Another dumb gift...

... And one that I’ve decided is not so dumb. But first, the dumb one:

Yeah, that’s exactly what it looks like: just a pair of golf balls. They say “over the hill” on them, but still. I think that’s even worse than the crying towel. And they’re ten dollars! I don’t know how much golf balls usually cost, but it’s probably not that much. How ridiculous. I wasn’t going to post anything at all this week because at first that’s all I found, but then I found something else that I thought might actually make a fun gift. Also, it’s been a while since I last posted, and I wanted to try and keep the blog as active as I can even though I don’t get much time to look for gifts very often. Well, here’s the other gift that I was looking at this week:

 

They call it the “Old Fart Pen.” I know it’s just a pen, but there’s something about the design that I really like. It’s sort of wacky looking, don’t you think? I think George would get a real kick out of this pen. I can’t really explain why, it just seems like the sort of gift that would appeal to him. But it’s kind of small - so maybe I’ll wrap it up and say it’s from one of the boys, because lord knows they’re not going to go out and get him anything. That’s teenagers for you, I guess. Or maybe I’ll include it with a bigger gift... I just don’t know! I guess I’ll keep searching and hope an idea for how to work this in occurs to me!

Dumb Gift

So, as I’ve been browsing around this site, I’ve noticed that some gifts are really clever and would make great gag gifts. And other gifts... are not, and would not. Today, I think I found a prime example of the second category.

It’s called the Over the Hill “Crying Towel.” And it’s just a towel. Oh, and with a picture of a rocking chair on it. The rocking chair design is a kind of clever idea, I guess. But what kind of gag gift is a towel? The product description basically says old people cry every night. Now, I’m a little confused about this product for a couple of reasons. First, I’ve never met anyone who used a towel to dry their tears. And second, even if I had, what’s that got to do with getting old? That’s just dumb. Nobody cries just because they’re getting old. I have to confess, I just really don’t understand why this is a gag gift on a site of gifts for aging people. It doesn’t make much sense to me. Oh well, maybe I’m missing something. I’ve often found that I’m not young enough to understand things like this - maybe this time I’m not old enough? Do any of you understand this gift?

Got the blues?

I don’t know where it came from, but I know there’s some saying about the birthday blues and aging people especially are associated with the blues, for some reason. Well, the reason’s kind of obvious. But I’m still not sure why it’s such a popular saying. Anyways, old people sometimes get the blues. Luckily, I know George isn’t feeling those blues yet, but the reason I bring it up is I found this fun gift called the Birthday Blues Kit:

All it really is is some dark sunglasses and a harmonica, but what more do you need to play the blues, right? It comes with a funny little card listing types of birthday blues too. I saw this and thought it was pretty cute. Those sunglasses remind me of some character in a movie that George really loves, but for the life of me I can’t remember what the movie’s called. But I think he’d get a kick out of them because he’d recognize them from that. And he’d play a little tune on the harmonica at the party and everybody would get a good laugh from that. I don’t know if I’ll really get this - there are probably going to be all kinds of other gifts I find that are better - but it’s a fun little thing so I thought I’d post it anyways. Oh well, the search continues!

Gift Set

Okay, so this blog is called “Gifts for George” and it’s supposed to be about all the gag gifts and things I find for George for his birthday... but looking back I haven’t posted a real gift idea in two months! I just got caught up in all those fun decorations and things. Oops! But now I’m going to get back on track. It’s back to gift ideas! Starting with this one I found today:

I thought I’d start back up with a bang - It’s an entire gift set! And it’s shaped like a coffin, how cute is that? And it comes with all kinds of gag gifts inside of it - like prune juice and “anti-aging spray” and “anti-aging soap!” I’ve always thought little sets like this were more fun to receive than individual gifts, because you open it up and laugh and then you get to open it up again and see all the things inside! I think George will feel the same way. It looks like so much fun, and I think everyone will get a good laugh out of it! It seems like a pretty good value for all the stuff that’s inside of it, too. I’m going to keep looking for other gag gifts, but I really like this one! Then again, it can never hurt to give him more than one gift!

Caution!

Hey everybody, look at this! I found another funny decoration for the party!

This one’s a floor sign, like those wet floor signs, you know? The picture even kind of looks like those, except the man has a walking cane because he’s so old! I thought this was really funny. I know it’s a lot like the old zone barricade I found earlier but I think I like this a lot more. It looks like this one even lights up! Plus the fact that it looks like a wet floor sign is funny and I’m sure all the guests will get a great laugh out of it. But I do really like the inflatable barricade too. Maybe I’ll get both? I don’t know what other kinds of decorations I’m going to have for the party, probably not many, but you can never have too many funny ones! So I think it might be good to have both and put them in different areas of the party. That way people can laugh at the funny decorations no matter where they are! I hope I find more stuff like this because now that I’ve seen this kind of stuff is out there I want more and more. These will make George’s party so much more exciting, don’t you think? I think so! I’m glad I found these!

Decorations!

I found some more decorations! Take a look at these!

The decorating kit is a garland and decorative ball to hang up, and the other one is a centerpiece for your table. I know these don’t look too impressive, but I thought they were a really neat idea because they’re customizable! They come with stickers so you can make them say Happy Birthday for whatever age your birthday boy or girl (man or woman?) is turning. Isn’t that clever? Most times you can only find decorations and things for multiples of ten. Well, George is turning a multiple of ten, that’s true, so it probably wouldn’t be a problem to find something, but still, it’s the principle of the thing! But really, these are pretty fun looking decorations anyways. It should be easy to find things that match them, too. So I think I’m going to get them! That’s a couple more decorations out of the way. I’m on a roll, now, so watch out for me posting more and more!

Funny Barricade

Look at this fun decoration I found for the party:

It’s a “Caution: Old Zone” Barricade! Which really just means it’s an inflatable barricade that says “Caution: Old Zone.” It’s this big inflatable thing (the site says it’s three feet tall I think!) that you blow up and can use as a decoration at the party. It’s supposed to keep youngsters away by warning them that there’s a bunch of old people there, isn’t that priceless? I think that’s just too funny. I think the party’s going to be in our back yard so I know just the place to put this. I’ll put it up in front of the gate on the side of our house where people will be coming in, and that way all the guests will get a good look at it. And all the kids will know to keep out! Obviously I don’t really expect any kids to come by the the house looking to get in our back yard, unless one of ours is having a friend over. And even if they did it’s not like we’re a bunch of mean old witches and crotchety old men who want to keep them out! Okay, maybe George is starting to live up to that crotchety old man part - kidding! But this will be a fun decoration nonetheless. Ooh, now I want to go looking for more decorations for the party. I’m getting excited already!