Here is a list of the world’s worst stocking stuffers:
- Rotten potato
- Fruitcake
- Dental floss
- Underwear
- Old sticks of gum that are stiff as a board
- Broken glass
- Rusty nails
- Cigarette butts
- Cow pies
- A lump of coal
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rofl wow what a list lol
My husband came up with #’s 7 through 9, and I laughed so hard, I decided to make the list completely ridiculous.
Hahahahaha!!!
My brother used to be rotten from his birthday (Sept 23) up to Christmas. My parents kept threatening and threatening the lump of coal, but nothing they said changed his behavior. When he was maybe 6 or so, he woke on Christmas morning to a stocking with all the usual stuff but also with several rocks and a note saying, “Next year there won’t be any toys or candy, and it will be coal instead of rocks! Shape up!” He cried and cried and cried! But, guess what? Almost 25 years later, and he is still on his best behavior every year from his birthday to Christmas! LOL!
Have you seen coal gum? I found it in the catalog from Uncommon Goods. My son was being a poo, and like with my brother, nothing I said to my son seemed to have any effect. So, that particular year (I think he was also 6), I ordered coal gum – basically it is regular gumballs but they are black. They come in a black box that has only the word “COAL” on it in big white letters. I put all his stocking stuff (toys, candy, some books) behind the couch, and I put the coal gum in his stocking with a note. The note explained why he was getting the “coal” and then said where to find his real stocking stuff. He was mortified! He cried so hard, and was so upset that he refused to look at his toys, candy, etc! It took several hours for him to calm down. I felt so bad! But, his behavior for the rest of the year really improved! LOL!
Malea, you’re a complete riot! Maybe more people should put coal in their kids’ stockings…
hehehehe…I guess there was some other writing on the box of coal bubblegum (it tasted like regular gum, but leaves your mouth all black and gross!): http://www.uncommongoods.com/product/coal-gum
How funny that it would turn your mouth black! But I took a look at the black balls, and they are not lumpy enough to pass for coal…
No they aren’t, but for a younger kid, that might not matter. My son just saw the word coal on the box and that was enough (I just put the whole box in his stocking).
Well I don’t think I’d want any of those in my stocking! 🙂
Ya had me at Fruitcake! lol
There’s a reason people make fun of fruitcake.
Hey, what is wrong with underwear in a stocking?
Maybe if it’s Transformer underwear…
That’s a list worthy of avoiding!
Yes.
So now you have to tell us how many of those you received! 🙂
Ha! Thankfully I didn’t receive any of those things!
I put underwear in a couple of stockings this year! I like to do fun holiday boxers for the boys.
Fun underwear is different than functional underwear. My young kids always loved colorful underwear that had cartoons on them.