Gift suggestion for a 26 year old male

[weezergirl]

we're doing secret santa at work and i got the guy from our group that i know the least! so i want a pretty generic gift. i was thinking of something from thinkgeek but it was either too geeky, too expensive, or it was a usb device (i work in a restricted area where we cant bring anything usb in....)

these are the things i know about him:
1. he likes the show 24 (i was thinking maybe a 24 season dvd but i dont know if he has them already or which ones!)
2. he doesnt wear tshirts, mostly polos (actually i'm not 100% sure about this...if i catch him wearing a tshirt in the next few weeks i will most likely get him a tshirt..easy gift!)
3. he's asian
4. he doesnt play poker or drink coffee
5. he's not an uber dork...he's pretty normal but our background at work is in software. i think he might have majored in EE though. anyways, geeky gifts are cool as long as they are not super geeky as i dont think he would get it or think it's funny.
6. he never talks about sports so no sports related gifts please.

any suggestions? we are supposed to spend 20+ but i dont want to spend more than 35. i figure there must be a billion guys here who can give me a helpful suggestion! also please keep the suggestions work friendly! hehe
thanks.


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For those that seem confused on the concept of work friendly;
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[Sluggo]

Socks and underwear.

What self respecting guy doesnt need a couple more pair of socks and underwear?

 

[state 08]

A magazine subscription to Maxim or Stuff maybe?

2007 24 Calendar?

Gift Certificate to the local mall?

 

[Locut0s]

pr0n!

sorry had to be the first to say it

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Hopefully you will be the last to say it.

That is not the advice of the type that the OP was requesting

Take a week to join the others that had a hard time comprehending.

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[Skunkwourk]

a nice belt?
a tie?

 

[JSFLY]

This website is really good for the type of person he is i think

http://www.thinkgeek.com/

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Gift certificate to the local Fry's Electronics?

 

[Colt45]

liquor
smokes
fleshlight

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[weezergirl]

hmmm

well i woudl like to stay away from underwear since we are coworkers and that would be weird.

and yes, i love how i mentioned "work safe" and ppl immediately mention maxim...pron..etc...

and i would rather not resort to a gift card unless i really can't think of something to get!

also, i mentioned thinkgeek in my original post...did you not read?? hehe. are there other sites like thinkgeek?

 

[Chrono]

Fleshlight.

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[vshah]

useless desk doodad ftw!

 

[GarlicBreath]

Pocket knife or swiss army knife

LED flashlight

 

[Zugzwang152]

gift certificate for 3 seconds of full frontal nudity from weezergirl.

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[Czar]

http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/bladerunner-mini/index.html

if you want to spend that amount of money

 

[Brackis]

Originally posted by: Czar
http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/bladerunner-mini/index.html

if you want to spend that amount of money

Wow... I was just about to suggest an RC plane like the Aero-Ace... costs about $30.

 

[skace]

Although if you get him sometihng as cool as that bladerunner mini, it might make all the other office gifts look like crap.

 

[GZeus]

Are headphones allowed at desks in your cubical prison? Mine saved my sanity when I did my time.... or did they???

 

[DaWhim]

any knife.
flashlight
2 tritium glowrings
survival keychain

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: Chrono
Fleshlight.

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[SearchMaster]

Originally posted by: DaWhim
any knife.
flashlight
2 tritium glowrings
survival keychain

I like these suggestions!

 

[Mashed Potato]

Originally posted by: Chrono
Fleshlight.

HAHAHAH... I still get the biggest laughs whenever this is said. And yes, fleshlight.


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[loup garou]

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[imported_Devine]

Originally posted by: Locut0s
pr0n!

sorry had to be the first to say it

D@MN YOU! I was gonna say that

Originally posted by: weezergirl
i figure there must be a billion guys here who can give me a helpful suggestion!

Well actually there are only 152,019 registered users and who knows how many of them 152k are still somewhat active. On a more serious note though go to a Spencers like store in a mall, there are plenty of generic sub $30 things you could get him.

 

[vi edit]

I like the functional suggestions.

Surefire G2 Flashlight: link

Leatherman Squirt (never can have too many of these)

Can't go wrong with a nice tie either. Just grab something a little more neutral that can go with a number of shirts.

Non-functional suggestion:

Aero Ace Biplane. This little thing ROCKS! You can pick them up at Target for around $35. They are about the most fun you can have for under $40 and still be legal

 

[thehstrybean]

Pics of you?