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Things on My Wish List That I Am Unlikely to Get for Christmas

December 6, 2005 by Wendy

New jeans that are like my Jessica Simpson jeans in every way, except for the association with Jessica Simpson.

A perpetual can of Diet Coke that never goes empty, warm, or flat.

One of those heated Japanese bras. Black, please!

The head of Adam Corolla.

A robot servant who can charge my cell phone, update my iPod, pick up prescriptions, and dispense quarters through its mouth.

Exact replicas of the black-heart-skull-and-crossbones earrings worn by Nena in the video for 99 Luftballons.

A faithful ghost dog.

Some process by which to absorb the complete texts of the last two Harry Potter books without having to actually read them.

The amazing ability to turn lights and appliances on and off with the mere clap of my hands.

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Comments

  1. Chris says

    December 6, 2005 at 11:38 am

    No fair! These weren’t on your Amazon wishlist!

  2. dana says

    December 6, 2005 at 1:16 pm

    The idea of sweaty winter tits makes me sad.

  3. Wendy says

    December 6, 2005 at 1:29 pm

    Well, you don’t work in my office. You don’t have to deal with people who like to RUN THE AIR CONDITIONER this time of year. If I had a Big Electric Sasquatch Bra I would be much more comfortable.

  4. Amy M. says

    December 6, 2005 at 2:37 pm

    Damn, I have to take back the Chia Pet. But, it *is* the new Adam Carolla Chia Head!!

    Oh well, please don’t clap before you unwrap my gift, ot it will give it away.

  5. Debora says

    December 6, 2005 at 3:46 pm

    Should we send this delightful array by mail, UPS, Star Trek Engergizer? Or maybe Santa will do a pick up when he comes to my house.

  6. Phineas says

    December 6, 2005 at 4:13 pm

    If you do get Adam Corolla’s head can I kick it a couple times?

  7. Jhone says

    December 6, 2005 at 6:45 pm

    Oh I so very heartily agree with the Adam Corolla comment. I personally want his testicles in a jar. He may be the World’s Most Annoying Self-Satisfied Frighteningly Hairy Uberschmuck….

    So very nice to know I am not alone..

  8. Iris says

    December 7, 2005 at 4:47 am

    How about I send you Nena’s head instead,
    and you can collect her earrings yourself?
    It may not be as obvious for the non-German
    speaking part of the world,
    but that way, everybody wins.

  9. Kirsten says

    December 7, 2005 at 6:42 am

    We have lamps in our house that turn on and off merely by touching, or even waving at the lamp base. I’d guess it was a heat sensor, but then wouldn’t the heat from the lightbulb cause them to turn themselves off?

    I know that’s not like clapping, but it’s pretty cool.

    Can I get a robot servant too? I’ve got into trouble for having my mobile phone go dead too often lately.

  10. Anatidaeling says

    December 7, 2005 at 9:18 am

    Does it count if you listen to the Harry Potter books on CD or Audible? What if you listen in your sleep?

  11. DIANE SHIPLEY says

    December 7, 2005 at 2:33 pm

    a ghost dog?
    what, like greyfriars bobby or something?

    just get depressed & have a ‘black dog’- you don’t need to even feed him/her, bonus! xx

  12. jege says

    December 7, 2005 at 8:18 pm

    Wait a minute. HEATED JAPANESE BRA ???!!!!
    But I’m totally with you on the Adam Carolla head thing. Let’s go all “Lord of the flies” on it.

  13. Anne says

    December 7, 2005 at 9:17 pm

    Adam…Carolla
    Adam…Carolla. He’s on my list too. I’ll give him to you when I’m done with him.

  14. Terry says

    December 8, 2005 at 7:40 am

    That last item *can* be yours. It’s called (no really!) “THE CLAPPER”, with the slogan “clap on, clap off!”.
    My mom had one. Didn’t work that well, but she wasn’t that good at clapping.
    But if you’re still set on one or more, point your friends to
    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000CGKLR/103-5496676-9759023?v=glance

  15. Anatidaeling says

    December 8, 2005 at 12:24 pm

    No ghost dog, but there’s a ghost horse in _The Clue of the Linoleum Laderhosen_ by M.T. Anderson. Maybe the ghost horse knows a ghost pet distributer or something…

  16. Phineas says

    December 8, 2005 at 3:39 pm

    Oh, I thought when you were asking for a Ghost Dog, you wanted Forrest Whittaker as an insane urban samurai assassin.

    I hope I can return this guy…

  17. Katie says

    December 9, 2005 at 9:16 pm

    There are earrings on eBay like the ones you described, but they’re pink…
    http://cgi.ebay.com/Punk-girly-PINK-SKULL-AND-CROSSBONES-in-Heart-earrings_W0QQitemZ5062702251QQcategoryZ86043QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

  18. kara says

    December 10, 2005 at 9:49 am

    Wow, so that’s all you want. You’re easy to shop for, I thought you’d ask for something hard like a new Furby, cause you know people are beating down Wal*mart’s doors to get those, I’ll bet no one’s even thought of the joys they could bring to loved ones with the replenishing diet coke.

  19. cherylt says

    December 10, 2005 at 2:23 pm

    This has nothing to do with what you want for christmas. I just read an article in glamour about blogs and seen you in it, so I am just checking it out. 🙂

  20. Bibfash says

    December 11, 2005 at 12:11 am

    I wonder if the Japanese Sasquatch bra comes in a 36 long with various settings? That “Nipsey Russell” syndrome can be a real pain in the ass in winter.

  21. Sarah says

    December 11, 2005 at 3:14 pm

    Killy Piggy! Kill Piggy!

    I’m with you on the bottomless, cold and fresh Diet Coke. 🙂

  22. KellyLove says

    December 13, 2005 at 7:23 pm

    Tarina Tarantino has some lovely skull earrings in many colors, not EXACTLY the Nena earrings, but close. And only $32 smackers. http://www.tarinatarantino.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=0&idproduct=311
    I have one of her necklaces in the same design and love it much.

  23. Pamela says

    December 14, 2005 at 8:49 pm

    Too bad you didn’t read Harry Potter 5. That one was really good. Book 6 was lousy, though. And I think Harry will kill himself in book 7. How much you’ve missed!

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