Amishrobot

You realize that, by bringing this up now, you just ruined every present I happen to get this Christmas? How can a sweater or tax software possibly compete with a hovercraft?

my greatest christmas present ever was the Hovercraft. In fact I still have it at my parents house. I believe I have all of the original pieces also including scooter, escape sled, missles, depth charges, and Cutter (and his personnel file).

Santa rules!

^ ^ ^ ^ NERD.

(Thought I would do that before anybody beat me to the punch).

Sharif, I knew this was going to happen, but it was a risk I had to take. Maybe you can convince Rob to sell you his GI Joe Hovercraft? Though, let’s be honest, the chances of that happening are slim and none.

What will really happen is that Rob will call his parents and tell them to wrap up the hovercraft and send it to him in time for Christmas this year.

My best Christmas revolved around a veritable sea of He-Man boxes. I must have gotten about half of the original collection. We must haved moved more than normal that year to justify the extra spoiling. And trust me, Battle Armor He-Man with his attack trak could take out the hovercraft without breaking a sweat!

I got the best Christmas present EVER last year. (I mean EVER as in the history of my life, not as in ever EVER) It was a beautiful black wool pea-coat. It was what I’d wanted most but was deemed too ‘expensive’ by everyone.(Including the cat) I cried when I opened it.

Stupid girl feelings.

I think the christmas I got the electric train was trumped by my cousin when he showed up with his christmas chicken, cuddled in his arms.

So the best present I got wasn’t the Hovercraft. Because my one of my brothers got it, not me. I think the best present I ever got was the love of family and friends.

Who am I kidding? It was totally the go-cart I got when I was 10.

The Hovercraft would kill any black wool pea-coat. No contest. A couple of depth charges and you are looking at a black wool scarf at best.

As for He-man, the point is moot because in 1984 they didn’t let gays into the military, so He-man would have never had a chance to fight the Hovercraft.

Interesting that you are using the hovercraft scale because I heard a guy at the theater talking to his date about Sobe fruit drinks using this scale:

Guy: So are they good? Date: Yeah, they’re good. Guy: How good? Date: Pretty good. Guy: Okay, on a scale of one to ten, ten being nachos and one being liver. Date: About a seven. Guy: So, right around Buffalo wings.

My single best Cristmas present ever was a little square wrapped box my wife gave me 5 years ago. inside that box was a positive pregnancy test. Months later I got my beautiful Madeline.

The best Christmas present that I have received was the Star Wars “Death Star” fortress thingy. It had a bridge that moved back and forth for Luke to swing over, a little garbage container with foam pieces to represent garbage, and a laser that could blow up any ol’ Hovercraft.

About three or four Christmases ago, I almost burned down the Penrods house. As I desperately worked alongside my non-citizen wife to come up with a story about catching some drunken Provo high schoolers looking for thrills hidden in the wiring of the P-rod home, I got a call from Josh, and he said that everything was okay and that friendship is worth more than property (even rental property) or clean, sweet-smelling air. That was the best Christmas present ever.

I never received a GI Joe doll. Not that my parents were pinko commie liberal peaceniks, but they were not fond of the war violence thing, so I got the pinko commie liberal peacenik equivalent—Big Jim. Jim looked a lot like the guy on the front of the Brawny Paper Towels package (only less gay). He was for the lovers of the out-of-doors. Big Jim had an awesome Rescue Rig that you could use to help other people who had fallen off a cliff while hiking and enjoying mother earth.

Nothing like the hovercraft, but somehow I think Big Jim has made me a more peaceful person.

Which is better Josh—HMMMMM?!!

In case you didn’t belive me about the Rescue Rig—check this out!

http://www.geocities.com/md_dude1/bigjimrigs.html

“GI Joe doll”, Shawn, GI JOE DOLL? DOLL?!?

Clearly, anything with that many ways to kill a man is NOT a doll. Especially if it drives a hover-freaking-craft.

I’m going to do with the A-Team Interceptor Jet Bomber with Murdock action figure as the best gift of my life, and probably most other people’s.

Mighty Josh:

Yes! GI Joe=Doll

Big Jim=Action Freaking Figure!!!

Don’t believe me? Why don’t you ask Big Jim’s friends—Big Josh, Big Jeff, and Big Jake?

You can find them on the Big Jim Homepage!

http://www.geocities.com/md_dude1/

Also—Dr. Steel (an obvious evil industrialist) who was Big Jim’s nemesis would like a word with you!

Hie YA!!

big jim & friends = village people.

Just look at the site listed above.

Big Josh = lumberjack Big Jeff = cowboy Dr. Steel = biker Big Jim and Big Jack - no specific Village People role but the tight shorts make me believe that they would all hang out at the same places.

I’m crestfallen after finding out I’m not the original Big Jim. You may as well have told me I’m adopted.

Big Jim Sucks! Watch out G.I. Joe he might throw some Deer Jerky at you.

The Millennium Falcon was a pretty sweet gift. Han Solo could kill Big Jim and stuff him in his cargo hold.

I think you can still buy Big Jim at the Super Market right next to the orange handcuffs.