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Getting Ready For Christmas: A woman’s guide to men’s gifts

Ladies, with Christmas coming, this is going to be a big help in selecting that special gift for the man in your life!

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 shots. R35: 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. Whatch him go wild as he flips, and flips, and flips.

Rule #6: Do not buy any man industrial sized canisters of after shave or deodorant. I’m told they do not stink - they are earthy.

Rule $7: 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. Doors. Locks. Sinks. You get the idea. No one knows why.

Rule #8: 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.

Rule #9: Good places to shop for men include Northwest Iron Works, Parr Lumber, Home Depot, John Deere, Valley RV Center, and Les Schwab Tire. (NAPA Auto Parts and Sears’ Clearance Centers are also excellent men’s stores. It doesn’t matter if he doesn’t know what it is. “From NAPA Auto, eh? Must be something I need.” Or, “Hey! Isn’t this a starter for a ‘68 Ford Fairlane? Wow! Thanks.”)

Rule #10: 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 his the gas line leaks. Then sit back and enjoy the reaction; “Oh the thrill! The challenge! Who wants a hamburger?”

Rule #11: Tickets to a Red Wings/Lions/Pistons/Tigers game are a smart gift. However, he will not appreciate tickets to “A Retrospective of 19th Century Quilts.” Everyone knows why.

Rule #12: Gadgets are hard to beat, but getting these gadgets at either Circuit City or Cabellas, depending on the day, will be the crowning victory.

Rule #13: Men love chain saws. Never, ever buy a man you love a chain saw. If you don’t know why - please refer to Rule #7 and see what happens when he gets a label maker.

Rule #14: It’s hard to beat a really goof 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 #15: 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.

There is one rule missing.

For the most romantic gift you can give a man...just buy him anything he would have loved as a 10 year old. Train sets, race car sets, models of all varieties...they all work. The downside is gettin us men to stop playing with the new toy.

No, I disagree. I also know you know better.

You cannot go wrong with women if:
1) It is expensive. (Duh we never look at the price tag do we?)
2) You buy things that they can use for themselves such as perfume, hair dos, notions, potions, commoditities etc etc that they can apply. (ALL they think about is how to get more attention as if we didn't give them enough!! )
3) That is something totally useless for a man. (You know we are far more giving in that want things practical and that everyone can use).
4) Flowers of any shape size or anything. (A most totally useless waste of money and they die after a couple of weeks - just think how many FS addons could be bought with a boquet every so often and FS addons last far longer and we have much more fun with them). ???