Christmas Post #17: Gadgets &Stuff
by Steve West on December 4, 2007

Cool collection of unusual stuff that would make memorable gifts. I swear I'd love to get my wife that toaster but I've heard too many horror stories of what happens to husbands who purchase appliances for their wives for Christmas. Think I'll wait for Valentine's Day.
Three Replies to Christmas Post #17: Gadgets &Stuff
Steve West | December 4, 2007
Guilty as charged.
Aaron Shurtleff | December 5, 2007
OK, that baby pillow-thing is just...wrong. It looks like some demon reaching up from the ground to kidnap your baby. I'll have nightmares just thinking about it... :(
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