Pearost but I still feel bad Mum
When I was 14, you bought me a Sega Megadrive as a surprise Christmas present and hid it in your cupboard. You bought it early (maybe around August) to ensure you had it in plenty of time.

Unfortunately you underestimated the sheer nosiness of your son, and one bored afternoon when you took my sister to ballet, I found it along with a copy of Sonic the Hedgehog.

I couldn't believe my luck, so I thought I would push it as far as humanly possible. I very carefully unpacked it from the box and proceeded to plug in and play for the next hour until I was certain you were due home.

I repeated this little ritual twice a week (in tandem with my sister's ballet lessons) right up until Christmas when to be honest I was a bit bored of it.

The lack of enthusiasm on my face Xmas morning must have broken your heart, as I barely touched the thing all day. I always feel bad about this at Xmas, especially as I now have my own kids and know how hard it is to save up for things you think they'll love.

Still it serves her right for never buying me a Mr.Frosty when I asked for one every year, and buying my sister one when she didn't even want it.
(BinDipper, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 11:06, 10 replies)

You weren't missing much...
Mr Frosty was shit.
( Sallyrsm, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 12:16, closed)

Snap
I did the same thing. Although I had Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Streets of Rage 2 to play with!
(Deskbound You insignificant speck of dust, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 12:28, closed)

This was me!! I do a goiod feigned suprise mind...
I also stole a christmas toy after shopping with my gran as I simply couldn't wait that long to have it.
( GeordieJay Bummers are deaf, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 17:06, closed)

Hahahahaha!
You ungrateful shit
( Geoff the Clownfish You know Myra, some people might think you're cute, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 12:38, closed)

I also wanted a Mr Frosty but never got one
Then we got our kids one once. Sallyrsm is right, they are shit. Ice cubes from the freezer are tougher than you think. The ice needs to half melted and quite crushed to start with.


I did once get the Domino Rally I asked for. That was also just as shit.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 13:24, closed)

I know Mr Frosty is shit, it's the principle.
(BinDipper, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 13:44, closed)

Domino rally was awesome
Unless you only had carpets in your house.
( number5 has been fighting tramps and losing., Tue 21 Jun 2011, 14:04, closed)

No it wasn't.
And it was nowhere as good as the adverts made out, to the point where it's bordering on false advertising.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 15:06, closed)

It was...but I will cede the point about the advert. Blatantly overegged domino pudding advertising.

( number5 has been fighting tramps and losing., Tue 21 Jun 2011, 18:48, closed)

You bastard.
14 years old? That's more than old enough to PRETEND TO BE SURPRISED. That's what everyone else did. What's wrong with you? Some sort of mental disorder, I bet. Autism maybe?

Mr. Frosty wasn't all that bad. It didn't really work with normal ice, so we used the icy build-up you get on the inside of the freezer. Tasted a bit fish-fingery but OK. Then we stuffed it with play-doh and was never really the same.
(leviticus no longer likes the cut of your gib on, Wed 22 Jun 2011, 15:25, closed)