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Ask HN: So HNers, whatd'ya get for Christmas?

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Re: Ask HN: So HNers, whatd'ya get for Christmas?

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Post by BrentRitterbeck »

zandorg wrote: post #48
BrentRitterbeck wrote: post #24

I got Monopoly City, an old Chase Manhattan stock certificate, and a mint condition 100 trillion Zimbabwe dollar note.

I have (though I bought it myself) a Carolco bond (which covered Terminator 2), and framed it, and I point at it and go "Without this paper, no Terminator 2!"

I am a huge fan of finance. I used to collect assets from other banks for accounts I opened, and I always loved looking at the old stock certificates. By far, the most amazing certificate I have ever seen is one from Disney. It's a piece of art.

Re: Ask HN: So HNers, whatd'ya get for Christmas?

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Post by whyme »

maxklein wrote: post #16

I got the skin of a leopard. Completely unasked for, totally illegal and now I'm feeling very guilty, but unsure what to do. It's not good to have naive family members go on safari.

I say auction it off with the donation $ given to a fund that saves leopards...

  * Some guy who wants one gets it without having to kill yet another.
  * The charity will save more leopard lives.
  * You get a tax deduction via charity donation receipt.
That's what I would do.

Re: Ask HN: So HNers, whatd'ya get for Christmas?

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Post by caryme »

DanielBMarkham wrote: post #5

I had an HN-Christmas. I got stuff that I saw other HN'ers recommended over the last year. First was the CDs. Arvo Part Fratres. Arvo Part Tabula Rasa, Gorecki' Symphony #3, and Steve Reich Music for 18 Musicians (These are REALLY GOOD) I am enjoying the heck of of them so far this morning. Then, from another HN thread, the ultimate nerd game, Settlers of Catan. Can't wait to try it out later today. Finally some cust…

Hackers: Minimalist music, complicated board games, and sophisticated teas.

Yes.

Re: Ask HN: So HNers, whatd'ya get for Christmas?

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Post by maxklein »

vaksel wrote: post #28

I just got cash. I'm impossible to shop for, since I just buy whatever I want. So about 5 years back we just agreed that I just get cash, since that allows me to buy the stuff I really want, when I get the itch.

My rule is exactly the opposite - I have cash and I can buy anything I want basically, and I can always save for more expensive things.

So the rule is simply - I neither give nor receive cash or gift certificates. That way I get things I may not have known I wanted, or unexpected things. It also brings a lot more fun into unwrapping presents.

Re: Ask HN: So HNers, whatd'ya get for Christmas?

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Post by maxklein »

whyme wrote: post #55
maxklein wrote: post #16

I got the skin of a leopard. Completely unasked for, totally illegal and now I'm feeling very guilty, but unsure what to do. It's not good to have naive family members go on safari.

I say auction it off with the donation $ given to a fund that saves leopards... * Some guy who wants one gets it without having to kill yet another. * The charity will save more leopard lives. * You get a tax deduction via charity donation receipt. That's what I would do.

Even if owning it may not be illegal, I think trying to make a profit by selling it will surely end up with me posting an AskYC: How do I get out of jail?
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