My birthday is Christmas. The dual purpose gift was invented for me. When I was a little kid I would get a nice Christmas gift and Christmas card. Inside the card would be taped a stale, cracked (usually green) jellybean. Underneath the jellybean was written (in thebarely legible penmanship of an obviously inebriated person): "Oh, yeah, by the way, Happy Birthday, you little asshole."

 

2 for 1 gifts FTW!

 

meh...

<- 12/19 b-day.

Sometimes it was good, sometimes bad. The parents let me double up and get some kick-ass presents. Pretty good in that aspect.

 

I once was at the post office sending a package. I had to show the postal worker behind the counter ID. He said "Oh, a Christmas baby!" I replied "Yeah, the worst day of the year to have a birthday." He said "Nope, mine's worse, December 26. Nobody wants to celebrate anything -- ever!" I replied "OK, you got me."

 

^^^^ true that....wow, what a lack luster day Dec 26 is.....wow.

 

so true... i have an uncle that is a 25 baby. we all used to get together for xmas and i dont think anyone would remember his bday until well after lunch.

 

On the positive side you get both occasions out of the way on one day.