VERY jelly!
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Not at all!
I'd say... its encouraged with a frivolent ferver
ooSuperman23
Well-Known Member
Hope everyone is having a good Thanksgiving 
(assuming you celebrate of course)
As usual I am taking forever coming up with my recipient's gift, but I do have a couple of possibilities figured out just in case I can't think of anything better soon.
(assuming you celebrate of course)As usual I am taking forever coming up with my recipient's gift, but I do have a couple of possibilities figured out just in case I can't think of anything better soon.
OzReturner
Sr Member
Mark me as received! I can never wait to open my SS gifts!
A huge thank you to Seraph77 ! First, a small bit of background. One of my absolute favorite TV shows is the British comedy Red Dwarf. When Series 7 and 8 were first airing around '97 or so, PBS picked it up here in the US (as the remastered version), but only at like 11pm. I'm probably 12 or 13ish at this point, and it is summertime with the katydids chirping. My mom and I would stay up late every night to watch this together, over and over again, while my dad was out driving a truck for work. I loved it. Plus, these shows were literally 30 minutes- no commercials at all! I bought all the DVDs when they came out, and it became my comfort show. I fell asleep watching it every night for probably 2 years in my early 20s, to wake up at 2am to the menu screen on repeat for hours by this point. Contradictory to how many of us love our TV shows, I never discussed it with anyone, nor did I ever recommend it to anyone. I didn't want anyone I talked to to have anything bad to say about my beloved Red Dwarf. It was my personal secret comfort zone, as I knew nobody else who'd ever even heard of it.
So, to my utter delight and amazement, when I opened my package today and read the lovely note, I found a handmade Mr. Flibble from the Series 5 episode Quarantine! One of the main characters (a hologram) catches a hologrammatic virus, and makes him start to go insane. He starts talking with this little guy, and makes him an equal part villain as himself.
He's about 7" tall, and is a functional hand puppet! His crazy googly eyes crack me up. When I felt the envelope, I thought it had a t-shirt inside. This is waaaayyyyy better. In the dark, his eyes even strobe out crazy red, just like in the episode, with the built in battery pack/electronics.
I can't wait to make a little form to put inside him, so I can stand him up and display him all the time!
Thank you again Seraph77 , I love it very much! He looks like a lot of work went into him, and it's highly appreciated. This kind of unexpected surprise is exactly why I love to do this every year! A+
Mr. Flibble is very cross!
A huge thank you to Seraph77 ! First, a small bit of background. One of my absolute favorite TV shows is the British comedy Red Dwarf. When Series 7 and 8 were first airing around '97 or so, PBS picked it up here in the US (as the remastered version), but only at like 11pm. I'm probably 12 or 13ish at this point, and it is summertime with the katydids chirping. My mom and I would stay up late every night to watch this together, over and over again, while my dad was out driving a truck for work. I loved it. Plus, these shows were literally 30 minutes- no commercials at all! I bought all the DVDs when they came out, and it became my comfort show. I fell asleep watching it every night for probably 2 years in my early 20s, to wake up at 2am to the menu screen on repeat for hours by this point. Contradictory to how many of us love our TV shows, I never discussed it with anyone, nor did I ever recommend it to anyone. I didn't want anyone I talked to to have anything bad to say about my beloved Red Dwarf. It was my personal secret comfort zone, as I knew nobody else who'd ever even heard of it.
So, to my utter delight and amazement, when I opened my package today and read the lovely note, I found a handmade Mr. Flibble from the Series 5 episode Quarantine! One of the main characters (a hologram) catches a hologrammatic virus, and makes him start to go insane. He starts talking with this little guy, and makes him an equal part villain as himself.
He's about 7" tall, and is a functional hand puppet! His crazy googly eyes crack me up. When I felt the envelope, I thought it had a t-shirt inside. This is waaaayyyyy better. In the dark, his eyes even strobe out crazy red, just like in the episode, with the built in battery pack/electronics.
I can't wait to make a little form to put inside him, so I can stand him up and display him all the time!
Thank you again Seraph77 , I love it very much! He looks like a lot of work went into him, and it's highly appreciated. This kind of unexpected surprise is exactly why I love to do this every year! A+
Mr. Flibble is very cross!
brendonsmall
Member
I have shipped my gift, huzzah!
Seraph77
Active Member
I am so very glad you like it! He is from one of my favorite episodes of Red Dwarf. I admit I was a little worried that you might not remember the episode or that you might find him strange, but hearing your history with the show makes me really happy that I could find something to go with those memories. Merry Christmas!
OzReturner
Sr Member
Oh, I remember. It's an unforgettable episode, plus I've seen it at least 50-60+ times. Thanks again!
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