Look, we’re probably all a little too old for this. You probably have the money to buy the thing you want anyway, but let’s do this thing! What, dear reader, do you want for Christmas?
I was wandering around Westfield yesterday to grab lunch and was sort of shocked to see that, in the middle of the centre, there was already a bloody Santa Claus taking pics with kids. It’s November for goodness sake! [Shakes fist at cloud]
Anyway, it got me wondering what I wanted for Christmas and, since I’m good for games, I could only think of one thing…
A slow cooker.
I’ve been wanting one of these bad boys for a long time. I want to slow cook some lamb shanks, make some delicious soup and — of course — make some creamy succulent porridge with steel cut oats. I’ve asked my wife to get me one for Christmas. Here’s hoping she delivers!
What do you all want for Christmas?
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117 responses to “Off Topic: What Do You Want For Christmas”
No bullshit, I want a slow cooker.
And other boring grown up stuff.
A FRIGGIN’ BBQ?!
FORGET ABOUT IT!
I kinda want that new Zelda 3DS
too late!
how come? Are they out of pre-orders at EB? Luckily I ordered mine a while back.
Video Games. Duh!
Slow cookers are amazing.
I want some new cutlery.
GAMING, right?
A whole MTG: Theros booster box all to myself :oD
To yourself? for shame, draft it!
But but…..
It’s my Christmas prezzie
You could keep the cards, but drafting is fun! Teach Granny to do it on christmas day!
Hahahaha thats funny because, if she was still with us, Nan certainly would have been up for that!
My Nan was a legend at all card games :o)
When i was a toddler I used to sit on my dad’s knee and read out the card numbers and suits.
My Grandma apparently encouraged this practice so she could cheat 🙂
Hahah thats gold!
My Nanna taught me how to play Cribbage….
Then she taught me how to “play” Cribbage ;o)
Oh man, cribbage- there’s a reason i can still instantly tell when numbers add up to 15 🙂
Voice control for Kinect in New Zealand
Nit genna heppen.
I kinda want a Wii U. Not really interested in what the Xbox One and PS4 are offering and after whatching a play through of Wind Waker HD I gotta get it.
Yea completely agree ay. Plus all the games coming out for it in the coming months.
WW HD is just as amazing as it looks. You should pick it up!
I second this! I bought a Wii U a few days after Wind Waker HD came out because I couldn’t resist any longer and it was a good choice.
Wii U is pretty awesome now IMO. Will no doubt be the most played console for me over Christmas.
I honestly think I would have had one by now if they released the Wind Waker Bundle here.
There is also a heap of games out now (like Wonderful 101) and coming out soon (Smash Bros, Donkey Kong) that make it look pretty attractive. Hopefully they’ll have some sort of bundle out for Christmas.
Just buy it from the UK from amazon bro.
Mark Serrels please publish this or something so all Australians can get this snazzy special edition.
Step 1: Get a UK power adapter from Ebay (x2 so you can charge your game-pad as well) here: http://goo.gl/gzbNsP
Step 2: Order a WW HD Wii U from Amazon.uk here: http://goo.gl/N3cV56
Step 3: When you boot up your console set the country as UK. London is nice around this time of year 😉
Step 4: Make a ‘dummy’ UK account. DON’T us your legitimate email. Make a new gmail or something for it.
Step 5: Use this account to access the Wii U online store and redeem the WW HD code. Download and Install.
Step 6: In system settings change the console back to Australia and make your legitimate account.
Step 7: In system settings, manually download the 1GB system update (Highly recommended!)
Step 8: Enjoy Wind Waker HD on your brand new special edish gamepad!
Step 9: (Optional) Periodically sign into the UK account to check if the eStore is cheaper in the UK.
Source: Did it myself. 100% confirmed WW played.
You’re Welcome!
Classic Clay
I don’t want a lot for Christmas,
there is just one thing I need,
I don’t care about the presents,
underneath the Christmas Tree,
I just want you for my own,
more than you could ever know,
make my wish come tru-ue,
All I want for Christmas,
i-i-i-i-issss… KOTAKUUUUUUUUU.
OOOOOOOH, FATSHADY!
*Waddles off*
Planning to record another song this Christmas? 😀
It’s tempting, particularly since I skipped it last year.
Do it!
No pressure.
But, secretly, yes – pressure!a Wii U and a replacement fridge.
I just bought a house, so house stuff! Hopefully the family comes together to get me a nice new dining table 😀 a microwave or a slow cooker would also be good!
All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth
*crithmeth
Dunno about yours, but how would you feel about someone else’s front teeth?
Hmmmm… Have absolutely so much happening this year, that I don’t think we can afford to have Christmas!
Everything ramps up from the 21st Dec, which is when our twins turn one, we than head down to Canberra to spend Christmas with my partners dads family, we return a few days later for another Christmas with her mums side, then we head up the coast with friends for NYE. Early in 2014 I’ll catch up with my family. So really I just want all of the above to go well, that should be enough.
If anything, my Christmas comes in November and picking up a PS4. That will be enough to see me through.
Give me wagons to circle and I’ll be happy. *moseys off*
ALL THE GIFTS FOR @dc
You wouldn’t dare!
