http://capitolfaxcom.disqus.com/NoneenThu, 14 Sep 2006 04:11:53 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/09/13/question-of-the-day-166/#comment-18046445<p>My grandfather's binoculars.</p>T.J.Thu, 14 Sep 2006 04:11:53 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/09/13/question-of-the-day-166/#comment-18046444<p>I need some of Rod's friends. My kid starts college next year.</p>Tom BignoThu, 14 Sep 2006 00:59:44 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/09/13/question-of-the-day-166/#comment-18046443<p>4 days and 3 nights in a timeshare. It wasn't free though as we had to sit through a BS lecture for half of an afternoon. And the lodging sucked.</p>Little EgyptWed, 13 Sep 2006 23:11:59 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/09/13/question-of-the-day-166/#comment-18046442<p>The bottom line to this is Republicans who would like to work for the state, need to start giving checks to Miss Peggy Sue Beagle.</p><p>You know, for her "milkbone fund."</p>AnonWed, 13 Sep 2006 22:18:42 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/09/13/question-of-the-day-166/#comment-18046441<p>I got a lap top for college graduation -- guess it was a couple thousand.</p>OrangeCrushWed, 13 Sep 2006 21:41:00 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/09/13/question-of-the-day-166/#comment-18046440<p>Would have to be wedding gifts the wife and I gave each other at around a grand each, I'd call that a wash. Other wedding gifts from friends and co-workers were in the 20-50-dollar range, and mostly just covered the cost of the reception dinners. As a kid, for my First Communion at age seven, my godfather gave me a Bulova self-winding calendar date watch, it was under fifty bucks, I'm sure that would have been about like a $25 Timex now. For College graduation, my Godmother gave me a copy of Black's Law Dictionary, don't know how expensive those were. If my kids put together all their Christmas card and birthday card money for a year, it wouldn't add up to eighty bucks each per year.</p><p>Money to my kids from non-family or non-godparents? Yes, but rare as comets, and nothing more than fifty bucks, plus usually it's in actual merchandise like clothes or toys. And there's no quid pro quo, the gifters have nothing to gain from me or mine for their donation.</p>GregorWed, 13 Sep 2006 20:34:48 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/09/13/question-of-the-day-166/#comment-18046439<p>The first thing I thought of was a nice car my parents gave me, but parents don't count. The second most expensive thing was probably a carseat that 4 people went in on at a baby shower. But I see I'm not the only one who has working class friends unable to give the Bush Pioneer type gifts. I like my friends better</p>Free ThinkerWed, 13 Sep 2006 14:44:55 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/09/13/question-of-the-day-166/#comment-18046438<p>I took up our family history and found relatives in eastern Europe. My aunt - who had never been to see her parents homeland, gave me a check for $3000.00 so that I could make the trip she only dreamed of. Nothing else ever came close.</p>babsWed, 13 Sep 2006 14:37:44 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/09/13/question-of-the-day-166/#comment-18046437<p>A diamond ring from my husband, 4 1/2 years after we got married.</p><p>Most of my gifts have been "too me, from me, love me" and are more than anyone has ever spent on me. The best - the portrait of my son on my back.</p>TessaWed, 13 Sep 2006 14:08:44 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/09/13/question-of-the-day-166/#comment-18046436<p>I received a $3,000 check for my wedding.</p>dkWed, 13 Sep 2006 13:47:35 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/09/13/question-of-the-day-166/#comment-18046435<p>Marie - My husband was a "chief of staff."</p>DowntownWed, 13 Sep 2006 13:06:45 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/09/13/question-of-the-day-166/#comment-18046434<p>A former boss bought me $500 worth of gifts off my wedding registry 8 years ago, a wealthy friend bought my daughter a $500 savings bond for her baptism. There are lots of people with cash to burn and I wish they'd find me!</p>Annoyed all the timeWed, 13 Sep 2006 12:56:51 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/09/13/question-of-the-day-166/#comment-18046433<p>Free Masters Tickets from my brother the Southerner--Priceless.</p>Jake from ElwoodWed, 13 Sep 2006 12:43:42 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/09/13/question-of-the-day-166/#comment-18046432<p>When I turned 20 and bought my first house, my grandfather cashed in a CD that he had started for me when I was born. It was $5000. Other than that, probably an engagement ring.</p>Bridget DooleyWed, 13 Sep 2006 12:34:58 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/09/13/question-of-the-day-166/#comment-18046431<p>My grandparents gave me one of their old motorcycles, and an ex-boyfriend bought me a bottle of Ralph Lauren perfume.</p>QueenBWed, 13 Sep 2006 12:06:29 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/09/13/question-of-the-day-166/#comment-18046430<p>When we lived in unincorporated DuPage County, we couldn't get a library card without paying, so my wife gave me a <i>$200 library card</i> for my birthday.</p><p>Yes, we are nerds.</p>So-Called "Austin Mayor"Wed, 13 Sep 2006 11:41:02 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/09/13/question-of-the-day-166/#comment-18046429<p>Downtown, that is intriguing. You gotta give us some hints, like, was it an Illinois governor? And, a decade would be nice to know. But that might be too revealing.</p><p>I once received a used clothes dryer. It probably only cost about $50, but the value of not having to lug baskets of wet laundry and two babies to the laundromat every week was worth thousands to me.</p>MarieWed, 13 Sep 2006 11:27:46 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/09/13/question-of-the-day-166/#comment-18046428<p>A $300 flat screen computer monitor from a friend of 10 years [we're both 50]. When I turned 7, I received a toy ventriloquist dummy... didn't know what to do with it.</p>North of I-80Wed, 13 Sep 2006 11:24:38 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/09/13/question-of-the-day-166/#comment-18046427<p>My father in law made me a State Rep...and then a Congressman...and then Governor. But to be fair, I turned my back on him once I was done using him.</p>AnonymousWed, 13 Sep 2006 11:23:13 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/09/13/question-of-the-day-166/#comment-18046426<p>An expensive watch from a Republican governor. In fact, there are 2 of them. His and hers.</p>DowntownWed, 13 Sep 2006 11:11:08 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/09/13/question-of-the-day-166/#comment-18046425<p>For my wedding, several friends chipped in on a $300 grill. The most expensive gift from a single person would have been valued at roughly 150.</p>GhostWed, 13 Sep 2006 11:10:44 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/09/13/question-of-the-day-166/#comment-18046424<p>When my late grandmother's home was sold I got $1,500. Outside of death, I think it would be a futon my in-laws and my wife got me when I graduated from grad school.</p>OneManWed, 13 Sep 2006 11:04:10 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/09/13/question-of-the-day-166/#comment-18046423<p>a dog named Checkers...$150 wedding gift (inc. cash) from aunt/uncle. This just tells me I need to hang around a different crowd.</p>WumpusWed, 13 Sep 2006 10:53:22 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/09/13/question-of-the-day-166/#comment-18046422<p>Siyotanka - How was the Scotch?</p>JechisloWed, 13 Sep 2006 10:47:16 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/09/13/question-of-the-day-166/#comment-18046421<p>The hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign debt left over from my 2002 race that Topinka is helping me repay. I aleady received a $100 thousand transfer from her campaign fund to mine in the first half of the year. All I have to do is go around and say she would be a good Governor, and do things like flip-flop on gambling expansion.</p><p>signed, Joe Birkett (no, not really. This is a parody of course)</p>NoneOfTheAboveWed, 13 Sep 2006 10:43:12 -0000