I'm 25. I think that's about ten years too old for me to be me. Still, if I get proofed for alcohol tonight, at least the cashier will throw me well-wishes instead of letting out the usual grunts and cobra-spits. So, with the birthday and all, today's poll topic seemed like an obvious choice. What's the best birthday gifts you've ever received?
It's too early for me to put any thought into this, but here's a to-the-point list. From the Transformers side, I got Metroplex, Trypticon, Rodimus and the Sharkticon all on the same birthday, and I absolutely loved all of them as I would my children. Actually, my older sister got me a second Metroplex, and since I didn't need two (looking back, I wish I kept both), we exchanged the pricey bot at Toys 'R' Us and I got to go on a little shopping spree. I can't remember everything I got, but SS-Slithe and Panthro from The Thundercats was definitely in the wagon. Oh yeah -- I think that's when I got the Max Rebo Band set from ROTJ, too. On clearance, woo hoo.
Another top gift came much later, from one of my brothers. It was a homemade video set containing every last episode of Chris Elliot's "Get A Life," my absolute favorite show ever that was sadly canceled and completely out of sight. "Special person, entering the world, egg yolks."
Finally, my fifth grade birthday party was held as "Razzmatazz," some arcade/pizza joint in Jersey that was sort of like a really huge Chuck E. Cheese place that still managed to feel like a bad bootleg version. To make things simpler, we just invited all of the boys in my class. Considering the year, nearly everything I got had to do with Ninja Turtles. One of them handed me a "Metalhead" figure, which was virtually impossible to find at the time. Someone else gave me that pizza-throwing vehicle, which spit plastic pizza pies halfway across the room. Awesome. Okay, your turn.
Posted by Matt on 02/06/2004. E-mail me!
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Lucky Cat -I had one of those! Oh shit, I was a messed up child.