*Laughs Maniacally*
one day… ONE DAY
*shakes fist*
Im getting the Zelda 3DS next week so im hinting at either Pokemon X or Y for christmas… I still can’t decide which to get. help??
My rebellious nature is thinking Y because everyone has X but everything i read is that X is the better one.
I got Y, why is X better?
That poncy deer?
Mega-Charizard apparently. Mega Y Mewtwo seems cooler though.
Didn’t like tghe look of the gray one in X personally
I did the same – and felt the same way re: ponce-deer
They’re the same game.
Snow…but I’ll be in England, so this is a real possbility. 🙂
It snows more in January-February these days, or if you’re really lucky, July. I think there’s been one white Christmas in England for 10-20 years now
Maybe down south, but I have fond memories of several white xmas’ growing up near Manchester. I left there 8 years ago, but family have said there has been some since. I’m there til Jan 10th anyway so hopefully see some!
Fond memories of growing up near Manchester…seems unlikely 😛 hahaha I studied in Leeds and often made the trip to Manchester for gigs. Yeah, dahn Saaath we didn’t really get white Christmases 🙁
BRAVELY DEFAULT FLYING FAIRY
wait… WAIT IS IT OUT?!
December 7 as far as I know, was considering the collectors editions but that sucker sold out before I even knew it existed!
Dec 6
Awwwww hell yessss…!
Finally something to buy with old Birthday JB Vouchers!
I’ve been waiting for SOOOOO loooong.
Already own everything I want (have already paid for PS4 which is what I will be doing in my break) – possibly new clothes is nice but it will all come from my pocket so Chrismas time = Bad
But yes I do want a BBQ and a girlfriend :c *YUNOREALSANTA*
I want the same thing I’ve wanted every year for the past two decades. Lego.
I…. can’t think of a single thing.
I want decent boxing day sales where they bring out some good deep discounts
Keep wishing.
I’d love to see some Black Friday level discounts.
40% of all Blu Rays, buy one get one free on all clothing or some such.
I need a new 250GB S model 360 because I’m out of space on 60GB and no one sells the hard drives for the older models anymore
You can buy mine 🙂
Money for a gaming rig.
Slow cookers are great, nothing makes better pork ribs that starting them in the slow cooker then smothering them in homemade bbq sauce & crisping them up in the oven on a rack. Bloody amazing.
I’m only asking for TrackIR this year, I was thinking of asking for a PS4 or XB1 but there’s nothing I want on there for another few months at least
Got a recipe for that bbq sauce? THat sounds awesome!
Easiest thing ever, brown vinegar, brown sugar, tomato paste (not brown), hot English mustard. Stir em all together till its the thickness you like and it tastes nice, ideally should clear your sinuses as a side effect
brb, buying ribs…
Same thing i always ask for… MONEY…
and no doubt i will end up with my usual foray of items from thinkgeek.com especially LEGO oriented stuff… i definitely don’t mind that…
I’m at a stage where i never ask for/want “Big” things (e.g. consoles, puters, tvs etc)
I buy them myself… Christmas gifts now are reserved for all the “ridiculous” and small things that i could never justify spending money on, but still find infinitely cool
I’m hoping for a new car stereo that takes an AUX input, a new wallet (mine literally has a hole in it that my money falls out of. Not a metaphor.), a new belt, and a stack of bacon. Merry Santa to you all.
A Nexus 5 would be nice, or a new graphics card… but having a less-than-tech-minded partner means I’d have to make some pretty obvious hints, like sending her the actual link and saying “this one please”, which really takes all the fun out of it.
Yup. Definitely know what that’s like.
I really don’t mind that my partner doesn’t share my love for tech….. but yes, it’s really hard to have “surprise” gifts….
Could be worse, its just me and my mum so I have to not only tell her what I want but be the one doing the ordering
my family dont do gifts & stuff at xmas.
so all I want is to go up to my parent’s place for a few days, play with the puppy & kitty, chill out & nom on all the tasty foods that my ‘rents tend to make.
Sounds like a good Christmas. Hoping mine turns out somewhat similar.
I actually would not mind an Ouya purely for the emulation. For a long time I have looked at emulation and decided a PC or laptop are not what I want.
Chilli.
Chilli sauce, chilli peanuts, chilli jerky, chilli chips, chilli lollies, chilli chilli chilli.
MERRY XMAS
Well played sir!
Slow cookers are pretty awesome
I would love a mic stand and a pop filter for my vocal mic or If I’m going nuts, a portable sound booth
Well I have the slow cooker, but another (larger) camp oven for my outdoor kitchen would be nice. …or a wood fired pizza oven, but I suspect the Mrs will make me build that myself. 😛
A roomba is something else I need, as the kids are little crumb demons at snack time. I really don’t know how they manage to scatter things so far across the house.
The 3DS XL Zelda is also on my want list, but I suspect that will be a present to myself, involving much grovelling to swmbo after the fact. 😀
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…
EB has sold out of 3DS XL Zelda bundles. I missed out. :'(
it was in ozgameshop’s latest email. they might have it for sale?
hrrrm….yeah they have it, but it’s an extra $70. Pretty exy. :/
yeah I ended up checking that out too.. sucks. is this the first time EB is cheaper than Ozgameshop?
