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Ooh, good idea! Mugs with a colour guide so that you can point out just how you want your coffee or tea...

Now I just need a minion to hand my mug to....

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Zip Code Puzzles

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Send them the street address of your choice and they will create a custom jig-saw puzzle around it. How amazing!

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I bought my first bottle of Fat Bastard wine (a delicious Cabernet) a few years ago merely for the label. I kept buying it for the taste. A really and truly great wine. Even better? They took part in Breast Cancer Awareness month this past October.

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As 2008 rolls into the autumn months of September and October, it is time again to show our support for Breast Cancer Awareness. Breast cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in women in the United States, and for the sixth year in a row- FAT bastard aims to raise awareness and spread hope, by donating 25 cents for every bottle sold up to $75,000. This donation will be used to support breast cancer research, education and screening throughout the country- helping several cancer care organizations that offer a new hope to women and their families. During the donation period, FAT bastard wines will be easy to spot on the shelf wearing the special “Live Large, Spread Hope” necker with an attached enamel pink ribbon pin to wear in show of your support.
This is a cause very close to my heart, so I encourage FAT bastard wine drinkers to support our awareness program and raise their glasses to help spread hope and work towards eradicating breast cancer forever!

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The Douche Card

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With the exception of the absence of lightning, flowing robes, a staff and an encampment of Israelites waiting for me at the bottom of a mountain, I have a feeling that I had the same reaction when I first saw these cards as Moses did when handed the Ten Commandments.

"But of COURSE! Makes perfect sense!! Why didn't we think of these before? Would have avoided a lot of trouble...."

Or perhaps I'm wrong and he just thought, "Holy crap these tablets are heavy. How do I shlep 'em down the mountain?"

Well weight is not something you will have to worry about with these sassy and classy clever little cards. They are in my Top Ten List of Greatest Things EVER. Ever. Really. That's the extent to which I believe in their usefulness to humanity.

I could launch into my monologue about how depressing it is to see the lack of manners, kindness and just general "people being cool"-ness out there in the world today. But I'm sober. And need alcohol and an inappropriate social occasion to ignite that puppy it seems. At least that's the way it's come out in the past (picture yours truly delivering a 'Society SUCKS and NOBODY has dinner parties like in the 1950's anymore' slurred verbal spanking, with the drama of George C Scott in 'Patton', lacking the dramatic musical score of the aforementioned, at a wedding with an open bar, no food in my stomach and some guy making a dumb crack about how stupid he thinks fondue pots are.... You see, while they didn't crack into the highest echelon of my Top Ten contributions to civilization list, fondue pots made a great run at it, are another of my favorite things ever and apparently are something I will vigorously defend when sauced up on champagne, Jack and Coke and one single lettuce leaf (oh wait, pardon me, ENDIVE) filled with some kind of ham cream.)

But I digress. Back to the cards...Society needs a kick in the arse. Inconsiderate acts and people dignity-jacking (think I just invented a word there... ) one another is getting out of hand. As my Irish Catholic mother used to say, (brace yourself, you're about to bear witness to the only sex talk I ever got... it was more of a sex sentence actually) "Once you go down that road, you never go back to holding hands." I know. It's hard to know what the hell she was trying to say if you really think about that one. People who've had sex still hold hands. Think a re-wording would have helped. Something that left you realizing that once something has taken you to a new level, you can't erase that it happened and just go back to the way you were before. Every step we take farther away from a respectful living environment is one step farther away from the memory of what it was even like and increases the unliklihood we'll ever make it back to that place. Thus, douchebags must not go unchecked. For the sake of civilization.

Ok. Ignoring the fact that I did indeed begin the launch sequence of the Monologue WITHOUT alcohol, let me say that these cards are an elegant way to bring back a little coolness to life in general. In a society where the wrong look can get you punched or knifed, their calm, cool design allows them to slip into a hand and deliver an unexpected punch of their own with minimal threat to your physical safety. People are just too speechless to react.

