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Funny Holiday Stories

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

What's the Best Gift You Ever Gave?

Share your stories, be they funny or touching, about some of the best gifts you have ever given to others.

Conventional wisdom dictates that 'it is better to give than to receive,' and the adage is repeated often during the holidays.  Sometimes giving is incredibly rewarding, as a number of law enforcement officers who recently made a trip to Virginia may attest.  Sometimes, it's kind of funny, as in an experience I had a few years ago: The summer of that year, my mother, sister and I had taken a trip to visit family in England. While there, The BBC aired a film from the Carry On series,low-budget comedies made between the '50s and '90s which my mother had loved when she lived in England. Some quick research on Amazon turned up a boxed set of those movies; the perfect Christmas gift, I thought. I couldn't wait to see the look on her face. Fast-…

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