http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/index.html http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2009 MiamiHerald.com Dave Barry Gift Guide 60 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:53:28 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782141.html http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782141.html Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:02 EST Why do we give gifts during the holiday season? We do it for a reason that is as timeless as humanity itself: women. Women have an overpowering biological need to mark pretty much every occasion, including sunset, by wrapping a gift and giving it to somebody, along with a card. http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782140.html http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782140.html Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:01 EST $49.95 plus shipping and handling from Matco, 866-999-4876, www.uroclub.org Suggested by Steve Wallace of Colorado Springs, Colo. Where do golfers go to the bathroom? http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782136.html http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782136.html Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:01 EST $29.99 plus shipping and handling from Overstock, www.overstock.com Suggested by Laura Seay of Austin, Texas This is the perfect gift to give when you want to send the heartfelt message: ``You pathetic loser.'' http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782139.html http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782139.html Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:01 EST $49.95 plus shipping and handling from Edmund Scientific, 60 Pearce Ave., Tonawanda, N.Y. 14150, 800-728-6999; www.scientificsonline.com http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782129.html http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782129.html Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:01 EST $69.99 plus shipping and handling from Mommysentials, LLC, P.O. Box 2507, Woodinville, Wash. 98072-2507, 877-878-2796, www.mommysentials.com http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782142.html http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782142.html Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:01 EST $69.95 plus shipping and handling from Razorba/Swamiware LLC, Ann Arbor, Mich., 888-755-6386; www.razorba.com Suggested by Gail Orsillo of Lynnwood, Wash. http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782135.html http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782135.html Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:01 EST $59.99 plus shipping and handling from Target, 800-591-3869, www.target.com Suggested by Annie Eitman of Moorpark, Calif. Meal time is usually very sad for dogs, because they are confined to the floor, like some kind of domestic animal or something, while the humans get to sit up at the table, where the food is. http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782149.html http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782149.html Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:01 EST $89.95 plus shipping and handling from Design Toscano, 1400 Morse Ave., Elk Grove Village, Ill. 60007, 800-525-5141, www.designtoscano.com http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782134.html http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782134.html Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:01 EST $26.22 plus shipping and handling from Amazon.com, www.amazon.com Suggested by Dorothy Stein of Miami Here's a fun game that will provide hours of entertainment for the whole family, provided that nobody in the family has an IQ higher than 40. http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782128.html http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782128.html Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:01 EST $7.95 plus shipping and handling from Amazon.com, www.amazon.com Suggested by LaDawn Haws of Chico, Calif. Sometimes we look at a product, and we think: ''I would never have thought of that product in a million years without the aid of powerful narcotics.'' This is such a product. It's a mold, made of stainless steel, that enables you to fry an egg in the shape of a pistol! http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782138.html http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782138.html Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:01 EST $14.99 plus shipping and handling from Amazon.com, www.amazon.com Suggested by John DeGroff of Warsaw, Ind. Here's a situation you've probably found yourself in numerous times: You have killed an insect with a fly swatter, and you naturally wish to mark the occasion by triumphantly mocking the dead insect with a clever and cutting remark. If you're using an ordinary fly swatter, you have to make the remark yourself, manually. But not if you're using the talking fly swatter! This ingenious product... http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782143.html http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782143.html Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:01 EST $12.95 plus shipping and handling from WHARRO, LLC, P.O. Box 87278, Canton, Mich. 48187-0278, 877-720-4754, www.mylotterymate.com If you're like most people who spend a lot of time playing state-lottery scratch-off games, you have the IQ of an artichoke. But also you have many times asked yourself, ``Gosh darn it, why can't I have a dedicated surface for scratching my lottery tickets, as well as a place to keep my lucky scratching coin, a storage area for my tickets AND a receptacle to catch these... http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782137.html http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782137.html Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:01 EST 89 plus shipping and handling from Barmans Ltd., Saxon Way Industrial Estate, Melbourn, Hertfordshire, SG8 6DN, UK, 0870-428-0958, www.drinkstuff.com http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782130.html http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782130.html Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:01 EST $17.99 plus shipping and handling from The Queen's Choice, 2059 Listravia Ave., Morgantown, W. Va. 26505, 304-296-3294, www.queenschoice.com http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782127.html http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782127.html Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:01 EST Free from FEMA Distribution Center, P.O. Box 2012, 8231 Stayton Dr., Jessup, Md. 20794-2012, 800-480-2520, www.fema.gov Suggested by Jon Harris http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782011.html http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/782011.html Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00 EST And a special Thank You to: Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale Eliane Baily Alisa Bert Debra Brindley Scott Cihak John Paul d'Ayral Isabelle d'Ayral http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/316652.html http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/316652.html Sat, 24 Nov 2007 15:01 EST We have assembled a collection of gift concepts so unusual, so distinctive, that you will say: ''You made those up, right?'' No. There is not enough eggnog in the world. All of the Holiday Gift Guide items are actual products that you can buy (except for one that might be imaginary, which is just as well). http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/318815.html http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/318815.html Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:15 EST Americans are crazy mad for dogs. These days people take their ''canine companions'' with them everywhere -- on airplanes, into restaurants, to the movies, into the shower, etc. They talk to their dogs all time, buy expensive merchandise for their dogs, hire psychologists for their dogs, and just generally treat their dogs like humans, only better. It is only a matter of time before dogs have the right to vote, at least in California. (They will support Sen. Barbara Boxer. Ha ha!) http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/318820.html http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/318820.html Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:15 EST How often have you said to yourself: ''I need to shoot an intruder, but where the heck did I put my handgun?!'' If you buy this item, you or the armed person on your holiday gift list will always know the answer: It's in your Pillow Pal! http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/318816.html http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/gift-guide/story/318816.html Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:15 EST Without question one of the biggest problems facing humanity today is how to carry spare brassieres. Finally, somebody has come up with a solution: The Bra Bag, or Bra(g).