I’m going home to play Chrono Trigger now. Thanks for prompting me with your avatar!
It’d be awesome to get game I want but don’t have (there aren’t many), but I got my younger brother in secret santa, and he tends to buy books.
A note with slow cookers – put the food in, THEN turn them on.
Not following this step means we don’t have a slow cooker any more.
Christmas? Time off – some time with family, but also some time at home to relax without any hassles.
Already discussed it and GF is buying me this:
http://shop.lego.com/en-AU/Ewok-Village-10236
I never want to grow up.
Dang!
That’s awesome but man, Lego seems expensive these days. Is it inflation or is it getting more expensive?
Since I have a Slow Cooker, I want a multi tier Steamer so I can make Pork Buns.
I’d like my Brother to get his crap out of my Garage. I’d like the world to be a calmer smarter nicer place. I’d like Australia to just put in Fibre to the home so our Broardband is up to speed with the rest of the world. And Transformers 4 not to suck. I think that finishes my never going to happen list.
Gaming related? Probably a 3DSXL and Zelda.
Unfortunately Christmas is when rego is due.
An Xbox One and Forza 5 would be nice. But i’m getting married in March so that’s not happening. Some prescription sunnies, clothes and Pokemon X would be nice.
Prescription sunnies are great. I feel like an old man, but I love em.
The life of a short-sighted human. I lost mine a few months ago. Felt like an idiot.
Apart from the usual geekery, a Rice Cooker. Boiling rice in a saucepan really just doesn’t work great.
Like twelve bucks from Kmart. First appliance I bought when I moved into my place.
I was thinking I already have everything I want (preordered an Xbox One + Forza 5) but I actually would love a new Mac Pro for Christmas. Not going to happen, though…
It’s so nice to hear that people understand my need for a slow cooker.
TIP: Don’t work from home while cooking with one. It will drive you stark raving MAD.
An overseas holiday. I really want to travel but so much crap has gotten in the way. I would be in Vegas right now but a car accident 2months ago forced me to buy a car. Then the TV breaking down led me to buy a new TV (I still live with the folks and they argued over who would buy it, so I bought it to shut them up). And to top it off I have to take mandatory annual leave for 2 weeks over Christmas and New years, with little money to make it worthwhile.
As a fan of Collingwood football club all i want for xmas is my 2 front teeth.
TBH i am not a collingwood fan but i feel it is more believable if i said that.New Shoes for Basketball
SSD for my pc 🙂
I want my girl’s health to get better.…Yeah, downer.
🙁 Hope all is well, my friend. Sending good thoughts your way!
🙁 Sorry to hear that man. Hope Christmas is a good one and you get what you want.
Ahheh, yeah. Thanks. Though now I’m a bit sheepish. I’m philosophically opposed to editing stuff out of posts, especially if folks have voted/replied, but in retrospect… there’s a time and place. I try not to get too personal round here, specially for tales that ain’t mine to tell… just got struck by the title for a moment.
Im hoping for a nice relaxing christmas… its my daughters first one so id really like to see some quality time with her grandparents and a nice satisfying feed would top it all off!
I find that gifts just add to the stress so i will just be gifting my daughter with books and toys this year, i dont want anything as i dont want to feel obligated to get anybody else anything.
Clothes
Some games (I want The Wonderful 101 already!)
Money
A toaster (Actually I think this should be on top of the list)
I also really want the Childrens Hospital tshirt my best friend is buying me in America. I’ve kinda come to want that more than anything else this year for some reason 😛
Also, NO STRESS! That in itself would be a friggen miracle.
New computer chair, SSD, Games.
Having recently been married kitchen appliances are pretty much all catered for, 🙂
And yeah slowcookers are pretty awesome. Which reminds me. Should use mine again.
However, a blender or juicer would be good. Also I would love a KitcheAid. Man I want one of those babies so bad.
Other then that money. I still need to get light fittings for the new house and a now planned trip to Europe next year greatly curtails my plans for getting them. So money for those would be great. 🙂
Edit. Was reminded by the above post that the wife and I have mostly decided we are getting each other new desk / computer chairs for Christmas.
No fighting at home.
I want a new graphics card for my PC.
Even though the one I have still runs things just fine.
First world problems.
I just want to be able to play a round of golf – never played before, but I’m interested in having a game.
Also, as a father to a four and five year old, I want just one day of silence.
A Link between Worlds, The Conjuring and maybe some books 🙂
Not really sure, but I hope it’s gonna be a good Christmas 🙂
Idk, i’m thinking maybe this the Alter Bridge boxset, since it’s close to 300 bucks… I don’t really care for Christmas presents, guitar & bass strings would be welcomed or a JB HiFi gift card, but I buy everything I want for myself, it’s easier that way.
I want shelves, too many games not enough shelving
I would just like us to have enough money for food on the table and to pay all our bills
I want Kate Upton for christmas, but if not her, I want a rug. Like a really nice rug. For the lounge room you see.
An MSI GS70 Stealth notebook.