11/29   After all these years I'm still at a loss what to get dad for
        Christmas.  Maybe I won't get anything for the parents.  I must
        be the only ungrateful kid.  But I'm not ungrateful.  And I like
        Christmas.  I don't think it's a sham.  But it still sucks that
        I never know what to get.  Help me Obi-Wan, you're my only hope.
        \_ Nothing cheers him more than a mail order bride. Yermom hasn't
           been fun for the past 20 years.
        \_ My dad always told me that nothing would please him more than
           to be a doctor, or at minimum get a graduate or professional
           degree. I think guys (grown up men) in general do not value
           material goods as much as say, women. So, go get an advanced
           degree and make your dad proud.
        \_ I had/have the same problem.  And, admittedly, the above
           poster's answer is pretty good.  Still getting something for
           christmas is good.  If you don't know something he's been
           pining after (new pocket PC or something) me and my wife have
           taken to making food he really likes, but is hard to get.  Last
           year we gave him 2 boxes of Korean Choco Pies, and mom 200 home
           made potstickers (Korean style). It went over really well. -jrleek