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12-07-2020 11:36 AM - edited 12-07-2020 11:38 AM
Before retiring from the school system, each year the staff would plan a dinner out and have some kind of present or exchange of gifts. One year, we decided on doing 'Gag Gifts' instead of the usual gift giving. It was probably the funniest and most fun of all the 28 years I had been going to these Christmas party dinners.
I specifically remember one year, picking a number and going up to get the Gag gift. When I opened it, it was a pair of plastic handcuffs that lit up, blinked red and had loud siren whistle. Along with it was a bottle of cheap wine and a note that said...'Happy Date Night!'
The teacher next to me pulled another number and when she went to open her Gag Gift, a 28 ounce can of Fish Balls from Norway.. Apparently, the giver of the Fish Balls had relatives from Norway who visited that year and brought a case of them to their house. Haha
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12-13-2020 04:11 PM
Do I even want to know what fish balls are?
12-13-2020 04:50 PM
@pinkcrystal LoL...I thought the same as did everyone else at the party, but in reality they were merely fish cakes made into ball shape that are customary in that country. The funny thing about it was the can didn't show a picture of it. All it said in BIG letters across the label was; FISH BALLS
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12-13-2020 06:33 PM
Actually, it turned out to be hysterical and we bring it up every Christmas for the past 20 or so years. "Remember the time Dad bought you ....." hahahahahaha.
I used to spend Christmas (and summer vacations) down with my parents - they moved to WV to get away from the hustle and bustle of NY and be near my brother and his family.
They were elderly and I would do a twice a year major cleaning for them. My mother refused to let a "stranger" clean her house, and she could do regular housework - tough stuff like changing curtains, windows, carpet clearnng, etc. - not so much.
Anyway - the second or third year they were down there - my father gave me a carpet cleaner - one of those things that you use to clean rugs. My Mom and Bror had funny looks on their faces when Dad handed me this big heavy box.
Sitting here thinking about it now - I'm still laughing!
12-13-2020 07:19 PM
LOL!
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