weeks there will be labels absolutely everywhere. "Socks" "Shorts" "Cups" "Saucers" "Door" "Lock" "Sink"...
You get the idea. No one knows why.

Rule #7:
Never buy a man anything that says "some assembly required" on the box. It will ruin his Special Day and he will always have parts left over. No one knows why.

Rule #8:
Men enjoy danger. That's why they never cook - but they will barbecue. Get him a monster barbecue with a 100-pound propane tank. Tell him the gas line leaks. "Oh the thrill! The challenge! Who wants a hamburger?"

Rule #9:
Tickets to a football game are a smart gift. However, he will not appreciate tickets to "A Retrospective of 19th Century Quilts." Everyone knows why.

Rule #10:
Men love chainsaws. Never, ever, buy a man you love a chainsaw. If you don't know why - please refer to Rule #8 and what happens when he gets a label maker.

Rule #11:
It's hard to beat a really good wheelbarrow or an aluminum extension ladder. Never buy a real man a step ladder. It must be an extension ladder. No one knows why.

Rule #12:
Rope. Men love rope. It takes them back to their cowboy origins, or at least The Boy Scouts. Nothing says love like a hundred feet of 3/8" manila rope. No one knows why.

Probably been seen before, but it made me laugh.

 

[Michelle]

Rule #6 - we used to get points from the phone bill & one of the things we could get was a label maker. Within minutes of it turning up, the cats were running around trying to get their labels off ;) Thankfully he's bored with it now & wasn't too bad.

Rule #1 - he's only got two and decided it was easier to get an electric drill as the batteries always ran flat.

Rule #3 - change that to bike. Cars neither of us are into & we have bombs.

Rule #5 - umm, it's me that kills the remotes.

Hadn't seen it before btw :)

 

[Tony Eeds]

Sharla -

Regarding the drills .... You missed a few points!

Most men think that the size of the drill has something to do with it.  Therefore, if you are going to buy your man a drill, make sure it is a BIG drill.  Also, for some reason, most men like really high speed drills.  Oh, and I almost forgot, if it has the hammer drill feature even better.  24V if you can afford it because the batteries are long lasting.  In fact they will last longer than the few minutes that most men use their drill.

Women, on the other hand, seem to prefer small slow speed easy to handle drills.

:p

Tony

 

[IrishEKU]

I have to agree with Michelle about rule #3 :) :thumb:

 

[Green Horn]

Originally posted by firecracker22
Shopping for a Man:
Men love saying those two words. "Hey George, can I borrow your ratchet?" "OK. By-the-way, are you through with my 3/8-inch socket yet?" Again, no one knows why.

Don't forget about torque wrench. I couldn't wait to go torque something when I got a torque wrench for my b-day. :)

 

[Rooster]

Yep, cordless drills, the bigger the better. It's hilarious around here, whenever a brand comes out with a higher voltage cordless, it's like a mad scramble to the store to be the first one to own one.

Tony, you will like the latest addition to my truck box: Hilti TE 6-A, 375W, 36V, 0-890 rpm, 0-5,000 blows/min, 1.1 ft-lb impact, 10.4 lbs weight. Now that's a cordless hammer-drill!!

 

[slo' mo]

I just reread the book "His needs/Her needs" and I could NOT believe that POWER TOOLS were not on the list right behind the #1 need.

 

[XRpredator]

As to #4, I don't mind socks.

But I'd much rather get some kind of power tools . . . ARR ARR ARR!

 

[MikeT]

Originally posted by firecracker22
Shopping for a Man:

Come' on FC, how about the when shopping for a Woman rules. You know we need help with that!

 

[XRpredator]

pssst . . . MikeT, Just get her an Old Navy credit card. A gift card won't be worth near enough, so you just have to bite the bullet :(

 

[MikeT]

Well, I started off getting her an over the oven Microwave. She wants that. Even thought the microwave is nice and not cheap, I don't want to hear, "Well, that is really for the whole house and not just for me". So ideas there would be great. I'm a little scared to get the credit card. :eek:

 

[plykins]

One long stem red rose was one of the best investments I ever made! ;) And have it delivered to her at work!!! :thumb:

 

[dirty~d~]

Originally posted by XRpredator
pssst . . . MikeT, Just get her an Old Navy credit card. A gift card won't be worth near enough, so you just have to bite the bullet :(

"Oooooh, I'm sorry.  That's a wrong answer.  And what do we have for our runner up Johnny?"

