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Post by myboysnme on Dec 22, 2016 15:58:52 GMT
Those plates would go directly into a box for goodwill as soon as I could get them there and I would not look back. I am not keeping stuff I don't like anymore unless it has some sentimental value to me.
Who knows why people give gifts that are so far off the mark, especially when they got it right in the past.
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Post by scrapperal on Dec 22, 2016 15:59:48 GMT
Can't stand knicknack-y things unless there is a family history. I'm going with these delightful dishes are a rare family heirloom and you're now the keeper of them forever!
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Post by monklady123 on Dec 22, 2016 16:01:35 GMT
Those sound the the kind of perfectly weird kitchy religious items that I collect. . I am also a heathen- I just think they are funny. So I say embrace them and have tiny tea parties for Jesus. My thought was to wonder if she intended to give them to someone else? Like maybe she had other wrapped gifts laying around since it is the holiday season and she just grabbed the wrong one? Seems very weird otherwise.
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Post by piebaker on Dec 22, 2016 16:16:40 GMT
Happy Belated Birthday, Angie. I would use the plates as bases for burning candles so eventually wax would cover the print and words.
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Post by Judy26 on Dec 22, 2016 16:24:04 GMT
So I say embrace them and have tiny tea parties for Jesus. ROFL, almost literally! I did completely snort with laughter, though! Awww...Maybe you could invite Sweet Tiny Jamie!
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Post by **Angie** on Dec 22, 2016 22:14:49 GMT
I want to know what the other gift was that you loved and will use every day. In other words, I'm still looking for ideas! Mary K It's a grime guard for my cross stitch scroll frames. Pretty specialized gift! Lol
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Post by KB on Dec 22, 2016 22:43:48 GMT
I wonder if they were playing a trick?
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Post by rickmer on Dec 22, 2016 23:13:14 GMT
i got a stuffed rabbit with that was embroidered on the front with "jesus makes me hoppy". not religious at all.
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Post by laureljean on Dec 22, 2016 23:58:48 GMT
Well, bless their hearts!
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Post by lisa on Dec 23, 2016 1:45:51 GMT
I think we need a photo..... Yo Ave to wait until after Christmas. I wrapped those bad boys back up and set the package near the tree so the giver won't ask what I thought. Ok this really made me laugh out loud. 😂
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Post by Zee on Dec 23, 2016 1:58:59 GMT
I have had the opposite problem with my sister in law who is not religious. She will buy me the most ridiculous gifts that have some resemblance of Christianity for every holiday but they make no sense. One year she bought me a toy, nothing cute or collectible, Noah's Ark. When I opened it she made some comment about how I like "God things". She would totally buy me animal print miniature plates with crosses! I don't think her intentions are bad, I just think she's clueless. It used to bother me but now I just thank her and move on. Okay, this reminds me of a fun family story. Non-religious MIL & SIL were visiting us one year and we went to a huge flea market. We split up and she was with DSIL for a couple of hours while DH and I explored on our own. While alone, DH and I came upon a booth with these horrible religious holographic clocks. They were very, very bad. Think lots of fake gold, shininess, ornate Jesus pictures, etc. We laughed about them. A lot. Met up with MIL later and she proudly showed us the Christmas gift she bought for BIL & SIL. Yep, a big Jesus clock. Because, "They like Jesus." Yeah...trying to not burst out laughing was not easy. Next time we were up visiting BIL & SIL, we did ask them about their Jesus clock and told them the story. Something had "happened" to the clock and they didn't have it anymore. Imagine that...lol. Oh man, I'd love one of those. Our garage is treated like an art gallery, and we hang up all sorts of things out there. That level of kitsch would definitely deserve a spot. My sister found and sent me a large picture, one of the type that has multiple images depending on what angle you're viewing, with not one but TWO images of the Virgin Mary, plus one Jesus. That's three delightful images in one! We're (my sister and I) from a Catholic family, and really enjoy our religious kitsch. (In restricted areas.)
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