Yes, I really do use them. Often. At times, for laughs when out with friends. But at other times, more seriously. Just last week when I was at Toys R Us with my girls I saw a couple with their daughter who was about ten. My oldest daughter's age. She was so quiet and just... good. She was a good girl. Who turned to her mom and said- like any kid would- "Is it ok if I get some gum?" as they stood behind us at the register. The mother turned and snarled, "Goddammit!! How many times do I have to tell you that if you want something bring your own damn money!!!" And I saw that awful sight that is becoming all too common- the subtle flash across a child's face when a little piece of dignity has been taken away from them. You can almost feel them getting smaller. I also mentally saw myself grabbing a shruiken and embedding it into the mother's head. But instead of reaching for ninja weapons, I calmly took out a Douche Card and handed it to her as I finished paying my bill. Then we walked away to the sound of total silence. Do I think that changed her at all? Nah. But maybe, just maybe, in saying "that's not ok. What you just did? Nope. Not cool." it changed for even just one minute the feeling that little girl had of being the one who was wrong.

Now if only I could have convinced the guy who hates fondue pots of how wrong HE was...

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Moose Mug

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They're not cheap but they are HYSTERICAL! A great present for a true fan. Check out the separate link on the site for the punch bowl antlers AND Griswold hockey jersey.

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In the movie, Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) and his cousin Eddie (Randy Quaid) drank eggnog from glass moose-shaped mugs (at Clark's house, during the Christmas holidays).

Through Warner Bros., we have determined that these glass mugs were "props" only (fashioned specifically for movie filming). Alas, the glass mugs were never produced for consumer use.

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Due to a demand for glass moose-shaped mugs, by tourists and movie buffs as well, we have designed our own glass vessels and
they are ready to go!!" (via thegreenhead)

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The Cheesecake Factory Online Store

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I started ordering these about ten years ago and still give myself little air kisses for thinking of it. First of all, they get where they're going FAST. So if you have an "Oops! I forgot a birthday!" moment, trust me. One visit to the online store here will get you creamy, delicious forgiveness delivered right to a doorstep overnight.

Secondly, if you're looking for a Christmas or hostess gift for the person who 'has it all,' well who ever has enough cheesecake? No one.

Finally, if you yourself are the hostess why add even more to the chaos by taking your hand out of the turkey's ass so that you can race around baking when you can order some fabulously delicious (think Carmel Apple Streusal, Cookie Dough and the most incredible of all, White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle!) cheescake a week ahead of time, pop it into the freezer and simply thaw it a few hours ahead of your guests' arrival? Just do it. You'll be hooked.

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wine tasting party

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A great gift to bring to a party... or a reason to have one of your own.

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Wine buff or wine bluff, it's up to you. Slip wine bottles into numbered wine bags. After tasting each wine, guests take a guess. Even if no one correctly identifies the wine, engaging conversation is guaranteed. Exclusively from RedEnvelope.

* wine bags made of faux-suede
* set includes four wine bags, a faux-suede wine tasting guide, four faux-suede scorecard holders with pencils, five printed menus and forty printed scorecards
* wine not included

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Celebrity Cellars Rolling Stones Glitter Tongue Wine Set

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It's not cheap but it's pretty damn cool.

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The Rolling Stones Glitter Tongue is one of the single coolest etched wines we've ever produced. And the complete collector set? Beyond cool. It's a little hard to capture the full glitter effect in a web photo --- but in person the shimmering, sparklescent color is incredible. Each bottle is etched and painted entirely by hand, takes about a month to produce, and is individually numbered. This particular set includes a MATCHED, NUMBERED series -- all bottles are the SAME number!

Set includes six beautifully etched wines, each in a different color. The set also includes a specially branded wooden collector box, and an official Certificate of Authenticity!

The wines are as follows:
Red Tongue: 2004 Miramonte Old Vine Zinfandel
Blue Tongue: 2004 Miramonte Syrah
Gold Tongue: 2004 Miramonte Estate Syrah
Green Tongue: 2005 Miramonte Cabernet/Merlot
Orange Tongue: 2004 Miramonte Cabernet Sauvignon
Yellow Tongue: 2005 Miramonte Cabernet/Shiraz

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Celebrity Cellars Rolling Stones Blue Etched Glitter Tongue - 2004 Miramonte Syrah

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"Miramonte Winery's multiple medal winning 2004 Syrah is big, bright, complex and harmonious, featuring blackberry, raspberry and cherry flavors and continual accents of lavendder and wild spice.....Each etched bottle takes three weeks to produce...."

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Todd Oldham Mighty Oak

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Green in every sense of the word- great for the environment, great for outdoor decor and great gift idea.

Can grow over 80 feet tall!

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