"Well, Jim it's a slap across the face... YEEEEEEESSS!  You and your woman can now enjoy the next two years in counseling.  Congratulations!!!"  :)

A gift card is what your brothers and sisters give you.   :|   If you know ANYTHING about the woman you are with you will KNOW what to get her.  It's not the $$ amount or the size, it's the thought that you put into it.  :think: Then again, I may just be speaking for myself.  ;)

 

[plykins]

It's not the $$ amount or the size, it's the thought that you put into it.

Speaking from 30+years experience(with the same woman) dirty~d~ is right! :worship:

 

[IrishEKU]

Originally posted by dirty~d~


"Oooooh, I'm sorry. That's a wrong answer. And what do we have for our runner up Johnny?"

"Well, Jim it's a slap across the face... YEEEEEEESSS!  You and your woman can now enjoy the next two years in counseling. Congratulations!!!

A gift card is what your brothers and sisters give you. If you know ANYTHING about the woman you are with you will KNOW what to get her.  It's not the $$ amount or the size, it's the thought that you put into it. Then again, I may just be speaking for myself.

:) Ouch!

True enough ~D~, but a little inside info from her friends is always helpful :)

If you are as Machavellian as I am you would know that and come out a winner every time when it comes to gifts :p

The last time I ever came close to being slapped was in the 8th grade :)
I learned my leason, hope XRP and MikeT learn the same too.

 

[sfc crash]

psyched! don't forget the rivet gun, i just bought one...sa-weet! rivet rivet!

 

[XRpredator]

Don't sweat it, ~D~, I know what to get my little woman. ;) A big ol' hunk-a hunk-a Pred lovin'! And I got 'er figgered out, Irish. I ain't stayed married 10 years and not learnified a couple things about the Missus. :confused:

Actually, she already has the Old Navy card. That store is the debbil! :debil:

 

[dirty~d~]

Originally posted by XRpredator
Don't sweat it, ~D~, I know what to get my little woman. ;) A big ol' hunk-a hunk-a Pred lovin'!

 

:eek:  I hope you shave that first.  :scream:

 

[IrishEKU]

Originally posted by dirty~d~


 

:eek:  I hope you shave that first.  :scream:

:scream: Shame .....Shame.... :)

Diane you are a dirty girl! :)

dirty~d~: 1
Pred: 0

Let's have a clean bought people!

 

[dirty~d~]

:eek: Who... Meeeeee? I don't know WHAT you're talking about.   ;)

 

[smb_racing]

:scream:

 

[firecracker22]

LMAO!!  I turn my back and THIS is what I come back to! 

I think Julius Pleaser can give you all some gift ideas.  Fess up, JP.

Hmmm . . . "shopping for a woman" rules . . .

• Spend money.  Lots of it.
• Women are like crows, we hoard shiny things.
• We love roses and no, we DON'T CARE IF THEY DIE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.  Buy them anyway.  Even better, get something in a pot that's growing.
• Buy something pretty for us to wear and then take us somewhere we can wear it.  That CAN in fact be interpreted as a brand new set of riding gear and a trip to our favorite track/trails.
• Do all the "honey-dos" that have been put off for years. 
• Shower.
• Help, gals? I can think of many, many "serious" ones but this is way too much fun.

Not gonna TOUCH the "hunk of pred lovin" comment, though several responses are teetering on the edge of being typed.

I wouldn't mind some power tools myself!  I seem to LOSE a wrench, pliers or screwdriver every time I ditch a boyfriend and we're NOT talking Snap-On here.  And just about anything dirt bike related is cool.

I want a puppy for Christmas this year, please Santa.

 

[Jaybird]

Buying the little woman the correct present takes years of experience to master. I'll be glad when I reach that stage.

MikeT....Bud.....NEver, I say, NEVER buy the little woman anything to do with appliances or hosewares and call it a Christmas gift. What could you have beeen thinking?

 

[Rooster]

I agree Jaybird, appliances = work. You buy her an appliance for housework for christmas, and you may as well wear your longjohns and carhartts to bed, cause it's gonna be COLD in there for a LONG time!!

 

[MikeT]

Originally posted by Jaybird
Buying the little woman the correct present takes years of experience to master. I'll be glad when I reach that stage.

MikeT....Bud.....NEver, I say, NEVER buy the little woman anything to do with appliances or hosewares and call it a Christmas gift. What could you have beeen thinking?

Don't shoot me! She asked for it. She even told me she wanted that. But I hear y'all. I have some ideas and am not completely lost. I've made it through the first 8 years pretty well. Just wanted to see if anybody knew of something new and cool out there. My wife is always happy. :) I have always come up with something really nice..... Gold Watch, Palm pilot, Tickets to see the Christmas spectacular in NYC. I have come up with some good ones. :cool: