Gift giving is hard. Not because you don’t love your friend, but because your friend is the kind of person who laughs at the wrong time, makes everyone else laugh two seconds later, and somehow turns a normal Tuesday into a story you retell for three years. A regular gift will not survive in their hands. It will become boring. It will become “nice.” And “nice” is basically an insult. So here are seven gifts that are useful, unforgettable, and possibly illegal in spirit. These are the gifts that say, I know you, I fear you, and I still chose to celebrate you.
7. A Statue of Liberty
What friend wouldn’t love their one version of the famous, magnificent green goddess? Surprise your friend with a giant Statue of Liberty right on their front porch! Not only would your friend be the most popular resident in town, but also the BEST. Hosting Christmas parties right in the Roman Goddess’s crown will make your friend the IT person. Forever.
6. A Toenail Flower
Who doesn’t love a handmade craft? Who doesn’t love a flower? Who wouldn’t love a gift that everyone can make, but no two are the same? Make a flower from your toenails! Not only is it aesthetic, memorable, and immortal, but it’s also incredibly easy to make. Spend just two minutes clipping your toenails, and about ten minutes gluing those nails together to form a flower that never dies!
5. A Baseball Bat
There is nothing more useful, aesthetic, and meaningful than a baseball bat. It can be used for literally anything—whether it’s to wipe your mouth, scratch your back, or attract your hot neighbor’s poodle. A baseball bat can do precisely that, if not all three at once. Decorate your friend’s special baseball bat by drawing pictures of yourself on it. What’s more, you can play baseball with a baseball bat. Isn’t that awesome? Your friend will definitely enjoy it!
4. A Tattooed Earthworm
Earthworms are plain and simple, I know—I know—and everybody in town already has an earthworm from a certain somebody. But what about a tattooed one? Tattoo your name, tattoo a skull, or tattoo a five-clawed dragon from the ancient East. Make your friend’s earthworm the earthworm of the year. Your friend will definitely remember you for life.
3. Mona Lisa
There were serious arguments about whether the Statue of Liberty or the Mona Lisa should be at the top of the list. And the answer is the Mona Lisa. Why? She’s SMILING, dude. Even though your friend can’t host a Christmas party in the Mona Lisa’s cloak, it’s okay—because at least she’s smiling. Make your friend smile. Get them a Mona Lisa.
2. “Yes”
Sometimes all you need from a friend is their appreciation…. for you! —simple words, or validation. Maybe not even that many words. As Martin Luther King Jr. said many times in his life, “Yes.” Go up to your friend on their birthday or during the holiday season and say, “Yes.” Don’t say anything else. And if they look confused, don’t worry—they’re just trying their best to hold back their tears.
1. A Picture of Your Neighbor Three Doors Away
This is personal. This is teary. This is the best gift anyone can give on this planet: a picture of your neighbor three doors away. Someone your friend might or might not know. But it’s important. It shows you care. It shows your friend that you care, whether they know this person or not. It shows your friend that you’re still their friend, whether they know you or not. This might seem like you’re only showing them a picture of your neighbor three doors away, but no, it’s not. It’s showing friendship. It’s showing love. It’s showing infinity. Get your friend that. Show them you care.
In the end, the perfect gift is not about price or practicality. It is about commitment. It is about looking your friend in the eyes and saying, I spent time thinking of something that matches your exact level of ridiculous. A toenail flower says, I made art out of my body for you. A tattooed earthworm says, I believe in personalization. A picture of your neighbor three doors away says, I have no explanation, only love. So pick the gift that fits your friend’s sense of humor. Then deliver it with confidence. If they laugh, you win. If they don’t laugh, you still win, because now they have to live with a Mona Lisa and an earthworm forever.
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